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Cornsy1966
Rising Adventurer
2 months ago

Squad battles ruined

Since the recent patch, the AI in Squad Battles has completely changed. Even on lower difficulties, they’re suddenly playing like prime Barcelona — perfect passing, constant pressure, and no mistakes.

 

It doesn’t feel balanced or realistic anymore. The AI dominates possession, wins every 50/50, and punishes you for the smallest error. I’ve already lost six Squad Battles matches since the start of FC 26, which has never happened to me before.

 

And why is EA changing things that didn’t need changing? First, they altered dribbling, making it slower and less responsive, and now they’ve ramped up the AI for no reason. No one asked for this — it just makes the game less enjoyable for everyone.

 

The worst part is, nothing will change unless the pros start complaining. EA only ever seems to react when big content creators or professional players call things out, while the rest of the community gets ignored.

 

Squad Battles used to be a mode you could actually relax and enjoy, but right now it feels over-tuned and unnecessarily difficult.

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  • energystar234's avatar
    energystar234
    New Scout
    2 months ago

    It's pretty obvious that EA has figured out that Squad Battles players don't spend as much on points to get ahead, so they need to create a sense of urgency to build your team in this mode, too.  All of their algorithms are focused on what makes people spend, and they've apparently decided that this will do it. First they limited the games you could play for points,  now they make it tougher.

  • TommyButs's avatar
    TommyButs
    Rising Scout
    2 months ago

    I couldn't agree more.

    This feeling is all over social media/forums at the moment - The recent changes to AI Difficulty needs to be fully reverted back to day one of FC 26.

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