New to FIFA- season help

[juice2142]

Ok, so i am fairly new to FIFA. Haven't owned one for 10 years or more, but had fun with it back in the day. Obviously it is going to be a lot more in-depth. I've been watching soccer occasionally over the past 3 years. I understand a lot about the sport, but it's the off-season stuff that i get confused on. I kind of understand the transfer/loan system, but not 100%. That is my background.

I want to get FIFA 12 bc i hear it's amazing, but i am going to wait until 13. Does within the game or season modes, do they explain the process of some of these details like paying for transfers, etc? The only thing i understand about the EPL is how the bottom teams drop a division and a couple teams can move up. Besides that, there are a ton of other leagues, etc that i really dont know about. Am i going to be completely lost trying to play a manager mode, or will this help me along some?

I am pretty excited to start playing soccer games again as i think it will take more strategy than the hockey/football games ive been playing recently. A lot of those games other players rely on gimmicks/glitches and even the computer isnt very smart. From what ive read about FIFA, this seems to have some of the best AI opponenets and makes it fun.

[MattyEdgeworth]

Re: New to FIFA- season help

Well mate, all football leagues have the same system of promotion and relegation although in FIFA not all the lower tiers are in the game. I think La Liga and the Premier League are the only two with their lower leagues.

As for the transfer window stuff, I don't think their is a guide but it's pretty simple and you should pick it up farily quickly. ****ing hell, If you yanks can understand salary caps, luxury tax, waives and the lot I don't see how you can't understand loans and transfers

[eyeamg0dly]

Re: New to FIFA- season help

i wouldnt go as far as saying it has some of the best ai opponents but the game itself is alot of fun and i feel it has alot of replay value.

what do you not understand about transfers? its really easy, you pay a transfer fee to another club for the right to negotiate a contract with the player you want. if you cannot sign the player then they stay with their current team and no transfer fee is paid. you can only transfer during the two transfer windows.

[MattyEdgeworth]

Re: New to FIFA- season help

Honestly FIFA's A.I is pretty bad. Although reports are that it's vastly improved in this years game.

[eyeamg0dly]

Re: New to FIFA- season help

Well mate, all football leagues have the same system of promotion and relegation although in FIFA not all the lower tiers are in the game. I think La Liga and the Premier League are the only two with their lower leagues.

As for the transfer window stuff, I don't think their is a guide but it's pretty simple and you should pick it up farily quickly. ****ing hell, If you yanks can understand salary caps, luxury tax, waives and the lot I don't see how you can't understand loans and transfers

lol you are right, our offseason with caps and taxes gets too confusing. italian and german leagues also have the lower divisions.

[MattyEdgeworth]

Re: New to FIFA- season help

i wouldnt go as far as saying it has some of the best ai opponents but the game itself is alot of fun and i feel it has alot of replay value.

what do you not understand about transfers? its really easy, you pay a transfer fee to another club for the right to negotiate a contract with the player you want. if you cannot sign the player then they stay with their current team and no transfer fee is paid. you can only transfer during the two transfer windows.

Yeah I thought that's pretty straight forward

[MattyEdgeworth]

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lol you are right, our offseason with caps and taxes gets too confusing. italian and german leagues also have the lower divisions.

Ah yeah, **** it's been a while since I played manager mode. I even have one with FC St Pauli haha

[juice2142]

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I got ya. Thanks for the help. It's basically being able to negotiate with any player then during two seperate time windows. Essentially, this makes every player available from anyone, but for a price. I got it.

[MattyEdgeworth]

Re: New to FIFA- season help

I got ya. Thanks for the help. It's basically being able to negotiate with any player then during two seperate time windows. Essentially, this makes every player available from anyone, but for a price. I got it.

Well yeah, you can sign anyone if you've got the dough to pay for them. No salary caps or anything of the sort, just how I like it

[ImaGamer_OS]

Re: New to FIFA- season help

Pretty simple. If you're new to the FIFA franchise I'd rent a copy of FIFA 12 (or buy, it's pretty cheap now) and pick up the basics. This will evolve again in FIFA 13 though you will have a platform from which to build.

[juice2142]

Re: New to FIFA- season help

Well after the first two guys seem pretty adament that the AI isnt very good in FIFA, i am a bit skeptical. I want it to be strategic and like a thing of art to school a goal. Hopefully you are right and this is improved in 13. I would imagine it is as it seems FIFA is good at listening to users and improving from year to year.

[MattyEdgeworth]

Re: New to FIFA- season help

Well after the first two guys seem pretty adament that the AI isnt very good in FIFA, i am a bit skeptical. I want it to be strategic and like a thing of art to school a goal. Hopefully you are right and this is improved in 13. I would imagine it is as it seems FIFA is good at listening to users and improving from year to year.

It's alright, not as good as PES and not the best I've seen but hardly a deal breaker. The game is still fantastic.

[eyeamg0dly]

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well the ai defending is really all over the place. sometimes you get those games where they give you so much space to shoot and other games where they close down on you pretty quickly with pressure.

it really comes down to how good you are at understanding how to create offense and what the defense will give you.

dont take our word for saying the game or the ai is generally bad per say. try it out and make your own decision. despite how lacking i feel the ai can be, i am still playing this game almost a year later. that should tell you alot. ask everyone who is critical about this game and i bet most of them are also still playing.

i know what its like to buy into hyped up games that do not deliver like ncaa football and madden as examples. i have a feeling you will enjoy this game like most others have.

[ZoneBlitz]

Re: New to FIFA- season help

Honestly FIFA's A.I is pretty bad. Although reports are that it's vastly improved in this years game.

Really!? Please tell me that is the truth. Do you have any links? I really hope that's true.

[MattyEdgeworth]

Re: New to FIFA- season help

Really!? Please tell me that is the truth. Do you have any links? I really hope that's true.

Just watch the videos on this site, some of them have people talking about the A.I. Although that is more the attacking A.I I think.

Let me find the article I read for you....