[*Official* Football Manager 2022 Early Access Beta Feedback Thread]

I've just reached Christmas in the first season so far, my main feedback thus far is as follows. 

 

Negative -

I find the games lags massively between screens on occasion. I've got a very good laptop which ran 21 very fast, so I don't imagine it's that. But I'll click and it'll just lag for about 20 seconds. Or will change screen but won't populate the screen properly (such as when you go into the pre match opposition instructions screen, there's sometimes nothing there for a little while).

I also notice players getting jaded and needing a rest, happening all the time. I'll rest players, tell them they're getting rested, then after the rest slowly introduce them back, and then after one full game, they're jaded and in need of a rest again. I do play a heavy pressing tactic but no more than the players will do in real life! I've rested Henderson, Salah, TAA and Robertson about 4 times each after being jaded. I don't think this is realistic. 

I struggle to get goals from my inside forwards and can't find a way at all to replicate the efforts that I'd expect based on real life. I accept this may be tactics though. 

 

Positive - 

I do seem to get a variety of goals including quite a lot from midfield. 

I've found the transfer market to be a bit more reasonable this year. 

I do like the data centre even if it's not really new information

I prefer the way this years version manages backroom staff meetings. 

[Longest ever Save Game?]

2040 on FM 2010, first ten seasons holidayed though. Never gotten close so far. I've just holidayed 10 seasons on the current version and am into my second season. Gonna try and get to 2040 again by the summer

[Funny Screenshots Thread]

Michael Rapp = Mike Rapp = My ... ? Assume that's where you were going with it anyways

Actually...I was going more along the lines of Liverpool....Anfield....Rapp.....Anfield Rap anyone?

But Mike Rapp is just as good!

[Funny Screenshots Thread]

I'll wait and see if anyone else appreciates this...

[Funny Screenshots Thread]

You either love it or you hate it....

[Funny Screenshots Thread]

What a way to end my 16 game undefeated run, by conceding a goal to a player called Everton.

[Funny Screenshots Thread]

Funny to me anyway, I like giving the finger to people who cross me!

(I guess it's also funny that I had Shawcross in the England team. He was my captain, but he's not getting games for his club, Arsenal, anymore, so I finally dropped him.

[I HATE regens, so-]

Ever wondered why I wanted it to be DELAYED ?

Regens are out of proportion and ruins my gaming feel everytime I see one of them.

And I do not play long term games at all. 3-4 seasons are my maximum.

So you say there's no delaying it ?

It'd be unrealistic to have no youth players come through for 3-4 years.

[I HATE regens, so-]

- is there any way to prevent the game from generating regen players for, say, 3 seasons ?

I seriously hate them doll faces turning the game into a fest of Messi-lings at the end of the very first season.

Please say there is some tool to delay this ? Please ?

I don't think so. It's a little silly anyway, if we didn't have regens, how on earth would people be able to play long term games?