EA has shared with us all the details for the fourth Title Update coming to FIFA 23, which will soon be available for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (EA app/Origin/Steam/Epic Games Store), as well as the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Stadia versions of FIFA 23.
In the previous Title Update, EA sought to solve the problem of the overpowered Outside of the Foot Shots highlighted by the FIFA community by reducing their effectiveness, and it seems EA has listened once again as another overused technique has seen its power dampened; Driven Lobbed Through Passes.
Have Lobbed Through Balls been Patched?
There are two specific aspects of Driven Lobbed Through Passes that have been altered to make them less effective.
Firstly, the accuracy of Driven Lobbed Through Passes has been decreased when the pass is aimed away from where the passer is facing, meaning that unrealistic passes, when the player on the ball isn’t looking at where they’re passing, have been made a less effective tactic for people to use to play the ball behind the defence.
Secondly, the height of Driven Lobbed Through Passes has been lowered, presumably as a way to help defending players reach the ball while it’s in flight by making them more reachable, therefore reducing the overall amount of successful Driven Lobbed Through Passes in general.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that Driven Lobbed Through Passes are suddenly unusable, they should still be an effective way to get the ball behind opposition defences, but they shouldn’t be quite as overpowered as they’ve been so far this year.
Below is a summary of all the updates coming to gameplay and to Ultimate Team in the new Title Update.
FIFA 23 Ultimate Team
Addressed the following issues:
- Placeholder images could appear on the shot comparison graphic when in a match.
- In the Milestones section of the Objectives screen, trophies did not always display correctly.
Gameplay
We’ve laid out the major changes and corrections into separate sections to make it easier to read.
Passing:
- Decreased the accuracy of Driven Lobbed Through Passes aimed away from where the passer is facing.
- Lowered the ball trajectory height of Driven Lobbed Through Passes.
- In some cases, appropriately powered Through Passes could incorrectly cause the ball to be hit out of play.
- When requesting a Flair Pass while locked to one player, the CPU AI would not attempt to perform a Flair Pass.
Shooting:
- When requesting an Outside of the Foot Shot in some specific situations, a Flair Shot could have occurred instead.
Dribbling:
- In some cases, the ball carrier could unintentionally run over the ball when attempting to dribble with it.
- Sometimes a touch during a dribble could knock the ball further from the ball carrier than intended.
Goalkeeping:
- In certain situations, the goalkeeper did not react to Ground Passes across the goal.
- In some cases, the goalkeeper could have incorrectly been allowed to pick up the ball with their hands after a player-controlled teammate cleared the ball towards them.
Refereeing:
- The assistant referee's starting position was not always correct at the start of a Playable Highlight.
- Improved referee logic when determining foul calls in situations where a player makes contact with the goalkeeper.
Animations:
- In some situations, a defender could incorrectly attempt to shield the ball without being requested to do so.
- AI teammates could lunge for a ball that was far away from them even when the Pass Block Assistance setting was off.
Additional changes:
- In rare throw-in situations where an additional ball was present on the pitch and needed to be cleared, the player kicking the ball could have done it with unnecessary power.
- During Set Piece Skill Games, the camera would not always correctly orient itself behind the kick taker.
So, now that you’ve read through all the major changes coming with the latest update, is there anything you believe they’ve missed? And do you think your own issues with the game have been addressed by the update?
To see all the changes coming in Title Update #5, you can read through them all here.
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