How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[Keano16]

Quote: Originally Posted by jamiec47

Has anyone else had players leave on international duty when there are no international games? I had to play against Man City and Real Madrid without Medel and Perez. Hopefully they come back. Also, does anyone elses career modes freeze and act really slow on the menus

Never had that happen to me, hopefully they do come back.

The 2nd issue happens to me alright. Sometimes it takes forever for something to open up or sometimes it just freezes completely. I can still see things like the GTN moving but I'm unable to do anything.

Quote: Originally Posted by indiblue

What do you guys do when the game gets too easy? I'm already on Legendary, and I find that even a small change in sliders makes the game play entirely differently, but I don't want to have a completely unrealistic season and win the league or something like that. Guess I'll need to experiment a bit with sliders. @Moose can you post your slider set when you get some time?

I think Moose used the community set from the next gen forum.

[jamiec47]

Quote: Originally Posted by Keano16

Never had that happen to me, hopefully they do come back. The 2nd issue happens to me alright. Sometimes it takes forever for something to open up or sometimes it just freezes completely. I can still see things like the GTN moving but I'm unable to do anything.

They've come back, phew. Playing without them was like losing a limb. I never realised how important they are to the team until they were gone.

The 2nd issue is the exact same for me, even on PS4

[sportsfreak96]

Quote: Originally Posted by indiblue

What do you guys do when the game gets too easy? I'm already on Legendary, and I find that even a small change in sliders makes the game play entirely differently, but I don't want to have a completely unrealistic season and win the league or something like that. Guess I'll need to experiment a bit with sliders. @Moose can you post your slider set when you get some time?

I'm having the difficulty issue as well I would also like some sliders because the difficulty is just too easy

Quote: Originally Posted by jamiec47

Has anyone else had players leave on international duty when there are no international games? I had to play against Man City and Real Madrid without Medel and Perez. Hopefully they come back. Also, does anyone elses career modes freeze and act really slow on the menus

Mine is always slow on the menus tbh I just have gotten used to it as for players leaving with no international games that has never happened to me

Quote: Originally Posted by Keano16

FIFA 15 | PS3 | Season 2 | 2015-16 The Swans April 2016 Apr 3rd Match 30 Arsenal 2-4 Swansea Sanchez 11' Pen Arteta 48' Emnes 35' 52' Montero 39' Ings 55' MotM: Marvin Emnes The B team, with a few first team players mixed in, played this match as fatigue set in. A terrible start however as Koulibaly bundled Wilshere over inside the area 10 minutes in. Sanchez sent the spot kick into the top left corner giving Scuffet no chance. A tremendous counter attack stretched the Arsenal back 4 and Emnes was played in by Centurion. He turned Mertesacker, who managed to get in a tackle, but the ball rolled back to Emnes and he hit it low under Ospina, who it nicked on the way into the net, to tie up the game with 35 minutes gone. The lead was taken 4 minutes later. Emnes was involved again playing a through ball down the left for Montero to chase. It seemed that only Cazorla would get there ruining the chance but Montero made up an amazing amount of ground and got to the ball first before having the confidence to fire home across Ospina with his left foot. Whatever Wenger said at halftime worked as they were level inside 3 minutes. Cazorla swung in a brilliant cross from the left and Areteta met it with an equally brilliant header into the top corner. Emnes responded with a beautiful header of his own 4 minutes later after meeting a great cross from Montero that picked him out precisely in behind Koscielny. Emnes grabbed a second assist playing a one two with Ings that created space for him to shoot low past Ospina to guarantee the win. Apr 7th Europa League Quarter Final Leg 2 Marseille (1) 1-2 (5) Swansea Ayew 24' Delph 44' Sigurdsson 72' MotM: Gylfi Sigurdsson Holding a 3-0 advantage we just had to keep steady in France to earn a place in the Europa League Semi Finals. We played a 4-2-3-1 this game with Sigurdsson returning to the line up. Ayew turned Reid way too easily inside the box allowing him to have a comfortable finish past Fabianski. Delph equalized with a minute left in the first half. He got the ball from Sigurdsson on the edge of the area and fired home in off the post with his right foot past Mandanda. Bony played Sigurdsson through the middle and he held Aloe off before finishing over Mandanda. With this 2-1 win we have gotten through to the Semi Finals on an aggregate score of 5-1. In his first game back in the side Gylfi Sigurdsson earned Man of the Match and got an assist plus a goal. Should he play more often? Apr 10th Match 31 Swansea 3-1 Wigan Ings 9' 21' Emnes 47' Riera 69' MotM: Danny Ings Ings picked up the ball in the center circle from Emnes and used his pace to speed past Ramis before shooting past Al Habsi. Ings dispossessed Rogne, the last defender, and sprinted in on goal to finish past Al Habsi again. Hayes sent them out for more goals in the second half and Emnes supplied the third 2 minutes in. Centurion got past the left fullback and picked out Emnes between the two center halves before he headed coolly past Al Habsi. Koulibaly completely misjudged a chip over the top leaving Riera all alone to pull back a goal for Wigan and strip us of our clean sheet. Apr 13th Match 32 Sunderland 0-0 Swansea Jones 67' MotM: Costel Pantillimon After a dominant first half a second rash challenge from Billy Jones meant that the Sunderland Right Back was off with 2 yellows. We couldn't make the extra man count though in one of the most frustrating games ever. 12 shots with 8 on target. The ball just wouldn't go into the net no matter how hard we tried. The Romanian keeper was just unbeatable. Apr 17th FA Cup Semi Final Swansea 5-1 Hull Ings 11' 65' Shelvey 57' Centurion 66' Gomis 79' Jahraldo 89' MotM: Danny Ings Playing for a place in the final against Manchester City, who had beaten Reading 2-1 in the other Semi final, we faced Hull City at Wembley. Ings played a one two with Emnes and the return pass split the Hull defense down the middle with Ings running onto it and finishing from a tight angle to take the lead. A ball played into Emnes was cut out by Maguire but the ball rolled to Shelvey on the edge of the box and he just placed it into the bottom right corner for the second goal of the afternoon. A cross from Bernat was cleared but strangely Huddlestone headed it back into the box straight to Ings who touched it by Livermore with his first touch and then scored on the turn with his second touch. From the kick off Centurion managed to dispossess Maguire who was the last defender. He was clear through on goal and finished coolly past Cillessen. Gomis who hasn't featured much this season notched his 6th goal of the campaign coming off the bench with a strong header from a Ki corner. He had a header hit the crossbar moments before but this time he made no mistake. Shelvey tackled Quinn but the tackle made the ball roll into the penalty area where Jahraldo pounced to ruin our clean sheet in the last minute. We are now through to face City in the final. Apr 21st Europa League Semi Final Leg 1 Besiktas 1-4 Swansea Özyakup 26' Bony 4' Pen 7' 13' 90' Pen MotM: Wilfried Bony In the first leg of our Europa League Semi Final we headed it Turkey to try and get some away goals. We did just that when Redmond was hauled down by Cetinkaya inside the area. Bony stepped up and dispatched the penalty. Bony added a second 3 minutes later when Ings played the ball behind the defense and Bony held off Cetinkaya before sliding past the keeper. The hat trick was completed on 13' when Dyer chipped it over the defense for Bony to run onto and he avoided Cetinkaya's sliding challenge before smashing home with his left foot. Özyakup scored with 26 minutes gone after a mixup left him free in the area. Ings was brought down by the Besiktas captain in the last minute for Bony to score his 4th of the game and 40th of the season. Apr 24th Match 33 Manchester City 3-1 Swansea Benzema 54' 68' Hiwula 90' Shelvey 58' MotM: Yaya Toure Hayes had to play the B team this game because of fatigue. After missing a penalty early in the game Benzema climbed highest to head home a Silva corner with 54 minutes on the clock. A bit of misfortune as the header deflected off Rangel leaving Scuffet with no chance. Shelvey leveled soon after rounding off some good play. Emnes put Gomis in down the left of the box. He turned back around the 6 yard box and pulled it back to Shelvey for him to tap in. Benzema got very, very lucky when he had his saved shot fall straight back to him allowing him to tap it in for the lead. Shelvey then had a chance to equalize again but his long range effort cracked off the crossbar on 75'. The nail was put in the coffin when Toure pulled it back to Hiwula in the last minute and his finish in off the post made it 3-1. Apr 28th Europa League Semi Final Leg 2 Swansea (5) 1-1 (2) Besiktas Bony 12' Kavlak 14' Ba 84' MotM: Wilfried Bony Delph's pass found a gap in the Besiktas defense and Bony exploited it running right through the middle and scoring his 41st goal of the season. 2 minutes later Kavlak made it worse for his team getting a straight red for a horrendous tackle on Danny Ings. Ba got his 11th goal of the competition when he headed in from close range after his first header had hit the bar. On an aggregate score of 5-2 we were through to the Final against Napoli, who had defeated Tottenham 4-3. Barclays Premier League Table Player of the Month Marvin Emnes The Dutch international notched up 4 assists this month to go with his 2 goals. He has really stepped up in Berahino's absence to become our 3rd choice striker behind Bony and Ings. Spoiler *Denotes New Addition Liam Dyer - RW - 66-70 Ovr - 80-86 Pot - 16 Liam has the potential to become very like Nathan Dyer in the future. He is extremely pacey and has a lot of room to grow. A future star. Robbie Dempsey - CAM - 60-64 Ovr - 73-77 Pot - 16 Only recently turned 16 he is described as being technically gifted. He has all the right stats for a play-maker and looks like an ideal candidate to take over the set piece duties in the future. Tom McKenzie - CF - 61-65 Ovr - 73-79 Pot - 18 The 17 year old is described as a Winger and has the stats of winger but has decided to play at CF. He is also likely to demand a call up. Cian Kavanagh - CDM - 59-63 Ovr - 72-78 Pot - 17 The first Irishman to be brought over by Hayes. He has settled in the Center Defensive Midfield role. He is likely to demand a call up this season. Dane Doyle - GK - 67-71 Ovr - 84-90 Pot - 16 The Irish Goalkeeper stands at 6'6" tall and weighs 189lbs and has only recently turned 16. Could he be the next Shay Given? He has huge potential to be our next Number 1. Craig Stevenson - CDM - 56-60 Ovr - 75-81 Pot - 16 The first Scotsman in the academy he is currently being assessed as being a play maker who likes to sit deep and pull the strings from there. Could he be a star of the national team in the next 10 years? Mark Tidser - CAM - 65-69 Ovr - 76-82 Pot - 16 Another Scotsman has joined the Academy. His first assessment sees him having good pace, attacking position, ball control and finishing. Could the 16 year old be the future talisman of the team? He has positioned himself in the CAM role for the U-17 squad and is described as an attacker. Chris Little - GK - 63-67 Ovr - 79-85 Pot - 15 The 6'4" 15 year old Northern Irishman is a Goalkeeper with bags of potential and is currently competing with Dane Doyle for the starting spot in the Youth team. Chris Wallace - LW - 55-59 Ovr - 73-79 Pot - 15 The young Scottish winger has shown signs of good finishing, ball control, pace and a liking for volleys. He is also being described as an attacker. Will Paton - RB - 64-68 Ovr - 83-89 Pot - 15 The 15 Year Old from Northern Ireland is a right fullback but his stats suggest that he is more of a natural center half. Looks like he will have a great future for club and country. Declan Graham - CAM - 61-65 Ovr - 75-81 Pot - 16 The Scottish central attacking midfielder looks to have a bright future in that role for the first team. He is being described as a playmaker for the U-17 team. Jordan Thompson - RW - 56-62 Ovr - 69-77 Pot - 16 Jordan looks to be more inclined to be a pacey winger and he has decided to be a Right Winger after some time deciding. Tom Gallacher - RB - 55-59 Ovr - 71-77 Pot - 17 He has the makings of an extremely fast, attacking fullback. We will be closely monitoring his progress in the Youth squad. He has recently turned 17 and could demand a call up soon which would disrupt his development majorly. Matty Daniel - ST/CAM - 62-76 Ovr - 77-94 Pot - 15 A new addition to the Academy. Matty looks best suited to the CAM position. He is currently being assessed but he seems to have a bright future. Steven McManus - CB - 65-83 Ovr - 85-94 Pot - 16 Another Scot found by our scout Daniel Carson. Steven looks to have good defensive stats so he has ended up being a CB with incredible potential. April Fixtures 1/5 Southampton 4/5 Liverpool 8/5 QPR 11/5 Cardiff 14/5 Manchester City (FA Cup Final) 18/5 Napoli 23/5 Aston Villa Thanks for reading! Any feedback is appreciated!

Good update Keano I loved that 5-1 win against Hull

[Simppu12]

Quote: Originally Posted by jamiec47

Has anyone else had players leave on international duty when there are no international games? I had to play against Man City and Real Madrid without Medel and Perez. Hopefully they come back. Also, does anyone elses career modes freeze and act really slow on the menus

Question 1. It has happened to me once but the game wasn't important if I recall correctly.

Question 2. Yes, hell yes. Sometimes it's terrible and sometimes it's better but it still lags a lot. Fix your game, EA.

Who's up for a Fifa 16 wishlist? This is my list for career mode:

- Training

A possibility to train your players and work on their playing style and stats. You could change their position and improve their passing, for example.

-In-depth contracts

Buy-out clauses, bonuses etc.

- Better press conferences

Real questions and cut scenes like in NBA

- Better interaction with players

Again, like in NBA.

- Youth squads and reserve squads

Like it says above, a possibility to have reserve squads.

- Stadium upgrades

At least on the generic stadiums. It's annoying when you play in the PL with a stadium which has a capacity of 10,000.

- Sponsor deals and ticket prices

Possibility to negotiate for money with sponsors and a possibility to raise ticket prices like in old Fifas.

- More scoutable countries

- More leagues and at at least the CL teams

- Licenses for the Champions League and the Europa League

That's everything that comes to my mind right now. If you have any wishes go ahead and tell them.

[redsox4evur]

Quote: Originally Posted by Simppu12

Question 1. It has happened to me once but the game wasn't important if I recall correctly. Question 2. Yes, hell yes. Sometimes it's terrible and sometimes it's better but it still lags a lot. Fix your game, EA. Who's up for a Fifa 16 wishlist? This is my list for career mode: - Training A possibility to train your players and work on their playing style and stats. You could change their position and improve their passing, for example. -In-depth contracts Buy-out clauses, bonuses etc. - Better press conferences Real questions and cut scenes like in NBA - Better interaction with players Again, like in NBA. - Youth squads and reserve squads Like it says above, a possibility to have reserve squads. - Stadium upgrades At least on the generic stadiums. It's annoying when you play in the PL with a stadium which has a capacity of 10,000. - Sponsor deals and ticket prices Possibility to negotiate for money with sponsors and a possibility to raise ticket prices like in old Fifas. - More scoutable countries - More leagues and at at least the CL teams - Licenses for the Champions League and the Europa League That's everything that comes to my mind right now. If you have any wishes go ahead and tell them.

The CL and Europa licenses are owned by the PES developers, I forget who that is right now. And that is the only thing PES has going for it right so I don't know if they will allow EA to purchase that exclusive license.

[_ChicoBass]

I'm on PS4 and the only time I've seen my menus lag was when the next match is in the Europa League. You know how in the first menu you have the league table on the bottom right corner? I believe that is what causes it to lag as it has to load the Europa league group. It never happens when the upcoming match is in the league or cup, only when it is Europa. I played FIFA 14 on PS3 and that was lag galore, so I don't mind that little lag in a Europa week that much especially since I know it'll go away.

I think Konami makes PES. They have the rights to the Champions, Europa, and also the Libertadores which is why FIFA has to make generic names. EA slacks off for anything, even to negotiate licenses.

[redsox4evur]

Quote: Originally Posted by _ChicoBass

I'm on PS4 and the only time I've seen my menus lag was when the next match is in the Europa League. You know how in the first menu you have the league table on the bottom right corner? I believe that is what causes it to lag as it has to load the Europa league group. It never happens when the upcoming match is in the league or cup, only when it is Europa. I played FIFA 14 on PS3 and that was lag galore, so I don't mind that little lag in a Europa week that much especially since I know it'll go away. I think Konami makes PES. They have the rights to the Champions, Europa, and also the Libertadores which is why FIFA has to make generic names. EA slacks off for anything, even to negotiate licenses.

Yep, Konami. I couldn't remember the name for the life of me. And Konami also got the exclusive license for the Brazilian league.

[jamiec47]

TOON TO THE TOP
SEASON 3
PS4

FA Cup Round 4 Replay

Newcastle 4-1 Bournemouth
Bony 22
Gosling 24
Bony 39
Anita 64
Anita 76
Simmed.

Match 24

Swansea 0-2 Newcastle
Bony 17
Perez 65 (PEN)
We took the long trip down to Wales hoping to regain some form in the league, and we started off brightly, Bony holding off his man before turning and firing into the bottom corner against his former club. The Ivorian didn't celebrate as a sign of respect for the club that brought him to the forefront. Perez then made it 2 from the penalty spot, Barkley dragged to the ground to win the penalty. Swansea rarely threatened and it was an easy win for us in the end.

Match 25

West Brom 0-1 Newcastle
Perez 63
The only goal of the game at the Hawthorns came through Enzo Perez who fired in hard and low from the edge of the box to find the back of the net in what was a relatively dull game.

Match 26

Newcastle 0-3 Manchester City
Negredo 13
Negredo 34
Fernandinho 45
This match went badly. Medel and Perez had gone on international duty and I had not been given notice of these unscheduled matches. Without them, the team felt so much worse, we were lacking the rock hard tackler and the excellent playmaker. Negredo opened the scoring, heading in from a good cross before he was able to fire in on the rebound to double the lead. Fernandinho made it 3 just before half time, smashing into the bottom corner from 20 yards. The second half had a better display from us, but not good enough to come back into the game.

Champions League Last 16 Leg 1

Real Madrid 2-1 Newcastle
Modric 54
Yanga-M'Biwa 58
Ronaldo 82
Just our luck. To win our group, only to get drawn against Real Madrid in the next round. Modric opened the scoring for Los Blancos, tapping in from close range after Bale destroyed Clichy down the wing. We equalised soon after, Yanga-M'Biwa heading in from a well placed corner to get us a crucial away goal. Ronaldo won the leg for Real late on, finding the bottom corner after some good play between him and Kroos. We played well and I am confident we can beat them at St. James' Park.

FA Cup Round 5

Newcastle 4-0 Aston Villa
Ronaldinho 19 (PEN)
Riviere 42
Coloccini 45
Ronaldinho 74
Simmed.

Match 27

Sunderland 2-4 Newcastle
Bony 43
Ayoze 51
Delph 62
Rodwell 66
Rodwell 76
Perez 90 (PEN)
The Tynewear derby, one of the most important games of the season, and what a game it was. Bony opened the scoring just before half time, flicking it past his man before firing into the bottom corner. At half time, I made 2 substitutes, bringing on Ayoze and Delph to rest Bony and Barkley for the League Cup final. Ayoze made an immediate impact, pacing down the wing before cutting inside and firing it through the keepers' legs from a tight angle. Delph then scored to make it 3, once again beating Pantillimon at the near post, powerfully blasting into the top corner. Rodwell pulled one back excellently soon after, a great one two to move into space before finding the top corner with pin point accuracy from 25 yards. He then put Sunderland back in the game, heading in on the rebound of his own shot that Begovic struggled to deal with. However, Altidore got sent off for a rash tackle and that meant Sunderland failed to threaten. In the last minute, Ayoze was brought down and Enzo Perez stepped up to fire in from the penalty spot.

League Cup Final

Newcastle 2-0 West Ham
Kampl 14
Perez 30 (PEN)
The League Cup final, our second in as many seasons. The match at Wembley got off to a great start, Kampl blazing down the wing before cutting inside to smash it goal-wards. The keeper got 2 hands to it but failed to save the powerful effort. Perez then scored a penalty, however it was a dubious call, Bony going down extremely easily. The rest of the match was quite dull, Barkley headed wide a couple of times and Valencia forced a good save. Our second league cup trophy!

Sorrryyy!!! I forgot the table again!