Gameplay wise this is complete garbage from top to bottom. How can the developers play this trash and be proud of this?
I'm completely done with buying another edition of this game. They would have to completely overhaul the whole thing, which they won't.
GK's need to be buffed, they can't save anything.
Tackle spamming NEEDS to addressed, 86 tackles 10 Won in one of my games. Just literally throwing infinite tackles with no regard for stamina, no timing, no skill, just hoping one of these missed tackle follow through and get the ball. The ball carrier is so slow at moving with the ball that can evade these tackles and press forward to a new attacking phase even a player like TOTY Hansen. Sloppy tackling needs to be punished even by bringing in some realism like inertia.
Defensive players out running attacking A.I. despite giving away 10 pace. How does an attacking player running in a straight line onto the path of a ball lose a footrace to a player in a standing position, facing the other way? Why is it only the attackers have to do this clownish animation where they slow down and watch the ball yet the defender is able to run with double the speed and charge in, win the ball? All over the pitch, every game the defensive A.I. defies logic and completely smokes attackers.
A.I. defense making tackles/regaining the ball for my opponents. To give an example my opponent is running on goal, I make the tackle with King win the ball, his A.I. controlled second striker instantly turbo ran into me and regained the ball. There's just too much A.I. defending in this game, I'm sorry when you have the computer winning the ball more than my opponent when he's controlling a player you no longer have a competitive game between 2 players. This year the A.I. defending is so egregious. Also with regains, I'm sick of tackling players, having my defender completely freeze while they just regain the ball in a better position.
Why is it every patch, you take something away from the attack but you never address the defensive side of the game? EVERY goal, I'm not exaggerating is because of a defensive action NEVER because of smart build up, intricate passing, an awesome cross etc. Whether it's rebounds, regains, cheap interceptions where the game interferes in your passing and sends it to the opponent, high pressure, some CB putting in a 50 yard driven through ball to a winger etc. This game teeters right on the edge of being purely "luck" based or based around the behavior of your A.I. for that match rather than a skill based game.
Attackers don't attack. There's little attacking A.I. You patched in better attacking then patched it back out. I'm constantly trying to transition to attack and running past my wingers with my mid-fielder or having my A.I. attacker glide away from open space to sit behind the marker ON PURPOSE. I'm having attackers not attack the loose ball when I take a shot. Again TOTY Hansen has the same positioning as some 85 rated card. The philosophy of this game makes no sense.
Dribbling is completely dead. Too slow movements, long first touch animations, no acceleration to get out of danger just homing missile defenders throwing tackles from everywhere as many times as they want.
Rebounds need to be fixed. There so contrived & automatic I don't even know what to say. It's in the 90% range where they fly purposely to a defender.
The next edition needs a complete and utter revamp or it's cooked. And these things I've mentioned barely even scratch the surface with the problems that exist in this game. It's the worst AAA Game I've ever played from top to bottom. If you don't fix things, you're in for a world of pain because GTA 6 is coming...
