I’ve been very close to being “the boy who cries scripting” a few times in the last few weeks, but I really don’t think it’s the case now. It feels like scripting and it feels like the game is against you, when in actuality it’s just my David Luiz masterclass of defending.
Scripting is literally a magnet style goal dragging the ball towards the goal, that doesn’t happen this year. The first few months of 2019 were a scripting mess, with the inevitable low cross and finish from the CPU.. not seen that this year either (thank god).
I probably should have done this last year, because maybe it would’ve changed the game, but adjusting the tactics in game plan does wonders for this game, it completely reinvents it. No idea who creates the game plans for these teams, but I think it’s fair to assume that late nights and alcohol were involved in the process.
This year I also feel they’ve really tried their hardest to make the CPU score different kind of goals, spectacular goals. I don’t remember the CPU ever shooting from outside the box in 2019, all the goals against me were scored in the box, which just became tedious. This version I’ve conceded a mix of goals from various ranges. So when the CPU scores a piledriver from 25 yards, the obvious thing to say is “scripting”, but ask yourself.. does it happen every game?
It’s a computer game, so of course there’s going to be stuff that resembles scripting, because at the end of the day it’s just a code programmed to execute variables and in some of those variables, it involves the CPU scoring. It’s up to you to find a way to stop that defensively.
“Scripting” can also play out on opposite sides, depending on your difficulty level. For instance, have you ever played on the lowest difficulty? The midfield and defence literally just part like the Red Sea and go “here you go, old chap, pop it in the net why don’t you?”. That’s “scripting” for the user side. Whereas if you up the difficulty to one of the higher selections, you get a mousetrap, you try to move towards the goal and they snap down onto your toes trying to win the ball back like savage beasts. Then there’s things like an increase in passing accuracy to test your shape even more. I’ve not noticed a discrepancy in favour of the CPU when it comes to running speed though, but it wouldn’t surprise me, because even though the same speed would be fair, it would probably be too easy eventually when you work out tricks on how to stop them and you blocking every cross they make because you’re just running alongside them, like you’re running partners out for a morning jog. So, a slight bump up for the CPU maintains that challenge.
I think at the end of the day people just use the excuse of “scripting” because they don’t like conceding a last minute equaliser despite dominating the entire game (I speak from experience). That’s football, I’m afraid.
......don’t play the demo.
Thank you, thank you, milks the applause 
