When are they going to fix the difficulty of World Class?
80+ rated teams run too fast and make too many tackles. Dribbling is a non-factor because the AI makes EVERY TACKLE and switches direction in full speed instantaneously.
There is absolutely no faking out.
This game play is completely ruined. FIX IT!
It is awful. I guess different connections must get different gameplay though based on the weekly points. I’m average but I can’t comprehend how you’d have to play to get consistent high wins. Even the low rated teams are crazy on world class.
Add in the crashes that I get each week especially when I am somehow winning and it is impossible.
It's unplayable most times. An AI player is always coming at you full speed. You manage to do a good fake. create a lot of space and then drive towards the goal only to have another one of their players zoom in on you so fast, from any direction, even directly behind. They will win the ball. They will either catch up to you and DEFINETLY make the tackle (regardless of the angle) OR force you to make a pass that will get intercepted because the covering AI player manages to always quickly jump into the passing lane.
It's so difficult to score because not enough of your fellow AI players move into the right position for a pass when attacking.
This is getting worse for me. Professional has been just as bad this week. Just lost my final game 2-1 on professional v an 88 team. They were like superhuman. One sliding tackle from them travelled the length of the pitch and my keeper had to save it.
It is like competitive mode on steroids is constantly on. Meanwhile my players are barely able to turn or get a shot away especially in the box. Totally glitched.
SB used to be able to be more relaxing. This is crazy.
I agree. It used to be more relaxing.
Professional is easy and WC is too difficult. It just seems like they script it for more things to go against you in WC. My issue is mainly against teams that are 80+ ranked.
Aside from the AI ALWAYS making the tackle (in their defensive zone), the fundamental flaw is the speed of the AI. It's just too fast. It needs to be toned down a bit or two.
Professional was too easy until this week for me.
By way of experiment now my 12 are done I’ve gone in and played an 89 full chem team on professional and won 6-0.
Why are they making it unplayable when points matter? I am also getting crashes when I do happen to lead on world class. Funny enough that does t happen when I play on after my 12 either.
Another point I want to bring out, regarding EA programming against you, because it just happened at least 5 times in a match on WC difficulty, is the rebounding. When you shoot on target and the ball ends up blocked by either their goalie or defender, the ball ALWAYS rebounds back to one of their players. You NEVER get that second chance because the ball WILL NOT go back to one of your players.
As a long time player, who unfortunately had to skip FIFA games for years, the difference in difficulty from FIFA 14 straight to FIFA 23 (the latest I played) is too extreme. I remember playing FIFA 14 on legendary level and winning season after season in career mode until it eventually told me to retire. I could literally score much easier then than on the recent editions. Whilst in FIFA 23 I could barely even control the ball let alone score in a realistic way.
I CAN NOW OFFICIALLY SAY: THE GAME IS RIGGED
Unforunately it does seem like squad battles in general is having a lot of issues this year. I too have experienced the random disconnect when you are winning easily, it happens at least once a month. This week I also have no team of the week featured squad battle as well.
In regards to the world class the speed is way off but despite this I am able to get my goals most times, however what really gets me is the random goal against you that happens relatively often especially on world class games.
This usually take the form of a 60 rated player or something hitting a 35 yard shot that is straight at the keeper and just sort of loops right over him into the net. It actually seems to happen more often against the worse teams than it does against the higher teams on World Class. It's like the game has just decided okay going to score now and theres nothing you can do.
Its very simple
Because EA don't actually know (or care) to make a competitive game, they simply cheat and give the AI massive stat boosts
The AI still acts like an idiot, but they get away with it because they outpace you and out muscle you regardless of what stats the player really has.
Not to mention, the real opposition in the game is your own teams idiotic AI, who continue to make daft runs and decisions, and the fact the game itself doesn't actually understand the rules of football.
I’m finding just now on word class and legendary (v the sub 80 teams) it is totally unplayable. I had great gameplay doing EVOs after my 13 were done, usually at a lower difficulty, where my players were able to run and play the way they should. Back to playing proper squad battles this morning and my team can’t move.
