Jaded Alyx
Member
I find that through balls on Professional in the Switch version are pretty much useless unless you're using Possession tactic. They just get cut out every time. I don't remember this being the case in the PC version at all.
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Gamecocks625
Member
Are there any walkthrough videos concerning tricks/moves using the right stick?
Gamecocks625
Member
On other consoles its slower? Dang, I like the speed of the Switch version but couldnt imagine anything slower. Feels just right to me.
Cuningas de Häme
Member
You just have to be very, very careful with them. Like in real life. I think that they made defending AI a lot better, now you can't just pass right by them.
I spent most of the last evening practising through balls in friendlies. You can do it, but it is damn hard. Makes them a lot more satisfying when you actually get a good through ball.
I am really liking this, skill game passing sucks tho. Damn it's hard with my guys. Is it easier if I pick someone with godlike passing? Now my team's highest passing is in the mid 70's...
PS4 feels a lot faster than Switch to me.
They're on the very first tab.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Did you check the skill moves section in the pause menu?
GrinWithoutaKat
Neo Member
Do FUT players find the SBC worthwhile? I'm looking at the Mane one, and even if you had to buy all the cards, it's probably going to be a fraction of the cost of actually buying a Mane card. For the others, I'm not so sure. I guess it would work out a bit cheaper to buy cards to fulfill an SBC and get a good pack than just to buy the pack outright with coins, but I suppose it's still kind of close to buying cards, which everyone says you shouldn't do.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Nah, they're a waste of time and money
GrinWithoutaKat
Neo Member
Since posting that question, I realised one of the requirements for the Mane SBC was having a Mane card. I don't think I'm ever going to reach a level where I'm going after special versions of high level players. Watched a Youtube video about this particular SBC and the guy is spending several hundred thousand coins on this. I've been playing quite a bit since the weekend and only have 40k coins.
Gamecocks625
Member
Yep! Been going through the trainings. Very helpful. Wait are there ones for skill moves? Maybe I missed it.
metareferential
Member
It really depends on the SBCs.
Regular ones don't really matter that much unless you happen to have players laying around, but specific ones for special players (like POTM or the Christmas ones) may be well worth it.
Especially so towards the end of the season, when rewards are much better because of TOTS.
Last year I got some nice players (mostly tots) from the single-league sbc where you traded in a full gold team for a players pack of a given league.
I bought FIFA the last couple of years but I didn't play FUT last year, playing it for the first time now - and on Switch - so not the fully featured version I'm guessing (?) - agree that its a bit confusing. Kinda getting it now though.
I played a bunch of the training skill games, an exhibition or two, three or four games of an offline season last night then tried my hand at online for a few games (lost every one) - and overall, I'm pretty happy. I looked up from the game and hours had passed!
I played a bunch of the training skill games, an exhibition or two, three or four games of an offline season last night then tried my hand at online for a few games (lost every one) - and overall, I'm pretty happy. I looked up from the game and hours had passed!
primasaurus
Member
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
You'd still need to spend hundreds of thousands getting players if you don't have them, since everyone raises the prices of players when they're needed in a sbc
I don't understand what the video is showing?
Playing with 5 star teams and not expecting them to be a bit special?
I only play with 3-4 star teams. Better game then. I've never understood how people enjoy playing with 5 star teams so much. Everything is so assisted.
It is showing something that is not football nor a good video game. And i care about that myself.
I think i won't be alone on this. EA will lose customers in the long end.
Isn't what's in the video played with assists on? If you want less of that switch to manual.
Jaded Alyx
Member
It's basically like a fighting game move list for skill moves.
metareferential
Member
Yes, but if you play the weekend league and are good or mostly good you'll get plenty of coins and players to trade for better ones.
FUT is a time and money consuming endeavour. xD
And more importantly, it's terribly unfair.
Gamecocks625
Member
Ok awesome
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
Tried to buy it but its sold out on Amazon UK.
In the Switch version the defending AI for the AI teams is too scripted for my taste. For example they always can intercept through balls even if the second before they started running in the other direction to catch another attacker.
Practically you're better playing without through balls unless it's a counter in superiority.
This doesn't happen in the PC version.
Practically you're better playing without through balls unless it's a counter in superiority.
This doesn't happen in the PC version.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Yeh, I said this earlier. The only way I find through balls useful is if you manage to work the defenders out of position and there's clear space ahead, which seems much easier to do if your tactic is set to Possession.
Is there a way to tweak this in the settings? I'm not sure what it would even be called.
I've not picked that up.. I use through balls quite a lot, or trigger a runner for a through ball to take defenders away from my run, but I've not played this years FIFA on PS/PC to compare.
It's interesting the way in replay mode you can briefly see the clothing simulation happen when you move playback. Does that happen on the other versions?
It definitely feels 'arcadey' but I like that
Jaded Alyx
Member
Also I find I'm having way more success defensively by outright abandoning attempts to 'contain' and cut off passing routes, and just reverting to chasing after the ball-carrier and tackling him.
LFMartins86
Member
First patch is up on PC and coming soon to consoles.
the_korben
Member
I play on Worldclass on the Switch and can't confirm this. Are you sending players for a run with the R button? Through balls work just like they're supposed to. At least with intermediate-level teams (I'm playing the Austrian league, maybe it's different with world-class teams ...l
Jaded Alyx
Member
....I wonder which ones...
Cuningas de Häme
Member
Yup, started career today and got two goals from through balls (although Pukki is kind of known for making goals from through balls).
One just needs to think a little. It is more like real football now, last FIFA I played (15) it was so easy to just pass around defenders and make easy goals...
Jaded Alyx
Member
...Isn't it L?
The player makes a run, and the defender keeps up with him and makes an interception, sometimes when it seems unlikely they'd be able to do so. Playing on Professional.
Are you using manual or assisted passes?
LFMartins86
Member
Switch is a different version from the X1/PS4/PC, it has different bugs and problems so probably nothing in this patch is relevant to the Switch version.
Jaded Alyx
Member
I know, I guess I'm more concerned that there won't ever be a patch.
This sounds good. I will try it a bit later.
FIFA 18 completely fucked my style of defending. In previous FIFA's I was able to get away with no jockeying and just proper positioning and the standing tackle. Now standing tackles that miss really take you out of the game.
Glad to see they patched keeper reactions, I've conceded some really stupid obvious saves in FUT.
Glad to see they patched keeper reactions, I've conceded some really stupid obvious saves in FUT.
the_korben
Member
For the through balls I use assisted, since I'm not good enough to get direction and power just right. Everything else is on semi. I still feel like I'm in control though, contrary to regular assisted passing.
I guess that can explain it, assisted probably overrules the defending AI. I use manual. And the defender just moves towards where my through pass is going no matter what he did in the previous second.
Jaded Alyx
Member
I'm using assisted and the vast majority of through balls get cut out. Never noticed that happening in previous FIFAs or in the PC version trial I played.
Assisted might react differently on different difficulty levels.
It's definitely harder than in PC version, but not to the point that it bothers me. In fact, I think through balls are supposed to be harder anyway.
Really? Online or single player (and if SP in which difficulty)? Because through balls to me don't get me anywhere online or playing at professional or higher unless I create a gap by moving defenders out of position beforehand.
the_milkybar_kid
Member
Patch in friend support for the Switch you absolute shithouses. I'm not leaving it lye.
Confusatron
Member
The trick is to make sure your runner is right on the line to get behind their defender just as you make the pass. If the defenders have half a step on the runner, they'll cut out the pass.