EA Meltdown!
Something strange is happening and over the last couple of days the game is doing weird things! My players keep changing positions and I only realise when I try go change tactics mid game and they have moved positions. The buttons I've used all the time to tackle are now just getting me constant yellow cards. I am now being called offside about 8 - 10 times a game with the same team and settings (I swear most of the decisions are also wrong). I've gone from Division 2 down to Division 8 in a heartbeat, and I'm suddenly losing 10 times more than I now win! I notice a lot of players that beat me seem to have faster teams, tackle like a knife through butter, tackle from behind as they smash into my players, and actually knock them over in the process! My players are all over the place and no matter what I do (and I'm aware of game settings and player set ups) my team are now always too high and other teams are constantly running into yards of open space behind my defenders. I can play one game and the ball pings around fast and easy but the next 10 games the ball feels like it's made of iron! I am also noticing players in both the lower and higher devious with immaculate win records that take them straight to Div 3, etc, without even going down once or losing a single game (and I have PC players turned off) If EA think for a second I will ever buy another EA football game then they're frigging mad!!
Captain select fixture suggestion
I have been thinking about something ea could add for the next games career mode. I don’t like that when you have chosen a captain and he gets subbed out a random player gets it. So my suggestion is that you can select 1-5th captain like they do in real life so when number 1 gets sub it’s changes to the one next in line and so on. If not any of the 5 players is on field I guess a random would be fine. The 1-5 captain pick would be a realistic and fun team management fixture. When lifting the trophy the number one captain comes back and lifts it if is part of the squad even when subbed again makes it more realistic. What do people think?
Input Lag
I play on PC and since the last update(I'm not a 100% certain but i think it is) my gameplay both offline and online have become virtually unplayable. Whenever I'm in game be it menu's or in matches my controller and basically every input device stops responding for about 15 to 50 seconds or just severely lags but not the video just the input devices and if I'm able to find a way to pause the game I can see it kind of like palying catch-up with the highlights as if I was on 200-300 ping mind you I average at 22-25ms, this has really hindered my ability to play most matches, I could be leading by four goals only to completely lose that lead and the match or get timed out for inactivity because my devices stopped responding. It has also hindered my ability to complete objectives like the football fanatics week 1 meaning I can't even earn the reward for completing both objectives and even in champs not get over 5 wins, (you can check my match scores since the update, if you can see the times at which i score and then lose my lead and then the game you could verify what I'm saying). At first I thought it was my ping or my ps4 controller that I'm using over bluetooth because if i use USB and it disconnects I can't use it again until I restart the game which is not a thing I can keep doing over and over because it will definitely disconnect again, but It isn't, because in menu's or gameplay when it happens I quickly switch to the desktop and test out my input devices and they work fine mouse. keyboard, controller all fine but when I switch back still unresponsive. I put too much time into this game to be getting problem after problem everytime. I can't afford a console from my country because it costs an arm and a leg so please fix this issue. PS. If u need videoevidence of this happening I'll be sure to get some for you. Thank You.EA FC26 Poor gameplay
Poor gameplay!! my players keep passing directly to opponent players regardless of my input. I do not understand why the basic commands that allows us to have a fulfilling gameplay keep failing.players do not tackle at all, they tackle towards the wrong direction or tackle with the least favourable foot to win the ball. We spend a good amount of time playing your game only to lose because simple game mechanics constantly fail. FIX YOUR GAME!!!!Feedback for EA Regarding Gameplay Consistency in Ultimate Team
Feedback for EA Regarding Gameplay Consistency in Ultimate Team I would like to provide feedback based on long-term experience with Ultimate Team across multiple titles. This is not meant as complaining — it is an attempt to highlight a core gameplay issue that significantly affects the competitive integrity of the mode. Gameplay Inconsistency After Halftime A very common and extremely frustrating pattern occurs in almost every match, regardless of whether it’s Squad Battles, Rivals, or any other UT mode: • The first half plays normally. • Players respond correctly, passes are accurate, movement feels natural. • If I’m winning (or losing) by halftime — for example 3–0 — the second half becomes a completely different game. My team suddenly behaves as if their ratings dropped by 40 points: • Players stop making basic runs. • Simple 2‑meter passes fail repeatedly. • First touches become random. • Defenders freeze or ignore obvious runs. • The entire team feels unresponsive and sluggish. Meanwhile, the opponent — even with a weaker squad — suddenly becomes hyper‑responsive and boosted. This doesn’t feel like football. It feels like an invisible mechanic is interfering with the match. This Should Not Exist in a Competitive Mode Ultimate Team is supposed to be the most competitive mode in the game. Yet these momentum‑like swings, dynamic difficulty adjustments, or whatever internal systems cause this behavior, have no place in a competitive environment. Players want to win or lose based on: • skill • tactics • team quality • decision‑making Not based on whether the game decides to “pull” one team forward and slow the other down. Why This Drives Players Away Every year, UT loses a significant portion of its player base. And honestly, this is one of the main reasons: • Matches don’t feel consistent. • Players don’t feel in control. • Results often feel predetermined by hidden mechanics rather than gameplay. • Even when you win, it doesn’t feel satisfying if the game artificially interferes. If I lose 0–8 to a better player who uses skill moves, player lock, and understands the mechanics — that’s fine. That motivates me to improve. But when I lose (or even win) because my team suddenly stops functioning after halftime, it’s simply frustrating and discouraging. What Players Actually Want A fair, consistent, skill‑based experience. No momentum. No hidden boosts. No artificial handicaps. No sudden second‑half collapses that feel scripted. Just football — controlled by the player, not by invisible systems.Cannot Score A Header
Is it me or I cannot score a header this year? I scored volleys, bicycle kick, etc, but never a header. Heading is broken this year, I've heard EA nerfed the heading system, and if that is true, it's nerfed into oblivion. All the headers either, go way off target or are way too soft. I don't know if it's my players, or my simulation settings, but I feel like this is not the intended way. I hope EA fix this ASAPLegacy defending for online gameplay
Please bring back legacy defending for online games. Why help us choose how we intend to play . This is ridiculous . I spend my money every year purchasing the game and also subscribing yearly for online games , and got to realize I cannot use Legacy for online , please why’s that ? Please restore back legacy or I’m gonna have to ask for a refund !