High press in EA FC 24 makes this game unfair to play

Hie I don't know if this the best plartform but i think E.A should hear this out, and maybe have a look at the use of the pressure technique in Ea FC 24. I know they us pressure in real football but if EA FC 24 is an actual simulation then it is unreal. Pressure technics are overpowered and it actually feels like an arcade game where you just throw in coins and play for fun rather than a simulation. They claim its a simulation but in real life you don't have pressure like that. We buy this game every year to experience real soccer simulation with time to think and act technically not just to press buttons fast and have the A.I randomly press with no direction. It's a dissapppointment E.A must fix this.

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SincerelyI43
2 years ago
Played FIFA 94 until FIFA 23. FIFA 18-23 were all bad games but EAFC24 takes the cake for literally the worst video game I have ever played due to the fact that you can be dominating the game and then all of a sudden passes you have made the whole game consistently start to go in opposite directions of the direction you intended. The game is so animated you are only in control of half of your players movements while the other half are completely out of your control. Will not buy EAFC25 for the first time in 30 years. I mean if that doesn't say it all I don't know what else to say. The developers of this game are not very good because I saw a game simulation by NVIDIA that blew this game out the water in realism and control. The most amazing thing was how real and accurate the game looked. EAFC24 looks so unrealistic the way the players dribble with their hands out to balance looking like a toddler learning to walk. It is so bad in appearance that everytime I dribble the ball I literally say out loud this looks so unrealistic how they dribble and move laterally. You can hold down the sprint button and the computer will make you run laterally in a defensive position every though youre holding down the sprint button trying to run full speed in a forward direction. But nope EAFC24 says that I have to turn laterally even though I am holding sprint. Its an utter embarrassment and a horrible game. I will just play EAFC25 when it is free on game pass. First time in thirty years EA. I won't buy your game.

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MARCUSFENIX121
2 years ago
Man, I literally had to create an EA account for this to express my frustration on the gameplay as well and a lot of it revolves around exactly what you 're saying. This is a MASSIVE issue. I can't even compete anymore in online seasons because I am only afforded the ability to switch the ball around the back and then hope I can pass the ball to my wingers to take it down the field in the hopes of getting a cross and 45 degree pass in. The constant pressing and inability to play the ball through the middle is extremely unrealistic and frustrating. Having played this game for over 10 years the gameplay has never been this horrid. I am considering buying PES and other soccer video games because EA FC has messed up the gameplay so badly. I went from competing in online seasons at the divisions 2 - 4 level to now getting relegated in division 8. HOW!? Are you kidding me. I literally have to refer to people who promote EA FC 24 and make a living off of playing it competitively to see if they're having the same issue. OH, and guess what they are having the same issue. It's not a skill issue, it is the video games functionality that needs to be refactored. If they don't prioritize this on their roadmap because their only looking at metrics focused on increasing revenue which are in other game modes of EA FC like ultimate team where it can be very transactional I'm going to be so pissed off. It's already bad enough that loyal followers of what is now EA FC have to deal with playing to adhere to the current mechanics of gameplay that CLEARLY need to be fixed.

I understand that this is just a video game, but I'd like to enjoying the $70 USD video game I buy...

I apologize for being so negative as I am not here to be a nuissance in the community, but the mechanics of gameplay need to be refactored. This is a business critical area that is being compromised in EA FC 24. If this doesn't get seen and at least discussed amongst the internal teams developing this video game then what is the point of this forum.
riptide_80
New Veteran
2 years ago
@MARCUSFENIX121 Spot on my friend. I’ve played FIFA since the very first one (yes I’m THAT old) & this is quite honestly the worse edition yet (yes I know it’s not technically a FIFA game but just go along with it!) The GK are terrible - how many professional GK do you see where the ball literally goes right through them like they’re a sieve or GK who palm the ball into the air or straight onto the feet of your opponent? Doing any form of ‘custom tactics’ doesn’t seem to work for me as I honestly couldn’t tell you/see the difference between using 1 or 100 width/depth & players, despite being ‘told’ what to do, seem to do their own thing. How can my ST & RW be told to stay forward yet are always back on defence so when I do have the chance of a counter attack, I have hardly any players in an attacking position?! Sadly all EA care about is this PTW mentality & if you dare to highlight the raft of ongoing issues with their game, they’ll just pass the buck back to you & tell you it’s your issue. They tried blaming my broadband - no other game has issues with my home internet - rather than admit they’re at fault. How can they release regular ‘patch updates’ that do nothing to improve the basic gameplay dynamics? It’s ok though, just do the new objective & play 3 games using some random s*** badge or kit to get 50XP & a 75+ rated player. That will keep the community happy…
scumbagshawty
2 years ago
@MARCUSFENIX121 Over the last month I’ve posted extensively about the poor gameplay. I, too, was exclusively a seasons player up until this year. Won Div 1 about 7 times etc. This game in both modes is absolutely miserable and really feels like a pay to win situation in FUT. I have all kinds of weird errors with passing and tackling that if I had the patience and time i could create a 30 minute video. I may have to accept that this is truly my last game I buy. I find myself absolutely miserable 85% of the time and justify playing with the hope they’ll fix it. This franchise is just not for me anymore and I get they might be focusing on fixing the dozens of bugs, but the gameplay needs serious tuning.
riptide_80
New Veteran
2 years ago
@scumbagshawty Summed it pretty well mate. Initially I though the same with FIFA 23 last year but they seemed to patch the passing issue fairly quickly (it was just all the other bugs that killed it) The most amount of games I’ve played consecutively is about 10 or so & even then that was during last years edition. I genuinely don’t see what the attraction/pull is for people, especially the guys/girls who stream live on Twitch for hours on end, playing this game. One half you shoot from left to right then the next half you shoot from right to left. Rinse & Repeat. I’d lose the will to live doing that for hours on end knowing just how horrendously bad the gameplay is. So many times I’m seeing shots literally go through my GK or players as if they’re not really there & don’t even get me started on the insane amount of ricochets/rebounds that somehow always seem to land at the feet or head of my opponent. EA need to fix this mess & soon!
Shivanmikaeel93
2 years ago
Hej
riptide_80
New Veteran
2 years ago
@Shivanmikaeel93 I feel your passion & pain my friend. Sadly this franchise has been dying a slow & somewhat painful death the last 4/5 years. For me, FIFA 18 was the last decent one the rest are just an absolute catastrophe. How EA continue to get away with advertising this as ‘the most realistic football game ever’ is beyond me 😂
FredrikNM
2 years ago
@ChristianMx01 AGREE
riptide_80
New Veteran
2 years ago
@FredrikNM Seems like there’s plenty of us that do - I’ve always said when it comes to skill moves, limit it to those we actually see doing them in real life matches. How can the likes of Odegaard be a 5* skiller when you never see him do anything like it playing for Arsenal/Norway 😂 not to mention when have you ever seen Harry Kane do countless McGeady spins from the halfway line just to do a 25yd trivela that sails over your GKs head? Game has become too ‘arcadey’ & has been this way for a number of years. Skill moves etc should be kept in modes like Volta as it always reminds me of that game FIFA Street (yes I’m that old!)
plet73
New Traveler
2 years ago
This is not a game of Football anymore. It's just arcade. I've been playing this game since 97. The 2018 FIFA was the last good one, closer to real football one.
I really want EA to go back to what this game really was, but i don't think that is going to happen. They make way too much money to go back to what it was.
As for lagging, well I play from a part of the world (Greece) where EA doesn't care much about the players complaining (too few).
scumbagshawty
2 years ago
It’s not even a fun consistent balanced arcade game lol