EA has already started sharing key gameplay details for FIFA 20, even though the game has not been announced yet. The next title in the ever popular football game FIFA 20 will come with many welcome improvements to the gameplay experience.
The list of changes goes on to explain everything the developers are looking to change and improve. This includes AI defending, 1v1 shooting consistency, volley crossing and shooting, chained skill moves, manual goalkeeper movement, passing, player switching and more.
The big takeaway from the details is the AI defending that the developers are working on to improve. EA says the defending system is being renewed with revised positioning and adjustment.
Many efforts are being made to create a better experience for players when it comes to AI Defending and AI Teammate movement/positioning/reactions, as this was continuously mentioned and requested by our players for the next version of FIFA:
- Renewed Defending System the defending systems are being renewed, with revised positioning and adjustment to the cadence and flow on the pitch. Manual defending will be emphasized and result in more rewarding results for those who do so.
- Planned Tackling is a new system that favors manual tackling by making sure that the defender that tries the tackle does so in a favorable context to your team (like recovering the ball or kicking the ball to a nearby teammate when tackling, for example).
- Contain and Secondary Contain Effectiveness will be reduced, keeping the positioning of players/AI Teammates at a further distance and having a slower reaction to directional changes from the dribbler, rarely resulting in an auto-tackle or an auto-block. This will make manual defending not only more effective, but also more rewarding.
- Improved Jockey System will be implemented with more agility and precision, rewarding players that decide to take control of their defenders.
With these varied systems and mechanics, we expect that our players will feel a difference when it comes to AI Defending, which was a point of community concern during FIFA 19.
EA has also shared to bring a new “planned tackling” system that will favor manual tackling, allowing defenders to tackle in a favorable context to your team. EA is also nerfing auto-tackling and auto-block, saying that this will make manual defending not only affecting, but also more rewarding.
On the matter of 1v1 shooting consistency, EA says that the team has put in a lot of effort into improving circumstance where a player finds themselves in an easy 1v1 situation against the Goalkeeper:
- 1v1 Shooting Accuracy will be improved, resulting in more shots on target and better consistency in easy situations inside the box.
- Open Goal Situations will also be addressed, and will see players being rewarded for 1v1 situations and creating greater chances of scoring “easy goals” – as pointed out in many community examples.
- Goalkeeper Reactions will also be tuned – specifically against 1v1 situations – resulting in less ‘superhuman’ reactions, which will humanize the goalkeepers movements and result in better scoring opportunities for the attacker.
- Outside of the Foot Shot situations will be improved and should only happen for players with the Outside of the Foot trait.
- Shot Elevation/Power Tuning will allow for low powered shots to result in shots similar to Driven Shots, creating more consistency, and resulting in better scoring opportunities.
On the matter of Manual Goalkeeper movement, EA details that the effectiveness of manual GK movement is being heavily reduced in the future, with a slower and more realistic move speed. Players controlling the goalkeeper using right-stick manual movement will now have to commit to a direction, enhancing the risk/reward element.
You can read all the new changes EA has planned for FIFA 20 here. Post your comments below and let us know what you think of the changes EA is working on.
