11-07-2005, 10:00 AM | #401 |
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Unless it was posted elsewhere, I was the one who guessed that Sega is on the west coast. I know their corporate offices are out there, but I don't know where the people involved with this project are.
Anyway, it appears that SI is happy with the file, and Sega is happy with the file, so it's just up to the digital provider to activate the link. That's the impression I got from the thread over on the SI forum. I have no idea who the digital provider is, but if they're also on the west coast, that might be the reason for the delay. The SI folks have done a great job of staying up very late in order to help get this resolved, and I'm no longer thinking that the end of the UK workday spells doom for us North Americans. I'm as much of an outsider on this as the rest of you guys, but I'm actually feeling pretty confident that this thing will be ready today. My plan was to just get the boxed copy in a day or two if the download isn't available today, but I realized that the boxed version will not have the latest patches out of the box, so I wouldn't really start playing it until the patch is available anyway (and we don't know when that'll be). I'll be waiting for the download no matter what. If I may go as far as making a prediction, I'm going to guess that the download will be available by 3pm EST today. That's four hours from this post. Prove me right, SI!
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11-07-2005, 10:01 AM | #402 |
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I'll even add mine... hrm, do I trust Graeme enough? that is the question... let's say I do... today would be the day, right? hrm... *ponders it some more* ...hrm... So far we got: Pumpy Tudors: 11/07 at 3pm EST FrogMan: 11/07 at 4:30pm EST Although I must say that Pumpy's guess is pretty good one, at noon pacific... FM edit: don'T know what I was thinking, 3pm EST is noon pacific, even better guess...
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11-07-2005, 10:10 AM | #404 |
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I'll say that they run into another minor problem but get it out at 6pm EST.
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11-07-2005, 10:16 AM | #405 |
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I'll say it goes quickly... 2:00 PM Eastern
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11-07-2005, 10:23 AM | #406 |
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So far, we got:
EaglesFan: 11/07 at 2pm EST Pumpy Tudors: 11/07 at 3pm EST FrogMan: 11/07 at 4:30pm EST MikeVick7: 11/07 at 6pm EST Come on SI, beat us, the optimistic FOFCers!!! FM
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11-07-2005, 10:34 AM | #407 |
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I'll say November 21 around 3 am...
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11-07-2005, 10:35 AM | #408 | |
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11-07-2005, 10:37 AM | #409 | |
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Doh!
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11-07-2005, 10:37 AM | #410 | |
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11-07-2005, 10:38 AM | #411 | |
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Pumpy, I was gonna post about the Graeme Kelly...
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no pics please, k tnks, or whatever is not the form to use FM
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11-07-2005, 10:39 AM | #412 | |
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lucky bastage, although me, it's my FM2005 CD I'm surprised has lasted this long FM
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11-07-2005, 10:46 AM | #413 | |
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Yes, happened in FM2005 just as above: in FM06 however, the budgets get set with a message 'the TV money has been taken into account when setting the budgets', which is far better: the TV money is guaranteed and should be included initially. So I read it that it will not change in FM06 as it used to, which as I say, is far, far better. And from Marc's reply, if I'd have seen the button with the news message, I would have been able to change the budgets more to suit my strategy, so basically it's my own fault for skimming the news message! (The second post was more a reply to the theory that offer high wages but spending in transfer fees is a safer way to go than the reverse, rather than to do with a problem with the game)
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11-07-2005, 11:17 AM | #414 |
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It did change for me in FM06 after the original budget had been set. During the off-season between Leed's promotion from the Champ. to Premier. The caveat is that I'd sold about $6 million worth of players. So the board provided matching funds, so to speak.
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11-07-2005, 12:10 PM | #415 |
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I think there'll be a delay in the process -- Tuesday (Nov. 8), 3pm EST
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11-07-2005, 12:13 PM | #416 | |
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Well, we got our first pessimistic (okay, okay, realistic ) FOFCer... So far, we got: EaglesFan27: 11/07 at 2pm EST Pumpy Tudors: 11/07 at 3pm EST FrogMan: 11/07 at 4:30pm EST MikeVick7: 11/07 at 6pm EST RPI-fan: 11/08 at 3pm EST FM
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11-07-2005, 12:19 PM | #417 |
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i will go with 9 pm EST
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11-07-2005, 12:20 PM | #418 | |
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gotta assume it's tonight, right? If so, Graeme Kelly is gonna earn is paycheck today So far, we got: EaglesFan27: 11/07 at 2pm EST Pumpy Tudors: 11/07 at 3pm EST FrogMan: 11/07 at 4:30pm EST MikeVick7: 11/07 at 6pm EST condors: 11/07 at 9pm EST RPI-fan: 11/08 at 3pm EST FM
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11-07-2005, 12:22 PM | #419 |
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11/11 at 5 pm EST. Just cuz.
Mmm tempted to keep playing my Yeading dynasty... Second season about to start...
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11-07-2005, 12:23 PM | #420 | |
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all of you guys with the game already in your hands are just mean, you know that, huh? FM
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11-07-2005, 12:24 PM | #421 |
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I sense more of a delay as well...
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Monday - 11/14 - 8 PM EST
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11-07-2005, 12:28 PM | #423 |
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okay....
So far, we got: EaglesFan27: 11/07 at 2pm EST Pumpy Tudors: 11/07 at 3pm EST FrogMan: 11/07 at 4:30pm EST MikeVick7: 11/07 at 6pm EST condors: 11/07 at 9pm EST RPI-fan: 11/08 at 3pm EST Ramzavail: 11/09 at 5pm EST Izulde: 11/11 at 5 pm EST Desnudo: 11/14 at 8pm EST Bee: 11/21 at 3am EST FM
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11-07-2005, 12:28 PM | #424 |
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FM - are these "Price is Right" rules or closest wins?
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11-07-2005, 12:29 PM | #425 | |
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Since there's nothing to win, I'd say closest wins... FM
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11-07-2005, 01:45 PM | #426 |
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Frogman - What is the best page to monitor over at SI when tracking the WWSM release? The North & South American thread?
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that's the one I usually get my info from... FM
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11-07-2005, 01:46 PM | #428 |
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EaglesFan27 is out of the pool, and barring a miracle in the next 14 minutes, I'm also out. Oh, well. It was a nice try.
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11-07-2005, 01:47 PM | #429 | |
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well, I said closest to it, so you'd still have until halfway between 3 and 4:30 FM
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11-07-2005, 01:49 PM | #430 | |
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Oh, you're right! I have an extra 45 minutes to attain my glory!
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11-07-2005, 02:21 PM | #431 |
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I'm still in it...
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11-07-2005, 02:28 PM | #432 |
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No updates from Graeme for about 4 hours now. Per the recent pattern, I expect another "sorry guys" message in about 2 hours.
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yeah, had the same thought a couple minutes ago. The silence from the SI people in the middle of the day like that usually leads to the dreaded "sorry guys" message... FM
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11-07-2005, 02:45 PM | #434 |
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Last I checked it was uploading to Sega ....
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Thanks, but Graeme had stated that it was uploading to Sega about 4 hours ago. If the file is still being uploaded (I don't know how big it is or how much bandwidth you guys have), then that means it'll probably take an hour or two to download and test after Sega has protected it. Of course, who knows when Sega will get around to protecting it? Then, even if the test goes well on both sides, the digital provider needs to be contacted to let them know that they can activate it, right? I don't claim to know the process, but if that timeline is close to being accurate, it appears most reasonable that it's at least another day. Of course, I hope I'm wrong.
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11-07-2005, 02:49 PM | #436 |
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Gamestop.com still has the game listed as prerelease 11/07/05.
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11-07-2005, 03:09 PM | #437 |
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So, um, what do you guys think about setting up an MP game? That would convince me to upgrade to FM 2006.
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11-07-2005, 03:26 PM | #438 | |
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Sounds great. Let me just load up my copy -- oops. I don't have a copy yet. Interesting idea, though.
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11-07-2005, 03:47 PM | #439 | |
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Neither do I. But hey, it's FM -- we pretty much know what we're getting. I just thought the interested parties (if any) could figure out a time to play or something. I've never played an MP game of FM, but from the SI boards, it sounds like people get together for a specified time each week? |
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11-07-2005, 03:54 PM | #440 |
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I already have a copy (parents brought a CD over from the UK), and I'd be interested in an MP game. Now that I'm in a time zone where that's actually possible.
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11-07-2005, 04:09 PM | #441 |
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Ugggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... The suspense is killing me... I always say I won't let a game do this to me but some of them always do... I certainly hope this gets done soon... I was all set-up with my new PC last Tuesday but I can't see how much faster it will run FM until I have it... And I don't want to get another FM05 career started to get attached to in the mean time... I am LOVING the demo but can't get a feel for speed since it is only a quickstart...
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In response to a similar post that I made here this was posted...
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11-07-2005, 05:50 PM | #444 |
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I'm up for a net game too, but I work squirrelly hours.
(Got called into work.. ugh!)
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11-07-2005, 06:21 PM | #445 |
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This, from Graeme about 10 mins ago.
"Still waiting to hear back." At least he's still there.
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11-07-2005, 06:25 PM | #446 |
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This is killing me. At least I'm on the west coast, so I've still got rest of work, gym and dinner to wait. But man, it's killing me.
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11-07-2005, 06:28 PM | #447 |
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The west coast work day is almost over now. I'm not terribly encouraged.
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11-07-2005, 06:58 PM | #448 |
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I would play a MP game, like Coffee said as long as it is slower. So, who is going to host the game on their server?
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11-07-2005, 07:30 PM | #450 |
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Well, before I agree to hosting this...how the hell does multiplayer on FM work?
edit: Nevermind, just read the damn manual. And if anyone is available to test to make sure people can connect to my machine, I'd be up for it. I've got a pretty blazing computer, so we can do Large DB's (Huge is just insane) with a chunk of leagues. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 11-07-2005 at 07:33 PM. |
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