EA FC 25: Patch notes for Title Update 8 guarantee more goals

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A major title update has been released in EA FC 25. The changes could lead to significantly more goals, especially on offense. A well-known streamer from the USA was also convinced of this. On MeinMMO you can find out his first impressions and read about the most important innovations.

What kind of update is this? The latest update has been nicknamed “Gameplay Refresh” by EA. In announcing the update, the development company speaks of the most extensive gameplay overhaul it has ever made in the middle of the season.

The changes mainly affect 5 aspects:

  • Core gameplay elements such as passing, shooting, defending and goalkeeping have been improved
  • more fluid offensive game with easier ball handling
  • Fixed an issue with strikers being caught too often by slower defenders
  • Tacklebacks (bouncebacks) and AI defense have been toned down
  • Matchmaking for Rush has been overhauled

    • When will the update appear? The patch is now available for download. On the PlayStation 5 it comes with a size of 1.39 GB. You can expect a similar size on all other platforms.

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    What are the most important changes? The decisive innovations can be found on the offensive.

    Firstly, shots on goal in the penalty area have improved significantly. In promising positions, your strikers are very confident when it comes to shooting, provided they have strong shooting stats. It doesn’t matter what type of shots you use to score.

    Secondly, players with high acceleration and speed values ​​can finally show off their strengths again. All too often, attackers who had significantly more speed than the defender were caught up by the defenders.

    This is now over. Players who can gain a lead through their higher speed will now be caught much more slowly by defenders.

    Which streamer tested the update? The American streamer and content creator “nickrtfm” convinced himself of the promises of the Gameplay Refresh Update. At the start of FC 25 he was very critical of the game mechanics.

    Now after the patch, he visibly had more fun with the gameplay in Division Rivals and in qualifying for the Weekend League, and even speaks of a feeling that he would suddenly be playing a different EA FC part after the patch.

    Appropriately, he also called his test video for the new patch “Bye Bye FC 25, Hello FC 25.5”. In the video you can get an impression of the offensive changes in the new update based on the streamer’s numerous goals:

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    Other important changes in the summary

    Since this is a very extensive update, we will summarize the most important changes for you below. You can find all the new features in detail in this Trello for the Gameplay Refresh Update from EA Sports.

    Gameplay

  • Better positioning and support for AI teammates during attacks
  • Better timing on runs near the offside line
  • Effectiveness of player roles (especially striker pro and insider pro) increased
  • Better interaction and more intelligent coordination of the individual offensive players
  • The occurrence of tacklebacks (successful tackles where strikers still retained possession of the ball) has been reduced
  • especially for players with the defensive playstyle anticipation
  • the quality of tackles by defenders is generally increased
  • Goalkeeper saves on shots from tight angles (at the near post) have been improved
  • The speed and accuracy of flat passes has been increased
  • The effectiveness of through passes with semi-support has been greatly increased
  • The effectiveness of directly forwarded, high through balls has been greatly reduced
  • The accuracy of heading passes in contested situations has been reduced
  • Various problems with passes regarding pass strength and pass receiver have been revised
  • AI defense weakened
  • AI defenders keep more distance when covering players and shots
  • AI defenders intercept fewer balls
  • Counter protection after corners has been increased
  • Defensive awareness for the wing/balance player role has been increased
  • Full-backs with a falseback role return to their position more quickly

    • More video footage of some of the changes can be found on EA’s Gameplay Refresh info page.

    Rush

  • The search for player items is now adapted to the corresponding requirements for rush bonus points, which means that if you require players from a league or a nation, you will be suggested 5 suitable options from your club

    • Ultimate Team

  • Error when navigating (steering only possible to the left) in the club and in the SBCs has been fixed

    • Career mode

  • Fixed an issue where the AI ​​goalkeeper would knock the ball out of play
  • Errors in implementing certain tactics and player roles have been fixed
  • Display errors in the manager career have been fixed

    • Clubs

  • Bug where the player was limited by his height has been fixed

    • Generally, audio and visual

  • Clothing, jerseys and equipment were adjusted
  • 125 game faces have been revised

    • This gives you the most important changes in the latest update at a glance. It seems that the Team of the Year players can look forward to many high-scoring matches. You can also read all the information about the start and process of TOTY in EA FC 25 on MeinMMO.

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