'The Z Machine said:
I take it you played the full version, not the "classic" version? I prefer the classic, but there are aspects I wish I could control (scouting and player training mostly). I do like the "Instant Result" button though.
Yup. Full version. Last year I played the handheld version, which is proabably a lot like classic. When things went south, I felt powerless to fix them. It's a lot to digest. I'll probably "start" a bunch of games while I get the feel for things. There still seem to be bugs in the beta. In my Toon Army game, I fired my fitness coach in order to hire a better one. But the board seems to think I still have the old guy, so they keep vetoing my new hires. Meanwhile, players are tiring after a half and going down like dominoes. Frustrating. In the PSG game, I also took the USMNT job. But everytime I search for players (from the PSG screen) it only shows me players in the USMNT pool. And I don't think PSG really needs Eric Lichaj.
I think this was in 2012, but I don't think "tone" in pep talks and conversations adds much. I think halftime teamtalks would work better if it were integrated with the touchline commands. I don't want to say "I want to see more from you." I want to be able to say, "for God's sake quit giving the damn ball away in your own half" or "Jesus, what the hell are you playing that high a line for?" (when I have a 3 man back line with the slider all the way to the left).
I don't know how you guys have the patience to take low league teams up. I'm ADD and need instant gratification (although I do think the game purposely screws with you more the bigger your budget).