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My friends and I got our refunds. It’s through the game is still new but doesn’t worth a single money at all.
For any lover of the FIFA series unless you have unlimited funds to play FUT (you’ll need them) there is no point wasting £50-£90 on this version.
So when i Play division rivals games, i just wanna chill you know. I have 1966 point, and I meet players with 2200+ points...why is this a thing? Let me play against ppl on the same level. Its not that funny to loose a game 23-0 Because you meet someone with eusebio, gullit, r9, you know the players that cant be stopped even tho you take them down from behind. EA need to fix this mathfixing s***.
I think you should borrow some ideas from fifa20
I was hoping and praying this update with the ps5 would change everything somehow but sadly not.
The gameplay as always is absolutely tragic, so inconsistent and unpredictable. The absolute worst thing you can do is get invested in this game because it will break your heart. The single most pay to win franchise in the history of gaming.
The same game breaking features are ever present.. Player decay.. They play great at first and slowly get worse and worse until they feel like a bronze.. Just the game trying to push you to spend money.
Insanely stupidly good players.. Joe Gomez, Varane, Ferland Mendy, Allan, Kante.. All good players but fifa somehow turn them into gods of the footballing world. The likes of Mbappe and Ronaldo i can understand but the annoying thing about them is that to make them play better, the game makes the opposing players play worse against them. So you are used to what your defenders are capable of and then are left wondering why they got so slow at the vital moment, or took 3 times longer to perform the tackle you asked for.
Scripting.. This has been a horrible feature of FIFA games in the last few years, no matter how much they deny its present, anyone who plays the game knows it all too well. This year is the worst year by far, i find myself regularly thinking; "Jesus EA, at least try to hide the scripting a bit better", because its so obvious this year.. Nothing goes your way, you miss open goals, your defenders lose their minds and have no idea what they are doing, simple 3 yard passes go in completely the wrong direction for absolutely no reason other than scripting, and worst of all; all your players get really really slow. Its so frustrating.
I wasn't going to buy Fifa this year beacuse Fifa 20 was so bad, i said i was switching to Pro Evo.. So i bought both and lads if any of you are wondering, Pro Evo is waaaaaay better. Fifa has become damaging to your mental health it really has. Do yourself a favour and delete the game, even better; burn it.
I'm from South Africa and finding a Pro Clubs match on Fifa 21 is almost impossible as Arsenal winning the EPL!
It's really frustrating and I can't understand why this is the case!
We're using the recommended region, and all settings are set to the ones which should be most likely to find a game.
If anyone can help me find matches faster, please let me know!
@Fifa, please fix this!!!!!
1) non agressive goalkeeper: the goalkeeper is so hesitant all the time. dont challenge the opposition for the goals, and is to hesitant when rushing out. the placement of the goalkeeper is also way off when shots comes from inside of the 16 yards. often is the keeper past his near post making it way to easy for the striker to hit the far corner. Also on the note of goalkeepers, the kicking and passing from the keeper is simply terrible, its been like this for 10 years.
2) bulls*** shots inside the 16. same issue as above, attackers can too often just whip the ball in the far corner even if in real life it is very hard to shoot when out of balance into the far corner.
3) far too easy for high rated players like salah and others to score
4) to easy for fast attackers to run through and score: in real football when you run at full speed it is hard to shoot a perfect shot to the corner
5) I know you attempted to fix the ref but you made it worse. Now it is the other way around, way too difficult to receive a yellow card, and those obstructions and clips on the heels almost never gives freekick. the ref. just feels to inconcisted.
6) Script/glitch/randomness: I know it in real life is a certain portion of randomness happening during a game. but this is a game and such things should not decide the outcome
7) laggers and timewasters online: too much toxic players online due to lag and timewasting. it is simply to easy to pass around in defence, one match I couldnt get the ball for 60min despite how hard i tried. the opposition scored one goal and then just passed around me due to my players never stuck in.
The positives
1. Takeover option - brilliant! Been waiting this for years and now a real chance to assemble the player combos I've always wanted to try
2. Graphics : keeping up with the little improvements each year
But the negatives........
1. Horrific gameplay. For all the marketing that its intelligent AI, I'm yet to see it. Too many players trying skill moves regardless of their level and doing it at all points of the match. I'm playing career mode not volta!
2. Defending/goalkeeping : non existant, whether its me doing it or the AI. The attack doesn't have to be any good to stroll past the defenders and the goalkeeper....whats the point in rating them? Can't tell the difference whether they're rated 50 or 92, which brings me onto.......
3. Momentum : is it just me or are the scorelines too often ridiculous? I'm writing this having just done a rematch because I lost 2-0 without managing to hit a decent shot, to winning 10-2 on legendary mode. At the end of every season I end up with by far the highest goals for/against and therefore difference regardless of league position
4. The bugs. I've never noticed so many bugs compared to previous editions (especially with the manager and negotiation scenes)
If EA doesn't improve, then for the first time since 2006, I won't get the next edition
[b]1.[/b] Edit Generic Player Faces? If you can't scan players or give them custom faces at least unlock the "Head" section in Edit Real Player to let us edit them to make them slightly resemble the player!! Managers included, as a lot of teams have the same preset faces from Manager Career and they get repetitive..
Here is why we should be able to edit generic faces in Edit Real Player:
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https://youtu.be/5CU6uVRNzEk
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See Bruno Fernandes in Fifa is generic, but with the right tools you can create a better looking face for him, even though it is still a generic one. We should be able to do this to the original player in Edit Real Player without having to create a whole new player!!
Also see:
EA's Bruno Fernandes vs my Created Player Bruno Fernandes which just took me 30 minutes..
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[img]https://i.imgur.com/dJM7qZd.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/QTXLPkV.jpg[/img]
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[b]2.[/b] Created players should have their Star Head as a display picture instead of a blank silhouette!!
[b]3.[/b] Stop giving players Sweat Bands as Wrist Tape.. Wrist Tape is in the game!!!!! Even though it's still PS2 graphics and needs updating, here is a Wrist Tape setting from MLB: The Show:
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https://twitter.com/GenericFifa/status/1179881417104400385?s=20
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[b]4.[/b] Cold Weather Gear Option: Data Reviewers get the option to manually edit a players Cold Weather Gear.. Add this in to Edit Real Player / Create Player! This would fix the Cold Weather Gear bug!! Make Cold Weather Gear options for managers in Manager Career Mode too, instead of just putting a coat on our manager by default in the Winter, we might not want them to wear one!!
Example Player:
Normal Gear: Short Sleeves
Cold Weather Gear: Undershirt
Example Manager:
Normal Gear: Shirt & Tie
Cold Weather Gear: Jacket
[b]5.[/b] New Colour Option - Same As Kit: We should be able choose the colour "Same as Kit" option for all accessories like Wrist Tape / Gloves / Ankle Tape etc. Here are examples of players with accessories with the same colour as the kit colour (Pogba etc)
[spoiler][img]https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a630/Kris_Lancaster/Paul-Pogba-722928_zpstzuh3ztd.jpg[/img][/spo...]
Just giving players red wrist tape doesn't work, as when in a different colour away or 3rd kit they still wear red wrist tape and it looks unrealistic!
But this is what happens when they wear Away kit, 3rd kit or the player gets transferred to another team who wears a different colour home kit in Career Mode:
[spoiler][img]https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a630/Kris_Lancaster/Domsb9CWwAAm_aN_zpsmmwkqrj0.jpg[/img][/spoil...]
PES has an option for Wrist Tape / Gloves / Ankle Tape that fixes this bug. It basically assigns the colour of the accessories to match the kit colour they are playing in, just like Undershirts/Undershorts currently do..
Another fix for this would be for player to ONLY wear Coloured Wrist Tape for their home kit, if they wear the away or 3rd kit the wrist tape should default to WHITE.. Same if they get transferred to another team in Career Mode!
The same happens for Coloured Gloves: Even when you do put them on players, again, the Same As Kit option is needed to match away and 3rd kit colours or you end up with the same bug as above ^
[spoiler][img]https://cdn.caughtoffside.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Oscar-Eden-Hazard-Chelsea.jpg[/img]
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But this is what happens if you give a Chelsea player Blue gloves when they wear Away kit, 3rd kit, or the player gets transferred to another team in Career Mode: (What good are blue gloves if they transfer to Man Utd!? And if you edit him at Man Utd he loses his Cold Weather Gear!)
[spoiler][img]https://i.imgur.com/Pi3sJ56.jpg?1[/img]
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A fix to this would be for player to ONLY wear coloured gloves for their home kit, if they wear the away or 3rd kit the gloves should default to BLACK.. Same if they get transferred to another team in Career Mode!
[b]6.[/b] Undershorts: Why are they defaulted to every single player in Fifa, and only when it rains, snows or is overcast? Add them as an option! Lampard wore them all year round like Rooney did with the undershirt.. Add long undershorts too? That Robben wore for example.. (They would be a Winter option just like Gloves are)
[spoiler][img]https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a630/Kris_Lancaster/untitled_zpstazqstkk.png[/img][/spoiler]
[b]7.[/b] Add 3/4 rolled up sleeves like this following example: (You had Ronaldo wearing them on your Fifa 19 cover!!)
[spoiler][img]https://images.financialexpress.com/2016/02/cristiano-ronaldo-re-8.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a630/Kris_Lancaster/1534257823_8b3ccb96acf1aac2d49fa75fc4bf7fa9_...]
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Here is the setting in MLB: The Show 19:
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https://twitter.com/GenericFifa/status/1179881574369808386?s=19
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[b]8.[/b] Undersocks: Players very often cut their kits football socks and wear their own WHITE socks underneath, please add this option:
[spoiler][img]https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a630/Kris_Lancaster/BqRd-YFCcAAGLQf_zpsvekhn92z.jpg[/img]
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This could replace Ankle Tape as by law now ankle tape has to be the same colour as the sock anyway so there is no need for Ankle Tape in Fifa anymore! On or Off it shoul be defaulted to the same colour as the sock, just like Undershirts/Undershorts are! Just Undersock: Yes or No
[b]9.[/b] Game Face: Why cant we use Game Face to apply a face to generic players / created players / managers? You could have 100 slots and this way the community could create a lot of faces for players who don't have one, and share them! NBA 2K has a Game Face Creation App! Why doesn't Fifa!?
[b]10.[/b] 3D beards!? Please add them! Like this:
[spoiler][img]https://cdn.images.dailystar.co.uk/dynamic/58/photos/31000/Olivier-Giroud-822031.jpg[/img]
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[b]11.[/b] Add generic tattoos to put on our Pro / Created Player like in the Journey:
[spoiler][img]https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a630/Kris_Lancaster/DomamrHWwAA1hod_zpsdwumyg5t.jpg[/img][/spoil...]
[b]12.[/b] Player Positions: I want to make a created player with just the CM position, but you can only make him a CAM or CDM. All positions should be available to select for your Pro / Created Player!! Also add a second and third position so you can make a player seem more dynamic and trainable in one of his secondary positions. So you can give a player the following:
Position 1 (Natural): CM
Position 2: CAM
Position 3: CDM
Or
Pos 1: CM
Pos 2: -
Pos 3: -
Which would mean he can ONLY play CM and can't be trained in another position!
[b]13.[/b] Hairstyle / Hair Colour: Don't you think it's a about time we can at least change a player's hairstyle / hair colour ourselves? If a player changes his hair / hair colour in real life, we shouldn't have to wait 5 years for you to update him, we could simply do it ourselves, even something so simple as changing Falcao's headband from the default black colour to a white one like he wore for Man Utd should be editable! Another example is Griezmann, he has a red headband so if you sign him for a team who play in blue it looks stupid, we should be able to edit the colour! And why aren't these hairstyles from The Journey available in Edit Real Player / Create Player:
See this Hair Dye option in WWE 2k games which would be great in Fifa for Create / Edit Real Player:
[spoiler]https://youtu.be/3xA_kG35A2o&t=89s
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[b]14.[/b] Player Masks: Add the mask players wear when they break their nose / cheekbone..
[spoiler][img]https://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a630/Kris_Lancaster/Robert-Lewandowski-wears-a-mask-in-2015_zpsg...]
[b]15.[/b] Potential Stat: Please add this so we can edit a players Potential ourselves, just like we can edit their sprint speed etc in Edit Real Player..
You also can't set/edit a created player's potential, it is always 99 for Career Mode, why!?
[b]16.[/b] Player Stats: You can't edit a player's composure attribute, all stats should be editable!!
[b]17. [/b]Player Traits: You can't assign traits to a created player. Makes no sense. Especially since you can earn traits for player career mode where you control only the one player. So obviously they are available to be added to created players, just build it into the create player menu. Madden you can assign traits to created players as well so why not in Fifa!?
[b]18.[/b] Skill Moves Rating: You can't specifically set a player's skill moves rating, it is just assigned based off of the dribbling and (I think) agility attribute. Like all players above 81 dribbling and 76 agility get 5* skills (or something along those lines). Add the Skill moves stat!
[b]19.[/b] Player Name Audio: How about you add first and last names to the audio, for Create / Edit Player and also Manager / Player Career Mode so you can be referred too in commentary by your full name? Other games have this..
Example:
First Names: Chris, Steve, John etc..
Last Names: Smith, Rodriguez etc..
It would be great for Press Conferences or Commentary being referred to as John Smith etc..
[b]20.[/b] Generic Kits / Team Names: For teams in the game who aren't licensed, Piemonte Calcio for example, their generic kit and team name should be able to be edited, like in PES!!
[b]21.[/b] Give players Long Wrist Tape option for players that wear Wrist Tape NOT Sweat Bands!! It looks stupid!!
This is how Create / Edit Real Player should look with the new options:
* [b]Player Face: [/b](Editable only if generic)
* [b]Apply Game Face:[/b] Yes / No
* [b]Facial Hair:[/b] Including New 3D Beard types
* [b]Boots:[/b]
* [b]Hairstyle:[/b]
* [b]Hair Colour:[/b]
* [b]Sleeve Length:[/b] Short, Long or 3/4
* [b]Tight Kits:[/b] Yes, No or Team Default (And I suggest setting this option to the actual teams who wear these kits not the individual players who play for them, so set tight kits option to the team Arsenal and not their individual players. so the Tight Kit option should be under Edit Team menu too..
* [b]Undershirt:[/b] Yes, No or Winter Only (Setting it to On would see players wear it all year round, like Rooney did, and Winter Only would wear short or long sleeves in the Summer, and an Undershirt in the Winter - which is essentially the Cold Weather Gear option!)
* [b]Undershorts:[/b] Yes, No, Winter Only
- Undershorts Length: Short or Long (Robben style)
* [b]Gloves:[/b] Yes, No, Winter Only
- Colour: Black etc, Same As Kit (Currently White is the default colour, this also needs changing to Black as default!!)
* [b]Wrist Tape Left:[/b] Off or On
- Wrist Tape Colour: White etc, Same As Kit (whatever the default kit colour is, this would get round players like Reus who wears yellow when playing in Dortmund's home kit, and black when in their away kit! Just like you automatically set the undershirts / undershorts colour to match the colour of the shirts / shorts)
* [b]Wrist Tape Right:[/b] Yes / No
- Wrist Tape Colour: White etc, Same As Kit
* [b]Sweat Band:[/b] Same as above ^
* [b]Hand Bandage:[/b] Same as above ^
* [b]Bracelet:[/b] Same as above ^
* [b]Headband Colour:[/b] Red, White etc.. If applicable (Falcao etc)
* [b]Mask:[/b] Yes / No (Lewandowski)
- Mask Colour: Black, White etc..
* [b]Running Celebration 1:[/b]
* [b]Finishing Celebration 1:[/b]
* [b]Running Celebration 2:[/b]
* [b]Finishing Celebration 2:[/b]
* [b]Running Style:[/b]
* [b]Free-Kick Stance:[/b]
* [b]Penalty Stance:[/b]
* [b]Position(s):[/b] CDM, CAM, CM etc.. EVERY position should be selectable!!
* [b]Skill Moves: 1-5[/b]
* [b]Traits:[/b] -
* [b]Player Stats (Including Potential, Composure etc):[/b] EVERY stat should be available to edit!!
* [b]Revert Player to Default:[/b] Yes / No
Same problems.. One game the gamepley is OK.. Next game with the same indicated ping, the players feel way slower. And just like that you've lost, skill doesn't matter. The game decides the winner before a ball is kicked.
Someone needs to tell EA that Varane is not the fastest moving object in the universe cause im sick of him being able to mark 3-4 players on his own, the man can jockey sideways faster than my players can run at full sprint.. Its beyond stupid at this stage.
I conceded 3 goals in a game earlier in the same manner, tacked his players at least 5 or 6 times very cleanly, ball was retained by the player immediately and now he was beyond my defender.. Yet again putting in a successful tackle leaves you in a worse position.
I genuinely can't understand the yellow cards in this game.. A disgusting sliding tackle from behind and he waves it away.. Nudge into a player and its a yellow.. How?? I have conceded penalties by knocking a player that didnt even go down so many times, yet i have a good chance to run in on goal, get taken out from behind and not even a yellow.. Its actually beyond believe how bad it is.
If im on defence, i have the full backs on stay back and 1 depth, sometimes they do that, sometimes they dont bother. If i have constant pressure on, sometimes they do that, sometimes i get zero pressure from the players.. They mildly jog towards the player and then stop a few yards away and stare at him.. PUT IN A CHALLENGE YOU MELT! Take control of them myself then and its like they are stuck in the mud and can barely move.. Annoying.
All things considered i think this game is marginally better than FIFA 20 but thats not saying much as that was the worst game i have ever played bar none. Its just another example of how EA just want to scam money out of loyal customers.. Pay to win, otherwise don't bother. Im going back to Modern Warfare and staying there.
1. Long shots and the ability to strike a good shot from distance that doesn't always get blocked, on the old fifas if you scored a players head can drop and give you more space in the midfield and gives the perfect opportunity for a long Shot!
2. career mode should be more customised and I like to pick a low level team and build them into a good team. Can we do things like the old management games. I.e customise stadiums and build capacity or a new stand or something?
3. Feedback from a friend and I agree. This commentary on the new fifa is pretty awful. Maybe expand it and have different commentators for different games?
4. Also online can we get the goal replays Back or at least if it is a goal worthy of showing again so both players can appreciate if a good goal is scored. This would help improve dedicated fifa players.
Many thanks for your time
Please fix the squad battles...
I just had another unexpected drop from my session. Has been more than 10 times now. No trouble with my internet whatsoever...
Please fix it, its very frustrating to end loosing by 3 goals when you had won the session by goals.
Also, the goalkeeper always deflects the Ball Almost never catch it. Then another player just comes and scores. Then the problem with the extended time. I have lost games or end up in a draw in min 90+4 or 90+5 after the ref gave +1 or +2 aditional time. Just because some people know how to abuse these things. Regarding skill rating, somehow i always lose more than i win back, and for draws it should just remain unchanged. Or even better give skill rating points based on the match not the result. Its not fair to lose everything if i lose a match 6-5 or something. They are called skill rating points not win/lose points wth. Repay the work people put in not the result. And another very big issue, fix the problem with people abusing the pause and the replays.
The goalkeepers need to be improved a lot because the way they dive is just awful it’s so shocking and the way parry the ball away is just horrendous they need a lot of improvement the goalkeepers do.
The referees need a lot of improvement and the commentators need a lot of improvement to and the players need to improvement on there shooting and passing.
Typically EA sports let down.
Also, why would you limit season rivals matches in FUT 21? Now it only makes sense to play a couple times per week.
-I'm having problems with 5 stars doing a skill move twice when I only asked for once
-(momentum is real) consistently losing games where I'm leading by 4 goals or more at half. (Opponents player positioning and speed becomes ridiculous after restart)
- since the patch, the way cards are handled is terrible. Constant last defender tackles from behind when you're through on goal and they are given a warning regularly.
-as with every year, pace is the only stat that matters.
-champions matches are still glitching when I go to make subs and I'm getting a loss when I was winning.
Trash fifa, worst one yet.
Needs fix.
Thanks
Everybody can understand a company wants to make profits. Thats normal. But there is something illegal in what you are doing EA. You are selling a game with a certain gameplay at the beginning and then you simply change it during the year depending on what you want people to do. This is a fraud in order to push people buying Fifa coins and open packs. The last patch was just horrific.
I have the best Internet offer in the market and my PS4 is linked with a cable to my box. Any other game is just so fast when I am playing online except FIFA 21. Gameplay, servers and matchmaking are just so bad.
My job is actually to work daily with lawyers. I am very motivated to really investigate and escalate this problem to another level. I am going to contact some consumers association in France, Germany, and Luxembourg. There is clearly something going wrong with this game which makes people more frustration than fun to play.
I advice everyone else to not just switch your console off but also to be conscientious about the service you paying for. In France the game cost 60e and then you getting a completely different game 3 weeks after. If you don't speak this fraud won't change. ESCALATE GUYS. I already started in France with 60 millions de consommateur.
PS: EA in case you don't publish my comment I will do it in every video game website and platform with the precision that you didn't publish it.
Thanks for reading
For someone like myself who has very limited time on weekends to get the games in, I can’t worry about playing all 30 FUT champs games and make sure that I get a good few division rival wins in to make sure that I still get rank 1 in that as well.
I played really well in the FUT champs weekend but was unable to find the time to play div rivals as well and this means I will now get rank 3(!!!) in division rivals, with 3 whole days left until this weeks div rivals ends.
Please make it separate Don’t give us any div rivals points for fut champs. Let us play the other 30 games separately.
I've been playing FIFA for many many years and no other version got under my skin like FIFA21. The worst game in the history. Yea, the graphic is okay, the individual movement and behaviour is impressive in terms of animation and so on, but the gameplay? I'm actually lost for words.
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