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Faith0616
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1 month ago

My experience with FC 26 in the gameplay

In this video I want to show the community how chaotic, unfair and inconsistent FC 26 gameplay actually is because this is not about my skill or my connection and it is not something unique to me, these are core gameplay issues players have been reporting for years. You will see the huge difference between how my players behave compared to my opponents’ players: mine feel heavy, slow, delayed, stuck in animations and completely unresponsive, they cannot turn, they lose the ball instantly and they ignore basic commands, while opponents move with unreal speed, apply instant pressure, intercept everything and defend with perfect timing like they have boosted AI. I show clips where opponents win every duel, every bounce and every rebound while my team collapses, leaves massive gaps and does not react to anything, including situations where the ball magically rolls back to the opponent or the defense opens for no reason exactly when it matters the most. These are not isolated moments, the community reports the same problems every year: input delay, heavy movement, random momentum swings, useless AI teammates, inconsistent responsiveness and matches where it feels like the game decides the outcome instead of the player. That is why I made this video, to show clear visual proof of how unbalanced the gameplay is and how big the difference is between the control I actually have and the unfair advantage the game gives to opponents. If we pay full price every year we deserve fair and consistent gameplay, not a scripted lottery that kills the fun and frustrates players. This video highlights with real examples that the gameplay does not reflect skill but an inconsistent system that needs serious attention. Here is the video showing exactly how broken the gameplay is: https[:]//youtu[.]be/H-iiX6c7OXo My players are delayed and unresponsive while opponents have perfect speed, perfect pressure and unrealistic AI support, they win every duel and every tackle while my team reacts late or not at all, and although these problems are reported for years nothing changes. This is not skill or connection, it is an unbalanced and scripted gameplay experience and I am posting this to show what many players deal with every day in FC 26.

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  • Hexoin's avatar
    Hexoin
    Rising Newcomer
    1 month ago

    EA sucks. Talking so much about patching stuff, Fix the delay, bad servers haha. Joke...

  • You read my  mind. I can handle losing to better players (low bar), but what I can't handle is losing to an unlucky bounce. I tackle the ST with my CB, who has Anticipate Playstyle+. The ball inexplicably bounces right into the path of his teammate who scores. Or when i poked the ball away from my opponent with my RB. As I'm running up to recover the ball, he stumbles and kicks the ball out of bounds. The throw in results in a goal.

    I tap "X" for a  short pass and my ST receives it like I made the pass using Power Shot Playstyle+. The amount of counter attack goals I concede from corner kicks is insane. I thought this was soccer, not basketball.

    All this is going on while my opponent plays like a late 90s/early 00s Nike commercial featuring the Brazilian National Football Team.

  • Even Copilot just informed me about the scripting. You can't use space, because of defensive catchup, you can't play tikitaka because of park the bus, you can't dribble because of spamming AFK AI 2nd man press. There is basically nothing you can do, but do what everyone else is doing, the game is so far from realistic it's insane. The graphics are great, the performance (Excluding VPN cheaters creating input delay) is good, but yeah. Horrible right now, I literally dread playing champs. The only enjoyment is game modes where there is a chance my opponents are not spamming meta tactics.

  • I am facing exactly the same issues as you and I too, demand answers. Why does it feel like a 1-2 secs delay after you move your analog stick OR press a button on the controller. I cannot even dribble because of the 1-2 secs input delay. Fluidity is zero. Movement of my players are so heavy, every single one of them. What's the issue?

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