2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Available Now, Post Your Impressions

[diverz4]

My bad in advance if this has been posted elsewhere – I’ve searched the forums and the internet for a few hours, so I feel like I’ve done my due diligence – but does anyone know how to use custom squads in CYC mode? Basically, I always want to be a relatively central player (LDM, RDM, CDM, RCM, LCM, CM, or CAM – none of this wing or striker nonsense) and the default settings don’t allow this for many players like Ronaldo or Messi.

Specifically, in FIFA 2010 South Africa I could edit formations and save squads so that I could be whoever I wanted to as a CM. I would also edit that player to make their preferred or default position CM (or CAM, or CDM, whichever). Now, I can edit formations, save squads, load that squad, but when I open CYC mode the squads are all in their default mode, whereas in 2010 they would have reflected my changes.

Anyone have this problem or know of a solution? If it’s no longer possible then EA pretty much broke this mode for me.

[zmcman1]

These were the images I submitted to EA in regards to the player ratings dropping. The first image represents the team/player from the start of the mode, the second from the end of qualifying.

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It's a shame. As much as I've enjoyed many aspects of the game, I couldn't recommend this game to anyone until EA fixes this.

[ADHAMM3R]

I haven't had any issues with player form drop (digital 360 copy). Occasionally I will have someone drop in form, usually gets a card or plays poorly for a match. However, I have never had anyone stay in poor form (unless I intentionally don't play them). I'm not quite sure if its a squad by squad problem (I use Germany mostly, have used Ivory Coast as well) or something I'm not seeing. I also tend to find that age has nothing to do with a player's overall. Klose starts at 84 (2010) and by the time the world cup comes around, he is usually 85+ for me, despite being four years older.


Another point, and if you don't read anything I post, at least read this:

STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT THE GAME.

EA will make minor fixes as they see fit. This isn't a perfect game, but I've had a ton of fun playing it for what it is. Stop looking at the game as being a failure for not innovating or fixing (what I deem as minor) flaws from FIFA 14. Grab a beer and have fun with friends. I've already had some great times scoring in the dying minutes of a game against my buddies. If you have no friends, well I'm sorry. And yes, we are all aware it isn't for next gen. So cut that out, its getting really monotonous. They won't make it, as far as anyone in concerned, and if they do, they will announce in due time.

Btw, I'm not referring to people finding bugs in the game (not being able to advance with certain countries, player rating bugs, form drops, etc). I'm talking about those who complain and gripe about the same things year after year when they release a new FIFA. Just play the damn game.

[dickey1331]

Madagascar has some weird names for their players. One is so long that when you are playing the game and you have that player selected at the bottom where it lists his name it has to scroll it's that long.

[theloungerr]

I have massive player rating drop issues. Just made it through qualifying with Antigua and Barbuda and the top scorer on that team went from a 67 to a 58 by the time the world cup started.

My team overall rating at the start went from a rating of
ATT 62
MID 59
DEF 57

at the World Cup squad select the same squad was
ATT 53
MID 54
DEF 54

I reloaded and old save and Messi in a run I did with Argentina went from 94 to 90

[racerx]

Quote: Originally Posted by theloungerr

I have massive player rating drop issues. Just made it through qualifying with Antigua and Barbuda and the top scorer on that team went from a 67 to a 58 by the time the world cup started. My team overall rating at the start went from a rating of ATT 62 MID 59 DEF 57 at the World Cup squad select the same squad was ATT 53 MID 54 DEF 54 I reloaded and old save and Messi in a run I did with Argentina went from 94 to 90

Yea I am dealing with the same issue with Italy going through the qualifying rounds where most of my starting 11 has dropped on avg 3-6 points.

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[wjmooner]

I qualified for the World Cup with the USA on legendary and I thought the game played pretty well. I was pretty annoyed at the selection squad glitch where I couldn't select my squad for the World Cup, but whatever. I didn't play any 5 star teams in qualifying of course.

Then I played the World Cup with Argentina. What a disaster this game is when you play with a good team. Every game I played last night had 8-10 goals (6-4 and 5-3 wins, 7-2 loss) Just ridiculous ping-pong back and forth. And I'm playing on slow.

Also, how is it possible that Tevez and Pastore aren't even available to be selected for the Argentine MNT?

[zmcman1]

Quote: Originally Posted by wjmooner

Also, how is it possible that Tevez and Pastore aren't even available to be selected for the Argentine MNT?

I've seen with a few countries, if the player hasn't played internationally for a few years, EA left them out of the pool. Tevez/Pastore haven't played for the team since 2011 according to wikipedia.

That said, I know Diego Costa recently debuted for Spain and he isn't in the game. The rosters may have been completed for the game before he debuted, but he should probably get added in a squad update.