FIFA 13 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

[Gnemi]

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is it possible to play h2h matches in slow speed?

Yes. I have done that exclusively so far as I've used h2h matches as my primary means of acquiring FCC for the store!

It's pretty fast, still, because it's "Slow" but on default sliders. Nonetheless, it beats the crap out of so-called Normal.

[Gnemi]

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Okay, I didn't know they added "request additional funds" in the management screen. Would've really helped during the first transfer window.....

Yeah, I didn't click it yet either and I should have because the Cardiff City board seems to think I should be winning the league so what could it hurt to ask for more dough!

[Alistair]

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Like Madden, replays are garbage. What's the point of a 10 second upload unless it's a set piece? I want to see the rewarding build-up to a goal. Not just the ball bulging the net.

[Perceptor]

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Hey anyone want to add me to their PSN friends list for some UT or online matches?

[Bellsprout]

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I love that I just got a "top story" about how one of my transfers ended up paying off.

On a similar token, I had a bench player request playing time from me yesterday and because I was playing some ****ty team in the League Cup I gave him the playing time he requested.

I scored twice in that game with him and afterwords I got a "Top Story" that was an interview with that player filled with comment after comment of the player praising me for giving him a chance. It was awesome.

Then it was back to Premier League action and even though he requested to play again there's no way I was benching Dimitar Berbatov for him. It was like a 20 point difference in OVR between that guy and Berbatov.

[sventheone]

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Is anybody else noticing a lot of PK's being given?

Not for, like, obvious stuff either. Just routine contact in the box that would never get called in real life.

I say this partly because I find it weird, and mostly because I just had a 1-0 win AT OLD TRAFFORD WITH FULHAM taken from me because of some phantom call on Rooney.

That wasn't the first one either, and they've gone both against me and for me, I'm just finding it weird.

I had 2 tonight. I watched them in slow mo and one pk was from running in front of a player with the ball. The other was a slight bump. Def an issue here.

[streamline]

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anyone else having trouble finding an online game? I'm in season mode and it takes forever to find a game. Occassionally, when I find a game andi m in the arena it'll just keep me in the arena. Didn't have this many problems at launch with FIFA 12. When I can get a game I love it!

[~LiverpoolRed~]

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I downloaded a roster update last night. Michael Owen appeared on Stoke. Not sure what else was altered.

[kerosene31]

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I'm definitely seeing some questionable calls, but I'll gladly take that over last year.

I must admit this game plays really well with a few slider tweaks. I bumped up the pass error for both human and cpu and the man marking for both and had a great game. Lots of back and forth at midfield and very few scoring chances. I was playing MLS teams and the difference from playing in the EPL is very noticeable and feels really great. You can't just one touch pass the ball around with an MLS team like you can with an elite team in a top division. With 10 minute halves I had no shots on target and one scoring chance with a header that missed (was well covered).

[UK0wnag3]

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Going to pick my copy up at midnight release tonight when I finish work. Reading some of the posts here I can't wait to get stuck in.

[Broncos86]

I finished my first season, and I was impressed with player progress. Very dynamic in general. Keeping players rotated is key.

[Gnemi]

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I finished my first season, and I was impressed with player progress. Very dynamic in general. Keeping players rotated is key.

Are you sure? I'm in the January transfer window of my first season and some of the guys on my team who've gotten very little playing time are still progressing quite well.

I don't think it's realistic that the squad get playing time to progress. That's what friendlies, training, and reserves / academy squads are for...

[chelios7]

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I downloaded a roster update last night. Michael Owen appeared on Stoke. Not sure what else was altered.

I wonder if they finally did the Russian League Transfers (Hulk/Witsel to Zenit, L. Diarra to Anzi) and any of the other smaller moves in Italy.

Guess I will find out tonight.

[Juice Malone]

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I haven't played FIFA in forever last game i played was FIFA 09 which was awesome. I'm gonna pick this up today. If people that liked the game last year are enjoying 13 I should be amazed.

I see that the turkish league isnt in the game anymore . Was nice to play as a team with a non euro feel and still be able to play in the champions league.

Hopefully in the future we will get the Japanese and Iranian leagues, so they can put together an Asian Champions League in manager mode. That is really all that is missing for a decent Asian champions league now that Saudi Arabia joins South Korea in the game.

Does EA add teams and leagues with DLC ever? I saw they did Euro 12 as a DLC add on for FIFA 12 last year. Maybe we will get something nice this year?

[Broncos86]

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Are you sure? I'm in the January transfer window of my first season and some of the guys on my team who've gotten very little playing time are still progressing quite well.

I don't think it's realistic that the squad get playing time to progress. That's what friendlies, training, and reserves / academy squads are for...

If a player can get hurt during "training," then he can/should progress/regress during training. So I agree with you on that. Some of the 28 - 30 year old players I had who saw little playing time regressed big time. One guy dropped 6 OVR points.

That being said, if I have a player who I want developing, I'm either playing him or loaning him out. The only players I have who sat all year were older players, and they regressed.

I do wish they had more emphasis on training and practices. It'd be nice to adjust that and ask players to focus on specific drills.