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ginge51
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| Posted: Wed, 11th Oct 2006 21:28 Post subject: |
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Read this on the FM Forums, had to be shared!!!!
Hello everyone. This is my first time to ever particiate in the forums. I'm new to all this stuff really.
I'm 36 Married since 22 with a son who just turned 15 (thats what you get for not wearing protection) Work as an editor for a car magazine in Manila. Just started playing FM06 (or any other game in fact) 5 months ago. I must say, I'm pretty old to be playing games like these, but what do you expect when you have a teenager in the house 
Just would like to share a true story about me, and about my addiction with this game (which is probably the first ever computer game I've ever played) and almost ruined my family and got me killed. (I'm not boycotting FM just so you know)
It all began when my family would all snuggle up in the living room to watch football every saturday. I noticed my son would always complain about how teams should play, and my wife would just be busy feeding him with popcorn (I have a very close loving family of my own) So one day I decided to look for a football game that my son could actually relate to, and that his thoughts could acutally make a difference.
And so I found this game called FM06. Not knowing anything about VDO games, I got him one for his birthday. His happiness was cut short thought cuz the house only had a pentium2 windows ME. I didn't know anything about requirements until that day. So to keep him happy, I had to buy a whole new computer, just for him to be able to play that game. Grrrr.
After all the unexpected spending on a new pentium 4 windows XP (Don't know the difference really) my son was hooked right away. He would play 3 teams in one setting. Of course, home work first before playing. But he would play til 12AM which is very bad for a young teenager. He was so hooked to it, we had to make a time schedule when he could play and when not. And mind you, he plays til the last minute.
Curios as I was, why my son, a good student and obedient person, became a buig FM fan, I decided to give it a go for once. (Being over 30 and never played any other game on the computer exept for Solitare and Pinball, I tought it was time for a change).
So there I was. Choosing my team (Arsenal) and wow I was amazed. I could buy, sell, replace and make tactics! It was deeper than I thought. (When I first bought it for my son, I son it was as simple as tetris or marios, but that wasn't the case)
I could actually choose my line up. It gave me an imagination that the world looked so real. (Its my first time, so don't blame me) At first, I played it casually, asking my son for some coaching on things like "work permit" or "ineligable". But once I got the hang of things... I had to bring this stuff to my office. (Wouldn't want my wife to catch me slacking off, or else I'd turn her off in bed)
Since computers in the office couldn't meet the games requirements... I settled for the home computer (Which I could only play when everyone is asleep. My family probably thought I was working overtime) But my desire to play more grew. I wanted to know what would happen next, how will the young guns grow, who will win the world cup. I need to play more!
So I bought a new top of the line laptop. I'm not really a top earner in the world, so if my wife knew (Who's only an English teacher) that I spent a whole month's salary on a flat square like gadget, she would kill me.
I got my laptop. I played during office hours, lunch time, and even go on holiday while I was driving to work. I lost focus. My world became FM. I only had a few glimps of reality, and then back to FM. Season after to season I played. Lesser time was spent on my family. And my wife was starting to snoop around. (Actually, she has been snooping around ever since I would sneak down to the Pentium4 playing FM... she knows I play it often.)
One day, dinner, everyone on the table. My wife brought it up. She asked why did I bought a very expensive laptop with out telling her. I told her it was my personal choice (I can't believe I said that really) and she blew up by telling me that this is a family that deserves to know everything about me (and she was right acutally) but when mentioned about me playing that game day and night... I snapped.
We argued about me being hooked with this game, and not paying attention to my job and family. I needed to find a good excuse, but I didn't have any. So I threw the blame on my son. I told my wife that because my son played it, I became hooked as well. My son stood up and said "Well you shouldn't have bought me that game in the first place! I hate you! (I would never forget those words... and it still rings in my ear once in awhile.
My son ran up to his room. My wife could not believe I just did that. (So did I) She left the table and went after my son. I sat down at the dinner table... opened my laptop... and played FM just to shrugg it off. No one in the family bothered to talk to me everysince. But everytime those things came to my head, I would always open up FM to escape the bother.
One day I was off to work. Traffic was so heavy that time. So i decided to dive into FM once more. It was the champions league final. Arsenal year 2022. Wow, this is it. A chance to win one in the car. Plus I can start a new season when I get to the office. what a bargain! and so I was driving and playing at the same time. I got one eye on the laptop, and one eye on the road. (Its a matter of speaking. Techinically thats not possible) I was driving only 40Kph, and the next thing you know it, everything went black...
I woke up one day and I found myself on a bed with an annoying beep beside my ear. I had a tube stuck into my mouth, and couldn't twitch a muscle. I was in the ICU. Alejandria Memorial hospital. When the nurse found out I was awake, a whole team of people in while came at me, then everything was black again.
Again I woke up. This time, only the annoying beeb beside my ear. It was a heart beat machine or something like that. No more tube in my mouth, and I could finally move. My wife was sitting beside me reading me stories. Her eyes and cheeks were red, probably from crying. Damn I felt so bad not just physically, but emotionally. Guilt ran through my head (And a little bit of FM, wondering if I won the finals or not)
I moved my hand and touched her lap. My wife gasped like she saw a ghost. She jumped at me and hugged me like crazy. (I still coundn't speak, but if I could, I would have told her how painful it was when she did that). She told me I've been out for 3 days. I passed a red light when I was driving and slammed through on comming traffic.
3 cars ran in to me. I broke my jaw, my ribs, and both legs. Luckily my head was intact. I was in the hospital for a month, and when I started to talk, I told my wife everything. My addiction, my laptop in the car... everything. I never wanted my son to come to the hospital cuz I didn't want him to see me like that.
When I was able to get out of the hospital (Still in a wheel chair) Cops wre all over me. Insurance paid for some of the damage, but I had to pay a lot for the other cars, plus breaking the law. (No one else was hurt by the way). I made it up to my son and my wife. Thankfully, I still kept my job as an editor. Even if I would go to the office in a wheel chair, it was all cool.
Today, I spend every minute I could spare with my family. I'm even closer to my son now, and my marriage coudn't be any stronger. Still paying off the debt for the damage I made. But coping with it well. I quite playing FM eventhough my son still plays it like crazy. I guess games are just not for me. Still in a wheel chair, but recovering well. Doc says I'll be back on my feet by next year. Still an editor as usual, although people in the office would tease me everytime I visit the comfort room.
I hope this story can serve as a reminder to great FM fans that Family must always come first. The important things must always be put infront... FM can wait. There are a lot of players addicted with FM today and neglect the loving world around them. FM is a great game, but thats what it will always be... a great game. Its just a game. It can be replaced. But life cannot. All is said in the name of good will.
This is my story. Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed it.
Link
http://community.sigames.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/97319217/m/3362080852
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| Posted: Wed, 11th Oct 2006 21:31 Post subject: |
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ginge51
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| Posted: Wed, 11th Oct 2006 23:06 Post subject: |
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thats fook all...i play the goddam game 29 hours a day...now gimme 2007
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tywyn
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Oct 2006 09:41 Post subject: |
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Yeah that story would be bullshit, i be bored like shitless playing with arsenal till 2022
cause with arsenal it be tooo dam easy to win everything.
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ginge51
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Oct 2006 01:17 Post subject: |
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I lokie for this game but no game is there. when can i have game for playing on pc?
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Oct 2006 02:02 Post subject: |
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just order from gameplay . com and get it wednesday/thursday
sendit .com put there price back up because they sold so many at £17.89
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ginge51
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Oct 2006 17:33 Post subject: |
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fuckinghell still no football manager 2007 arggggghhhhhhh
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Oct 2006 17:36 Post subject: |
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shopto.net £16.99 if first order might even have game tuesday they are quick
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Oct 2006 23:06 Post subject: |
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Ispep
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Oct 2006 23:09 Post subject: |
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| BigBasher wrote: | | i hate that fm always gets huge reviews but with gold code - the same that public gets which is full of bugs! perhaps because this is just FM2005 v3 there will be no bugs this time. |
Even with bugs the game is exceptional (not to mention the very best). |
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Oct 2006 23:13 Post subject: |
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well personally i think otherwise. because this game is based so much on reality the balance has to be perfect to be enjoyable so i dont enjoy 20 injurys a week or 1 red card a season let alone strikers with 20 shooting missing open goals from a yard out 10 times a game. hopefully it is all fixed and its good to play from the box not waiting to start a new game in 4 months time when its had 2 patches
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Oct 2006 00:29 Post subject: |
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its true there are way too many injuries in the demo, but im sure it will be better balanced as soon as the first patch is released , and Im pretty sure this will happen a short time after the official release.
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Oct 2006 11:29 Post subject: |
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The devs were approached before about the numerous injurious and they always claimed, that there is nothing wrong there and that in real life its the same. And they are actually right. Check the injury list for premiership teams.
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Oct 2006 12:54 Post subject: |
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I don't think that is true, there is really an excessive amount of injuries in this game.
I've seen pictures that showed up to 10 1st team players injuried or even more, and that surly is not realistic
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Oct 2006 14:00 Post subject: |
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| almos wrote: | I don't think that is true, there is really an excessive amount of injuries in this game.
I've seen pictures that showed up to 10 1st team players injuried or even more, and that surly is not realistic |
It happens.
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Oct 2006 14:12 Post subject: |
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| almos wrote: | I don't think that is true, there is really an excessive amount of injuries in this game.
I've seen pictures that showed up to 10 1st team players injuried or even more, and that surly is not realistic |
http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php
At the moment two teams with 10 or more injuries in the premier league.
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Ispep
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Oct 2006 14:13 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | well personally i think otherwise. because this game is based so much on reality the balance has to be perfect to be enjoyable so i dont enjoy 20 injurys a week or 1 red card a season let alone strikers with 20 shooting missing open goals from a yard out 10 times a game. hopefully it is all fixed and its good to play from the box not waiting to start a new game in 4 months time when its had 2 patches |
These aren't problems. Injuries are an issue for real teams. The game would be no fun without it's struggles. Strikers also rely on much more than simply their 'FINISHING' attribute, so even with a 20 you can expect them to miss (particularly if they don't handle pressure well or have low composure and so on). Also I'm happy you only get one red card a season but it's not the case for me  |
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Oct 2006 14:23 Post subject: |
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Also, the best striker in the world have an avarage conversion rate of 20-25%. I'm guessing 10 open goal misses from 1 yard out every game is a huge overstatement and can be translated to something like 1 open goal miss once in a while.
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Oct 2006 15:13 Post subject: |
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Actually I'm a little dissapointed with the additions in this years fm.
Surly the scouting has been greatly improved, and the added pre match teamtalks, but there is still so much room for improvement and innovation.
The tactic options for example havent been changed at all, and the teamtalks are still too limited in my opinion and I still cant talk to my players in privat instaed of running to the media.
Don't get me wrong the game is fantastic as it is, but there is still a great room for improvments. Maybe the evoultionary process is going slower, because of the lack of any real competition on the market
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ginge51
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Everytime I see that there is a new post in this thread I dive into the thread hoping for some news on a scene release that hasn't been posted on NFOrce yet.
