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EA SPORTS FC 26

PRO_TOO said:
I always had the idea of using both analog sticks as feet of the player; a bit like stick handling in NHL! šŸ˜‚
Man, I could see myself taking outside boot or wonderfully inside foot curled shoots on targetā€¦ šŸ˜Š
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With my skills my players could go straight to the Ministry of Silly Walks.
Which, to be honest, isn't that far away in some animations even now.
 
Paul-v said:
Oh man. NHL is such a satisfying game to play.
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Havenā€™t played a title for ages.

There seems to be a 10 hour trail. Iā€™ll have a look this weekend.

Edit: so NHL on consoles only?! šŸ¤Ŗ
Same as with the UFC games, eh?!

So no NHL for me.

I bet baseball is the sameā€¦ the show series was some fun on PS!
 
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Topaz said:
I wonder if it's because we have grown up on a very good era or we are just getting old. I would prefer the former rather than the latter.
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These days Iā€™m trending towards ā€žIā€™m super lucky and grateful to be born the time and place I wasā€œ! Not moaning while getting old, but appreciating what I was allowed to experience so far.
 
I had a weird game and might have to revisit the sliders. Basically, I played Morocco v Argentina, and lost 0-1. I hit the bar, got close, but couldn't score. Then, I tried Ghana v France, thinking it might be a bit easier and ease my mood. No such luck. I go a goal down, and then fight all through the first half to equalise, getting close again, but no joy. Ghana too had their chances. Finally, in the second half, I get a free kick, swing it in and Mbappe headers it home. But as soon as Ghana kick off, they score again in about 1-2 minutes. I'm so annoyed as if felt like the infamous script had kicked in. I somehow manage to score again with Mbappe to make it 2-2. The AI pull a long range strike to make it 3-2, then just go for it and it finishes 5-2. So now I'm at a complete loss with what do to. I'm going to change the slider set from Matt10's to Saturator's first, and see how it feels, trying to remind myself it's probably just a one off result. It just feels so difficult for me to score, and so easy for the AI. I'm by no means the best at defending, but they Ghana goals felt like even a back four of Van Dijk's and Vidic's wouldn't have stopped them.

Normally, I'd just be done with the game, but I've had a few great matches too, usually tight affairs that end up in a draw, and some that end with me winning. So now I'm just as confused as ever
 
FC Bayern said:
I had a weird game and might have to revisit the sliders. Basically, I played Morocco v Argentina, and lost 0-1. I hit the bar, got close, but couldn't score. Then, I tried Ghana v France, thinking it might be a bit easier and ease my mood. No such luck. I go a goal down, and then fight all through the first half to equalise, getting close again, but no joy. Ghana too had their chances. Finally, in the second half, I get a free kick, swing it in and Mbappe headers it home. But as soon as Ghana kick off, they score again in about 1-2 minutes. I'm so annoyed as if felt like the infamous script had kicked in. I somehow manage to score again with Mbappe to make it 2-2. The AI pull a long range strike to make it 3-2, then just go for it and it finishes 5-2. So now I'm at a complete loss with what do to. I'm going to change the slider set from Matt10's to Saturator's first, and see how it feels, trying to remind myself it's probably just a one off result. It just feels so difficult for me to score, and so easy for the AI. I'm by no means the best at defending, but they Ghana goals felt like even a back four of Van Dijk's and Vidic's wouldn't have stopped them.

Normally, I'd just be done with the game, but I've had a few great matches too, usually tight affairs that end up in a draw, and some that end with me winning. So now I'm just as confused as ever
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I played a few games this morning, and I found it boring, not much happened on the field. I didn't feel any particular AI script, but I wouldn't be surprised if they added some, given the comments from people who found the game too easy.
After this latest update, I find the ball physics very poor, even though it was pretty decent the last few days.
 
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cristobal64 said:
I played a few games this morning, and I found it boring, not much happened on the field. I didn't feel any particular AI script, but I wouldn't be surprised if they added some, given the comments from people who found the game too easy.
After this latest update, I find the ball physics very poor, even though it was pretty decent the last few days.
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I never understood how people found it too easy. Maybe they need to knock it up from Amateur, and they might find a bit of challenge
 
sleevel said:
Iā€™d also love the ability to control how aggressively you shield/jostle. Itā€™s not binary - thereā€™s a spectrum to how much pushing and shoving is warranted in any possession and a degree to which the ref will allow. A ā€œprofessional foulā€ is rarely as dramatic as depicted. Itā€™s usually a bump thatā€™s a little too hard to knock the player off balance. Definitely a foul and rarely a yellow. But a pull the player to the floor by the shirt red card is extremely rare.
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In recent EA games, there are a small number of fouls, mostly those that cause the referee to stop the game. There is no struggle or pushing near the ballā€¦
[ā€¦because, referee in latest EA games is not real
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In older FIFA's referee is real:
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Referee can even take direct part in the game:
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The referee may not stop the game after a foul:
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The referee does not notice the grabbing of the shirt, only if it leads to the selection of the ball (or falling):
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Serious question. Has anybody noticed any tactically accurate off ball player movement? For example, moving to pull a defender out of position and another player moving to fill that void. Iā€™m not a tactical genius like Mourinho but itā€™s my understanding that all the back passing that happens ( in addition to giving the players a breather ) is to lure the opposing attackers and midfield closer to create space for the next line. Has anybody noticed any behavior like this? How the team moves collectively and intentionally to create an attack?
 
cristobal64 said:
I played a few games this morning, and I found it boring, not much happened on the field. I didn't feel any particular AI script, but I wouldn't be surprised if they added some, given the comments from people who found the game too easy.
After this latest update, I find the ball physics very poor, even though it was pretty decent the last few days.
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Iā€™ve had a couple of sessions like this today - I hate being negative but some of the games were so one-paced and pedestrian.

It just felt like the same repetitive passing and shooting sequences over and over šŸ„“ Gutted because I thought I was starting to enjoy it, but Iā€™ve come away today feeling a bit ā€˜mehā€™.
 
I was really hoping to see more Serie A stadiums. The three they have look amazing. My dream is to have a fully licensed Serie A experience in an FC game with some Serie B stadiums as well.
 
Kopite1990 said:
Iā€™ve had a couple of sessions like this today - I hate being negative but some of the games were so one-paced and pedestrian.

It just felt like the same repetitive passing and shooting sequences over and over šŸ„“ Gutted because I thought I was starting to enjoy it, but Iā€™ve come away today feeling a bit ā€˜mehā€™.
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Completely agree, we have the return of players who have no weight , a beach ball and no more notion of variety of play. I hope that it is temporary and that they will resolve it because it is totally boring
 
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Still decent game with custom sliders, sometimes 7/10, sometimes 8/10. I play usually one or two games a day and there is still decent amount of randomness. Biggest problems? no fouls and lack of AI pressing. Lets see what mod makers will bring this year.
 
PRO_TOO said:
Havenā€™t played a title for ages.

There seems to be a 10 hour trail. Iā€™ll have a look this weekend.

Edit: so NHL on consoles only?! šŸ¤Ŗ
Same as with the UFC games, eh?!

So no NHL for me.

I bet baseball is the sameā€¦ the show series was some fun on PS!
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NHL Legacy on the Xenia emulator is great.

For MLB, Super Mega Baseball 3 or 4 are pretty fun. You could also go with the Show on PS3 emulators or very old school with MVP Baseball 2005.
 
sleevel said:
NHL Legacy on the Xenia emulator is great.

For MLB, Super Mega Baseball 3 or 4 are pretty fun. You could also go with the Show on PS3 emulators or very old school with MVP Baseball 2005.
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Thx. Just yesterday I was browsing the Xbox store and downloaded super mega baseball to give it a try this weekend.

Now letā€™s not ot the thread. Sry mods! šŸ‘‹
 
Itā€™s a weird one, I feel like after the last patch Authentic has became too open, before it felt crowded when attacking teams any now itā€™s just two through balls and you are in, itā€™s not bad to play itā€™s just not challenging at all, Iā€™m not sure if itā€™s because I have been swapping between custom game mode trying sliders and going back to authentic I have broken something, like before I tapped sprint and people were on me right, now they just retreat and itā€™s easy to get past them
 
DarthKebab said:
Itā€™s a weird one, I feel like after the last patch Authentic has became too open, before it felt crowded when attacking teams any now itā€™s just two through balls and you are in, itā€™s not bad to play itā€™s just not challenging at all, Iā€™m not sure if itā€™s because I have been swapping between custom game mode trying sliders and going back to authentic I have broken something, like before I tapped sprint and people were on me right, now they just retreat and itā€™s easy to get past them
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It's normal for EA when new updates degrade the game.
 
DarthKebab said:
Just stated a new career, the update has deffo messed up authentic I would say, just no pressure on the ball at all
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Opposite opinion here, I played today Union Berlin vs Borrusia and i noticed more CPU pressure than few days ago. However, i use custom sliders + authentic features.
 
Question: has anyone tried the game with player Shadows turned off (PS5)? I have turned it off and it completely transformed the game, especially night games. The player models look less clunky, animation is better and the whole visual is more crisp. I wonder if anyone else is playing with the players shadows turned off and what your thoughts are.
 
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Question: has anyone tried the game with player Shadows turned off? I have turned it off and it completely transformed the game, especially night games. The player models look less clunky, animation is better and the whole visual is more crisp. I wonder if anyone else is playing with the players shadows turned off and what your thoughts are.
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In my opinion, only cloudy weather without shadows can looked "not bad". But a match at night time or sunny weather without shadows looks bad. When i tested FC26, i played on the lowest graphics settings without shadows of players and using only cloudy weather in matches, because my PC can gave stable 60fps only on low graphics, or 10-15 fps on ultra settings in Full HD, i used it just for screenshots.
 
oldbox said:
In my opinion, only cloudy weather without shadows can looked "not bad". But a match at night time or sunny weather without shadows looks bad. When i tested FC26, i played on the lowest graphics settings without shadows of players and using only cloudy weather in matches, because my PC can gave stable 60fps only on low graphics, or 10-15 fps on ultra settings in Full HD, i used it just for screenshots.
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Yes overcast always looks better. I am on PS5.
 
have played 4 hours of trial.

2 with Paul's mod and a broadcast camera mod. Thank you to both evo web modders.

One issue on pc is that optimisation is so poor that framerate is all over the place and there are delays in input.

With mod, it's a fun enough game. Paul has already done a great job. World class feels too hard as ive barely played fifa or any football game the last 4 years. But pro is too easy.

Had fantastic fun playing with barca at Madrid. Real fun. But that was one of my first modded games so im not sure if if was novelty... It has lost a little lustre now.

My overall problem is that the movement of players so rarely approximates reality that im too often reminding myself how to play fifa, rather than how to play football. Efootball has so many problems but there is at least a general 1:1 correlation between reality and game, albeit limited by a lack of tech. I can barely play that game more than 20 mins however!

The result is...I don't feel properly connected to the game and after a while it feels hollow and distanced from me. That feeling of immediacy is just so important to me, ive realised. It's why ps2 pes was so amazing and why even some of the ps3 pes were still fun despite being technologically diabolical.

Fifa 16 probably has that immediacy best, and then 20.

But all fifa and now fc 26 feel like they're being played behind a window, or within a slightly parallel dimension to me and my controller. And I end up feeling existentially disconnected from it consequently.

There is so much going on under the hood re player movement that you feel like youre fighting or running after the game at times.

I have another 6 hours left of the trial. But I stopped 30 mins into a match just now because I have the creeping feeling of hollowness mixed with dread within, which comes on when I know im playing a football game I dont want to play at that moment...and im wondering if I'll want to go back now, despite the incredible modding work.

I also, as a secondary point, find fc games absolutely horrible to navigate. It feels like work.
 
Played against my cousin had a couple of surprisingly good and close games with authentic gameplay + some more realistic sliders.
1-0 (after ET)
2-0
5-0 (mostly due to some horrendous errors when passing around the box)
0-1
2-0

All games were relatively tight and it felt like every mistake made actually mattered. Can't remember the last time so few goals were scored when playing offline against any of my friends.
 
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