Farewell EA: Meta Gameplay Bugs
The diversity of options to play at a high level in this game is abysmal. I have to play one way in order to achieve a single win and there is no alternative. I turn the game on to enjoy it on my laz...
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I don’t think ea is to blame for this although the balance is off. People just like offense being easier. It’s almost always nerf defense buff offense. People don’t want to break down the defense. This is why you always see people want ping pong passing and pace to be easier. So many threads wanting 99 pace offensive players to just blow by defenders like they aren’t even there.
They should nerf ping pong passing make offense manual. They should also nerf pace and make defense track better. I just don’t think the communty is behind it so doubt it will change.
@RadioShaqs everything you've said here is spot on.
I've not hidden the fact that I think the overpowered defensive AI is what's ruined the game this year (And I'm sure you're all bored of me repeating it... my bad!) but it's genuinely insane how it's easier to make a tackle by putting your controller down and not pressing anything, than it is being 1cm away from the opponent and pressing to make a tackle
I think the blame is 50/50 between EA and the playing community. I blame EA for creating a game that allows custom tactics and automation to be so badly abused, but I also blame the community for being so hyper-competitive & being so desperate for wins/rewards that they'll actively choose to get the AI to do 90% of the work for them and abuse absolutely every bug they can to try and sneak that win.
I know you mentioned about promo recently on another thread, I think a revamp of promos might actually help people find more fun from the gameplay, but it will hit their pockets because it will sell less store packs. It feels like this game has bred a load of gambling addicts that care more about the rush of opening that pack and getting a good card, than they do about having fun whilst actually playing the game. And when I say that I don't mean it as an insult, because I know myself that I get FOMO when it comes to rewards so I complete every objective to give myself the best possible chance of packing something big. But then I open those packs, 99% of them are awful, and I just think "Well.... that was a waste of time" and then repeat the same cycle again.
Maybe if there wasn't such importance placed on your rank in rivals or champs then people would relax a little and play the game for fun, rather than it being a desperate grind?
