FIFA 15 Early Access Available Now Through EA Access with a 6 Hour Limit

[redskinst21]

Fired up the game and right into career mode i go cause of the stupid time limit. off to milan we go and after we set up all the scouts i can into team management and start to set my lineup and i notice that theres no torres, boneventura and no van ginkel while cristante is still on the roster so know i have to restart and put those guys on the team manually, so much for using this career mode as a carry over cause the roster are way outdated (which is crap).

off to my first league fixture against lazio we go. 5 min half on world class.
game ends in a 3-3 draw with 2 goals from honda one on a sick curved free kick. next game we lose to parma, then beat juve 1-0 and get smoked by empoli 2-0.

my impressions after playing these games is im not sure how i like the ball physics and the player movement this year. its more realistic in a sense that you cant just sprint buy players anymore but at the same time it all feels kinda wonky. there fees like there is no momentum carrying a player at all, the ball physics feel kinda weird also when a ball defelects off someone it dosent look natural, the GK never catch the ball everything is deflected, making for alot of rebound goals. im thinking that messing with the sliders can fix a few nagging problems and me learning how to play the game the right way will help to, no more darting down the lines with a fast winger and getting into the box anymore.

anyone looking for major career mode changes will be a little disappointed. theres some very minor under the hood changes but nothing ground breaking. i disabled the first summer window so im not sure how transfers go, i will get to that tonight hopefully before my six hours run out. im a major career mode nut so even tho there are not major changes its still a deep enough mode to keep you invested for months upon months if your into it.

there is a ton to love about the game in general from the new team management to the total control you get in all dead ball situations there just to much to like. once i get better and adjust sliders and get used to the new movement this very well may be the best fifa yet...oooo almost forgot to mention the crowd is Phenomenal

[nunogomes]

Quote: Originally Posted by brunnoce

Guys, I just created a new account to play another 6 hours, but how do i access my career mode save game? When i logged in the game with the new accont there wasnt any career mode saves, only the option to start a new one, i tried swicthing back to my main profile but the game kicks me out...

C´MON MAN!!

Your saves are tied to your profile. New account, new user, new profile - no saves!

[brunnoce]

Quote: Originally Posted by nunogomes

C´MON MAN!! Your saves are tied to your profile. New account, new user, new profile - no saves!

But i saw plp saying it was possible to continue the career mode wwith diferent profile for the extra 6h on NHL and Madden....

[nunogomes]

Quote: Originally Posted by brunnoce

But i saw plp saying it was possible to continue the career mode wwith diferent profile for the extra 6h on NHL and Madden....

Never managed to do that in Fifa. If i play on another profile, all my saves disappear...

[Paradingwolves]

Quote: Originally Posted by redskinst21

Fired up the game and right into career mode i go cause of the stupid time limit. off to milan we go and after we set up all the scouts i can into team management and start to set my lineup and i notice that theres no torres, boneventura and no van ginkel while cristante is still on the roster so know i have to restart and put those guys on the team manually, so much for using this career mode as a carry over cause the roster are way outdated (which is crap).

Is there going to be a roster update on day 1 to fix this? I don't want to have to manually make transfers to all BPL teams myself...

[fearwhatnow]

Everything sounds good except this -> No build-up play by cpu. This is again a huge flaw for us offline gamers. No build-up means this is not sim football. Will you ever play NBA2k without cpu plays? Nope. Will you ever play NBA2k with the cpu constantly attacking the rim? Nope.
Yes, the game is fun (judging from the demo here) but I want a sim experience.

[BL8001]

I think the lack of buildup is directly related to the CPU speed.

Because they are faster than your players there is no reason to build up play.

Some slider changes (slowing the CPU down) may force the CPU to build up, hopefully they adapt to a slower speed instead of just trying the same tactics they are doing now and losing possession because they aren't as quick.

[fearwhatnow]

Quote: Originally Posted by BL8001

I think the lack of buildup is directly related to the CPU speed. Because they are faster than your players there is no reason to build up play. Some slider changes (slowing the CPU down) may force the CPU to build up, hopefully they adapt to a slower speed instead of just trying the same tactics they are doing now and losing possession because they aren't as quick.

No, unfortunately it's hardcoded behaviour. I've tried lowering cpu speed and acceleration and in general I have tried every cpu slider combination with no good results.
There is no midfield play in this game for years and the most bizarre thing is that the reviewers don't even mention this in their annual reviews. In the other hand I see dozens of threads and posts about licenses, socks and boots and there is even a whole thread for the new sign of MLS. This is not football. This is pure videogaming marketing. If EA wants to convert this one to some online panini fantasy cards game with microtransactions, sorry but as a pure offline gamer I won't give them my money.