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LucasAMC
New Adventurer
4 months ago

Human Goalkeeper - Pro Clubs - The worst ever.

I Play as GK on PC since 2014 in Pro Clubs mode and it's the worst update and the one that has changed the most in the history of the franchise for the goalkeeper position. I played for about 20 hours and it's terrible and frustrating for those who were expecting the improvements you promised.

1- Pressing R3 to the side at the moment of the shot or during the animation simply leaves half the goal exposed and the goalkeeper has no reaction to defend some point-blank shots on his own.

2- You have introduced things that are impossible to achieve given the server response time, especially for shots from inside the area. There's no way we can expect the guy to shoot from inside the small area and react in time to defend, since this is a video game and we depend on delay, lag, input lag, and online servers. 

3- Sometimes you get everything right, positioning, R3, and even so, the ball goes in.

4- Short-range shots are very powerful, even if the offensive players are not completely up to date.

5- There are weak balls where you use a command like R3 or ball for the goalkeeper to hold the ball, and he does nothing, and the ball goes over his head.

6- The Far Reach Plus and others PS+ animation is still not activated on shots, just like in the previous game.

7- Holding down the triangle button on crosses no longer has any effect because the goalkeeper no longer goes for the ball, and when he does, he doesn't catch it. Even if you press the new “ball” button for the goalkeeper to catch the ball, sometimes he doesn't catch it. The controls simply don't work.

8- The way it was before was much less worse. Have you ever played in that position to know what it's like and how the servers respond?

9- I spent $3,000 on a powerful computer to run this new game smoothly on the Be a Pro camera, to play competitively, and look what you bring us. This is extremely discouraging. You need to fix this urgently. 

10- Now human goalkeepers are worse than BOTS. Unless you are a superhuman with super reflexes and play inside EA's server, you will not be able to outperform a BOT.

11- Now all GK defensive assists are manual, regardless of whether you set the game settings to semi or assisted. Sometimes the ball passes just centimeters from the goalkeeper and he doesn't save it.

12- LT/L2 (Jockey button) does not work using the GK on PC. 

13- Often you time your jump right to grab or punch the ball, but your goalkeeper still loses the aerial battle to the attacker or defender and concedes a goal.

14- I've been playing this game mode in this position for over 10 years, and this time is definitely the most frustrating and humiliating of all. 

 

27 Replies

  • Obieelzim's avatar
    Obieelzim
    Seasoned Newcomer
    4 months ago

    I agree with Lucas on absolutely everything. 

    I'd also like to add that it's practically impossible to perform any movements to improve your positioning during the game due to the delay. At least here, 1v1s, corners, and free kicks are impossible.

  • Concordo com tudo que você disse, EA precisa urgentemente arrumar isso, que volte a ser como era no EA FC 25 já é melhor do que está agora 

  • antunespk's avatar
    antunespk
    Seasoned Newcomer
    4 months ago

    It was great to be a goalkeeper, but the EA managed to end that. 100% manual goalkeeper is fine, but not responding to commands at the right time is too much. Help us, owner EA

  • FFCPeedro's avatar
    FFCPeedro
    Seasoned Newcomer
    4 months ago

    Dear all,

     

    I fully agree with the points raised by Lucas. I’ve been playing as a goalkeeper since 2013 and, honestly, I’m on the verge of giving up the position due to the frustration it has become in EA FC 26.

    I hope you acknowledge the mistake and make the necessary adjustments as soon as possible. After all, the game isn’t cheap!

  • I agree with absolutely everything Lucas described. There's a giant community that plays Clubs, and the championships will become impracticable! !!

  • Art-Alezera's avatar
    Art-Alezera
    Seasoned Newcomer
    4 months ago

    ​I agree with absolutely everything Lucas described. There's a giant community that plays Clubs, and the championships will become impracticable! Not to mention the server latency issue for Brazilians; when we play in the league, in the normal mode everyone plays with a max of 20ms, but in the league, all Brazilians play with 70ms! EA knows about the problems, but it seems to choose to turn a blind eye to them. It's a shame.

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