FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

[fearwhatnow]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

Basically you just retreat until the CPU loses the ball.

One might say though that is not about retreating and it's about blocking the lanes and covering space.

[Gnemi]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

BL8 - I use World Class at the moment and it's difficult but not quite brutal. With Pro, it's not too easy but I can still eek out nothing but draws and 1-0 victories even against better squads. That's not good enough for me.

In terms of everything you're describing, I agree with you but I'm quickly adopting an attitude of "Gotta take the $hit with the sugar."

In other words, I am absolutely loving the freedom to roam in space a bit with the ball without the CPU tackling the piss out of me. In FIFA 14, the CPU was so efficient/proficient with tackles that I basically hot potato'd the football for 90 minutes. This year, I can move around a bit and punish over-eager CPU defenders with bursts / simple skill moves. If I'm up against skilled CPU defenders (with higher player ratings), then I'm forced to pass the ball. What I'm enjoying is that option though.

On the other hand, the CPU does the exact same thing. If I'm going to lunge in for a tackle, I had better be doing so in the right circumstance and with the right player or I'll be punished. The CPU happens to do a much better job with dribbling and open space than I do but you know what? $%#@ it. It's FIFA. It's always been that way for me. So you're right to a degree. You have to retreat and cut off passing lanes, and that's okay with me, but I don't necessarily agree that tackling is useless. What I tend to do with tackling this year is save it for when I have help. That's why I refuse to use auto switching. I love to play defense with an effective defensive midfielder who can tackle. I'll also tackle if I'm controlling a skilled fullback. Otherwise, I don't touch it. When I do tackle, however, I make sure that I'm covered - e.g. zonal marking where somebody is helping out - otherwise, there's simply too much risk.

All of this is fluid, mind you. I may be totally pissed off at the defending in my next post.

[demencia_total]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

Another game in my career, another slide tackle fest from the computer. Ended up 3-3 in the end and the game was fun and challenging, but I really wish these would result in more collisions and fouls. Not necessarily cards, just fouls.

I've also been experimenting with the Pass Error at 80 and First Touch Error at 60 for the CPU and I've gotten some decent results, at least to what I qualify to be acceptable. Now the CPU makes mistakes with passes like I do and doesn't control every ball like they all are Messi. They still ping pong around sometimes which sucks, and the errors sometimes end up being really stupid rather than on their ridiculously impossible passes, but at least it gives the game a better flow in my view. This is all in World Class, 15 minute Halves.

[BL8001]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

Another game in my career, another slide tackle fest from the computer. Ended up 3-3 in the end and the game was fun and challenging, but I really wish these would result in more collisions and fouls. Not necessarily cards, just fouls.

I've also been experimenting with the Pass Error at 80 and First Touch Error at 60 for the CPU and I've gotten some decent results, at least to what I qualify to be acceptable. Now the CPU makes mistakes with passes like I do and doesn't control every ball like they all are Messi. They still ping pong around sometimes which sucks, and the errors sometimes end up being really stupid rather than on their ridiculously impossible passes, but at least it gives the game a better flow in my view. This is all in World Class, 15 minute Halves.

When you feel or see them slide tackle do one of 3 things. Hold LB and left stick away or Hold LT and left stick away from the tackle or get jiggy on the R stick.

More often than not I have noticed that just proving to the invisible CPU brain that governs all that you were attempting something and the CPU interfered, causes a foul to be called.

But I do agree they slide tackle far too often. With laser precision.

[KG]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

Another game in my career, another slide tackle fest from the computer. Ended up 3-3 in the end and the game was fun and challenging, but I really wish these would result in more collisions and fouls. Not necessarily cards, just fouls.

I've also been experimenting with the Pass Error at 80 and First Touch Error at 60 for the CPU and I've gotten some decent results, at least to what I qualify to be acceptable. Now the CPU makes mistakes with passes like I do and doesn't control every ball like they all are Messi. They still ping pong around sometimes which sucks, and the errors sometimes end up being really stupid rather than on their ridiculously impossible passes, but at least it gives the game a better flow in my view. This is all in World Class, 15 minute Halves.

does 80 pass error still make the ball bounce and hop?

[Altimus]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

One might say though that is not about retreating and it's about blocking the lanes and covering space.

I agree.

Also I played with Real Madrid the other day and kept constantly pressing and putting the pressure on the AI. The AI (Atlético Madrid) kept losing the ball in their half and I was pretty successful in this. In the 2nd half they brought on Turan and Griezmann and didn't adjust myself in time and got burned for 2 goals.

There are many ways to play defense in this game but you have to adjust to how the AI is playing and who is out there.

[demencia_total]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

does 80 pass error still make the ball bounce and hop?

Surprisingly, not even close to what it was in previous years. Actually, it doesn't really at all now that I think about it.

[Hutton]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

That's exactly what it is, the speed at which the ball travels at default is crazy fast. Because of that it's simply much to easy to have a pop at goal from 40 to 50 yards. Nerfing that to me is more important than trying to combat the floaty feeling of finesse shots.

I'm not sure how you're making this conclusion. You're claiming that you feel a shot struck from lets say 25 meters out travels in the game faster than you think it travels in real life?

How long should it take, lets say ideal is 1.25 seconds (or 40mph), and in game you think it takes 0.50 seconds (or 100mph)?

Players can whack a ball and it will appear to move so fast on TV that I am shocked sometimes. Now keep in mind that they often mi****, slice, hoof etc a shot or it gets deflected, totally changing the pure ball flight speed.

But I wouldn't go anyway close to saying that pure ball flight speed in FIFA15 is drastically different than real life. I'm really curious why you believe this, I'd love to see a vid example from one of your matches where you feel the ball traveled immensely too fast.

[Gnemi]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

Yeah, you can draw fouls against the CPU this year and, *gasp*, they will be called for it. It's a pretty amazing change and I hope it's here to stay.

Early in my career with Nottingham Forest, I unnerved Derby County and they had two players sent off. It was an away fixture and a derby at that, so I still managed to lose 2-1 (WTF), but I was completely floored by the sendings off. TWO of them, and for FOUR cards. Neither was a straight red.

[Altimus]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

Yeah, you can draw fouls against the CPU this year and, *gasp*, they will be called for it. It's a pretty amazing change and I hope it's here to stay.

Early in my career with Nottingham Forest, I unnerved Derby County and they had two players sent off. It was an away fixture and a derby at that, so I still managed to lose 2-1 (WTF), but I was completely floored by the sendings off. TWO of them, and for FOUR cards. Neither was a straight red.

That's awesome.

Sometimes I don't notice the physical play by the AI until I look at replays. At times they go hard with the sliding tackles, shirt pulling, etc. Then it depends on the ref how strict he is and how much he allows. I had games where Juve knocked me out... literally and the ref allowed it to where QPR tried the same but the ref kept the cards flying until it died down.

[tjung0831]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

I don't really get the complaints, I find the fun factor with this game to be off the charts and with limited gaming time, that's always most important to me. I have to look at the whole package and what appeals to me and FIFA offers that where PES most likely will not and it surely won't be a big enough difference to sway me. FIFA looks great, plays great...and fun factor is huge.

[LionsFanNJ]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

If I'm going to lunge in for a tackle, I had better be doing so in the right circumstance and with the right player or I'll be punished. The CPU happens to do a much better job with dribbling and open space than I do but you know what? $%#@ it. It's FIFA. It's always been that way for me. So you're right to a degree. You have to retreat and cut off passing lanes, and that's okay with me, but I don't necessarily agree that tackling is useless.

All of this is fluid, mind you. I may be totally pissed off at the defending in my next post.

This so much. I use Milan, and when im manually controlling de Jong I have so much more success tackling and intercepting passes than if I was using most all the othe mids like Montolivo and Honda. Its quite noticeable. He's saved many chances in the defending third for me.




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[Ninjoid]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

Why when I'm connected online is the gameplay choppy and the menus slow (PS4)? This is not playing online just connected to the internet.

My connection speed is quick (20Mbps download)

When I disconnect from the internet the game plays fine but when connected you simply can't play it either solo or if you want to play a fellow gamer online - this happened on the demo and also on the NHL 15 demo.

All other games are fine apart from the EA games - server issues EA side?

Any ideas?

Ta

[ezio]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

Why when I'm connected online is the gameplay choppy and the menus slow (PS4)? This is not playing online just connected to the internet.

My connection speed is quick (20Mbps download)

When I disconnect from the internet the game plays fine but when connected you simply can't play it either solo or if you want to play a fellow gamer online - this happened on the demo and also on the NHL 15 demo.

All other games are fine apart from the EA games - server issues EA side?

Any ideas?

Ta

Try this:

http://news.futhead.com/posts/fifa-15/29726-fifa-15-ps4-lag-fix

[Ninjoid]

Re: FIFA 15 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS4, XB1)

Try this:

http://news.futhead.com/posts/fifa-1...15-ps4-lag-fix

Found something similar on another forum and it does work....thanks a lot....An EA bug I reckon as all other games are ok....

Much appreciated.