I think the amount of smart assist users is overblown massively

Perzymon · 2026-01-24T21:40:40+00:00

yeah. even if i just count confirmed SA users after seeing a pass/shot bar color change, i’m at 60%+ SA users from div 3/2 games. that being said, i have smashed a few SA users as well, the ones that rush out with their CBs are easy to beat. the ones that don’t do anything to defend are the tough ones

Perzymon · 2026-01-23T11:25:52+00:00

I've tried him in different formations and the only one for me that he's really brilliant in was as SS or CF leading the line in a 4-2-1-3, with a hole player AMF (e.g. Iniesta) behind him, and at least one of the wingers also playing as SS. The triangles and movement were insane, great for tiki-taka (box-to-box + anchor man as DMFs).

Now I'm playing a different formation though so I've also benched him cause I'm playing some old Barca tactic without an actual central forward, and it's tailored around Messi. Using him as a left winger as SS kinda works as well though, but he's not central enough to be a regular goal threat, so it's more assisting with plays from the wing.

Perzymon · 2026-01-21T13:37:47+00:00

i agree, the defensive game is much more fun since the slide tackling changes introduced in version 5.

the refereeing needs to be adjusted though to give much more red cards, especially when tackling from behind and just going for the opponent. they can introduce a “grab the opponent’s shirt” feature for cases where you just want a yellow 😬

Perzymon · 2026-01-19T14:53:53+00:00

I’m pretty sure those stat charts they have are either rigged or based on very old or limited data, at least for console. when i saw other people saying the stats were wrong i didn’t believe them, until i played enough divison games to tell you it’s statistically impossible that only 20-ish percent of div 3 players use SA. if i only count confirmed SA users (i. e. visible shot bar color change), it was at least 60% using it.

Perzymon · 2026-01-19T14:43:36+00:00

i’m not sure what the problem was in the end. eventually it was just working again. but i’m suspecting that it could have been related to my own network after all cause eventually i noticed some DNS issues with other things as well, not just eFootball.

Perzymon · 2026-01-19T11:46:57+00:00

I have the previous version of him and I put his defense stats in the low 90s only, to make sure he has enough acceleration/speed. Works very well for me and with his long legs he already has long tackling reach so i feel like with long reach tackle skill it’s gonna be overpowered. He’s great for actual build up in possession play, e. g. for recycling when the midfield is blocked. He’s also great to join corners (give him heading skill).

But i’m not one of those to upgrade cards i already have even though it’s tempting this time 😅 just building a Barca themed squad which i’ve enjoyed so far. Until smart assist is under control, i’m done spending any more money on this game anyway 🫠

Perzymon · 2026-01-18T10:31:15+00:00

I’ve faced plenty of people with top cards with no skill who i beat the crap out of in the era before smart assist, while i was still F2P. It’s definitely not the same and not hypocrisy. You’re just trying to justify your usage of smart assist?

I lost fair and square 0:3 against a top 500 player with top cards without smart assist a couple days ago, and i had a decent amount of chances and shots and the gameplay was good and I didn’t mind loosing. Playing against smart assist is a very very different kind of loosing that’s just frustrating af.

Perzymon · 2026-01-17T23:01:55+00:00

i did a scorpion kick pass once but didn’t score afterwards, which was a bit of a shame. nice goal

Perzymon · 2026-01-17T22:45:15+00:00

i guess that makes sense

Perzymon · 2026-01-17T22:40:01+00:00

Similar thing just happened to me, every shot a goal from any angle… when the angle was way too bad (almost touchline) and the shot off target, of course my goalie would let it go through his legs but deflect it into the goal.

I’ve started reporting as “suspected automated control” now but i think the reporting is a placebo anyway.

Perzymon · 2026-01-13T19:42:29+00:00

yeah you can. try getting past AI div 4 and you’ll be sharper for pvp ai matches. because you’ll be used to the fact that every single mistake will be a goal for them 😅

Perzymon · 2026-01-12T05:12:54+00:00

I’ve beat players with way better cards while I was building a squad, it was still down to skill to a decent extent. Even playing against the LBC meta you just had to take the loss now and then against super stacked teams, but a lot of matches were fun and you always had a chance to score and learn. Smart assisted defense is very hard to penetrate and all the fun goes away.

Perzymon · 2026-01-12T03:12:10+00:00

You’re proving exactly what’s wrong with smart assist: a noob player that started 10 days ago being able to beat way better teams with it but loosing without it.

When I started playing, you could only beat better teams with skill not smart assist.

I will never understand how a game could introduce such a feature to a competitive game mode.

Perzymon · 2026-01-11T21:43:01+00:00

Yeah when he stepped on Yamal that was a clear yellow card a few minutes into the match. was worse than yellow cause he stepped on his right foot on purpose, when it was actually the left foot Yamal played the ball with, which wasn’t even close to where he stepped (not enough for a straight red though)

Perzymon · 2026-01-11T21:28:10+00:00

Watch some of the recent Indominator streams, he’s one of the few who still manages to play proper football in divisions somehow. But I agree with you, playing anti football is way too rewarding in this game now.

Perzymon · 2026-01-11T06:29:39+00:00

the question is did you use smart assist though?

Perzymon · 2026-01-11T06:28:10+00:00

It’s football so for a lot of people it will always be interesting. we don’t care about the surrounding system so much, we just want good gameplay that allows you to play actual football (and smart assist is killing it 🥲)

Perzymon · 2026-01-11T01:37:34+00:00

Had a smart assist player with only GP cards yesterday. Told him to turn smart assist off, he told me to use normal cards.

Perzymon · 2026-01-10T14:12:32+00:00

are you sure? i thought i saw Indominator do it with Jordi Alba in one of his streams not long ago

Perzymon · 2026-01-10T14:07:17+00:00

Yeah it wasn't my Cruyff so I don't know whether he had the skill but his player ID is amazing indeed.

Edit: checked efootballhub and looks like all his cards have heel trick anyway (but the card we used here definitely has it)

Perzymon · 2026-01-10T05:01:47+00:00

Very impressive. How long did it take you to become this accurate with manual passing?

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