But here it is, Input delay/ Slow gameplay most people with this seem to make a lot less tackles as it's impossible to time a tackle.
I've seen other posts saying tackling is now op but they have speedup lag, yes that's because the other person has delay and you can tackle them any time you want.
All this is only down to EA servers nothing else.
Personally I would love to have a few moments of speedup lag.
I think it depends on the console…. I have great connection but the input delay on ps5 is really heavy. Especially in WL. Some are moving to PC. A lot of content creators made the jump because of the input delay on PlayStation. I’m not moving to PC to just have better gameplay.
but really considering backing out of the game next year if Sony does not make an effort to help get the game playable.
It might be down to fps on consoles. I am not sure whey they are all surprised pc plays better. Then again they are now going back to ps pro as there is no delay on there. The important thing is they are showing its not on eas end. I know it’s weird to hear it from them as they had been gaslighting the community for so long. I actually think they are half the reason people believe in all the misinformation.
The past few days have been very good for me and last night seemed to be the easiest matches I've ever played on EAFC the thing is the gameplay got good once I reached D3 now in D2 play 8 won 8.
I've seen a few others say the same thing so I'm not sure if EA done something or somehow the connections in D3/D2 are better.
But could all be ruined with this update today. " As new updates usually knock any good gameplay out of sync" That's another thing how come the gameplay usually gets good just before a new update?
The input delay makes tackling feel completely pointless at times because you just can't time it properly. It's like you're always a second behind, and by the time your player reacts, the opponent is already past you. Meanwhile, those with speedup lag get these weird bursts where everything happens instantly, so of course, tackling feels overpowered for them. The worst part is that none of this is down to skill—it's just the EA servers messing with the gameplay experience.
Honestly, I’d take a bit of speedup lag over constant input delay any day. At least with speedup lag, you get these moments where the game catches up, and you can actually react. But with delay, you're just stuck in this slow-motion nightmare where nothing feels responsive. It’s crazy how a competitive game can have such inconsistent gameplay just because of server issues. And of course, EA never really acknowledges it properly; they just pretend it’s on our end or due to connection strength, but we all know that’s not the whole story.
This is exactly why people turn to alternatives like Brawl Stars Nulls Gameplay —it gives players a chance to experience the game without these ridiculous server issues. When you remove all the nonsense that comes with big publishers' servers, the gameplay feels so much smoother and fairer. It’s just frustrating that a company as big as EA can’t manage to provide a stable online experience, but smaller projects can get it right. At this point, it feels like we’re just stuck hoping for something to improve, but deep down, we all know it won’t.
They've sold 300k fewer copies, possibly more refunds this year then ever due to the various issues so I estimate they've had far less in the bank than what they projected so it's possible a company like EA cheap out on their servers or ignore it completely and start shifting the blame at the players end.
The amount of connectivity, crashing and lag issues mentioned here and other platforms is not normal.
I agree with Starscreamdali about the console remark. At some point I switched off literally every visual setting except for the radar. I have no score, clock, player names or anything, but the delay was a lot better (not gone, better!).
My guess is that EA put so much unnecessary junk in this game (realistic tattoos, waving hair in the wind, crowd cheering, etc), that the console they are making it for can't handle it anymore. They forgot about the essence of the game. It doesn't need to be a good game anymore, it just needs to look good.
Fixing the delay didn't make it a good game btw. It needs a lot more than that.
I never fully understand how people get into such debate over this, the answer is its BOTH, there are times when your ISP will be slow and you will have some lag so yes "sometimes" it is your own connection, however the EA servers are bad, there is no hiding from this, the fact EA dont seem to admit this (or anything) just frustrates people even and you end up with constant debates like this.
The reason people get so angry when everything just gets puts down to there own connection is it doesn't fully add up, people are not stupid, we play loads of other games online, much more connection heavy with many more people connected at the same time and have 0 issues, you jump on fifa and "sometimes" its horrific, not only the delay but also the constant loss from the EA servers, if it was always our own connection why doesnt this ever happen in other games?
I play many games with a bunch of friends from discord and yes any of us can lag on games on any day, we all know this although say 99% of the time its fine, however ALL of us have wayyyyyyyyyy more issues when it comes to playing any game were its EA servers, so its pretty simple what the issue is "most" of the time as the %'s from other games to this one doesnt add up.
FC25 is also the only game were we actually get disconnected from the server, lag is lag but its so clear that the EA servers have issues, so the sooner they admit to that and put more money into them the better it will be for FC25 and there other games, I mean they make enough money from us all to invest in the main thing thats needed, rather than "oh you can see real people in the crowd now"
I mean just playing FC25 the amount of bugs, speed of the menus, the game goes to crap after most updates like it hasnt been tested, show the game is very, very buggy, and takes them forever to fix the bugs unless they are related to people getting packs or something (you know what costs them money) , EA are known for having bad servers not just on FC25 but in general
When people do come back and post proof or do all the things EA ask, they never get a response or explanation further, they just get ignored.
They are the professionals yet can never answer the simple question of if its always peoples connections, why are they so good on other games but not EA based ones? as somebody pointed out earlier a simple google search shows this, anyways thats enough waffle from me, but if I was to guess I would say 90% of the time the reason for the bad connections on FC25 is server over load, which is why you always get such inconsistent game play depending on when you are on, EA just need to invest more of the hard earned money we have given them into servers rather than the crap none of us are interested in that gets added to the game to make it look nice, it can look like crap as long as it plays good we would all buy it anyways being the loyal customers we are :)
