Re: FIFA 10 Preview
Well it's not really an issue of being "hardcore" it's just having played soccer before and realizing that being able to chase a team around the pitch for 90 minutes with no visible fatigue, long assisted throughballs from your penalty area all the way to the midfield line, and a ton of other issues that you simply won't see in a real game, simply aren't realistic. It's sort of like what people went through with Madden 09 (which seems to have been fixed with Madden 10).
As for the talking down, I'm not trying to convert anyone because in all honesty the majority of those here aren't soccer-first guys and probably don't know as much about how the sport is really played as they do about basketball or football. Not really me trying to be an *******, just stating facts. I'm also the only one that feels this way. The guy I quoted said precisely what I and a ton of other people have been saying for a while now.
I'm just trying to make sure that people don't mistakenly call this game a "sim." When it isn't. Would you call those calling for all the changes to Madden 10 too "hardcore." Soccer isn't simply a recreational sport and I mean, just as some people want their basketball and football games to be realistic, so do other people with soccer.
Curved runs don't have anything to do with build up play. I'm talking about being able to pass around in the midfield, pick your spot, and draw the defense out of position without having to worry about (like in FIFA 09) the other team simply running all around the field, swarming one of your players with 3 guys and just knocking you all around the pitch. I'm not sure how much 09 you've played online but you'd have to check it out a bit more to maybe know what I'm talking about if you haven't already.
And no, not containing the defense in the middle, but even saying that must imply that the game is slowed down enough that you actually have to pass to the midfield in the first place.
If you want you can check out a few sites like FIFAsoccerblog.com and evo-web-co.uk, and even the "Online Changes" thread on EA's official FIFA forums if you wanna know more about the bevy of issues that a lot of people have with the game. It doesn't do much good either to try and explain away my problems with the game with a simple "you're too 'hardcore'" response.
I play FIFA with a guy that has never played soccer and hadn't even watched a single game until this past WC and now that he's into the sport even more even he can see the extreme difference between what he sees on the pitch and what he sees in the game. So I'm more than certain that it's not just me.
Well it's not really an issue of being "hardcore" it's just having played soccer before and realizing that being able to chase a team around the pitch for 90 minutes with no visible fatigue, long assisted throughballs from your penalty area all the way to the midfield line, and a ton of other issues that you simply won't see in a real game, simply aren't realistic. It's sort of like what people went through with Madden 09 (which seems to have been fixed with Madden 10).
As for the talking down, I'm not trying to convert anyone because in all honesty the majority of those here aren't soccer-first guys and probably don't know as much about how the sport is really played as they do about basketball or football. Not really me trying to be an *******, just stating facts. I'm also the only one that feels this way. The guy I quoted said precisely what I and a ton of other people have been saying for a while now.
I'm just trying to make sure that people don't mistakenly call this game a "sim." When it isn't. Would you call those calling for all the changes to Madden 10 too "hardcore." Soccer isn't simply a recreational sport and I mean, just as some people want their basketball and football games to be realistic, so do other people with soccer.
Curved runs don't have anything to do with build up play. I'm talking about being able to pass around in the midfield, pick your spot, and draw the defense out of position without having to worry about (like in FIFA 09) the other team simply running all around the field, swarming one of your players with 3 guys and just knocking you all around the pitch. I'm not sure how much 09 you've played online but you'd have to check it out a bit more to maybe know what I'm talking about if you haven't already.
And no, not containing the defense in the middle, but even saying that must imply that the game is slowed down enough that you actually have to pass to the midfield in the first place.
If you want you can check out a few sites like FIFAsoccerblog.com and evo-web-co.uk, and even the "Online Changes" thread on EA's official FIFA forums if you wanna know more about the bevy of issues that a lot of people have with the game. It doesn't do much good either to try and explain away my problems with the game with a simple "you're too 'hardcore'" response.
I play FIFA with a guy that has never played soccer and hadn't even watched a single game until this past WC and now that he's into the sport even more even he can see the extreme difference between what he sees on the pitch and what he sees in the game. So I'm more than certain that it's not just me.
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