Re: FIFA Soccer 10 Producer: ‘It's Time to Stop Bad-Mouthing EA’
That sounds amazing! But it might be tough to pull off. Given proper responsiveness, most players will start running around at break speed. Hopefully they'll do things like make lateral movement easier to wrongfoot defenders that charge at you (the new LB mechanic sounds like it might address this) and have pass and shot accuracy more heavily depend on being upright and balanced (and thus under control). Also, faster, but less accurate passing will open up the whole field, while allowing for the difficulty or unreliability of long passing.
Also, a more punishing fatigue mechanic would do wonders. That's one area that PES does right. If you run around like you're crazy, you will be ineffective and tired by the 75 minute.
Lastly, I think they should tune the defensive logic they have for 2010 (where defenders evaluate threats and cover each other when there is open space) to allow for defenses to get more confused/jumbled when the ball is moved around. A great coach once said "you can't penetrate a defense until you've moved it" and that is exactly what Fifa should reward. For example, if you try a through ball over the top, one CB should jostle the target man and the other should drop back to easily clear it. But if you switch the field then dart the ball in to the AMF, then back out to the SMF, then over the top for a through ball, it should be harder for the defenders to keep track of their marks and assignments.
That sounds amazing! But it might be tough to pull off. Given proper responsiveness, most players will start running around at break speed. Hopefully they'll do things like make lateral movement easier to wrongfoot defenders that charge at you (the new LB mechanic sounds like it might address this) and have pass and shot accuracy more heavily depend on being upright and balanced (and thus under control). Also, faster, but less accurate passing will open up the whole field, while allowing for the difficulty or unreliability of long passing.
Also, a more punishing fatigue mechanic would do wonders. That's one area that PES does right. If you run around like you're crazy, you will be ineffective and tired by the 75 minute.
Lastly, I think they should tune the defensive logic they have for 2010 (where defenders evaluate threats and cover each other when there is open space) to allow for defenses to get more confused/jumbled when the ball is moved around. A great coach once said "you can't penetrate a defense until you've moved it" and that is exactly what Fifa should reward. For example, if you try a through ball over the top, one CB should jostle the target man and the other should drop back to easily clear it. But if you switch the field then dart the ball in to the AMF, then back out to the SMF, then over the top for a through ball, it should be harder for the defenders to keep track of their marks and assignments.
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