FIFA 22 Discussion (Console Versions)

Emroth said:
The new player is probably someone coming back from Loan.
I got caught like this before. Few of my main players vanished when new season started. They were all on loan.
Its always a good habit to go to squad hub and check all their contracts, so you dont end up like me.
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Created clubs start with players out on loan? That's actually a nice touch if so. I was more disturbed by my vanishing player, who had become important. I've checked and rechecked and he is nowhere in the game according to the Transfer hub search. I don't remember a retirement notification, and he was too young anyway.
 
Keith Houchen said:
Created clubs start with players out on loan? That's actually a nice touch if so. I was more disturbed by my vanishing player, who had become important.
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Oh... sorry I thought it was a normal club, not created one. I dont think they start on loan. I certainly didnt notice any.
Unless some update just swapped your two players. But that should not happen unless you start new campaign.
Lot of strange things happening..
Good that both of us are mainly focused on playing matches. :LOL:
 
Re the update: What are the implications on the Career Mode I have already started? I don't really want to start over unless it's going to cause major issues.
 
This game is still freezing up in Career Mode at times for me, even after installing the patch (only in matches - menus, training etc are fine).

It’s really annoying.

edit: thankfully it’s not my PS5. Seems others are experiencing the same problem:

 
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PS4 patch changes on default sliders. Seen first CPU red and two yellows, that didn't happen before. And the CPU are noticeably quicker turning,. shooting and in general. Keeper still saves close chances alot. Corners are now dangerous, before me or CPU wasn't threatening ever. Feels less fun playing AI imo, think sliders needed.
 
Mikhail said:
This game is still freezing up in Career Mode at times for me, even after installing the patch (only in matches - menus, training etc are fine).

It’s really annoying.

edit: thankfully it’s not my PS5. Seems others are experiencing the same problem:

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Well the guy is complaining on Twitter, but he is hardly giving any relevant information.
Your game is buggy and freezing.. and not limited to online modes.

Freezing when?
Crashes occur when doing what?

Are people actually liking his posts?

When I used to work in IT Support, people like him used to make me want to go up to them and smash their face against the monitor.
 
bsmaff said:
Well the guy is complaining on Twitter, but he is hardly giving any relevant information.
Your game is buggy and freezing.. and not limited to online modes.

Freezing when?
Crashes occur when doing what?

Are people actually liking his posts?

When I used to work in IT Support, people like him used to make me want to go up to them and smash their face against the monitor.
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I've found a video on YouTube of someone else having the issue - this is exactly the same as what happens to me.

It doesn't happen in every match, it's completely random.

 
Never seen it happening like that on series s.
I got few matches where it would slow down during kick off, or near penalty area, but to "refresh" the game I started switching it fully off in console menu post exit.
Havent had this issue since.
 
Mikhail said:
I've found a video on YouTube of someone else having the issue - this is exactly the same as what happens to me.

It doesn't happen in every match, it's completely random.

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There is definitely a problem on consoles, I've said this here aswell earlier. The game lags always in 2nd half (offline), fortunately it doesn't occur so often in my case but it's an issue. I've seen people reporting it and having same problems with freezings in gameplay for a few sec and also lag in menus etc.
 
Cro_Cop said:
There is definitely a problem on consoles, I've said this here aswell earlier. The game lags always in 2nd half (offline), fortunately it doesn't occur so often in my case but it's an issue. I've seen people reporting it and having same problems with freezings in gameplay for a few sec and also lag in menus etc.
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Agree it definitely needs another patch. I guess it’s just the way it is with modern gaming, nothing is ‘ready’ at release.
 
Mikhail said:
Agree it definitely needs another patch. I guess it’s just the way it is with modern gaming, nothing is ‘ready’ at release.
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Yes, it's really strange that these things occur in offline modes. I noticed it already in the trial version, never ever have did I have this issue before in other games. People can easy think it's due their old console etc if you don't look it up. Hope EA fix this!
 
Mikhail said:
This game is still freezing up in Career Mode at times for me, even after installing the patch (only in matches - menus, training etc are fine).

It’s really annoying.

edit: thankfully it’s not my PS5. Seems others are experiencing the same problem:

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Not one single crash here. have you tried reinstalling the game and/or rebuilding the database on PS5?

edit: Only thing I noticed when entering the sim mode and going back to the pitch there’s some stutter.
 
Few more games under the belt on Xbox Series X. It's an interesting patch for sure - I'm fairly happy with it.

I would encourage everyone to do this, if you want to experience the two biggest changes immediately; start a career game, go into the training section and play "Champion Attacking Scenarios".

This puts you in a situation where you are counter-attacking, 3v3, with the rest of the team running up to the play from behind the half-way line.

The "two biggest changes" I'm referring to are A) defenders restricting counter-attacks more effectively and B) the goalkeeper tuning they've done.

Jesus. Christ. I'm on Professional difficulty (I'm not actually sure if that impacts the training games), playing with Burnley, and the defenders turn into absolute animals. The highest rating I've got is a C and that was only because of a lucky deflection (the previous attempts were all F's).

I think the mindset change reflects real life - the developing situation means that, as a defender, you have to be more aggressive to shut down the man on the ball and the potential pass targets. If you wait until the other players catch up, they "switch back" to standard defender mode, where they get back in line, compress and commit a little less hastily.

But combine that aggression with being Burnley and having to score against Nick Pope... He's my own player and I fucking hate him. I can't get the ball past him, and I've lowered the goalkeeping ability slider (again, not sure if that impacts training games though)!

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In general play, I'm enjoying the defence being tighter, even though goals are still going in. I was drawing 1-1 in my last game until the last ten minutes, when I passed the ball around at the edge of the box desperately trying to make a chance against Brighton. Finally, one of their defenders started tracking a run and let my other striker in, who turned and finessed it into the bottom corner. Previously that would have been saved, but it looked absolutely spot on in terms of realism.

I enjoyed this moment of panic in the box at one point, particularly the keeper just holding his hands up to get anything on it:



I will say though, I've not had a single foul. I didn't get them before the patch, but what worries me is that there were a few situations where one should have been given, and they're still not given, because it wasn't an intentional foul. This is what PES does and it pisses me off no end.

In a different game, there was this bizarre moment where my striker seemingly slipped, or dived - I don't really know what happened here:


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Finally, I'm convinced that the first touch slider does nothing. I've seen lots of instances where a really powerfully-struck ball hits a player and seemingly stops dead - then you watch the replay and it's because they're "taking a touch"...

...but no defender's sidefooted touch would stop a 100mph blasted shot as if it was a little dink of a pass.

This video isn't a great example, but it's a mess:

 
PRO_TOO said:
Not one single crash here. have you tried reinstalling the game and/or rebuilding the database on PS5?

edit: Only thing I noticed when entering the sim mode and going back to the pitch there’s some stutter.
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It hasn’t crashed for me once. It just freezes up occasionally - I can still finish the match when it happens. But it’s stop-start (see that video I posted, it’s exactly what happens to me.)

I rebuilt PS5 database a few days ago funnily enough, hasn’t fixed this issue for me though.
 
Mikhail said:
Agree it definitely needs another patch. I guess it’s just the way it is with modern gaming, nothing is ‘ready’ at release.
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That counts treble for FIFA 22. There are so many signs that this game was produced in a pandemic. Something like Stewart Robson's 'schoolboy woodenly reading a poem aloud in class' co-commentary only happens when there's no time or scope for them to do something else. I read years ago that EA's FIFA production lead time is 10-14 months or something like that, depending on how extensive a change the next game is. That plants FIFA 22's entire development cycle right inside the pandemic.
 
Keith Houchen said:
That counts treble for FIFA 22. There are so many signs that this game was produced in a pandemic. Something like Stewart Robson's 'schoolboy woodenly reading a poem aloud in class' co-commentary only happens when there's no time or scope for them to do something else. I read years ago that EA's FIFA production lead time is 12-18 months or something like that, depending on how extensive a change the next game is. That plants FIFA 22's entire development cycle right inside the pandemic.
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Yes the commentary is awful this year.
 
@Chris Davies glad you are enjoying the patch. Regard the FT thing - I think this year is undeniably, generally very poorly balanced towards having few errors, but I think (if it's not placebo) with the slide at 80+ I'm seeing a bit more of it, at least regarding simple ball control from a pass or a cross. But autoblocks, especially on shots like the one you posted - yeah, forget about it, I think that other than ridiculously op they are straight broken in this regard. They feel a bit like they are their own separate thing from normal ball trapping if it makes any sense. I've kinda got used to it by now but nonetheless it's among the first things I'd rework if I could.
 
Flipper the Priest said:
Haven't noticed any freezing (Series S) but that annoying trail behind the ball when it crosses the goal line is still there.
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Yes just noticed this. You don’t see it so much in Broadcast camera though. Another reason to change cameras for me this year :LOL:

Gameplay is SO good this year, like, really damn good. I love it.

But the game doesn’t feel finished to me. Needed another week or two in the oven.
 
Chris Davies said:
Wow. Just, wow. A "like" wasn't enough for this one... Amazing.
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Look at us all getting hyped over a ‘simple’ header. It’s the simplistic, well worked, organic looking goals which are the best and get me out of my seat when playing football games. (Not saying your goal is shit @Emroth - the opposite in fact!)

A FUT player would hate that goal, it’s not an overhead kick for a start.
 
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Haptic feedback from the controller is more detailed, much more pronounced. I changed my settings to classic when I started playing FIFA 22 as the enhanced version isn’t what I like. Driven passes a rumbling more than the regular ground passes. Not sure yet if I like the increase in rumble at all, maybe I will turn it off.The cut scenes, when a player grabs a ball before I throw in and he advises his teammates where to go, has been shortened. I guess it’s the same for corners and all the other small advising cut scenes from the players. The menu animations for the 3-D players are smoother now as are the transitions between the menu tiles.

what’s up with this option?
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edit3: ah. It’s a separate option now to select if triggers are having resistance. Just a menu bug. Who’s reporting such stuff?

more findings coming. :D

edit: the game needs a refresh of the slider set now. It’s a bit speedier somehow.
edit2: classic rumble states „full controller vibration during KEY gameplay action“… now it’s for every freaking high pass. :DOH:
edit3: it really is a shame they upped the rumble with classic (do that to enhanced!!). every god damn high cross and every god damn driven pass is now pronouced as if i was shooting a .45 handgun in battlefield! ^^
 
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