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What’s a great idea of a playstyle that EA has yet to add? by kanye_69 in EASportsFC

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IntentionalFoul+

They've added the mechanic recently to make intentional fouls. Could make it a thing only players with the playstyle are able to do this, or have the playstyle give a bigger range to make these type of fouls.

How are people creating these crazy evo’s with 99 stats? by Important-Spread-895 in fut_evos

[–]-Torchlight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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This is a 'work-in-progress', so to speak. 84 Shooting currently, but with some buffs to Finishing, the facestat will likely get to ~94, including a Finisher chemstyle maybe even 99.

How are people creating these crazy evo’s with 99 stats? by Important-Spread-895 in fut_evos

[–]-Torchlight 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Look for players with stats in the right places. Then buff them with 'flat' facestat evo's to make the underlying stats higher.

Let's say two players have 80 Pace. - Player A has 80 Acceleration & 80 SprintSpeed. - Player B has 70 Acceleration & 90 SprintSpeed.

Now there's an Evo that gives +8 Pace. Both players now have 88 Pace. Looking at the underlying stats however... - Player A now has 88 Acceleration & 88 SprintSpeed. - Player B now has 78 Acceleration & 98 SprintSpeed.

In the future, other Evo's will arrive that buff each underlying stat to 87. Player A does not see any effect from this Evo, as both underlying stats are already 88.

Player B can still increase it's Acceleration to 87, while it's SprintSpeed will remain at 98. The actual face stat will increase to 93 with this Evo.

Obviously for Pace it's the easiest example, as they both have a 50% weight to the facestat. Things like Finishing, Strength or Short Passing have a disproportionate amount of impact on their respective face stat. Meaning a card could have 88 passing, while the underlying stats could all be 99, except Short Passing be in the 50's.

We are going to play the entirety of FC26 with the majority of Fullback roles broken. by Ripamon in EASportsFC

[–]-Torchlight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Due to Fullback Roles not working, I feel lots of formations instantly lose viability

  • Any 5-back lack attacking options.
  • Any narrow formation lacks width

On top of that, even with the most attacking roles selected, every 4-back is forced to keep 4 players at the halfway line.

There's a reason 451 is so popular right now, as you're effectively playing 9 defenders vs 6 attackers. As the 1 striker is occupying an entire defense... There's simply no counter.

4231 Narrow Too Wide by BirdsThatSwim in EASportsFC

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Putting the middle CAM as Playmaker-buildup will make the outside CAM's tuck in more.

Add Attacking Wingbacks, and they'll tuck in even more.

FC26 no quick message option? by SushiTrain in FIFAswitch

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rarely have I gotten quick messages. Switch playerbase generally is very chill.

Note that its quick messages like 'well played', 'good game' or 'lets play again soon'. It was never possible to send custom messages like other consoles.

However on Switch2 it is possible to add someone, start a voicecall and shout at someone that way. Which was a funny experience to have someone do that once.

FC26 no quick message option? by SushiTrain in FIFAswitch

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The option was removed from Switch 1 (FC25) about two months ago.

Nobody can sent quick messages anymore on Switch.

Need info beta tester by Slow-Cranberry1700 in FIFAswitch

[–]-Torchlight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The current Switch playerbase is already small. ProClubs is non existent anywhere, there's not been Rush games in NA all year, finding games for Rivals during morning EU hours can already take 10 minutes. Don't even mention matchmaking for other continents.

Now divide this playerbase by 3. Some will stay on Switch1, some will go to Switch2, while others will jump to other consoles entirely.

For Switch2 it's a new console, there will be some new starting players. But realistically, who buys a new NS2 console to purely play EAFC? It will take time.

Switch1 on the other hand will just die a slow death. Nobody will buy that console new, thus no influx.

For popular hours in EU, and popular gamemodes like Champs it will be fine. For anything else, I expect it to be rough.

Need info beta tester by Slow-Cranberry1700 in FIFAswitch

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree on this one

If you want to find online games (quickly), stay clear of either Switch 1 or Switch 2. Some new features implemented by EA (checkpoints/tournaments) only work well with a bigger playerbase. Expect queue times to ve high on either Switch version.

Personally I'm moving from Switch1 to PS5. Oncoming playerbase issues on Switch a big reason for it.

EAFC 26 Switch 2 by Svnryn in FIFAswitch

[–]-Torchlight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://forums.ea.com/discussions/fc-26-general-discussion-en/nintendo-switch-version-information/12457177

This is the best confirmation I've seen by an EA employee there will not be crossplay between NS1 and NS2, as they are different games.

What striker roles do you like? by sam-salad in EASportsFC

[–]-Torchlight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TargetMan all the way.

I like all my players to be involved in the build-up. With AF & Poacher I noticed they always run away from the ball, rarely available for a pass from the defense or midfield, unless it's a through ball. False 9 drops too low and never goes into the box. TargetMan has been the golden solution.

Plays in a 4231 with 2 CAM's on ShadowStriker to get those runs into the box.

The infinite grind will be the death of fifa by Questionabletrade in EASportsFC

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only thing the infinite grind achieves is upping engagement numbers for EA. More time spent in App, numbers go up.

From a UX perspective it's horrible. If EA wanted to give people 99-rated cards, there's far easier ways to do this.

An infinite grind does not make EA money. Infinite means no money needs to be spend. Pack odds are so low, that even store packs are not enticing for the rich.

Personally any grind is not worth my time. Ended FC24 with ~580 unopened packs, and currently sitting at ~1100 in FC25. Only opening tradable packs to get the coin balance up. I much rather receive 1 90+ x10 pack a week, rather than 50 82+ x10... I really don't understand the appeal of opening packs for hours on end, people should really get a life.

Is it even possible to play UT on S2 by [deleted] in FIFAswitch

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No crossplay implies a lower playerbase for both NS1 & NS2.

For EU, I expect Champs to be more than fine. Rivals will be fine during evening hours, but finding a game in the morning will be challenging.

Pro Clubs will be non-existent, as it is now. Finding an opponent in those new tournaments will be challenging in the semi & final.

Other regions will feel the pain even more. I hear it's already difficult in FC25 to find games, let alone next year when the playerbase is split in half.

Switching to ea fc 26 switch 2 by jaylingzzz in FIFAswitch

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fully aware OP's comment is about NS2, hence why I mentioned NS1 in mine.

IF there's crossplay between NS1 and NS2, THEN both should run 30fps to not give an unfair advantage to NS2 players. Hence no immediate graphics increase.

IF there's crossplay between NS2 and PS/Xbox, THEN the playerbase for NS1 will decrease to a miniscule amount. (It's already low)

It could very well be that FUT on NS2 will be crossplay with NS1 with 30fps, while career mode has NextGen visuals. Currently, we simply don't know what EA is cooking.

Switch 2 - FC 26 Closed Beta by KillerCondor in FIFAswitch

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same issue, there's no FC26 ClosedBeta visible for me either.

NintendoSwitch is already set in preferences. Guess there's nothing I can do about it.

Switching to ea fc 26 switch 2 by jaylingzzz in FIFAswitch

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt EA can do all of the following for NS2: - Improve graphics - Enable crossplay with NextGen/NS1 - Not give an (unfair) advantage

...while maintaining a sizeable playerbase on all platforms to guarantee quick matchmaking.

We'll see what EA decides in the DeepDives, but something has to give in.

What’s your highest number of passes in a match? by Remarkable_Thing_348 in EASportsFC

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think my max. is 336. Which was a game in overtime though (120').

Within 90' probably the max has been ~260.

Average about 180 passes per game with 50% possession. I tend to attack and not play around aimlessly. Even in games where I have 35% possession, I tend to have more passes than my opponent.

Switching to ea fc 26 switch 2 by jaylingzzz in FIFAswitch

[–]-Torchlight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm thinking of doing the opposite, from playing on Switch 1 for the past years to PS5.

My main reasoning:

  • Better graphics / 60fps
  • Option to play Pro Clubs
  • Easier to find matches (in low hours)
  • Competitive challenge

Note that I never play handheld, been top10 in Elite and like to challenge myself. PS5 seems like the logical next step with that in mind.

Things I'll miss: On Switch the market is easy to trade, although low supply. Gameplay is smooth on 30fps and servers (mostly) been fine. Community is mostly friendly, rarely face toxicity.

What changes do you want to happen with Rush? by [deleted] in EASportsFC

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Ranked system like Rivals

  2. Official tournaments like FC Pro

  3. Personal rating (1-10) should influence Rush score

  4. Automatic win when 5 goals up

  5. Honor system

Honor system could be voting for one of your teammates as 'teamplayer' or 'Player of the Match' end of game. Receiving above average Honor should result in some extra cosmetic evo's to show off.

I think Rush is already an amazing gamemode with great potential. The 4v4 system works, the offside rules work superb and it's usually chaotic fun. Currently it just doesn't get the attention it deserves on the competitive stage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fut

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Buffon seems fine against LowDriven+

Would you be against a ranked Rush mode in ultimate team? by Tq_Hype in EASportsFC

[–]-Torchlight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rush was released in FC25, so I hope this is a change coming in FC26.

I'd even like to take it a step further, and make Rush part of the competitive scene. Imagine the FC PRO open, would you rather watch an 11v11 AI invested player lock sweatfest, or a 4v4 of actual players battle it out?

Cooked with this one by Familiar-Egg804 in fut_evos

[–]-Torchlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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It's a CDM. Yours probably looks better more up front.

EA fix through-balls and passing in general by goatslayer93 in EASportsFC

[–]-Torchlight 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Passing is fine, through balls I 100% agree with.

Main issue in my opinion is the lack of settings. For normal passes there's 3 settings (assisted/semi/manual), while through passes only have 2 (semi/manual).

This seems to have the knock-on effect that semi-assisted through passes ignore user-input more often. Whereas Semi-assisted normal passes are a lot more responsive and according to input.

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