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FIFA 09 (360) MLS League Thread.
- Thread starter AstroLad
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Cornballer
Member
Ugh, I wasn't playing well tonight. 
Oh well, we'll get 'em on Saturday.
Oh well, we'll get 'em on Saturday. Thanks!AstroLad said:
what time did you guys play last night? I was on till almost 10pm
edit: I had the same problem shinobi and fifty are having with the servers at the end of last season, I dont know if it had to do with the wireless, but I hadnt had the issue since I set the 360 with a ethernet cable
edit: I had the same problem shinobi and fifty are having with the servers at the end of last season, I dont know if it had to do with the wireless, but I hadnt had the issue since I set the 360 with a ethernet cable
i wasn't even able to join up until about 11 or something? i hopped on at 10 but there were like 2 other fifa players on on my entire friends list, both at varying different points in games.
you didn't miss much, the clan matches were pretty terrible. 2v1 was pretty fun though
you didn't miss much, the clan matches were pretty terrible. 2v1 was pretty fun though
Cornballer
Member
Magicked - what time do you want to play our league match?
Also, what time are people free on Saturday for FIFA Clubs? Last time we started at about 2pm PT / 5pm ET. Let me know if that works for everyone.
Also, what time are people free on Saturday for FIFA Clubs? Last time we started at about 2pm PT / 5pm ET. Let me know if that works for everyone.
Cornballer
Member
12-5 ET?
We can do it earlier if you want. I'm free once the Arsenal game is over at 9am PT.
We can do it earlier if you want. I'm free once the Arsenal game is over at 9am PT.
Cornballer
Member
All right, let's shoot for 10am PT / 1pm ET tomorrow. Should be able to get a decent sized group going for that.
Not sure if I'm on tonight, but I'll look for you if I get the chance. Otherwise, we can go for it after the Arsenal match tomorrow.Magicked said:
Cornballer
Member
Lemme play a few and see how it goes. If I'm stinking up the joint, we can switch it up a bit. Or if you just want to give it a shot. I prefer playing ANY because my positioning is poor if I'm a single player, but that might not be a big deal if I'm out on the wing.
Btw, your defensive help from center-mid was very helpful last night - you bailed me out a couple of times.
QVT says he's up for it tomorrow, so he should be there.
Btw, your defensive help from center-mid was very helpful last night - you bailed me out a couple of times.
QVT says he's up for it tomorrow, so he should be there.
oh nah that's cool i quite like playing at lcm. but if you get tired of it back there i got a little time in as any in our games yesterday (had been a while).Cornballer said:
the only thing we have to make sure is to sub out whoever is at lcm at the half ecause i run my guys absolutely ragged up and down the pitch
Cornballer
Member
Nice, sounds like we can get a good group together tomorrow.
Cool. Just let me know if you ever want to play it, otherwise I'll continue to hog the ANY.AstroLad said:
We can throw Diaby, Song, or Ramsey on there at HT. Just depends what style of player you want (defensive, offensive, passer, dribbler, etc...)
yep 5-6 is the sweet spot imo. 3 just SUCKS and is boring. 4 is ok but it still is tricky for the ANY imo because you're being switched to players all over the pitch rather than being able to focus on one area.
as to subs i'll have to look at bizarro arsenal's roster again. all i really need is a good tackler and a good long passer as it's pretty rare that i make audacious forays forward
as to subs i'll have to look at bizarro arsenal's roster again. all i really need is a good tackler and a good long passer as it's pretty rare that i make audacious forays forward
Cornballer
Member
Is there any way for us to check the adjusted stats other than in-game? I'm just curious how a couple of the players stack up with the scaling.
Cornballer said:
If not, is there anyway we can do club friendly matches against each other so we can pause it and get the stats for a few teams? I'm pretty sure we are at somewhat of a disadvantage because we are Arsenal, but we may be able to find some players we can sub in on the team to have a big impact.
all i can think of is you can maybe check some of that stuff on the team page. not aware of any ability to do friendlies either
the whole thing is stupid confusing. who cares if every scrub picks manu? the better team would usually win anyway barring a huge mismatch. i really hate the stupid system as the teams and players completely lose their individuality. there's no system like that for regular ranked matches and no need for it here.
i understand it was well-intentioned but instead of wasting time with that they would have been better off tuning up some of the silly obvious things missing from the online play or just plain wrong (e.g., pause anytime is dumb as fuck, should have just ripped off PES where ANYONE can pause when the ball is out of play and NO ONE can pause when it is in play; this is not rocket science. don't even get me started on the lack of options and the various bugs)
the whole thing is stupid confusing. who cares if every scrub picks manu? the better team would usually win anyway barring a huge mismatch. i really hate the stupid system as the teams and players completely lose their individuality. there's no system like that for regular ranked matches and no need for it here.
i understand it was well-intentioned but instead of wasting time with that they would have been better off tuning up some of the silly obvious things missing from the online play or just plain wrong (e.g., pause anytime is dumb as fuck, should have just ripped off PES where ANYONE can pause when the ball is out of play and NO ONE can pause when it is in play; this is not rocket science. don't even get me started on the lack of options and the various bugs)
Cornballer
Member
You might be right. It's confusing. Here's a quote from the FIFA peeps:woodchuck said:
Still seems like Henry and Benzema are stupid fast, and I don't know how they're adjusting for height differences.
Right. I would have preferred a system where they give everyone the same generic players and allow you to tweak the lineups, formations, and tactics before entering games, or just let everyone play with whoever they want like you said. One way or the other would be nice since this halfway solution does render picking specific players somewhat useless.AstroLad said:
I do agree that most of the times we win or lose it's based on our level of play versus the other teams rather than the teams selected. However, tactically I think we match up better against some teams.
Yup, the pausing thing is infuriating. For a game that's consistently in the Top 10 XBL titles for online play, you'd think they would've patched some of that crap out by now.
Exactly, I was somewhat hopeful about the apparent recalibrating of each player's individual stats rather than the creation of generic stats for each position. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if even the EA guys didn't know specifically. The height thing is a big issue if the mode really is as they present it. Obviously you're going to want the taller player all things being equal. smh
Cornballer
Member
A couple of things from perusing the EA Forums (abandon hope ye who enter here blah blah blah)
- Apparently a number of clubs play with no one on ANY. It can enhance defense in some cases, but it's a pain getting the ball back from the AI players sometimes which can stifle counter attacks and offense in general. The general assumption is that AI players play at the 'Professional' level.
- There was some talk that the captain is the only person who can bring the keeper out, but I have no idea if that's true. We should test it.
- Some people said the club players were scaled to 85 keeping their individual stats to some extent (e.g. Henry's still fast, but not quite as fast) whereas others were convinced that all forwards are exactly the same. I probably tend to believe the former rather than the latter.
- It was also noted that there's a glitch where sometimes teams won't get scaled at all heading into a match which means you're out of luck playing with an MLS team, but it's not a bad deal if you're Barca/ManU. Seems like in any case the player ratings accessed when in a FIFA Clubs game are typically kind of glitchy and not necessarily to be trusted.
That's about all I can divine from this time around.
- Apparently a number of clubs play with no one on ANY. It can enhance defense in some cases, but it's a pain getting the ball back from the AI players sometimes which can stifle counter attacks and offense in general. The general assumption is that AI players play at the 'Professional' level.
- There was some talk that the captain is the only person who can bring the keeper out, but I have no idea if that's true. We should test it.
- Some people said the club players were scaled to 85 keeping their individual stats to some extent (e.g. Henry's still fast, but not quite as fast) whereas others were convinced that all forwards are exactly the same. I probably tend to believe the former rather than the latter.
- It was also noted that there's a glitch where sometimes teams won't get scaled at all heading into a match which means you're out of luck playing with an MLS team, but it's not a bad deal if you're Barca/ManU. Seems like in any case the player ratings accessed when in a FIFA Clubs game are typically kind of glitchy and not necessarily to be trusted.
That's about all I can divine from this time around.
Cornballer
Member
Yeah, for the most part they've been one goal games and ties. Just a couple anomalies here and there.
They should rename themselves QA.woodchuck said:
fivehorizons
Member
KC 0 Columbus 2
Shots 6 12
3 7
Goals 48' 80'
Moreno
Shots 6 12
3 7
Goals 48' 80'
Moreno
Cornballer said:
This happened to us last night when we first started. I was subbing in Altidore, and I noticed that the stats were normal (as in not 85). Fortunately, the other team forfeited that game.:lol
The next game I captained the stats were all 85 when I looked. I guess we should check to make sure they are adjusted before every match.
Cornballer
Member
Might not be a bad idea to stick with Arsenal if that keeps on happening. At least we wouldn't be at that much of a disadvantage. I wonder if it's an issue of the way the stats display or whether they actual change. Might be some of each.
Cornballer
Member
Magicked and I are going to hop on now and play our league game. After that we'll be up for some FIFA Clubs whenever you guys are ready.
Cornballer
Member
Bah, my 360 froze up during our league match. Gonna replay it.
good game NA. your crosses were really good. i dont think i won a single ball in the air. i need to adjust my tactics. arsenal's tactics aren't working for fc dallas :lol
but that first goal pissed me off so much where the goalie just stood there like a dumbass even though i was holding Y to bring him out and control the ball after i knocked the ball away from you.
but that first goal pissed me off so much where the goalie just stood there like a dumbass even though i was holding Y to bring him out and control the ball after i knocked the ball away from you.
LA Galaxy 2 - 0 FC Dallas
Shots 10 - 10
On Target 9 - 5
Scorers: Gordon (45') Buddle (53')
Good game woodchuck.
I'm very happy with that game. The first goal was fortunate but I enjoyed the second. I should of scored 2 more later on as well. Ever since I learned to use LT when jostling (from this thread) I seem to be a lot better at defending crosses.
Shots 10 - 10
On Target 9 - 5
Scorers: Gordon (45') Buddle (53')
Good game woodchuck.
I'm very happy with that game. The first goal was fortunate but I enjoyed the second. I should of scored 2 more later on as well. Ever since I learned to use LT when jostling (from this thread) I seem to be a lot better at defending crosses.
Cornballer
Member
RSL 1-0 SJ
16 Shots 17
14 SOG 5
Movsisyan 109'
Ridiculous number of shots for both of us. The goal that went under Cannon in injury time was a knee to the groin. Then I had those two chances right after that. Oh well. Good game.
16 Shots 17
14 SOG 5
Movsisyan 109'
Ridiculous number of shots for both of us. The goal that went under Cannon in injury time was a knee to the groin. Then I had those two chances right after that. Oh well. Good game.