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[~LiverpoolRed~]

Quote: Originally Posted by knicks9784

am i the only once finding the refs are extremely biased towards the cpu and the cpu blocks an inordinate amount of shots and passes? i play on world class, semi passing, man through balls, semi everything else. i just find it incredibly frustrating when no matter how clear my shooting lane is theres always a defender who lunges in front of it.

The blocked shots sometimes are quite maddening but like Broncos86 stated, without them you would just slaughter the AI every game.

I played a game as Man Utd and RVP must have had 6 or 7 shots and every one of them was blocked. It was frustrating. Next game he got a hat trick. It just happens sometimes.

[Qb]

I played my first game on Legendary difficulty last night, losing 2-1 to ManU with Newcastle. Maybe it was the initial shock, but they smoked me in the first half, especially early. I think they had five shots before I even had one. At the half I think shot attempts were 10-2 and possession 57-43 in their favor. I was able to take a chunk out of their possession advantage and outshot them in second when I pushed to get back in the game.

What I really like about it was the CPU's aggressiveness. They fired long shots if I gave them space outside the box, including a spectacular strike by Nani from about 25 that dipped & swerved past a helpless Steven Harper. I hope it wasn't due solely to ManU's tactics or player traits, but even if it was, at least it was different.

On defense, the CPU would lunge in with a tackle or slide if I showed too much of the ball. If I were more comfortable with the dribbling, I can see where the fouls would come. No more casual dribbling and lots of time on the ball like I was seeing on World Class. Not that I was scoring a lot on WC thanks to manual shooting skills.

I played 12 on Legendary for a while in my career, but eventually moved back down to World Class because bad teams seemed to play as well as top teams in my league. Every game was tight and I rarely had a clean sheet. Hopefully that won't be the case this year, as that 2-1 loss was probably the most enjoyable CPU game I played thus far.

[jb12780]

A good test would be to play against a lower rated team and see if they play like a world beater. I am also starting to get the feeling that WC is getting too easy.

[therizing02]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

I played my first game on Legendary difficulty last night, losing 2-1 to ManU with Newcastle. Maybe it was the initial shock, but they smoked me in the first half, especially early. I think they had five shots before I even had one. At the half I think shot attempts were 10-2 and possession 57-43 in their favor. I was able to take a chunk out of their possession advantage and outshot them in second when I pushed to get back in the game. What I really like about it was the CPU's aggressiveness. They fired long shots if I gave them space outside the box, including a spectacular strike by Nani from about 25 that dipped & swerved past a helpless Steven Harper. I hope it wasn't due solely to ManU's tactics or player traits, but even if it was, at least it was different. On defense, the CPU would lunge in with a tackle or slide if I showed too much of the ball. If I were more comfortable with the dribbling, I can see where the fouls would come. No more casual dribbling and lots of time on the ball like I was seeing on World Class. Not that I was scoring a lot on WC thanks to manual shooting skills. I played 12 on Legendary for a while in my career, but eventually moved back down to World Class because bad teams seemed to play as well as top teams in my league. Every game was tight and I rarely had a clean sheet. Hopefully that won't be the case this year, as that 2-1 loss was probably the most enjoyable CPU game I played thus far.

Q,

What Marking settings are you using? I'm using 75 on World Class and the CPU seems fairly aggressive and doesn't allow for a lot of time on the ball.

My fear of going to Legendary is that all of the momentum and cheesy scripted goals in extra time, after a team scores a goal, and within the first five minutes of the second half becomes more apparent.

[Qb]

Quote: Originally Posted by therizing02

Q, What Marking settings are you using? I'm using 75 on World Class and the CPU seems fairly aggressive and doesn't allow for a lot of time on the ball. My fear of going to Legendary is that all of the momentum and cheesy scripted goals in extra time, after a team scores a goal, and within the first five minutes of the second half becomes more apparent.

I was around 75 and had it higher in the past. They play tighter away from the ball with it raised on world class, which is good. I wasn't scoring all that much on WC, but I felt like I could more or less keep the ball and get in good positions fairly regularly. It was usually a bad final pass/shot or desperation defending that foiled me. In my one game on Legendary (SSS disclaimer), the CPU seemed more intent on winning & keeping the ball.

I don't know about the other stuff or the overall 'fairness' of legendary. I'm going to give a go for a while and try playing some different kinds of matchups. I might try an FA Cup with Arsenal... that should give me some variety.

[rckabillyRaider]

1. Getting called up to your national squad as your virtual pro feels awesome. Got called up to El Tri and had an exciting match vs USA that ended 0-0.

2. Freddy Adu has to be the ugliest player model in the game.

[gerg1234]

Anybody get fired for cussing yet? I didn't even cuss (granted I think I did drop some f bombs in earlier games) but the straw that broke the camel's back "WHAT? That was weaksauce!" Fired after that game.

Reloaded the CM and turned off kinect. Don't have to worry about that anymore.

[Bellsprout]

Quote: Originally Posted by gerg1234

Anybody get fired for cussing yet? I didn't even cuss (granted I think I did drop some f bombs in earlier games) but the straw that broke the camel's back "WHAT? That was weaksauce!" Fired after that game. Reloaded the CM and turned off kinect. Don't have to worry about that anymore.

That happens?!? Yeah, I never would've had that on.

I'd have been fired immediately after conceding twice in injury time and drawing with Man City as a result. Rarely have I swore more in my life.