How Long?
EA, how long are you going to mock us? How long will you keep promising things and then not delivering them? Squad Battles has become a completely unplayable mode. This is no longer normal. You’ve been delaying the new patch for a month, saying there will be a defending NERF, but there is no such thing. You’ve started treating us, your community, like a joke. At the beginning the game was amazing, and then patch after patch, once again, the game became unplayable.
Ultimate Team Has Killed This Game
Let’s be honest, guys; Ultimate Team is the biggest reason this game has ended up in its current state. This money trap created by EA — and unfortunately fueled by thousands of players — has caused the game to drift away over the years from being a football simulation into a “great-looking but terrible arcade game.” Players who pour insane amounts of money into the game, spend hours doing nothing but opening packs, and more importantly enable real-money transactions through the FUT economy, have unknowingly fallen into EA’s trap. Over time, EA shifted its primary focus away from making a football game and toward maintaining the FUT ecosystem — essentially a money-printing machine. FUT is definitely not a football game. From the matches I played just to try it out, I personally witnessed how the game engine has turned into a strange arcade system built entirely around selling overpriced, artificially diversified, pay-to-win cards filled with absurd attributes and skills. EA has deliberately designed a broken football experience to sell these cards, and it’s clear that players who invest their time and money into FUT are swallowing this bait without question. To push players toward chasing “special” cards, football itself has been turned into a circus in FUT: -Players perform endless, ridiculous skill moves back to back like robots -Completely unrealistic goals are scored -Defending has been made almost impossible so that even the worst FUT players who spend money can score easily — purely to make their paid cards feel “valuable” -CPU-controlled players don’t help with defending at all; they only support attacking As a result, every match has at least five goals. Constant 5–5, 7–4, 8–6 scorelines that have absolutely nothing to do with real football have become the norm. As someone who has never spent a single cent on the FUT money trap, I can say this clearly: If EA had continued to develop the other online modes with the goal of creating a realistic football simulation, I wouldn’t care in the slightest about whatever shady systems exist inside FUT. Everyone is free to decide how they spend their time and money. However, the money flowing in from FUT has made EA so greedy that the game has now completely turned into a ridiculous arcade experience. Seasons mode has also been sacrificed because of FUT, as all development decisions are made solely to keep the FUT economy alive. In my opinion, the continuous decline in gameplay quality over the past five years — and the fact that the game has now reached such a nonsensical state — is mainly due to this reason. Of course, the lack of a proper competitor that makes a decent football game is also a major factor, and I acknowledge that. But from what I can see, no one wants to challenge a system that prints money like a mint. I am 43 years old and have been playing football games since 1994. The only reason I love a game is its gameplay quality and sense of realism. From 1994 to 2000, I played FIFA; from 2000 to 2011, Winning Eleven / PES; and from 2011 onward, I returned to FIFA. Whichever company made the better, more realistic football game, I always bought and played that one. For all the reasons I’ve explained above, FC26 will be the last football game produced by EA that I purchase.
Squad battles gameplay is terrible
I completed all of my Squad Battles matches, winning every game—most on Professional difficulty and several on World Class. Despite the results, I genuinely hated every minute of playing. The gameplay feels extremely poor, frustrating, and unfair rather than challenging or enjoyable. The biggest issues are with CPU behavior and balance: The CPU passes excessively and unrealistically, often with perfect speed, accuracy, and decision-making regardless of difficulty. Tackling feels severely underpowered for the user. Clean tackles frequently result in the CPU retaining possession, while the CPU wins the ball far too easily through physical contact. CPU physicality is overly aggressive and unrealistic, making user players feel weak and unresponsive. As the difficulty increases, the game feels less skill-based and more like the CPU is outright cheating rather than playing smarter football. One example that highlights this issue clearly: CPU defenders are able to catch up effortlessly from behind to players like Adeyemi, as if they are the fastest players in the game. This completely breaks immersion and removes any sense of realism or fairness. Difficulty should increase through better positioning, smarter tactics, and improved AI decision-making—not by ignoring player attributes, boosting CPU stats, or limiting user responsiveness. Right now, Squad Battles feels scripted and artificial instead of rewarding. I hope these concerns are taken seriously, as this type of gameplay makes the mode more frustrating than fun and discourages continued play.ea false hope
did anyone notice anything with this patch other than removing of the shooting glitch ? cause as far as i remeber the patch should also include decrease in defense ai, well to the developers of fc do you even test the game before launching the update ? just try one game and dont play let your opponent try to score well he cant cause of the defensive ai . no one asked for it why adding it in first place ? why does the ai decided when to tackle and how to cover the ball it should be part of the gameplay not part of ai plus everyone dislike your engine since fc24 why would you still use it no one cares about . new patch same old crap useless update with again false hope , well i hope no one buys your next game [CM edit - cursing]CO-OP Seasons is the BEST MODE to play right now
CO-OP seasons is the BEST MODE to play right now. The Gameplay is slower and set to AUTHENTIC (or a version of it). Both players have to defend and CANNOT use TEAMMATE CONTAIN at all. This is CRUCIAL to well-balanced Gameplay. The same needs to be done to other Game Modes. Seasons Online Single player should be set to AUTHENTIC as well. the FUT guys can keep the Arcade style game. LOL. Clubs might benefit from Authentic too.🫶🏼 An open letter to everyone who truly loves football games.
FC26 definitively marks the end of trust in EA. Why release patches every month if it’s not to fix the REAL problems? A game can have imbalances in attack or defense, of course. But those imbalances are also part of a game’s identity. So why tease nothing but hot air every year, only to then apply 10,000 monthly changes with no clear vision? Focus developers solely on REAL BUGS that actually block the game. Absolute priority to real bugs, and to balance adjustments before release and then at mid-season. And please, separate FUT from “SIMULATION”. ULTIMATE TEAM as free-to-play, with 10,000 balance updates, continuous content, events, cards, endless live-ops: no problem. That’s the pleasure fans of this type of experience are looking for. Fine. FOOTBALL CLUB, on the other hand, must be paid and above all designed as a true football game. A stable, balanced foundation, not dependent on constant patching. A massive historical content offering for legendary clubs: iconic kits, legendary players, mythical stadiums, unapologetic fan service, total immersion specific to each club. Why not even packs at €5–10, like Forza and its car packs—no one would complain if the core of the game is solid; fan service can go far. But above all, a true football simulation: An ambitious Career mode, inspired by Football Manager, with a demanding difficulty that forces training, reading the game, and understanding real football. Not assisted gameplay disguised as a simulation. And finally: let players CREATE their experience. Their leagues, their teams, their stadiums, their squads. Easily editable transfers. Custom players, fully customizable. How can you not also integrate the mythical legacy of old FIFAs, with Alex Hunter for example, and/or the spirit of PES and its Master League? Even without licenses, with generic players like Castolo, the fun was real. All it required was an intelligent game structure and deep respect for players. EA would easily make its money. And above all, would do a better job promoting football, clubs, and players. Instead of burning millions on bulls*** marketing campaigns: “We’re listening… look.” Just do things right. JUST DOOOOO IT. Even the menu presentation—you’ve abandoned it… There was a time when discovering the identity of the new game was part of the pleasure, the anticipation, the immersion. That time feels far away now.this is for the owner EA SPORT TEAM
this team is **bleep** like is being 3 months im waiting to decide on my case but is being 3 month is waiting on studio and is nothing i have screenshot i have proof and this is my case number you can check by your self shame on you guys you not can fix something that you guys don't by mistake don't play this game this team is **bleep** my case #231966994ea need to explain this
its january now that means half way through the game life cycle , and until this time this game is unplayable so ea wasted the first half of the game by making us beta testers (but we who paid to test not the opposite ), as fifa/fc community we want a compensation for this bad experience, someone needs to file a lawsuit for fraud and false ad