[Feedback thread] Gameplay Improvements Sept 2026 — We Want Your Thoughts!
Restarting this discussion thread. I'll start:
- Gameplans don't work and have actively made H2H poorer - attacking or defensive gameplans simply puts a huge gap between your defensive and attacking lines. Previous 'Attacking/Defensive' option at least did what you want.
- Stamina drain is making the H2H experience dreadful. After 70 minutes in-game your supposedly elite 126OVR players are barely able to get above walking pace. Watching them get chased by equally slow defenders reminds me of the 1980s football sims we used to play on 8-bit computers.
- Passing, particularly through-ball, is completely random - sometimes it goes where you expect, sometimes the player controls it, sometimes not.
- A defender making a tackle will NEVER come away with the ball. They'll make the tackle, but the attacker will retain possession while your defender stands looking the wrong way.
- Goalkeepers, even high OVR goalkeepers with supposedly top-level ability will ALWAYS push a save directly to an opponent. If you're in a tight spot, just hit shoot and the ball will rebound to another forward.
- If you're winning, towards the end of the game when players are unable to go anything above snail-pace, whatever you do DO NOT WIN A CORNER. If you do, and the defence wins the 1st header, the opponent will have 80 yards of free pitch and 3 defenders standing on the 18-yard line waiting (but not, most importantly. anticipating or defending)
- Football throughout the world, in real life and in games, has had 5 subs since forever. This game still has 3. Still.
- Players who use a tablet rather than a phone to play will see 30% less of the playing surface. This has been raised numerous times over the years, and still nothing has been done. This is not difficult to fix.
- Overall, the Sept 2026 update has made H2H far worse to play, far less enjoyable, far less controllable and far less fun. Parts that did work, now don't, and the update has introduced more problems than it's solved. And issues that have been raised for years, like 5 subs, are still completely disregarded.
