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the_shepard13's avatar
2 years ago

FC 24 Awful online gameplay

I decided to give FC 24 a shot in March due to the game being discounted. There's a few issues with squad match ups, especially at World Class and above but for me the biggest issue is online. 

 I have a PS5 hardwired into Internet giving me a speed over 900 so I know this isn't the issue. 

The issues firstly response times and always ending up with the defender furthest away from the ball. My defense can be walked through! 

It doesn't get any better at the other end either. Players with speeds of 93, 95, 97 are slow and slow to accelerate. It's like watching slow motion in comparison to squad battles. 

 My biggest issue is passing though! I've had to quit on through balls online as 9 out of 10 crawl along directed towards the wrong player and are easily intercepted. My attack is set for my forwards to get in behind the defence and I can stick 10+ past world class in squad battles more often than not with killer through balls! Yet, take the same tactics online and it's shocking with slow inaccurate passing. 

 It's not just me though. The teams v mine all stick to direct passing themselves. I came up against an online team set up the same way and was 3-0 up before they left .. why? Every through balls they tried went straight to me! 

 Then we have match ups..... they're a joke! I'm level 10 rivals v an overall 97....my team at this time was 88 overall....ho hum! Then I got a 62 overall but the EA servers or matching or whatever decided to punish me and my team couldn't string 2 passes together! I was beginner with this bronze team clearly boosted to ultimate!

 It's now been 5 weeks and I've finally decided to give the game up! It's a shambles the moment you get online BUT that's where all the good Ultimate Team stuff is! So, EA ... Why all these issues! It's almost May, the game gas even out over 8 months and it is still crippled by issues! 

 Oh, I almost forgot to mention players running THROUGH players! Magic balls passing THROUGH players! Plus the amazing somersaults and acrobatics when a player is tackled! 😂 Why are players doing triple back flips when tackled? Why, when my player was tackled did they get up, fall down, get up fall down ..you get it.. he was stuck in a loop! Plus I scored a goal online and my player couldn't celebrate as he'd merged with the goalpost and was just running on the spot then the game crashed and I lost my game. I was 2-0 up, 3 with that goal but your servers reset or whatever happened and I was then served with a notice for leaving the game! WTF? Since then I've been unable to get any semblance of a team in a failed attempt to win my third match for the online friendly premier League challenge where win 3 unlocks a TOTS pack.

 It's just awful. Can I send you the game and receipt and get my money back.....

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  • In reply to my post firstly I'm disappointed there's no reply from EA. Clearly they're aware of the online issues but shrug their shoulders as they're now busy on FC25 and can't be bothered dealing with the ongoing issues in FC24.

     As said, best prizes are through online play, 95% of Evolutions require you to play Rivals, etc online to get the card evolutions. So, surely improving online play should be top of the list! Shouldn't it? 

     Sadly the game won't allow you to start an online game and become inactive as you get thrown out! So, if anyone ever plays against 'the Shepard 13' have fun as I just lock my movement stick after kick off and come back 15 minutes later! 

     I understand the players who score a goal, sit back and take an easy 1-0 win. I laugh at the clowns who desperately try to score as many as they can 😂 ending up with 30 odd shots and 5+ goals! I'm not bothering 😂 so funny watching the desperate teams trying to score as many as they can 😂 

     I'm expecting EA to whine about my actions and my giving away easy wins rather than actually doing some work and making the game playable..oh....and remove the stupid balancing act they try to do to make online match ups fair! I just play for a laugh, sadly the game is unplayable at the best of times! 

  • the_shepard13's avatar
    the_shepard13
    2 years ago

    Ok, so I sold the game! Only for it to pop up free a few days later on PS Plus. So, I gave I another shot as it had updates .   

    It's worse than before! Defending is pointless! It's a goalfest where through balls don't work BUT you don't need them! Just run and watch as defenders miss you over and over again! 

    Then watch as you go online only for 2 teams with a lower average to walk all over my team! Laughable 😂 I then get paired against an overall 94 team only to dismantle it with 5 goals in the first 20 minutes! Their better team was like traffic cones! 😂 Game matching at it's finest 😂 EA are a 🤣 the Game is a mess! 

     All EA care about us raking your money! 🤑 

     The funnest is that there are currently about 50 TOTS players. I did the SBC's and opened about 50 packs but ended up with the same player 5 times! 😂 EA servers are bust! Do you know the odds of the same player pick, 1 out of 50, 5 times in a row! 😂 

     Joke game, joke servers! EA are trash! Only want you to spend money on EA points so they can take your cash and screw you again 😂 😔 😭 * you EA!!!!!

  • the_shepard13's avatar
    the_shepard13
    2 years ago

    I sold it on eBay bro! Just before PS Plus put it on as a free monthly game! I managed to get my £20 back so no loss! CEX wouldn't take it as they had reached their limit on the game. They had a dozen copies on the shelf, no one buying them! 

    EA use this game as a cash cow! Every season the same old trash... But worse! Always pushing you to spend on EA points to buy packs or grind SBC's.... Promising a 97 Jude Bellingham but giving you some 90 rating ligaF keeper!

     The SBC's are there to take you away from the actual game as the play is so broken it's laughable 😂 every tackle is a triple back somersault! Every online game is a bad match up with 💩 balancing mechanics where you're better off with traffic cones for defenders!

     Biggest pile of 💩 ever! EA are a joke as they know how bad it is but refuse to correct it or comment! 

     Just don't buy it or play it! They'll get the message when it doesn't sell! 

  • SSR-zampa's avatar
    SSR-zampa
    Seasoned Traveler
    2 years ago

    I have a 1GB direct fibre connection, a wired controller running at 1000hz (nearly 10x more input speed than official xbox controllers) my games are usually at 4/8ms ping. 

    I still get input delay.

    Its literally hard coded into the game, they won't ever admit this that's why there's never a straight answer on this topic.

  • SirCarbonara's avatar
    SirCarbonara
    Rising Veteran
    2 years ago
    @SSR-zampa Our connection speed does not matter. We all tried everything to get the best gameplay we failed so I guess it’s coded into the game as you said.
  • 679w21fxftn4's avatar
    679w21fxftn4
    2 years ago

    Every time I play the game I feel sorry for how much I paid for it. At this point it's not just input delay it's the things that don't make sense only the opponent can do. I can make a 1 hour video on how bad is the gameplay. And after playing more than 150 matches I realized that those players have the cpu defend and dribble for them, unbelievable. This is the last time I buy a football game from EA

  • Yup, this game has gotten progressively worse as the cycle has progressed.  I stopped playing Ultimate Team some months ago, as EA cannot sort out simple instructions for your players.  You set a striker to stay central, get in behind and they come short to the winger ...  It's really inexcusable.

    Since then I've exclusively played Clubs with some friends and the utter dismay at the state of the game leads to disbelief and despair at how badly balanced and developed the game is.  You talk about defenders being walked through, it's as if EA want this to happen.  They have seemingly decided that there must be a goal fest in every game, and that defenders (even rated at 88) are incapable of tackling or intercepting.  The less said about goalkeepers the better.

    All we ask for is a game of football, that rewards good gameplay, be it attacking or defending.  Every game doesn't have to be 5-5 at half time, and it would be nice to be able to make a pass and tackle.

    Will we get gameplay improvements in EA FC 25?  Probably not, just some unasked for uber mechanic such as 'power pass' or the ability to mimic some utterly improbably ball skill someone did once ever.

  • Fr same, 1gb upload 1gb download a average ping of 10, max 19.

    I even feel hold back in squad battles, its indeed hard coded, they call it skill issue, well i have +200 clips from last 2 weeks with only bad gameplay with my ping and controller in my screen, inputs what get registerd but not recieving in game, a aim always far to wide to offense who can easily walk trough ur defense constantly, but what ever u trying u cant get forward, cuz evertime u getting close to scoring it either passes directly to the opposite I'm done. 

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