Well if there's one thing for sure, you can't please everyone!
Some will come and praise a difficult shot mechanic, others will rip it to shreds finding "unrealistic" faults because 1v1 situations aren't always a goal. Fact of the matter is, 1v1 situations are a mini-game in their own right for real football, it's a battle, not an instant, full on accuracy shot-goal! That is utter bollocks. the best players' make it look easy, but I disagree with feedback on the mechanic in terms of its accuracy, in fact I think it's too accurate and the game-engine is allowing in too many silly accurate shots.
I have updated the shot mechanic and the cpu had 17 shots, 12 on and 1 goal. I had 6 shots, 1 on. To me, that's a challenge. And the cpu could score and add pressure, my keeper kept me in the fight for the 10 minute half. I didn't play second half. But it would've been a good match.
I'm working on the ball physics and such for realism. Problem with my updates is that you get players' of all different gaming styles and my update is aimed are simulation. I'm talking about realistic passing, no short cuts, no bug-exploits. I believe if you rush a chance, your shot will be rushed and error will happen. In practice mode if I kick-off with just my 11v1 cpu keeper and rush straight for goal and shoot, it's prob going to be wide. If I pass about, get myself a feel for it and then shoot, it's much closer to a goal, keeper save and even goal itself. There's error for first touch-shots, so a rushed chance from a quick-sneaky cross is less likely to get you a goal then say well worked passing.
I'm not going to sit here and type this all over, I say the same thing all the time. Like it or not the 07 game-engine lets in too many chances to score. EA's way of making the game harder is disadvantaging the user VS cpu. in FIFA 08, EA have made chances slim and harder to work for. In 07, it's the goalkeepers and shot error that increase it and that's the core-game-engine. I can't change that.
So for 07, I can tweak the defence and attack only so much. But what'll make the game true challenging is the way EA tuned it, and me doing what I do best and putting my own feel and imagination into the update, making shooting harder and goalkeepers for both teams good for my balancing.
whether you like it or not, that's the game-engine. If you don't like it, don't play it and wait for 08 guys. I ain't charging you to download my work and I certainly am not getting paid!
NK.