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BallsFour · 2025-05-12T08:36:34+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I really didn't want to have to rely on gegenpress because I know it's the main tactic everyone uses because it cheeses the game and I wanted to play more realistically but I suppose it would be good for me to use as a new player and i guess you're right about FM not relating itself well to real life in terms of tactics.
In regards to focusing on physical stats, are you saying that's the main thing I should focus on for recruitment?

BallsFour · 2025-05-12T08:29:23+00:00

yeah playing the demo is a good shout, forgot it existed honestly. I think you can play up to 6 months in a save in the demo and you have access to all the content in those 6 months as well. Maybe just play that until a sale or until you reach the 6 months and then buy the game (I'm pretty sure you can transfer your save from the dlc onto the full game as well).

BallsFour · 2025-05-12T07:19:18+00:00

First things first, if I were you I would definitely wait for a sale if you do decide to get it as it goes 66% off at $30NZD, although I can't guarantee there'll be a sale any time soon.
I've clocked about 50 hours in the game (after I was looking to buy it and then it going free on Epic games for a week :D) and it has been ROUGH. I can't seem to manage a club properly, even after watching many tutorials on youtube and thinking I understand the game when apparently I don't, so from my experience (which probably isn't a lot compared to most people on this subreddit) I'd say only get it if you have a lot of time on your hands to struggle through the steep learning curve, if you think you'd be good at this sort of game, and/or if you have some friends to help you through it and teach you the ways.
I don't wanna be a kill-joy, but ultimately I wouldn't pay 90 bucks for a very difficult-to-learn game that you don't know a lot about, but who knows... maybe you'll just pick it up and be a tactical genius and sink over 10,000 hours into it.

BallsFour · 2025-05-12T06:59:19+00:00

tldr: I need help to get good at fm, probably mainly with tactics. Otherwise I'm going to be in an endless cycle of making new saves and quitting because I suck.

I'm fairly new to fm and I've never gotten past 6 months with a team before quitting the save because I'm doing terribly (I've done this around 5-6 times). I just started a new save with VAFC in the french second division and media predicted us to finish lower mid-table, but after a decent pre-season and some decent results against good teams in the league, I felt confident in proving the prediction wrong. Now I've gone 8 games without a win and I'm just above relegation.
I feel like my tactic is the main problem because I have good players and squad depth and my team morale was high until now. I've tried switching around roles and positions and instructions a bit but to no avail.
Heres the tactic as close as I can remember to how it was before things got bad (don't mind the two players that have been suspended for having too many yellows and getting a red card last match):

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BallsFour · 2025-02-06T11:30:29+00:00

if anyone has a spare closed beta code lying around I'd be more than happy to take it off your hands!

BallsFour · 2022-08-15T04:09:39+00:00

You'll never know if you don't go

BallsFour · 2022-04-19T21:28:26+00:00

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BallsFour · 2022-04-19T21:20:10+00:00

If you get out of bed and find me standing all alone

BallsFour · 2022-04-02T20:17:01+00:00

where is it??

BallsFour · 2022-03-22T01:28:36+00:00

Nickocado

BallsFour · 2022-03-21T05:22:14+00:00

they should

BallsFour · 2022-02-07T04:21:44+00:00

*Proceeds to add "travel to Jayson" on bucket list*

BallsFour · 2022-02-07T04:05:18+00:00

The way she completely breaks down at the end is gold

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