FIFA 11 Patch The Details
First of all, thanks once more for your patience while weve taken in all your feedback since the games launch. After we received your feedback, the process began to replicate and understand what you were seeing, and then get to work making improvements.
Were now at the stage of that process where we are able to give you some more detail about what improvements to FIFA 11 you can expect. Sorry weve been a bit quiet on this stuff until now, but as you know we cant really talk about these things until theyre locked down and confirmed.
The patch release dates are November 12th for PS3 and November 17th for Xbox 360.
Also, heres an overview of the things weve done. If you have questions about anything you see here, or want more detail on anything in particular, feel free to post them in this thread and well do our best to answer them.
GAMEPLAY
Youll now find that the implementation of the offside rule in the game is more accurate, both in terms of when the infringement is called and in terms of player positions when it happens. Occasional strange player positioning at kick-off have also gone away, while shooting from weak volleys has been improved, too. Importantly, so-called micro-pausing during gameplay will also be a thing of the past. Overall, your gameplay experience should now be even better.
CAREER MODE
There are a lot of improvements youll notice here, which will all further boost the realism of the mode, but in summary: Your match fixtures during the season for cups and leagues, as well as the time of day they all happen, should now be much more realistic. Weve also improved how accurately player ratings and growth are displayed, as well as making sure the players get the awards they deserve, when they deserve them. Using an odd exploit to secure a whopping $2 billion budget has now gone away, while the emails you receive as a manager will be more appropriate and players youve loaned out will now be easier to see and manage.
ONLINE HEAD TO HEAD
Matchmaking will be enhanced, particularly in terms of initially connecting to an opponent, while weve removed a couple of exploits that people were using to gain an unfair advantage over their opponents. Also, players will now no longer be able to use Passing Power Assistance in ranked matches.
ONLINE CLUBS
Weve already made a lot of server-side improvements to the Clubs experience, particularly in terms of matchmaking, match results and progress in Cups. With the game update well be making a range of improvements to stats and league-table presentation, too, as well as improving the camera motion when your player is a long way from the ball.
PRESENTATION
Youll now find that cut-scenes are improved during substitutions, along with a range of more subtle improvements around of the game.
AUDIO
Creation Centre teams will now benefit from crowd chants, while weve improved the custom chants area as well. Weve also managed to enhance a few audio triggers during gameplay, meaning youll get an even better atmosphere as things happen during a match.
CREATION CENTRE
The general performance of the game when it involves teams and players created via the Creation Centre has been improved. Also, youll now find that the formations and attributes you set on the web will now transfer more accurately to the console.
FIFA STORE
Weve made sure that Live Season will be available for multiple users on the same console. Some people who had switched from an inactive XBL account to a Gold Account were having problems seeing the content of the store weve got that covered, too.
KITS
Lincoln City and Montpellier fans, your teams kits should now be right on the money.
Football Live Team - EA Canada
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