Official FIFA 22 Thread

RedStarRiot · 18 Jan 2022 at 07:22

Gman said:
The ones I hate are the slow ones. I just can't deal with them, they'll get the ball and just walk with it, wait till you get close then pass, then do the same again then again untill they get around your box. As soon as you get the ball they drop, then it all starts again when they get the ball again. They win by putting you to sleep, god help you if they get the first goal.

Then I had another last night, full team of the top headliners and icons acting all cleaver with the skill moves constantly. He got the first goal, then 30 seconds later I went straight down and scored to make it 1-1. The guy quit. sent him a message and he just said, "not worth it, the games rigged" lol

Not gonna lie, I like to keep possession and find gaps as opposed to just using through balls and fast players. Different styles make it more interesting. No idea why somebody would quit at 1-1. The best games are the epic come backs, I was 3 down last week and pulled one back before HT, the scored 3 in the 2nd half between from 70 mins onwards to win 4-3, felt amazing! The guy was a troll using toxic celebrations and pausing to invite me to quit. Nothing better than beating somebody like that. I had visions of him/her smashing their stuff up!

Pigeon_Killer · 18 Jan 2022 at 20:09

Played three games and won three games in div 2 post patch.

Driven passes have been noticeably nerfed and work far less often but normal passes are just as bad so passing generally sucks.

Pace feels like it’s also been nerfed so now slow defenders can catch quick forwards without much trouble.

Pressure tactics have been massively buffed with even less hit to stamina.

Edit: Finger on sprint for 90 minutes and knock everyone over is now the meta.

Gman · 18 Jan 2022 at 20:24

Pigeon_Killer said:
Played three games and won three games in div 2 post patch.

Driven passes have been noticeably nerfed and work far less often but normal passes are just as bad so passing generally sucks.

Pace feels like it’s also been nerfed so now slow defenders can catch quick forwards without much trouble.

Pressure tactics have been massively buffed with even less hit to stamina.

Edit: Finger on sprint for 90 minutes and knock everyone over is now the meta.

agree about all that.
Seems my players just don't want to make forward runs anymore unless I trigger them constantly, even then they seem to cancel the run quicker than before.
The cdm's just don't seem to stay put any more, guenduzi for me is all over the pitch when he usually stays centeral.

Robbo · 18 Jan 2022 at 20:29

Just played a few games on the new patch. They seem to have made everything worse. Great.

Suppose we shouldn’t be surprised.

Andybtsn · 18 Jan 2022 at 21:49

Robbo said:
Just played a few games on the new patch. They seem to have made everything worse. Great.

Suppose we shouldn’t be surprised.

Played a game, didn't notice anything different, I think my expectations are none existent now or I'm just blind.

Pigeon_Killer · 20 Jan 2022 at 15:31

TOTY looks nice and balanced and completely based on players performances over the year.

PSG, the Ligue 1 runners up and UCL flops have 5 players in the team

Robbo · 20 Jan 2022 at 15:41

Got a lot of packs saved, but expecting nothing as usual.

RedStarRiot · 20 Jan 2022 at 21:55

Andybtsn said:
Played a game, didn't notice anything different, I think my expectations are none existent now or I'm just blind.

I didn't notice much either. Driven pass is still effective, you just can't spam it

RedStarRiot · 20 Jan 2022 at 21:56

Robbo said:
Got a lot of packs saved, but expecting nothing as usual.

I'll have Kante, Mbappe and Messi please

Pigeon_Killer · 21 Jan 2022 at 12:08

Second day with the patch and everyone’s just spamming chips and using constant pressure all game. The last patch was a disaster, this is even worse.

spluff · 21 Jan 2022 at 13:44

Pigeon_Killer said:
Second day with the patch and everyone’s just spamming chips and using constant pressure all game. The last patch was a disaster, this is even worse.

havent noticed this at all - finding it much better as people have to defend properly now

Robbo · 21 Jan 2022 at 16:40

This was a very significant patch, admittedly you're more likely to notice things if you play often and regularly (and against the tryhards).

Players are still very difficult to tackle and can dribble around your defenders too easily in the box
Not seen anyone try the corner glitch yet so I assume that's fixed
Goalkeepers are a joke now, if you apply enough power and aim for the far post, it just hits their hands and goes in
Driven passing still works to an extent
Shooting is a complete lottery now
I've had to dial down my aggressive tactics as there's just way too much space in behind now

I managed to just about get things settled and now it feels like I'm having to re-learn the game, which is annoying, but not the first time it's happened with FIFA...

Worth pointing out I'm on PS5... maybe PS4 is different.

Pigeon_Killer · 21 Jan 2022 at 18:02

Dead servers

happy_2008 · 21 Jan 2022 at 20:12

Watching Castro's stream, so far he used 300k worth of fifa points and literally only just pulled 1 icon (Seedorf) but no TOTY

Robbo · 21 Jan 2022 at 20:14

I still can't get on the servers...

Edit :: got in now

thor · 21 Jan 2022 at 20:22

Only had 19 packs saved but managed to get Lewandowski from a tradeable jumbo rare players pack

Bigpig · 22 Jan 2022 at 08:13

When's all players in packs?

rickjames · 22 Jan 2022 at 08:50

Got the game as a gift, haven't played bar the 10 hour trial. Is it as bad as 21?

Either way, probably a lot more casual with it

Jony27 · 23 Jan 2022 at 10:20

Had the privilege to have too many decent players in the club that it made it hard to come up with a team as I keep wanting to play everyone.
Decided to go full send on the base/mid icon PP and managed to get Mid Puskas. Thankfully he appeard as the 3rd choice as the first two were base Nedved and mid Pires :eek:

Now the club is drained with just about enough decent players for my subs.

Bigpig · 23 Jan 2022 at 14:21

Flash back Verane incoming next week?