Play 'old-school' and succeed!

cafe_latte · 01-13-2008, 09:21 PM

Yup, as the subject suggests, I am using just the commentary when I play matches with the useless 8.0.1 update and I am actually, and literally flying at the moment!

I am sitting on top of Serie A with AC Milan, unbeaten and with a 10 point lead aswell. I expect to finish with nearly 100 goals and also 100 points, and that would give me my 2nd Serie A championship on the trot. I started playing my matches this way last season at around match week 28 as so many games were leaving me with one goal scored with about 40 shots on goal and it was cheesing me right off. I remembered someone mentioning that they were faring far better with just the commentary on, and so I decided to see if this would help me - and of course it has.

So basically what I am saying is... is if you want to have a better opportunity at winning matches, then revert back to the days when there wasn't such a thing as the 2D match engine. Go back to commentary and watch your team play better (and score more too!).

gavnoble · 01-13-2008, 09:23 PM

It's purely coincidence as the match engine is the same whether you use text or the 2D view.

cafe_latte · 01-13-2008, 09:26 PM

maybe coincidence? Hmm.. I doubt it, but I will go back to the 2D engine and test this theory.

Post results ASAP.

NepentheZ · 01-13-2008, 09:39 PM

I am in full agreement with Cafe_Latte.... I seem to be MUCH MUCH more successful when i ony use commentary...

niktheblade1 · 01-13-2008, 09:44 PM

This is a strange topic, I seem to do better when I slow the speed down, If I put it on full speed, FM seems to think "well, if you can't be bothered to watch, you will lose every match" I thought it was just coincidence but now you mention it....

heathxxx · 01-13-2008, 09:55 PM

I've advocated this for a long time for those moaning about the match engine.

SI never had half the complaints before the 2D match engine arrived, but since, people ALWAYS complain about "super" keepers, 1v1, etc...

I'm unaware if it makes any difference to results in reality, but I'm sure that someone will pop up with a "detailed examination... with proof!!" soon enough.

The key influences as is well known, are to do with reputation, tactics, players, team-talks, media interaction, plus alot more than just how the match engine is viewed.

I'm not saying there are'nt issues that are proven to exist. I just believe that people are taking things completely out of proportion.

BobbyB123 · 01-13-2008, 10:00 PM

What a pointless the thread. The game engine does exactly the same whether you have the speed on quick or slow , or whether you choose to turn the 2D Engine off.

niktheblade1 · 01-13-2008, 10:03 PM

Bobby B... what you must ask yourself is...

If your feelings are that this is a pointless thread, why did you

a. read it
b. respond to it, to tell everyone that you think it is a pointless thread.

If someone thought enough about it to post a thread, then it must not have been pointless to them, respect peoples opinions rather than tainting this forum with beratings of other users.

Many thanks

Ackter · 01-13-2008, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by niktheblade1:
This is a strange topic, I seem to do better when I slow the speed down, If I put it on full speed, FM seems to think "well, if you can't be bothered to watch, you will lose every match" I thought it was just coincidence but now you mention it....

Or to be logical for a moment, maybe because youre watching it slower you can see what's happening better and have more time to implement changes.

Gypsum · 01-13-2008, 10:08 PM

It's because you no longer see the "bugs" in the game, and therefore they don't bother you any more. Which only goes to show that what you were complaining about in the first place was an embelishment of the mind.