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zoetus · 10-11-2018, 10:31 AM

Have never bought the game, but as a longtime player of games like Football Manager and EHM I was sort of disappointed to find that FHM5 still lacks a true match engine. I don't even mean 3d, I'm not looking for NHL 19 here, but just something that can show you the positions of all the players on the ice and how they move around. For me this is what makes games like Football Manager compelling, because all I have to do to get feedback on tactical effectiveness is just watch the game and see what the players are doing. In FHM it seems like all we get is shots and shot positions. If FHM had an EHM-style match engine I would auto-purchase it every season.

I hate to pile on with the negativity especially since I have never owned the game, but I guess just for me it is a deal breaker. Curious what others think who perhaps have played games that have a true match engine. It seems sort of weird that FM, EHM, and even OOTP have had this for quite some time and in hockey it's so important to see how the game is flowing.

10-11-2018, 10:31 AM	#1
zoetus Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 1	Match engine? Have never bought the game, but as a longtime player of games like Football Manager and EHM I was sort of disappointed to find that FHM5 still lacks a true match engine. I don't even mean 3d, I'm not looking for NHL 19 here, but just something that can show you the positions of all the players on the ice and how they move around. For me this is what makes games like Football Manager compelling, because all I have to do to get feedback on tactical effectiveness is just watch the game and see what the players are doing. In FHM it seems like all we get is shots and shot positions. If FHM had an EHM-style match engine I would auto-purchase it every season. I hate to pile on with the negativity especially since I have never owned the game, but I guess just for me it is a deal breaker. Curious what others think who perhaps have played games that have a true match engine. It seems sort of weird that FM, EHM, and even OOTP have had this for quite some time and in hockey it's so important to see how the game is flowing.