FIFA 16 Title Update Available Now, Addresses Chemistry & Fitness Issues in FUT

[papinho81]

Re: FIFA 16 Title Update Available Now, Addresses Chemistry & Fitness Issues in FUT

Could be placebo, but I feel like the fullback play after this patch is all jacked up. No tactical adjustment keeps them from playing like wingers with no interest in tracking anything defensively.

I think the last patch has changed drastically how the defensive lines shapes and how all players behaves off ball. The 4 back line is much narrower. When defending they are literally forming a wall once in the last third of the pitch. I think this is very good because you can have that solidity feeling that the cpu will not go through your defense like a knife inside butter. Then it is the job of the winger to help providing defensive width and blocking space on the wing. I think (after the few games I played, may be I will change my mind later) the game with the last patch does that pretty decently.
When attacking it seems that fullback have a riskier behavior they are making more runs to ask for the ball and sometimes inside the pitch (and I have my FB slider at 1/1). I don't find this as annoying yet as it used to be under I can't remember which patch. The thing you need to avoid is using this high up on the pitch FB to press the CPU otherwise you will give space that the cpu will exploit.

Of course these are early thoughts (feelings) and with more games I might notice new/more issue but so far I think this last patch is a good improvement to the game.

[Bixer]

Re: FIFA 16 Title Update Available Now, Addresses Chemistry & Fitness Issues in FUT

I think the last patch has changed drastically how the defensive lines shapes and how all players behaves off ball. The 4 back line is much narrower. When defending they are literally forming a wall once in the last third of the pitch. I think this is very good because you can have that solidity feeling that the cpu will not go through your defense like a knife inside butter.

But the thing is though, it's not realistic. There's no need for 4 defenders to be marking 1 or 2 strikers.

They should work on the CPU not being able to cut through your defense like a knife in the first place - not unrealistically change your defensive line to suit their broken game.

[papinho81]

Re: FIFA 16 Title Update Available Now, Addresses Chemistry & Fitness Issues in FUT

But the thing is though, it's not realistic. There's no need for 4 defenders to be marking 1 or 2 strikers.

They should work on the CPU not being able to cut through your defense like a knife in the first place - not unrealistically change your defensive line to suit their broken game.

I don't think it is unrealistic. If you pay attention to it IRL games full backs very often (always?) behave like that. If you have a look at the Euro 16 final highlights (for example there: http://www.fullmatchesandshows.com/2...-full-match-2/) you will see that FB are very close to the CB when their opponent have the ball in the last third of the pitch (at 3:41 for example Evra is very close from the two CB). Of course if the ball is on a side the concerned FB will go close to the ball carrier but the FB from the other side will be very close to the CBs and I think the game do it quite well.

[Matt10]

Re: FIFA 16 Title Update Available Now, Addresses Chemistry & Fitness Issues in FUT

The importance is that the defensive players/line need to stay goal-side. They have accomplished that. Did they tuck the FBs too far? Yes. But this has been that way since December. It's nothing new.