F1 Manager shocker!!!

Did anyone buy EA Sports F1 Manager? What an absolute rip-off! The damn thing crashes all the time. I try and negotiate better electronics and instead of offering a new season contract it advises them that I'm cancelling next years contract! What's up with that, I haven't even appointed them yet! Is there a patch out?? Does anyone else have issues? Did anyone persevere with the game! Thank god I only payed $15! But that's $15 too much! NG

I think RAS people could care less. Andi. "NG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:0q4l6.960$[email hidden]... > Did anyone buy EA Sports F1 Manager? What an absolute rip-off! The damn > thing crashes all the time. > > I try and negotiate better electronics and instead of offering a newseason > contract it advises them that I'm cancelling next years contract! What'sup

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> with that, I haven't even appointed them yet! > > Is there a patch out?? Does anyone else have issues? Did anyone persevere > with the game! Thank god I only payed $15! But that's $15 too much! > > NG > >

interesting reponse Andi "Andi Cole" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9734h7$n17$[email hidden]...

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> I think RAS people could care less. > > Andi. > > "NG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:0q4l6.960$[email hidden]... > > Did anyone buy EA Sports F1 Manager? What an absolute rip-off! The damn > > thing crashes all the time. > > > > I try and negotiate better electronics and instead of offering a new > season > > contract it advises them that I'm cancelling next years contract! What's > up > > with that, I haven't even appointed them yet! > > > > Is there a patch out?? Does anyone else have issues? Did anyone

persevere

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> > with the game! Thank god I only payed $15! But that's $15 too much! > > > > NG > > > > > >

maybe next time I should put my message through the andrew.cole1 (if that's your real name :-) ) filter just in case he's not interested! and maybe I should also put in my message that I'd appreciate no one liners from folks that offer no value at all and just feel they need to contribute. NG "NG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:uddl6.1016$[email hidden]...

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> interesting reponse Andi > > > "Andi Cole" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9734h7$n17$[email hidden]... > > I think RAS people could care less. > > > > Andi. > > > > "NG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:0q4l6.960$[email hidden]... > > > Did anyone buy EA Sports F1 Manager? What an absolute rip-off! The

damn > > > thing crashes all the time. > > > > > > I try and negotiate better electronics and instead of offering a new > > season > > > contract it advises them that I'm cancelling next years contract!What's

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> > up > > > with that, I haven't even appointed them yet! > > > > > > Is there a patch out?? Does anyone else have issues? Did anyone > persevere > > > with the game! Thank god I only payed $15! But that's $15 too much! > > > > > > NG > > > > > > > > > > > >

Speaking for the group Andi? -Cheers!

Well I'm interested! But not surprised, as the last versions (when it was called Grand Prix Manager) were crap too. This looks like another graphics update. Great concept, shitty execution, too small an audience for anybody else to build a better one. After all how many people want to mix F1 racing and Risk in the same game? "NG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:2qdl6.1018$[email hidden]... > maybe next time I should put my message through the andrew.cole1 (ifthat's > your real name :-) ) filter just in case he's not interested! > > and maybe I should also put in my message that I'd appreciate no oneliners > from folks that offer no value at all and just feel they need tocontribute.

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> > NG > > > > "NG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:uddl6.1016$[email hidden]... > > interesting reponse Andi > > > > > > "Andi Cole" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:9734h7$n17$[email hidden]... > > > I think RAS people could care less. > > > > > > Andi. > > > > > > "NG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:0q4l6.960$[email hidden]... > > > > Did anyone buy EA Sports F1 Manager? What an absolute rip-off! The > damn > > > > thing crashes all the time. > > > > > > > > I try and negotiate better electronics and instead of offering a new > > > season > > > > contract it advises them that I'm cancelling next years contract! > What's > > > up > > > > with that, I haven't even appointed them yet! > > > > > > > > Is there a patch out?? Does anyone else have issues? Did anyone > > persevere > > > > with the game! Thank god I only payed $15! But that's $15 too much! > > > > > > > > NG > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

>Well I'm interested! But not surprised, as the last versions (when it was >called Grand Prix Manager) were crap too. This looks like another graphics >update. Actually I think he was talking about F1 manager 2000, which was put out by EA. The Gand Prix Manager games were put out by MicroProse. I was hoping that F1 Manager 2000 would be decent, but it sounds like it's got too many flaws, so I never bought it. I did however, buy Grandprix World, which is the latest in the Grand Prix Manager series. And to be honest, I think that Grandprix World is a pretty good game. I managed to turn Benetton around in my second season, and won the drivers, and constructors titles in my third, with Coulthard, and Wurz as my drivers. Oh yeah, I managed to get a contract for the Mercedes engines too....That may have had something to do with it : )

Sounds like I shoulda bought GPW. F1 Manager has an excellent racing view, but too many bugs and by the looks of it no patch for those frustrating crashes to windows. NG "PHendrix27" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > >Well I'm interested! But not surprised, as the last versions (when itwas > >called Grand Prix Manager) were crap too. This looks like anothergraphics > >update. > > Actually I think he was talking about F1 manager 2000, which was put outby EA. > The Gand Prix Manager games were put out by MicroProse. > > I was hoping that F1 Manager 2000 would be decent, but it sounds like it'sgot > too many flaws, so I never bought it. I did however, buy Grandprix World, > which is the latest in the Grand Prix Manager series. And to be honest, I > think that Grandprix World is a pretty good game. > > I managed to turn Benetton around in my second season, and won thedrivers, and > constructors titles in my third, with Coulthard, and Wurz as my drivers.Oh > yeah, I managed to get a contract for the Mercedes engines too....That mayhave > had something to do with it : )

>Sounds like I shoulda bought GPW. F1 Manager has an excellent racing view, >but too many bugs and by the looks of it no patch for those frustrating >crashes to windows. > I had looked at all of the previews for F1 Manager 2000, and I was getting my hopes up for it. But I never picked it up, due to all of the complaints about it. It's really too bad we keep getting half assed attempts at F1 management sims. BTW: One of the best all time management games in my opinion, is Grand Prix Wizard....If you've never tried it, do a web search and check it out. It's a few years old, and is a dos based game, but it's rock solid. Graphics are pretty cheesey though.

Cheers I'll look out for GP wizard, although it might be too much of a culture shock! Is there anything new GP manager wise on the horizon? If not I may have to get out GP Manager 2 - electronics bug and all! NG "PHendrix27" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > >Sounds like I shoulda bought GPW. F1 Manager has an excellent racingview, > >but too many bugs and by the looks of it no patch for those frustrating > >crashes to windows. > > > > I had looked at all of the previews for F1 Manager 2000, and I was gettingmy > hopes up for it. But I never picked it up, due to all of the complaintsabout > it. It's really too bad we keep getting half assed attempts at F1management > sims. > > BTW: One of the best all time management games in my opinion, is GrandPrix > Wizard....If you've never tried it, do a web search and check it out.It's a > few years old, and is a dos based game, but it's rock solid. Graphics are > pretty cheesey though.

>Is there anything new GP manager wise on the horizon? If not I may have to >get out GP Manager 2 - electronics bug and all! I haven't heard of anything, but I'm always holding out hope. If you don't have it already, see if you can get your hands on Grand Prix World. I think that it's the best in the series.

On 26 Feb 2001 00:16:36 GMT, [email hidden] (PHendrix27) wrote: >>Is there anything new GP manager wise on the horizon? If not I may have to >>get out GP Manager 2 - electronics bug and all! > >I haven't heard of anything, but I'm always holding out hope. If you don't >have it already, see if you can get your hands on Grand Prix World. I think >that it's the best in the series. Somehow I must have missed out on GPW... Did it come out in the States, and if so, when? -John

No it's not being marketed this side of the Atlantic. OK, the market for F1 strategy sims's not big over here but how much would it cost to ship a couple of cases to a couple of Etailers that ship to Canada & the US..?? "John Harwood" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On 26 Feb 2001 00:16:36 GMT, [email hidden] (PHendrix27) wrote: > > >>Is there anything new GP manager wise on the horizon? If not I may haveto > >>get out GP Manager 2 - electronics bug and all! > > > >I haven't heard of anything, but I'm always holding out hope. If youdon't > >have it already, see if you can get your hands on Grand Prix World. Ithink > >that it's the best in the series. > > Somehow I must have missed out on GPW... Did it come out in the > States, and if so, when? > > -John

> Actually I think he was talking about F1 manager 2000, which was put outby EA. > The Gand Prix Manager games were put out by MicroProse. > You're right I was thinking about GPM/GPW >And to be honest, I > think that Grandprix World is a pretty good game. So you don't have to micro manage wing settings any more? and there's some cause/effect to what you do set? Cars don't go from 3 laps down to win the race?

>Somehow I must have missed out on GPW... Did it come out in the >States, and if so, when? > >-John No, you didn't miss it. It was never released in the states. I ordered my copy online from a reatiler in the U.K.

Here's another vote for the old Grand Prix Wizard by Wizard Games. I've tried all the other GP managment-type games I can get a hold of and always return to GP Wizard. Sure wish they had an editor, tho, so the game could be updated with current drivers (or even older ones). Ron K

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>Here's another vote for the old Grand Prix Wizard by Wizard Games. I've tried >all the other GP managment-type games I can get a hold of and always return >to >GP Wizard. > >Sure wish they had an editor, tho, so the game could be updated with current >drivers (or even older ones).

Oh man!! I totally hear you there....I've done everything I can think of to edit the drivers, but with no luck. As ugly as it is, GPW is still one of the tops though.