Honestly it can be super frustrating playing against 71 depth with the auto overload ball side with no stamina drain, its like you're consistently covered by 3 players and it's not that the press isn't beatable, its that it requires soooo much energy having to play like that so much. I felt like the initial gameplay when the game launched was awesome, I still do enjoy it but some small changes could make this years game great.
Mike.. you are on of many content creators that just either didn't read the pitch notes or idk.. just doesn't get it. The issue is NOT 71 Depth. This is the issue. From EAs pitch notes before the game was released : Defensive Positioning - Zonal Defense - When using a depth higher than 45, players will attempt to mark opponents higher up the field and close to the ball possessor, cutting off possible passing lanes. This can open up gaps for the attacking team to exploit if the initial press is broken When the ball is close to the sideline, the defenders will attempt to close down the ball carrier to reduce their near-passing and support options. This can leave the far side of the pitch open to attacking opportunities. end quote. Zonal defense is just OVERLOAD BALLSIDE and it gets activated on BALANCED DEFENSE if you go over 45 depth. 71 depth just raises the defensive line and it adds offside trap. The overload ballside press still happens on 58 , 62 depth. Your players will push up DEEPER anyway, it says so "Players will attempt to mark opponents HIGHER UP THE FIELD " Ok ? Now.. It doesn't drain stamina , its annoying to play against and i personally don't like it in my own defense. I want the most manual control , that why I play on Balanced and don't use pressure tactics. But unless i want to get finessed and trivellad to death i have to deal with this D-Pad feature thats now active automatically. For the love of god, can people please understand that THIS is the core of all the issues with gameplay ? If you keep going on about 71 depth, EA will NOT get the message. Or they'll get the wrong message and do something even worse , and my imagination starts running wild when it comes to EA. Focus on the problem of all problems. Its right there. Go to EAs website and read this for yourself if you don't believe me. Please and thank you.
i've found having a premier passer or two is essential in unlocking the defence. I've used Sneidjer, beckham, pirlo, kdb, modric & ginola in drafts etc ... they move the ball in a way others can't and that's making a difference for my attack. i think building a squad that works for you (not necessarily the meta) is key. Using pirlo and my icon packed Kluivert - middle of the road anything but meta players and it's working. they're both averaging 1-1.5 score involvements a game over 200+ games. i'm only finishing around 13-14 wins in WL tho, so i'm far from elite.
I hate this game!!! previous Fifa games have had issues, but not like this not once have I ever thought about giving up playing Fifa.....play 2 games turn it off nurse a sore head for the next hour, all people do is run down the wing cut back I can defend it but it so so so annoying and boring and repetitive! November and I'm already done and absolutely no chance I'm putting money in this year when the game play is so broken, so well behide the power curve already but who cares
Honestly it can be super frustrating playing against 71 depth with the auto overload ball side with no stamina drain, its like you're consistently covered by 3 players and it's not that the press isn't beatable, its that it requires soooo much energy having to play like that so much. I felt like the initial gameplay when the game launched was awesome, I still do enjoy it but some small changes could make this years game great.
Mike.. you are on of many content creators that just either didn't read the pitch notes or idk.. just doesn't get it.
The issue is NOT 71 Depth.
This is the issue. From EAs pitch notes before the game was released :
Defensive Positioning
- Zonal Defense -
When using a depth higher than 45, players will attempt to mark opponents higher up the field and close to the ball possessor, cutting off possible passing lanes.
This can open up gaps for the attacking team to exploit if the initial press is broken
When the ball is close to the sideline, the defenders will attempt to close down the ball carrier to reduce their near-passing and support options.
This can leave the far side of the pitch open to attacking opportunities.
end quote.
Zonal defense is just OVERLOAD BALLSIDE and it gets activated on BALANCED DEFENSE if you go over 45 depth.
71 depth just raises the defensive line and it adds offside trap. The overload ballside press still happens on 58 , 62 depth. Your players will push up DEEPER anyway, it says so "Players will attempt to mark opponents HIGHER UP THE FIELD "
Ok ?
Now.. It doesn't drain stamina , its annoying to play against and i personally don't like it in my own defense.
I want the most manual control , that why I play on Balanced and don't use pressure tactics. But unless i want to get finessed and trivellad to death i have to deal with this D-Pad feature thats now active automatically.
For the love of god, can people please understand that THIS is the core of all the issues with gameplay ?
If you keep going on about 71 depth, EA will NOT get the message.
Or they'll get the wrong message and do something even worse , and my imagination starts running wild when it comes to EA.
Focus on the problem of all problems.
Its right there. Go to EAs website and read this for yourself if you don't believe me.
Please and thank you.
i've found having a premier passer or two is essential in unlocking the defence. I've used Sneidjer, beckham, pirlo, kdb, modric & ginola in drafts etc ... they move the ball in a way others can't and that's making a difference for my attack.
i think building a squad that works for you (not necessarily the meta) is key. Using pirlo and my icon packed Kluivert - middle of the road anything but meta players and it's working. they're both averaging 1-1.5 score involvements a game over 200+ games.
i'm only finishing around 13-14 wins in WL tho, so i'm far from elite.
14 wins is basically gold 1... another 1-2 wins and that is probably elite
So this is the shit I keep coming up against??? 71 depth wtf ea
I hate this game!!! previous Fifa games have had issues, but not like this not once have I ever thought about giving up playing Fifa.....play 2 games turn it off nurse a sore head for the next hour, all people do is run down the wing cut back I can defend it but it so so so annoying and boring and repetitive! November and I'm already done and absolutely no chance I'm putting money in this year when the game play is so broken, so well behide the power curve already but who cares