Are EA familiar with the rules of football?
Where to start. I really want to enjoy the game but it’s so bad. The issue imo is EA keep trying to make the game more complicated in order to mirror real life but their ambition far exceeds their talent.
Do EA actually understand the rules of football? I argue they do not. They have animations for defenders jumping on the shoulders of attackers/midfielders to win headers…… WTF, you can’t do that in football, well not without conceding a free kick. Even launching over the top of the attackers back without planting their hands on the shoulders to win the ball would be a foul in real. But EA actually animated it as a legitimate thing to do. It’s beggars belief.
Also, what is with the game resembling MMA than football, off the ball body slams, clotheslines… ok I’m stretching but you get the point. I accept it’s bloody difficult to model in obstruction and off the ball fouls, but all this comes about because you guys imo are not adept enough to make this work.
The frustration of not being able to control the movement of your pro at random intervals when playing pro clubs. You move your left stick full deflection to the left and the player crab walks like your jockeying at snails pace and refuses to face the direction of travel. I’m talking about off the ball here with no other inputs. Instances of my pro just running the opposite direction of where I’m pushing the stick for a couple of seconds, again off the ball and no other inputs. Tested with multiple new Xbox pads. Online games are around 19ms latency and stable. Friends report the same so sure it’s not me. Just really really poor for the price.
