FIFA 16 Title Update #5 Available For PC, Soon For Xbox One & PS4 - Details Included

[Gnemi]

The notes from this patch make it sound like they've done something rather huge and from very early impressions, just two games admittedly, the game felt very similar to 1.04 in terms of speed/movement/marking.

I also had a bunch of dubious penalties, hand balls, etc.

Manage your expectations, dudes!

[Resurrection403]

another opportunity for EA to fix loose ball glitch. lets see.

[talucchesi]

Player positioning
Improvements in the positioning system to allow for better attacking runs and support.

If this means they FINALLY Fixed the defensive shape back to how it was in 14'.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usfiAsWR4qU

[dubcity]

Good to see that they realized the gameplay needed changing. It's the dullest FIFA in a long time.

[Tonyafc23]

Can someone give there opinion on how this patch plays compared to 1.04 is loose ball gone? Im on ps4 but dont want to get my hopes about the gameplay as i dud about 1.04 and was Bitterley disappointed

[nunogomes]

I think it´s a little far fetched to think EA actually takes the Community Sliders thread in consideration honestly, it´s just wishfull thinking.

Where is the solution to the biggest problem talked in all Fifa threads for years, the CPU teams not playing like their real-life counterparts?

If something would be done because of what we write here, this would absolutely be the nº1 thing...

It´s just like PES, in the PES FAN site the number one complaint for years is the lag cheat, and it´s still unsolved, last year and this year it´s the R2 shot´s, still unsolved...

Anyway, this seems like a VERY promising patch!

[ImmortalMindz]

Yeah, unfortunately unlike the Madden guys the FIFA devs don't bother much with this forum it seems. I've only ever heard them mention Reddit and Youtubers as sources of community feedback outside their own forum.

Sliders is a bit like Pro Clubs - those of us who use the feature are a very small minority of FIFA players so they don't really bother with it much.

Maybe if we had a bustling FUT community it'd be different...

[Matt10]

I guess it's ironic we, in the slider thread, were just talking about how the field need to be more narrow defensively, which will allow less loose-ball ADD and better defensive coverage.

This update comes out, and right away, the pitch is more narrow. It's more compact, defenders are stepping up at an angle versus going straight forward. There has been no loose ball ADD, barely any ADD - if anything it's on the CPU's side. The responsiveness of the controls are spot on, and the use of secondary pressure can be effective.

Where previous update versions were geared for a containing defense (marking passively), this update has brought out the aggressive nature of simply winning the ball - not just absorbing the attack(s).

It's still not perfect, but it's a solid base to build from.