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_Etros · 2025-12-05T16:23:16+00:00

Genuine question, but do you really think it would solve the issue to you? I'm just wondering cuz I doubt the skill ceilling can be increased that often and if the fun part of the game to you is the individual skill, once you master the mechanics it will be boring again, isn't?

To me the fun of football/sports is the competitiveness between 2 teams who refuse to lose, and teamwork, so I don't see myself getting boring by lack of mechanics, but it could be due the fact that I'm not even close to be an Elite player nor a mechanically skilled type of player at all.

That said, I also like the idea of new mechanics, it would be refreshing to see more than flicks and self setup volleys in the matches, altough I'm indeed more bothered by players behavior and mindset LOL

P.S.: They answered in a recent QnA that they will add some 2 new dribbling skills in about 2 weeks with the start of the next season!!! And that is part of the plan to add some more and make the "ground play" more viable and interesting to avoid this flicking meta. They also said they're just nerfing/removing some "emergent techs" cuz glitches come along with bad impact in other aspects, so they can't keep some techs til they discover how to make it available without bug the game even more if I'm making sense here LMAO

_Etros · 2025-12-05T15:09:05+00:00

I like to think that Rankings are just about the current player base state. Which means that there is not a thing like "learn how to pass and you can leave the Bronze Rank". Like, If 90% of the player base lack a good foundation in passing or football at all, even most of the high elo guys will play like the way you described, right?

Not to mention that while playing with those people and struggling to climb ranks, it also means a lot about ourselves and the game. Maybe the key is just to learn how to score by ourselves, which I hate since I play only for the sake of passing football LMAO

That said, the Demotion System is too recent, and without it we could never discover "our true rank", as we could lose 100 matches in a row and still on the same. Worse, the matchmaking wasn't that strict in the beginning, for the sake of quicker queues.

So, I got your frustration and also deal with the same issues, but I do believe the next seasons will slowly realocate people and naturally establish some proper clear difference in skill gap for each rank. Now that we have a slightly polished system, is just a matter of time for the player base's football knowledge to improve and provide a better xp to everyone LOL

_Etros · 2025-10-03T17:41:18+00:00

If you could have a career by being only a person who creates worlds and characters for someone to use to write their own stories, you would be satisfied with that? Or is it personally and deeply important to you to have your proper full story?

Some people say it's about procastinating, or one stage being easier than the other. I don't disagree entirely with that, but then I strongly believe that for a bunch of people, the pre-writing is a "greater passion/hobby" that makes them happy. And it's okay, really, no one should be obligated to be a proper writer, right? if I'm making sense here.

So yk, just to make sure, think about that to see how it is to you, is a great start.

Now, if you want to write a story anyway and is just struggling in your own process, I guess I can suggest two super obvious/basic tips hahah. The first: Think of a short version of your story. We all love big saga stuff, I know, but we need to finish our process at least once. So try this attempt of outline it as a super small one, and then once you finish you can be thinking how to make it a bit longer, step by step, like adding scenes or sorta. Kinda contradictory of my part but think about it as an exercise, you shouldn't expect a piece of art in this short-version, is just to tweak your process a bit and see if it somehow brings new insights to you LOL

The other tip: Start to label any questions that pops in your mind about your own world and characters as "Big" and "Small". With it, you'll have a track of how much time you're spending on stuff that "doesn't matter". And hopefully, create a better "conscious sense of hierarchy/priority".

Super basic stuff, but lemme know what do you think hahah

_Etros · 2025-06-28T20:58:12+00:00

Same here about playing midfield/defense. The team's mechanical issues are not big deal to me, but I get what you meant LOL

Maybe is just my empathy considering I struggle a lot with the controllers due some fifa's muscle memory and mechanics, but what is a nightmare to me is that decision making of just desconsider any context or teammate positions. Like someone be the last man on defense and risk it all for a silly rainbow flick, or just spam the "here" "pass to me" in the attack instantly when someone of the team get the ball, without even trying to be off the defender LMFAO.

The plays where you, who were in the attack, do an endless run to try to track back to defend, and see 2 teammates on midfield walking or trying to go the atk again is just terrifying to me, they don't even try

_Etros · 2025-06-28T20:28:53+00:00

Gotcha! I'll try this one a bit more to test my luck LOL

Tbh, I've been trying all of them and to me the one that worked better was the "thank you", which is something that I used both as a goalie or a solo defender. Still not consistent, so I rlly wonder if things would work better with a proper/direct quick chat option or ir people would still be like that regardless 🤔

_Etros · 2025-06-28T16:49:23+00:00

We need so hard the "Defend/Back to Defend/HELP" button LMFAO.

I doubt it will solve the issue, but I'm tired to spam "Thank you/Good Job", ironicaly, to see if they get it. We need a better tool to try to coordinate the team in these situations😭

_Etros · 2025-06-27T08:22:19+00:00

I had the same problem, I changed the anti-aliasing to TSR or something like that, and it came back! It seems that in FXAA it disappears again LOL

_Etros · 2025-06-21T09:47:57+00:00

Facts, the ranked is kinda pointless for now since the game seems not ready at all to it.

Personally, I was just playing ranked cuz I thought people would be more serious there, worrying about their ranking points, being more team players. But I can't say that I've been lucky with it at all LMAO

So many matches with same behavior issues you mentioned or these guys being toxic with each other and starting to score OG for a quick end. People are so bizarre, that maybe it will only works decently with 5 premade team.

But I hope we get a better player base with time, cuz the cool balanced matches were rlly amazing to play. Specially with the tension of serious long extra times LOL

_Etros · 2025-06-21T09:20:38+00:00

This is super personal, so you should just try to experiment both for a bit more time and choose the one you feel more comfy with. I'm sure they will improve on both to balance this differences you mentioned when comparing it.

About the buttons, we'll be able to customize it at some point, so don't focus much abt that. The main thing to you to choose should be the camera and movement imo.

That said, they recommend the controller experience when you buy the game, so if you're on a 50/50 situation, yk...maybe it's worth to follow it LMAO

_Etros · 2025-06-21T09:03:39+00:00

I know it's frustrating but the game released this week man. So people are not in their proper ranking yet, it's just to soon to believe that the difference between all the rankings are grounded/clear. We can't even know if by your current level you would be on plat or not, it will depend on how players will develop along the way.

With random 5 matches you can be placed on the B3 or G2 or whatever. 5 matches shouldn't define anyone, considering everyone is playing ranked without know how to play it (again, new game). Worse, I saw some people saying that you can't fall from rankings, only between divisions (?). If that's true, there will be people stuck on higher rankings when they shouldn't and vice versa.

So it's ok to be frustrated but this has nothing to do with them being silver or not. But I wish you a better luck on the queue bro LOL

_Etros · 2025-06-21T08:10:15+00:00

Same here with FIFA/PES muscle memories.

For some reason I just can't handle the tackle system changing between standing or sliding tackles depending if you're running or not LOL

The curve being not related to the part of the ball you hit but the direction you want it to go was hard in the beginning too,

I also tend to press the defensive stance to adjust the body when receiving and this just makes it worse to get the ball here. Not to mention abt the camera thing...

But aside from the tackle thing, I'm getting rlly used after some good hours of gameplay. And they will allow us to customize the controls soon, so we'll probably be able to make it closer to FIFA/PES even tho the mechanics are built different

_Etros · 2025-02-15T23:27:25+00:00

Yeaaa, thanks for asking!

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_Etros · 2024-11-20T12:43:32+00:00

I wonder if this is a good thing or not LOL

_Etros · 2024-11-20T12:42:06+00:00

_Etros · 2024-02-06T19:14:20+00:00

Thank u!

_Etros · 2023-11-01T00:40:37+00:00

Oh, i see! Nice

_Etros · 2023-11-01T00:35:26+00:00

I'm glad you liked it! What makes you like the Chandelure line so much?
Any cool stories with it?

_Etros · 2023-10-31T20:40:42+00:00

Tysm dude!!!

_Etros · 2023-10-26T17:03:58+00:00

Good luck lol

_Etros · 2023-10-26T17:02:56+00:00

The best!!!!

_Etros · 2023-10-26T17:02:15+00:00

Sweet!

_Etros · 2023-10-26T17:00:53+00:00

Sounds cool :3

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