FM24 or 26?

[IceTeaz]

Hi guys! I’m kinda new to Football Manager, which version would you recommend between FM24 and FM26? I’ve read that the new one isn’t very good yet/UI too basic/with lots of bugs but this new one motivates me to get back into the series after not playing for about 10–15 years.

Thank you

[PMC_72]

I was similar to you. Played CM00/01, CM01/02 etc and then hated CM3 with the windows approach. Tried to persevere with it and enjoyed FM06 but then fizzled out when FM14, FM15 came along. Bought FM21 and played it for a week. The bottom line was/is this - I preferred the early days when it made use of "tiles" and made less use of spreadsheet / data type screens - thats why I switched off. FM26 is a bit of a throw back to the early days with the use of tiles but way more detailed information, better UI and a match engine that hits the spot - not too cluttered and not too basic. For me its a win and hopefully will only improve when the bugs are sorted.

[armin_kf]

Take FM 24 . Much better as FM 26

[Double Event]

If you don't mind playing with outdated rosters get 24. If you want the latest get 26. They are both good games. 26 is technically a beta so it has some issues.

[LuRiDoS]

Keep in mind that thousands of people have asked for a refund for FM26 and that Sports Interactive itself declares 4004 official bugs which I believe are more than double and which they will not fix soon, if it were an unfortunate thing I would tell you to spend 60 euros and you would throw them away, better 14 euros and FM24 with the various updates for life.

[Janleon]

FM 26 is an immensely inferior product compared to FM 24! I can only advise against buying FM 26.

[Centipede]

I'd recommend FM24 but if you get 26 I'd say try to keep an eye on time so you give yourself a chance to ask for a refund before it releases.

[Kung Fu Witcher]

Originally posted by IceTeaz:

Hi guys! I’m kinda new to Football Manager, which version would you recommend between FM24 and FM26? I’ve read that the new one isn’t very good yet/UI too basic/with lots of bugs but this new one motivates me to get back into the series after not playing for about 10–15 years.

Thank you

Sortitoutsi have a dbase update that brings everything forward to the current seasons. You will start a save with the same data as 26.

[Kai]

10 - 15 years is a long time ago and lots of feature bloat has crept into the series since you last played. FM 26 is buggy and unfinished but you might prefer it simply because the core gameplay of the series (transfers, tactics, match day) is better and faster. FM 24 has more depth, but it is a slower game that is constantly trying to make you engage with all the extra bloat like data analysis which was not in the game last time you played. I am an older player myself (started with FM 2005) and I will prefer FM 26 when it is finished. The experience playing it feels more similar to those early Football Manager games.

[TheCaffeineKing]

LMA Manager

[ianr.banks]

FM24 is a much more polished and finished product. I'd come back to FM26 in January and see what it's looking like then, it's still very buggy and very rough around the edges.

[Frandaero]

Frankly, you're better off with FM24 this year. Cheaper, better product all around.

[badou ndiaye'nin alt dudağı]

24

[Frodo]

The UI is a bit annoying, lacking info in FM26
There are crashes, will be fixed.

But still. I can't go back to FM24 matchengine after playing FM26.

[DAVEFAIRFULL82]

fm24

[Tz_pl1]

I don't understand the criticism of FM 26. I mean, I don't like the interface either, but many players complain about the lack of mechanics that simply didn't work before. Shouts from the bench? Until now, you had to click the same shouts every 15 minutes. Boredom after dozens of hours of play. Training? Manually setting them or handing them over to an assistant didn't matter, because a player would develop properly anyway when he had the right training facilities and played. If he didn't play in competitive matches, he wouldn't. I haven't even touched team training since FM 23 because it was pointless. I've played over 100 hours of beta and tried to go back to FM 24. The interface is vastly superior. But the match engine in older versions was terrible. Player roles in older FMs are so heavily scripted that they couldn't make the right moves on the pitch depending on the situation. In the new FM, it's not perfect, but it's much better than in the older version. Finally, a winger playing on the opposite foot doesn't act like an idiot when he approaches the back line; he tries to engage in a dribble. He might drop to his better foot early to deliver a cross from deep, or simply dribble from the wing to the edge of the penalty area. Just one example in one role.