Career Mode Improvement Megathread
How many YEARS behind is this beloved mode!? It's getting beyond embarrassing with the amount of things that have been removed or haven't been addresed! I will be using this thread to post New Features/Suggestions/Bugs/Improvements (in no particular order) that EA can use in future instalments of their game and hopefully work their way through over the next 1 or 2 years:
* Sponsors!
They need adding back! (Whether they are Real or Generic ones)
* Match Ticket Prices!
Go a step further and add price adjustments for things like Season Tickets, Merchandise, Concession Prices etc like in Madden!
* Live Cup Draws:
Isn't it about time these were brought back? Especially as EA now has the UEFA license.. Cup Draws are a big thing in real life, full of anticipation, even more so for the lesser teams hoping for that big draw! We used to have Cut-Scenes for them back in LMA Manager, including voice-overs! Even the basic ones from the 2010 World Cup game would be good enough, which are kind of Football Manager style..
* Option to start as an International Manager only!
* Option to start as a Club AND International Manager!
* Option to resign from your Club when you accept an International job!
* Option to accept Job Offers at the End of the Season! (So you can finish the current season with your current team)
* Increase the Length of a Career Mode from 15 to 30 Seasons!
* Leagues/Teams in Edit Real Player need to be in ALPHABETICAL ORDER & once you've edited/saved a player it should load back to that player you were last editing so you can carry on editing the rest of that team! It's currently in jumbled order and reverts back to your team (even after editing a player in another league) which makes it very time consuming to edit players!
* In Pre-Season Friendlies the A.I. should be using ALL of their allotted Substitutes when you Sim & Quick Sim..
As the whole point of friendlies is for Fitness & Match Sharpness?
Yet i get an e-mail reminding me to use all my Subs!?
I've Simmed the game!
* 'Set as Captain' button needs to be added on the Team Sheet menu so you can freely change your captain at one click of a button (when hovering over player)
* Game Face!
Add it back for your Created Player or Manager!
* Practice Arena!
Why did you add this back this year but not in Career Mode!? This would be great for Career Mode for playing 11 vs 11 (First Team vs Reserves) matches, trying out Formations/Tactics, practising Set-Pieces or seeing how a Youth Academy Talent fits into your team etc..
* Player Growth Curve!
This would be great for seeing the Predicted Growth for your Youth Academy stars to see if it's worth Loaning them out or for seeing the predicted "Decline" of 30+ players to see if it's worth selling them or offering them a new contract..
* Stat Tracking!
* Trophy Cabinet!
Everything would be greyed out by default but unlock once you Win it..
* Creation Centre!
So we can rename Generic teams such as "Latium" & also edit/upload their real badge/kit etc..
Can also be used to rename Generic competitions such as Men's International Cup > FIFA World Cup!
* Internal Memos!
Random questions from the media via e-mails on different scenarios, your reply will effect Player/Team/Fan/Owner Morale..
* Classic Kits!
They are in UT! Why Not Career Mode!?
* Free Agent Managers!
Add a list so when they get sacked in real life we don't lose them from the game completely and can still use their Star Heads!
* Real Allotted Substitutes!
Some competitions allow for 7, 9 or 12 Subs! Reflect this in game!
* Potential Stat!
Still can't set / edit a players Potential stat in Edit Real Player / Create Player..
* Cold Weather Gear!
Add this setting for players in Create / Edit Real Player & also to your Manager in Career Mode..
This setting is available to Data Reviewers!
* In your first Press Conference as a Manager during the Transfer Window the press ask you about "Transfer Inactivity" even though the 1st Transfer Window is Disabled!
* Unlock the "Head" section in Edit Real Player so we can edit Generic player faces!
(Players with a Star Head enabled would be greyed out)
* Loan Rule!
Players in real life can't play against parent clubs. They should be unvailable and i should get an e-mail before the game to tell me this so i can make adjustments to my squad just like i do for Injuries.. Same for Loaned out players playing against me!
* Injury Sliders!
Add an option to increase/decrease "training ground" injuries for both Short-Term and Long-Term Injuries..
(Off, Low, Medium, High)
* Icons!
They are literally in UT!
Let us select them in both Manager & Player Career!
* FC World
Add a Free-Roam Neighbourhood/City style mode!
This would be MASSIVE for Online Social Interaction that would see VOLTA, Pro Clubs, Online Seasons, Player/Manager Career (once Online) and Ultimate Team players combine to socialise Online!
Drop in to a Volta match? Drop in to a Pro Clubs match? Start an Online Career Mode? Etc...
Walk in to a shop and buy/unlock a new pair of Football Boots?
Walk in to a hairdressers and upgrade/unlock a new Hairstyle?
Etc!
* Fix the e-mails punctuation!
"Good morning, Mr John" is not punctually correct! Minor Bug, but still...
* Add More Gameplay Sliders!
Let us FULLY customise the Offline Gameplay experience..
That's the ONLY way to seperate Online from Offline to keep both parties happy!
* Real/Random Fixtures!
Yes/No settings (No would randomise them)
* International Teams!
EVERY country should be in the game whether they have real kits or not! We'd rather have them Generic than not have them at all..
(Again why Creation Centre is needed)
* Staff Upgrades!
Fitness Coach?
Negotiator?
Scout?
Medical Staff?
Stadium Manager?
ALL IN PREVIOUS GAMES!
* Stadium Creator/Editor!
You literally had it in your FIFA Manager series...
* New Trophy Celebrations!!
How many years have we had the same ones now!? Maybe even make them Interactive somehow..
* Match of the Day integration!
LMA Manager had this back in the day, including cut-scenes and voice overs from the days action! Match Day Highlights could be used for these..
* Metric or Imperial System!
Add the setting to use:
Feet, Centimetres or Inches
And
Stones, Kilograms or Pounds
* Icon Managers!
You already have Icons players so why not managers too?
Sir Alex Ferguson? Arsene Wenger? Brian Clough?
And make them useable in Career Mode as well as UT!!
