FIFA 15 News & Discussion Thread

Are Custom Tactics flawed this year? Seems like they don't affect the way CPU plays no matter what.
 
yep custom are broken the guys on operation sports have been testing them and I believe no matter what you change the passing to teams will all still play short passes

so annoying i bet they wont fix it
 
quaqua said:
I think offline is a pretty good Fifa. The more i play, the more i find little nice touches here and there. I'm using Orion sliders ( PS4 ). If EA patch IA on defenders and tone down a little bit on the speedy side, we'll have a good game of football. Maybe. But let's face the truth: since Fifa 12 EA is trying to appeal the huge FUT fanbase. What we call bug or glitch, those are design choices.
They could make a game better than this one. They won't.
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Yeah I'm using Orions sliders too. Gives the game a nice slower sim feel and really brings out the weight of the players and the ball more than ever. I truly do suggest the purists opt for his set :)
 
MUFan23 said:
Are Custom Tactics flawed this year? Seems like they don't affect the way CPU plays no matter what.
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saintric said:
yep custom are broken the guys on operation sports have been testing them and I believe no matter what you change the passing to teams will all still play short passes

so annoying i bet they wont fix it
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I doubt they'll fix it. I certainly remember years gone by when there were many complaints about how the custom tactics had no effect whatsoever on how the cpu teams played. I was hoping that with the new team sheets this year, it meant EA had actually spent some time developing tactics but they have no effect on how cpu plays.

It's in stark contract to PES15. The custom tactics there have a very noticeable effect on how the cpu plays. It's one area where PES is much better than FIFA this year.

The only settings that have any real effect on cpu tactics are ironically in the sliders, where you can set cpu defensive line height and the length and width of the team shape. However, these should not be slider settings as it forces every cpu to adopt those same settings and play the same way. Instead, these should be team sheet tactical settings which can be set independently for each team. At least the sliders do have some effect but you have to change them every match to create some variety.

I just wish we could take the tactics of PES and put them in FIFA, them we'd have a good single-player game. As it is, we have 2 bad ones.
 
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Placebo said:
First match of the season, away to Carlisle in the league cup, I win 4-0 (as I should), Carlisle made 10 tackles, gave away 5 fouls and had 3 players booked, wowzers! Fantastic improvement, I wasn't even trying deliberately to get fouled and we haven't even started with ini tweaks to make the AI more aggressive, big improvement!
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Pleased to hear that for PC users. :)

It's strange, on PS3, I started a CM with Leyton Orient a couple of days ago. Played the friendlies and the first 2 league games and there was quite a few fouls from the CPU. I played a couple of more games yesterday and there were no fouls called (even though i'm sure i should have had a penalty in one game). It's as if there has been an update without my knowledge. :CONFUSE:
 
Sorry if this has been covered before but there's a lot to go back through to check.

Anyone having issues loaning folk out in Career?

I have about 4-5 players promoted from my youth academy. All with high potential. Set to being available for loan yet 2 transfer windows have come and gone without a single offer.
 
When you buy boots from the EA in game shop do they automatically get assigned and players wear them? Or does it have to be done in edit mode. I only play online really so wondering if it's worth buying them at all?

Also I don't like how the base of the nets comes up almost every time a goal is scored. In real life if happens very rarely, maybe 1% of all goals you see the base actually raise.
 
Tim7 said:
When you buy boots from the EA in game shop do they automatically get assigned and players wear them? Or does it have to be done in edit mode. I only play online really so wondering if it's worth buying them at all?

Also I don't like how the base of the nets comes up almost every time a goal is scored. In real life if happens very rarely, maybe 1% of all goals you see the base actually raise.
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I thought the boot unlocks were just for your Online or Career Pro to use. Could be wrong.

I don't think anything you do in edit mode will appear online anyway, as it makes sure you are using the latest/untampered squad file. You used to be able to play with edited teams in unranked games but they seem to have removed that option entirely except for "Friendly Seasons" with people on your friends list.
 
winston said:
I doubt they'll fix it. I certainly remember years gone by when there were many complaints about how the custom tactics had no effect whatsoever on how the cpu teams played. I was hoping that with the new team sheets this year, it meant EA had actually spent some time developing tactics but they have no effect on how cpu plays.

It's in stark contract to PES15. The custom tactics there have a very noticeable effect on how the cpu plays. It's one area where PES is much better than FIFA this year.

The only settings that have any real effect on cpu tactics are ironically in the sliders, where you can set cpu defensive line height and the length and width of the team shape. However, these should not be slider settings as it forces every cpu to adopt those same settings and play the same way. Instead, these should be team sheet tactical settings which can be set independently for each team. At least the sliders do have some effect but you have to change them every match to create some variety.

I just wish we could take the tactics of PES and put them in FIFA, them we'd have a good single-player game. As it is, we have 2 bad ones.
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Terrible. Can someone clarify if that's the case, teams playing the same?

Just when everything looked to be coming together..
 
Jamezinho said:
Very much an addictive quality as far as I'm concerned. I look forward to getting a few games in whenever I can. There's a variety in the gameplay that I haven't seen from a FIFA before now. Lots of different types of goals and build up play from both me and the CPU. The ball physics and the way the players interact with the ball gives an 'anything is possible' feel to the gameplay. Keeps every match fresh and interesting. I even quite like the defending (then again I'm a legacy noob). It punishes sloppiness.

At this stage post-release I usually feel as though FIFA has shown me its hand already whereas this year I'm continuing to see new things. It kind of feels like the game has some of the hallmarks of a classic PES....the 'one more game' factor.
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Jamezinho said:
This game is excellent offline and I've not had to do much messing about with sliders. Pro difficulty with a few tweaks is a lot of fun. Best football game since PES2011 I think.
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lol,

Totally my opinion, a 100 %!

- Looking forward to play it next time
- Loving the variety in each game
- Loving the ball physics
- Having that "anything can happen" feeling for the first time in a FIFA game
- Kind of feels like a classic PES to me
- Playing on pro, haven´t touched the sliders yet, still enjoying it
- The last time I had this much fun with a footy game was with PES 2011

As for the defending discussion:
I use tactical defending. Tried legacy defending and I always caught myself by just pressing the X button (PS3 controller), waiting for the player to get the ball.
Tactical defending certainly is a challenge, but I start to get better with it.

Mainly I cover passing space and attackers with my player and use the teammate pressing and sometimes when I feel like the timing is right, I use that "tackle/pulling kit" button to catch the ball.
I just don´t really like the sliding tackles. Or at least I´m not used to them as you have to be very close to the player unlike in PES.

Playing the CM with 1860 München in the 2nd Bundesliga. Bought an RM and borrowed an LM, struggling with my money and hoping to be promoted to the 1st Bundesliga.
3 games to come and I am on the 4th place, one point behind.
I hope I can manage it :).
 
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ive started a custom tournament with athletic using my settings and so far played 3 with no points - saying that ive loved every game and not once feel robbed..Some of the AI finishing from outside of the box is superb too
 
I have also been seeing noticeable differences between opposition CPU teams. A major difference is that versus lower league opposition you can usually pressure them into a rushed clearance in their own third, where the better sides will be more composed and play it out more smartly.

If anyone plays FUT, the unlicensed teams in Serie B have some nice clean kits/emblems free from sponsors/text etc. I much prefer this type of stuff.
 
I've mostly played online lately because I'm struggling to look beyond the flaws in the CPU defensive AI in single player, but when I have played against the CPU I thought I noticed a decent amount of variety.

Still, there's a lot of folks around the interwebs saying the team tactics for CPU teams isn't working like in years past, so I think something is likely going on.
 
Picked this game up for £30 love it so glad i bought it doing career with Utd Di Maria is such a beast like real life feels so good to play with him and Falcao he feels so life like.

Sold Rooney and bought Memphis Depay just sooooo fast and Balanta for cb what a beast having a blast.

Matt sliders in the slider thread are fantastic :)
 
Bingham67 said:
Picked this game up for £30 love it so glad i bought it doing career with Utd Di Maria is such a beast like real life feels so good to play with him and Falcao he feels so life like.

Sold Rooney and bought Memphis Depay just sooooo fast and Balanta for cb what a beast having a blast.

Matt sliders in the slider thread are fantastic :)
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:NONO:

Falcooooooooooow!!!!
 
How the hell do you aim crosses?
Everytime I put a ball in from wide it ends up at the far side of the 18 yard box.
Only way I can put it in the centre of the box is by double clicking but that only goes in at chest height.
 
stuartyd said:
How the hell do you aim crosses?
Everytime I put a ball in from wide it ends up at the far side of the 18 yard box.
Only way I can put it in the centre of the box is by double clicking but that only goes in at chest height.
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Crossing assistance is really odd... well actually all the assistance is really odd. My general suggestion would be to tap cross very lightly, even if feels like you should be giving it a decent whack. If you want someone near post, light touch, far post, heavy touch.
 
Crossing seems strange this year. It feels like they approached the problem of headers being OP last year by just making crossing erratic, rather than actually fix the real problem.
 
I've been playing a lot of friendlies and I've really enjoyed all the commentary and unique team vs team elements that crop up that I'll never see in career mode.

So I've decided to set myself a challenge and play out a full premiership season in tournament mode. I'm going to be the home side for every game and aim to win each game. No drawing or throwing a match to let another team jump up etc. I should be able to play through each weeks fixtures during the week (though I've hot some catching up to do at the moment).

Hopefully it'll be fun and give me something outside of career mode to enjoy. I may ever do goal of the month highlights once an in game month which could be fun, along with screenshots of the table and top goal scorer etc.
 
Radiation said:
I've been playing a lot of friendlies and I've really enjoyed all the commentary and unique team vs team elements that crop up that I'll never see in career mode.

So I've decided to set myself a challenge and play out a full premiership season in tournament mode. I'm going to be the home side for every game and aim to win each game. No drawing or throwing a match to let another team jump up etc. I should be able to play through each weeks fixtures during the week (though I've hot some catching up to do at the moment).

Hopefully it'll be fun and give me something outside of career mode to enjoy. I may ever do goal of the month highlights once an in game month which could be fun, along with screenshots of the table and top goal scorer etc.
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That would be awesome, overwhelming, but awesome.
 
Hi Guys,

Haven't posted in ages but I thought I would share my views to see if anyone thinks the same.

Initially when I started playing Fifa 15, I was bit disappointed. I only really like playing Single player mode and I adore hard and difficult AI. Not to sound arrogant but I consider myself a good fifa player, I am a division one champion and I won a lot of trophies on the career mode last year game on legendary.

So I was hoping for something really challenging.....like I said, initially I was disappointed. First game, Liverpool vs Everton, Legendary, Slow, 6 min halves. I won 3-0....Goals either game from lobbed through ball or pacey winger running down wing (that I don't mind too much). But the lobbed ball thing killed me. I was deeply upset. So I thought hey why not turn the through ball to manual, see how it goes.

My goodness....difference to games IMMEDIATELY. It became a challenge. This is the only thing I have set to manual as when I play games, I like it to replicate a real match and when I have manual passing on, its common for me to unable to find a 5 yard pass that a footballer should be able to do with ease. Especially as a D-Pad traditionalist.

There are some things I have a bad feeling about. I can see the individuality in players with high agility and balance (to me these are really important), but I am struggling to see it come into effect with passing. Example, I get the feeling if I swap the defender and the midfielder around, I can still pass really in a composed manner with the defender. Surely this shouldn't be the way?

I remember in Fifa 14 career mode, first thing I would do would buy a player called Marvel Wynne and Kim Jong Suk or something like that. There ratings were in the sixties, but there pace and acceleration way above 90's and I was able to handle every top striker on legendary mode. It really took me out of the realism and it got me questioning....Do stats matter in this game? the only stats I can ever feel that matter are the physical ones. I can never notice the other ones. Anyone feel the same?

I'm thinking of picking up pro evo when it comes out to see if stats matter in that game. I mean if anyone wants to have a go, pick a team with a really fast attacking player or two, and put them in defence. Play on Legendary (because I believe the AI is at its best there) and if you don't concede or even concede 1 goal...surely something isn't right with that picture.

If I was ever making a football game, I would have the players become completely useless at certain things when they enter different zones of the pitch i.e. a striker within 30 yards of his own goal having only the ability to dribble, run, pass, clear the ball...but being completely useless at defending and no hope of tackling or very little chance against an attacker.

If Fifa became a stat based football game, heavily stat based, I believe nothing could touch it.

Anyone have similar thoughts or totally disagree with me? be nice to converse :) Hope everyone is having fun.
 
DanielWins said:
Hi Guys,

Haven't posted in ages but I thought I would share my views to see if anyone thinks the same.
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I think there's quite a few in here who'd share your opinions, especially regarding non-physical stats needing to be more important.

And you're not the only FIFA-fan looking forward to PES's release this year.
 
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