Request: [UPDATE] Option to revert to pre-"Refresh" patch

@ Spokesman01

The gameplay is getting critisized regularly here. I know people who stopped playing completely after this Refresh patch yet, as you say, EA seems to think the current patch has been a success.

2 types of people like the current gameplay, the pros who need to play the game a certain way (unrealistically quick) for tournaments and those that have absolutely no idea of how a game of football should be played. I'm sure neither have actually played football in real life to understand the biomechanics of it. 

In it's current state, players receive a pinged pass and in one motion, control, turn and dribble in a split second - it's horrific.

I have to give EA a little credit, they did create a game that was on the right track in terms of simulation and realism so they know how a game of football should play and obviously spent millions on research and development but that money could've been saved if they just based the gameplay of FIFA Street because that's how it feels like. The speed, dribbling, passing, turns and general biomechanics of this game is so unrealistic and arcady it's embarrassing that so called fans of football are claiming to enjoy it.

There is more competition for EA now then ever if rumours are to believed so they should be worried if they continue down this arcade style gameplay road.

I don't believe that there are players who genuinely think the game plays well currently, I think that's the Devs hiding and spouting a plain lie. Either they are blind, or they are talentless... but it's pretty clear the game is devoid of any joy. 

Recently I've been following discussions about BioWare, and how they have been reduced in size with many layoffs. The truth is FC and Fifa before that have been sliding, and either the management team is terrible or there is a lack of talent with the Devs themselves... but the writing is on the wall.

@ EA_Darko

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@ Spokesman01

I'm not sure how they make it work but I imagine having an option to revert to the previous patch for offline modes might be possible but I might be wrong. That's all that's being asked for to at least have an option for offline modes.

They can adhere to those that continue to fill their pockets which is fine but what they can't do is advertise a game a certain way and then change it after 3 months, collecting the money from those that wanted a proper football game, not this arcady, FIFA Street type football. If they released the game with this unrealistic gameplay, I'm sure a lot would not have bothered. I certainly would not have and judging by the 100s of posts here many others too.

Yeah, but what you don't factor in is that they keep changing the gameplay so that the FUT saps spend coins so they can get the new META squad. I.E. currently high pace strikers. Next patch they will make big strikers overpowered and everyone will get those. EA don't care how bad the gameplay is as long as people are spending to get the best squads in FUT. 

I don't think a talented and dedicated dev team would make the game quite this bad accidentally. Either the devs are talentless or the choices they have made have been purposeful and for effect.

I think pretty much everyone would opt for rolling back the "updates" but that is why it will never be implemented. You can't play FUT without the latest updates or there would be a mismatch.

@ EA_Darko

Has the feedback been passed on to the team at least?

Will something be done about it? or have EA presented a game to people, taken their money, changed it to the point where many don't enjoy it anymore and now ignoring them?

This isn't about one person, creating a post, it's about 100s on here just in the last month not happy with the updated gameplay and probably 1000s who are not on this forum not happy with EA changing the gameplay to something they didn't pay for. 

I'm not sure if you're still waiting for specifics but it's all gone quiet here, leading me to believe EA don't care after all about their paying customers? If you need specific then here they are but essentially we just want the option to revert to the previous gameplay patch.

• Pace of the game is UNREALISTICALLY fast
• Dribbling is so UNREALISTICALLY close, unnaturally tight and unvaried that even centre backs feel like Messi. Dribbling is far too easy when it's supposed to be associated with a handful of players throughout history who make it look easy. Dribbling is just ridiculously easy and unnatural. The ball never leaves the players foot further than a foots length.
• First touch is so UNREALISTICALLY close. There is no variation at all. Every pass is controlled like it's glued to the players foot. When controlling or running with the ball, it feels like you're moving with the ball attached to you rather than feeling like it's a separate entity. It feels so awful that this alone makes me shut the game down. 
• Passing is so UNREALISTICALLY quick and precise that every team can play like prime Barcelona. 
• Turns are so UNREALISTICALLY tight that if you rotate the analogue stick 360 and at different angles quickly, all players seem like they are having a seizure and about to collapse from the biomechanic defying, sonic speed  movement.
• Shooting at times is UNREALISTICALLY accurate. There is no variation to shots from similar positions. To get a shot off quickly, players again miss a step, similar to when passing.
• Heading is UNREALISTICALLY inaccurate.
• General animations are UNREALISTICALLY awful and cringe worthy and this is to allow for the UNREALISTICALLY fast paced passing, biomechanics-defying turning, Messi-like dribbling etc to work.
• Player movements are generally UNREALISTIC in terms of them skating and skipping movements or planting their feet on the ground.
• Through balls are UNREALISTICALLY easy and scripted and at times isolate the defender to their spot so the attacker can go through on goal.
• Sliders have little or no impact on the UNREALISTIC gameplay. They also revert to default it seems in career mode.
• General gameplay seems to have been dumbed down. I used to play between World Class and Legendary and now play Ultimate, and you can still do things without any thought process which makes the game boring very quickly.

These are some of the key points that need addressing so this game doesn't feel more like FIFA Street, and does feel more like a simulation and how it was initially advertised and presented to those that parted with their money.

As mentioned by many, the gameplay just before this awful Refresh patch was on the right track.

Let me know what EA intend to do about it or if they just don't give a toss. Either way it will allow me and many others on here to understand where we stand with EA.

@ EA_Darko

Any update on this. I am even more frustrated and disillusioned with EA now as I had to delete the game and reinstall it to play on release patch just so i dont have to endure the unrealistic, arcady Refresh patch.

Now every 2 games, the game crashes presumably because it needs an update so as of now the game is redundant for me and others, with money down the drain as I refuse to play something that is unplayable.

Please can you provide an update as many are interested in whether we have the option to revert to the previous patch before the significant changes were made to the gameplay.

Thanks for acknowledging the request first of all. Without sounding patronising, there have been countless threads and posts criticizing the unrealistic gameplay after the Refresh patch and it was being ignored, suggesting  EA didn't care.

As the post above mentioned, the update just before this Refresh patch was on the right track and we want the option to revert back to it. It felt like a simulation and what we paid for. I understand the YouTubers and Pro players weren't happy because they want a more arcady, unrealistic version of the game so appreciate EA need to go where the money is but they also have a responsibility from a moral and ethical stand point to not advertise a certain gameplay which people paid for and then take it away after 3 months.

Simply, the request is for those that want to revert to the pre-Refresh patch to have the option to do so at least for offline modes.

As it stands, the current gameplay is so far from a realistic representation of a football game that it's embarrassing and that's backed up by countless threads and posts here.

It's quite clear and specific what is being asked for, i.e. allow people to roll back updates.

I am sure plenty others would like this option, can we have the game that we purchased back rather than this nonsense that has been released.

Happy to pass the feedback on to the team and if you have specifics then all the better. 

Darko