Is the Game Just Broken or Is Use of Exploits Rampant?

Is anyone else asking this question?

My experience is that at least 50% of FC Champions H2H matches exhibit inconsistent (and, at times, just bizarre) gameplay. This is all irrespective of ping.

What am I talking about?

For starters, it’s players standing around like they’ve been lobotomized and reacting sluggishly (like the parking brake is engaged) when I toggle to them. I can’t stress how wildly different this aspect of player performance is from one match to the next. For the longest time I attributed this variation to connectivity issues, but in recent months my ping has been more consistent (partially due to the time of day I choose to play and partially, I suspect, due to tweaks EA has made in matchmaking), so I’ve become more and more suspicious that an increasing number of users are utilizing exploits to gain an edge.

What other evidence do I see for this? First, I see many matches where the pace differential between attacker and defender simply doesn’t make sense based on the numbers. I see defenders who simply shouldn’t be able to match my 127 OVR Bale who do, but, when the shoe is on the other foot, there attackers race by my defenders. Second, I have point-blank shots that normally result in a goal (e.g., on the edge of the 6-yd box) that sky over the net or hit the woodwork. Third, I see opponents who are able to literally dribble right through my defender. Similarly, I see many tackles where I appear to have won the ball only for it to inexplicably wind up back at the feet of my opponent. Fourth, on corner kicks I’m unable to move my defender to mark an opponent (i.e., it’s like their is a force field around the opponent’s player and my player is prevented from defending him — usually resulting in a goal).

This is only a partial list of the most consistent/egregious occurrences, but I could go on. Either way, the conclusion is the same:  Either a considerable number of users are now using exploits in FC Champions H2H play, or the game is broken. It makes no sense for us to invest loads of time and/or money in obtaining players if their performance from one match to the next is going to be so wildly different.

If any of the above sounds familiar to other users sounds familiar, I’d urge you to share your experience because, whether it’s cheating or broken code, EA needs to do something.