Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

[emark182]

Every year I play the FIFA career mode there are a few things I wish it had. A short list would be;

1. Editable Youth League Players. It would be nice to be able to change their features (hair, facial hair, etc.).
2. Re-work the Job Openings feature. I swear everytime I look at the list of job openings it is at least 3 teams from the current league I play in and basically every team in another league. Seems a bit unrealistic.
3. Add a "tag" feature while in game. Player keeps scoring on you and you want to scout him or add him to the transfer hub? It would be cool if you could do this while in game.
4. More options for what your manager looks like.


I am sure there are a few more I have, but I can't think of them right now. What are yours?

[Martini_Boy18]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

Honestly It’s probably too late for most of these to be added to FIFA 19, but would be great for future FIFA games.

Training: I hate how there are only five slots to train players so your youth academy players end up never developing because they never play, and you don’t have enough time to train them all. It also seems kind of “boosty” in the way it is currently set up. What I would suggest is a screen where you can choose up to 3 attributes for every player on your squad to work on in training. These will vary from broad general categories like defending or attacking to something specific like marking or free kick accuracy. Depending on how hard each player works in training these attributes will increase, while it is possible others may go down if a player doesn’t work on them (and is in bad form). So as an example say you have a young CB that has a lot of potential. You would most likely want to increase his defending skills, strength, and possibly his heading accuracy. There should also be a maintenance attribute for players who don’t really need to improve anything in particular and for older players so they don’t decline as quickly.

Form: Players form should have more to do with a player’s OVR rating. Simply if a player is in good form his attributes should increase slightly, and if he is in bad form they should go down slightly. If a player is in good form for a long enough time the increase in attributes should continue to go up. It should in theory be possible for some random League 2 player to become a star in the Premier League (ex. Jamie Vardy), and for a Premier League star to become a League 2 player over the span of a few seasons. It should be possible for a player like Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi to play at a high level into his 40’s if he has good form.

Reserve Team: There should be an opportunity for my players who don’t get a lot of playing time to play meaningful football on a reserve team so they can improve, or at least maintain the same level of play. This would be especially be helpful for youth players who don’t usually get a chance to play first team minutes.

Youth Academy Scouting: I think it would be more realistic if scouting was more like recruiting in the NCAA Football games where you would have to scout players from different countries, and they would be given a star rating from 1-5, and have to compete against other teams to sign them. Naturally 5 star players would be more likely to go to bigger clubs than 1 star players, but it should be possible to find diamonds in the rough and for better players to be busts.

Transfers: I should be able to shop players I don’t need for transfers and loans. I should be able to tell my players that I don’t need them and ask them to give me a list of teams they would like to go to so we can make a deal for them as soon as possible. Transfers should have the opportunity to be negotiated over time like in real life. I should be able to unsettle players from other smaller clubs so I would pressure their club into selling me their player, but larger clubs than mine can do the same thing. I should be able to buy players that are currently on loan and loan players I have just bought immediately.

Email: I should be able to email a player back if they emailed me. An example would be Youth Academy Player X feels he is in good form and wants to start the next game. I should be able to answer A) Yes you will start next game B) You will be on the bench the next game, but I’ll try to put you in the game at some point C) I can’t play you next game but you will definitely start (game within the next month) D) No you will not play in the next game. Each response should affect the player’s mood and possibly determine if he wants to stay at the club. If I promise to do something for a player there should be a reminder on the screen before you start a game that you promised Youth Academy Player X that they would start that game, in case you forgot.

Press Conferences: The manager should have to do a press conference after every game like in The Journey, where each answer affects the manager’s personality, which may affect the manager’s rating over time.

Youth Academy Customization: I should be able to change youth academy player’s names and positions so I don’t have 4 players on my team with the same last name, and I don’t end up with 6’6 RB’s if I don’t use full backs in my formation.

More Tactics Options: I usually play in a 3-4-3 formation, but in tight games where I have the lead I often switch to a 4-4-2. I should be able to have an alternate formation with its own tactics loaded in game so I don’t have to change my tactics every time when I change formation. Also I should control where I want specific players to stand during set pieces and on kickoffs etc.

Rivalry Meter: It would be fun to start rivalries with other clubs and possibly beating them could be added to the domestic success section for club expectations.

Coaching Carousel: Managers from other clubs should be fired and hired in game, so the same manager doesn’t manage the same club for 15 seasons, and maybe this will increase transfers so their players will better fit the manager’s style of football. I should also have the ability to hire/ fire assistant managers.

Upgrading Stadiums: I should be able to add seating and other amenities to my stadium and training facilities to improve fan experience, and attract better players to my club. It would make sense to be able to take a generic stadium like Town Park and increase its capacity to 30,000+ in my style if I want too. Facilities such as the gym, and training grounds should be given a star rating that can be upgraded over time if you spend money to make it better, thus keeping your current players happier and making it easier to attract new players.

Headlines: I should see headlines from other leagues I don’t play in. It would be nice to know who won the Bundesliga, or the Copa del Rey, or who won promotion for all the English leagues, etc. I should also see when a manager is sacked.

[Wavebird99]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

There's almost too many to list. I think Martini Boy did a great job above.

I'd love to get more than 1 team control, or at least play in more than 1 league during a season. Would be fun to "control" every team in Europe's big 4 leagues and maneuver transfers around!

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

Simply being able to see player stats from other non-related leagues as well as prior years would be awesome. As it is, I take a snapshot of all my stats at the end of each season so I can track it myself.


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[KG]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

Awesome list martini!

[RoyceDa59]

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That take on Youth Academy scouting sounds great I would really like to see that.

[unitedred]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

Honestly It’s probably too late for most of these to be added to FIFA 19, but would be great for future FIFA games.

More Tactics Options: I usually play in a 3-4-3 formation, but in tight games where I have the lead I often switch to a 4-4-2. I should be able to have an alternate formation with its own tactics loaded in game so I don’t have to change my tactics every time when I change formation. Also I should control where I want specific players to stand during set pieces and on kickoffs etc.

I heard that fifa 19 will allow you to choose alternate formations with its own tactics that can be selected with the dpad. I would also like to see player form play a bigger role in career mode like in PES.

[Bixer]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

Literally just fix the broken youth player weak foot/work rates and I'll be happy.

[KG]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

Literally just fix the broken youth player weak foot/work rates and I'll be happy.

Yeah man. So tired of seeing left-footed RBs and vice versa.

Also, it would be cool if more youth players had decent speed. There are plenty of fast senior players that were fast when they were 15-18.

[RagingTrav]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

I would like to see the option of a default squad, similar to what PES offers in ML. Perhaps even randomly generated attributes and potentials each time so no two saves are the same.

[Martini_Boy18]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

I appreciate everyone who liked the ideas from my list. Most of them were things I've heard others suggest over the years and I know I forgot a few things as well. Maybe I will post them later.

I heard that fifa 19 will allow you to choose alternate formations with its own tactics that can be selected with the dpad. I would also like to see player form play a bigger role in career mode like in PES.

This seems like one of those additions where you have to wait and see how it performs. I don't really trust EA when it comes to certain gameplay additions anymore. It's entirely possible it will add nothing to the game, or it can be a revelation. Just have to try it when the game comes out.

Yeah man. So tired of seeing left-footed RBs and vice versa.

Also, it would be cool if more youth players had decent speed. There are plenty of fast senior players that were fast when they were 15-18.

Thank you! I don't think I've ever had a YA player that had over 75 speed, and most of them were CB's! All of the LM/RM's I've gotten were in the 60's so they were almost completely useless.

[Brahvocado]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

Also, it would be cool if more youth players had decent speed. There are plenty of fast senior players that were fast when they were 15-18.

As a matter of fact, most of the time a super speedy player will have always been like that. It's pretty rare for a youth player to be very slow and then randomly turn into a speed merchant irl.

[KG]

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As a matter of fact, most of the time a super speedy player will have always been like that. It's pretty rare for a youth player to be very slow and then randomly turn into a speed merchant irl.

Yeah man. Hire all the speed coaches you want but chances are you’re not gonna magically turn into a speed demon at 25/26. Chances are you’ve been fast all your life.


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[Bixer]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

One thing I really want too is interest from other teams for your players who aren't just on the transfer list.

In real life, players in all sorts of positions will attract interest during the transfer window from other clubs. In FIFA however, the only players who will attract interest are players you've actively transfer listed or players who have scored a high amount of goals.

I want interest from random other clubs for my RB or CDM. Part of the fun of a realistic career mode is having your hand forced and not always being able to keep every single player that you want.

A lot more contract extension refusals too. It seems for every player at worst they'll refuse your first offer, but if you make another slightly improved they'll then accept. There definitely needs to be a higher instance of players just saying nope no matter what and you having to sell them with 12 months on their contract or risk them walking for free.

[emark182]

Re: Wish List Items for Career Mode in 2019

a nice list of things that will never be .... lol