So finally the time has come – the Football Manager 2010 demo has been released to the world, and the baying masses have their chance to troll on the Sports Interactive foru… what’s that, you say? There’s no trolling? It’s actually really very good? But… but… that’s not how things work! The rampage on the official forums is an annual ritual. SI release a game, the vast majority love it, and the vocal minority pick it apart claiming every minor fault is the end of the world – it’s just how things are done. Rather, it’s how things used to be done; this year Sports Interactive promised us polish – and that is exactly what has been delivered:…
Months ago, I wrote this post on my blog A Mod’s Life about common misconceptions that we mods have to deal with on a regular basis. As it turns out, most of these are still relevant nearly half a year on! On the mod forum we’ve been hammering out a list of common misconceptions about FML, and I thought that I’d list a few of the key ones here. This may wind up as a feature on the official site, in more depth at some stage in the future – another reason to keep an eye on that one! 1. Moderation Mods work for SI – no, we don’t. And we don’t get paid either. We do it for the love of the game and the betterment of its community. Mods should be good at the game/are…
Back in May 2008, I caught up with Miles Jacobsen, head honcho at Sports Interactive for a chat about FML. Though some of what is said here now is a bit out of date, this is the resulting interview. This was originally posted on my blog, A Mod’s Life. NIK: A lot of people are now starting to plan ahead for the launch of FML… What’s your master plan for your team in FML? MILES: I’m still thinking about it – the skills side of things has been kind of easy in the beta, as some have been introduced later than others, and some changes along the way, so this side of the game requires a lot more thought than it did for beta. I know what tactic I’m likely to play,…
So – welcome to my new column here on GW1.com! Some of you may know me as Super Bladesman, from the SI Games forums, while some of you may know me as Nik the Mod, from FML’s first ever blog, FML: A Moderator’s Life. A select few thousand of you may even have felt the fear of facing my Frecheville Blades side on the field of battle in one of the many Gameworlds I have been mediocre in, and hence may know by my real name… The original blog will still continue, so the regular readers of that can both rest easy. Over there I will be continuing to follow the progress of my hardworking Blades and that side of my FML life. Here, however, I will be talking more…
