Unable to Sprint in Career Mode Matches
Product: EA SPORTS FC 25 Platform:Xbox Series X Please specify your platform model. Microsoft Xbox Series X What is your Gamertag/PSN ID/Switch ID? wotcher123 Which mode has this happened in? Car...
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@wotcher123 I have this problem aswell
EA_Vendcera
Community Manager
Community ManagerHey everyone,
thanks for all your reports! This is a pretty weird issue and our team is investigating.
We could use your help in collecting some more info, trying to get to the bottom of this. Could you please let us know what controller layout are you using? (For example, Classic, Alternate etc.)
It would also be helpful to get a short video clip of it happening with the gamepad overlay turned on.
Thanks! We will keep you updated as soon as we have more updates to share!
-Vendcera
I played in career mode tonight with my brother and friend and experienced this bug in it's entirety. It is one of the most frustrating bugs I've experienced in all my years playing games because sprinting is such a fundamental aspect of the game.
To answer your question, Vendcera, all three of us were using the Classic controller layout with no adjustments, on an Xbox Series S.
Something we noticed is the bug appeared to happen when created players (both ones created by us and the ones created by the game when a career mode is started) are being used. When only real players were used, we didn't experience any inability to sprint, from what we could tell.
Unfortunately we don't have a video clip to provide at this time.
I have the same issue for a week now. Had bugs with created players too.
Using classic Controller(XBOX) playing on PC.
But this bug ist always there as soon as i start a new career. When i load the old saves before this bug appeared, the players do sprint, its like from the moment a created player has been used in career after a certain update or smth was given, it just crashed all upcoming new careers (with or without created players) Please fix this right now. or i want my money back. Because its unplayable like this.
i deleted all profiles or updates and reinstalled everything and yet the bug is there (but only in career mode)!
Same issue for me. There's a 2-5 second delay when pressing sprint (R2). Game is currently unplayable.
Console: Xbox Series X
Gamemode: Career (kick off seems to work ok)
Controller setup: Classic
Sliders: Tried everything, all brokenYeah same issue for me.
Kick off my players are spriting but on career they are jogging, I can't even accelerate with them either.So annoying
EA PLEASE FIX THIS!!!Career mode is still UNPLAYABLE. So bad, feel like i've been cheated. What a waste of money.
Is this posted after trying the most recent Title Update 4? I read the patch notes and they said they’ve made some changes to sprint animations or something?
So so frustrating I’ve been trying to play career mode since the Founders edition launch day and still have found it completely unplayable 😔 Was really hoping I could get back today and the update would’ve fixed this. absolutely shocking
I have the same issue using 'Alternate' layout on PS5. I've started a new career and now it happens- no sprint response at all to R2.
If I go back to my previous saved career that I started shortly after buying the game on release, sprint still functions normally.
- @EA_Vendcera I had the same problem. I use PS4, with alternative controller. Today I start a new season (Manager career), and the players simply don't run, go really slow, i was playing with Barcelona and no run, try real Madrid and the players some of the fasters doesn't run. Try change configuration and nothing... Can't play like this
I have the same issue also, I thought it’s from the setting of the gameplay
it’s sprint when I have the ball sometimes
but if I chase the CPU players, the player doesn’t sprint at all
Go to customise - settings - simulation settings - gameplay type to classic
- @nortex2008 thanks, this does seem to help. I just don't enjoy playing on classic. But seeing as EA haven't even bothered to update us on this issue I guess I'll have to make do for now.
- @EA_Vendcera do you have an update yet? Thank you
Hey guys, I managed to get a clip this morning highlighting every single issue that has been mentioned in this thread. For context, this is in a career mode match, custom settings with 50 set at every setting (most normal feeling sprint function we’re aware of so far).
I win the ball back and should have a clear run on goal - please watch Rashford and Garnacho. Both players have ACRES of space in front of them and no matter what tactics I have them on should be running into that space. Both players hesitate and run BACKWARDS 😭. Not to mention I was holding sprint whilst controlling Hojland and he clearly is just not responding properly.
Really hoping someone from EA sees this as this honestly is the definition of game breaking. This situation should never ever pan out the way it does.This is ridiculous, I didn’t notice this thread, so I actually thought that my controller had broken…. I took my controller back to the shop and bought a new one because I thought this was the reason my players were not sprinting in my new career save, how stupid was I!? I should of remembered how useless EA are and checked here first ! What the hell I going on EA?
- @EA_Vendcera when the issue will be fixed?
Afternoon guys, just to confirm that post Winter Update - where they’ve added a bunch of new content to career mode - that the issues mentioned since 12 weeks ago in this thread are still there, and still game breaking. Sorry to bring more bad news but this update has STILL not fixed the game breaking bugs that we are all experiencing.
Keep active and keep trying to get this message across because this can’t go on
Hello, i also cant sprint in ea 25... also cant change players when im defending... this game is broken.
I am using classic and still in career mode I cannot sprint even in December, this has to be fixed as it is ruining the game. I have only experienced this in player career mode as I have not played any other as I have just got the game. Please fix this.
And before you think I just don't know how to sprint I am using RT on Xbox while using classic mode for controls
@EA_Vendcera wrote:Hey everyone,
thanks for all your reports! This is a pretty weird issue and our team is investigating.We could use your help in collecting some more info, trying to get to the bottom of this. Could you please let us know what controller layout are you using? (For example, Classic, Alternate etc.)
It would also be helpful to get a short video clip of it happening with the gamepad overlay turned on.
Thanks! We will keep you updated as soon as we have more updates to share!
Hello , I am using classic but no matter which controller layout I use, the problem remains the same
@charalampos0007 wrote:Hello , I am using classic but no matter which controller layout I use, the problem remains the same
I found a way which is working for me.Go to game settings,change simulation settings to custom and use it.
putting in custom is same as classic as customs default values is same as of classic which is 50in every options and also wind option off.
if its not working in already started career mode then,start a new caerer mode again and then after creation of manager or player there will option of changing simulation settings with match difficulty,general settings etc...
Change the option there and start the career mode it will work.
Hope it works for u too
I uses Alternate control. No issue with players running in kick off and old saved versions. The issue has been ongoing since Dec 2024 till date (9 Jan 2025). Please rectify soon.
