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BL8001 · 10-10-2013, 12:59 PM

Initial thoughts...

Fired up the xbox this morning and downloaded the update. Jumped right into a kickoff match day match RC Lens (me) v SM Caen (cpu).

I played just one game so here we go. Game loaded to the PK skill challenge and after my first shot my immediate thought was wow it actually went where I was pointing the control stick. Played out the rest of the skill game and set a new record.

On to the match...game was faster, I have it on slow or at least I did before the patch. I say that because some other things were weird, like my player and power indicators above the player heads were turned off. I don't know if the patch reset my sliders and options or if I need to reload them.

Gameplay overall was faster and crisper. I hit a few ground passes that would creep to the player before but now they fired across the pitch with some pace so that is a good sign. Shots were still a little haywire. I honestly think that is just a way for EA to keep the user scoring down a bit. Doesn't matter because it looks fairly realistic. On the other end the CPU got some shots and like before the patch they still only shoot under perfect conditions so their shots (when taken) are more accurate.

I hit some through balls that felt better than before the patch. Mostly just that the weight of the pass matched what I did on the controller which is exactly how it should be.

Something I did not like was it felt like the CPU was all over me even more. I tried some of the skill moves and RT/LT moves that worked pre patch and was stone walled every time.

Also I quit counting the CPU blocked shots when it passed a dozen. This might be down to SM Caen tactics though because they played extremely narrow and had multiple defenders in the box.

This opened up the wings but the RB and LB were more adept at getting out quickly and pressuring me that I never was able to get a cross off.

I scored my first goal in a way that I had not seen pre-patch. I won a corner and served a nice ball into the box and headed it on goal. The keeper parried it up and back out to the same player who headed it again into the goal. Pre-patch I rarely got any second chance tries on goal so this is a good sign. After the goal it cut short my celebration time and never showed X for instant replay. I thought oh no...but after my next goal everything played out like Pre-patch. Celebration time and then X for replay.

Now I didn't like the fact that the CPU seemed more amped up and more hell bent than pre-patch about getting in front of every shot.

But like I wrote before..I am not certain it didn't reset my sliders and options.

I am a little scared here because if it played like this with my slider changes pre-patch that should have loaded then FUT is going to be a night mare. Because I could tame the CPU with my sliders and only had to deal with it getting ornery under non-slider use modes. Weekly challenges and FUT matches. If the CPU is in my face and hyper with sliders...

So on a positive note...it felt like the things I did on my controller were reflected better in the game. It felt less like why did that pass happen? why did a shot where I just tapped the B button go flying into the 50th row?

Obviously I need to play more matches and make sure my options and sliders are loaded next match.

10-10-2013, 12:59 PM	#4
BL8001 MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Jul 2010	Re: FIFA Title Update #2 Available Now for 360, Later Today PS3 Initial thoughts... Fired up the xbox this morning and downloaded the update. Jumped right into a kickoff match day match RC Lens (me) v SM Caen (cpu). I played just one game so here we go. Game loaded to the PK skill challenge and after my first shot my immediate thought was wow it actually went where I was pointing the control stick. Played out the rest of the skill game and set a new record. On to the match...game was faster, I have it on slow or at least I did before the patch. I say that because some other things were weird, like my player and power indicators above the player heads were turned off. I don't know if the patch reset my sliders and options or if I need to reload them. Gameplay overall was faster and crisper. I hit a few ground passes that would creep to the player before but now they fired across the pitch with some pace so that is a good sign. Shots were still a little haywire. I honestly think that is just a way for EA to keep the user scoring down a bit. Doesn't matter because it looks fairly realistic. On the other end the CPU got some shots and like before the patch they still only shoot under perfect conditions so their shots (when taken) are more accurate. I hit some through balls that felt better than before the patch. Mostly just that the weight of the pass matched what I did on the controller which is exactly how it should be. Something I did not like was it felt like the CPU was all over me even more. I tried some of the skill moves and RT/LT moves that worked pre patch and was stone walled every time. Also I quit counting the CPU blocked shots when it passed a dozen. This might be down to SM Caen tactics though because they played extremely narrow and had multiple defenders in the box. This opened up the wings but the RB and LB were more adept at getting out quickly and pressuring me that I never was able to get a cross off. I scored my first goal in a way that I had not seen pre-patch. I won a corner and served a nice ball into the box and headed it on goal. The keeper parried it up and back out to the same player who headed it again into the goal. Pre-patch I rarely got any second chance tries on goal so this is a good sign. After the goal it cut short my celebration time and never showed X for instant replay. I thought oh no...but after my next goal everything played out like Pre-patch. Celebration time and then X for replay. Now I didn't like the fact that the CPU seemed more amped up and more hell bent than pre-patch about getting in front of every shot. But like I wrote before..I am not certain it didn't reset my sliders and options. I am a little scared here because if it played like this with my slider changes pre-patch that should have loaded then FUT is going to be a night mare. Because I could tame the CPU with my sliders and only had to deal with it getting ornery under non-slider use modes. Weekly challenges and FUT matches. If the CPU is in my face and hyper with sliders... So on a positive note...it felt like the things I did on my controller were reflected better in the game. It felt less like why did that pass happen? why did a shot where I just tapped the B button go flying into the 50th row? Obviously I need to play more matches and make sure my options and sliders are loaded next match.