FC25

[Vieri]

Anyone else play this?

Is Timo Werner still the GOAT?

In all seriousness do we have some FC25 players on here? Do you play Ultimate Team? Or Pro clubs?

 

[Pasquali]

I’ve been playing clubs Rush with some friends. I wouldn’t mind setting up some games in the future

 

[Vieri]

I’ve been playing clubs Rush with some friends

UT Rush has been equally fun, unless you get some muppet who just autoruns after you go two down or quits on you.

I wouldn’t mind setting up some games in the future

I once played in a forum tourney... was good fun, there was like a round robin, it was kinda like a league.

 

[melbcityguy]

Yeah I got it's alright I'm annoyed the Australian team is not in it

 

[NicCarBel]

Let me put it this way:

Since I bought a gaming PC for my sim-racing wheel, I paid for that annual EA pass that gets this game bundled in with it (along with F1, WRC, Madden, etc).
I'm glad I didn't have to pay anything extra for this game this year.

I'm very much an offline player, and the fact that there's no Socceroos, no Matildas, and only 29 national teams now (not even enough for a World Cup) - I literally turned this on once so I could play against a mate, and that's probably going to be it for me for another year.

I wish PES/eFootball didn't go to their online only crap, because that on PC was a wonder to play offline.

 

[Vieri]

Haven't really played FIFA / FC since 2019, is the new one worth it? I also wish PES didn't ruin there game because it started getting very good pre eFootball. Does anyone on here play football manager?

It's definitely a different kettle of fish.

As for FM, I'm a hardened tragic.

So gutted about the FM 25 news.

 

[NicCarBel]

I was really looking forward to the new game engine, hopefully its a better product in 2025 then what ever was going to be released in November. On a side note I wonder who does the scouting for info and stats in Australia for SI? The npl is so out of date haha!

Could be partly because of the seasons not aligning. I remember thinking the same when trying to pull stats from it once (I was trying to create ACT NPL in PES, but never completed anything past the kits/logos and extracting players from the FM database).

Could be possible that it's done pre-season for NPL (like in Feb/March), but is then held off until the game after. Not sure how out of date you're talking though, last time I looked at FM was 2021.

 

[NicCarBel]

Sometimes the transfers are semi up to date but player info and stats is always at least 3 years behind. ACT NPL in PES sounded like cool idea shame you didn't get furtherer, if you are into modding pre frostbite FIFA games on the PC are pretty good.

This was about as far as I got lol

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[melbcityguy]

Let me put it this way:

Since I bought a gaming PC for my sim-racing wheel, I paid for that annual EA pass that gets this game bundled in with it (along with F1, WRC, Madden, etc).
I'm glad I didn't have to pay anything extra for this game this year.

I'm very much an offline player, and the fact that there's no Socceroos, no Matildas, and only 29 national teams now (not even enough for a World Cup) - I literally turned this on once so I could play against a mate, and that's probably going to be it for me for another year.

I wish PES/eFootball didn't go to their online only crap, because that on PC was a wonder to play offline.

Yeah the online game modes ruined games imo

 

[JS96]

I play a reasonable amount but my xbox is dying. Power cycle doesn't make games load fast, deleted a lot. I wait around 10min for EAFC 24 to start. The power block is also loud and vibrating. Something about the anti friction gun wearing away.

The fact that games should be ultra modern in the next few years, I'll be looking to get a modern console and new TV to enjoy GTA6 to the full. Can barely afford it but it's a worthy investment to switch off from work etc.

Every Xmas period I get the Fifa feels to play career mode with a packed schedule. League 1 side promoted season before having won a domestic cup so I've got 46 league games, Europe, FA, League Cups and EFL trophy.

 

[JS96]

I'll normally lose interest after 18 months of career mode and seek a change. Build the club and leave again.

I prefer players from 60-80 with my sliders. I don't really like using big clubs.

I also find I takes until about December for the updates to clear out the rigid game play. It often feels heavy and slow even with sliders. Maybe it's perception adjustment that after playing a good while the players glide more. It just feels really heavy and slow in the first month.

 

[Vieri]

This Ballon D'or event has completely ruined this week's Ultimate Team for me.

Every half decent player has a Mbappe and Bonmati which just makes them borderline unplayable.

 

[JS96]

26 version apparently taking on a lot of feedback. Sluggish play is my issue. I need the players to turn that bit quicker. Here's hoping...

Career mode had changes but I found it starting to get a bit to FM. Worse yet they didn't work or make sense. The hiring coaches to boost players seemed a simple redundant thing. They need something like 'play this kid 7 times to see his stats boost'.

The budgeting is also dumb. I wouldn't mind finance modenwhere you can price everything around matchday and have accounts and divide funds accordingly.

 

[Pasquali]

26 version apparently taking on a lot of feedback. Sluggish play is my issue. I need the players to turn that bit quicker. Here's hoping...

Career mode had changes but I found it starting to get a bit to FM. Worse yet they didn't work or make sense. The hiring coaches to boost players seemed a simple redundant thing. They need something like 'play this kid 7 times to see his stats boost'.

The budgeting is also dumb. I wouldn't mind finance modenwhere you can price everything around matchday and have accounts and divide funds accordingly.

Yeah I'm a big fan of the trailer. Hopefully the game lives up to the trailer

 

[JS96]

Yeah I'm a big fan of the trailer. Hopefully the game lives up to the trailer

Career mode needs a massive overhaul. It's rinse and repeat. The youth team games are boring.

It'll take a lot but they need some massive portal with a lot of data but also streamlining the real technical parts of the game. I like training plans and coaching but it becomes some basic blanket that doesn't affect players or is so vague and confusing that you don't even know if it's working.

Midweek training sessions with bust ups depending on who you tackle and more moody players in regard to selections would be fun. Player meetings try and settle things.

My biggest annoyance is actually the formations and player roles. You play a RM as RW and it reverts to standard mode. Also my defenders just don't sit deep or track back even with the settings on. I want players to follow some sort of instruction but I'd like them to anticipate they probably need to attack or track like previous games. It was more fluid.

 

[Pasquali]

Career mode needs a massive overhaul. It's rinse and repeat. The youth team games are boring.

It'll take a lot but they need some massive portal with a lot of data but also streamlining the real technical parts of the game. I like training plans and coaching but it becomes some basic blanket that doesn't affect players or is so vague and confusing that you don't even know if it's working.

Midweek training sessions with bust ups depending on who you tackle and more moody players in regard to selections would be fun. Player meetings try and settle things.

My biggest annoyance is actually the formations and player roles. You play a RM as RW and it reverts to standard mode. Also my defenders just don't sit deep or track back even with the settings on. I want players to follow some sort of instruction but I'd like them to anticipate they probably need to attack or track like previous games. It was more fluid.

Career mode is getting a manager market, so managers will get sacked, teams will change tactics depending on the manager. I don't expect any new youth features though. For that you have football manager

 

[Beretta]

26 version apparently taking on a lot of feedback. Sluggish play is my issue. I need the players to turn that bit quicker. Here's hoping...

Career mode had changes but I found it starting to get a bit to FM. Worse yet they didn't work or make sense. The hiring coaches to boost players seemed a simple redundant thing. They need something like 'play this kid 7 times to see his stats boost'.

The budgeting is also dumb. I wouldn't mind finance modenwhere you can price everything around matchday and have accounts and divide funds accordingly.

the trailer for FC26 is good, and gives you the options on game play.
Hopefully this is a hit cause fifa since 2023 has been shit

 

[JS96]

Tempted to start career mode with 15 Sheffield Wednesday players and strictest financial settings. 18 minimum I think.

 

[JS96]

Video got better as it went on. All the hiccups like in the real world such as a dodgy meal or fireworks are nice. The manager market is good so we can scout every single club and see if or how we may craft a move to manage there.

I still don't think they'll fix the rigid and sluggish tactics. They said movement is more fluid. All I want is a player to actually react to an L1 tap and start a run.

The manager live is something I probably won't play but the array of challenges should keep things interesting.

 

[BA81]

TBH all I really want from the series are more licensed leagues & national teams; a couple of fairly-obscure ones to mix things up a bit. Hopefully we’ll get a standalone 2026 WC game w/all the national teams ala Road To France ‘98 and the 2010&’14 WC games