Update changed gameplay drastically?
Prior update there was somewhat of a playable game, granted the odd questionable thing here and there. It was actually somewhat enjoyable to a degree. However since recent update, it feels like...
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I'll add my voice to this concern and offer up details in the hopes EA reads these threads with tangible thoughts.
NOTE: All observations below are from Squad Battles (Legendary difficulty) and Rush.
1.) Goalkeepers (Squad Battles)
Parry Capability - You nerfed their saving capability. My 93 rated Casillas not 'delicately' and barely parries the ball past the post instead of the consistently decent strength parries that were pushed further out towards the corner.
Reaction times - Also nerfed. My 93 rated Casillas has the reaction time of an AI goalie on Beginner level.
2.) Long shots outside the box (Squad Battles)
Frequency - I'm okay with the increased frequency of the AI shots from distance
Accuracy - This setting is jacked up and creates imbalance. It feels like 8/10 attempts go in. That's a tad excessive and a drastic change from the previous balanced update.
3.) Player reaction time (Squad Battles, Rush)
Skill moves - As many have pointed out, it feels like the reaction timing has been slowed down with such a delay that the players feel 'heavy' or trudging through molasses. This degrades the gameplay experience over the previously balanced update.
In other cases, quick skill move execution does not register at all. There are videos already published by other players that show this (Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooUGLd6vzmA)
4.) Overall gameplay (Squad Battles, Rush, Rivals)
EA - you've slowed the game down considerably for no reason. You had it about right with the previous update. The community's reaction to slowing the game down to this state is fairly unanimous - we don't like it and you've regressed the experience when updates are aimed at progression and improving it.
