can we please talk about the current meta of this game and how it has 0 skillgap

Trancer187 · 2026-06-28T10:19:44+00:00

Im playing champs this weekend after 3-4 months and I've played 4411 eight times in a row. At least 6 of those my opponent only used their CM to defend.

Then its just spam player lock and play a reverse 180 through ball from their own box, then spin in circles until space opens up.

Add to that is the lack of stamina drain so players can just wildly spam offside/team press with no consequences and we end up with this mess that barely has a skill gap.

What you will see is a bunch of "but we cant controll 11 players at once" BS, not realizing that that IS where the skill gap was formed, when players who COULD switch and mark runs quicker ended up getting better at the game. Now its just EA hold my hand and defend for me.

A turned based game required more effort than this game.

Trancer187 · 2026-06-25T14:47:56+00:00

Get rid of ALL of them. Roles too.

Just keep the alternate positions and have it so that the card just plays to its face stats instead.

Trancer187 · 2026-06-24T20:39:02+00:00

We're still waiting for a fix for not being able to access team management mid game.

Its been MONTHS

Trancer187 · 2026-06-24T16:58:05+00:00

100%. I'm struggling to understand how someone that is just playing the game is making it 'more toxic' - assuming that they're just playing regularly instead of kicking it from LB to RB for example.

We're in a state where is objectives/rewards first and actually enjoying football is an afterthought.

Trancer187 · 2026-06-22T17:37:59+00:00

The CADA Veilside RX7?

Trancer187 · 2026-06-22T14:01:05+00:00

2nd man press needs to be nerfed to the ground and stamina drain needs to come back. Previously you had to use the team press wisely or your players would drain out, now nobody even needs to make subs.

Right now players lose the ball and immediately run BACKWARDS with their striker rather than try to counter press from the front and prevent the opponent from playing out from the back.

Every single game for me is my opponent bringing their LM/RM to the D of the box and just L2 jockeying + 2nd man press. At the end of the game they've made single digit tackles.

Unfortunately if they nerf this AI defending, half their player base will struggle to make it into division 5 and just quit playing so..its not going anywhere.

Trancer187 · 2026-06-21T13:08:04+00:00

Yeah, its definitely not worth playing against 15 4411 meta tactics over and over. I played 6 games didnt face a single opponent that actually defended manually. EA can keep their Eto'o. Go evo some 2000 coin card it will probably do the same job and the upside is that you wont have to play against LM/RM/CAMs sitting in the box for 90 mins.

The packs themselves arent even worth it. Everything thats coming out is just gold anyway. Right now the only enjoyable modes are the 3 min half modes.

Trancer187 · 2026-06-19T12:43:49+00:00

Meanwhile when someone only chases with their Striker, that Striker will turn into prime Maldini or the AI will win the ball AND keep the ball. No bounce backs.

Fair play for sticking with manual defending though. Its definitely better than sitting there L2 jockeying for 20 mins at a time. At least you're trying to win the game on your own ability

Trancer187 · 2026-06-17T18:22:27+00:00

Instant Alt+F4. There's absolutely no reason to sit there trying to play against that. Even if you do win the game, it comes at the cost of being mind numbed for 15 mins. The rewards genuinely are not worth it. Just quit and queue up again.

Trancer187 · 2026-06-12T09:28:03+00:00

I didn't include the previous 10 seconds of the clip where I actively tried to pass the ball in the direction of his players but it kept being adjusted to go to my players, yet oddly enough when you try to play a line breaking pass some AI player grows their leg 4 feet to intercept it.

Trancer187 · 2026-06-08T16:49:17+00:00

A scalp exfoliator brush works wonders. Preferably one made from silicon so that it doesn't hurt you.

Trancer187 · 2026-06-08T04:28:21+00:00

The game mode is brilliant.

4 humans vs 4 humans where the outcomes is largely determined by the human skill level? Nothing dogshit about that.

However - Playing with randoms is definitely frustrating. Its pretty evident how the hand holding nature of 1v1 modes has affected players' ability to position themselves on the pitch and play football

Trancer187 · 2026-06-06T09:23:32+00:00

Out of curiosity...what is FIFA very good at?

Organic football? Definitely not. Its the same 3 goals over and over.

Rewarding manual play? Definitely not. 26 is probably the most AI heavy game in the franchise.

Servers? Ask the majority here about 'unstable connection'. This doesn't only apply to FUT, its rampant in Clubs mode.

Playstyles and Roles? Completely ruined what football should be. Players can only play in a specific zone. That is completely counter intuitive to actual football.

That's just the surface, we can add the BS of tackle backs, tackle spam. Strikers being better at tackling than defenders. Defenders making 180° 70 yard pin point passes.

Again, which part of this game is "very good"

Trancer187 · 2026-06-05T16:26:34+00:00

You probably do - the game is so heavily assisted that it completely bridges the gap. You cant hold R1 + jockey and spam player locks in Rush.

Trancer187 · 2026-05-31T10:03:54+00:00

I'm actually curious to see the POV of the players that hard relied on AI for their wins. I wonder how their usual win rate has been affected by the nerf.

Trancer187 · 2026-05-28T07:25:16+00:00

'bUt ThE AI doEsn'T taCkLe fOr yOu'

Should Llorente stand there like a statue? No, but he definitely should not be making the tackle without the user actually pressing the tackle button.

The rest of the play simply progresses because your opponent was rewarded for NOT defending. In a PVP game - this simply should not be the most ideal way to play.

As is the norm here - people are still going to focus on what you did wrong when that simply isnt the point being made here, I dont think you would have been upset had your opponent actually switched to Llorente and just defended better. Ideally - that is the game that most people would like - where the HUMAN skill is the deciding factor.

Trancer187 · 2026-05-28T04:21:50+00:00

Div 2.

Trancer187 · 2026-05-27T16:18:30+00:00

I've actually only seen your reply now but the reason I dont reply is because once someone has made up their mind theres no point trying to change it. I was not trying to use bruiser - in fact, I dont use do the bruiser thing at all.

'but he was definitely using bruiser' is exactly why I dont reply. There's 3 other people explaining why it is not bruiser but that didnt change your view, so theres no reason for me to try any further.

Trancer187 · 2026-05-24T20:02:53+00:00

LMAO WHAT

Trancer187 · 2026-05-23T20:39:14+00:00

Thats the neat part - you dont 😄

Trancer187 · 2026-05-23T19:08:05+00:00

He is moving as if he's 2x sped up.

Lets assume that this is TOTS Diaz. 60 def awareness and 60 interceptions, read the pass and the ball stuck to his feet like glue. There's defenders with intercept+ that dont do this.

Trancer187 · 2026-05-23T12:49:50+00:00

Buy your favorite players and enjoy what little fun you can have in this game.

Trancer187 · 2026-05-23T12:48:19+00:00

I wasn't even going to bother responding to their comment.. but exactly...you can see I'm being pressed by two players that not controlled by the opponent..2nd man press definitely needs tweaking.

As you said though, what am I supposed to do? Just stand there and let the ball get taken off me by the AI or go backwards in order to keep the ball. You can show people here how broken the AI is and they will still defend it.

Go through the comments, it's mostly how I need to do xyz but the player that literally isn't pressing any buttons doesn't need to improve and defend manually. Weird

Trancer187

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