Patch This Game ASAP!
I'm about to go on a tirade about a couple of things. I won't swear, I won't personally attack anyone despite that this was probably still get deleted. Last year's game was lit up, not only in thes...
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@RadioShaqs I understand where you are coming from. But EA had the chance to do this when they threw Tactical Defending into the game. They could have added tactical attacking the same year or at least year after and forced us all into it for online modes.
But they never.
So what we have now is a competitive game setting for online play, where we can all tweak it within reason. I will be honest when I tell you that EAs implementation of "manual" isn't great and people will not have the patience to learn and use it. I mean miss placing passes 5 yards away frequently isn't realistic either. And tbf people are used to watching free flowing top flight football where possession can be kept and play is slick. - Manual will not be that.
I used to play full manual on PES 3,4,5,6 and 2008 before Konami ruined the game (2008 was the end).
I have played with manual on FIFA and it was never as good as Konami which still allowed a decent style of football.
I will say again that there is a skill gap regardless. There is a reason why people can't get out of DIV 10,9 8 for example in Seasons. Because of a skill gap. I have played people in DIV 10 in Cup Mode and won by 7 or 8 (even more) goals at times or until they quit. So they are of a lower skill - skill gap.
Now, that skill gap lessons as you head towards DIV 5,4,3,2 and eventually 1. Games can be a little tighter at times. But it's still common to win/lose by a few goals or even thrash someone. So again, a skill gap even within those divisions.
Again we are all using competitive mode with pretty much the same attacking presets and defending. So with that in mind it is down to the players to utilise their skill with the team they choose.
But they never.
So what we have now is a competitive game setting for online play, where we can all tweak it within reason. I will be honest when I tell you that EAs implementation of "manual" isn't great and people will not have the patience to learn and use it. I mean miss placing passes 5 yards away frequently isn't realistic either. And tbf people are used to watching free flowing top flight football where possession can be kept and play is slick. - Manual will not be that.
I used to play full manual on PES 3,4,5,6 and 2008 before Konami ruined the game (2008 was the end).
I have played with manual on FIFA and it was never as good as Konami which still allowed a decent style of football.
I will say again that there is a skill gap regardless. There is a reason why people can't get out of DIV 10,9 8 for example in Seasons. Because of a skill gap. I have played people in DIV 10 in Cup Mode and won by 7 or 8 (even more) goals at times or until they quit. So they are of a lower skill - skill gap.
Now, that skill gap lessons as you head towards DIV 5,4,3,2 and eventually 1. Games can be a little tighter at times. But it's still common to win/lose by a few goals or even thrash someone. So again, a skill gap even within those divisions.
Again we are all using competitive mode with pretty much the same attacking presets and defending. So with that in mind it is down to the players to utilise their skill with the team they choose.
@blue166 That’s the thing right now people are just smashing buttons and expecting it to go where they want. Non manual offense doesn’t do that. People say they want more control but I agree with you they really don’t or they would be pushing for manual.
This is why we always have an imbalance of overpowered offense. I mean if they could just hit pass and have it ping pong around they would. I mean it’s basically does that anyway.
Defense is an uphill battle you have to switch between multiple players team mate contain inbetween stop all the ping pong speed boosts ball roll travelas. Then your ai doesn’t track well anyway. Defense doesn’t get the help like offense does.
How many games end 0-0 very few? How many games go with a couple shots on goal very few? Ea needs to help defense.
This is why we always have an imbalance of overpowered offense. I mean if they could just hit pass and have it ping pong around they would. I mean it’s basically does that anyway.
Defense is an uphill battle you have to switch between multiple players team mate contain inbetween stop all the ping pong speed boosts ball roll travelas. Then your ai doesn’t track well anyway. Defense doesn’t get the help like offense does.
How many games end 0-0 very few? How many games go with a couple shots on goal very few? Ea needs to help defense.
- @RadioShaqs I don't use team mate contain, jockey, I put tackles in myself. And I'm rarely getting thrashed. The games have mostly been 1-1, 0-0, 1-0 with an occasional 4 -1 or 3-1 against me on my secondary account.
There's no overpowered offense. Literally every downside in this game comes from trying to play tika take football. I have played maybe 1/10 who have tried to play this way. It's mostly high press from the front, low block goal keeper moving at the back with A.I. mopping up every attempted pass, wingers bulldozing DM's, tackle spammers, insane marking, defenders outrunning attackers/chips over the top etc.- @Tauntmatt Well yeah people are forced to play meta defense to stop all the attacking. Defense is either all or nothing. You have to high press or drop everyone back because you can’t stop the offense. You just can’t keep up with the offense.
- @RadioShaqs Their not controlling anything it's the computer. And the easiest way to score is high press on the backline. Have some pacy winger sprint full speed into your CB, get the bobbling ball or some lucky rebound. As I said before nearly every "attack" is due to some defensive action. Not any form of build up play.
