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Old 10-06-2025, 03:02 PM   #1
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Franchise Hockey Manager 12 - Details Wednesday - 5pm Eastern

Franchise Hockey Manager 12 - Details coming - Wednesday, October 8th at 5pm Eastern. www.twitch.tv/FranchiseHockeyManager and www.twitch.tv/OOTPDevelopments


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Old 10-06-2025, 03:11 PM   #2
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Excited for it!
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Old 10-06-2025, 03:18 PM   #3
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Old 10-07-2025, 09:30 AM   #4
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Excited for the reveal!
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Old 10-07-2025, 10:12 AM   #5
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Great news!
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Old 10-07-2025, 11:48 AM   #6
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Old 10-07-2025, 11:55 AM   #7
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I still have hope for this franchise, but I still think it's a shell compared to the depth of OOTP. The lack of customizability, especially with this being the 11th version (soon to be 12th), is the main reason for my hesitancy to get super immersed in this game. Hopefully there are some major improvements in this year's version.

All that to say I really want this game to succeed, because hockey is my #1 sport to follow.
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Old 10-07-2025, 03:18 PM   #8
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I still have hope for this franchise, but I still think it's a shell compared to the depth of OOTP. The lack of customizability, especially with this being the 11th version (soon to be 12th), is the main reason for my hesitancy to get super immersed in this game. Hopefully there are some major improvements in this year's version.

All that to say I really want this game to succeed, because hockey is my #1 sport to follow.
Look at where OOTP was 11 versions in and then compare them. Also take into account that Baseball video games are far more popular than Hockey video games, thus the development resources are going to be considerably less. There isn't the same amount of resources afforded to both games because they are under the same umbrella.
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Old 10-07-2025, 03:27 PM   #9
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Is it really at 5pm Eastern?
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Old 10-07-2025, 04:49 PM   #10
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Look at where OOTP was 11 versions in and then compare them. Also take into account that Baseball video games are far more popular than Hockey video games, thus the development resources are going to be considerably less. There isn't the same amount of resources afforded to both games because they are under the same umbrella.
OOTP was far more in depth in even earlier iterations than the 11th release. Maybe the AI wasn't as fine tuned as it is now, but OOTP has been a very in depth game since almost the very beginning.

As far as the limited resources on the FHM team, yes, I get that. I've been told that before. And if that's the case and this game remains a simple sim engine for already existing real-world leagues with minimal customizability baked in, then I will abstain from purchasing another version because that's not what I'm looking for. All I'm saying is that it's been on my wish list for some time and it honestly doesn't seem like the developers plan to move in this direction.

At the end of the day, it's okay. I don't need this game, but I sure wanted to give it a chance.

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Old 10-07-2025, 08:09 PM   #11
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Well, my very early initial take is that there's not going to be a graphical or UI refresh as the branding remaining unchanged. Will be interesting to see what has been done with the game this year.
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Old 10-07-2025, 08:41 PM   #12
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Is it really at 5pm Eastern?
Sure beats the usual 11PM EST slot for us east coasters that have to get up for work the next day
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Is it really at 5pm Eastern?
It is the current plan yes. If it changes, we will post about it.
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Nice Argument
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In the Discord, there's a message saying the stream was at 2:30pm ET.

Is it replaying at 5?
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In the Discord, there's a message saying the stream was at 2:30pm ET.

Is it replaying at 5?
Just checked the Discord and I couldn't see this message?
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Just checked the Discord and I couldn't see this message?
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An unfortunate technical problem is going to hold us off till 5:30pm Eastern.

Sorry for the delay!
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what is the link to the live stream?

On Twitch now and only see last weeks video.
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