EA SPORTS UFC 5 — a simulator of bugs, lag, and total disrespect for the player
- First of all, EA makes the worst games on the market. And that’s not an insult — it’s a fact. A direct result of developers who’ve simply stopped caring, especially about a game that has no real competition.
- Only EA releases a new game not when there’s progress, but when the previous one has completely rotted.
It’s not “marketing strategy”, it’s just “we don’t care anymore”. UFC 4 dies → let’s dump 5 → now recycle it again for 6. Brilliant. - You removed back takes from the clinch (unless against the cage). But then in 2025 you add Zabit’s alt ego, with a basic and broken heel hook spam combo. Seriously?
And the back submission bug? Still alive. All your opponent has to do is pre-press a direction — and they magically escape the sub with 100% success. Super realistic. Super EA. - Cage stun? Congrats, you’re in a 50/50 fight now.
The fighter auto-glues to the cage, and you can just spam body knees until a second stun.
Try blocking high? You still get blasted in the face with a knee.
This isn’t a bug — it’s an EA-certified feature. - Ground & Pound is a lottery, not a mechanic.
Random elbows, random blocks, random knockouts.
You fake a transition, cancel it instantly — still gets blocked.
Lose stamina on one fake? Next transition is 2x slower, and you’re finished from thin air. Great system, right? - Round 1 = skill matters. Round 2 = RNG rules.
Anyone can get a knockdown. It’s about who lands the random uppercut first.
Lag? Blame your opponent’s P2P third-world internet, because EA still hasn’t added dedicated servers.
So… where is all the money I spent on UFC 5?
Where are the fixes? Where are the servers?
Or are we still eating the same sandwich from UFC 4.5, soon to be served again in 6? - Spam is a viable playstyle.
Opponent figures out EA’s “meta”? He picks Muay Thai, closes distance with fake kicks — and guess what? You auto-lunge into a straight, then eat a combo.
Try showing boxing skills up close? He throws a fast 1–2, then ends with a hyper-fast body knee every time.
You read it. You block it. But the system rewards spam anyway.
Can’t stand in the pocket, can’t play at range — wrong matchup.
Wanna grapple? Grappling advantage means nothing — he’ll still magically block it all. - Example on video
And this is just the start. I’ll be adding more, because EA keeps ignoring the community, and even if the chance to be heard is 1%, I won’t shut up.
It’s easier for EA to eat garbage for breakfast, then serve it to the players with a smile.
If any of this gets fixed in UFC 6 — I’ll be the first to offer 10 monetization ideas that won’t kill the game.
And no, I’m not some LS bot. I’m in Division 18, and after every loss I hit Learn, analyze, and study 100x more than your devs have patched UFC 5 since launch.
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