Question about game

[bagman67]

Can u play older season? If so how far does the game go back. Or is it more like football manager where u just play the current season and move forward to future years.

[BlackIce]

You can start a Historic game and pick the year in your season that goes back to 1947 thru 2012.

[bagman67]

I know this is a new game and has a lot of issues but all I care about are a few things before I decide to buy it

Do the teams and players from each year play up to their capabilities? I only plan on doing historical leagues like for example NHL 1975 and play it for one season. I don't plan on doing a career mode where u keep going but rather just play 1 season. The realism is most important to me and I like playing the game without managing any teams.

Is there a spectator mode? I like to just watch a game unfold without having to manage any teams. Is this possible?

While I am watching a game unfold without managing either team can u see the scores of other games being played on the same day similar to what OOTP Baseball has? I don't care for it to be real time like ootp 14 but at least see the scores from same day games.

Is there in season transactions that automatically take place like in baseball? If not what happens to players that got traded in real life during the season are they in the teams they started with all year or are they on the teams they got traded to all year?

Is it possible to set up playoff leagues after a season is complete? And if so is it easy to do or difficult.

Are there logo packs and Facepacks u can download for the game and are they easy to install? Where can I find them also?

[BlackIce]

Originally Posted by bagman67

I know this is a new game and has a lot of issues but all I care about are a few things before I decide to buy it

Do the teams and players from each year play up to their capabilities? I only plan on doing historical leagues like for example NHL 1975 and play it for one season. I don't plan on doing a career mode where u keep going but rather just play 1 season. The realism is most important to me and I like playing the game without managing any teams.

Is there a spectator mode? I like to just watch a game unfold without having to manage any teams. Is this possible?

While I am watching a game unfold without managing either team can u see the scores of other games being played on the same day similar to what OOTP Baseball has? I don't care for it to be real time like ootp 14 but at least see the scores from same day games.

Is there in season transactions that automatically take place like in baseball? If not what happens to players that got traded in real life during the season are they in the teams they started with all year or are they on the teams they got traded to all year?

Is it possible to set up playoff leagues after a season is complete? And if so is it easy to do or difficult.

Are there logo packs and Facepacks u can download for the game and are they easy to install? Where can I find them also?

I'm going to be honest with you, I'm not a fan nor do I put any kind of interest into the Historic mode at all. It does have the real players of the past and of course the present. As for the realism... it's a hit or miss... I think it would be impossible for any game makers to try and duplicate real life results to the "T" including the team performances themselves. But it does try an mimic the success of past players and teams. As for transactions, I do not believe they are preset and are traded on specific dates like in the past but traded randomly.

The players are rated accordingly from researchers and in my mind it's obviously biased to they're own personal preference and not that of such as yours or mine. Not to say the players are rated horrible, but it isn't to say the players are rated fairly as well. The game is of what it is and I cannot possibly tell you that it's a great game nor it's a complete bust! =) I believe this game is on the right track and has nothing but pure potential to become the best simulator on the planet! At the moment it is very "Incomplete" in some sense but still has play value as it's not "Unplayable" or what handfuls of people are leading to believe on the forums. There is not a spectator mode that i know of.

Indeed there are upgrades which adds the real logo's and player pics into the game as well. The breakaway network which you can google yourself, goto the forums there and look for the FHM 2013 downloads section where you can find what your looking for there. You must register but it's well worth it if you want some truly beautiful graphic updates.