HRK69
Gold Member
Most likely, this has been the case for years now.
However, the performance and optimization are pretty poor on PC, with the same bugs persisting for years
On the plus side, there is crossplay
EA SPORTS FC 26 | Official Reveal Trailer
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However, the performance and optimization are pretty poor on PC, with the same bugs persisting for years
On the plus side, there is crossplay
EA need to put their money where their mouth is with this game, open beta, and or a demo, not just the EA Play trial, otherwise that trailer could well be the biggest act of trolling in the gaming industry, only a complete lemming would pre order or buy this game without real player feedback.
Sleepwalker
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Dead/retired players were at least that good at some point in time, female players cant break tru u-15 boys treshhold at any given time, and i say it as a 0 talent for football/soccer guy(altho i had and have tons of love for the sport, trained almost every day up to 8hours in my teenage years, played with and against much more talented guys who could do twice as much with half the effort), u can clearly see those female players spend less time training total as adults compared to teenage boys, thats why their technique/ball controll/shooting/passing/dribble abilities are so terrible, its not just male vs female physique which are colorado canion of a gap apart, its everything else on top of that too
Here recent female wimbledon winner for contrast:
U can see talent/skill/tens of thousands of hours yearly spend on training here, no avg or even above avg male amatour tennis player could even get close to that, she will demolish such a guy w/o needing to run on the cort, with skill/accuracy alone.
I played football at a competitive level (injuries made me stop) and I dont disagree that the skill level difference is gigantic between genders, but UT is a fantasy mode that doesn't even aim to be somewhat realistic so its whatever.
Players from the 50s-70s would absolutely get demolished by modern players as well.
In every other mode the genders are firmly separated and you can't play men vs women.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
I don't think any of this has been a major problem for years. It's a lot better now, especially if you play on Ultimate difficulty.
The difficulty is actually one thing that needs improving. If I play on Ultimate then I get realistic scores and can lose to the AI if I'm playing a top team like Liverpool or Barca. Drop it down a level to Legendary and I can thump any team with ease. The difficulty certainly needs some work.
Are we playing the same game?
A few examples from the last few editions.
HyperMotion, which gave us more natural player movements, Improved first touches and tackles and more realistic behaviours (defenders backing off intelligently etc)
Smarter pressing systems (AI teams press or sit deep)
AI teammates mark zones or track runners more realistically. Improved off the ball runs and anticipation.
There are a load more as well. To say the game hasn't ever made any meaningful strides to improve realism on the pitch is just factually incorrect.
Go back and play say, FIFA 18 and then play EAFC25. Completely different game.
That's an interesting shout. PES3-6 are the games that typically get mentioned when the legendary era of PES is brought up.
EverydayBeast
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To me sports games are the same thing every year I still play mlb the show every now and again
Crm114
Member
where they make it seem like they're directly addressing tweets/messages from fans ? I've never seen that before thats not the same as just revealing new features.
clarky
Gold Member
Its a sports game, can't exactly start fucking around with the rules.
They sell bucket loads every year, the thing prints money. No way will they veer from the winning formula in any meaningful way. Until they get some serious competition we are unfortunately stuck with this mediocre game.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
They removed timed finishing eh?
ValiantInstance
Member
That's a massive improvement already.
They've got nowhere to hide with this. Every year they glaze the games improved graphics before talking about gameplay. If it sucks balls then it has no selling point.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
Absolutely. They still need to convince me to get back to this shite
Everything I read so far is good
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
The sad thing isn't that people are buying this every year for a roster update. It's that people are buying this and pumping thousands of dollars to build out a new yearly Ultimate Team (i.e. gambling with no chance to win anything).
DonJimbo
Member
Still too many Soccer Moms around
Just like Call of Duty
MrAlwaysRight
Member
This sounds really promising, competitive gameplay having less animations and other bullshit than the more simulation style career and offline modes is a big win.
Timed finishing was abused for years by people with a Cronus or cheats on PC, the double tap low driven shot has always been the better mechanic, this sounds like they are going back to a Fifa 17 type gameplay for online modes, that's the last time EA had a great football game.
Timed finishing was abused for years by people with a Cronus or cheats on PC, the double tap low driven shot has always been the better mechanic, this sounds like they are going back to a Fifa 17 type gameplay for online modes, that's the last time EA had a great football game.
ValiantInstance
Member
Watched it again, there's a lot to be hopeful about.
- Low drilled shots replacing timed shooting
- Being able to shield the ball when being pressed, this makes the midfield actually relevant and not just a game of hot potato trying to get the ball to the forwards
- Better forward runs, this one is what usually makes me give up every year. The attacking runs in Fifa are so braindead
- Snappier passing
GymWolf
Member
Fifa 2025 had mk fatalities?
Bernardougf
Member
Monopoly kills sports games ...once konami peaced out of competition that was it
Bernardougf
Member
Their trailers are always good ... they always have a lot of improvements described and nice cgi and nice "look at this new tech name that will make the gane ultra realistic" ... and than release the exact same game from the last 10 years with minor tweaks (sometimes for worse)
This EA sports games are basically anual minimal effort place holders for their not hidden at all gambling business
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IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Each game isn't just a roster update. Lol. Far from it.
They make gameplay changes every year.
Yeah, some people do buy it for UT, but I don't play that mode at all. I'm all about career and basic online matches, as well as local multiplayer tournaments with the lads.
Can't wait to start a new season and take Brum to Champions Leagie glory!
TrebleShot
Member
Hahaha this series is an absolute joke ive been playing for years and they always do this they promise the world with all these gameplay updates taht sound great intraiker.
Game releases - youtubers and toxic players moan.
They patch it back to the meta of the last decade.
Pace = win
Animations and fluidity are utter garbage compared to even PES of 5 years ago with a 5th of the budget and team. The engine needs replacing ASAP the animations are so stiff floaty and slide.
Its a gambling card game above anything else.
The realistic game mode looks kind of interesting I prefer realism above anything I think most real football fans do. So I may check this out I usually get invites to the beta so well see.
Game releases - youtubers and toxic players moan.
They patch it back to the meta of the last decade.
Pace = win
Animations and fluidity are utter garbage compared to even PES of 5 years ago with a 5th of the budget and team. The engine needs replacing ASAP the animations are so stiff floaty and slide.
Its a gambling card game above anything else.
The realistic game mode looks kind of interesting I prefer realism above anything I think most real football fans do. So I may check this out I usually get invites to the beta so well see.
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Mephisto40
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The vast majority of the "gameplay changes" they make each year are just features they removed 3-4 years ago which they re add and make out like it's something new, they do the exact same thing with Madden every year as well
Rivdoric
Member
Wait for 80% sale after 8 months
Buy game at 13 €
Play exhibition/cups only
Ignore FUT/Online to preserve sanity, money and keep enjoying the game while also not having everything earned removed from your face after just 3 years bc server shutdown.
Repeat next year. You Fuck EA and still have your yearly fifa experience. Just need to accept 8/10 months delay.
Buy game at 13 €
Play exhibition/cups only
Ignore FUT/Online to preserve sanity, money and keep enjoying the game while also not having everything earned removed from your face after just 3 years bc server shutdown.
Repeat next year. You Fuck EA and still have your yearly fifa experience. Just need to accept 8/10 months delay.
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Viruz
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Hideous Snake
Gold Member
What's that?
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
GymWolf
Member
An attempted joke
Lillie
Member
they cooked
clarky
Gold Member
My Mrs cooked tonight also and it tasted like shit. Let see how this turns out first before getting excited.
Lillie
Member
i buy it every year so lol
Insane Metal
Member
I still think football games look like shit and the movement just looks awkward.
HRK69
Gold Member
Official Career Deep Dive
Just premiered
Looks like they cooked a bit on this one. Lot of new info:
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EA SPORTS FC 26 | Pitch Notes - Career Mode Deep Dive
In this article, we'll break down each career mode update coming to FC 26 in detail to get you set for launch.
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- Manager Live: Weekly challenges with unlocks like retro kits, ICONs, and Heroes.
- Manager Market: Hire/fire based on tactics; realistic job offers and movement.
- Dynamic Events: Optional events that affect your club (media, finances, etc.).
- Player Career: Choose an origin story, grow via archetypes instead of static stats.
- Improved Transfers: Players can refuse to renew; loan right after buying is possible.
- Scouting & Menus: Scout ranges (not exact numbers), custom shortcuts, smoother menus.
- Smarter AI: Rotates squads better, plays weaker sides in cup matches, more realism.
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ValiantInstance
Member
Sounds good so far. Deflections being random and determined by physics instead of magnetically falling back to the same player sounds much better.
Also liked these random events that can mess with your lineup before a game, reminds of the Champions League game back from 2007 which was more of a story mode than career.
Also liked these random events that can mess with your lineup before a game, reminds of the Champions League game back from 2007 which was more of a story mode than career.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
Official Career Deep Dive
Just premiered
Looks like they cooked a bit on this one. Lot of new info:
EA SPORTS FC 26 | Pitch Notes - Career Mode Deep Dive
In this article, we'll break down each career mode update coming to FC 26 in detail to get you set for launch.
- Manager Live: Weekly challenges with unlocks like retro kits, ICONs, and Heroes.
- Manager Market: Hire/fire based on tactics; realistic job offers and movement.
- Dynamic Events: Optional events that affect your club (media, finances, etc.).
- Player Career: Choose an origin story, grow via archetypes instead of static stats.
- Improved Transfers: Players can refuse to renew; loan right after buying is possible.
- Scouting & Menus: Scout ranges (not exact numbers), custom shortcuts, smoother menus.
- Smarter AI: Rotates squads better, plays weaker sides in cup matches, more realism.
This is damn good. EA are actually doing great so far with it!
xVodevil
Member
I just might grab this at launch after a very very long time, usually it's always an easy 21€ around the steam winter sale.
My only problem is I do not know what the fuck is going on with the shitty performance and all the random stutters, nor did I manage to find any solution or decent explanation.. usually it's blamed at the anti cheat thing, but still the same one doesn't ruin BF 2042 so idk.
At 4k basically unplayable even capped at 60, at 1440p somewhat better even at 120 but still unpredictable and it's killing it for me as probably this is the worst case I've had in years with any game.
Probably still going for it, at least there is refund in worst case.. but I dearly miss playing more football since PES died.
My only problem is I do not know what the fuck is going on with the shitty performance and all the random stutters, nor did I manage to find any solution or decent explanation.. usually it's blamed at the anti cheat thing, but still the same one doesn't ruin BF 2042 so idk.
At 4k basically unplayable even capped at 60, at 1440p somewhat better even at 120 but still unpredictable and it's killing it for me as probably this is the worst case I've had in years with any game.
Probably still going for it, at least there is refund in worst case.. but I dearly miss playing more football since PES died.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Official Career Deep Dive
Just premiered
Looks like they cooked a bit on this one. Lot of new info:
EA SPORTS FC 26 | Pitch Notes - Career Mode Deep Dive
In this article, we'll break down each career mode update coming to FC 26 in detail to get you set for launch.
- Manager Live: Weekly challenges with unlocks like retro kits, ICONs, and Heroes.
- Manager Market: Hire/fire based on tactics; realistic job offers and movement.
- Dynamic Events: Optional events that affect your club (media, finances, etc.).
- Player Career: Choose an origin story, grow via archetypes instead of static stats.
- Improved Transfers: Players can refuse to renew; loan right after buying is possible.
- Scouting & Menus: Scout ranges (not exact numbers), custom shortcuts, smoother menus.
- Smarter AI: Rotates squads better, plays weaker sides in cup matches, more realism.
You're damn right they cooked.
All of this looks too good to be true!