Loris Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Dear Ov, Marc and all the SI staff, it's been a very long time since I didn't write in this forum, but nothing has changed. I'm still desperate for the lack of a real multiplayer online simulator of football management. Unfortunately I was one of the few hardcore gamer of FML and since I had tried it I can't play anything else with the same spirit. FM is styill the best, but it looks empty without all the other people. I've tried to play it with friends (also former FML players), but it's not an MMO so it doensn't give us the same feeling and it's much more complicated to organize a game. I admit I've tried most of the other online games such as Hattrick, sokker and so on, but they looks so sad comparing with what I was used to play. FML was so much better that I couldn't stand a week in any of these games. FML wasn't perfect, but very close to it. It was so immersive, active, full of things to do, full of possible startegies. Other games ask you to play when they want and not, like FML, when you have time and for how long you wish. But you know for sure how good was that game. For me and for many people I know that was absolutely the best game I've ever played. Things has changed since you had to close FML. For example now smartphone and tablet are really common and most of the people have internet access all the time. I can't believe that in 2013, when every game is turning to MMO, there isn't any wish to revamp something like FML and be the first to launch a realistic MMO about football management. I can't believe that you want to keep the masterpiece that you have already done closed in your archives. Please, I'm begging you, do something: only SI can do it. If I can I'll do everything to help you, but don't let me down. I'll promote the game here in Italy as much as I can, I'll be glad to test anything you want me to test and I'll help you in any way you need, but please tell me that you have something in plan for the future. I really need it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawee Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 The game was far far from "close to perfect." There are many well documented problems... Still, I hope they revisit the idea some day, becaue it would kick-arse. However, they can't just bring back FML, because FML stopped for a reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loris Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 Well, I was critic about FML when I was playing it and I hope they revisit it, not just launch it again. But now, years after, I don't see anything like it in the world of videogames. If it's not close to perfect it's the game closer to perfection I've ever played. The point is that SI has in a pocket a masterpiece that needs few changes and I'm begging them to do something with it. I still meet friends and speak with them about how good was the time in which we played FML, and I don't do the same for any other game. And I know I'm not the only one. This has to mean something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Come on, this is just embarassing. No amount of begging is going to bring it back. Let it go. If SI want to bring it back, they will. They don't, so they won't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loris Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 This is desperation speaking, and I'll never let it go bacause it was too good. I know one day or another they will bring it back because I don't believe that there are realistic MMO about everything (even Simcity now is a MMO) and not about football, which is the most common sport in the world. And I don't believe that the best company for football management simulation, who have a wonderull MMO in the pocket, don't want to do something with it. I don't care if it'll be FML, FMO, or another similar thing. I just can't stand that SI will never produce another MMO from the FM series. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangelito Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 The argument for a bigger smartphone market and the explosion of mobile gaming is valid though. If I could have managed my team in FML while on the train, I would have been a lot more active. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I must admit i never played FML when it was out. At the time i had weird life circumstances. Anyways, would love to see this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 This is desperation speaking, and I'll never let it go bacause it was too good.I know one day or another they will bring it back because I don't believe that there are realistic MMO about everything (even Simcity now is a MMO) and not about football, which is the most common sport in the world. And I don't believe that the best company for football management simulation, who have a wonderull MMO in the pocket, don't want to do something with it. I don't care if it'll be FML, FMO, or another similar thing. I just can't stand that SI will never produce another MMO from the FM series. I'm curious as to why you seem so obsessed with it given that, looking at your previous posts, you did nothing but moan about how awful FML was in its final days. Anyway, the only small chance is that they bring FMO out over here, and that is slim at best. The Korean market is radically different, and SI have already had their hands well and truly burned by all of this. The argument for a bigger smartphone market and the explosion of mobile gaming is valid though. If I could have managed my team in FML while on the train, I would have been a lot more active. I was involved in the plans towards the end of FMLs life for opening up an API to the game, allowing the community to develop apps etc. Still, I could only ever see mobile apps being assistants to the game, rather than THE game. FML in its final guise just wouldn't have suited being a mobile game in my opinion. It would have to have been stripped down, and in FM terms it was already pretty stripped down to begin with. I don't think it's a question about "If I could have managed my team in FML while on the train, I would have been a lot more active." as that's fair enough - a lot of people probably would have. The question instead comes as to what you'd be able to do away from the main client. I don't think you'd get a fully featured game, and that would annoy some. I don't think it would've had the life-saving impact some think it would have. It was a fun project, but it was a flawed one. They were right to kill it in the end, for their own sakes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loris Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 I'm glad you remember about me. Are you still angry why me because I moaned about FML problems in the final days? You can see now that my critics were always made with love for the game and I was angry because I could see that best game I've ever played (and I always said that, even in the worst moments) going to fail and unfortunately I was right. We are on the same boat now, mate. I can see from the way you write how much it still hurts you to speak about FML. And with you and me there are many other former FML player who are not able to let it go, because despite to the problems it had, it wasn't just a "fun project", but it was a real masterpiece. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I'm glad you remember about me. Are you still angry why me because I moaned about FML problems in the final days?You can see now that my critics were always made with love for the game and I was angry because I could see that best game I've ever played (and I always said that, even in the worst moments) going to fail and unfortunately I was right. We are on the same boat now, mate. I can see from the way you write how much it still hurts you to speak about FML. And with you and me there are many other former FML player who are not able to let it go, because despite to the problems it had, it wasn't just a "fun project", but it was a real masterpiece. Alright Dr Phil, cheers for the free psych test. I think it was pretty clear from my post that it wasn't a masterpiece. Not even close. And to be honest, if it arrived back tomorrow in the same state as it did when it departed, I'd stick to FM13. It shouldn't be revived. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 The closure of FML was well documented at the time and SI have indicated many times since then that it is not in their immediate plans to relaunch the game. If they do, you will no doubt hear about on these forums first, but until then, it is really pointless to speculate and go over all the same ground again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackter Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 In after the close to say: FML <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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