FM Network Game - Server is ON

[FrogMan]

won't make it tonight, the Pats are playing and I just can't pay attention to both...

FM

[Katon]

This happening today?

[Coffee Warlord]

It's off this week, unless someone wants to download the savegame from me and host. I can't run it on my machine tonight, actually have to do some work tonight, thusly tying up my resources.

Getting food poisoning a week before a major website goes live sucks.

[ausonny]

I'll do it if there are enough people who want are playing tonight.

[Katon]

I'm around.

[ausonny]

Looks like there's 2 of us.

Guess this game is dead.

[Katon]

Seems that way. Oh well. Time for some Civ 4, then.

[SirFozzie]

I was out, but hopefully if this game dies we can run a smaller game sometime

[Mike1409]

Are we on for tonight?

[Coffee Warlord]

I think this is pretty much dead. With the very few people around last week, and the fact it's just so damn slow with that many people, I think we take this as a learning experience and wait for FM2007.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I'm afraid that it was just too slow for me. I also have completely forgotten about this the past two weeks until it's already been going, so I haven't stepped in. Do we have any idea if FM2007 will work better?

[Vinatieri for Prez]

Yeah, it sounds like a great idea, but just doesn't work in practice. I think it comes down to the fact that a "real time" sports sim is not a very good MP game, especially when you have to all play at the same time. I can't see FM 2007 being any different.

[SirFozzie]

there was just too many folks. FM style games work best when there's 5 or less I think

[Vinatieri for Prez]

Yeah, but 5 guys in an entire FM universe is almost like playing SP anyway, isn't it? Especially after one or two seasons (with promotion/relegation) where there's a chance you're not even in the same division anymore.