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Danieljnr222
Rising Hotshot
21 hours ago

Deep Frustration Regarding Broken Defending and indicators in the New Update

"I am writing this to express my extreme frustration and disappointment with the recent 3rd Anniversary update. The current state of the game is completely unplayable and mentally exhausting for loyal players who spend countless hours building their squads.The defending mechanics have been utterly ruined. When I activate the 2nd Defender, instead of helping, the player completely loses their positioning, runs out of defense lines, and leaves massive gaps for the opponent to exploit.

 

To make matters worse, the Auto-Tackle has been heavily nerfed. The defender literally stands right next to the opponent with a yellow ring, acting completely brain-dead and refusing to take the ball.Furthermore, the new visual changes are terrible. Replacing the clear secondary player indicator with a tiny, useless blue dot makes it impossible to track who is moving during fast-paced matches. Changing the defending ring to yellow—just like the lazy auto-play mode—adds nothing but confusion and ruins the visual clarity we had before. Players also drain stamina at an unrealistic rate just for trying to press.

 

This update feels like a massive step backward. You have broken the core AI mechanics of the game. We demand an immediate hotfix to fix the 2nd defender AI, bring back proper and clear player indicators, and restore balanced defending. Fix your game before you lose your community!

3 Replies

  • GTX57's avatar
    GTX57
    Rising Adventurer
    19 hours ago

    try using switch with 2nd def to control who comes and you could use slide for defending everything cannot be done by ai we have to use our hands.

  • Yeah, I agree it’s been a shocking step backward. H2H is even more frustrating than before. Toggling between defenders is just as sluggish as before and I’m constantly battling the dumb AI to get them in the right position. Only now, they are FAR less effective when I’m not actually controlling them. Makes most H2H matches almost pointless for those of us who don’t have ultra-fast internet connections.

    EA, you’ve over-corrected and made the game a lot less fun.

  • t8jfod4jc048's avatar
    t8jfod4jc048
    Seasoned Newcomer
    12 hours ago

    Ditto. The update is overall very disappointing. Besides the game plans, which I appreciate, everything has become much worse, and particularly the defense. EA get a fix ASAP or you’ll lose lots of loyal players. No way I’m going to pay a penny more till the fun is back