FIFA 16 Patch #2 Available Now For PC & PS4, Later For Xbox One

[JaZzBrE]

Since the patch I'm able to keep possession more. Teams seem to have a bit more character now, not all teams play like Barca anymore. I don't know, maybe it's just the placebo effect but it does feel different and better.

[dubcity]

Quote: Originally Posted by Azamien

Spoiler alert: Neither thing is true. They didn't touch gameplay other than GK ability/AI. The placebo effect is strong with sports games.

Yeah, happens every year with every patch, lol. Particularly with soccer games, because they can be so dynamic from match to match, and there are so many settings (or sliders) that can be changed constantly. They are specific with what they changed, in this case the only gameplay change is goalkeepers, but people will always swear there are other differences. People reading "general stability improvements" as anything other than fixes to prevent the game from crashing are really stretching with semantics.

[fearwhatnow]

I have to apologize to a degree for my initial post about the patch.
First of all, the update is not compatible with a previous saved career. Something is messed up and the game speed is like 2x times faster. A new career fixed the problem.
Then the more direct passing, especially by teams like Everton, results to a feel that the game speed is faster. Also the responsiveness is better.
That said, my impression for the update was somewhat faulty.
There also new AI parameters and the team momentum has a bigger impact now. Go down 0-2 and your players will have trouble coming back and you feel it on the pitch.
World Class is a beast. Fellow OS members that had problems with the vanilla game on WC I think they'll be more disappointed. I haven't tried Pro but there's a big possibility the AI improvements will give more challenge in that difficulty compared to pre-patch game. I play WC, 15 min, pass speed at 45 for CPU is a must.
There's also a new AI coding regarding the "last pass" on the final third. Now CPU makes many bad passes on the final third of the pitch and that's amazing to see.
Human headers are more balanced now and nerfed.
CPU is extremely dangerous in corners and crosses especially when their forwards are good in heading (Norwich for example). Play them and you'll have a tough time in aerial defense.

[xicpanad]

These are VERY good news!!! Can´t wait to try it!

[Josam27o7]

Quote: Originally Posted by talucchesi

Do not ignore this though Sprite, go on Futhead (Fifa's home for fut lovers basically) and look at the top comment on the latest patch. http://news.futhead.com/posts/fifa-1...comment-sort=r Even the Fut lovers wanted pace to be nipped. Even they want a realistic game, at least it seems like the majority of them. More people might want a sim experience than you think

No. You are completely wrong, again. Futhead is a site run by Dave Bryant and Tom Mills -- they are sim enthusiasts and push sim gameplay on that site. The futhead site community support dave Bryant's sim push. They are definitely not the casual fut player.

[mfp]

Someone needs to make a poll of whether people think the patch changes gameplay at all. Impressions are all over the place!

[BL8001]

On the ea forum they are closing threads that discuss gameplay changes in the new patch.

The mods are saying there are no gameplay changes.

Anyone with eyes can read the patch notes and see the keepers were changed.

That is gameplay.

More than anything, we all know how EA and most companies work. You might have 3 people adding great things to the patch and taking thorough notes but 3 people changing things and not keeping notes.

Also the whole game is a bit of push/pull, house of cards.

Who knows if tweaking keeper rush logic doesn't also make the cpu direct pass more? I am being totally serious.

Its all such a wonderful mess of legacy code dragged forward I am sure all sorts of madness occurs when you touch anything.

[fearwhatnow]

Quote: Originally Posted by BL8001

On the ea forum they are closing threads that discuss gameplay changes in the new patch. The mods are saying there are no gameplay changes. Anyone with eyes can read the patch notes and see the keepers were changed. That is gameplay. More than anything, we all know how EA and most companies work. You might have 3 people adding great things to the patch and taking thorough notes but 3 people changing things and not keeping notes. Also the whole game is a bit of push/pull, house of cards. Who knows if tweaking keeper rush logic doesn't also make the cpu direct pass more? I am being totally serious. Its all such a wonderful mess of legacy code dragged forward I am sure all sorts of madness occurs when you touch anything.

I can't see how GK rush logic could affect cpu passing logic. GK has it's own AI code.
Also this game is not FIFA 16. It's BPL 16. I just watched Everton Vs Liverpool and it's more than obvious that EA Canada tries to represent the football played in BPL. This is more evident with the last update.
I'm quite sure now they have a couple of new devs this year who helped with the new AI code. They didn't hear any community. They only watch the BPL and adapt the gameplay accordingly.