jyny Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Hi guys, Sorry if this has already been discussed before but is there a reason for the lack of African leagues in the game? I know we can add them through the editor, but I'm surprised year after year that we only have the South African league in the base game but the likes of Morrocco, Egypt, Tunisia etc are missing. Is it a research or licencing problem? Just curious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 It's been asked a lot regarding leagues not in the game, and it's mostly been said by SI that there are two problems outside licensing, interest and research. They know where they sell the game, and if a country don't buy the game much, adding a league will rarely improve sales. And there is also the question about getting good research about the country, teams, players, etc. This post is a few years old, but I'd think it still rings true. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyny Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 4 hours ago, XaW said: It's been asked a lot regarding leagues not in the game, and it's mostly been said by SI that there are two problems outside licensing, interest and research. They know where they sell the game, and if a country don't buy the game much, adding a league will rarely improve sales. And there is also the question about getting good research about the country, teams, players, etc. This post is a few years old, but I'd think it still rings true. I see, thanks for the response. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 8 hours ago, XaW said: They know where they sell the game, and if a country don't buy the game much, adding a league will rarely improve sales. Mind you, that's a vicious cycle. I live in a country where Steam won't activate the game, so how can any interest in FM be generated? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 6 hours ago, phnompenhandy said: Mind you, that's a vicious cycle. I live in a country where Steam won't activate the game, so how can any interest in FM be generated? Yeah, but if Steam can't activate it, then how can adding it lead to increased sales there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 hour ago, XaW said: Yeah, but if Steam can't activate it, then how can adding it lead to increased sales there? It's dodgy logic to exclude swathes of potential players then say there's no interest. I'm assuming Steam can, but won't activate the game. It's a vicious cycle because if Steam won't activate it, people aren't going to buy and play it, therefore there's going to be little demand for it. I suspect there are bigger nations that are also excluded that potentially have a large userbase that would make extra leagues worthwhile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, phnompenhandy said: It's dodgy logic to exclude swathes of potential players then say there's no interest. I'm assuming Steam can, but won't activate the game. It's a vicious cycle because if Steam won't activate it, people aren't going to buy and play it, therefore there's going to be little demand for it. I suspect there are bigger nations that are also excluded that potentially have a large userbase that would make extra leagues worthwhile. I'm just paraphrasing what SI have said, and linked the post. If it were up to me, I'd want as many leagues as possible, so you're preaching to the choir, really. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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