Recently I’m taking a break from FIFA.
I play it all the time, day and night - when I’m not at work - and yes I have fun but it’s not productive for me. I have moments where I want to play it, whilst I don't think it's a waste of time, there’s no real reward from playing FIFA 6-8 hours a day!
Plus it’s extremely frustrating for me to play as Nottingham Forest - my hometown team - and take them to the Premier League, get them back in Europe, win everything with them and build for the future. Then, I turn on Match of the Day (UK TV programme) and see that they’re losing games to Middlesborough and Birmingham City in real life. I just wish they would do well in real life!
But getting back to FIFA, I’ve always loved FIFA, I grew up with it and like every child from the UK, football or “soccer” as most of you guys know it as, it’s in our blood, just like football / American football is to you guys.
My main issue is with Career Mode. More emphasis seems to be put into FIFA Ultimate Team, than it does in other game modes.
I’d say there is a solid group of gamers who love to play Career Mode and only Career Mode. Like myself. But it gets boring and repetitive. You finish a season, you win everything and then it’s on to the next one. But then the next season, it’s almost as if all of your wins seem like they never existed! There’s no mention of the “reigning champs” or any stars added on shirts to reflect winning in Europe or the Premier League. Nothing.
What excites me the most though is the youth academy. Last year I had so much fun developing young players for my Manchester United team and building for the future, with young stars constantly emerging from the YA.
But this year, the physical stats glitch bothers me, the fact that you can’t just search for Defenders, Midfielders, Attackers and Forwards bothers me and in some countries the name glitch bothers me. Why when I want to search for a striker do I have to search for "Technically Gifted" as opposed to an "Attacker". When I think technically gifted I think of midfielders and central attacking midfields. Xavi, Iniesta, David Silva. When I think attacker, I think Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar.
There’s other issues too, like every team plays the exact same way, they just line up differently.
I had a lot of excitement for FIFA 15 as I thought it was going to be the best FIFA title ever. In some ways it is. I like how the goalkeepers have been revamped, the fully fledged licence for the Barclays Premier League is amazing! And ball physics are great. But it’s pretty much the exact same game as FIFA 14!
So, for a little while, I’m taking a break. The reason I posted this is because I just wanted to see if other players felt the same way? What would it take for EA Sports to address big user issues and listen to their fans. Other developers seem to do that?
I play it all the time, day and night - when I’m not at work - and yes I have fun but it’s not productive for me. I have moments where I want to play it, whilst I don't think it's a waste of time, there’s no real reward from playing FIFA 6-8 hours a day!
Plus it’s extremely frustrating for me to play as Nottingham Forest - my hometown team - and take them to the Premier League, get them back in Europe, win everything with them and build for the future. Then, I turn on Match of the Day (UK TV programme) and see that they’re losing games to Middlesborough and Birmingham City in real life. I just wish they would do well in real life!
But getting back to FIFA, I’ve always loved FIFA, I grew up with it and like every child from the UK, football or “soccer” as most of you guys know it as, it’s in our blood, just like football / American football is to you guys.
My main issue is with Career Mode. More emphasis seems to be put into FIFA Ultimate Team, than it does in other game modes.
I’d say there is a solid group of gamers who love to play Career Mode and only Career Mode. Like myself. But it gets boring and repetitive. You finish a season, you win everything and then it’s on to the next one. But then the next season, it’s almost as if all of your wins seem like they never existed! There’s no mention of the “reigning champs” or any stars added on shirts to reflect winning in Europe or the Premier League. Nothing.
What excites me the most though is the youth academy. Last year I had so much fun developing young players for my Manchester United team and building for the future, with young stars constantly emerging from the YA.
But this year, the physical stats glitch bothers me, the fact that you can’t just search for Defenders, Midfielders, Attackers and Forwards bothers me and in some countries the name glitch bothers me. Why when I want to search for a striker do I have to search for "Technically Gifted" as opposed to an "Attacker". When I think technically gifted I think of midfielders and central attacking midfields. Xavi, Iniesta, David Silva. When I think attacker, I think Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar.
There’s other issues too, like every team plays the exact same way, they just line up differently.
I had a lot of excitement for FIFA 15 as I thought it was going to be the best FIFA title ever. In some ways it is. I like how the goalkeepers have been revamped, the fully fledged licence for the Barclays Premier League is amazing! And ball physics are great. But it’s pretty much the exact same game as FIFA 14!
So, for a little while, I’m taking a break. The reason I posted this is because I just wanted to see if other players felt the same way? What would it take for EA Sports to address big user issues and listen to their fans. Other developers seem to do that?
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