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    Football Manager 2021 Early Access Beta Official Feedback Thread

    in Football Manager General Discussion

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    16 minutes ago, matt_forest said:

    xG is a load of made up guff so I expected it to make no sense in FM as it makes no sense in the real world. I don't expect I'll pay much attention to it in FM as I've just won a match 4-2 with 2 cracking goals and 2 tap ins but finished it with an xG of less than 1

    xG works best over a longer period of time. It is effectively an average. So on average, you would have expected to score 1 goal in that match, but this time you exceeded that. It can indicate luck, whether results are repeatable or not and obviously player quality.

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    [England Premier Division] Data Issues

    in Database and Research (Early Access Beta)

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    3 hours ago, stu9000 said:

    Is there not club specific data issues this year? Apologies if there is and this is in the wrong place

    Luke Ayling signed a new contract taking him till 2023, currently ends in 2021: https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/25596/luke-ayling-signs-new-deal

    Jamie Shackelton signed a new contract till 2024, currently ends 2021: https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/26902/jamie-shackleton-extends-leeds-united-contract

    Would also have Ayling as accomplished as CB, played there a few times particularly as when playing 3 CB's

    Pablo Hernandez often plays as a CM these days, granted the way Leeds play its difficult to pin down positions, but I'd say he should be accomplished at this

    Patrick Bamford has 3 stars for being a inverted winger RW, but only 2 and a half stars for any of the CF roles, I know this comes from his stats but surely that's not right?

    Shack & Ayling contract - got this one, ta.

    Ayling Accomplished DC noted, a fair change.

    Competent for Hernandez at MC seems fair to me, although I'd be interested to see how you are seeing him used by the AI?

    Bamford - this may be down to the comparison with Rodrigo, who on a purely attributes basis is a far superior player in those roles.

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    [England Premier Division] Data Issues

    in Database and Research (Early Access Beta)

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    51 minutes ago, AStack99 said:

    Sorry Seb, niggly I know, but two contracts in Ayling and Shackleton are wrong. Was surprised to see them on 'final year of contract' list so had a look. Luke's runs til 2023 while Jamie's is 2024. 

    Will be in there for release, cheers :thup:

    51 minutes ago, AStack99 said:

    On the subject of Ayling, I didn't win this one with you last year, but I did with Bera, so I'll try my luck again haha. Growing up a CB and filling in regularly surely he's accomplished not competent? Also played there for Bristol City. Only other suggestion is Dallas being competent in CM, rather than unconvincing. While I'd certainly say he's not the best, he very much does a job there.

    Ayling Accomplished DC seems fair, will make that change.

    Dallas could be given a slightly more generous rating at MC but the main objection I have is that he is already so positionally versatile that adding anything else here would eat up even more CA, which will in turn affect his attributes, which are perhaps already a little subdued in order to create a balanced reflection of the player's overall ability. He's one of the highest rated players in the squad in fact. If it were you, would you increase his ability at MC at the cost of something else?

    51 minutes ago, AStack99 said:

    As for Phillips, he has to be one of the best passers in the league. His range both short and long is outrageous and 13 simply doesn't do it any kind of justice for me!

    I can see where you coming from, but for me Phillips' ability isn't so much his literal passing technique but rather the overall package. He is so well-rounded as a player, including in the various areas that we see resulting in a great passing range. I've tried to recreate this balanced, all-round strength at the expense of a specifically high Passing attribute. Does that translate in your view?

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    Football Manager 2021 Early Access Beta Official Feedback Thread

    in Football Manager General Discussion

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    Just now, GOODNAME said:

    I have manged to sign to Lazio LEE KANG IN (Wonderkid from Valencia) in only 5 million euros

    And Lodi (DL) from At. Madrid in only 15 million euros..

    This is normal?

    Worth raising here if you think this is a bit off please - https://community.sigames.com/forum/804-transfers-contracts-scouting-recruitment-meetings-and-staff-responsibilities/

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    Football Manager 2021 Early Access Beta Official Feedback Thread

    in Football Manager General Discussion

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    1 hour ago, jim owen said:

    is there anyway to turn the colours into words or numbers on the selection screen (without hovering over it) being colourblind i cannot tell the difference in the chosen colours by looking at it, it seems all my players are the same condition, till i over over each one individually for the words

    There is not currently. Could you raise this here for me please - https://community.sigames.com/forum/803-user-interface/ - something worth investigating. Are the differences in "fullness" of the hearts too subtle to be useful to you?

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    Football Manager 2021 Early Access Beta Official Feedback Thread

    in Football Manager General Discussion

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    3 minutes ago, metal_guitarist said:

    Think the idea was that you wouldn't necessarily know as a manager how a player was down to that level of detail. There won't be a huge difference between a player at 95% and 90% for example. One of the SI team will probably be able to explain it better. 

    The change to Condition has been made to better align with the information real life managers have available to them and to better communicate what this information is actually telling you.

    In the match the difference between 91% and 92% is so arbitrarily small that it makes no significant difference and the AI acts as such. However, we have been seeing a number of people taking an unnecessary and even detrimental approach to these numbers, refusing to play players at 86% Condition for example. This is a good example of the misinformation that we would like to combat both inside and outside of the game.

    For us, making the change to a system that directly tells you what you need to know and when you need to act is an improvement on the previous version. We acknowledge that for many here it will feel like less information but I would implore you to consider how you arrived at making a decision between "fit" and "not fit" under the old system and whether you actually could do that reliably. This is the key advantage of the new system, it immediately highlights this information.

    It is also worth noting that the expanded tooltip, seen when hovering over the Condition icon, surfaces all of the factors that contribute to that Condition rating, including a brand new 'Fatigue' comment. This can be useful if you need a little more information to help you make your decision

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    Football Manager 2021 Early Access Beta Official Feedback Thread

    in Football Manager General Discussion

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    2 minutes ago, Freakiie said:

    First press conference as well and I'm not sure whether I like the way gestures and questions/answers combine. For example I was asked about interest in one of my players whom I have no intention of letting go, but if I want to say "I'm keeping him" I have to use a positive gesture, because with a "negative" gesture my only possible answers were along the lines off "yep, will be looking to sell him". Why can't I respond to that question in a negative manner, because I think the question is ridiculous? You know, slam fist on the table and go "no way am I selling him, what are you even talking about"?

    Worth raising this one here please - https://community.sigames.com/forum/807-dynamics-interactions-press-conferences-and-meetings/ - something we may be able to investigate.

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    Football Manager 2021 Early Access Beta Official Feedback Thread

    in Football Manager General Discussion

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    16 minutes ago, Dagenham_Dave said:

    That's weird, first game, went straight to 'kick off' without any pre match build up, team line ups or even taking me to the squad selection screen. Is this just because it's the intra-squad friendly and you choose the line ups beforehand?

    Yep, the intra-squad friendly is its own beast and has a different (unique) flow compared to other matches.

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    [England Premier Division] Data Issues

    in Database and Research (Early Access Beta)

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    2 minutes ago, MrZollo said:

    Thought I'd report that Ferran Torres and Wesley Fofana are listed for loan. 

    They've both contributed well to their clubs this season so I think this should be changed.

    The game decides who to list, rather than the DB. Worth raising in our Transfer section.

    Note that I believe Torres is only natural at AMR, for which he is third in the pecking order, which may mean the game believes he is best served by being loaned out.

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    Football Manager 2021 - New Headline Features

    in Football Manager General Discussion

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    9 minutes ago, Icy said:

    Anyway at my 45 years old I'm starting to asume we "grognards/strategy/managers" players are a dying breed, and that the young "casual low attention span" streaming generation is taking over and shaping the gaming industry.

    I'm sure you don't believe that such a complex, diverse industry can be summated in such a stereotypically binary fashion?

    For me, one of the brilliant things about games is they can be so many different things to so many different people.

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    Training & Youth Intake - A Brief Guide **Updated for FM20**

    in Tactics, Training & Strategies Discussion

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    22 hours ago, OlivierL said:

    In my Caley Braves save , five or six players have been poached. Three of them are visible and are Scottish . Caley Braves produce only french regens with French names and Scottish or African second nationality. 

    Players that have been poached had a Scottish (of Scandinavian) name, never a French name.  @Seb Wassell , is it possible that those players never would have popped up in my youth intakes , or could they have became visible with a french name ? 

    It's very strange that i'm losing young players with names (and nationalities) that would never get through my ranks.. 

    Thanks for the help

    It's possible that not all young prospects actually make it through, however I'm not sure on your particular circumstances. If you have the save, something @Andrew James may be able to shed a little more light on.

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