Placebo
Ԁlɐɔǝqo
Probably same as the CM bug that midfielders can only be CAM or DM.
Fifa 11 Xbox 360/PS3
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mfmaxpower
International
- 29 July 2010
Ah, okay. Sometimes it's the small things that can irritate and it just so happens I want my guy either as a LW or CF. You want most what you can't have I guess...
Speaking of the VPs: I'm really happy how they've expanded the options from last year. However I wouldn't mind them putting in an option that locks your VP into a specific position in CM because I keep finding myself changing my VP to suit my squad's needs. Even though it feels like cheating I just can't help myself!
BobbyBox
WING NUT!
- 10 October 2003
- Arsenal
The last few hours, I have been playing online. It has been really good.
I can find all manual games so easily now.
Had some great games, lost most of them, but won a couple
Really is good, I stopped playing online right at the beginning of Fifa 09 as it was just soooo frustrating playing assisted people all the time. I used to love playing online previously.
But now I can play again
Really impressed with some of the manual players though. They are really good, passing around really well and very accurate shots. Just shows me how shit I am at the game
Even playing with top teams it is fun. But playing with smaller teams/leagues is brilliant. Had a couple of great games with mexican and Brazilian teams and also US teams.
Good times!
I can find all manual games so easily now.
Had some great games, lost most of them, but won a couple
Really is good, I stopped playing online right at the beginning of Fifa 09 as it was just soooo frustrating playing assisted people all the time. I used to love playing online previously.
But now I can play again
Really impressed with some of the manual players though. They are really good, passing around really well and very accurate shots. Just shows me how shit I am at the game
Even playing with top teams it is fun. But playing with smaller teams/leagues is brilliant. Had a couple of great games with mexican and Brazilian teams and also US teams.
Good times!
stilts1844
League 1
- 2 January 2003
Some decent suggestions, but I would suggest that it's way more than how you play. I just did a test match of Bayern vs a 2nd division German team, on Legendary. While I was winning at half time (1-0) I look at the stats and my opponent is passing at a rate of 85%. Against Bayern. It is simply impossible to lay a realistic game of football with those stats, because you know that no matter what team you play their passing is not going to be any different. I might get more realistic results in terms of this on World Class, but for me WC is too easy. This relegates the game to being only online which is a shame, because I really would like to get into career mode, but I won't with the computer playing this way. =/
mfmaxpower
International
- 29 July 2010
Funny thing is I see those same passing accuracy stats in my npower league 2 CM!
For all the fun it can be, the game is simply unbalanced and out of whack in certain areas.
Placebo
Ԁlɐɔǝqo
For those struggling with scoring and chance creation etc. I would suggest you look at the custom tactics for your team and edit to your own preference, not sure if it was the same before but for each category eg speed/pressure/passing etc press Y/triangle and it gives detailed breakdown of what each setting changes when you play, for example I had no idea that speed setting actually alters how many runs your players make, I do tend to counter attack fairly quickly, switching the play with long passes so I adjusted to passing 70 long and speed of attack 80 fast and the forwards now look to break into space much quicker and to make runs more often, I'm sure it'll make them more tired towards the end of the match but that's fine with me 
BobbyBox
WING NUT!
- 10 October 2003
- Arsenal
Yeah changing the custom tactics makes a big change. Although I can't be arsed doing it for everybody
For those that say they shouldn't have to do that, you are probably right. But think of all the shit you had to do and still have to do with Pes to make it right. Pes you have to make all the kits, change all the different areas of player stats etc etc and make umpteen option files etc. Or make a patch.
at least you have some input to change it to be more to your liking?
Ideally Rutter et al would spend more time doing this themselves, but they are lazy bastards
For those that say they shouldn't have to do that, you are probably right. But think of all the shit you had to do and still have to do with Pes to make it right. Pes you have to make all the kits, change all the different areas of player stats etc etc and make umpteen option files etc. Or make a patch.
at least you have some input to change it to be more to your liking?
Ideally Rutter et al would spend more time doing this themselves, but they are lazy bastards
mfmaxpower
International
- 29 July 2010
For those struggling with scoring and chance creation etc. I would suggest you look at the custom tactics for your team and edit to your own preference, not sure if it was the same before but for each category eg speed/pressure/passing etc press Y/triangle and it gives detailed breakdown of what each setting changes when you play, for example I had no idea that speed setting actually alters how many runs your players make, I do tend to counter attack fairly quickly, switching the play with long passes so I adjusted to passing 70 long and speed of attack 80 fast and the forwards now look to break into space much quicker and to make runs more often, I'm sure it'll make them more tired towards the end of the match but that's fine with me
Lol. Yeah they've always been there.
I always mess around quite a bit with my custom tactics but I've never considered them to change all that much. Could be I just haven't found one to my style. Or maybe I shouldn't try to make Lincoln City play with Barcelona-like tactics!
Seriously, what are people finding successful, especially with lower level teams?
Yeah changing the custom tactics makes a big change. Although I can't be arsed doing it for everybody
For those that say they shouldn't have to do that, you are probably right. But think of all the shit you had to do and still have to do with Pes to make it right. Pes you have to make all the kits, change all the different areas of player stats etc etc and make umpteen option files etc. Or make a patch.
at least you have some input to change it to be more to your liking?
Ideally Rutter et al would spend more time doing this themselves, but they are lazy bastards
Good point. Didn't really get those who defended PES off the ball movement by saying we had to make changes for them to play like you'd think any decent logical footballer would.
On the other hand, it's one thing to need to change tactics to make teams play like they're real selves, but another entirely to make them play with more realistic pressure and aggression, and to actually shoot the damn ball!
Robbery
stay cool its a Robbery
I'm going to play a little bit with my team custom tactics. I have some experience from last years version so it is not a new thing for me.
But it won't change the main problem i have with this game. I don't think it is questionable that, playing against the CPU, the CPU defending is way to strong / brilliant / superior. I think it is acceptable playing against very good world class teams but it is not acceptable playing against low division teams.
And it won't change the way the AI is playing football against me. Always running in one direction (ahead of course), the almost perfect passing, the poor shooting attempts from outside the box (i know you can change it a little bit by custom tactics but i don't think it works out well and i can only do it for a limited amount of teams.).
Maybe i will get a little bit more fun out of it. But EA need to work on this hard. I don't see it getting better over the last 3 years.
But it won't change the main problem i have with this game. I don't think it is questionable that, playing against the CPU, the CPU defending is way to strong / brilliant / superior. I think it is acceptable playing against very good world class teams but it is not acceptable playing against low division teams.
And it won't change the way the AI is playing football against me. Always running in one direction (ahead of course), the almost perfect passing, the poor shooting attempts from outside the box (i know you can change it a little bit by custom tactics but i don't think it works out well and i can only do it for a limited amount of teams.).
Maybe i will get a little bit more fun out of it. But EA need to work on this hard. I don't see it getting better over the last 3 years.
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Greetings. long time reader first time poster here 
I have a question; When I was playing a match vs Twente in my ajax career mode I suddenly noticed I had two missing players in my team. However they showed up in my squad management screen.
when I tried to substitute them the game crashed.
I reloaded another save file and viewed the starting eleven but I noticed two keepers in my midfield with numbers instead of names.
Yet two midfielders are missing in action.
Is there a possible work-around for this problem or should I start adding this to a possible fifa 11 manager bug list
I have a question; When I was playing a match vs Twente in my ajax career mode I suddenly noticed I had two missing players in my team. However they showed up in my squad management screen.
when I tried to substitute them the game crashed.
I reloaded another save file and viewed the starting eleven but I noticed two keepers in my midfield with numbers instead of names.
Yet two midfielders are missing in action.
Is there a possible work-around for this problem or should I start adding this to a possible fifa 11 manager bug list
mfmaxpower
International
- 29 July 2010
I think you may have hit the nail on the head. My guess is that many of these issues have arisen as negative byproducts of using a band-aid approach to overcoming poor AI - the CPU is great at defending not so much because it defends intelligently as much as that CPU defenders have super-human reflexes and are so efficient at tackling/barging, for example.
I just worry, as someone else has mentioned, whether we'll need to wait until the next generation of games for EA to properly tackle AI. I hope that's not the case but I know nothing of these things.
mfmaxpower
International
- 29 July 2010
Greetings. long time reader first time poster here
I have a question; When I was playing a match vs Twente in my ajax career mode I suddenly noticed I had two missing players in my team. However they showed up in my squad management screen.
when I tried to substitute them the game crashed.
I reloaded another save file and viewed the starting eleven but I noticed two keepers in my midfield with numbers instead of names.
Yet two midfielders are missing in action.
Is there a possible work-around for this problem or should I start adding this to a possible fifa 11 manager bug list
Sounds like the old corrupted save file issue, gotta love that one. Maybe Placebo can confirm but unless you have an earlier save file you can use I think it's FUBR. Maybe try reverting to default squad file? Good luck, and I guess it's back to maintaining multiple save files like last year!
Robbery
stay cool its a Robbery
@mfmaxpower
On the other hand from a EA point of view the sales are fantastic and getting better year by year. So the may think that everything is all right and i could understand it.
How much effort will they put into gameplay in future? I'm not sure if gameplay will be number one maybe new, and more and deeper game modes are much more important now.
On the other hand from a EA point of view the sales are fantastic and getting better year by year. So the may think that everything is all right and i could understand it.
How much effort will they put into gameplay in future? I'm not sure if gameplay will be number one maybe new, and more and deeper game modes are much more important now.
embraceuk1
Original Member Since 2001
I wont use this but its an option for you.
UNLIMITED MONEY GLITCH
This will work on both XB360 and PS3.
It only takes about 2 minutes, but must be done in a transfer window.
This will get you about 2 billion pounds to spend and a wage budget of 40-50 million. If your currency is different, you'll still get the same numeric amount, but obviously the value of this will be different. If you have it set to Dollars, you'll get $2,147,000 but if you have it on Pounds you'll get £2,147,000 which is worth more (not that it matters, since both are vastly excessive anyway and the glitch can be repeated).
METHOD
1. Make a loan offer for a player you're sure you'll get and sign him up when he accepts.
2. Go to budget allocation and set it to 0:100 (ie. no transfer funds; all allocated to wage budget)
3. Go to sell players, and cancel the player's loan. You'll now see you have a negative transfer budget.
4. Go back to budget allocation, and if you have a play with the ratio, you'll see the game gets confused and gives you ridiculous amounts of money. Set it to about 40:60 (see why below).
IMPORTANT
-Don't do it again (unless you've spent all your cash!). You won't get any more money, it just sets back to the same amount. Plus you can only change the budget allocations a few times so don't 'waste' them.
-Do not try to set it to maximum transfer budget (which is about 50:50; I think the figure is about 2,147,000). If you do this, making any money will glitch the budget in the opposite direction, meaning you'll find yourself 2 billion IN DEBT if you sell a player, for example. Be conservative- About 1.5 billion should be heaps, and will be safe from this glitch because you won't earn 600mil.
-This glitch is irreversible. It carries over into following seasons, which means you will have no problems keeping players who have contracts expiring at the end of the season, and you won't have to do it again every season.
IDEAS
Many will say this 'ruins' their game, and I tend to agree. You MUST exercise self-discipline with this, else you may a well just lump all the 85+ guys on your team before the mode even starts. It does have its uses though, so if you employ it wisely it can add a whole new dimension of realism and unpredictability to the game. Here are just a few ideas I've come up with where this could actually make the game much more enjoyable
Scenario
1) Foreign Investor
Be the next Man City/Chelsea. Set yourself a budget, that your imaginary oil tycoons have allotted you, and get those couple superstars for your squad. Maybe your investor is Swedish and insists that you sign Ibrahimovic before the transfer window closes or you lose your job?
2) Financial Turmoil
Make another team the next Leeds Utd. Imagine they find themselves in crippling debt, and act as a proxy to make them fall down the footballing ladder. Buy their stars off them and free transfer them, preferably before the team has a chance to replace them (ie. at the end of a transfer window) and watch them plummet down divisions.
From Fifa Forums
UNLIMITED MONEY GLITCH
This will work on both XB360 and PS3.
It only takes about 2 minutes, but must be done in a transfer window.
This will get you about 2 billion pounds to spend and a wage budget of 40-50 million. If your currency is different, you'll still get the same numeric amount, but obviously the value of this will be different. If you have it set to Dollars, you'll get $2,147,000 but if you have it on Pounds you'll get £2,147,000 which is worth more (not that it matters, since both are vastly excessive anyway and the glitch can be repeated).
METHOD
1. Make a loan offer for a player you're sure you'll get and sign him up when he accepts.
2. Go to budget allocation and set it to 0:100 (ie. no transfer funds; all allocated to wage budget)
3. Go to sell players, and cancel the player's loan. You'll now see you have a negative transfer budget.
4. Go back to budget allocation, and if you have a play with the ratio, you'll see the game gets confused and gives you ridiculous amounts of money. Set it to about 40:60 (see why below).
IMPORTANT
-Don't do it again (unless you've spent all your cash!). You won't get any more money, it just sets back to the same amount. Plus you can only change the budget allocations a few times so don't 'waste' them.
-Do not try to set it to maximum transfer budget (which is about 50:50; I think the figure is about 2,147,000). If you do this, making any money will glitch the budget in the opposite direction, meaning you'll find yourself 2 billion IN DEBT if you sell a player, for example. Be conservative- About 1.5 billion should be heaps, and will be safe from this glitch because you won't earn 600mil.
-This glitch is irreversible. It carries over into following seasons, which means you will have no problems keeping players who have contracts expiring at the end of the season, and you won't have to do it again every season.
IDEAS
Many will say this 'ruins' their game, and I tend to agree. You MUST exercise self-discipline with this, else you may a well just lump all the 85+ guys on your team before the mode even starts. It does have its uses though, so if you employ it wisely it can add a whole new dimension of realism and unpredictability to the game. Here are just a few ideas I've come up with where this could actually make the game much more enjoyable
Scenario
1) Foreign Investor
Be the next Man City/Chelsea. Set yourself a budget, that your imaginary oil tycoons have allotted you, and get those couple superstars for your squad. Maybe your investor is Swedish and insists that you sign Ibrahimovic before the transfer window closes or you lose your job?
2) Financial Turmoil
Make another team the next Leeds Utd. Imagine they find themselves in crippling debt, and act as a proxy to make them fall down the footballing ladder. Buy their stars off them and free transfer them, preferably before the team has a chance to replace them (ie. at the end of a transfer window) and watch them plummet down divisions.
From Fifa Forums
Thanks for the quick reply. I just saw someone with same problem in the fifa 11 manager mode thread (didnt know there was one untill now). Guess it can't be fixed and only to be avoided with the seperate squad save files.
Time to start a new one
mfmaxpower
International
- 29 July 2010
True. Times are different now with the prominence of online gaming, so I can't really blame EA for taking shortcuts with the AI and offline game modes, though as primarily a management mode type of guy I'm not happy about it. Hell I'd pay good money for a decent offline DLC game mode. Or maybe they can start selling the AI separately as DLC!
Whilst you're down there mate, chuck them these aswell
1) Stat drop tactics when playing the CPU, My teams stats need to matter and should not be changed due to difficulty level. If a player is faster in stats he should be faster in game. Should only be affected by tiredness.
2) Tricks are pretty pointless due to the CPU knowing what you're going to do. More on World Class and Legendary
3) Pressure is unrealistic on World Class and Legendary, we at least need some space to play.
4) Teams still play the same, less individuality than I expected with all the P+ propaganda.
5) Commentary refer to a league match under tournaments as cup games, doesnt happen under Career mode though.
6) CPU needs to have more random mistakes i.e missing passes and headers at the back
7) Tackling needs to be harder to time instead of holding a button down and running into someone(Jesus H)
8) Loose balls tend to favour the CPU 90% of the time
Nick Cave
Wrexham fan for my sins...
I mean pull them back to close the gap between striker and midfield...(they still stay as forwards)
Nick Cave
Wrexham fan for my sins...
Will do, I'll be copying any down I've not already noted...
Cheers
I've already spoken to Jeff and the tournaments league commentary issue is being addressed so he is aware of that one.
stilts1844
League 1
- 2 January 2003
A big question I have is what happened to individuality in passing? Does anyone here notice any? I remember way back when, during the early builds, Adam from WENB, the PES fanboy, was going on about how much individuality there was in passing and how pro passing really made you think depending on what player you were using - ie when you were Xavi you didn't have to think about pro passing as much because his skill made his pro passing more forgiving vs a worse passer. Was this just removed from the game or was he just talking shite at the time? Individuality in passing (and some more zip) would add so much to this game.
It is still possible on the easports.com site.
jambotommy
Praying for the miracle..
my fucking online rank points just changed at midnight(uk).
was rank 7 and have been reset to rank 1.
wtf???
was rank 7 and have been reset to rank 1.
wtf???
They had to reset everything to fix the flag exploit glitch.
B
BillyBoy
Guest
WTF EA!!!!! I was level 11 online after loads of ranked matches and had over 1100 points. Now all of a sudden im back down to level 1 with 266 points! WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO! I have never cheated! FUCKING TWATS! They can shove their game where the sun doesn't shine! 
jambotommy
Praying for the miracle..
ah well.
thanks for the reply mate.
thanks for the reply mate.
B
BillyBoy
Guest
So is everyone down to level 1 online now, or is it only a few they have suspected of 'cheating'?
jambotommy
Praying for the miracle..
I know mate.WTF EA!!!!! I was level 11 online after loads of ranked matches and had over 1100 points. Now all of a sudden im back down to level 1 with 266 points! WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO! I have never cheated! FUCKING TWATS! They can shove their game where the sun doesn't shine!
worked my ass off getting to where i was.
Not a lot we can do though, as big a pisser as it is...