Inconsistent Gameplay in both H2H and VSA

Yeah, I see similar patterns with H2H. There are just matches you can’t win (even against weaker OVR teams) because the controls feel sluggish (for the player you are controlling) and all of the other players (the ones you aren’t controlling) are behaving like idiots. It’s maddening because one match it feels good and you’re having a competitive and fun experience and the very next match your team is all over the place. The absolute worst is when you point the joystick in one direction but the AI is dragging your player in the OPPOSITE direction.

In VSA the network connection warnings have been the bane of every match I’ve played since the update. And, even though I’ve managed to climb the ranks to FC Champion +50, the gameplay has only gotten more and more glitchy as I’ve advanced. The number of bad touches my players take is like nothing I’ve ever seen and it’s all complicated by the game lagging and then suddenly lurching forward. It’s never more than a fraction of a second but it’s more than enough to throw you off and cause you to lose possession. The fact that I’ve managed to continue to win most of my matches I think is down less to my team being better or me being a better player than the fact that my approach to most of the attack scenarios is less skill based and, therefore, less risky under these glitchy circumstances than most of my opponents. Put simply, I tend to make one roulette move (or one simple pass) and shoot and this no-nonsense approach makes me a little less susceptible to the glitchiness.

And don’t even get me started on Manager Mode. I have a 116 OVR squad and can’t get beyond FC Champion (+1 win). I’ve tried every imaginable variation of tactics and I see no visible change in the way my team plays or the end result (I typically win no more than 2 out of every 10 matches). So, there’s no real point in “managing” my squad and the simulated match is painful to watch anyway. It’s actually a window into everything that is wrong with FCM because it allows you to see just how poor/nonsensical the underlying player logic is. You see sequence after sequence that looks nothing like a real football match and you’re powerless to do anything about it. So, I just set it running while I’m doing chores or watching TV and keep spamming games until I’ve collected my daily points maximum, and if I haven’t won at least one then I play a few more until I do just to get a decent weekly rank and the rewards that go with it. Sad to say, but this game mode is pointless and lay bears the most fundamental flaws inherent in the app (flaws that EA seems allergic to fixing).