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[dubcity]

Random question: does anyone know how to select a specific arena for practice matches? They just seem to shuffle through them randomly. There was an option in previous FIFAs. There's North America, South America, Eastern Europe, Africa and the city one in Japan (I think).

[dubcity]

Yeah, I think I'm gonna take a break from FIFA for a while. I just spend several hours tweaking sliders just to find a way to make the speed, possession and passing at least somewhat realistic. Regardless of what I do, I can play as a 1 (or 0.5) star team against the Spanish national team (or any elite caliber team) on Legendary and still win the possession battle handily. I play possession, and the CPU passes/dribbles ahead and tries to shoot as quick as possible. CTT tactics don't help enough.

Also, the ninja/cheat CPU defender tackle skills are annoying. Looking at slow-mo replays, it just isn't right. I'll slip by a defender, only to have him shift his momentum and body instantly to stick a leg out and knock the ball away. It's just not possible for me to do that to the CPU with tactical defending.

[pennstlbu]

The thing about this game that frustrates the hell out of me is the number of successful tackles by the AI compared to the number of fouls committed. It's just ridiculous. Being able to make 25-40 tackles and only commit 1-3 fouls is just unrealistic. On a good day, I successful make 10-12 tackles in the same game, but the AI is just too good in winning the ball back easily without any foul calls.

Foul calls and penalties in sports games is one of my pet peeves. If there can't be enough of them called, then the game becomes too much of an arcade game, and not as realistic. FIFA several years ago had a realistic number of fouls committed per game. Now it is noticeably absent.

[dubcity]

Quote: Originally Posted by pennstlbu

The thing about this game that frustrates the hell out of me is the number of successful tackles by the AI compared to the number of fouls committed. It's just ridiculous. Being able to make 25-40 tackles and only commit 1-3 fouls is just unrealistic. On a good day, I successful make 10-12 tackles in the same game, but the AI is just too good in winning the ball back easily without any foul calls. Foul calls and penalties in sports games is one of my pet peeves. If there can't be enough of them called, then the game becomes too much of an arcade game, and not as realistic. FIFA several years ago had a realistic number of fouls committed per game. Now it is noticeably absent.

I've tried like hell to increase the number of fouls on the CPU side. When I increase marking to the highest levels possible, it just turns the CPU defenders into impenetrable machines. And the aggression slider in custom tactics doesn't do a damn thing in comparison to recent years. There's just too much precision on offense and defense in close quarters on the ball. Players don't move realistically. Either you get a clean break past a defender, or he steals it instantly. No middle ground. And the impact-engine Jerry Lewis pratfalls add insult to injury.

I just wish we could get those 1-2 ghost fouls that the CPU has the benefit of in seemingly every game. Manuel Rui Barbosa has it out for us.

[Matt10]

Yeah, I had the console version of FIFA 13 for a day. Back to old reliable FIFA 12 on the PC with editing player ratings and value ranges to make for a better game. Been working with Bangus from SG and he's got this game running incredibly.

Last match I played I lost 3-0 as Udinese against AC Milan; just outplayed and possession was 60-30 for Milan. Di Natale was out injured and I had nothing up front without him. The best part about it was that the ninja dribble was gone, this felt like a battle of tactics.

[Gonira]

speed and agility are not a problem for offline play if you have a good set of sliders (but totally a problem in online). possession battle, yep, you found my biggest problem with the AI. very rare to lose, very common to win near 60-40, but actually pes 13 is even a bit worse as far as i remember.

[Maxflier]

Storing people's online virtual pro's seemed like such a good idea but the faults in it are starting to show through. Accomplishments are not getting saved a lot of the time. I got one accomplishment that popped after 3 matches in a row because it never saved each time. I am noticing progress on different accomplishments that aren't accumulating because of this issue. Very frustrating.

[toomerk]

Quote: Originally Posted by dubcity

Okay, fouls ... what the hell is going on with this? I steal the ball, about to break-away to have a 1-on-1 with the keeper, defender grabs me from behind by the shirt and throws me to the ground. Whistles blows. Red card? No. Yellow card? No. Just a talking to. And all I get is a free kick from the 30-35 yard mark. Grrrrrreat. *he said, through gritted teeth*

At least you got a free kick. I'm sick and tired of the CPU grabbing my shirt from behind, causing me to lose the ball, with no foul. I've been dragged down from behind by the shirt IN THE PENALTY BOX with no call. Sometimes there's a "play on" indicator, but no foul. I'd rather they not play advantage at all, and just call a foul every time. It might slow the game down (which is actually what we want), but it would make for more realistic foul #'s.

BTW, I still love the game. It's got its faults, but for me, it's the best game yet. On slow speed, full manual controls, the pace is just fine.