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emahtes
Rising Adventurer
2 months ago

Input delay, 5 fps After the 1st half

Hello EA Team and Community,

I've been enjoying EA Sports FC 26 on PC, but since Title Update 1.1.3 (early November), and even more so after the latest 1.3.0 Holiday Update (Dec 2), I'm facing game-breaking issues exclusively in competitive/online modes like Rivals, Champs, and Pro Clubs. Offline modes such as Squad Battles and Rush work perfectly fine.

Specific problems:

~5-second gamepad input delay: Button presses (pass, shoot, sprint, player switch) take 4-6 seconds to register. It builds up during matches, starting okay but worsening after 10-15 minutes.

Can't skip celebrations: The skip button doesn't respond due to the delay.

Lags/stuttering after halftime: Game freezes briefly post-cutscene, FPS tanks, and second half feels unplayable.

Extreme performance hit: FPS drops to ~5 during stutters/set pieces, while GPU usage spikes to 100% (causing massive heat/noise).

These issues temporarily went away between patches but returned full force with 1.3.0

Maybe it's time to listen to the numerous problems of PC users? Your anti-cheat javelin has destroyed the game. 

8 Replies

  • emahtes's avatar
    emahtes
    Rising Adventurer
    1 month ago

    Why is it so hard for you to admit your mistake and fix the input lag on your PC? Do you even read the forums?

    after TU 1.1.3 & 1.3.0, gamepad inputs delay 4-6s, celebrations unskippable, post-halftime stutters, FPS to 5 with 100% GPU load—only in Rivals/Champs/Pro Clubs**. Offline (Squad Battles/Rush) perfect.

    Many PC players report same. Please hotfix ASAP!

    Support my post if anyone has the same problem!!

  • mouadcya's avatar
    mouadcya
    Seasoned Newcomer
    1 month ago

    Same issue...seems to be the case for months now and EA is clearly ignoring it !

  • Toshi_Hiro_5710's avatar
    Toshi_Hiro_5710
    Seasoned Newcomer
    1 month ago

    They really don’t care at this point. I’m dealing with the same problem bought the game and it’s still unplayable. EA keeps selling a buggy mess, doesn’t fix anything, and we can’t even get our money back. total joke !

  • LeMile99's avatar
    LeMile99
    Seasoned Novice
    1 month ago

    I am playing manager career mode on my PC and at halftime, the game becomes unplayable. It lags drastically. I tried everything I found on forums and nothing works. A LOT of people have the same issue!!!!

    If anyone knows what to do, please reply. 

    Nonetheless, this should be fixed by EA immediately!!!!!

  • emahtes's avatar
    emahtes
    Rising Adventurer
    1 month ago

    Hi EA Team,I will write every day about this problem, which has been for 3 months

    After TU 1.1.3 & 1.3.0, gamepad inputs delay 4-6s, celebrations unskippable, post-halftime stutters, FPS to 5 with 100% GPU load—only in Rivals/Champs/Pro Clubs. Offline (Squad Battles/Rush) perfect.

    Tried: reinstall/verify, latest drivers, low settings/FPS cap, wired controllers, clean boot. No fix.

    Many PC players report same. Please hotfix ASAP!

  • CodrinPavel's avatar
    CodrinPavel
    New Rookie
    1 month ago

    EA your a shame company, i pay like the same players maybe more, and they play smoothness game and i play with delay, lag, stuttering and you promote no rasism , but when i play with a german, italian,polish player is frustrating, they have the server in the back yard home. Make something with your servers, invest our money......

  • Xenior321's avatar
    Xenior321
    Seasoned Rookie
    1 month ago

    Those braindead Ea monkeys don't care if Pc players have good gameplay or not, Shameless money grabbing company, Useless employees, useless forums, useless ea support, all should be fired for their incompetence, Useless incompetent troglodites, Don't care If I get banned, Stupid useless company. Played 10 matches today with ping spikes up to 2000 ping, every other game and rivals was working fine, just champs. Waste of 80 Eur. 

  • emahtes's avatar
    emahtes
    Rising Adventurer
    1 month ago

    Hi EA,

    This is literally my 4th day creating a new thread about the exact same issue because nothing has changed and the game is still completely unplayable in Rivals/Champs/Pro Clubs after patch 1.3.0:

    4–6 second input delay on gamepad (only online competitive modes) 

    Impossible to skip celebrations/replays

    Massive stutter + FPS drops to 5 after halftime

    GPU instantly jumps to 100 % load during these moments

    Offline modes (Squad Battles, Rush) work perfectly. Tried everything: reinstall, clean boot, latest drivers, low settings, wired controller, different USB ports — nothing helps.

    Please, this has been broken for many PC players for weeks now. Can we at least get an acknowledgement that you’re investigating?

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