EA SPORTS FC 26

[*aLe]

https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-...es-fc26-gameplay-deep-dive#authentic-gameplay

Oh, I cannot believe that it took them only 5 years to realize that the defenders became braindead at a certain point in time.
I'm absolutely moved.

But the 'good' Fifa games like 14 had all these things and they've been forgotten about as they catered more and more towards brainrot UT gameplay.

I agree. For example in FIFA 14 (which, despite being a great game, was in my opinion the first title heavily centered on Ultimate Team), different computer-controlled teams used to play in different ways. Yet, now this thing is being advertised as a "new feature".

 

[Isslander]

its like the last 2-3 yeare, we only get some graphics Update and thats all, people pay for this little things 60 bucks...
you could easy stay with FC 25 + ESim and Gameplay Mods

There have been graphics updates?

I couldn't tell apart screenshots from EAFC games from that era. Except maybe from kits

 

[daikirai]

Yeah EA clearly states it's not just a set of sliders that separates the two modes like last year. As far as I understand there are specific gameplay animations for authentic modes.

3 key area will determine if I will need to use a mod for pc.
- Unpredictability. It's key for me. No match should look the same.
-Players prone to error. Even superstars should make errors in a match. Passing, shooting, tackling etc.
-Players momentum. They introduced the feature that the speed and weight of a players would matter when changing direction in fifa 13 but they gradually removed it. Now players like Konate stop on dime and change direction like a feather in the air. Weight doesn't matter.

I’d kill for errors, in both career and clubs. Passes and shots shouldn’t be so accurate, especially with the way movement is.

 

[Sami 1999]

I actually am happy if they improved the dribbling responsiveness. However, there should be a fine line between responsive controls and delay. Feeling too delayed takes me out of the game, but if it's too responsive without any penalty, then it will get boring since there's no challenge.

Something like FIFA 10 World Cup and FIFA 10 would feel best. Those had fast and responsive dribbling but you couldn't just zip past defenders and would loose the ball easily. The slowest I'd be okay with are ones like FIFA 16 which is not responsive but not delayed enough either.

The last FIFA I played for an extended period was FIFA 23. And the dribbling felt very weird, it's not like it was very slow and at times it felt faster than FIFA 16 but man the animations and the way players moved felt so slippery and jelly like and it ruined the experience for me. It's just like PES 21 in that regard. PES 21 at times feel faster than PES 14 but because of how the players slide over the grass, it feels horrible. On games like FIFA 16 [and even 14 old gen which I hate because of it's delayed dribbling] and PES 14 it always felt like the player's foot actually anchored to the grass and not slide all over the place and it made the overall controls feel satisfying.



I haven't bought FIFA 25 and last time I tried to play it with my friends via Parsec, the game wouldn't just work. Either it was an problem on my friend's pc or EA made sure their games won't work with Parsec anymore. And if that's the case, then I wouldn't even bother buying FIFA 26 since these days I just play coop/ vs with my friends via Parsec. And if it doesn't work, I might as well just play the older games with them.

 

[thelinnen]

You missed the part where after the first trailer everybody loudly exclaims that they won't buy the game this year, just to silently backpedal on that one week later.

Can't speak for everyone else but I haven't bought one in 3 years.

I really liked last years game at the start. but I only had the 10 hour Game Pass trial. I kept a couple of hours back for when they released the first couple of patches by which time it was ruined as usual.

A commitment to not change authentic gameplay with patches is good. But I will do the same thing again and wait before buying.

 

[thelinnen]

Oh, I cannot believe that it took them only 5 years to realize that the defenders became braindead at a certain point in time.
I'm absolutely moved.


I agree. For example in FIFA 14 (which, despite being a great game, was in my opinion the first title heavily centered on Ultimate Team), different computer-controlled teams used to play in different ways. Yet, now this thing is being advertised as a "new feature".

All the games from 09 up to 17 were pretty damn good. Is the game fun is my primary concern, because we're heading for a decade now where Fifa games haven't been. And I haven't loved a PES game since 19.

And of course its not simulation football by any means, but clearly that concept has become so niche that those of us who are interested in it will never see it again.

 

[Bravez]

I’ve bought one in the last 5 years and that’s when it was £12 on sale. Thankfully I’m unable to delude myself into spending £60 each year.

Can't speak for everyone else but I haven't bought one in 3 years.

I really liked last years game at the start. but I only had the 10 hour Game Pass trial. I kept a couple of hours back for when they released the first couple of patches by which time it was ruined as usual.

A commitment to not change authentic gameplay with patches is good. But I will do the same thing again and wait before buying.

 

[Chris Davies]

Nice little preview of authentic mode: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/fc-26-ea-sports-hands-on-preview/

 

[HeWillKnockFourTimes]

Nice little preview of authentic mode: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/fc-26-ea-sports-hands-on-preview/

That sounds promising for sure.

 

[Mathgamer]

I asked for this so much that I was suspicious. I want to test the beta.

 

[HeWillKnockFourTimes]

I wish EA were doing this because they were worried about a upcoming realistic football game coming out but no, we're stuck with EA

 

[staffan]

Movement is still cooked I see judging by the trailer. Doesn't matter what fancy modes and words you come up with, game is fundamentally broken

 

[drigOrange]

Sorry for my poor English. But I'll try to explain an important issue that has been much discussed by us Brazilians.
In FC 25, the gameplay was sensational, and in the settings tab, there was a mode called simulation. This simply involves adjusting pre-set sliders.
Later, the gameplay was destroyed, with hundreds of algorithms, making it similar to previous versions. The reason? It was to please Ultimate Team fans.
Now, we have a new proposal or hope: authentic gameplay.
But, I asked with concern: How much of it was really separate when the game receives updates, which will certainly come.

See the graph below.
Authentic gameplay, I really hope I'm wrong, simply replaced simulation mode. It's active in the tab (yes or no).
It seems, I say, "it seems" to still be just the pre-set sliders.



My intention, as a simulator enthusiast, is simply to raise the question of how independent authentic gameplay will be. Ok
Thank you.

 

[wiiuchamp]

Sorry for my poor English. But I'll try to explain an important issue that has been much discussed by us Brazilians.
In FC 25, the gameplay was sensational, and in the settings tab, there was a mode called simulation. This simply involves adjusting pre-set sliders.
Later, the gameplay was destroyed, with hundreds of algorithms, making it similar to previous versions. The reason? It was to please Ultimate Team fans.
Now, we have a new proposal or hope: authentic gameplay.
But, I asked with concern: How much of it was really separate when the game receives updates, which will certainly come.

See the graph below.
Authentic gameplay, I really hope I'm wrong, simply replaced simulation mode. It's active in the tab (yes or no).
It seems, I say, "it seems" to still be just the pre-set sliders.



My intention, as a simulator enthusiast, is simply to raise the question of how independent authentic gameplay will be. Ok
Thank you.

NAH , authentic its not just a slider preset , its a bunch of features hence why there is also Competitive feature toggle. which will be On if set to competitive mode.
so you could technically set it to Custom mode - have Competitive feature toggle OFF and adjust to your own liking also.

 

[etb10dmk]

Movement is still cooked I see judging by the trailer. Doesn't matter what fancy modes and words you come up with, game is fundamentally broken

Agree, but you know even if its obvious, the dopamine hype train is way too powerful in some, and people even realizing its the same broken shit, they'll still blindly buy it massively even at a stupid price just to play it earlier. A twisted presentation with fake marketing are powerful to deceive on selling recycled content.

 

[DerleiPT]

Some people claim that ea fc 26 beta is out

 

[shilts]

You really have to remember that this time last year, they were telling us they had a “simulation” mode.

I don’t think this set of developers would know a sports simulation if it hit them on the head.

This is what EA do with their marketing. If they thought that saying “FC26 can make coffee” would sell more games, I’m sure they’d say that as well.

 

[wiiuchamp]

• Intercept Error - Increases/reduces the amount of error applied to a user/CPU team’s ability to control the ball when intercepting passes.
• Ball Deflection Error - Increases/reduces the impact of physics on a user/CPU team’s ball deflection. The higher the number, the more the outcome will be driven by physics interactions.
• Tackle Assistance - Increases/reduces the user/CPU team’s tackling assistance. The higher the number, the more forgiving the tackles will be.

putting the sliders way 100 or 0 - so its all physics based and no assistance . I am optimistic about FC 26.

 

[FC Bayern]

You really have to remember that this time last year, they were telling us they had a “simulation” mode.

I don’t think this set of developers would know a sports simulation if it hit them on the head.

This is what EA do with their marketing. If they thought that saying “FC26 can make coffee” would sell more games, I’m sure they’d say that as well.

On the other side, EA could make a genuinely good game for more sim players, and there would be people who'd still complain and not want anything to do with it because EA (or "it isn't PES"). Talking fake things does work both ways

 

[kamy100]

This video covers some Career Mode Leaks, from 9:35 onwards:

 

[incas36]

I'll buy this game... Next june ! 🤣

But you didn't tell us in what year¡!!!! hahahaha

 

[StriderX9]

If they can successfully separate the modes in all modes, including online, then that would be good.

Was this the case in FC 25? Are rarely played it enough to know.

 

[Chris Davies]

This video covers some Career Mode Leaks, from 9:35 onwards:

Manager movement? At last! Managers and clubs who have preferred tactics? Wow. That will add some longevity to saves.

Having a manager name editor is good - I wish there was an option to share files so that we could all save a lot of time and apply real names across the game (and preferably stadium names too).

Career Mode has always been good in FIFA, and it's getting deeper all the time - but the gameplay is the issue. If they ever truly crack that...

 

[Topaz]

Manager movement? At last! Managers and clubs who have preferred tactics? Wow. That will add some longevity to saves.

Having a manager name editor is good - I wish there was an option to share files so that we could all save a lot of time and apply real names across the game (and preferably stadium names too).

Career Mode has always been good in FIFA, and it's getting deeper all the time - but the gameplay is the issue. If they ever truly crack that...

Apparently they only stay within the same league mentioned in some leaks. That would be very disappointing.

 

[Chris Davies]

Apparently they only stay within the same league mentioned in some leaks. That would be very disappointing.

This is a bad translation from this German interview:



What is actually said is, managers will look at different factors when they switch teams, including nationality-based factors (e.g. German managers being interested in German teams), and also where they are domestically - but that they will still switch to other countries too. There are even examples given like Guardiola going to Dortmund. Manager rating and tactical vision/philosophy influences where they go.

It sounds great - the career modes are getting more Football-Manager-style features all the time. Some former Sports Interactive employees have moved over to EA, and I'd argue career mode is almost a better management game than some outright console manager games released in my lifetime.

The only problem is the gameplay...

I just hope this gameplay split can evolve the game into a better place for us. I don't know if it'll be this year or whether it might take ten years for it to have that old PES feel of "I/the AI earnt that goal". But at least it's in a place where the possibility (however remote) exists.

 

[Madmac79]

Man, I've been dreaming about seeing manager transfers with some depth for such a long time. It's truly ironic how much work they've put in career features over the last few years despite the gameplay being always more or less 100% fut oriented. We can only hope somehow this authentic mode is not a gimmick and that, indeed, we'll get

that old PES feel of "I/the AI earnt that goal"

that is essentially what was completely missing for me in the last 5 years.

 

[thelinnen]

I didn't feel cheated often in last years game, the ones before that you might as well put the controller down at times. They ruined 25 in other ways.

 

[Topaz]

This is a bad translation from this German interview:



What is actually said is, managers will look at different factors when they switch teams, including nationality-based factors (e.g. German managers being interested in German teams), and also where they are domestically - but that they will still switch to other countries too. There are even examples given like Guardiola going to Dortmund. Manager rating and tactical vision/philosophy influences where they go.

It sounds great - the career modes are getting more Football-Manager-style features all the time. Some former Sports Interactive employees have moved over to EA, and I'd argue career mode is almost a better management game than some outright console manager games released in my lifetime.

The only problem is the gameplay...

I just hope this gameplay split can evolve the game into a better place for us. I don't know if it'll be this year or whether it might take ten years for it to have that old PES feel of "I/the AI earnt that goal". But at least it's in a place where the possibility (however remote) exists.

Yeah, people like to hate on modern FC as a whole but career mode wise, it's miles ahead of any other FIFA and miles ahead of PES.

 

[wiiuchamp]

https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc/fc-26/news/pitch-notes-fc26-career-mode-deep-dive

this year gona be good, pretty optimistic!

 

[thelinnen]

Sounds good so far. Deflections being random and determined by physics instead of magnetically falling back to the same player sounds much better.

Also liked these random events that can mess with your lineup before a game, reminds of the Champions League game back from 2007 which was more of a story mode than career.