- EA Sports FC25‘s latest gameplay update has been released
- Title Update 8 is “the most significant mid-season gameplay overhaul” yet
- “Major updates” to core game systems have been added based on player feedback.
EA has released the patch notes for EA Sports FC25the latest gameplay refresh update.
The mid-season update, or Title Update 8, is now available on PC and console and is “the most significant mid-season gameplay overhaul we’ve ever done”, based on player feedback, according to EA.
With this update, EA implemented “major updates” to core gameplay systems that affect matches, such as passing, shooting, goalkeeping, and defense.
It also made gameplay “smoother offensively” to allow more control over the ball, reduced the frequency of AI tackles and interceptions, and fixed issues such as defenders catching up to dribblers too often.
As detailed in the lengthy patch notes, Title Update 8 has now made balance adjustments to offense and defense, and has now made them more “effective and fun.”
This was notably possible by improving the quality of the offensive runs of the AI teammates when trying to beat the offside line, increasing the intelligence of the attack and support runs made by the AI teammates. AI, and improving the effectiveness of internal and advanced attackers.
Offensive players will also find that they can now operate better in attacking spaces close to others, instead of stopping their runs, and players are now able to provide quicker support when familiar with their roles.
The patch notes also delve deeper into the aforementioned gameplay system changes, which EA says were added because they wanted to “reward smart, fast passing plays.”
For example, the speed and accuracy of normal ground passes have now been slightly increased, as well as the effectiveness of semi-assisted passes.
“While some of these changes may seem small in a vacuum, when combined with other passing changes, they are designed to allow players to move the ball more easily across the field,” EA explained.
Among many other tweaks and bug fixes, players can also see that the accuracy and speed of shots from inside the box have been increased, while the handling of shots at the near post by goalkeepers has been improved. changed after discovering that they could sometimes incorrectly move away from the near post. in tight angle shooting situations.
