Can Icon swaps save this game?
Should I stick around for Icon swaps or should I just quit? I just suffered my worst defeat in FC 26. My opponent had 2 TOTY players in his squad. I expected him to score a lot of goals, but did EA really have to help him by nerfing my attack? All 5 of my finesse+ shots hit the post. I passed the ball into space for my RW to run onto. He instantly stopped as soon as he got to the ball. The LB caught him and won the ball back. My players would receive a pass and knock away from goal. By the time I was in position to shoot, his players were positioned to block/tackle. I've definitely gotten better since the game was released (play regularly), but why does it feel like I'm just constantly getting battered? It seems like the results are getting worse and worse since TOTY was released. Squad battles is no longer fun now that I know there are objectives that impact the score. Instead of playing freely and practicing, I'm trying to complete the match objectives to maximize my points. I didn't pay $100 just to play Rush (the only slightly fun mode left). Should I wait for Icon swaps or should I just quit?EA "Sweatfest" 26. The gameplay is stale.
Why does it feel like I'm playing the same opponent over and over again? All they do is lose the ball and pull all their players back to defend. With 8 players defending, I have no space to make passes. They eventually win the ball back and hit me with a counter attack. A bunch of them are using R1 defending and relying on their OP players to make tackles. I thought this game was supposed to reward manual defending. Why do my STs bounce off their CBs backs, but their STs run through my CBs? I saw my opponent sent his ST on a run (L1). I took control of my CB and ran back toward my goal. The ball comes through and my player gets to it first. He fails to take control of it and his ST runs through the CB's back and knocks him off the ball (challenge from behind is no longer a foul?). How do I get my CDM to defend? Regardless of tactics (DLP, Holding, Center Half) he always far from the defensive line. The only way I can get him to get involved in the play is if I pull him back manually. This game is boring because everyone is just sweating for wins.
Mass False Bans for “Balance Transfer” on PC
Throwback to 24.12.25, when EA’s automated detection system flagged thousands of PlayStation accounts for “balance transfer.” After 8–10 hours, they fixed the issue and unbanned everyone with a single click. Everyone thought the problem was resolved, the Wildcards promo continued, and the money kept flowing. Now, three weeks later, guess what’s happening on PC? Exactly the same thing that happened on Christmas Eve. Multiple accounts in my community have been banned over the span of just two days. Casual players, traders — you name it. I even tested the issue myself by hopping onto unused accounts, trading a few cards, and playing a couple of Rivals games. And guess what? After about 10 hours of normal gameplay, I got banned for literally no reason. We didn’t sell coins. Most of us didn’t use any external web app add-ons or bots. Just regular Weekend League gameplay with some trading on the side to improve our teams — literally using the in-game market as intended. My friends and I did some research to figure out what might have caused this. We reviewed the cards we bought and sold, as well as our profits and losses. Across all 14 accounts, there was exactly one common card purchased on every single account: Ibanez Winter Wildcard. The point of this post is to make this issue public and hopefully get it noticed by someone at EA. Many people have lost their time, money, and nerves. EA Help’s policy is based almost entirely on automated responses, so when you try to appeal a ban, you’re stuck resending the same message only to get rejected by a bot 24 hours later. It’s incredibly frustrating. I've already made a post on Reddit and X both got quite a big attention, but still no action by EA. So please, if you’re in the same situation, upvote this post. Feel free to comment about your experience with EA Help, and if you managed to get unbanned, let us know how you did it. Fellow EA FC 26 players — cheers.Future Stars Issue
Hi Folks, In regards to Future Stars Academy , I noticed there was a Debut Contract to sign a player, I used this on a Silver Nico O'Reilly , Completed the objectives via Squad Battles but there wasn't much associated attribute boosts, no base playstyles, no position upgrades ... Now before anyone says I should've used a Future Stars Academy Player , why was the Silver Nico O'Reilly eligible , If anyone can shed light to this, I'd appreciate itCheaters everywhere
I took the time to take the video of cheater/hacker who used all cheats/hack available on black markets, even on amazon. EA_Darko , please avoid giving me a new warning, I removed all usernames, and hidden the team names, so this video should be as per forum rules. The player used AI desync and stamina hack, you will see how my CPU players barely moving and not looking for ball, not marking defenders and are very slow. Also, you can see that his low rated defenders are faster than TOTY Dembele with 97 pace, so you can imagine how that affect other players. Previous was regarding the data hack, yet he used and script for gameplay automation, you can clearly see that every time I click the tackle(pass/tackle button) his player automatically do dribbling or pass as programmed automation. Also, you can see how his defenders do tight marking, which is part of defence script. The third script used is shooting script, which takes the perfect shoot counted by the script. These scripts are active even in rush. If you search forum a bit, you can see that the cheats came out before the game, that cheaters are not getting banned, you facing them over and over again, and there is no fixes for it by EA. Here is the link to the game: LINKIcon Swaps forcing online play.
So I've always enjoyed playing Squad Battles and Rush but I cant stand playing online against other players, I'm not a terrible player but also nowhere near elite. I don't like the aggro of doing it and now if I want to get Icon Ronaldo for instance I need to play against players who take it way more seriously than I do. It's also pretty dumb as its also stopped me paying for the season pass now. (Before it gets said yes it is partly a skill issue but I don't care if I get beat)Bug in the UT
Hello, first time playing UT on fifa. I started to play and get a hang of it. After a week I saw that I have to complete an objective to unlock it. The last step is to do EVO to unlock it. I searched everywhere but the Foundation EVO is missing and I can’t complete my objective and I can’t open the transfer market. Has anyone got the same problem and how can I solve it? Thank you in advance!