EA SPORTS FC 26

[shumway]

I always had the idea of using both analog sticks as feet of the player; a bit like stick handling in NHL! 😂
Man, I could see myself taking outside boot or wonderfully inside foot curled shoots on target… 😊

With my skills my players could go straight to the Ministry of Silly Walks.

Spoiler

Which, to be honest, isn't that far away in some animations even now.

 

[PRO_TOO]

Oh man. NHL is such a satisfying game to play.

Haven’t played a title for ages.

There seems to be a 10 hour trail. I’ll have a look this weekend.

Edit: so NHL on consoles only?! 🤪
Same as with the UFC games, eh?!

So no NHL for me.

I bet baseball is the same… the show series was some fun on PS!

 

[PRO_TOO]

I wonder if it's because we have grown up on a very good era or we are just getting old. I would prefer the former rather than the latter.

These days I’m trending towards „I’m super lucky and grateful to be born the time and place I was“! Not moaning while getting old, but appreciating what I was allowed to experience so far.

 

[FC Bayern]

I had a weird game and might have to revisit the sliders. Basically, I played Morocco v Argentina, and lost 0-1. I hit the bar, got close, but couldn't score. Then, I tried Ghana v France, thinking it might be a bit easier and ease my mood. No such luck. I go a goal down, and then fight all through the first half to equalise, getting close again, but no joy. Ghana too had their chances. Finally, in the second half, I get a free kick, swing it in and Mbappe headers it home. But as soon as Ghana kick off, they score again in about 1-2 minutes. I'm so annoyed as if felt like the infamous script had kicked in. I somehow manage to score again with Mbappe to make it 2-2. The AI pull a long range strike to make it 3-2, then just go for it and it finishes 5-2. So now I'm at a complete loss with what do to. I'm going to change the slider set from Matt10's to Saturator's first, and see how it feels, trying to remind myself it's probably just a one off result. It just feels so difficult for me to score, and so easy for the AI. I'm by no means the best at defending, but they Ghana goals felt like even a back four of Van Dijk's and Vidic's wouldn't have stopped them.

Normally, I'd just be done with the game, but I've had a few great matches too, usually tight affairs that end up in a draw, and some that end with me winning. So now I'm just as confused as ever

 

[cristobal64]

I had a weird game and might have to revisit the sliders. Basically, I played Morocco v Argentina, and lost 0-1. I hit the bar, got close, but couldn't score. Then, I tried Ghana v France, thinking it might be a bit easier and ease my mood. No such luck. I go a goal down, and then fight all through the first half to equalise, getting close again, but no joy. Ghana too had their chances. Finally, in the second half, I get a free kick, swing it in and Mbappe headers it home. But as soon as Ghana kick off, they score again in about 1-2 minutes. I'm so annoyed as if felt like the infamous script had kicked in. I somehow manage to score again with Mbappe to make it 2-2. The AI pull a long range strike to make it 3-2, then just go for it and it finishes 5-2. So now I'm at a complete loss with what do to. I'm going to change the slider set from Matt10's to Saturator's first, and see how it feels, trying to remind myself it's probably just a one off result. It just feels so difficult for me to score, and so easy for the AI. I'm by no means the best at defending, but they Ghana goals felt like even a back four of Van Dijk's and Vidic's wouldn't have stopped them.

Normally, I'd just be done with the game, but I've had a few great matches too, usually tight affairs that end up in a draw, and some that end with me winning. So now I'm just as confused as ever

I played a few games this morning, and I found it boring, not much happened on the field. I didn't feel any particular AI script, but I wouldn't be surprised if they added some, given the comments from people who found the game too easy.
After this latest update, I find the ball physics very poor, even though it was pretty decent the last few days.

 

[FC Bayern]

I played a few games this morning, and I found it boring, not much happened on the field. I didn't feel any particular AI script, but I wouldn't be surprised if they added some, given the comments from people who found the game too easy.
After this latest update, I find the ball physics very poor, even though it was pretty decent the last few days.

I never understood how people found it too easy. Maybe they need to knock it up from Amateur, and they might find a bit of challenge

 

[oldbox]

I’d also love the ability to control how aggressively you shield/jostle. It’s not binary - there’s a spectrum to how much pushing and shoving is warranted in any possession and a degree to which the ref will allow. A “professional foul” is rarely as dramatic as depicted. It’s usually a bump that’s a little too hard to knock the player off balance. Definitely a foul and rarely a yellow. But a pull the player to the floor by the shirt red card is extremely rare.

In recent EA games, there are a small number of fouls, mostly those that cause the referee to stop the game. There is no struggle or pushing near the ball…

Spoiler: offtop, humor

[…because, referee in latest EA games is not real


In older FIFA's referee is real:


Referee can even take direct part in the game:


The referee may not stop the game after a foul:


The referee does not notice the grabbing of the shirt, only if it leads to the selection of the ball (or falling):