BnadnerB Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Hi all, Just wondering how long it takes each of you to play a whole season on FM. I remember the days when it was between 8-12 hours, but now personally it is 30+ hours per season. IMO it looks like FM19 may bring these times down slightly as it looks more streamlined with the new features. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennytee Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Takes me about a month to complete a season if anything I think the new tactics and training module will lengthen the time taken, I can see myself taking an evening just tinkering with the training. I play FM touch on my commute and you can really race through the seasons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 24 hours for the first season and thereafter about 20 hours a season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alian62 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 In real time or playing time ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokyoWanderer Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Playing time, about 40-50 hours. I watch all matches in full (maybe key highlights if losing by two goals or more and I can't take it anymore). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 27 minutes ago, prot651 said: In real time or playing time ? Looking at the OP, I think it is playing time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meebee Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) pre season - about 20-30 hours maybe 20-30 additional hours for the season itself usually i start 2 or 3 saves with the same club, playing one pre-season and 2 entire seasons to build a tactic and evaluate a team before i go into the first season with a lenghty save. (its all about optimizing gameplay) therefore, in fact i do spend about 100+ hours before i start the "real" save --- it has not been always like that however, after all these years playing football managers, i now usually enjoy the "preparation" part most Edited September 30, 2018 by meebee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWERTYOP Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 If I absolutely hammer it, about a week. I like to tinker and explore the player database. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatanera Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) I'd guess, like a few people have said, 20-24 hours. Hard to keep track though. First season is usually the longest simply due to all the setup - can spend 2 hours before I advance beyond the first day if I'm going really all-out on training, overhauling staff etc. But once I get out of August it'll be about 20 hours per season until I get to the end of the 3rd season which seems to be when I usually get bored, and either spend a lot of time scouting, setting up new position training and building a new tactic, or quit. My current save is one of the slowest I've had, a lot of setup in the first season getting a ton of tutors, and a lot of ums and ahs over whether to sign / sell certain players in the 2nd means it took me 8 days to get to the first CL group game of the second season, and that's with a lot of FMing. Edited October 1, 2018 by zlatanera Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjericho Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 It usually takes me about a week the first season, and the following seasons about 3-4 days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novem9 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I guess it 20-30 hours (of clear time) per season. But looks like 25-33% of them I just watching to days loading Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennytee Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Novem9 said: I guess it 20-30 hours (of clear time) per season. But looks like 25-33% of them I just watching to days loading this used to be me until I realised that I didn't need all the leagues I had running, now I favour speed over size but if you had asked me the same question a year or 2 ago i'd have said the opposite. It's about finding that balance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novem9 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 4 минуты назад, bennytee сказал: this used to be me until I realised that I didn't need all the leagues I had running, now I favour speed over size but if you had asked me the same question a year or 2 ago i'd have said the opposite. I agree. I revised my DB this summer in favor of reducing countries / leagues Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennytee Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Novem9 said: I agree. I revised my DB this summer in favor of reducing countries / leagues I was about 10 seasons in on FM17 with Stalybridge and was still in non-league, chugging along at a snails pace because i had the whole of Europe and South America running and I couldn't even scout outside England. Entirely pointless. With FM19 I will be starting in Conference North/South with only England running to start with and add/remove leagues If I progress up the Pyramid. I'll also start with a small database for transfer market reasons discussed in depth on other threads Edited October 1, 2018 by bennytee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novem9 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 12 минут назад, bennytee сказал: i had the whole of Europe and South America running Your database was about 200k units? 13 минут назад, bennytee сказал: I'll also start with a small database Will this affect the number of available staff in the game? 13 минут назад, bennytee сказал: market reasons discussed in depth on other threads You mean any features/changes in FM19 or reasons in general? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennytee Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Novem9 said: Your database was about 200k units? - was around 120k but really iirc, but totally unneeded in my game Will this affect the number of available staff in the game? - I didn't notice a problem with staff but isn't there an option to add staff to playable teams? Over time won't retired players fill vacancies? You mean any features/changes in FM19 or reasons in general? - Not FM19 specific. The school of thought is that a small database makes for a more competitive transfer market, especially if you are the selling club. This is all the more noticable when running a small number of leagues. This is just my own experience and i'm sure that other forum members will know more than I All of this though very much depends on what kind of game you intend on playing, if you just play with top teams then it could well be different Edited October 1, 2018 by bennytee 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meebee Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) i found 40k player database to be the sweet spot for me. thats enough to have the major european leagues playable and all other european leagues as viewable. I don't add leagues outside of europe, as i feel adding Brazil i.e. would be cheating and most likeley see me ending up with south american players only. Edited October 1, 2018 by meebee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypvfc Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 About 6 months. Full set-up, every league selected, huge database. Go hard or go home 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d d Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 30/09/2018 at 10:56, BnadnerB said: Hi all, Just wondering how long it takes each of you to play a whole season on FM. I remember the days when it was between 8-12 hours, but now personally it is 30+ hours per season. IMO it looks like FM19 may bring these times down slightly as it looks more streamlined with the new features. Did they say it was going to be more streamlines. I don't remember them saying that, but I could be wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennytee Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 51 minutes ago, mightypvfc said: About 6 months. Full set-up, every league selected, huge database. Go hard or go home Awesome Imagine if FM had full multi core/thread support. Get a top of the range Intel Xeon system on the go and cut through the whole game like butter! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BnadnerB Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 I meant it terms of taking away the hours of guessing with tactics and training in paticular. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BnadnerB Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 13 minutes ago, d d said: Did they say it was going to be more streamlines. I don't remember them saying that, but I could be wrong. I meant in terms of taking away the hours of guessing with tactics and training in paticular. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennytee Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, BnadnerB said: I meant in terms of taking away the hours of guessing with tactics and training in paticular. I see what you mean but I quite enjoy tinkering with those things, the days of plug and play tactics and training are long gone now I suspect and attention to detail is vital. Mind you I do enjoy flying through the seasons on FM Touch (out and about on my commute etc) which to me is not too much of a compromise as the tactics and match engine, unless i'm very much mistaken, are exactly the same Edited October 1, 2018 by bennytee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanko Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Does FM Speeder really works or is it just placebo? Some people swear by it. Would like to know for certain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lucas Posted October 3, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 3, 2018 Full FM? Probably 18-24 hours for the first season or two, then down to about 12-14 after that. Stopped playing it proper really (beyond testing) after I was working on FMT for the first year it was FMC. FMT I can do in about 8-10 hours for the first season, 6-8 after that. But usually depends how many leagues loaded. If I just load one or two nations I could blitz through quicker. Fastest was about 4 hours, I think. 1 hour ago, Lanko said: Does FM Speeder really works or is it just placebo? Some people swear by it. Would like to know for certain. No, its a load of rubbish iirc. Pretty sure it was raised before and one of the coders said as much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatecoatedballs Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Wouldn't have a clue on hours, but a week and a half for the first season and about a week after that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I started my FM18 save on 11/11/17 and played 5 seasons, retiring on 2/13/18. I guess that's an average of 18.8 days per season. And that's only watching the matches on extended! I've resolved to watch more of the match (comprehensive, I'm thinking) on FM19 to force myself to get better, but I worry that will really drag things on. I have been getting the feeling that most people on here watch more of the matches than I do, but now I see some of you blowing through seasons in such short periods of time I have to wonder how! Maybe upgrading my laptop will shave off some hours in loading time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatecoatedballs Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 39 minutes ago, Weston said: I started my FM18 save on 11/11/17 and played 5 seasons, retiring on 2/13/18. I guess that's an average of 18.8 days per season. And that's only watching the matches on extended! I've resolved to watch more of the match (comprehensive, I'm thinking) on FM19 to force myself to get better, but I worry that will really drag things on. I have been getting the feeling that most people on here watch more of the matches than I do, but now I see some of you blowing through seasons in such short periods of time I have to wonder how! Maybe upgrading my laptop will shave off some hours in loading time. I will watch a few full matches when I am making my tactics to make sure it's doing what I want, then I watch extended on a fast speed. Occasionally I will switch to full game if there seems to be a problem, so I can work out what is going on, make some changes, then switch back to extended. change training every three months and charge through most of the fluff. I like youth development saves, so I don't waste time with scouting, or get involved in the transfer market, which saves time I guess. Buy a desktop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torminator Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 If i push it i can do it in 8 hours. I often holiday some matches. I have an overpowered Twente side in the eredivisie which steamrolls the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyro Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I usually play 3 games per session and my session can vary from once a week to maybe 2 or 3 times a week, sometimes once every 2 weeks. If you have about 40 games a season, and can do 3 games a session, then I end up with about 14 sessions, let's say 15, because the first one I would just be setting everything up. This means best case scenario 3 weeks (which in reality is never the case), so I'd say around 2 to 3 months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 How do you guys finish seasons in 8-10 hours?! Each match takes like 10-15 min for me (I watch on extended highlights). I am lucky if I can finish a season over like 2 weeks, that must be at least 20 hours of playing time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
obscenesage Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I'm attempting my first right now, I will return. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporadicsmiles Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 These days I rarely get the time to play for more than a few hours at a time. So a season takes me a few weeks of real time. I watch all games in comprehensive highlights as well, which makes it longer for a game. The time between games is actually pretty short though, so if I can find the time to get a 5 hours session in I can easily get half a season done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anagain Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) Well, I've been playing my current save for all but maybe a few hours of my 342 hours of FM20. I'm midway through season four. I doubt it is much less than 90 hours per season for me. I don't rush... EDIT: Okay, I just realised this is a necro of the highest order, this thread. It's a year and a half old thread. Edited February 8, 2020 by anagain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmonit Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 4-5 days? I'm self employed though and FM is on my second screen during work. Having said that, there are times that work is demanding and I don't get time to play. But when it's a bit quieter, I can do a season in 3 days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I play 1 or 2 matches per day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DementedHammer Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On a good week I'll manage a couple of games. I play full matches, so I usually only get through a couple of seasons in a calendar year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie_Insane Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 over the years I started to think that the seasons are very long, I started playing at CM2 so now for me that I work 8 hours a day I just can't play that long for so many days in a row. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zardoz Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Have no idea concerning hours I actually spend. But I need several month per saison. I can simulate a week of in-game on an evening when I play but I have no time to play every day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmious7 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Quite a bit of time. I play all games in Comprehensive Highlight mode which means each match usually takes around 10-15 minutes. Add to that the fact that I load A LOT OF LEAGUES and it can take quite a bit of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
99 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Around 6h for the very first month in a club: - Evaluating, searching and hiring the entire staff for all teams (main squad, u23/reserve or B team and u19/u18). All coaches, physios, data analysts, sport scientists, scouts and etc; - Setting up general and individual training to every single player (from main squad to u18); - Setting up tactics and pre-season schedule (choosing which oponents, where and when); - Setting up scout missions (a country/region for every scout avaliable) according to what I want for the club's future (or the club's vision ofc); Then maybe 20 to 24h for each season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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