With FIFA 15 nearly here...(or here for those with EA access!), thought it would be a good chance for people to share and discuss there house rules for Manager Mode to keep things realistic if people prefer to play that way...
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Re: What are your house rules for Manager Mode?
The only thing I've added to the Orion's sliders for FIFA 15 (he made sliders already) is to put the money option on STRICT. The rest is fine with the sliders.PS4 PSN: BlitzkriegBlue26 TWITCH: BlitzkriegBlue -
Re: What are your house rules for Manager Mode?
Realistic signings are big for me.
As I usually play with Bristol City, it's much more realistic for us to sign a player from the country we play in, paying over the odds to do it instead of signing a 17-YO Korean wonder kid who plays the same position.Comment
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Re: What are your house rules for Manager Mode?
Yeh if i'm in my Peterborough manager mode I only recruit youth players from England, Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Sweeden and only bring in maybe 1 international recruit for the year...
I think ZO posted some of his guidelines somewhere, they were pretty good.Comment
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I use a strict board, my sliders, and the GTN only for transfers. Other than that I have none.Comment
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@orion - any particular reason you choose the strictness over the leniency?, and what other uses does the GTN have other than transfers?...Comment
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Re: What are your house rules for Manager Mode?
This is one of those games were I'm more lenient on realistic buys etc since the transfers windows are pure chaos. I do 2 career modes a year, Barça & an English team. This year I'll probably go straight to the BPL or switch out Newcastle's team with the worst League 2 team and play on from there.
House rules with Barça (due to the ban these are new)
-Can't buy people after the summer of 2015. Giving myself this summer, this winter and next summer to load up. The ban will be for 5/6 seasons. Only players I can buy, Barça B players (hoping one day they fix this, I shouldn't have to buy these kids. Also should be able to call up and send down whenever. Guessing FIFA thought their stay would be short like RM Castilla).
-Can sell whenever
Buying wise:
-No more than 3 80+ players a year
-No more than 5 75+ players a year
For the English one I'm still 50/50 on what to do. The upgrades for the BPL are nice, also every stadium means I can choose anyone not in the big 6 instead of only Newcastle. Currently debating between Newcastle & West Ham for my career. Leicester is a dark horse as I like their kits and stadium. Or to go to a League 2 squad and build them up.
If I go straight to the BPL
-Using the level 65 takeover season 1 to bring in a new squad (sort of, depending on the team). If it's Newcastle only safe player is Cabella. West Ham, Valencia.
-After the first season I'll be using the other takeovers, should be 4/5 others. Going from highest to lowest as I'll be able to sell players for more $$ in the later years or get more $$ for achievements as well so I wouldn't need too much money from the owners.
-Using the first takeover bring in at least 6 players and 2 superstars (Not sure how much this one is, the one before this one was 70 mil I think).
-Winter window bring in 3 more players, if there is still money available. Also if I sell 5-6 players during the summer or 2 players during the winter window.
-After that I'll have a 6 player per year maximum, with 4 being the most I can buy during summer and 2/3 during winter.
-Can only buy 4 during winter if I'm fighting off relegation (lower level players to come help out)
If I go to League 2 (not with Newcastle)
-Use the lowest financial takeovers and bring in experience players (Pappa is one of them, mainly because he's Guatemalan. Also underrated, Pappa >>> Zusi imo)
-Every year after go building up money only if I gain promotion. Saving up the big one for when I reach the BPL
-No restriction on player nationalities. UK players imo are kind of horrid, so my English teams mostly have South Americans or other Europeans in there.
-With the takeovers (specially the 1st) I'll seek out 5* 5* scouts to build up an academy. After the last takeover money should be short and I'll depend on my youth team (ala La Masia). Why 5* 5* scouts? Mainly because if they're available why not use them, also I'll be needing their help in the later years.
-4 player buys maximum up at the BPL per year. 1 Superstar after I've established myself (top 4 finish)
-Promote at least 3 youth kids per season, try to start 1 every year. When I have 11 I'll try to go with a starting 11 of youth academy players for the League Cup.
Might be more, but that's what I got for right now.Comment
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Re: What are your house rules for Manager Mode?
I treat every injury as if it's serious enough to force the player out for the game. If someone takes a knock in the first minute I'll sub him out. I can never seem to get injury sliders how I like them, so this is the easiest way for me to have to waste subs early in a match and possibly screw with my game plan.
I also refuse to play anybody who is carrying an injury into the match. This forces me to have a deep squad and play formations and tactics that are out of my usual style. Maybe these things are different in '15 than they were in older versions...probably not, but we'll see.
I also have a house rule for transfers or players returning from long injuries: I won't use someone as more than a late sub for a game or two because they wouldn't be fit in real life. I'm not running my star striker out there for a full 90 if he's just coming off a 2-month injury.Comment
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Re: What are your house rules for Manager Mode?
Some house rules I started using late into 14.
- Never allowed to buy more than 3 players a season.
- Players over 30 get sold, if they don't sell I try to loan.
- Any player with high demand from big teams that offer big money get sold. No exceptions, everyone is for sale for the right price.
- Only allowed to bring up 4 youth players a year. 5 if one is a GK. Only allowed to keep 2 on the roster for next season. Cut or sell. If loaned they get another year to prove themselves on the team.
- No starting 11 player can play in a cup game before the quarter finals, unless if necessary due to small roster or injury. And then they are subs, not starters.
- If on a 5 game winning streak. Next game must be simulated.
- If a player gets a red card, they will miss three games. I add two games myself to the suspension. If a player gets a suspension due to yellow build up, they miss 3 games also.
- Captain is always a defender or mid. Never a GK or ST. Its rotated based on performance every five games.
- Any player that creates a buzz about themselves in the media about being unhappy or missing home, regardless of the usual turn around that they will stay, gets traded. I don't have time for your look at me nonsense. This is a team.
- If a player is injured, but able to play. I will not play him. Just because the team doctor wants to see him get hurt again, I don't. He sits out until 100%. And if a starter, usually comes in as a sub in his first game back before going into the starting spot again. Unless when the next rule comes into effect.
- If the sub of an injured player does very well while filling, he may not concede the role back tot he starter. Unless his performance starts to decline or the old starter outperforms him as a sub.
- No starting spot is guaranteed. Your OVR means nothing. Its all about performance. You fail to score a goal in 8 games as ST, you will be benched. You give up a few game losing goals on the back line, you will be benched.
#7 will most likely be removed. As red cards are going to be handed out much more in 15. So I probably wont hand out extra punishment for them.
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