FIFA 16 Patch #2 Available Now For PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

[mondeslicht]

Re: FIFA 16 Patch #2 Available Now For PlayStation 4, Soon For Xbox One

I played a couple of games and I'm pretty shocked how it plays, I'm quite disappointed actually. I'm using the OS sliders on WC and the game isn't as good as it was pre-patch, at least for me. Now I get 20+ shots on my goal even from bad teams, defending became impossible for me. Before I got about 10-12 shots on goal, I have the feeling the AI always find a free man, it became quite frustrating again as it was FIFA15. If the game was so good, why again a patch that ruined all good efforts from EA? I just don't get it. Really disappointing. I play with pass error at 65 but their passing is so good not to talk about their tackles. Really sad.

[PPerfect_CJ]

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The feedback on this patch is just all over the map.
I'm really starting to think that it has a lot to do with what difficulty you play on. Also, could be what game mode you're testing it on. I realize those things SHOULDN'T make a difference, but we know what patches sometimes do to games. Things can get goofy.

[yasendi]

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OK so I played 3 season matches and my impression is:

- The game feel easier to play. Passes makes it more to their targets, First Touch has been certainly reduced
- The Drive pass has been more Over Powered. They always make it to the player and the receiving players will have no FT effect out of it.
- Crosses is very dangerous again. Over powered.
- Keepers are not supermen any more.

The game is not FIFA 15. Still much more fun but a bit less realistic than launch.

[JayD]

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So looks like the FUT players win again. Gee thanks EA!

[aarontab]

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The feedback on this patch is just all over the map.
I'm really starting to think that it has a lot to do with what difficulty you play on. Also, could be what game mode you're testing it on. I realize those things SHOULDN'T make a difference, but we know what patches sometimes do to games. Things can get goofy.

The most logical and likely answer to what you're seeing is misattribution of normal variances in gameplay being attributed to the patch. It happens every time and it happens with sliders as well (which is the reason why I avoid them like the plague if at all possible). Call it confirmation bias, call it placebo effect, call it whatever...it's the ugly side of spending too much time analyzing a game on forums as you will get varying opinions that will start to influence others and eventually divide into "camps" and it becomes a debate and not anything even close to resembling science.


Apply Occam's razor and play the game you paid for. Introducing new conclusions/assumptions without numbers to back it up or anything is going to ruin this game for a person more than any patch ever could.

[Barata]

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OK so I played 3 season matches and my impression is:

- The game feel easier to play. Passes makes it more to their targets, First Touch has been certainly reduced
- The Drive pass has been more Over Powered. They always make it to the player and the receiving players will have no FT effect out of it.
- Crosses is very dangerous again. Over powered.
- Keepers are not supermen any more.

The game is not FIFA 15. Still much more fun but a bit less realistic than launch.

That's all I wanted to hear

[jvalverde88]

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"Addressed Player and team artwork and names"

Does anyone know what this was referring to?

I'm pretty sure that patch note is from the day one patch.

[kaletore11]

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- The Drive pass has been more Over Powered. They always make it to the player and the receiving players will have no FT effect out of it.

That's just a lie, plain and simple.

They don't have effect if you play on amateur, on world class and legendary your players most definitely struggle to control driven passes and hard passes in general. And the passes absolutely DON'T always make it to the receiver.

[x_irish6]

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Hit the posts & crossbar half a dozen times in 2 games since patch.

Might just be unrelated, just noticed it.

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[Zac]

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Hit the posts & crossbar half a dozen times in 2 games since patch.

Might just be unrelated, just noticed it.

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I'm playing on full manual, but I also noticed this last night. I had the bars way more. I think I hit the bars 8-9 times in 4 games. Before that I would maybe do one a game.

[UnderDogg003]

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The most logical and likely answer to what you're seeing is misattribution of normal variances in gameplay being attributed to the patch. It happens every time and it happens with sliders as well (which is the reason why I avoid them like the plague if at all possible). Call it confirmation bias, call it placebo effect, call it whatever...it's the ugly side of spending too much time analyzing a game on forums as you will get varying opinions that will start to influence others and eventually divide into "camps" and it becomes a debate and not anything even close to resembling science.


Apply Occam's razor and play the game you paid for. Introducing new conclusions/assumptions without numbers to back it up or anything is going to ruin this game for a person more than any patch ever could.

I completely agree with this. Every game I've played in MM pre-patch, approx 30-40 games, has felt different depending on the opponent. I don't expect any changes going forward.

[PPerfect_CJ]

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I'm pretty sure that patch note is from the day one patch.

Dang. You're right, man. I was absolutely looking at the wrong one on my PS4. I apologize. Thanks! Well, hopefully, the next patch gives us some real faces and makes red shirts RED.

[dcar87]

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Guys, if you're dissapointed with the new patch I have good news for you. I deleted the game, which I bought from psn store, and redownloaded it again and surprise...the first part of the download lets you play the game at the same SLOW speed of the demo and not at the frantic arcady pace of the latest patch. Inertia is back, the CPU doesn't make lightning passes anymore.

Default sliders were unplayable post-patch and now I even got the CPU accuracy under the 90's at default.

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[Huntaar X2]

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I don't know what to believe anymore

I was about to give up on the game until I heard about the Patch. I was having major problems on Legendary just getting the ball back. There would be many times where I just COULD NOT get the ball off of them if my life depended on it.

After the patch it seems like my Teammates are a lot smarter. They have been intercepting a lot more passes than usual and playing defense doesn't seem like as much of a chore to me. It also seemed like the passing was tuned just a touch.

Honestly... I don't care what they changed. The game plays a lot better for me now. I know some think we are just seeing things but I was going to sell my copy and pick up the new Blood Bowl, now I am keeping it (but I am still buying Blood Bowl )

[dubcity]

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The most logical and likely answer to what you're seeing is misattribution of normal variances in gameplay being attributed to the patch. It happens every time and it happens with sliders as well (which is the reason why I avoid them like the plague if at all possible). Call it confirmation bias, call it placebo effect, call it whatever...it's the ugly side of spending too much time analyzing a game on forums as you will get varying opinions that will start to influence others and eventually divide into "camps" and it becomes a debate and not anything even close to resembling science.


Apply Occam's razor and play the game you paid for. Introducing new conclusions/assumptions without numbers to back it up or anything is going to ruin this game for a person more than any patch ever could.

Confirmation bias is definitely the right term. Sliders bug me because people will play a few matches, adjust sliders, play a few matches, adjust sliders, and on and on. I know I spent pretty my entire time playing FIFA 13 caught in that, and I could never just leave it alone. And it's why the sliders thread usually ends up like 10 times as big as the impressions thread, lol.