The "Football Manager 14" is on everyone's lips - to the chagrin of publisher Electronic Arts.
More than ten years was the "Football Manager" the favorite of football fans with PC. But when "FM 14" Everything is different: the simulation is in forums and social networks in the pillory. Rip off is the accusation. Especially looking at the website of retailer Amazon shipping is devastating: On average, customers awarded one and a half stars out of five, 120 of 138 reviewers reviewing times with a star (as of November 11, 2013).
Savings program
How did it happen? Previously developer Bright Future was known to make his game in close cooperation with the customer - the community always acted as a think tank. This is not so in the 14 version. The reason: There is no further development. The " Football Manager 14 "is almost exclusively a database update. The fall of the longtime fans, of course, immediately: "Stay away from the game: only new database updates - in essence still FM13," warns users about DhPointarts on YouTube. He is one of many.
After sustained criticism, publisher Electronic Arts was forced to react. In a press release EA clarifies: "The" Football Manager 14 "includes - unlike the previous versions - no fundamentally new features, but primarily an update of the extensive database. This has been communicated appropriately, both to the press, on the product packaging and in the trade as well as on the official website. "
Missing licenses
That is correct, only with the buyers which is obviously not arrived. And they have more negatives: While the licenses are current, but not as extensive as in the "Football Manager 13". So missing the Second Division and the regional leagues in Germany. For gamers who deal intensively with the matter does not fall under the small stuff. HSV-Shooting Star Hakan Calhanoglu came about from the Third Division to the north of KSC Club. A great coup. Such transfers are still possible, but it is without the original kicker. It is not an oversight. EA confirms: "EA SPORTS has the license agreement for the Second Division and the regional leagues with the German Football Association (DFB) is not extended."
The Schrumpfkur also affects other parts of the program. The Live Season feature used in previous versions of the actual operating results, scorers, injuries and player notes in the database. Thus it was possible to own the club to take over exactly in real condition. In "Football Manager 14" function is canceled.
What is it worth?
This applies to the annoyance of the buyer not for the bugs. For a smooth experience on Windows 8, the "Football Manager 14" requires the compatibility mode. Savoury: The problem know many amateur Manager from the predecessor. Therefore, many players the price / performance ratio question. "Overall, maybe worth five euros - if ever," Amazon customer Janosch writes clearly with a dose of anger inside "These are the best football manager for the browser The recommended retail price is 39 euros. Although this is cheaper than the "Football Manager" in the past, but how much money is worth a game that consists mainly of upgraded licenses? EA sees the "FM 14" an offer that "the fans and especially the newcomers [allows] to play a high-quality and current product for another year."
The Causa "Football Manager 14" is so much more than the question of whether Electronic Arts has everything communicating properly. A loss of image for the series is apparently occurred.And that is a big question mark over the future. What is next? "Currently we can take this No further statements," says EA. Understandable, but optimism sounds different.
Currently, almost no alternative
Similarly nebulous, the reasons which led to the decision to have "FM 14" to publish as an update.Speculated the community: the sale of Bright Future Travian Games Seemed to negative impact on the cooperation? If the sales figures anymore? On demand from COMPUTER GAMES Electronic Arts BLD referred these theories to the realm of fables. However, another explanation is not supplied.
For many football fans posed by current development of "FM" but a practical problem: where are the alternatives? A similar product is available on the German market that is simply not. Sega may not distribute the highly regarded abroad "Football Manager" series in this country. Debt is an exclusive licensing deal between Electronic Arts and the German Football League (DFL). It only remained to many online manager like "communion", "hat trick" and "Top Eleven" are left to dodge. Would be desirable, however, that Bright Future reconciled with the community and the "FM" is back to its former strength.
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