The video blogs are back and the week starts with a look at what’s new in FM 2013 when it comes to loans and scouting. There will be a future episode covering other aspects of transfers and contracts in Football Manager 2013, probably tomorrow.
But let’s see what FM 2013 offers in terms and scouting and loan deals:
manager style and philosophy are now important when applying for a job as chairmen tend to like a particular style
AI transfers are now more realistic because they take the club philosophy and playing style into account
new contract clauses for promotion and relegation
new requirements when sending players on loan, such as the position they should play in and the squad status
players can now request a loan deal to be terminated if they feel they are not getting enough first team football
scouts now rate player for each role, in addition to the general positions on the pitch
revamped scout report screen, much easier to see the essential information
Here’s Miles Jacobson giving you all the details:
Now let’s have a look at the previously announced new features in Football Manager 2013:
Head of youth development – the man who will make sure that you recruit the best youngsters in your region but also manage your youth team
Chief scout – the man who will filter the various scout reports, presenting you only the most viable options for transfers. This staff member can also handle assigning your scouts to specific tasks.
separate leaderboards for each game mode (full career, FM Classic, challenges).
separate leaderboards for nations/divisions.
sophisticated scoring system that takes into account trophies, goals scored, but also the initial reputation of the club that you achieved those results with.
fully integrated with Steam, you will be able to compare your score to those of your Steam friends.
manager wages count towards the points you earn, so now there’s a point in negotiating a higher salary with your club.
much easier to set up, network games will run through the powerful Steam servers.
you have the possibility to export your team from single player mode into a network game. This way you can play against one of your friends regardless of which season your team is playing in the single player mode. For instance, I could play with Viitorul Constanta against Darren’s Scarborough or Kevin’s Toronto FC!
agree on match view settings before the actual game, which avoids having the two players having different settings.
live feed of suggestions and updates during the match in a single, customizable, panel, instead of multiple panels like in FM 2012
quicker in-game substitutions
animated action bar and match info bar during the match
easier access to camera selection and match speed settings
Remember that if you want to buy the game, which you should, you can do that at a reduced price from our Games Store: just 27 pounds! If you buy a legal copy of the game that means you support the guys who make the game, and if you buying it from us it means that you support this website that has served you pretty well for a few years now.
If you are feeling lucky you can take part in our FM 2013 GiveAway for a chance to win a free copy of Football Manager 2013, ready to download on release date!
A lot more improvements there Johnny, I am happy to see the AI will be more realistic in the transfer market but my favorite addition has to be the revamped scout reports…these seem much more user friendly.
The new scout reports definitely look to be much better, especially as it gives a star rating for the roles as well.
Good to also see them do something about the AI transfers. I’ve often been perplexed by some of the signings, so it’ll be interesting to see just how that changes things.
This video shows how much has really put into the game; the little contract niggles that annoyed us so much last year has been cut out, I think this part of the game should be much smoother and realistic. However it seems as though and this is just a hunch, that job interviews won’t be included this year based on this video. No problem, always something to look forward to next year :)
There are still quite a few video blogs left but you are right, from what we’ve seen so far there aren’t any manager interviews. However, the club style and philosophy is an improvement in that area.
Another very good addition! It has left me wondering if you could end up being sacked if you promise attacking/direct football and don’t live up to it.
Improved AI regarding transfers would be a nice add, AI controlled teams were often used to poorly perform on the market so to waste your saves in the long term.
Apart from that I see lots of fringe features, but I know marketing quite well.
I am happy that the producers are taking seriously the things that we have recommended for a long time and I think that this year’s game is going to be very good. It’s more realistic than ever and it didn’t become too hard to play because of the addition of Director of football.
Darren Smith
24 сентября, 2012 at 19:11
A lot more improvements there Johnny, I am happy to see the AI will be more realistic in the transfer market but my favorite addition has to be the revamped scout reports…these seem much more user friendly.
Johnny Karp
24 сентября, 2012 at 19:22
Indeed, those reports look a lot better. And I like that we’ll have reports on specific roles, that will surely be quite helpful.
TheZiggy
24 сентября, 2012 at 20:00
The new scout reports definitely look to be much better, especially as it gives a star rating for the roles as well.
Good to also see them do something about the AI transfers. I’ve often been perplexed by some of the signings, so it’ll be interesting to see just how that changes things.
Johnny Karp
24 сентября, 2012 at 20:28
I doubt that unusual signings can be completely ruled out but things should be better in FM 13.
saltwater
24 сентября, 2012 at 20:24
This video shows how much has really put into the game; the little contract niggles that annoyed us so much last year has been cut out, I think this part of the game should be much smoother and realistic. However it seems as though and this is just a hunch, that job interviews won’t be included this year based on this video. No problem, always something to look forward to next year :)
Johnny Karp
24 сентября, 2012 at 20:28
There are still quite a few video blogs left but you are right, from what we’ve seen so far there aren’t any manager interviews. However, the club style and philosophy is an improvement in that area.
Tegar Triemanudigdo
24 сентября, 2012 at 22:16
Nice improvement there! The club style and philosophy has always been my mind when I’m playing FM.
Jamie Lewis
25 сентября, 2012 at 05:04
So many nice new features! Seems like a lot more than 2012 had over 11
Aaron
25 сентября, 2012 at 11:25
Another very good addition! It has left me wondering if you could end up being sacked if you promise attacking/direct football and don’t live up to it.
Johnny Karp
25 сентября, 2012 at 11:48
I guess you could get sacked for that, it would make sense.
Aaron
25 сентября, 2012 at 13:53
If not it should be added next time around. It happens to managers often enough.
Paine
26 сентября, 2012 at 20:46
Improved AI regarding transfers would be a nice add, AI controlled teams were often used to poorly perform on the market so to waste your saves in the long term.
Apart from that I see lots of fringe features, but I know marketing quite well.
Johnny Karp
27 сентября, 2012 at 07:24
Give me an example of a feature that you would have wanted and is not included in the new game.
Victor Baluta
29 сентября, 2012 at 10:02
I am happy that the producers are taking seriously the things that we have recommended for a long time and I think that this year’s game is going to be very good. It’s more realistic than ever and it didn’t become too hard to play because of the addition of Director of football.