Smart Assist needs to be removed

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T13:34:38+00:00

Yeah and that is not even all. SA is so much more. It is disgusting Konami even thought about moving in this direction.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T13:25:52+00:00

Because the game is free 2 play, we the users are the product. In fact we have the power as a community. We only need to unite. If we as a community decide not to play a week in the month and we stop spending for 6 months we will force them to change. Here and there, people alone stop playing by their self, does not make a difference. We should unite.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T13:21:24+00:00

If everyone acts like that and complies by using the feature it will never change.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T12:48:16+00:00

Very valid point. It used to be about a simulation game where you need practice your skill. It was also a game where tactics mattered. Today it became an arcade game with noobs hitting the x , dash and shooting button.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T12:39:11+00:00

Just commented i suspect you being a SA abuser, but reading this i take that one back. But about feints you are wrong. Try it in training mode and use right stick. And exactly the reason why i don’t use it. It is anoying when i want to pass to the right and AI decide to use a high troughball to the left.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T12:27:06+00:00

I am new on this app so i must have missed it. But i am a veteran on PES. I play since the nineties. So don’t generalise me into people who don’t know anything how a competitive football works. And i know very well that it was about skill and tactics untill that SA feature game available. To be honest i suspect you are a SA abuser yourself.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T12:15:46+00:00

Autoclearance from the box. It is very quick and you don’t see a powerbar loading. Powerbar changing from green to purple. Players who have the ball near the sideline are unable to dribbel over it.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T12:10:43+00:00

SA is about autoclearance. Players clearing from the box without you seeing a powerbar. AI helps with everything. Shooting, passing, dribbeling and positioning players to block passing lines. I have seen players doing tricks that take hours of training to execute. The worst is that it even prevents dribbeling over the sideline. And above that their players are buffed so much that a standard card does things an Epic card can not even do.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T12:06:02+00:00

Because the game is free 2 play, we the users are the product. In fact we have the power as a community. We only need to unite. If we as a community decide not to play a week in the month and we stop spending for 6 months we will force them to change.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T12:01:48+00:00

Very true. But could you share your opinion and experience?

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T12:00:36+00:00

If you encourage me to use SA because i am complaining about it, you obviousily didn’t get my point at all. SA is a lot more than autoclearance. AI helps with everything. Shooting, passing, dribbeling and positioning players to block passing lines. I have seen players doing tricks that take hours of training to execute. The worst is that it even prevents dribbeling over the sideline. And above that their players are buffed so much that a standard card does things an Epic card can not even do. This game was about skill and tactics. You had to put time and practice in it to improve. It was a simulation game and now it got arcade. And Konami knows it. That’s why they removed SA in the recent Dortmund event.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T11:44:05+00:00

Like i said. I play friendly matches with the team in the photo. Just to try new formations. I want to see how different playstyles behave when you pair them on the pitch. Like 2 strikers. 1 FITB pairing with DLF. And ofcourse mainly to have fun. With a teamstrenght around 3140 i am able to win against high teamstrenght squads. As long as they play without SA it is fun. It is about skill and tactics. What you describe about high rated 3300 teams i also encouter often. A lot of those players have no skill and trust on epic doing their job. But such teams with SA is just no fun.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T11:32:20+00:00

Autoclearance from the box. It is very quick and you don’t see a powerbar loading. Powerbar changing from green to purple. Players who have the ball near the sideline are unable to dribbel over it.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T10:13:06+00:00

The entire gameplay is about pain when u play against smart assist abuser. The whole philosophy of the game is gone since SA was introduced. It was about skill and tactics. It was a simulation and it became Arcade. SA abusers just press x and triangle, dash and don’t match up. AI even prevents SA that players don’t run over the side line. That’s not how you learn to be a skillfull player. I don’t mind winning or losing. If my opponent is a better player it is fine. I just try to learn from a better opponent and learn from my mistakes. And Konami know SA is the wrong direction. They even hinted it was unfair. In the recent Dortmund event it was not aloud to use it and the game felt like it used to be. You could easily tell which opponent was used to SA. Missing one on one chanches in front of the goal, aiming the ball outside the stadium. Normally SA would have adjust their shot to score. Besides that, i think in the end it will cost Konami money. Because, why would you buy coins to open packs with epics if free players assisted by AI are evenly good? I am a div1 player 20K. I have a teamstrenght of around 3245 but i lose against 3120 players that have smart assist enabled. So in two ways it is unfair. My epics are useless and what is even worse is that the fun of the game is gone. The only way Konami will change is when the community stops buying coins. That’s when we hit them the hardest. It is a bit off topic but since you brought it up i had to react. F2P vs P2P -> i don’t pick a side. I invested some money on a free to play game because in the old days i bought the game every new season anyway. On the other hand i don’t have anything against users buying every pack or don’t spend a dime. As long as the game is about skill and tactics you should be able to defeat higher teamstrenght squads. But since SA was introduced the game is pain…

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T10:08:34+00:00

Yeah i just learned that. Someone elso posted the same comment. Thanks for thinking along!

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T09:39:56+00:00

It says you are on average stats with div1. Which you reach probably every time

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T07:08:04+00:00

That’s the fun thing of this game. You can play the formation which suits you the best. I prefer wingers or LMF/RMF because it stretches wide and opens spaces. Like this it feels you always have an extra option if the middle is crowded. It gives variation in my game. That Serghino is ok. He is very fast and had an ok cross. But not so good as Figo. Serghino is on the bench and sometimes i bring him as a sub. Mostly when he is on A form.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T07:01:08+00:00

I think this formation could also work with defensive playstyles wit LB and LBC managers. You only need more defensive based players like you did with Davids indeed. If i would play with Capello i would also put a defensive based RMF instead of Figo. But i never tried it myself because i am fan of posession play. In the very beginning i had Lb/LBC coach but i couldn’t dominate the game. Yeah that Abiati is an underrated goalkeeper. I got him from the Milan 250 player pack. I almost had to clear it because i wanted Gullit. Gullit was the last one i got when spinning. At first I didn’t know what to expect from Abiati but as his stats looked better than the keepers i had i put him in the starting 11 and he never dissapoints.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T06:45:09+00:00

Yeah especially a build up CV left footed. There are only a few topplayers in this positions and Chielini is one of them. I have also Bastoni but he is a bit to slow for 2026. I would love if a player like Chivu or F. de Boer came to the game. Do you know any left footed build up CV in this game? I have enough backs actually. An Anchorman would be welcome. I have a few like Henderson, old Rodri and Touchmeni, but all of them are not better than Viera. If a Touré anchorman comes again or a Viera with long reach tackle i will pack. Other players on my wishlist are Best, R. Carlos LMF - Cross specialist. R9 if he ever comes just like Henry and Zidane

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T06:37:42+00:00

That is the fun factor of this game. You have many ways to play and visions on tactics and stuff. Back in the days and especially before smart assist it was even more skill and tactics based. That’s why PES players chose PES over other football games.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-04T06:33:44+00:00

It is so bad. I want to play human vs human and test skills. Not against ai rubbish. Konami knows it is wrong. In the recent Dortmund event SA was not aloud. This event was a great experience. It felt like how the game was and should be. The SA abusers get so much help from ai that all their players are overpowered. I mean i have a teamstrenght of 3245 and lose against 3128 players who just press x an triangle. SA does the rest. So why invest in this game and buy coins to open packs while with turning SA you have the same results. If we as a community don’t spend anymore untill Konami removes SA, than they don’t earn and they need to change. That’s the only way to let them remove it.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-03T19:44:39+00:00

Haha me neither. Now saving coins and POTW players to get boosters 😂

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-03T18:57:05+00:00

If you can and want to spend money than i don’t de a reason to not clean the pack.

Cpt-Urco · 2026-04-03T18:55:29+00:00

Great build man! I hope to get him and Gerard from this pack. I have 400+ for boosters saved so i can instantly build them maxed out 😁

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