fed up with........
1)the computer players doing 2 trillion spins in a row and the conservative tackle does nothing.
2)then having to slide tackle the computer player in the box and getting called for it..but when i get tackled in the box ...it never gets called. ( i once got slid tackled hard in the box three times and the ref never called it and i lost my game 1-0.
3) the computer just always know where im passing it to on the ground...and it always gets intercepted.

4) the crowds.....is there a law saying that the fans in the upper decks cant wave their teams flag? it is my estimation that the real fans are the ones in the balcony and upper decks and go crazy with waving flags and chanting, cuz all the rich bastards sit near field level....
5) the crowds again....can someone please make a patch so that for example if Ireland is playing Italy.....the fans for ireland will wear green and that the fans for italy will wear blue......was that so hard for ea? i have the sega cd version of the first ever fifa......and they had good crowds and flags.
6) and is it just me or do a lot of the player faces look asian? its really ridiculous to play as ireland or a number of teams and have a bunch of asian looking players on the team...( no racism just realism) im sure an italian or an asian wouldnt want a red faced irishman looking guy on their teams in the game.

sorry for venting guys....its just the excitement for this game is slowly dwindling........i like the game as a whole but i jsut think patches should be put out by ea to address some issues......like long sleeved players and snow and referees giving more cards and calling fouls (i ahve yet to see a player given a red card on the game unless i slide into the goalie)........any other suggestions?.......peace......seamus.

[This message has been edited by celtic&manunited (edited 11-17-2000).]


[This message has been edited by celtic&manunited (edited 11-20-2000).]

YOu made some points, I agree with several of them, I will add some of your ideas to the FIFA WISH LIST, check it out at www.fifa2002.gq.nu (http://www.fifa2002.gq.nu)

SCTW

Agreed. The offensive AI is really cheap, and it makes for frustrating gameplay. If the computer is going to beat me, I'd prefer to see some lovely 1-2 passing, a 25-yard cracker - anything but 32 spin moves. EA desperately needs to work on this.

I must say, my enjoyment of the game improved lastly when I slowed the gameplay and adjust the .ani file. Scoring from 20-25 yards out is especially cool. I was really struggling until I adjusted this. I also watched the computer play, and decided on a 3-4-3 formation with two wings in midfield, with speedy players there - you can really free up some space on the outside by moving the ball from the inside out, or chipping it crossfield to the weakside. I am playing three leagues right now (Germany, England and Spain), and am using average teams. I usually pick a lower team with a small budget and try and build it with "bargains" (lots in the MLS and Korea) from around the world ... this adds to the managerial part of the game and I am sixth, fourth and third in my divisions, respectively.