The Case for...Default?

[JHedges2]

There's been some discussion about just playing this game on default.

I'd like to say, I've made the move to default the past 4-5 games, and I've gotten a good (and, perhaps more importantly...DIFFERENT) feel each game.

I'm playing: WC, default sliders (except injury adjustments), slow speed, 10 minute halves.

I'm telling you, give it a shot for 5 games or so and provide some feedback. You might be pleasantly surprised.

As many have noted here, the game often 'feels' different each time you play, thus making slider testing seemingly never ending. I've finally just settled on default, and am having a very pleasant experience and just playing the game.

Give it a go!

[mfp]

Re: The Case for...Default?

There's been some discussion about just playing this game on default.

I'd like to say, I've made the move to default the past 4-5 games, and I've gotten a good (and, perhaps more importantly...DIFFERENT) feel each game.

I'm playing: WC, default sliders (except injury adjustments), slow speed, 10 minute halves.

I'm telling you, give it a shot for 5 games or so and provide some feedback. You might be pleasantly surprised.

As many have noted here, the game often 'feels' different each time you play, thus making slider testing seemingly never ending. I've finally just settled on default, and am having a very pleasant experience and just playing the game.

Give it a go!

Here's the problem: this game is very, very inconsistent. Sometimes default is awesome; sometimes it's horrible. It varies game to game; it varies within games as well.

When default plays well, I prefer it over using sliders. And I am playing mostly at default right now, just because I want to see what I can accomplish in terms of results without using sliders.

WC actually has gotten too easy for me (I was scoring 3+ goals per game) and I've moved up to Legendary. I do think Legendary plays far better than WC, but the difficulty at times is just insane and you can feel helpless in defense when the CPU goes into full on attack with all its boosts.

I do think the variety is at its best, by far, with default settings. And for all this talk about getting the fundamentals right first, sorry but you can't inject into the game something that the code doesn't exist for, and after years of frustration, I'm just trying to enjoy the game for what it is rather than spend months trying to turn the game into something its not.

I'm going to continue my default CM on Legendary and see if I can manage it without sliders. I love the challenge; I love the variety; and I also think player stats seem the most important on this difficulty at default. We'll see how long I can go before going back to sliders...

[Zlatan4ever]

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I too have moved on to default. Getting frustrated each time with sliders with 15 and now 16, with full manual. However this game wasnt designed for manual players, even when adjusting sliders you just ruin the balance and make a harmless cpu.

Now i play like the good old days in my PSG and Hertha Berlin, 7 min WC, default sliders and default controls. And the game provides a great challenge with variety.

[reddevil88]

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just played a game on default and had a great experience. all the drama of the BPL and lots of unique chances that I never saw on the community sliders. I also felt more in control of my players. will be sticking with default from now on I think.


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[xicpanad]

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Don´t want to bother anyone prefering sliders or working hard on them, but I love this game on default. Won´t go back for sure. I can see diferent team approach, more fouls, Gk mistakes, yellow cards, red cards... whatever. I´m playing WC and semi assisted. If people want to increase dificulty just mess with controls to manual or even semi. I´ve noticed that going from assisted pass to semi/manual passing screws defence big time. It should only be noticeable while attacking but it´s not, and our players seem to struggle to get loose balls sometimes, or tackling CPU... but on assisted everything is more balanced, my teamates are responsive etc... it might get too easy to create chances on assisted though, so 10 mins halves top is recomended for those settings. But mainly, this game on default rocks!

[PleasedToMeetMe]

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But mainly, this game on default rocks!

Yes, only default, all slider settings I tried made the game poor.

[JHedges2]

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Glad folks are trying and enjoying default! I've finally been able to log some time in my MM as opposed to overanalyzing everything with regard to sliders.

No the game isn't perfect, and it never will be. Nor will anyone be able to make it perfect (see the slider thread from 15).

Kudos to those guys and their efforts--but I agree with the post above. Play on WC semi, and if it gets too easy, start moving things to manual!

[FlashBertie]

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Just started my Arsenal CM with default sliders (except injuries), absolutely refreshing gameplay. Against CSKA in a pre season friendly tournament, it had everything I get to see watching the EPL every weekend, tackles, yellow cards, physicality, goals and excitement. Just what a FIFA game should have.

[xicpanad]

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Yes I forgot to mention I also use injuries sliders. Hate to see my last star achievement going out for seven months after only a couple matches...

[NexusVI Roy]

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I was just about to set sliders to default again and play in WC.

I've been using Matt and Orion sliders for a full and half season and now that I've built a good team, I rarely get a loss or even a draw. I'm smashing every opponent in Legendary, full manual controls. CPU just hold the ball too much in the back, even when they are behind in the score.

I know the CPU may cheat with default, but at least I need a challenge or a chenge in gameplay, because I was going to drop FIFA (or go back to online games, which are far from real football).

[FluffyTonka]

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I know the CPU may cheat with default, but at least I need a challenge or a chenge in gameplay, because I was going to drop FIFA (or go back to online games, which are far from real football).

Agree. i feel like with Fifa (and most sports video games for that matter) ... the more you make game realistic, the easier the gameplay becomes.

So end up settling for somewhere in between. getting the game to mostly play true to life, but without taking the challenge away.

So my sliders are close enough to default so to not take the challenge away and keep a wide range of final results still inplay.

Playing as portsmouth i i'd won 4 league games in a row, then played S'land in the CO Cup. Nil- all after 25 minutes I get my CB sent off, with no defenders on the bench (1 injured and 1 suspended) and then proceed to lose 9-nil ... the more they scored the more I pushed forward to try and at least get one goal.

calamity ensued.

now back in the league I'm on a 5 game unbeaten run, with 3 draws and two wins.

each and every game feels different. With the Set E sliders, and while those line settings are magical for getting realism from the game, each started to feel the same.

lots of nil-all and 1-nill score lines with goals coming from very similar or the same build up play.

[FlashBertie]

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Hi Fluffy,

I would be very interested in seeing the slider settings you use and trying them out as I like to keep my settings as close to default as possible. Could you possibly post them or PM me them please?

[FluffyTonka]

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Hi Fluffy,

I would be very interested in seeing the slider settings you use and trying them out as I like to keep my settings as close to default as possible. Could you possibly post them or PM me them please?

i sent them to your arena wall. not sure why, but i couldn't access my PM. weird.

there's also a thread titled "my sliders" ... i just updated it with my final set I'm doing my MM with.

[FlashBertie]

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Thank you Fluffy, I'll definitely try them out.

[Hunkerdown]

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Default is way more fun and realistic. Only thing i change is injury sliders. Having blast and pretty damn realistic stats in 10 min halves. Been awesome. Got to give it 10 games minimum to get feel in CM.

Here are my results so far in default, in my everton CM.

1-0 win over Watford
4-1 win over Southhampton
1-1 draw man city
4-0 win over milwall ( capital cup)
4-1 loss to Spurs
2-1 loss to chelsea

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