Good post. I'm going to touch on some things you brought up.
2) Manager mode is terrible. The CPU AI on and off the pitch are horrible.
Playing in the EPL you will routinely see teams sell their best players to teams that in real life would have no chance at getting them. In mine I have seen Cesc go to the Dutch League, Peter Cech go to lower La Liga team, etc... What's even worse is that you know these teams will not play them unless they have no other players at that position. If these teams were to give them up in real life they would have a lot of cash to spend on other players, not in FIFA. They sit on the cash and because the CPU doesn't start the best 11 they let transferred players rot on the bench.
Other bugs/annoyances:
- Cup Games/League Matches on the same day (was in '08)
- Scouting system is unrealistic (There is no way I should be able to find an 80+ overall 21yrd old who is not tied to any club. Scouts should find me young players with promise on existing teams)
- Lack of cumulative stats (Why can't I see my player's stats from last yr or even my end of the year stats)
- Lack of visibility into other leagues
- Human players never make the Best XI
- Too easy to accumulate $ (In Yr3 w. Forest I have over $47 mil in the bank)
- Too easy to progress your players
- Lack of serious injuries (In yr 3 I have had no one on my team miss more than 2-3 matches in a season and my players get fouled a lot)
- No rivalries whatsoever
- Loaning players is worthless (Yes, you save $ but your players don't gain experience points)
- No practice mode
- Night Games for the CL
- What happened to assiging "Traits" (Determination, counter attacker, etc...)
I and some others are forced to limit ourselves in MM to make it realistic. Whether it be choosing the worst sponsor (so you don't over accumulate cash) or limiting growth, it's too easy to become a powerful club in 2-3 yrs.
6) Customization
- You can edit players in NCAA so why can't you in FIFA.
- How about a kit editor as well so we can create 3rd/4th kits or update them as the years progress.
Overall I would like to get rid of the difficulty settings and have teams play up to their ratings. The game shouldn't dumb down Barcelona if I'm using a club from the lower ranks and vice versa. Players should play according to their ratings and not a skill level. Play Barcelona on legendary and then play Bury (Football League 2) on legendary. Bury will pass just like Barca with the only difference being speed. The elite teams have more pace but the difference isn't as wide as FIFA leads you to believe.
05-06-2009, 02:49 PM
