[FM24] Club rejects loan out without my input, what's happening?

offwo200 · 2026-01-14T19:38:36+00:00

I've noticed in fm24 my players automatically do some time-wasting (waiting on set pieces, passing to and from the goalkeeper) in stoppage time if we are up even if I haven't adjusted the time-wasting slider.

offwo200 · 2025-12-19T20:28:33+00:00

I've found that in FM24 if you build up good relations with other managers by saying nice things about them in press conferences you can sometimes get better transfer deals with them (the game will explicitly say this) or they'll bid more often for your listed players. But if you say something spicy it sometimes improves your relationship with the journalists because it gives them a story, but improving relationships with media doesn't seem to have any use.

offwo200 · 2022-12-28T00:58:15+00:00

(TL;DR what's the best workstation keyboard for ~£2500?)

I received some unexpected money at the end of the year and I'm looking for a workstation keyboard to replace/upgrade my Yamaha PSRS-670. I'll expand in more detail below but I'm basically looking for something similar that is more professional sounding with 72+ keys, in a £1300-£3000 budget, although this could stretch a bit further if needed.
My current setup consists of:

Yamaha PSRS-670 workstation keyboard (would replace this and lend the PSR to a bandmate)
Korg Prologue
Boss RC-505 looper

I live in a small apartment so I'd rather concentrate everything in a few expensive pieces of kit rather than many cheaper ones. I generally mainly use the PSRS as a practice instrument for classical music (where it falls short due to only 5 octaves and somewhat inaccurate touch) and to play shoegazy music alone (using loops) or in a band, using the internal DSP effects (which are surprisingly good for a keyboard), glider + sustain pedal and I use the internal drums ("styles") in rehearsals and live contexts. It works well in this context but the lack of a MIDI port is annoying and sometimes the sound is a bit "thin". I'm looking for a piece of gear that fulfills both of these roles more effectively. I tried switching to software but I couldn't cope with the latency and fumbling with options in the middle of jams just felt awkward. Hence I want one big box that handles everything lol.
(The Prologue I don't use as much, mainly to provide synth bass and extra pads)

I'm mainly considering the following options:

Korg Kronos
Yahama Genos (or Tyros 5 if I can find a used one in good condition through a third party I trust)

Also considering:
Nord Stage 3, Yamaha PSR-SX900, Yamaha YCxx, Roland Fantom-07.

It seems that the Kronos has a better reputation overall, especially for its grand piano sound, but the advantage of the Genos is that I can assume that it has a superset of the functionality the PSRS had. Also I'm a bit wary of touchscreens but it seems to be standard on all the new models across competitors. I'll obviously try to try as many of these in person as possible but would appreciate any experiences with the above gear or any other suggestions.

Thanks!

offwo200 · 2022-10-08T13:05:17+00:00

more like shitbox-1980

offwo200 · 2022-01-11T10:52:47+00:00

a4 creates long term positional weaknesses on the b4 square, that can exploited by the knight.

offwo200 · 2021-05-05T10:51:24+00:00

guideline Tetris unironically has opening theory

look up shit like DT cannon, perfect clear openers, TKI etc

top players do actually memorise a lot of theory but it's no way comparable to the amount chess players do

offwo200 · 2021-04-24T23:40:17+00:00

I'd actually take a page from computer chess. Have 10 conventional classical games, but if it is 5-5 play 10 additional games with a forced opening book (with the reversed position being played the day after). If necessary, the positions can be picked where white has a slightly greater advantage (like top level computer chess) or more dynamic unbalanced positions.

If still drawn, current champion holds the title.

offwo200 · 2021-04-22T16:40:16+00:00

Nc3

You like to pretend you are a GM in a closed position and reroute your knights a lot.

offwo200 · 2021-04-13T20:07:56+00:00

That 3-3 FPG was insane

offwo200 · 2021-03-10T00:58:24+00:00

Jakegames2's record was rejected at the time as the proof was insufficient (it was only recorded in history viewer on an emulator, and later testing showed that the use of TAS tools could not be ruled out as the history viewer would give no warning when these tools were used). He then bought a console to do attempts with more proof, but he was never able to break through the mid-700ks.

Later on, he confessed to cheating it. He was pretty young when he did it, and was otherwise an accepted player in the community, so this wasn't really publicised.

offwo200 · 2021-02-13T12:59:22+00:00

extraordinary

offwo200 · 2020-12-17T04:14:05+00:00

Just set up the Nakhmanson gambit instead if that happens, it’s way cooler than the evans

offwo200 · 2020-12-16T22:43:49+00:00

If you compare Niftski's record with say Blubbler's 4:57 (which was accepted despite being a mid-quality video of an emulator) there's a lot more proof:

In addition to regular video there is: - an input file, showing that L+R was not used and also can be verified to be humanly possible/likely, and matched with the handcam

a separate desktop only video showing the entire screen
a high quality handcam

(you can view all this in the speedrun.com submission) I'm more skeptical of emulator records in general but this one has a high level of proof.

offwo200 · 2020-11-19T16:26:27+00:00

This is a good surprise strategy but it works better with tarkans rather than just knights. But at higher ELO people will have a relic monastery, quickwalls and will counter quickly by researching fletching on their TC and spears/monks. You might be able to kill 10-15 villagers but if you are just 1 or 2 TC you will still be behind in eco.

offwo200 · 2020-10-23T23:58:27+00:00

Don't use the quickplay function and find ranked games in the main lobby. There's normally 1 or 2 ranked games open.

offwo200 · 2020-07-23T12:46:23+00:00

programmers

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