FIFA 16 Available Today, Post Your Impressions

[mfp]

Awesome game. In one word, this game screams authenticity.

The variety, the possibilities... very impressive.

That said, FIFA still has major defending issues. Tactical defending needs to be totally redone. Yeah, teammates are proficient at making interceptions but they're not near aggressive enough at other times, closing down and making tackles when they're perfectly placed to do so. Meanwhile, controlling defenders to get close to make tackles and apply pressure shouldn't be this hard.

Easily the best FIFA ever. Well done EA for focusing on realism and proper balancing.

[PPerfect_CJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by bad_philanthropy

Yeah, you can just edit on a per game basis. I'll probably do this whenever the season switches in my cm.

Ok. I'm totally confused here. So, does that mean we can go in and take the winter gear back OFF and it stays off until we put it back on? I thought it gets stuck if you edit. Also, does it screw up just by editing something like stamina?

[BL8001]

A few things I don't like about online. I have played about 6 online friendlies with a friend and throw-ins are the worst.

The marking is so tight to begin with, then if you flick the RS to control a player to move them to some space it's easy for the other user to trail you.

The main issue comes when you throw it in, you lose control of any player while the ball starts to be thrown so it's super easy for the other user to "jump the route" and steal the ball.

2nd thing is any pass you play, particularly an A pass, that is over say 20 feet, will be picked off. Solely because your player stands still while the CPU player, not even the player the other player is controlling, runs forward and steals the ball.

You can slightly fix it by holding the LS towards the pass but it's still not enough to stop this other form of route jumping to occur constantly.

Safest bet is to never play an A pass over 10 feet.

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by BL8001

A few things I don't like about online. I have played about 6 online friendlies with a friend and throw-ins are the worst. The marking is so tight to begin with, then if you flick the RS to control a player to move them to some space it's easy for the other user to trail you. The main issue comes when you throw it in, you lose control of any player while the ball starts to be thrown so it's super easy for the other user to "jump the route" and steal the ball. 2nd thing is any pass you play, particularly an A pass, that is over say 20 feet, will be picked off. Solely because your player stands still while the CPU player, not even the player the other player is controlling, runs forward and steals the ball. You can slightly fix it by holding the LS towards the pass but it's still not enough to stop this other form of route jumping to occur constantly. Safest bet is to never play an A pass over 10 feet.

Yeah long passes almost always have to be done via the bumper + pass modifier to give it a chance.

[BL8001]

Quote: Originally Posted by ChaseB

Yeah long passes almost always have to be done via the bumper + pass modifier to give it a chance.

We tried that a little but the match we did it in we were bundesliga 2 teams and the pass reception skill was lacking when receiving those passes with purpose.

And it isn't about wanting ping pong passing back. When you spot a player 30 or 40 feet away wide open and you play a pass to them only to watch them stand there while a defender runs 10 feet to intercept the pass...

I am not a frequent online player but playing vs a friend is really fun minus this issue.

We began to just play fair play rules and if the situation was ridiculous which resulted in the turnover you give the ball back.

[ezio]

Quote: Originally Posted by fearwhatnow

The answer is Legacy Defending. See my post above.

You can't use Legacy Defending online though right?

[jb12780]

Quote: Originally Posted by ezio

You can't use Legacy Defending online though right?

Yes you can. You need to change it in your controller settings.

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[VTPack919]

Quote: Originally Posted by jb12780

Yes you can. You need to change it in your controller settings. Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

I really hope this isn't true. Legacy defending is basically cheese.