you can't switch over to stop the opponent from heading the ball in. It’s like the connection drops the moment the corner is taken—. What a piece of crap game this has become... and this happens every other match: either the AI takes control of your defender, or it completely freezes your defense. What has happened to this game? It’s truly disgraceful.
Im in Hungary no problem with ping, there’s about one match a day that stutters or lags—even though my ping is a solid very 25–30ms dont have problem with this. I’m talking about those moments where the corner is taken and it looks like you’re already watching the replay—the defender stops moving or freezes up, and the player heading in the goal is the only one actually moving. It’s as if the game forces these goals for the opponent—often to let them equalize or take the lead. It’s not standard lag; it’s like watching the replay of a goal that is actually just about to happen.
1440666fd7e443ec Hmm, so it sounds like the animations might be delayed for you, same as the OP. Perhaps I've gotten used to it, as I have been manually man-marking the usual threat target ever since and switching in between seems fine to me. I did play vs. a mate who's also in the Oceania region, so we were hosted off the Sydney server (meaning no lag; our server seems to be fine for now).
Still, a video of it would be great, especially since you are experiencing a lot more lag over the West Coast servers.
Don't know where OP's based
I experience the same issue on corners in H2H. I hate the auto-switch in defense and have it switched off. This helps me in the overall, but on corners it’s a serious liability because I have to pre-select a defender to use and if I choose the wrong one then I’m totally screwed. Tapping to toggle to a new defender while the ball is in flight is simply too sluggish to enable me to defend corners and I give up a lot of easy ones as a result. My experience in these instances is exactly as the comment describes where it feels like the scenario is locked in once the ball is kicked and there’s nothing I can do to stop it. Would be great if EA allowed you to disable defensive auto-switch EXCEPT for dead-ball situations.
Just tested it by forcing a series of corners in PVE and then in a friendly against a league mate. It seems to work, as I was able to tap around the defensive line and then clear it, even though my mate has TWG Gullit, so a bruiser with Power Header. It might be the way you have your game preferences set up, or it could be that my backline has Guardian/Anticipate.
The devs are looking at the key gameplay issues at the moment and hopefully can release some fixes. As to when, no dates have been mentioned to the mods. This is also being tracked by Pulsar through the official EA CM path.
If you cannot upload a video here, perhaps use one of the online options like Google Drive or OneDrive. Upload it there and share the link in the post, or just DM it to me or Pulsar. Alternatively, you can add me on Discord (same IGN). That will allow you to send some files that I can pass on.
In cases like this, videos are really the only way to point out inconsistent quirks or bugs. Just make sure you include your game preferences configuration as well.
I can only upload images; no videos appear in the library when I open it here—it only shows photos. I’ve tried uploading videos countless times, but it only allows images. Getting back to the main point: this has happened before, but only occasionally—you’d just tell yourself, "Okay, they got lucky there." But when I can't switch to the right player two or three times in a single match—or the game deliberately switches to someone else, or won't even let me switch by tapping the screen—it feels like the animation is already locked in (like from a corner kick or a restart), and I’m forced to watch the whole dramatic, slow-motion sequence of the player receiving and heading the ball in. It’s excessive; it feels less like a game and more like theater... They really need to change this. There are too many glitches resulting in goals, and the game's quirks usually work to the opponent's advantage. The automatic game mechanics do too much in every match; if you successfully defend against a header, they almost certainly intercept your clearance pass, or the goalkeeper drops the ball right at their feet just so a goal can happen... Something has to change, because this isn't really a game anymore...
You can switch the player by tapping on the player you want. If you believe you cannot, you need to provide a video that shows your inputs so it can be passed on to the devs. While there are many anomalies in gameplay, this one does work.
