Jimmy you say the player won't even attempt a trick if it's on the wrong foot, so what happens, nothing at all? That's one thing I don't like FIFA, that if a player can't do a trick nothing happens, and unless you are always playing with the same team it's almost impossible to know what trick rating the player you are currently controlling have. So you just end up running straight in to the opposition wondering if you flicked the stick wrong or if the player can't do that trick.
Nothing happens Gab, you run into the player. I love this system, because it's not one set of feints fits all. You need to know your individual player before you attempt them. Also, each player has different feints, and amount of feints allocated to them. And at present, it's not something I can even see, you need to play around with each player and learn whether they have 1,2,3 or 4 feints allocated to either L2 + Right Stick up, down, left or right.
Some players only have feints allocated to L2 + up, L2 + left, others have more. Once you have then sussed which player has however many feints, you then need to remember which direction on the R Stick does what. Then you need to know which trick he is doing, and if that's a trick that requires a preferred foot to pull it off, like the Ronaldo Chop. (Rainbow flicks are set to down/up I read so that doesnt matter, not that I'd attempt one)
I like this system Gab, it means you need to know your players inside out, and what may work for Saurez, will not work the same for Baptista. The harder the tricks are to both execute, time etc, the better they are for me. And it's not like you can spam them either, it's very high risk V medium reward. Most players wont even bother trying them or using them in fear of losing possession cheaply, which is exactly as it is in real life. Nobody wants to feel the wrath of their team-mates in real life by showboating for the sake of it, only to lose possession for your team. This is how tricks should be done in my opinion.
As an example on how the preferred foot works.......
Take Saurez, right footed with a decent left foot, but not as good as his right. The player is attacking right to left on the pitch. I push up on the left stick to make him run up pitch, (not right to left) as he is running up pitch from bottom to top, he is using his right foot. I then press L2 and push the Right Stick, left (as thats the goal I'm attacking) He will then use his right foot to initiate the Ronaldo Chop, which quickly changes his direction and has him bearing down on goal.
If Suarez is attacking from left to right, and I repeat the same technique, running from bottom to top of the pitch, but hold L2 and press the Right Stick Right, he will not perform the Ronaldo Chop as he is using his right foot and needs to use his left foot to change direction. Two footed players with high other foot usuage will be able to peform this trick from either direction. It's technical, but its spot on, and really makes you think. I need to check more ofr the players and more of the feints, I saw someone pull off a cracker with Quaresma last night, and it was using the same philosophy as what I explained.
The bottom line is, once you have your team, try practicing with your most skillful players, and one by one master each player and learn what feints his has and one directions he has available. Dont even bother trying them with lesser players or learning what they have, as the percentage of success is alot lower. Also, you really only want to be concentrating this side of the game on your naturally tricky players. If I was Rom, I'd get Adriano nailed till I knew him inside out, its that type of player that can do damage with these feints. It's also more realistic to see these type of players attempting them.
Phew, that took some explaining. Also R2 is fantastic for all sorts of first time touches, and something people will massively overlook.
Last night I passed to my player, I could see my opponent bearing down on my ball receiver, I instinctively pressed R2 as in my mind I knew I needed my player to open his body and sort of body feint the oncoming player looking to disposses me. To my utter amazement, my player did exactly what I'd hoped he would, and I didnt even know it was possible, it felt right to try R2 out of pure instinct to the situation. My player did perform a body feint, and bought me that extra yard to sidestep the challenge. It was simply beautiful. It's this type of extremely clever programming that blows my mind. It's subtle, but as a footballer, it's like your mind is catered for without you even knowing. Genius.
By the way Rom, your team is looking pretty solid across the field there, I need to enter some competitions, I need some quality in the DMF roles, i'm lacking badly in that area. Mavuba or Chedjou from Lille are my next targets. Both as strong ball winners, Felliani is also a monster.
Ern Dog - The lesser players have poor first touches, and after touches, dont worry about that. It's amplified as well by how good the better players are in this area. And because of the higher agility and extra limb movement of the more technical players, there is a much higher degree of touch all round. As you would expect though, it's not something you can see by videos, you have to 'feel' it.
Expander- Even this is only a 60% code, I can honestly say hand on heart, this catch-up clearly isnt in. If you play rubbish, and the other player is playing well, you will get ripped to pieces. I have never played a PES in a long, long time, if ever, that I can almost hear and feel my opponent's brain ticking over. Because of the Freedom and the difficulty, you know yourself how hard it is to put a great passing move together. It makes you really appreciate just how much thought your opponent is putting into it. It's hard to explain, but you have this respect that I cant remember having before. Probably because the other PES games made you play the way they wanted you to, to an extent. But the shackles are off now, and it's another world. It's not who is the best PES player, but more so, who has the best footballing mind combined.
