FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

[ChaseB]

As they've done with Ultimate Team and Volta, the FIFA Direct Communication Twitter account engaged in...

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[jrnlgrn]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

Good article.

- Will have to wait on the training. Will not training have no effect or will it swing wildly negative or positive for match sharpness when used. Its previously just so overpowered in general a player can jump 10-15 points in a year.

- Youth academies appear to still only exist for the user. Probably a system limitation but they really become irrelevant after 7 seasons or so. Guessing the 15 year career cap is still there and other than board objectives there is no need to keep bringing in YA players as they'll most likely never see the pitch because your career will be ended before they are good enough to play.

- While a kit creator or retro kits would be preferred at the very least give options on keeper kits that's were I see a majority of the kit clashes.

- I welcome not seeing 3 teams in the championship with 100+ points and the bottom 3 only managing 2 wins between them.

- Interactive sim seems cool I'll probably never use it but nice that it exists.

- Transfer budgets problem is that there really isn't a budget per se. Newcastle in the game could use their money and bring in high quality players. IRL Mike Ashley isn't reinvesting that money into the team he's just lining his pockets. Some owners reinvest in their teams others just pocket the money or do as little as possible. In FIFA essentially every club has a good owner. So now you get 2 or 3 seasons into a CM and Watford are second in the league because there's no restraints on the pocketbooks of clubs.

- Lack of stadium creator is just a slap in the face especially since most stadiums aren't in the game. No one in FUT was asking for this but CM players were.

- If your on PS4 there is a way around for the 8 saves slots. I think you can actually get up to 20 total using the work-around.

[Culture Rot]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

So no create a team or team customization still?

[Fifatas]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

Good article.

- Will have to wait on the training. Will not training have no effect or will it swing wildly negative or positive for match sharpness when used. Its previously just so overpowered in general a player can jump 10-15 points in a year.

- Youth academies appear to still only exist for the user. Probably a system limitation but they really become irrelevant after 7 seasons or so. Guessing the 15 year career cap is still there and other than board objectives there is no need to keep bringing in YA players as they'll most likely never see the pitch because your career will be ended before they are good enough to play.

- While a kit creator or retro kits would be preferred at the very least give options on keeper kits that's were I see a majority of the kit clashes.

- I welcome not seeing 3 teams in the championship with 100+ points and the bottom 3 only managing 2 wins between them.

- Interactive sim seems cool I'll probably never use it but nice that it exists.

- Transfer budgets problem is that there really isn't a budget per se. Newcastle in the game could use their money and bring in high quality players. IRL Mike Ashley isn't reinvesting that money into the team he's just lining his pockets. Some owners reinvest in their teams others just pocket the money or do as little as possible. In FIFA essentially every club has a good owner. So now you get 2 or 3 seasons into a CM and Watford are second in the league because there's no restraints on the pocketbooks of clubs.

- Lack of stadium creator is just a slap in the face especially since most stadiums aren't in the game. No one in FUT was asking for this but CM players were.

- If your on PS4 there is a way around for the 8 saves slots. I think you can actually get up to 20 total using the work-around.

100% agree on the lack of stadium creator for career mode.... fingers crossed it can be modded in?




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[kasa]

This all just sounds so basic, really boring update for career 

[kasa]

And they made it more complicated to choose your kit, I have no idea where they got the idea to get to the match faster, it was fine as it was

[jrnlgrn]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

What's basic about what they added this year. It might not be everything the community wanted but basic is the last thing I'd call this years changes. I'm not saying all is forgiven/forgotten when it comes to EA but as far as changes go for an EA game this is a lot. Yeah they can and should do better and the community should continue to push for changes and hold them accountable but to not give them any credit, I can't ride with that line of thought.

As far as kit selection. Sounds to me like a system similar to what happens in MLB the Show. Choose your teams and the uniforms are auto selected. You don't have to roll with it's choice if I decide I want to wear throwback jerseys instead it takes a couple seconds to change. Doesn't seem like that big an issue.

I don't know I'm just not an all or nothing guy on this one.

[PPerfect_CJ]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

Really disappointed with the kit selection screen. It’s like they’re removing options instead of adding any. We NEED to be able to mix and match kit parts. That’s something that should’ve been in a long time ago.

[Mackrel829]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

Really disappointed with the kit selection screen. It’s like they’re removing options instead of adding any. We NEED to be able to mix and match kit parts. That’s something that should’ve been in a long time ago.

They didn't remove the option. The response said that you can activate it again in the settings. Sounds like auto select will just be default.

I'm very excited for FIFA 21 and become increasingly more so with each update. FIFA gameplay has been generally been good, if not always great, and I enjoyed this element of 20 very much. It has always been the little off the pitch details that have prevented Career Mode from being deep and immersive. All of this year's changes should help with that, and it looks like the gameplay should improvement be a little too. I can't wait for FIFA 21!

[KG]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

Really disappointed with the kit selection screen. It’s like they’re removing options instead of adding any. We NEED to be able to mix and match kit parts. That’s something that should’ve been in a long time ago.

It auto-selects the best kit selection for you but you can still change your kits before a match.

Kind of a dumb addition though if you ask me

[PPerfect_CJ]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

It auto-selects the best kit selection for you but you can still change your kits before a match.

Kind of a dumb addition though if you ask me

It definitely is when they could have used that time and energy to add the mix and match option like they have with Madden unis. 😞

[Mackrel829]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

It definitely is when they could have used that time and energy to add the mix and match option like they have with Madden unis. 😞

I doubt it was a lack a of resources that prevented them from doing this. They probably just didn't want to. It would be nice to have the option I guess but teams wouldn't mix and match their kits except in the rarest of circumstances - like a Premier League club against a Football League opponent in a cup game.

[RoyceDa59]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

Why do I feel like Fifa 21 will be the best Fifa we will get over the next few years, of course hope I'm wrong.

[PPerfect_CJ]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

I doubt it was a lack a of resources that prevented them from doing this. They probably just didn't want to. It would be nice to have the option I guess but teams wouldn't mix and match their kits except in the rarest of circumstances - like a Premier League club against a Football League opponent in a cup game.

That’s not true. Premier League teams switch their shorts and socks up ALL THE TIME. United wear white shorts and socks a lot. Spurs wears white shorts a lot. Everton wears blue shorts sometimes. I’ve seen Arsenal switch between red and white socks depending on who they’re playing against. The point is, the option should be there. I’m old enough to remember when EA Sports moto was “If it’s in the game, it’s in the game.”

[Mackrel829]

Re: FIFA 21 Career Mode Preview: Pitch Notes Deep Dive Breakdown (Part 3)

That’s not true. Premier League teams switch their shorts and socks up ALL THE TIME. United wear white shorts and socks a lot. Spurs wears white shorts a lot. Everton wears blue shorts sometimes. I’ve seen Arsenal switch between red and white socks depending on who they’re playing against. The point is, the option should be there. I’m old enough to remember when EA Sports moto was “If it’s in the game, it’s in the game.”

Maybe their socks, but how big of a difference does that make? I'm talking more about mixing shirts and shorts.