FIFA 13 | Career Mode Twitter Q&A
EA SPORTS Football Club
2012-07-23
On July 23, 2012 FIFA 13 producer Santiago Jaramillo took some time to answer your questions about Career Mode on our official Twitter account. Thanks to everyone who asked questions, the answers are below:
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 FOOTBALL CLUB 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 :(
CAREER MODE IMAGES
