As per title, the following bugs were found after playing hundreds of games in Online Seasons (not FUT) with full manual controls against assisted players on PC.



Here is a list of the issues that affect manual gameplay negatively and need to be addressed (the controls mentioned below refer to the alternative configuration: circle/B to cross and square/X to shoot).



- Passing power needs to be completely reworked as it has severe issues: when attempting a short pass, the power bar has to be charged excessively to make a successful pass. This makes one-touch football impossible on full manual because it takes too long to charge the bar, thus resulting in the opponent stealing the ball most of the time. Bear in mind that in previous FIFA installments the passing power issue didn't exist.



- there is an issue that causes players to perform a low pass instead of a long pass when trying to clear the ball or change side of the pitch. Basically, whenever someone attempts to change side of the pitch or clear the ball by pressing B/circle, the player will sometimes perform a low pass, even if the power bar is fully charged. This doesn't make any sense considering that B/circle should perform a long/lob pass.



- chipped through balls (LB+Y or L1+triangle) don't go high enough, often hitting the opponent's chest or head. This can be fixed by improving the trajectory of chipped through balls so that they can go higher. I'm actually not sure whether EA bugged this kind of pass on purpose so as to force players to use the stupid driven lobbed through pass (LB+RB+Y or L1+R1+triangle).



- offensive player runs during crosses are also completely wrong. Whenever I make a cross, the player never attempts to catch the ball but keeps running forward, missing the ball everytime. This makes crossing useless since players always fail to control the ball, let alone headers. I don't know whether this issue affects assisted players as well.



- ball protection doesn't work as intented. When attempting to defend the ball, especially on the run, the opponent often manages to steal the ball because the player I'm controlling doesn't protect the ball, despite pressing LT/L2. This issue happens in the most absurd circumstances, especially when the player I am controlling has a great advantage over his opponent.



It would be appreciated to have some input from other manual players, whether they're playing on PS4, Xbox or PC.

Post edited by Major_Raine on January 17