*** The Official FIFA 13 Thread ***
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Whats all this about finese shots being removed, they've not been removed, they are just not cartoon bendy balls anymore!
Scored enough goals with finesse that it curls nicely into the top corner, from an angle, a lot of you seem to be upset cause you can't put 180 degrees of bend on it, whilst facing away from the goal, blindfolded.
Scored enough goals with finesse that it curls nicely into the top corner, from an angle, a lot of you seem to be upset cause you can't put 180 degrees of bend on it, whilst facing away from the goal, blindfolded.
Aside from the constant crashing and bugs, the gameplay is rotten. It's not football, it's ping pong. The so called smarter defense is at most times idiotic. There is a disconnect from the game as far as I'm concerned when playing it due to how it feels and runs. It's just not good.
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Ps3udo - I agree with you about chip through balls, you can do them anywhere on the pitch way to easily in any situation.
The point I agree most with though is how they've completely ruined the finesse shot. I have to get my curling fix solely from freekicks now. I think it's sad they've removed the shot that undoubtly makes football "the beautiful game".
I think people misunderstand my point regards finesse shots, its nothing really to do with the curl but more the fact it was brought in solely to be a more accurate shot (it was meant to have less power and more of a placed shot) over the standard one, it was meant to guarantee a shot on target, back when the standard shot could easily be missed (power bar was very sensitive).
I agree in FIFA 12 it was overpowered in that you could curl from just about anywhere just outside the box, but in 13 theyve just gimped it so that it doesnt curl unrealistically but made it as inaccurate as the standard shot (if not more inaccurate in usage IMHO).
So what is the point in using it in 13 when it doesnt curl as much, cant be hit as hard as the standard shot however much you power it and seems to be as inaccurate or more inaccurate than the standard shot. If that isnt the definition of nerfed I dont know what is...
I agree though Milkybk, it was far more enjoyable scoring a beautiful goal using it than just throwing the kitchen sink at it and powering it in. I really wish EA had gone the other way and staightened all types of passes and shots and used it as a modifier to allow you to do curled passes and the like. Would have slowed down the game to a similar extent to what they felt first touch should, which still strikes me as a stupid feature in light of all the abilities the FIFA footballer can do yet they cant trap the ball most of the time
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i dont think its the fact they have dumbed the finesse down what they have done is reduced the distance of which it is effective which they should have addressed in 12 .
in 12 u could finesse from like 35 yards out while tying a lace up on your boot and it would fly over the keeper those shots are rare in real football.
u see more finesse shots from just in or outside the box and if you try these in 13 from those areas they still work albeit not 100 per cent but you need the right player .
in 12 u could finesse from like 35 yards out while tying a lace up on your boot and it would fly over the keeper those shots are rare in real football.
u see more finesse shots from just in or outside the box and if you try these in 13 from those areas they still work albeit not 100 per cent but you need the right player .
Thats exactly my point, theyve effectively removed it from the roster because it is so ineffective whereas the power shot seems to be far more accurate, less build up time to do it and obviously has more power behind it.
It seems kids play to score now from a power shot, but should it really?
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I don't get it at all. I've scored some cracking goals in fifa using the finesse shot. The only difference between now and in 12 is you have to be closer to goal and make sure you are using a player with the correct foot (so not using his weak foot regardless of star rating) and not trying to do it and a stupid angle.
I've scored goals time and time again when say running 1v1 against the keeper. I slow the player down take my time and just curl it around the keeper. Job done great goal. Thats how it sorter should be. Not standing outside box on the far right corner smacking the finesse shot buttons and watch it spin around into the far top corner.
I think you are all used to it being so OP in 12. Now you have to position yourself well and make sure you player has total control of the ball before using it in 13. I feel it is better in 13.
That all said I do agree that the power shots are OP in this game and the defensive AI is freaking stupid. But you learn to deal with it. I use my defenders much more now than I did in 12. Which I think is good in a way rather than just holding the contain button and let the AI do the work for you. I position my players to try and intercept passes more (which works a freaking treat) or use the circle button (light tackle) wisely to steal the ball.
Overall its not a bad game. Just different.
I've scored goals time and time again when say running 1v1 against the keeper. I slow the player down take my time and just curl it around the keeper. Job done great goal. Thats how it sorter should be. Not standing outside box on the far right corner smacking the finesse shot buttons and watch it spin around into the far top corner.
I think you are all used to it being so OP in 12. Now you have to position yourself well and make sure you player has total control of the ball before using it in 13. I feel it is better in 13.
That all said I do agree that the power shots are OP in this game and the defensive AI is freaking stupid. But you learn to deal with it. I use my defenders much more now than I did in 12. Which I think is good in a way rather than just holding the contain button and let the AI do the work for you. I position my players to try and intercept passes more (which works a freaking treat) or use the circle button (light tackle) wisely to steal the ball.
Overall its not a bad game. Just different.
Finesse still works very well in the right situation, as opposed to every single shot in Fifa 12, and the game works much better for it.
Thats exactly my point, theyve effectively removed it from the roster because it is so ineffective whereas the power shot seems to be far more accurate, less build up time to do it and obviously has more power behind it.
It seems kids play to score now from a power shot, but should it really?
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I think they had finesse almost down in 12. In 11 it was ridiculous, scoring curling shots all the way outside the box, facing away from goal. 12, it was scaled to be a lot better, but power shots were quite useless.
They've obviously increased the effectiveness of power shots at the cost of finesse when there really should be a situational balance.
I still use finesse shots regularly, and score, but it has to be on a 1-on-1 with the keeper, or on a turn. It's situational, as it should be. It could do with some tweaking, sure, but you hardly see players curling in shots every 2 minutes in real life.
Same with this one-touch business, while it's a good thing that balls don't instantly stick to every Joe Bloggs' feet, it really needs tweaking as I find the ball can a lot of the time ping off harshly (not accounting for a mistouch).
It really just needs a bit of tweaking. The AI scripting is kind of obvious, player switching is as frustrating as usual (not allowing you to cycle properly through players) but otherwise I don't see what the big deal is.
Just requires a bit of tweaking, and a lot of people need to stop playing it as if it were FIFA 11 or FIFA 12. It's quite clearly not.
Edit: To be fair, it's the same kind of whining that's going around when they introduced the tactical defending and contain. People railed it for being unrealistic and 'arcade' and dumb, when it was the opposite. People will either adapt, or die.
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Technically, you can still score goals from 35 yards with finesse - just look at Cleverlys goal at weekend against Newcastle haha.
But seriously, I think a lot of people are being a little rash in throwing it in the bin already.
I admit ive nearly smashed the tv by throwing the remote down, the way i look at it is that I needed to adjust my team to my style, and I did the research into players that had the right workrates, which I find has even more influence in UT this year.
But seriously, I think a lot of people are being a little rash in throwing it in the bin already.
I admit ive nearly smashed the tv by throwing the remote down, the way i look at it is that I needed to adjust my team to my style, and I did the research into players that had the right workrates, which I find has even more influence in UT this year.
The other modes are better in terms of gameplay than UT too, I also find that if there's a slight bit of lag then it goes bonkers and bounces about and FIFA can't really keep up. When it's lag free it plays like a dream but it's a bit ping pong if there's lag/some delay.
I have scored from way out with finesse shots, but they're very rare. As they really should be. Otherwise they'd pass the ball to Cleverly every game and have him sit at 35 yards curling them in.
As you say, it does matter more a player's attributes, and their workrates. And a person's playstyle needs to move with the players they're using.
U still mad brah?
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What team are you rocking now?lol I'm on like a 30 odd unbeaten streak, won another season 7-0-0, I'm pretty content
I've just put my entire La Liga team up for sale. They're decent enough, but my Bundesliga team performs far better, and I'd rather use the coins to try out a Ligue 1 team, and possibly a Portuguese league team as well.