Playing with and against weak teams is a bliss

[iaxy]

I already noticed this in the demo, but with the full game, this is more apparent.

The shot / pass / dribble error is of course much increased when playing with weaker teams and this makes for a much looser, much more realistic game.

The caveat is that you need to use manual controls (i.e. no assist).

I am having a blast at the moment, playing in an international tournament with Bulgaria on Top Player level. They are rated in the region of 60 (average) and when playing against similar teams, I see a myriad of midfield battles, ricochets, stumbles, incomplete passes from both teams. All this adds a lot of realism, which is missing when playing with top teams. If you play with the likes of Argentina, Barcelona, Juventus, etc. the pass completion % is not only too high, but also players complete passes, which should not be possible in real life (considering the context / physics / etc.) of the situation. If PES had sliders it would be easier to adjust the pass %, but in the absence of sliders, using weaker teams solves that to a degree.

Scoring a goal in this context is a real challenge, but when one goes, it feels so much more earned and gratifying.

[Chrisx]

Re: Playing with and against weak teams is a bliss

When the pesgalaxy patch dropped (on PC) I played 4 or 5 matches with championship sides and although it's a small sample size I had a similar experience. It felt 2 times better than playing with top clubs, same game but maybe 10% slower pace (I even raised the game speed to 0 from -1 and it felt great), more errors, fewer one touch laser guided passes. Playing PES17 with lower rated teams is like playing PES calmed down by 10%: close to perfect! Still remember the first match, a hard fought 1-1 draw that felt like a dream.

I certainly plan to revisit these teams and wonder if others notice this as well. If it's not a fluke I'm seriously considering googling for editing apps and ways to make most teams play like this (thoughts and pointers are welcome).

[KG]

Re: Playing with and against weak teams is a bliss

Wait until you play with the default ML players or MyClub players.

They are awful!

[jsteele14]

Re: Playing with and against weak teams is a bliss

I already noticed this in the demo, but with the full game, this is more apparent.

The shot / pass / dribble error is of course much increased when playing with weaker teams and this makes for a much looser, much more realistic game.

The caveat is that you need to use manual controls (i.e. no assist).

I am having a blast at the moment, playing in an international tournament with Bulgaria on Top Player level. They are rated in the region of 60 (average) and when playing against similar teams, I see a myriad of midfield battles, ricochets, stumbles, incomplete passes from both teams. All this adds a lot of realism, which is missing when playing with top teams. If you play with the likes of Argentina, Barcelona, Juventus, etc. the pass completion % is not only too high, but also players complete passes, which should not be possible in real life (considering the context / physics / etc.) of the situation. If PES had sliders it would be easier to adjust the pass %, but in the absence of sliders, using weaker teams solves that to a degree.

Scoring a goal in this context is a real challenge, but when one goes, it feels so much more earned and gratifying.

Where do you go to select manual control for passing? I cannot find it.

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[BSDShoes]

Re: Playing with and against weak teams is a bliss

Hence playing in 2nd tier leagues with 2-3 star teams in ML with default lineups is more challenging.

Where do you go to select manual control for passing? I cannot find it.

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