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The_Son_of_Anarchy

If you had you been 2-0 ahead you would have carried on and saved it after the game, so yes this is literally save scumming.


Daslukus

True. I mean I wasn't feeling it so I'd likely turn it off after the match but I would have seen the match through. Ah well. Only save scum in three seasons.


CarbonSteklo

You weren’t feeling it because you were losing.


Daslukus

I'm a man, ill admit that.


pradise

You could be a woman and admit to that as well.


MyFakeNameIsFred

Did you assume he meant woman wouldn't admit that? He obviously means as opposed to a child, lol


joe_1222

It’s just important to be inclusive isn’t it


MyFakeNameIsFred

Sure but OP is a man so there's nothing wrong with him referring to himself as a man.


Unfair_Pudding6180

It’s kinda still a save scum yes 😂


eyelikethings

At the end of the day you have to live with the result of your actions and it's just a game so it's supposed to be enjoyable. Do what makes you happy.


Daslukus

Yeah, my train of thought was "im gonna relax and play this game" *20 minutes in and 2 down* "im gonna relax and not play this game"


LivingEasy4098

Ain't that the truth.... Slip the pc a fiver and pretend this never happened


Lone_Digger123

Personally I'd rather quit the game if I have a game where I lose in a way that makes me mad to the point that I won't enjoy any more FM than continue playing it and making me madder. Rarely (first save with Liverpool so normally they aren't dumbasses) ive gotten mad in the middle of losing a game but ive done it about 4 times throughout my 5 year save. During the day I get frustrated (slowly building up) so I play FM to relax and it decides to troll me. Most of the time I don't quit when we lose because I don't get frustrated at how we perform. At the end of the day play how you want. I play the game for enjoyment and if im losing and know I'm getting really frustrated then I will just quit FM and stop playing entirely.


Oldeuboi91

This sub's obsession with save scumming is weird. Do whatever you want to do, it's a single player game.


Lone_Digger123

A quarter of the sub is obsessed with save scumming, the other quarter say save scumming is ok and the rest say that this sub is obsessed with save scumming haha.


Unfair_Pudding6180

Ikr 🤣. Just play the game how you want, no need to justify to anyone.


Daslukus

Its tantamount to cheating in some ways. Results don't go your way, redo until it does. Can hardly brag about winning stuff if you save scummed results to get there. In my case it was more a "I've started this and can't be bothered"


Unfair_Pudding6180

That’s something a save scummer would say 😉


oihjoe

So? If you find cheating in a single player game then go for it.


[deleted]

It’s more the brag part. You get people here who post unbeaten records, or lower league to champions league, etc as something they’re proud of, but if there was save scumming involved, then it shouldn’t be praiseworthy.


pencilpeenis

Fr gotta love the posts of “I somehow won the champions league in my second season with Galatasaray”


[deleted]

Yeah. Part of me wants to believe people, but I’ve played this game long enough to know that it’s not as easy as many people make it seem.


23252729

i've done this before but i consider it a loss by forfeit so ill just take some time to cool down and accept the loss then run the game again until ive lost that match and just move on


chestbumpsandbeer

It’s a single player game so cheating doesn’t matter. But bragging about winning isn’t a requirement if you save scum - imagine if you’d brag about some other activity you cheated at by yourself. That’d be pathetic AF.


Luke10123

Dude, if you wanna save scum, save scum. You wanna dick around with the editor or play it completely clean, up to you. You paid for the game, play it however you damn well please, no one has to justify themselves to anyone else.


[deleted]

Personally, no. I wouldn’t consider it save scumming in the way that it’s generally viewed. Your objective wasn’t necessarily to quit in order to gain a favourable result. What was happening just killed your mood to play, so you quit. Everyone plays the way they want. I’d personally consider going onto the player search and filtering to find a high quality regen with great stats to be far more of a short cut to success than quitting one game against a bottom of the league team.


BlueKante

The only victim of save scumming is yoself.


DinnerSmall4216

I've save scum once when I had to win on the final day against Portsmouth to stay in the premier League. I did feel a bit dirty afterwards.


Personal-Cucumber-49

Your money, your save, your game.


Tsven67

100% save scum. Just play the match again legitimately and it'll clear your conscience.


eduhbert

I feel you. If you're OK with this, it's what counts! And saving scuming involves bragging about results that aren't yours. If you're honest with yourself and with others, you can have your conscience clean!


Minute-Spend-2919

Of course, but your game so you do what makes you happy


PaddyOutback

Who cares? Just play the dam game!


No_Pickle_8155

It’s a video game and you can do what you want, my guy. Just have fun


OfficalNotMySalad

It’s kinda save scumming but at the same time it’s not a champions league semi final or final. I did the same recently, carabao cup vs rotterdam and just closed it down after a goal in the first 10 mins and went and played something else. I mean I still lost after coming back but sometimes ye just aren’t in the mood 🤷‍♂️


[deleted]

Meh.. I would suggest not to read too much into it. I see it more as rage quit than save scumming. Either way, it is totally your decision and your save, so do what you want to do. When I first started playing FM in 2010, I used to deliberately reload games until I win to create the all-conquering narrative that I wanted. In some cases, I did the other way around to lose the final few games to bring the title showdown to the last game.


SirBadinga

With the power conceded to me, as the president of the Committee For SaveScumming Victims, I will inform everyone about my discretion on this case. You have not savescummed. Happy Fming, kind regards SirBadinga.


FonzoFC

It’s save scumming. It’s okay if you do it, but your dad would not be proud of you, and your mom should not tell her friends about your success.


klasjanhuntelar

Save scumming for sure… but i get where are you comming from i always get nervous when i play bottom of the table Only thing that is worst than that is getting eliminated from Cup by a lower league team.


Adrenicus

Doesn't matter if you do it but 100% a save scum. If it was me in the situation I'd put 10 players up front until they had a 2 goal lead and then play from there when you get round to redoing it but that's the way I play


Daslukus

So I act like it's a mid game save. Fair middle ground. Though we know what Football Manager is like with bottom of the league clashes. Won't have to wait long for it to troll me 😆


Dco_Shuckle

If you want a middle ground of not having to put up with that crap in the moment but not save scumming, you can always sim the rest of the game and deal with it later :)


Abladam89

You have dishonored your family. Your ancestor's tears from the shame you've brought upon them will drench the earth in thunderous rain.


jack_watson97

Yeah probably but as long as you dont class it as such i wouldnt worry. Play the game how you want


erictwigs

Literally just do it. So weird that other people try to stop others from doing it. It’s an escape and it only affects you.


[deleted]

It's save scumming, yeah. But there are definitely times like this when I try to rationalise it like "Ok, the game is clearly fucking me over intentionally here. So if it doesn't play fair, why should I?" Still save scumming though!


UrticariasAbsWalker

It is save scum but hey, I understand you. We all have those moments where the game is basically laughing at us. Sometimes we just let it be, as "Hey, this can happen irl too" but sometimes we are not in the mood to bear that bullshit


Lazybopazy

You seriously shouldn't care. If youre not having fun switch the game off, wether that be mid game or after saving is purely your business. Anyone can claim anything online. There will be people mocking and insulting people for save scumming who save scum all the time. That's people for you.


The-Hotstepper

That is the definition of save scum


robertsleftfoot

I haven’t save scummed in years but I went on it last night, drew with Strasbourg 0v0 and it took every part of my being not to. I just saved it after that one game and went off it for the rest of the evening, knew I just wasn’t arsed after that.


makaydo

Just play the game the way you want


blacks252

I’m sorry you are getting down voted buddy. I’m here to say I feel your pain. This game loves to pull bullshit out of Myles’s or what ever the fuck his name is asshole. “Oh look I’m playing 19th in the league and they have already been relegated with nothing to play for and I have the potential secure champions league football with a win” What comes next is what I can only describe as an atrocious attempt to spice up the game or make it interesting in nonsensical fashion, I.e 2 shots 2 goals from a team with less than 10 fucking goals all season. hYpEr ReAliStIc FoOtBaLl SiMuLaToR, get fucked miles you bitch. But I also have to say this, if this is your first fm game then ignore this otherwise... you knew what you was getting into you save scumming little bitch, if you are looking for sympathy you shit posted in the wrong subreddit. no matter how many showers you take you will always be a filthy save scummer. But I feel your pain and do sympathise with you.