EA SPORTS FC™ 26 News

[h3]Title Update 1.5.0 is coming soon to EA SPORTS FC™ 26, bringing changes to gameplay and updates to multiple modes inspired by feedback from the community.

Gameplay[/h3][p]Over the past few weeks, we’ve been closely following conversations across Discord polls, feedback posts, and social channels.

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[/p][p]We appreciate the time and detail the community has shared around Passing and Shooting PlayStyles. As a result, this update focuses on reducing the overall impact of certain PlayStyles and shifting more influence towards players’ core attributes.[/p][p]The following changes have been made that affect PlayStyles, Passing, And Shooting:[/p][h3]Passing[/h3]

• [p]Improved accuracy and speed of ground passing, with impact being most noticeable on players with higher passing attributes.[/p]
• [p]Added the ability for players without the Incisive Pass PlayStyle but with high attributes in Short Pass, Long Pass, and Curve to contextually curve through balls.[/p]
• [p]Reduced the accuracy of lofted passes.[/p]
• [p]By lofted passes, we are referring to double tapping the ground pass or through pass button[/p]

[h3]Power Shot[/h3]

• [p]Improved the trajectory of Power Shots to increase the potential of scoring from longer ranges.[/p]
• [p]Increased Power Shot accuracy when taken with the Power Shot PlayStyle and PlayStyle+[/p]

[h3]Chip Shot[/h3]

• [p]Tuned Chip Shots to be less likely to go wide.[/p]
• [p]Increased accuracy of Chip Shots.[/p]
  • [p]Players with the Chip Shot PlayStyle perform Chip Shots with additional accuracy. [/p]

[h3]Tiki Taka PlayStyle[/h3]

• [p]To avoid overly accurate passing and decrease some of the gap between passing with and without PlayStyles, the accuracy of ground and first-time passes with the Tiki Taka PlayStyle has been reduced.[/p]
• [p]Ground passes performed with Tiki Taka PlayStyle still benefit from the overall improvements in accuracy and speed listed above, ensuring the PlayStyle remains a useful attacking option.
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[h2]Inventive PlayStyle[/h2]

• [p]The accuracy of lofted ground and through passes using the Inventive PlayStyle and Inventive PlayStyle+ has been slightly increased. [/p]
  • [p]This is to slightly compensate for the accuracy reduction to lofted passes mentioned in the passing section. With the PlayStyle+, lofted passes will still be slightly less accurate than before the patch[/p]
  • [p]By lofted passes, we are referring to double tapping the ground pass or through pass button[/p]

[h2]Additional Gameplay Updates
Positioning[/h2]

• [p]Addressed an issue where attacking players could remain stationary after repositioning
  
  We’ve also made two updates to address certain areas of gameplay brought to our attention by the community.[/p]

• [p]Increased the speed of Fake Shot, Heel Chop, and Feint and Exit by 5%[/p]
• [p]Addressed an issue where attacking players could remain stationary after repositioning[/p]

[h2]Career[/h2][p]New Career content will be released over the next few weeks, including new Live Starting Points and ICONs in Player Career. Season 6 kicks off with adding Ronaldinho, Gareth Bale, Fernando Torres, and Aya Miyama to the rotation, with more ICONs to come in future weeks.[/p][p]Alongside new content, we’ve also made the following changes regarding Live Starting points, Dynamic Development Plans, and player contracts:[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Introduced Dynamic Development Plans to Career to more closely reflect a player’s role[/p]
  • [p]When starting a new save, Training Plans will be automatically pre-selected based on the player’s closest available role[/p]
  • [p]For example, if a striker has a Target Forward role, that striker will be assigned to a Target Forward development plan rather than the default option[/p]
  • [p]Dynamic Development Plans will adapt to Tactic changes to further aid player development across the season and ensure that players develop in line with your vision without constant manual update[/p]
• [p]Added a new visual Pitch Wear setting when starting a new save[/p]
  • [p]This reflects seasonal weather conditions but will be to OFF by default[/p]

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• [p]Improved player contract extension behaviour when using the Normal setting[/p]
  • [p]Players with less than a year on their contract will already be open to negotiation when you join a new club[/p]
  • [p]At the start of a new season, around 50% of players with expiring contracts will be open to negotiation[/p]
  • [p]If you start a Live Starting Point or switch to a new job mid-season, more players will be open to negotiation as you get closer to the end of the season[/p]

[h2]Clubs[/h2][p]The following Archetype changes have been made in Clubs, these changes will go live in a server release after Title Update 1.5.0:[/p]

• [p]Archetype Level Cap[/p]
  • [p]Increased the cap from 80 to 90[/p]
• [p]Archetype Max Attributes[/p]
  • [p]Increased the maximum range of Archetype-specific attributes[/p]
• [p]Archetype Customisable PlayStyle Slots[/p]
  • [p]Increased from 7 to 8, unlocked at level 90[/p]

[p]Thanks for checking out our latest Pitch Notes. We can’t wait for you to experience all the new changes and additions coming to EA SPORTS FC™ 26.[/p][p]– The EA SPORTS FC Team

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[h2]Welcome to the February Feedback Update.[/h2][p][/p][p]Throughout February, we’ve continued tracking your feedback across all modes. Today we wanted to highlight upcoming changes to PlayStyles and address the recent fix to Finesse Shots.[/p][p][/p][h3]Fineese Shot[/h3][p]We recently addressed the Finesse Shot issue. The problem was resolved by rolling back a change from Title Update 1.4.2. In those patch notes, the change was described as: "Inaccurate knuckle ball shots could have occurred more often than intended." [/p][p][/p][p]Following the rollback, Finesse Shots should now be performing as expected. We’ll continue monitoring feedback and gameplay data, but this fix is now live.[/p][p][/p][h3]PlayStyles & Attributes – Upcoming Update[/h3][p][/p][p]A major theme in your feedback has been that attributes should feel more powerful and impactful, with PlayStyles enhancing players rather than defining their entire effectiveness. In an upcoming update, we’ll be tuning attributes and several PlayStyles to better reflect that philosophy. [/p][p][/p][p]The following PlayStyles will be receiving changes: [/p][p]Tiki Taka, Incisive Pass, Inventive Pass. We will also be bringing some overall changes to Power Shots and Chip Shots.[/p][p][/p][p]Our goal is to bring more weight and value back to core attributes, while ensuring PlayStyles remain meaningful differentiators at the highest levels of play. We’re looking forward to sharing the full details in the Pitch Notes coming soon.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for checking out the February Feedback Update, don’t forget to head over to the EA SPORTS FC Discord, join the community and share your feedback![/p][p][/p][p]- The EA SPORTS FC Team[/p]

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