The Sign up Thread for Multiplayer

Ardscoil Ris

While the online game is no way set in stone it is very likely due to interest I just want to get an idea on how many people want to play and who they want to be.

First of all just because everybody else is picking teams in one league doesn't mean that's the league we will all be playing in and you have to pick a team from there as well. Some may want to play in Italy, some in Spain and others in England so like the CAO pick the team you want first.

Also, even if somebody else has picked the team you want to play as still put it down. I want to see how many people come into conflict so we can sort it out diplomatically or whether we need to sort out some "name out of a hat" thingy.

I will get the ball rolling

I would like to be Liverpool.

Frisbee

I'm in.

Would like to play as Arsenal.

DSB

Frisbee wrote: »

I'm in.

Would like to play as Arsenal.

Villa. But I'd still prefer do it all completely randomly.

leninbenjamin

not fussed about who i get as my first choice of Arsenal is taken (damn you fisbee), although maybe I'll go for City .

actually playing in Holland is great fun (no work permits so there's loads of cheap talent to find in South America and the like). maybe play the weaker teams in the eriedivisie (outside of PSV, Ajax, Feyenoord) as they are all pretty even. Relegation battlers one season can easily become challengers for a european spot the next.

Ardscoil Ris

leninbenjamin wrote: »

not fussed about who i get as my first choice of Arsenal is taken (damn you fisbee), although maybe I'll go for City .

actually playing in Holland is great fun (no work permits so there's loads of cheap talent to find in South America and the like). maybe play the weaker teams in the eriedivisie (outside of PSV, Ajax, Feyenoord) as they are all pretty even. Relegation battlers one season can easily become challengers for a european spot the next.

And you are....

leninbenjamin

Ardscoil Ris wrote: »

And you are....

hi, i'm heidi. nice to meet you...

:pac:

Ardscoil Ris

leninbenjamin wrote: »

hi, i'm heidi. nice to meet you...

:pac:

Hello Heidi my love.

SantryRed

Championship teams! That would be some challenge:pac:

Imagine the play offs at the end.

What day will we be doing this? I'll pick Newcastle for the Premiership.

thusspakeblixa

Lets go EL teams! A full league of human players!
But for the premiership, I'll go for Man U
(alas, I play with FM08... are we using FM09?)

Ardscoil Ris

thusspakeblixa wrote: »

Lets go EL teams! A full league of human players!
But for the premiership, I'll go for Man U
(alas, I play with FM08... are we using FM09?)

Yeah FM09.

Vokes

I'm interested depending on the time. Altho id expect to be steamrollered

Haven't played network FM in many a year, but i guess, besides the league choice, there's some other things to work out:

- when to play? Im usually good for most evenings except Tues, Fri, Sat. Early afternoons at the weekend too are good I think.
- Timed periods? i.e. game moves on after 5mins or so?
- use some other external chat client (IRC?) during the game to keep in touch?

Someone more knowledgeable than I can probably answer some of that stuff.


If EPL, I'll be Spurs

Ardscoil Ris

Vokes wrote: »

I'm interested depending on the time. Altho id expect to be steamrollered

Haven't played network FM in many a year, but i guess, besides the league choice, there's some other things to work out:

- when to play? Im usually good for most evenings except Tues, Fri, Sat. Early afternoons at the weekend too are good I think.
- Timed periods? i.e. game moves on after 5mins or so?
- use some other external chat client (IRC?) during the game to keep in touch?

Someone more knowledgeable than I can probably answer some of that stuff.


If EPL, I'll be Spurs

- I was think we play on a Saturday morning. Open to debate.
- Timed has advantages, but I was thinking the host should decide on when to continue.
- We use xfire. Every gamer uses it. I myself use it and it's the best tool. It allows to im in game without minimising and is free. Download here http://www.xfire.com/ If you download it add me suicidesamuri. That's my username.

Vokes

I like the sound of Sat mornings. Not too early mind!

wheelbarrow

Would be interested depending on when it is...Saturday morning seems ok.

Ardscoil Ris

wheelbarrow wrote: »

Would be interested depending on when it is...Saturday morning seems ok.

Cool. What team do you want to be?

wheelbarrow

Ardscoil Ris wrote: »

Cool. What team do you want to be?

Have we confirmed what league we are doing, depending on number might we be better off using a league with less teams?

Ardscoil Ris

wheelbarrow wrote: »

Have we confirmed what league we are doing, depending on number might we be better off using a league with less teams?

It's more than likely going to be the EPL. In fact I'm 99% sure it will be.

Mgoraf

I'd be interested. Don't think they've been mentioned yet, Chelsea. If not them 'Boro.

Btw, don't we all have to use the same patch? So will it be the first or second one?

Frisbee

I'd probably have to give this a miss if it's Saturday mornings.
Matches on a Saturday and their usually around 11 or so.

Ardscoil Ris

Frisbee wrote: »

I'd probably have to give this a miss if it's Saturday mornings.
Matches on a Saturday and their usually around 11 or so.

Doesn't have to be Saturday morning.

Can be Saturday afternoon or any other time in the week. We haven't set a time for it yet so don't worry.

Ardscoil Ris

Mgoraf wrote: »

I'd be interested. Don't think they've been mentioned yet, Chelsea. If not them 'Boro.

Btw, don't we all have to use the same patch? So will it be the first or second one?

We all have to use the same patch and it will be whatever the latest patch is.

besty

Damn. Non-purchase of FM09 comes back to haunt me! Enjoy lads.

Ardscoil Ris

I think it's time we start this mofo.

What time is good for everybody?

A weekend?

Maybe Saturday around 3pm or Sunday about 1pm?

DSB

Saturday would be ideal for me. It'd be perfect if we could fill all 20 places though. Friends of friends etc.

zico77

yea count me in i'll be spurs
sat mornings suit me just not too early

Ardscoil Ris

zico77 wrote: »

yea count me in i'll be spurs
sat mornings suit me just not too early

Spurs has already been selected.

I will update the first post to show who has picked who.

zico77

oophs i'll go with pompy

Frisbee

Just a question for ya, if you cant be at your computer at the time does the game just skip past you?

As Saturdays really dont suit me as I have matches or work usually.
So do you have to be online at the same time as the host yeah?

Ardscoil Ris

Frisbee wrote: »

Just a question for ya, if you cant be at your computer at the time does the game just skip past you?

As Saturdays really dont suit me as I have matches or work usually.
So do you have to be online at the same time as the host yeah?

You don't have to be online. We can continue on without you. Your Assistant Manager will take control of your games for you.

I'm not going to start a game unless it's on a time that suits everybody.

Anybody have a problem with Friday or Thursday evenings? That or some time Sunday.

zico77

i cant do thurs
mon+ friday + saturday+sunday are grand

Mr. Frost

Yeah I'd be interested for sure.
I'd like to play with Udinese.

Mr. Frost

Or Everton.

DSB

Friday evenings will never suit me. Shels matches. I'd say theres a fair few in the same boat with LOI clubs.

Ardscoil Ris

Update:

Ardscoil Ris: Liverpool
Frisbee: Arsenal
DSB: Aston Villa
Leninbenjamin: Man City
SantryRed: Newcastle
Thusspakeblixa: Man Utd
Vokes: Tottenham
Mgoraf: Chelsea
Zico77: Portsmouth
Mr.Frost: Everton

Anybody have a problem with Sundays?

Mgoraf

Ardscoil Ris wrote: »

Anybody have a problem with Sundays?

Yeah Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday are grand for me.

Ardscoil Ris

Mgoraf wrote: »

Yeah Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday are grand for me.

Can everybody please post what times they are available for this and once everybody has posted this I will have an idea when we can play.

thusspakeblixa

I'm deown as Man United on that list, but I cannot play if it's FM09

Ardscoil Ris

thusspakeblixa wrote: »

I'm deown as Man United on that list, but I cannot play if it's FM09

Oh I though you had the game.

Vokes

For me:

Mornings - Sat, Sun
Afternoons - Sun
Evenings - Mon, Tues, Sun


Monday evening seems like a good time. Usually a quiet time of the week for most people.

Mgoraf

Evenings: Monday, Thurs, Sat, Fri.
Afternoon: Sat.

thusspakeblixa

Ardscoil Ris wrote: »

Oh I though you had the game.

I did, then got rid of it as it was annoying me intensely!

DSB

Monday - Thursday
Saturday, Sunday

Dozyart

thusspakeblixa wrote: »

I'm deown as Man United on that list, but I cannot play if it's FM09

ill jump in and play as united...... also anytime suits me

Frisbee

I train Monday and Thursday night, and play matches Saturday so their out.
Then on top of that I work 2/3 nights a weekbut I never know as it changes.

NuckChorris1

I'm a FM08 addict but will buy FM09 tonight and unless I get the errors or intense hatred of the new game, that some posters have, you can count me in for this.

Available Sat/Sun mornings/afternoons, Mon-Thurs evenings. And I'll take Wigan (if only for Antonio Valencia!)

jusk

Hello, I'd be interested too. I'd take Sunderland, or whoever's left - not fussy. Sundays are good, or usually any evening bar Friday/Saturday.

Seeing as FM09 is on Steam now - why not set up a steam group so we can all communicate with that & see when each other are online, etc?

Ardscoil Ris

jusk wrote: »

Hello, I'd be interested too. I'd take Sunderland, or whoever's left - not fussy. Sundays are good, or usually any evening bar Friday/Saturday.

Seeing as FM09 is on Steam now - why not set up a steam group so we can all communicate with that & see when each other are online, etc?

Fair point. Xfire or Steam it matters not.

jusk

Well yeah, xfire or steam - I don't mind - just a suggestion, as unless I'm mistaken you need to be signed into steam to play FM anyway.

Anyway - any idea when this might get started? Should be interesting.

Ardscoil Ris

jusk wrote: »

Well yeah, xfire or steam - I don't mind - just a suggestion, as unless I'm mistaken you need to be signed into steam to play FM anyway.

Anyway - any idea when this might get started? Should be interesting.

As soon as we figure a time everybody is available. Something tells me no such time exists

I sure we can work something out though.

jusk

Why not just pick a time that seems to suit the majority? At least that would get it started - then, once it's up and running, people can let their assistant take control for any sessions they can't make. You'll never nail everyone down to the same time.

You could even make it twice a week, and if people can't make both, well that's their tough luck - they'd better hire a good assistant!

jusk

Sorry to seem impatient - but any chance of this happening any time soon?