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Originally Posted by DougWyatt
All the SI talk 'round here (probably mostly while OOTP was a part) I became a little interested in "Football Manager". Also, possibly Eastside Hockey.
Now, I know VERY, VERY little about soccer. - What I know is : A guy named Pele once played, and some guy named David Beckham just moved to L.A. to play in the states. As far as the game, I know there is a goalie, and some other players - not sure how many, or any positions.
So, would the game interest me ? Could I grow to learn it & enjoy it ?
As far as Eastside Hockey, I'd say I know a fair amount about the sport, and semi-enjoy it (meaning if I have no other "Big 3" sporting events available I'll read/watch hockey. I know all the positions, and understand some basic stuff .. 2 line passes, icing, line changes, power plays, etc.
Would these games be recommended (for me) ?
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You sound a lot like me in 2006, the first year I bought FM\WWSM.
The first SI game I bought was EHM. I chose it over FM because I knew nothing about soccer and already liked hockey. My thinking was it would be like getting FM but in a sport I knew something about. This held true to a point but EHM while impressively deep is not as deep as FM, which is to be expected as it's latest release is only version three. I find it to be an enjoyable game and it also taught me how an SI interface works as it is very similar to FM's GUI. Keep in mind if you go the EHM route that the game has been discontinued due to poor sales so there will be no EHM 2008.
I then decided it was time to try FM\WWSM and bought WWSM 2006 on disk at a Gamestop (current versions on disk now only available from Amazon or as digital download). I knew nothing about football (the game will make you quit calling it soccer) and was totally lost and thought I had made a mistake buying the game. I could see the immense depth of the game though and so made a real effort to learn the things I needed to know to play the game.
It took me about three months to learn about football, both the tactics in game and how the front office works. In football you don't trade players you buy them, generally from lower level clubs that is how they make money. Clubs are promoted\relegated from leagues. I spent some time reading the tactics threads at SI forums (if you buy the game look for tactics threads from a guy called wwfan) they taught me about how real football is played and how that is translated into WWSM.
Guys on the SI forum were very helpful if I had questions along with the FOFC
board members that play FM (there are quite a few). FOFC always has a good thread going about FM with lots of guys that are willing to help. Marc Vaughn, one of the lead developers of FM also spends some time there and helps out newbies with suggestions.
WWSM had turned me into a guy that I never thought would care about football to a guy that now really enjoys watching a match. If I had the fox soccer channel and could see games every weekend I could see myself becoming very involved in the English Premier League. I just got dishnetwork so may have to check into getting that added to my package (the wife will love that
).
As other have said try the demo. At first, since you know nothing about football, it may seem overwhelming. I know it did to me. Stick with it though and it becomes very rewarding.