Online with the right people is immense. 2 vs 2 full manual is a blast. Can't stop enjoying it.
If you're on the 360 can you add me then? I tried 2 v 2 all manual and the only way to get that (with slow game speed of course) is to go into the 2 v 2 lobby and, once again, trick fools into a game. They all end up quitting 15 minutes into the match though and then it's us against the CPU who play the worst brand of football I've ever seen. Seems like they've up the difficulty when playing against the CPU to legendary online because they play the fastest brand of soccer ever. It was so bad that I didn't even notice that the guys had quit. The CPU was pressing and ping pong passing just as much as they were. This certainly didn't happen to me in MM in 09. They really run at you incessantly.
Yes, feel the same. I think most of us are a little bit dazzled (is that the right word?) by the great look of the game. The fantastic animations, the beautiful physical aspect of the game, just the feel of the game at first.
But under the surface there is a lot work to do for EA. The Gameplay (witch includes the AI) needs a lot of improvements if it should end as an Simulation-Style-Game.
It is still a good game and as we all now, against mates it is brilliant.
The phyiscal aspect is the worst part IMO. When Ibra gets barged off of the ball by the likes of Sneijder, I fail to see how that can be applauded. The defender catch-up is atrocious as well. So many time where I should be clear through on goal and they always, ALWAYS catch up to faster players and just push them over. And it's NEVER a foul.
It's to the point where I have to basically pass up to a striker (who's always in the same place btw) and stand the ball up until the pressure whores run towards me and then I turn on them. Same tactics every time I play online. Every time.
If you're on the 360 add
MercSqd. Although this should never be the case, if the only way to get a realistic match is to ONLY play with and against likeminded people, that's what I'll have to do.
I would love to have the same fun online. But i can't stand all of these f****** pressure maniacs at all. I hate it so much. Every time i play online i get forced to play ping pong style. Online, that kills the game for me. I want to play football. No compromises here. For me it is not about winning at all cost. For me it is about playing football. If i need to play ping pong style i can't enjoy winning.
This is the worst part. I'm siting on 29 wins and 6 losses and I haven't felt good about any of the wins. It's not fun to play. I celebrate the fact that I was finally able to get to a team's penalty area more than I celebrate the fact that I scored because I always have to take the same route to get there it seems. Cheesers dictate the flow of the game as I basically have to run for my life and just pass to anyone that I can find open.
And even the people who I essentially trick into a manual match online seem to be experts at manual passing. Not possible. Someone mentioned that perhaps manual is more accurate because of the 360 dribbling allowing you to point in any direction but that'd create an even greater margin of error and certainly doesn't explain why I can try to slow the game down and pass around a packed box and my opponent, upon murdering me, can, once again, just fire a long pass up to an Eto'o and start running.
And skilled dribbling does not equal ice-skating. Someone should tell EA that.
Add me to your friends list and we can have some games when you see me online? thats if you have a 360?
I'm sure there are other guys on here that play manual and don't press constantly, that would like to play somebody like yourself aswell.
Right here, add MercSqd and give me a shout if you wanna get some 2 v 2 going.