EA FC 26 Career thoughts and insights
Hello Community, Am being stuck with UT mode since years, however, career mode is one of my most preferred modes in the game since ever, I used to get into a one at least every season, so just wanted to share some thoughts, which however being told that the developers are listening to us, and enhacning the game, seems like no body is giving a sh**, I can understand how much greedy that could lead the EA to ruin everything about football in the UT since it is way far that realism, we can understand that even if it is something disgusting, (justifying that the game has two way of playing, authentic & competitive, is nothing more, but the same old way of having more pacey gameplay in UT while slower in other modes such as career, however, it was a way out for them to make the UT game play just more awful and has nothing to do with any football aspects), not our topic though, here are some insights which is killing the career mode while being in 2026, and seems like they are not giving any extra hour of wokring on it, 1-Press conference is very very very lame, and very silly being repeated in the same way, no variable options about player comments, or game impact, no option to talk about the rivals in the conference before the game, same repeated questions and comments, it is really, very bad and dead, and the crazy thing is, it was way better and impactful in the game in older versions 2-Transfers are heroic, and has nothing to do with realism either, we need at least more strict options to tie to real life, like bulding some logic about each team's transfer targest, and how some teams react in the real life, not like everybody can sign any player, or to add some restrictions about preferences by the players and the clubs, and the fans even, at least if you will destroy the UT mode, keep realistic as much as you can in the career mode, since you announced you will keep both preferences 3-Please keep more stats in the game or more insights about the player scouts, and attitude of being a good player or potential, these areas are the core of the career mode, however seems like being neglected , the new versions and scenarios to select from in the career mode are way great and beautiful feature, lets then spread something similar in the entire career mode itself. 4-player reactions for playing and not playing, negotiations with other coaches or other players, negotiations with the club players, conversations as well, still all of these seems very repetitive and easy to get the impact for a better career score 5-last but not least, please bring back the freedom to adjust the player position manually in the pitch, we understand that all of this could be impacted by the player roles and tactics, but at least leave us some space of customizing, also bring back player instructions, even with the player roles and playstyles, we need more instructions and tactic customizations. in the end, seems like EA is not giving anytime to improve, and hopefully with new competitiors we can find something that relates more a to game that we love which is football, not a heroic video game that get verybody just stick to the analog, without paying attention to football lovers who got this game on top someday.Career mode Playstyles upgrade
I feel like Career Mode PlayStyles need to be earned through performance, not just arbitrary 80/90 OVR caps. It makes no sense that a 6'5", 190lb youth CB doesn't have the "Bruiser" tag just because his rating is low—his physical size should count for something. We should be able to unlock tags like "Finesse Shot" by actually completing milestones, like scoring a set amount of goals from outside the box. This would make training and youth development feel earned based on how we actually play the matches. It turns players into unique athletes instead of just a bunch of numbers and OVR ratings. What's the thought???NO FA Cup or League Cup in Women's Manager Career
Hi Dev team and wider community. Is anyone else puzzled why in the mens manager career mode (premiere league) the fa cup and league cup are present along with premier league and champions league, but the women's manager career only has WSL and Champions league? If its a question of sponsorship an don't being able to use their real world assets (Adobe, Subway etc) why not just add in a generic Cup and League Cup tournament to imitate the real world competions. It absolutely negatively impacts the development and progression of any players in your team as they play so few games. As well as rotation of players, you only have two competitions to use a full squad of players in so you end up loaning or selling any backups as they rarely play. Please add depth to the Manager careers Mode in regards to the UK Women's teams (Arsenal, Chelsea etc). Adding twenty modes of scenarios and goals to achieve is pointless if your gonna leave basic competitions out of the manager career.Deeply disappointed: Career Mode is broken and rewards AI over players
Dear EA Sports Development Team,I am writing this because I am honestly deeply disappointed and fed up with the state of Player Career Mode. I bought this game to enjoy a realistic journey, but instead, I am met with "broken" mechanics that make the experience feel like a chore rather than a simulation.One of the most frustrating things is the progression system. It is completely unfair that a mediocre AI-controlled player can increase their rating by 3 points every single year without any effort, while I am forced to level up twice just to gain a single rating point once I reach the 85-rating mark. It makes no sense that the game makes it so much harder for the actual player to improve than for the computer-controlled players who are objectively worse.The lack of logic continues with the award system. I just finished a season with an incredible 99 goal contributions in 85 games, yet the Ballon d'Or was given to a teammate with far worse stats. How can you call this a simulator when the game doesn't even recognize the best player on the pitch?Finally, the economy is a total mess. I have played for 10 seasons and earned only $150 million in total. Erling Haaland makes that in two and a half years in real life. It’s also insulting to see aging players like Iñigo Martínez earning higher wages than Cristiano Ronaldo, while 19-year-old "regens" are valued at hundreds of millions in 2035. The inflation and wage logic are non-existent.I’m not asking for a refund, but I am asking for you to fix this. Make the progression fair, fix the awards, and give us a realistic economic engine. Stop ignoring Career Mode fans in favor of Ultimate Team.Manager Career simming
Can there be some form of transparency with how the simming logic works for Manager Career mode. I am playing as Celtic, I've won the champions league, team of super stars, moral high, all fresh, playing at home to Falkirk. I'm playing balanced tactics they are playing counter. They beat me 1-0 with them having 70% possession. Just remove the button if it doesn't work, have a button that just says 'defeat'. There is clearly no intelligent logic behind this system and has been repeatedly complained about for ages now. Its a manager Career where youre forced to play every single match cause after 32 titles you lot are still only focused on getting children into gambling. Its an embarrassing state of affairs, its not like its impossible just that you are a bunch of shills with no love for gaming or football. Made an account just to post this.Broken market value and potential
After buying a player, his market value and potential often drop immediately (sometimes by several points). It happens especially with wonderkids. The issue is related to the Dynamic Potential system and is quite common.Tip: Always save before big transfers and reload if the values drop.Stop dumping our players down when changing to world class or higher
Every year people have brought this up on one form or another, AI players get a boost in everything and our players get dumbed down, slow reaction times ( reacting to the ball, turning, making runs), no strength just pushed of every ball ( the CPU players just ram into my players and take the ball with no problem keeping it at their feet as well), ball constalntly attracted to the CPU players, every goal I concede is som stupid goal where it goes of a deflection straight to the opponent or keeper push the ball right into the opponent players. do you guys actually test your own game and how can you sit there and be like yeah this is great fun for the players....
Why
"Unable to connect to EA servers. Please check your internet connection and try again." I've been getting this error for a while now despite having a good internet connection. Can you have a go at fixing it and other issues that other users are facing. Every year we buy a new game but basically get the same problems it’s like we paid for problems and get a game second.
Career Mode – Scout Instruction Filtering Issue in Transfer Hub
In FC26 Career Mode, when I assign specific scouting instructions to my scouts (for example: position, age, playing style, potential, etc.), the players they find are correctly listed under the relevant instruction category in the Transfer Hub. However, the issue starts when I select any player from one of these instruction-based lists to check their detailed attributes and then press the “Back” button. Instead of returning to the same scouting instruction list I was previously viewing, the game redirects me to the full list of players found by the specific scout who discovered that player. In other words, it switches from the scouting instruction filter view to the scout-based player list automatically. This completely breaks the purpose of instruction-based filtering, as I have to manually find my way back to the correct instruction list every single time. Additionally, similar filtering problems also occur in: * Scout Instruction player lists * Player Search section Filters do not remain consistent and often reset or redirect to unrelated lists. This issue has been reported multiple times over the past few months but has still not been fixed. Career Mode scouting and transfer workflow is currently very frustrating because of this bug. I have been playing Career Mode for years and have never experienced this kind of filtering problem in previous titles. Please investigate and fix this scouting/filter navigation issue as soon as possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOQfoIAlPFY PLEASE ! WACHT VİDEO !Placed in Europa league after qualifying for the Champions league
I was playing in a manager career mode with Manchester United, and finished in 4th place in the Premier league after my first season, which supposedly secures Champions League football. I had already started my second season, thinking I'd qualified, when I see I have an europa league match coming up. I thought maybe I ended up in 5th place the previous season without noticing, but after checking back, I noticed I had accomplished the objective to qualify. I was quite annoyed since I was actually having fun with this save, so I hope this issue is fixed, so I can start another Man Utd career mode👍