FC 26 – Freezing Offline & Heavy Input Delay Online (Since FC 25)
Hello, I have been experiencing a serious gameplay issue since the end of FC 25, and unfortunately it has continued into FC 26: - In Offline matches, the game freezes and players move in slow motion. - In Online matches, there is a heavy input delay; players feel extremely sluggish and unresponsive, which makes the game almost unplayable. - There are no issues on the main menu or interface – the problem only occurs during matches. My PC has strong hardware and runs every other game and application smoothly without any issues: - Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Processor: Intel Core i5-13400F (13th Gen) - Memory: 16 GB RAM - Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (8 GB VRAM) - Storage: Lexar NM620 NVMe SSD 512 GB - DirectX 12 I have clean-installed GPU drivers, cleared cache, disabled antivirus during reinstall, and run both EA App and the game as administrator. My internet connection and controller are perfectly fine. EA Help has already confirmed my case (#222775307) and reported this issue as a bug to the development team. This problem makes it very difficult to enjoy the game, especially because it started towards the end of FC 25 and is still present in FC 26. I hope this can be addressed as soon as possible in a future patch. Thank you.Este jogo foi o pior jogo que alguma vez joguei
Sinceramente, o FC 26 foi o pior jogo que já joguei da série. O jogo está cheio de bugs e problemas que tornam a experiência extremamente frustrante. Na minha opinião, o jogo não vale nem metade do preço que é cobrado. A jogabilidade e as mecânicas parecem completamente irrealistas e pouco consistentes. Os lances disputados são muitas vezes injustos e parece que o resultado de determinadas situações já está decidido pelo jogo, independentemente do que o jogador faça. Os árbitros também são um problema. Existem faltas que são marcadas sem fazer sentido e situações de fora de jogo que parecem claramente erradas. Isto torna os jogos frustrantes porque muitas vezes não sentimos que temos controlo sobre o resultado das jogadas. A bola também apresenta vários bugs e comportamentos estranhos, e há momentos em que parece simplesmente não responder de forma normal às ações do jogador. Outro problema são os jogadores. Muitas vezes parece que eles não apresentam dentro do jogo as mesmas características e habilidades que deveriam ter de acordo com as suas estatísticas. As diferenças entre jogadores nem sempre fazem sentido e as mecânicas tornam a experiência pouco natural. No geral, considero que a mecânica e a jogabilidade precisam de uma grande revisão. Com tantos problemas juntos, jogar FC 26 acaba por ser mais frustrante do que divertido. Espero que a equipa da EA leve este feedback a sério e trabalhe para corrigir estes problemas. Quem compra o jogo espera uma experiência consistente, justa e divertida, e neste momento sinto que o FC 26 está muito longe disso.
FC 27 Gameplay Feedback – The Game Is Losing Its Football Identity
Dear EA SPORTS FC Team, I am writing to share serious feedback regarding the current gameplay direction of FC 27. The game increasingly feels designed around fast, arcade-style entertainment rather than realistic and tactical football. It feels simplified to the point where many of the elements that make football interesting and competitive are disappearing. My main concerns are: Gameplay is far too fast The overall speed feels unrealistic. Players move, turn, attack, and transition from defense to attack too quickly, leaving very little room for patient or intelligent football. Skill moves dominate the gameplay The game heavily rewards players who repeatedly use skill moves. Football should not be reduced to dribbling combinations and tricks until an opening appears. There is very little real build-up play Passing through midfield, controlling possession, switching play, creating space, and patiently constructing attacks do not feel rewarding enough. Different tactical styles are not equally effective Possession football, counterattacking, crossing, direct football, defensive football, and slow build-up should all be viable depending on the players and tactics being used. Scoring goals is too easy Goals should feel earned. Instead, matches can regularly become high-scoring games with unrealistic scorelines. This removes tension and makes defending feel much less meaningful. Player cards feel too similar There should be a noticeable difference between different types and levels of players. At the moment, many cards feel almost equally effective. Famous players receive most of the noticeable differentiation The biggest differences often seem concentrated around highly promoted or famous players. Less famous players should still have distinctive strengths, weaknesses, movement, physicality, passing ability, and playing styles. Football intelligence should matter more Positioning, reading the game, passing decisions, defensive organization, movement without the ball, and tactical awareness should be as important as mechanical skill. Defending needs to be more meaningful A well-organized defensive player should be rewarded for positioning and reading attacks. Defending should not simply become a battle against constant skill moves and extremely fast attacking transitions. Matches need more variety Not every match should follow the same pattern. Some games should be tight 1–0 or 2–1 matches. Others can be more open. Different opponents should create genuinely different football experiences. The biggest issue for me is that FC 27 is beginning to feel like a football game designed primarily for younger players, highlight clips, skill moves, and constant action rather than for players who appreciate the tactical side of football. Football is not just about skills and speed. It is about positioning, passing, movement, physical battles, tactical decisions, defending, controlling space, creating opportunities, and adapting to your opponent. A player who understands football tactics and knows how to construct an attack should be able to compete with a player who is excellent at skill moves. I strongly hope EA considers: Slowing down the overall gameplay • Making goals more difficult and rewarding • Increasing the importance of midfield play • Improving defensive balance • Creating greater differences between player cards • Making physical attributes and player characteristics more noticeable • Rewarding intelligent passing and positioning • Making tactical build-up genuinely effective • Supporting multiple viable styles of football instead of one dominant meta • Bringing more realism and unpredictability back to matches EA SPORTS FC should be a game where understanding football matters just as much as mastering the controller. Please consider this feedback for future gameplay updates. FC has enormous potential, but I believe the game needs to move back toward deeper, more varied, and more authentic football.Defesa manual Impossível jogar!
A defesa manual deixou o jogo praticamente impossível para quem joga poucas horas por dia. Para conseguir defender bem, parece que o jogador precisa abandonar sua rotina, passar o dia inteiro treinando e tratar o jogo como uma profissão. O jogo deveria ser divertido e acessível também para jogadores casuais, não somente para profissionais ou pessoas que conseguem jogar durante muitas horas. A defesa está lenta e desequilibrada, enquanto os atacantes executam movimentos muito mais rápidos. Além disso, os jogadores que recebo nos pacotes da minha conta são péssimos e praticamente não possuem relevância para o jogo. É lamentável sentir que o jogo tenta forçar o usuário a comprar FC Points para conseguir melhorar seu time. Mesmo depois de abrir vários pacotes, recebo jogadores fracos e muitos itens repetidos, sem qualquer recompensa proporcional ao tempo dedicado ao jogo. Essa situação gera uma grande sensação de injustiça e desmotivação. Peço mais transparência e equilíbrio nas probabilidades dos pacotes, menos jogadores repetidos e recompensas melhores para quem joga e completa os objetivos sem gastar dinheiro constantemente. Também peço que a EA Sports ajuste a defesa manual, melhore a resposta dos defensores e crie um equilíbrio que permita competir sem precisar viver dentro do jogo ou gastar cada vez mais dinheiro. Atualmente, a experiência está mais frustrante do que divertida.Career mode - Create a player age only 2005??
Why hasn’t EA FC updated the age range for created players? We can only put an age of 2005, which means a player age is 19/20. The Create a Club age is limited is 2009, which means a player age is 15/16. It has been the same since FIFA 22. This is pure laziness from the game designers.Make the menus quicker.
Dear EA, Please make sure that making the menus quicker is a priority for FC 27. This has been a problem since FC 24, which we have persistently asked to be fixed, and yet it is still present. Half the reason people get so sick of the games is that it feels like it takes half an hour to make literally any progress in modern titles, and most of that is due to extended wait times due to menu lag that we all experience. If the menus went back to the speed they were pre-FIFA/EA split, things such as applying playstyles, submitting SBCs, and claiming objectives may actually be enjoyable and enticing to the average player, drastically increasing player morale. Please consider this. Thanks.It's impossible to play this!
I am so sick of trying to beat the game instead of the opponent. Every match is a battle against the game itself! 26 years!!!! You’ve been making this game for 26 years, and it’s terrible! I simply don't understand how to pass the ball in this **bleep** game! I don't even aim the pass to the right (for example), but it... passes to the right anyway! You set the power to 2 bars, and it... passes with 3 or 4 bars of power. I conceded a penalty from 11 meters out—outside the goalkeeper's box. My ping doubled. My players are just 11 bushes on the pitch. And my tactics don't matter—it's just 11 bushes on the pitch. My AI-controlled players run away from the opponent right after he receives a pass. Or four of them rush at a single player. What exactly am I paying for? Just for the privilege of owning the game or actually playing it?! I don't understand how there can be a fair game when EA is the middleman! I've only been playing this game since February, and I honestly don't understand how people play it year after year! It is the **bleep** game in the history of humanity.Fix this before Fc 27 or in the near future EA
I genuinely think EA could make Ultimate Team much better by slowing down the content cycle and making the game more focused on skill, grinding and actually enjoying the game. For example, gold cards could be much more relevant during the first couple of months, with TOTS later becoming one of the major points of the year. Icons and Heroes could remain extremely rare and actually get that feeling like you beat the game when you pack one and instead of constantly releasing new promos, there could be fewer major promos throughout the year. I’d also reduce the number of SBCs and Evolutions released at once. Rather than being able to complete everything in one day, give players a few genuinely good options and make them choose which one fits their team. That would make the decisions feel more meaningful. On evos they have ruined the power curve and there whole purpose should have been to bring a bronze player you might know or you’ve seen playing for your local club, up to a gold rating or just be usable enough to play in your team becuase you enjoy playing with the nostalgia of using that exact player not what it is used for now they are way too overpowered and everyone’s focused on what evo comes out this week becuase they are better than the cards in promos and half of the sbcs so just make them a smaller part of the games focus. Content also doesn’t necessarily need to be released every single day. Giving players more time to actually use and enjoy the content they’ve earned would make the game feel less like a constant grind. The store should also be less focused on pay-to-win. I’d like to see more ways for free-to-play players to earn useful rewards through actually playing the game, rather than having to spend money or grind an unreasonable amount of time for coins because road to glories are also are big in content in your community Most importantly, I’d improve the gameplay and make it more skill-based and rewarding. Add things like player IDs, a proper Weekend League/competitive system, Top 100 leaderboards and a 2v2 Weekend League. I’d also seriously look at PlayStyles and whether they make the game too dependent on specific card mechanics rather than the actual stats and ability of the player. I don’t think Ultimate Team needs more content. I think it needs better content, better gameplay and a better reason to keep playing.Why Is my Ultimate Team So Trash?
Hey FC developers if you are reading this you have ruined the love I have for your game even though I will be playing fc27 next week I just wanted to let you know how terrible the gameplay is I decided to give champs one last run and it is utter trash I have all these players who are "meta" and "lengthy" yet i have these moments that happen to me and only me it is as if you cursed my account from the first day I made it my defenders cant defend my midfielder cant pass to save their lives and my forwards cant convert a goal or make a run in behind I have these moments where I really believe you reward all these players for nothing I have my keeper diving at nothing and even scoring own goals then I have my defenders setting up red carpets right down the middle for a finesse shot I have a right back who has 99 pace and is lengthy and still gets outpaced and bruiser doesnt mean anything for my team but suddenly my 6'3 striker lukaku gets owned by some 5'5 woman with 93 physical I can never win a challenge and if I do it just goes right back to them please for the love of God make the gameplay fair, make cards fair, fix bruiser and stop taking a **bleep** out of your community thanks for your time