FIFA 18

[Goo Punch 4275]

I’ve finally upgraded to an Xbox One and the FIFA here is soooo much better! I also love that I can just click a button to record everything that just happened in screen. Does this site have the capability to embed those types of videos? I just learned how to upload them to Reddit, and the FIFA Career Mode forum there has a bunch of Derka sympathizers who also never play FUT and wish that EA would give CM some more love. That said FIFA 18 on the Xbox One is pretty sick. I’m really enjoying it.

[hobbes2702 13029]

Wish we could get another FIFA league like we had once on the old board. I’m on PS4. Anyone wants to play just pm me

[Goo Punch 4275]

Man I just started playing online and it’s as tough as I remember it. I think I’m 3-0-3 right now in Division 10. One guy wouldn’t even let me touch the ball and had me 7-0 before I started with the OG’s just to end it. I’m so, so bad online. 

[Capn81 372]

I have not played this years game, but I always felt that I was a middle of the road player. I would win a game 4-0 , and turn around and lose 4-0. Both games were polar opposites regarding how I felt about my skill.

[Goo Punch 4275]

That’s why I prefer playing CM. I like the immersion of all of the off-field stuff like scouting and player contracts. This year’s version is way more in depth than years past. This is the first FIFA I’ve actually really liked in years. But again, the upgrade console certainly helps.

[Goo Punch 4275]

Oh man, the number of absolute bangers I score in this game is ridiculous. Even online. It’s been a lot of fun. The games are more competitive but you might win 1-0 on an 88th minute bicycle kick.

Oh yeah, just remembered I uploaded a few to twitter.

This is 19 y/o CB Malang Sarr in ET in the FA Cup:

Wow, I don’t even remember this one, but I love playing “lock to one player” for goals like this. Just dirty:

 

[Speedtrucker 2071]

The Xbox one has the ability to load the clips to YouTube but it’s never been quick.

If you like online play and have a few friends, I suggest “be a pro” mode or coop seasons.

We used to play it to the tune of 300-500 matches a year until last year when we switched to NHL EASHL which is the same thing.

You create your own player, pick a position and play a match in that position. If you are a pussy you can play with one player in the “any position” role which is weak because it exploits the cpu defenders. We filter our matches by “any position” not allowed.

In fifa 18 they made the mode a little better because now you can create multiple position roles for your player. Previously you picked 1 position like CM, if you played winger you got penalized on skills etc. now you can set roles so you can quickly switch between them if you decide you want to be a winger 1 game and then defender the next, you can change positions without having to exit and go into edit player menus

[Goo Punch 4275]

Check this shiz out:

 

 

[Capn81 372]

Check this shiz out:
 
 

Sweet move out in front

[Capn81 372]

I think you are going to cause me to have to pick up 19 when it comes out. I ended up catching a few other clips on youtube that gave me the itch.

[hobbes2702 13029]

Do it. I think 18 is the best game play in a few years.

[Capn81 372]

Do it. I think 18 is the best game play in a few years.

I have kicked around the idea of getting an XB One X too. I think I might have to get that for Madden with FIFA following.

[hobbes2702 13029]

PS4

[Goo Punch 4275]

This game is much improved, but it still has matches that are 100% scripted. I just got a 1– draw @ CSKA and I don’t think I controlled a single thing that happened. Their one goal was typical- they walked the ball up in about 10 seconds and calmly passed it into the back of the net completely unithered. Watching my team slowly back pedal as we escorted them 90 yards into the goal was infuriating.

[LonghornSean 3989]

Been out of the FIFA game for quite a while, (last one I owned was 15 on the 360 and never played it as much as the old days) but just grabbed this on sale for $24 for my X.

 

Anything I need to know?  Is the World Cup content any good?

[shigginz 5]

On 5/19/2018 at 10:15 AM, hobbes2702 said:

Wish we could get another FIFA league like we had once on the old board. I’m on PS4. Anyone wants to play just pm me

That shit was great. Unfortunately I still have the same version of FIFA as I had back then...(think it was FIFA 13). Guess I need to get with the times.

[shigginz 5]

30 minutes ago, shigginz said:

That shit was great. Unfortunately I still have the same version of FIFA as I had back then...(think it was FIFA 13). Guess I need to get with the times.

Couldn't help hunting down the O.G. thread...

 

http://www.shaggytexas.com/board/showthread.php/110625-Shaggy-Premier-League-(PS3)  (yes I know it's on the bad-guy-forum).

[shigginz 5]

6 minutes ago, shigginz said:

Couldn't help hunting down the O.G. thread...

 

http://www.shaggytexas.com/board/showthread.php/110625-Shaggy-Premier-League-(PS3)  (yes I know it's on the bad-guy-forum).

Sorry I  just can't stop this nostalgia trip...Here's the spreadsheet from the league. Foosters was dominant.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qox_2cGYTUsfMPxWsLNb2Q9KnRZEGdh5qOnqHEKXy7g/edit?usp=sharing

[hobbes2702 13029]

42 minutes ago, shigginz said:

Sorry I  just can't stop this nostalgia trip...Here's the spreadsheet from the league. Foosters was dominant.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qox_2cGYTUsfMPxWsLNb2Q9KnRZEGdh5qOnqHEKXy7g/edit?usp=sharing

Man I almost had him. He got me by two points and knocked me outta the bevo cup. I got the two tacos trophy though lol

[Speedtrucker 2071]

Hah the lengths we went to for shaggy leagues.

Our NCAA dynasty league went through a ton of seasons each iteration.

[MillerEP 30447]

 

[hobbes2702 13029]

1 hour ago, MillerEP said:

 

So psyched that they finally got rights for champions league 

[Goo Punch 4275]

On 6/8/2018 at 10:48 PM, LonghornSean said:

Been out of the FIFA game for quite a while, (last one I owned was 15 on the 360 and never played it as much as the old days) but just grabbed this on sale for $24 for my X.

 

Anything I need to know?  Is the World Cup content any good?

You've probably played it by now but I've heard a bunch of complaints about the World Cup stuff, so I didn't even give it a try. I'm busy craning our youth prospects to get an Arsenal all YA team. Currently in May of 2021.

[Goo Punch 4275]

Oh yeah, y'alls old PS league looked awesome. Wish we could get one going on Xbox.

[Capn81 372]

Alright, so I grabbed 18 with my XBOX One X purchase last night. 4K TV coming tomorrow, so I am interested to see what it looks like.

[philsjwfu 21]

Think I'm picking this one up tomorrow after finally getting World Cup fever and one of my coworkers talking incessantly about it. I played pro clubs a few years back with some friends of mine and we had a blast. I'm learning Spanish right now so I definitely plan on hitting up the Spanish lobbies to practice

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[hayden_horn 11362]

This game fucking cheats. I just lost 2-1 to fucking Burnley. They were in every fucking passing lane and tackling every fucking play while my AI dudes stood around like fucking idiots. That's my biggest frustration with this game. I turned up all the aggression on D for my guys and they still backpedal while my opponents challenge everything. I don't mind a challenge when things seem fair. But it's so one sided as to be a joke sometimes. 

[Deej 76754]

I suck at FIFA, and every fucking year I buy it.

[Schulz2.0 28951]

Football Manager > FIFA 

[Goo Punch 4275]

17 hours ago, hayden_horn said:

This game fucking cheats. I just lost 2-1 to fucking Burnley. They were in every fucking passing lane and tackling every fucking play while my AI dudes stood around like fucking idiots. That's my biggest frustration with this game. I turned up all the aggression on D for my guys and they still backpedal while my opponents challenge everything. I don't mind a challenge when things seem fair. But it's so one sided as to be a joke sometimes. 

exactly. and it's so strange that there are 21 players on the pitch being controlled by AI, and yet the 11 cpu guys all react correctly to loose balls, they all play aggressively and with reckless abandon, meanwhile your 10 AI guys just calmly backpedal and watch the cpu do its thing. they literally programmed it that way- it's just like a giant F You to the customer.

[hobbes2702 13029]

I hear y’all make these complaints every year and I just don’t get it. I don’t have any of those problems either online or offline.

[Goo Punch 4275]

in this game if the AI defender is close enough to physically touch you then you are 100% at his mercy; if he can touch you he can take the ball from you. it's funny how the ai defense is wired to play exactly the way that game punishes you for trying to play yourself. balls to the wall aggression, even in the box, just flying in and violently taking the ball right off the foot of some of the best players in the world. the backup center half for Swindsberry Town will run up and just take the ball off of Messi's foot whenever he pleases. 

[hobbes2702 13029]

Derka are you using R2 or whichever button it is, I can never remember which buttons I press, to shield the ball? It’s much more effective than it ever has been. Also dribble moves are unnecessary. Try using Shield, not using turbo, and making quick cuts. The good players don’t need anything special to beat defenders. Patience with the ball and small quick movements leads to great results in the box.

[hayden_horn 11362]

On 6/17/2018 at 8:09 PM, hobbes2702 said:

Derka are you using R2 or whichever button it is, I can never remember which buttons I press, to shield the ball? It’s much more effective than it ever has been. Also dribble moves are unnecessary. Try using Shield, not using turbo, and making quick cuts. The good players don’t need anything special to beat defenders. Patience with the ball and small quick movements leads to great results in the box.

what derka is saying is right, though. i've turned up the aggression all the way on my defenders. i just played bottom of the table crystal palace to a 1-0 very hard fought victory, because i cannot advance the ball. i've stopped trying to defend, because i kind of suck at the angles and getting the ball, so i just let the AI defend. they do not defend like my opponent's AI. my wife has even noticed it. they are in every passing lane, and succeed in stealing the ball from me all the time. i turned up the difficulty level because i had clearly exceeded the last one, and it's boring winning 3-0 or 4-1 all the time. 

but all i want is a sense of fairness in the game. i appreciate that i'm not dribbling that great, or playing all the button tricks right. but their defenders are all up in my shit while my dudes are backpedaling all the way down the field. it's frustrating to feel like things are artificially against you. 

[Speedtrucker 2071]

I think the problem is that they give you the ability to switch every positions play style and even the pressure and counter-attack vs high pressure etc but it’s static whereas the cpu team doesn’t adhere to the same “presets”

It magnetizes to the player and the passing lanes, it doesn’t have to over commit on defense because it knows that your cpu teammates are in spot X going to spot Y so it only has to defend you and that path.

Basically the deck can be instantly stacked against you whenever they need be by the cpu. Or the cpu is dumbed down to where is doesn’t matter anymore.

It’s the same issues that always arise in FIFA, Madden and NBa 2k. The artificial rubber banding is annoying as fuck. Hell it’s annoying in racing games which is why I liked how Forza created the drivatar system to kinda mix up the AI and blend your friends/other users driving habits into the game.

[JimmyHoffa 1188]

On 6/9/2018 at 2:41 PM, hobbes2702 said:

So psyched that they finally got rights for champions league 

Not saying it won't be cool but other that the actual anthem and calling it the champions league not sure what exactly would be different than before?  

[hobbes2702 13029]

1 hour ago, JimmyHoffa said:

Not saying it won't be cool but other that the actual anthem and calling it the champions league not sure what exactly would be different than before?  

Anthem, presentation, actual ball, etc. Just more authentic

[Speedtrucker 2071]

Right it’s just not that the lame generic “championship cup”

 

Now it’ll be all the champions league, Europa league overlays, music, trophy and even new broadcast team of Derek Rae and lee Dixon for Champions League matches.

 

Just makes it more immersive. Look at PES and how on consoles tons of people can never get past playing the great matchups like North East London vs Mersey Side Blue... or everyone’s favorite Man blue vs Man red...

 

I’m a La Liga man and I’ve been bitching for years that the EPL gets all the presentation love every year while La Liga gets 3 stadiums and not much else. This year La Liga got its actual presentation overlays and tv presentation and that was huge, it felt like I was actually watching bein sports finally... still only 4 stadiums but it was huge.

 

To actually get the champions league feel is pretty danged cool

 

[JimmyHoffa 1188]

22 minutes ago, Speedtrucker said:

Right it’s just not that the lame generic “championship cup”

 

Now it’ll be all the champions league, Europa league overlays, music, trophy and even new broadcast team of Derek Rae and lee Dixon for Champions League matches.

 

Just makes it more immersive. Look at PES and how on consoles tons of people can never get past playing the great matchups like North East London vs Mersey Side Blue... or everyone’s favorite Man blue vs Man red...

 

I’m a La Liga man and I’ve been bitching for years that the EPL gets all the presentation love every year while La Liga gets 3 stadiums and not much else. This year La Liga got its actual presentation overlays and tv presentation and that was huge, it felt like I was actually watching bein sports finally... still only 4 stadiums but it was huge.

 

To actually get the champions league feel is pretty danged cool

 

 

I will say that is some BS they only have 4 stadiums from La Liga. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

On 6/18/2018 at 9:21 PM, hayden_horn said:

what derka is saying is right, though. i've turned up the aggression all the way on my defenders. i just played bottom of the table crystal palace to a 1-0 very hard fought victory, because i cannot advance the ball. i've stopped trying to defend, because i kind of suck at the angles and getting the ball, so i just let the AI defend. they do not defend like my opponent's AI. my wife has even noticed it. they are in every passing lane, and succeed in stealing the ball from me all the time. i turned up the difficulty level because i had clearly exceeded the last one, and it's boring winning 3-0 or 4-1 all the time. 

but all i want is a sense of fairness in the game. i appreciate that i'm not dribbling that great, or playing all the button tricks right. but their defenders are all up in my shit while my dudes are backpedaling all the way down the field. it's frustrating to feel like things are artificially against you. 

another thing about it is how at times you can tell that they've turned it on. like all of a sudden can i not only *not* advance the ball, but the computer is tiki-takaing the ball down the field while my entire team casually jogs backwards. meanwhile i can't seem to switch to a player who's actually on the screen. and that's when i'm like, "IIIIIII'M not sure that i'm controlling any of this", lol. but man if this game isn't fun when it is competitive. 

 

also, is anyone else scoring a disproportionate number of bangers on this game? like hayden was describing i have a whole bunch of 1-0 type games (i also bumped it up to legendary for the first time) but when i do score it's often just ridiculous. which i enjoy to be clear.

Edited June 20, 2018 by Goo Punch

[Goo Punch 4275]

for example (and this one is just asinine):

 

i was doing a throw in, and you know how the defense surrounds you on throw ins while your entire team just stays glued to whicher spot they're standing on; so i'm just running all of my players around trying to get someone open, and when it went to Mbappe i just said, "fuck it." could not believe when it went in.

 

and ftr i do tweak the sliders, but only my slightly. i up my acc and pace to 53 instead of 50, and i up the pass and shot power to 53 as well, although i do the same thing for the cpu. i lower the injury settings for both user and cpu, and i lower the first touch control error for both user and cpu, because that shit is ridiculous. but just clarifying that i didn't ramp up shit power to 100, lol.

 

[CurlyDumps 4466]

This game just feels harder than previous versions.  Or I’m rusty.  I hopped on to get my World Cup fix. Playing with Croatia, I couldn’t beat Nigeria in 3 tries on pro difficulty.  I finally drew Nigeria, somehow beat Argentina 2-0, then got smoked by the Vikings 3-0.

AI defense is aggressive and suffocating. It feels really difficult to get out in space.  Lots of dinking and dunking and Greg Davis style sideways/backward offense.  Goals are definitely rarer. Not sure if there are better tactics or formations I should be using?  I did finally eek my way out of the group stage with 2 draws and a win.

 

also, the World Cup mode sucks in terms of presentation.  I kind of miss overpaying for a World Cup game that goes all out on presentation.

Edited June 21, 2018 by CurlyDumps

[Goo Punch 4275]

oh yeah, at times i've dialed down the AI marking by a couple of points when it seems that i just can't control the ball at all. i'm usually adjusting some of the sliders by a point or two on a pretty regular basis. kinda weird how it never seems to just stick.

[Speedtrucker 2071]

oh yeah, at times i've dialed down the AI marking by a couple of points when it seems that i just can't control the ball at all. i'm usually adjusting some of the sliders by a point or two on a pretty regular basis. kinda weird how it never seems to just stick.

The sliders like Madden can be wonky as hell, like 55 and the players are super defenders that can’t be beat and 54 makes them retarded...

[Goo Punch 4275]

my buddy and i were playing our season last night, and i've never seen the game be more obviously fixed. we were both alternating between protesting and laughing; it was comical. it's bad enough that the cpu allows itself to make terrible passes and awful touches with zero repercussions (our AI defenders simply don't acknowledge the balls existence) but the game was glitching out left and right to make up for the cpu mistakes. i can't count the number of errant passes they made which physically went through my defenders' bodies like a ghost; the number of times we'd take the ball and then watch that player freeze in time while a cpu defender ran over to get the ball; the way that the cpu players would get insane bursts of speed to impossibly make up 5 yards on a player who was dusting him in 0.5 seconds; the way that every player in their team was stronger and faster than every player on our team; we were completely helpless to control anything for about 90% of the match. it's no coincidence that it was an FA Cup quarterfinal on the road vs Southampton. it's simply their way of ensuring that a game that's "supposed" to be difficult is. anyone who denies that this game does this is either completely delusional or a self-righteous ass; probably both.

Edited June 23, 2018 by Goo Punch

[Goo Punch 4275]

it's also really weak how the cpu defenders run through you/reach out and grab you/slide tackle you from behind/etc only to have your player not respond/fall over/react in any realistic way, and yet you still lose the ball. happens in the box all of the time too.

also a ridiculous amount of long pass attempts which get squashed because every defender is constantly rushing at you trying to take the ball off of your feet, instead of resembling actual soccer. this more resembles flag football.

Edited June 23, 2018 by Goo Punch

[Goo Punch 4275]

explain this:

 

 

[Goo Punch 4275]

and the hits just keep on coming. just had six youth players all quit at the same time because i couldn't promote them for another six weeks.

Edited June 23, 2018 by Goo Punch

[Goo Punch 4275]

this game is so fucking rigged.

[Gene Parmesan 4002]

I've never played FIFA but have heard good things.  Is it something I can play not really understanding soccer strategy or would that be a disaster?