Extremely repetitive and negative about the game. Ive been on this subreddit as long as I can remember but theres not at least a day goes by without a smart assist post
He is surely going to come as big time break out star or showtime card in coming end of season pack. We have already got Timber and Anderson as showtime.
How should I say this… I’ve been having a bit of trouble — or maybe a lot of trouble — climbing the ranks. I kept getting stuck around the 1700 rating range, and every time I was just one match away from reaching Division 1, I would run into scripts, Smart Assist users, and sometimes even opponents getting insanely lucky. But to be fair, I also faced a lot of genuinely skilled players. A lot of them.
And eventually, what was bound to happen happened. From 1795 rating, I went on a losing streak all the way down to 1687. Honestly, I felt extremely discouraged.
Then I made what could probably be called the second hardest decision of my life: putting my pride aside and turning on Smart Assist myself.
I played 8 matches, won 7, and only lost 1.
You wouldn’t understand the feeling. The feeling of constantly trying to track where Eto’o is, how your defenders are positioned, or which angle gives you the best chance to score… and then BOOM — it all turns into a chaotic mix of spam through passes, shoot, and goaaaal.
It became so easy that I genuinely started regretting all the time I spent mastering my playstyle, learning how to pass properly, and all that blah blah.
And you know what?
P/S: because people hating on me because im using SA so next season i will turn it off and try to go div 1 (as always) and also because i have high "ego"
I got Marcelo recently and well, it was one of my targets being a Madrid fan. I already had Carlos so it was not exactly a requirement.
But gameplay wise he is inferior to Carlos in every way except dribbling, in my opinion. The speed and physicality of Carlos allow him to quickly dash past the opposition as well as recover in time. Marcelo can't do that, he relies on his dribbling to advance, which is often inviable in online matches. Plus he has negligible contribution in defence, and oddly has a tendency to deviate medially, as pointed out by others, leaving the flank unguarded.
Now coming to Amadeusz, I don't understand how he ranks Marcelo above Carlos based on just on the ball feel. Carlos is better in offense as well due to his Speed. Both have 90 crossing with Edge crossing skill, plus Carlos is pretty solid defensively, I never even have to worry about the 110 Messi with him. And if Marcelo is higher ranked due to offensive capacity then why is Cafu below Zanetti? Being an offensive fullback, Edged crossing is a must have skill, Zanetti can be better as a rounded player but using the logic that was used to place Marcelo higher, Cafu definitely goes above Zanetti.
PS: I have all these cards so there is no conflict of opinion.
I was lacking a good passing orchestrator for my team. I just went through my all players I give this Pirlo a try. His passing is top, shooting good not top. He lacks speed but I usually use orchestrator for holding the game which does not require speed and he is perfect for it. He is good at defence. His tackles are good. The main this about this card is set peice taking. His set peices are so dangerous. He have set peice taking rating 100. His corners are so deadly even though you misplaced the kick.
I'll drop mine along with the builds I went with and maybe y'all can let me know what builds or positions or scenarios helped y'all make them work (ik it's a complete skill issue from my side and all these cards are amazing I've got others too but these were all I could think of straight away.
Stefan fiore : man this guy is so sluggish n gets thrown away is somehow bad at passing also very weak on ground misses ez chances for me despite good stats
Raul : he is not smooth at all for me he is fast strong can finish ez chances n finesses but not smooth at all for some reason it feels exactly like salah despite the stats he is not smooth on ball like others.
3.kante : jeez this card is a monster everytime I face him he's everywhere he's bugging all my midfielders pushing them interceptions everywhere just constant nagging like some house fly so annoying but when I use him he kinda ghosts for me like he's no where to be found almost all the time I see him near the amf position trynna score n stuff but the finishing is so ass the shot is nowhere near the target too I personally feel the worst for not being able to make him work I love him IRL.
4.big Messi : now ik he comes with a physical boost n the balance is amazing but he gets thrown away y'all got pepes n monster thrurams n nestas they throw him away the best part about this card is the long range finnesse shots what I feel is his passing is kinda bad even tho I gave him all the passing skills which he was missing .
5.psg Messi : now look at those stats and the rating the game gives him at ss. Most epics now can't make that rating n he's just a potw , just NVR worked for me overall in this speedy era he just lacks overall speed and physicality plus that passing stats suggests he's some magician like Ozil but nah free Isco passes so much better thn him.
8.totti : nothing worked for this, stats wise he shd be fast. he ain't, passing shd be amazing it ain't ,dribbling shd be amazing it ain't, physicality balance decent but it doesn't show gets thrown off ezliy . phenomenal finishing but smhow misses long rangers, idk what's wrong with him he feels pretty mid at everything. I mean not exceptional at anything specific but mid at everything jack of all trades kinda guy for me . I'll be trying him at cf with a strict CF build n let y'all know .
Canna is like a keeper to me ,: sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit even with 100 jump he gets dunked on but that's inevitable right on the ground he sometimes holds his own but somedays he's just not him very inconsistent for me potw saliba potw Micky ven been working very good I play 3 cbs .
doue :man I love him so much but he's in that pls curl category for me can't blitz to save his life other thn that very slow suprisingly he dribbles pretty smooth for me but is very very slow which was very surprising to me always getting outpaced for some reason I play him ss tho might have to try lwf .
11.dumfries : got lucky with the free spin on him n got him even Amadeus or wtever that Japanese pro guys name is he glazes this card so much since the day he came out he's been in top 5-10 rb and rmf offen and def in his list for me he's very clunky tho I tried the cb build on him and he was okayish decent I wd say but on rb rmf he's kinda mid truck like feel with him crosses are good tho altho I don't like crossing idk I guess I'll just play him as cb
Y'all can also drop cards that uve got that fits this description and maybe others can help u too.
Konami have introduced multiple showtime skills over time, and many of them are absolute bangers like Blitz Curl, Low Screamer, etc. However, many other skills feel like a placebo or even non-existent, like Spirit Roar, Game-changing pass, etc. One of the major reasons behind that is the lack of quantitative measurement behind the skill. Like Amadeusz recently posted about 5% boost for Fortress, but these things should come from Konami officially so that people can easily verify that without any rigorous experiments. Here, I suggest five skills that can be introduced and where gamers can easily understand the effect of the skill with just a simple "eye-test". I have tried to spread the skills across the pitch. Take it as a lighthearted discussion/suggestion post. Please do not bring any F2P or P2W debate.
Trigger Run: Triggered when the player performs a successful "Double Touch" or "Marsille Turn." For the next 3 seconds, the player receives a 5% boost to Acceleration and Dribbling, making their exit speed after a skill move enhanced. Eligible playstyle: All midfielders except anchor man, All forward and wingers, Offensive wingbacks.
Passing Maestro: Passive stack that grows with every successful low or lofted pass completed by the player. The player's stamina with this skill increases by +1 after every 5 successful passes. Eligible Playstyle: Box to box, Orchestrator, Anchor man, Hole player, Creative Playmaker, Classic no 10, Prolific Winger, Roaming Flank, Cross Specialist.
True Sight Vision: Increases Offensive awareness and Low Pass accuracy for all teammates within a 20-yard radius, effectively making through-balls "find the gap" more intelligently through dense defensive lines. This will only activate once the player is inside the opposition's penalty box. Eligible Playstyle: Deep Lying forward, Creative Playmaker, Classic No 10, Fox in the box.
Ice Wall: Triggered upon a successful sliding tackle by the defender in his own half. The opponent who lost the ball suffers a temporary reduction in their Speed and Acceleration stats by 5% for the next 30 seconds, significantly preventing an immediate counter-press. The reduction will not be stacked. This skill will not be activated if the playstyle of the card is not activated. Eligible Playstyle: All defender playstyles and Anchor Man.
Shield of will: Triggers when the Goal Keeper makes a successful parry or save. The nearby teammates within a 15-yard radius get an instant 10% boost in defensive awareness, defensive engagement, aggression, and tackling. This boost stays active for the next 10 seconds and has a cooldown of 5 minutes.
More fun suggestions are welcome.