0 RESPONSIVENESS/POSITIONING, SURPRISE!!

I’m beyond done with how EA keeps breaking their own game. FC 26’s been out since mid-September and already feels like five different builds. Every patch makes it worse.
I used to buy Ultimate Edition every year. Now I only buy Standard, and next time it’ll be Black Friday at best — if the game even survives that long.!!!!!!!!!!

You can’t call this “patched.” It’s clearly recycled code, copy-pasted and shoved out the door.

Give us back the Early Access gameplay — smooth, responsive, strong driven shots, stable defending. After the first patch, everything turned heavy and delayed again.

Formations completely destroyed 4231, 4222, 442 — all acts like a 4-2-4 now.
The front four don’t move, don’t link up, don’t press, trackback, or defend. 

 Back line sits TOO DEEP. Instructions mean nothing — CAMS in 4231/ 4222 STILL ACT LIKE I GAVE THEM "STAY FORWARD" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



VISUAL EVIDENCE!!

Both CAMs are pushed unnaturally high, almost level with the strikers → it becomes a front 4, not a
4-2-2-2.
The CDMs sit too deep, leaving a massive vertical gap between defense and attack. No proper half-winger width — both “wide” players collapse inside like central forwards.

As I wrote in my other thread: 👉 FC 26 – Core Gameplay Broken by Camera Sync Issues The Rush camera still interferes with gameplay physics. Try Squad Battles with different Rush settings — it’s like playing two different worlds in one match. Pitch length, player reaction, spacing — everything changes mid-game. Players literally react like they just spawned into another dimension.

Ultra-block defence and zero responsiveness:

It’s not just defending anymore — it’s offense too.

DEFENCE: Players auto-block, auto-tackle, auto-intercept, DESPITE THE LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS

Meanwhile attacks feel delayed: passes, turns, shots — all stuck in mud. Cursor movement isn’t synced with the joystick at all. I play on LAN connection with a wired controller, so don’t blame “wifi lag”. This is on EA’s side.

Stop killing real gameplay

Why can’t we use Constant Pressure when real teams do?
Why can’t we adjust defensive width during matches like before?
Why does every shooting mechanic get nerfed into lifeless animations?
We were promised balance and control — we got RNG, delay, and DROP-BACK SIMULATOR





Early Access actually felt fun for once since 2022 — then EA’s live tuning destroyed it.
Stop catering to casuals. Fix the core responsiveness. This is not a gaming company anymore but harrasment.