RamSteelwood wrote:

'better' is probably more of an opinion depending on how you want your opponent to play.  I'm going to make a massive over-simplification that those with more experience of the FIFA singleplayer modes might take exception to, but in my experience, FIFA AI plays not to lose, PES AI goes for it a bit more.  I would hate it in FIFA when I lost the ball, cos it felt like it would take forever to get it back as the AI would just pass it around keeping the ball and you'd be chasing shadows, especially towards the end of a match.  In PES the AI plays forward more, makes runs with the ball, generally being a bit more attacking but in the process giving you more chances to win the ball back.  i also think PES has more 'entertainment scripts', where things are engineered a bit more to keep it interesting - whether that's the AI fucking you over in the last minute, or fluffing an open goal, or someone scoring a raker with their weak foot....they may not be for everyone, but i think things happen 'out of the blue' more in PES, whereas FIFA the AI players stick more rigidly to their stats and play along to those numbers each time.

I'd agree with that.

As Ram explains it above, he's basically saying that the PES AI is more unrealistic as it will push forward, even when it is ahead.

Apologies if I've got the wrong end of the stick.

When the fuck are EA gonna sort their shitty servers out. Am averaging a game every 10 attempts on seasons mode at the mo.

Me and reg had a right old time getting a game last night. First off, what in the fuck is the easiest way to get a game with someone on your friends list? I tried to do the one in custom games, where you invite a member of your party to the game, but each time some random would join and proceed to start picking 5-stars, as there was no option to make that room private.

I then had to go and create my own lobby, which meant the only way to invite him (that was presented to me by the game), was by using the games own invite system, which requires you to go to your "Player Hub" to first read the invite then reply to it.

So he got in. Then we played. And it was fucking miserable. I'd expect lag and delays like that on Quake 3 using an AOL dial up connection, but we're literally half an hour from each other, both with rock solid connections, and it was just unplayable.

The fact it was so hard to find out how to set up the match makes me pretty annoyed. Do EA only care if you play PANINI STICKER DLC MODE or EVERYONE QUICK, GO A STRIKER MODE?

Maybe I'm missing something, but I remember in 11 there was a simple "play a friend" option, and now there isn't.

afgavinstan wrote:

Me and reg had a right old time getting a game last night. First off, what in the fuck is the easiest way to get a game with someone on your friends list? I tried to do the one in custom games, where you invite a member of your party to the game, but each time some random would join and proceed to start picking 5-stars, as there was no option to make that room private. I then had to go and create my own lobby, which meant the only way to invite him (that was presented to me by the game), was by using the games own invite system, which requires you to go to your "Player Hub" to first read the invite then reply to it. So he got in. Then we played. And it was fucking miserable. I'd expect lag and delays like that on Quake 3 using an AOL dial up connection, but we're literally half an hour from each other, both with rock solid connections, and it was just unplayable. The fact it was so hard to find out how to set up the match makes me pretty annoyed. Do EA only care if you play PANINI STICKER DLC MODE or EVERYONE QUICK, GO A STRIKER MODE? Maybe I'm missing something, but I remember in 11 there was a simple "play a friend" option, and now there isn't.

I've had no lag problems at all fella. Played a good 60 or 70 games already. Maybe just a blip?

As for play a friend mode, not tried it on 13, but it used to be easy. Gotta say the menu system on this is atrocious. So cluttered.

No

Im not having any of the problems mentioned here, lag, not finding a match etc.
Invites allvwork especially well and as expected.

My ps3 has frozen once each other day in the menus of fifa though.

The skills games are really addictive, passed an hour without realising earlier.

EA certainly don't. Haven't managed an online match in two days, infuriating to say the least.

Iv not had a problem with it yet so is it head to head seasons thats fucked?
that and the move modes are still to be tried by myself.

Anyone tried the move modes?
It were supposed to be good on wii right?

Ah right.
Me and one other friend on ps3 has had fifa freeze on us and it takes a soft reset/error report/rebuild the system type thing.
(5 freezes for me so far)

Right, am i missing something with this? Because I find the player unresponsive, the AI atrocious and I find myself conceding quite often due to a goalkeeper who seems incapable of walking without falling arse over tit.

Any advice? My team mates, when AI controlled, seem to just stand around and do absolutely fuck all to help.

Will do, cheers.

Was waiting for a mate to come over for some local FIFA action and I got bored so I bought a new team on UT. Only cost me 11,150 coins in total, 11,000 for the first XI, 150 for a position card for Lopez and the subs and reserves were from free packs. The 2 strikers have so much pace but I could only find two RM in Ligue 1 and the one I have was slighty better. Surely there aren't only two RM's in Ligue 1???? Anyway I got Chiellini in a free pack and sold him for 36,500 which was a bit lower than his value but he sold quick, so I'm trying to build some budget teams with that money and build on them as I go along.

It really depends why you didn't like it mate.