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I presume the main reason for an agnostic approach is purely financial. Going forward being able to implement updates more easily across all platforms makes business sense for a company like SI.

My first take on the new UI is encouraging. I don't mind the simplistic look. The new screenshots seem to show more information provided in a clean understandable way. I have a feeling monitor sizes could have a larger impact on this game and those with widescreen monitors could benefit more.

Just turn off the features you can't run like any other game.

They'd be mad to go down that route.

And what part of this is unrealistic?

Iis all about creating a balanced game world. So running a few leagues on full detail from each continent. Going into the advanced section and making sure parts of every continent are installed too. Using a large database. The aim is to create a balanced game world where every continent is well represented. There are articles on this forum that go into much more detail.

It's funny I read these types of threads but I don't see these problems in my games. I'm in season 2036 so a similar stage to you but I'm finding AI squad building better than ever. Every now and then I will check games or teams just as you have and the AI are picking the right players they're rotating players in cup games or games against easier opposition they're resting tired players. When I look at their squads they are using the whole squad. So I wonder why others don't have this experience and I think it's all down to the way you set your games up. Football manager is such a large game and can be set up in literally thousands of different ways and I think a poorly balanced setup is the reason so many people don't get the experience I do.

As the others have said there are no objectives in this game. Play it and enjoy it anyway you want to. You'll enjoy the successes and get frustrated at the losses but that is the life of a football manager. Enjoy, it's an awesome game.

They don't want to leave yet but if they're unhappy it's only a matter of time.

Your players have just won the champions League if you can't pay them the going rate there are many teams who would. You either keep them happy and say that you will sell them or you do what your currently doing and put up with low morale. Your choice.

It's as easy or hard as you want to make it.

Regen faces being completely overhauled and bought up to modern standards. Stadiums to be editable so the community can create real stadiums across the world. AI to be used in all interactions and news reports etc. I think that's it.

For context I run a lot of playable leagues spread evenly throughout the world on a large database with 130,000 players loaded. Half a star performance but I ignore that and the performance has been good throughout. No complaints from me.

I can only comment on my save but I am reasonably happy with squad building by the AI. I'm now in season 2033 and the squads look pretty realistic to me at least in the leagues I play in.

I read the problems other people have and yet I don't seem to get them. I've logged almost 500 hours playing this game and in that time I have seen poor player interactions but they made sense to me and I understood why they happened. I've had times where I had very few scout reports but then again I had very few scouts at that time and they were of poor quality. I have a lot of leagues loaded and I play the game with a maturity and experience of a man of my age. Is it perfect? No but this game is the most realistic version I have ever played.

Let's be honest about it they are focusing on FM25.

I rarely play a stable eleven. In fact the rare time I do I get feedback from the players saying happy we are playing the same eleven. I am very successful at the game.

That's on you then. I get in game tactical decisions to work on a regular basis and I can see the difference they make. It is a key part of my management style.

I hope so too. Also praying they'll finally allow the community to customise stadiums. Would be awesome to run out at old Trafford etc.

Did they. My mistake.

SI said they would be releasing the first footage of the new match engine in the first quarter of this year. Anyone have any ideas how far away we are from seeing this?

I think the tactical system is fine as it is. As some have already mentioned we should stop thinking of mentalities and start thinking of risk modifiers. I have great success with a defensive mentality but with positive player roles and pressing and counterattacking on. It means without the ball I am a solid defensive unit but as soon as we get the ball we counter attack effectively. We are currently top of the national league with a team expected to finish 17th. I don't play gegen press or any similar combination and I stick to the default formations that are in the game. For me the only thing I would improve would be to have more central play in the offensive third.

Can't believe you used Twitter. Should have said the BBC .

Is that the one Lollujo's using?

Agreed I play on a powerful PC and have all graphics on max and the match engine looks superb.