FIFA 13: General Discussion Thread

Some interesting news about career mode from EA Forums:

International Management

As your reputation as a manager grows in Career Mode, you will now be offered the chance to manage International teams in addition to the club side you are already playing with.
Your performance and manager reputation in Career Mode dictates the quality of the international offers you will receive.
Your nationality and the league you manage in will also effect the type of International offers you receive.
Rumours about interested nations will circulate in the press for some months before you actually receive a firm offer.
Squad selection will be a key part of your International management duties and deadlines for selections (one week prior to friendlies, one month prior to tournaments) have to be met.
International competitions will run in parallel with the club game meaning you could land a job in the middle of a qualifying campaign.
International management has it’s own Career Mode “Hub” keeping your club and country separate.

In Match Live Score Updates

Whilst playing your Career Mode matches you’ll now receive audio updates from other games being played in your league voiced by Alan Mcinally and Geoff Shreeves.
The live updates cover goal, red card and penalty incidents.
Example – Shreeves: “Goal at Anfield, Fulham’s Clint Dempsey scores a brilliant freekick to make it 2-1, 73 minutes played” Tyler “Thanks Geoff”
You can select/de-select the matches you want to hear audio updates from prior to playing starting your match.

Player Stories

Interaction with players is now more regular with instant feedback received based on managerial decisions.
Player Stories can now run for months in to Career Mode re-emerging if you go through a bad run of results or when you sell/buy a key player.
Specific Player Stories also occur when managing an International team, meaning you’ll need to keep both club and country happy.
Fan stories will now make top news in the press based on team performance.

Be A Player

Once you’ve chosen your player (VP or real) you receive a set of Season Objectives to complete from the manager. The type of player you choose (forward, midfielder, defender, etc) will shape these objectives.
As well as Season Objectives you’ll also be asked to achieve objectives every four matches. This could include, goals, clean sheets, pass/tackle completion percentages, etc. The quality of opposition over these four games will decide the values you are asked to achieve.
If you are unhappy you now have the option to request a transfer, or request a loan to gain more match experience.
If you choose to play for a top club with a low rated VP you will not be a first team starter to begin with, you’ll be loaned to gain experience first.
If fatigued or playing poorly the manager can now substitute your player.
Once your playing days are over can can opt to retire and take up management.

Classified Results

After each Career Mode match you now receive a rundown of the classified results through in-game audio (think BBC Final Score).
League table updates are also fed back to you as well as any upcoming fixtures. These audio sequences happen less regularly than the classified results.
When this audio is running you can still browse all Career Mode menus and continue to the next game week.

Manager's Office

You can now view any available managerial positions via the Jobs Board, this allows you to change clubs mid season should you wish to.
Your manager now appears on the touchline in matches based on customisation options chosen at the start of Career Mode.

Transfer Negotiations

The transfer system has been completely re-written for Career Mode in FIFA 13.
You can now offer player plus cash and player trade deals to the CPU.
When offering to loan players you can now set a future purchase price to sign the player permanently at the end of the loan period.
When the CPU makes an offer for one of your players you can now choose to “Counter Offer” to ask for more money. The CPU will then choose to accept, reject or make a counter offer of their own.
Contract negotiations now contain advice from your Chief Executive which act as a guide to what they think the club and player may want.
When offering contracts you can now choose a role for the player you’re trying to sign eg Crucial Player, Important Player, Future Star. This expectation will effect whether a player chooses to join your club.
Prior to making a firm offer you can now make an Enquiry to find out whether a player is available and how much the club want for them.
You can now make offers for players directly from media stories by pressing the left stick.
A new Financial Strictness setting will limit the percentage of players sales that go back in to your transfer budget (chosen at the start of CM).

Breaking News

A new “Sky Sports” style overlay will now deliver breaking and top news to the Career Mode hub.

Edit Players

You now have the ability to edit player appearance during your Career Mode seasons. This option can be unlocked via the new EASFC Catalogue.

User Interface

You can now read news articles from the media pane whilst the game is advancing.
The first time you enter Career Mode menus a tutorial overlay appears to guide you through each pane's function.

Right at the death last night we were asked to withhold one more big piece of Career Mode news which we’ll try to bring you as soon as we can (sorry) but it does mean you have more to look forward to. Tom’s full Career Mode Impressions article will follow shortly (with screens) but for now hit the comments to let us know your thoughts on the new features. Pleased?

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Personally, I'm loving the sound of the in-game score updates, and the fact that managers are included. I might actually spend more time on Career Mode this year. In FIFA 12, I only really played it to get the relevant achievements.

Sounds much better this year's career mode.

There are some new screenshots here...

http://www.3djuegos.com/juegos/ver-imagen/11716/2053531/fifa-13/

Looks the same as Fifa 12

There are some differences, like the new mini skills games, which replace the arena.

i like the new mini skills games

Skill Games

A new addition is the 'skill games'. These are challenges which appear to be set in the mold of the Fifa 12 interactive tutorial, coming in three different levels (Gold, Silver and Bronze) and eight different categories (Penalties, Ground Passing, Lobbed Passing, Dribbling, Shooting, Advanced Shooting, Crossing and Free Kicks). These are aimed mainly at helping new players understand the fundamentals of FIFA. Some of these drills are things such as chipping balls into bins, slalom dribbling and football tennis.

EA Sports Football Club Updates

Levelling up your EASFC level (max 100) unlocks new items for you to use in game! Things such as retro kits, virtual pro attribute boosts, and career mode super scout credits!

Kinect Voice Commands Detailed

EA has released a video showcasing the voice commands available to Kinect owners who play FIFA 13.
The voice commands let you activate tactics, change formations and trigger substitutions without pausing the game.
In Be A Pro mode you can shout for a pass, send a teammate on a run or call for a shot.
The referees and linesmen listen to what you say, too. Use coarse language and the commentators may mention it and the referee may become stricter with fouls and bookings. You won't get a booking, but storylines will develop in Career Mode when players and managers lose their cool.
In the video, the player swears after being flagged offside. Does Kinect know all the swears?

Watch the video here: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-23-fifa-13-kinect-video-shows-off-voice-commands


Oh dear, bad news for Dave. He's going to get sent of for swearing every match

Not to fussed about the kinect, it takes 2 mins to make a sub or change formation. The skill games looks good, be alright if you could play it with a friend.

More Career Mode Info, Q&A via Twitter:


Internationals

Q: bponair: @EASPORTSFIFA #FIFA13CAREER so you can now work as an international manager, separately to league, or with a league team?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @bponair You can accept an offer to manage a national team IN ADDITION to managing your club #FIFA13Career

Q: chrisglend: @EASPORTSFIFA as a career mode manager will you be able to manage your club and national teams at the same time? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @chrisglend As a Manager you start with a club. then, depending on where you manage and how well you are doing, you will get offers from national teams.

Q: Caolan_LFC: @EASPORTSFIFA will the World Cup/Euros/Confed. Cup be on career mode aswell? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @Caolan_LFC Lots of International tournaments to play in. World Championship, European Championship, Conf. Cup, qualifiers, friendlies.

Q: dvillabon: @EASPORTSFIFA #FIFA13Career is Venezuela one of the national teams this year?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @dvillabon Yes, Venezuela will be in the game. I already played them with Colombia #FIFA13Career

Q: DavidMikhail: @EASPORTSFIFA #FIFA13Career Will Canada be one of the national teams?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @DavidMikhail No, no Canada national team this year Maybe next year!

Q: LawrieTubb: @santiagoj83 In career mode, can your players get called up? Eg African cup of nations, so you'd lose players like gervinho? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @LawrieTubb @santiagoj83 We don't have all the regional tournaments this year, but we do have a South America Cup and European Championship.

Q: MrCrazy3000: @EASPORTSFIFA Can you get offers for a national team job while managing another national team?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @MrCrazy3000 You can decide to 'stall' offers from national teams. The contract will have an expiry date, but you will continue to receive offers.

@MrCrazy3000 ./..but once you are managing a national team, you have to resign if you want to get new offers #FIFA13Career

Q: isisrocha: @EASPORTSFIFA #FIFA13Career with an international team I can call the players of that country that I want?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @isisrocha Yes, you will be taken to a Squad Selection screen before tournaments and matches where you can choose from all the players.

Q: MrCrazy3000: @EASPORTSFIFA @EASPORTSFIFA If you are managing a smaller club will you still get national team offers? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @MrCrazy3000 Yes, but you won't get offers from the best.For example,to get the Spain or Brazil job, you need to be successful in a top club.

Q: JudahS_: @EASPORTSFIFA #FIFA13Career are you more likely to get an off from the country you're working in or the nationality you are?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @JudahS_ if you do well in the top league, that country's FA will be more interested in you. Same goes for your nationality. #FIFA13Career

Q: xDanny1812: Seem a bit easy to get a national offer @EASPORTSFIFA Thought you would have to wait at least a few seasons before an offer? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @xDanny1812 The best offers will only come starting in the second season, once you've made a name for yourself as a manager.

Q: Kav_LFC: @EASPORTSFIFA #FIFA13Career Can you manage a club AND national team at the same time?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @Kav_LFC Yes, if you accept a national team offer, you get to manage the national team AND your club. BUT, you start the career with club only #FIFA13

Q: MrCrazy3000: @EASPORTSFIFA Can you just manager a national team and not manager a club? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @MrCrazy3000 No, you always need a club job.

Q: Marc8Griggs15: #FIFA13Career when you manage a club,will your player get called up for international friendlies?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @Marc8Griggs15 Yes, all AI Managers of the national teams will call up players, who will then leave your club if that is the case #FIFA13

Q: Frimponged: @EASPORTSFIFA #FIFA13CAREER - Is it possible to test players for NT team in international friendlies?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @Frimponged Yes, you can call up any players of the nationality that you manage and try them out in friendlies, qualifiers, or tournaments!

Q: _YOLOscar: @EASPORTSFIFA now that there are National Teams in #fifa13career, is the World Cup in the game?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @_YOLOscar We will have a World Championship that will follow the same format.


Transfers

Q: FesLatif: @EASPORTSFIFA any changes made to the way transfers are done? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @FesLatif LOTS. Better Manager AI for CPU teams; ability to specify asking price for your players; more realistic transfers, Player + Cash

Q: chrisglend: @EASPORTSFIFA Could you explain the new FIFA 13 transfers system for #FIFA13Career?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @chrisglend Couldn't possibly do that in 140 characters! Complete re-write. Will be much more authentic + lots of new features #FIFA13Career

Q: JasonE__: @EASPORTSFIFA any new features in this years #Fifa13Career thats never been used in the past ones?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @JasonE__ lots, for example, you can now ask for extra Transfer funds from your board, but you may have to commit to higher objectives!

Q: fieryrangaa: When being a VP, can you receive transfer offers for your player during the January transfer window, not only off-season? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @fieryrangaa Yes, you can now go on loan and on transfer as your pro in any transfer window. Ask my fellow producer @thisismunny for details.

Q: AntDutra15: #FIFA13Career I think you should have a feature so we know how much potential a player has before I waste money on him!

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @AntDutra15 We're doing a lot of work on the player growth system as we speak! #FIFA13Career

Q: Dsluss13: #FIFA13Career @EASPORTSFIFA when doing a transfer will you be able to offer a player as well as cash?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @Dsluss13 Yes. You can now offer one of your players in a transfer deal, and the CPU manager will evaluate how good of a fit he is.

Q: Breeno8: @EASPORTSFIFA #FIFA13Career Are transfers more realistic now? In F12 we saw big names moving clubs every 6 months, that doesn't happen in real life.

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @Breeno8 Yes, Transfers will be much more realistic this year. @amb3ll has been working tirelessly on that!

Q: nathanrees7: @EASPORTSFIFA Can you reject a bid for a player, and then tell the bidding team what price you want? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @nathanrees7 Yes, ability to specify a counter offer is a big part of Transfers for #FIFA13Career

Q: MrCrazy3000: @EASPORTSFIFA If you ask for too much in the counter offer, can they give an offer lower than your asking price? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @MrCrazy3000 Yes, you will have to negotiate a lot with CPU managers! It's a lot of fun! I had to fight really hard to get Falcao with CFC

Q: BrettUnwin: @EASPORTSFIFA could u please explain the counter offer with a bit more detail? Thanks #FIFA13 #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @BrettUnwin In the screen, which looks like a contract, you can specify how much you want for a player that the CPU has made a bid on.

Q: jrussell27: #FIFA13Career will it be possible to move clubs halfway through the season?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @jrussell27 Yes, we implemented the ability to do Mid-Season job changes. You can browse for new jobs, get offers, quit your national team.

Q: AntonHMill: @EASPORTSFIFA #FIFA13Career if I play Player Mode, can I hand in a transfer request or leave a club in the winter transfer window?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @AntonHMill Yes, you can hand in a transfer request at any point.

Q: bcfc: #fifa13career All these new additions wont matter when Birmingham city get took over and sign Kaka, Ronaldo etc...

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @bcfc we re-wrote the transfer system and there are lots of improvements there for authenticity.


Youth and player development

Q: eivindws: Is youth academy still in #FIFA13Career? @EASPORTSFIFA

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @eivindws Yes, Youth Academy is still there

Q: mikeastuto: @EASPORTSFIFA Any updates to the youth academy? Specifically player growth? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @mikeastuto Some additions to the Youth Academy, and we are working on some very good improvements to the player growth system #FIFA13Career

Q: stowesport: @EASPORTSFIFA Will youth academy players be able to develop very quickly, like e.g. Rooney did in real life? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @stowesport It will depend on their potential, their playing time, match rating, and other factors that we are working on to improve it all.

Q: farrisonhorde: #FIFA13Career Players should progress even if they're in the bench, in FIFA12 many potentially good players didnt get to be good cause of this

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @farrisonhorde I agree. We are doing a lot of work on player growth at the moment. It's going to be MUCH BETTER #FIFA13Career

Q: Sabre0001: @EASPORTSFIFA If you get subbed while playing poorly or tired, will your match rating drop? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @Sabre0001 Doing lots of improvements to the match rating system. We are still tuning it at the moment. Should be much better! #FIFA13Career


Career mode and EA sports catalogue

Q: JaKeR7: @EASPORTSFIFA what can you buy with the credits you get in easfc? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @JaKeR7 You can redeem lots of cool CM stuff with the EAS FC Catalogue: Re-match option, option to edit players' appearance, get national team offfer...

Q: BrandonBednarek: @EASPORTSFIFA Will you be able to use these unlockables in other game modes or only CM? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @BrandonBednarek There will be unlockables for FIFA in general, and specific to modes too.

Q: lfcrusayne: #FIFA13Career Do you have to purchase the "edit player" option before starting the CM for it to take effect or does it update mid-CM?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @lfcrusayne You can 'unlock' the option to edit players inside #FIFA13Career from the catalogue, and it will work for in-progress CM games.

Q: PepsiJamie: @EASPORTSFIFA Why not add things like team chemistry and wages where you can buy new boots and items? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @PepsiJamie You will be able to unlock new boots and other cool stuff from the EAS FC catalogue. #FIFA13Career

Q: liam_Cotter: @EASPORTSFIFA can u change your team kit every few seasons? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @liam_Cotter No, you can't change the kits. They are licensed. BUT, you CAN unlock historic kits for a variety of teams and have them in CM!


Miscellaneous

Q: eliotclements: @EASPORTSFIFA can you change clubs mid-season as a manager? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @eliotclements Yes. Get fired, look for new jobs, get job offers from other clubs... I just left Parma after getting a better offer

Q: MrCrazy3000: @EASPORTSFIFA What happens if you get fired from club job mid-season? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @MrCrazy3000 You will then see what other clubs have sacked their managers and are willing to give you an offer. Won't be very prestigious!

Q: Murrayyyyyyyy: @EASPORTSFIFA Will more clubs receive face scans? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @Murrayyyyyyyy Yes,I don't have the details now,but more players have gone through the new face-scan tech and look incredible! #FIFA13Career

Q: pawlik_23: Did you fix match fixtures so we don't have to play league match on Sat and then cup game on Sun? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @pawlik_23 We are fixing bugs on scheduling. Even more challenging now with Internationals, but we'll get there! #FIFA13Career

Q: GoOnDanny: #FIFA13Career Can you choose the teams who you want to play in pre-season friendly games?

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @GoOnDanny I really wanted this too, but we didn't have the time to implement the feature. We had higher priorities for #FIFA13Career

Q: ZS_mkd: @EASPORTSFIFA Is there any "My player mode" in the game? Where we start w/our player in small league and then become star? #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @ZS_mkd You can create a player and choose your position. Then work your way up! #FIFA13Career

Q: sirdaz12: @EASPORTSFIFA @sirdaz12: Are the celebrations better when you win a trophy? Should be seen going up and getting the cup. #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @sirdaz12 We have new celebrations, new stadium entrance sequences, etc...#FIFA13Career

Q: Shakhtar941: @EASPORTSFIFA Will be in FIFA 13 Ukrainian Premier League?,.,. #FIFA13Career

A: EASPORTSFIFA: @Shakhtar941 Sorry, no Ukranian league

An update on Clubs:

- Filtered matchmaking - Ability to match versus Human GK & Human ANY as you wish

- AI teammates get better as your club improves

- Free Agent Hub allows you to play Drop-In matches, look at leaderboards etc before joining a club

- Maxed out pros more realistic to real life players. Accomplishments and growth have been tuned

- Online Pro and CPU teammates stats based off real attributes from players in top leagues

- Clubs now has Seasons format

- Tuning to human GK's and other attributes

- Pros now online only

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ros now online only thats good good buy hackers

Everyone played the demo yet? What do you think?

I'm happy with the gameplay and presentation, but I suck big time at the skill games

Gave it a quick go last night. liking it so far despite it looking like there's quite a lot of similarities to 12. It feels better but the test will be when get to play it online. have ordered ultimate edition from zavvi but dunno whether to cancel it and pay extra n get it from Game instead with that adidas allstar team or whatever. do u think its worth paying the extra money? I guess its only £4/5 extra.

I ordered mine from GAME, purely because they've never let me down before, and most titles turn up on the Thursday.

Yeh but do you think its worth paying extra for Games exclusives?

Probably not, I just wanted the All Star team.

I saw that i had a few quid credit on my reward card which made up the difference so i cancelled zavvis order and ordered from Game anyway in the end.

It is, for me, as games like FIFA and Forza I know I'll play to death

Just a reminder, the FIFA 13 web app is out tomorrow (18 Sep)

Hopefully, there'll be daily gifts again, like on previous versions.

Cheers for the heads up. I was wondering the other day about this as I hadn't seen owt mentioning it, myself.

I'll be trading like a mofo tomorrow, on my 4 accounts

Four!?!? lol

Yeah, I made a couple more a month or so ago, so that I get four sets of Welcome Back Gold Packs, and four lots of Daily Gifts. I just trade any good players or the cash to my main account.

Anyone else getting Early Release today? Was kinda hoping we could try out Clubs on FIFA 13 tonight

I might. Ordered some msp off game last night still not got me code yet
Edit - got me points i be up for some clubs