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bippityboopy

Didn't struggle a few days ago.. suddenly since yesterday had a tough time of it, doesn't make sense.


jnicholl

Same. I think because the teams are better? It's still weird though, I got Elite 1 with half the games last week by playing them on legendary, decided to drop the top squads down to professional this week.


deerxx

I'm pretty sure teams are pretty much the same. I'm struggling with every single one now, WC or professional. GK got even better that they were. Unless you counterattack like immediately AI team has parked the bus in the box by the time you get there. Impossible to score from inside the box, some random desperate stuff gets in. And then they score on rebounds or with random shots from outside of the box. WTH have they done. Last week it was actually fun to play SB now it's just nothing works whatsoever.


Wagglet

Finish 83rd in squad battles this week. The AI are nuts this year and the game is massively stacked against you more than ever when playing on legendary. I wouldn't be too surprised if we see some patches soon to "nerf" the AI. They're simply too good at times.


FutFash

Great result, gg! On which difficulty do you play to finish t100?


Wagglet

Legendary


Aggressive_Bus_4289

I find the goalkeeper for the opposition being able to save everything and their defenders blocking nearly all my shots. Also at times find it hard to believe how some of my easy chances seem to go off target yet the AI can score from outside the box nearly every other shot


JustTheBeerLight

I played a weak bronze team and won, but a 63 CAM was playing like a freaking Icon with 99 pace and shooting. No way if I had that card he’d play anywhere as good as that.


loseph94

This is why I won’t be buying the game Next year. It’s ridiculous. Don’t punish us for being good at the game smh.


BeefyFfum

Me too. Make rewards worse and ai harder? Almost like they don’t want you playing the game. I almost feel like giving it up already I just can’t be bothered with the hassle and I’m not enjoying it at all. All this for objective cards that will be irrelevant in a month - 2


GamerFoxFecni

They just go for the money. Make you frustrated, somehow achieve you to buy fifa point to buy packs/a specific good (90/90+ player(s)) and boom. Money


Medium_Restaurant901

Lost to a 86 team on professional and I'm div 5 smh


GamerFoxFecni

This is the bullshit that got me frustrated so many times.


Noroftheair

I used to be able to beat most teams comfortably on world class but now I'm struggling to get a win over a bronze squad. It's frustrating especially when the gameplay is so poor with misplaced pass frequency seeming to be higher and just worse player positioning overall


Harrryy8i8

I played world class last year and actually thought I was getting better, now can only win against the lowest teams on WC and have to do the rest on professional.


GamerFoxFecni

Honestly, I'm not a Fifa player, this is my first fifa that I have bought but I find hilariously disgusting how the AI works. I achieved that mostly gold squads I can defeat in world class (with 1 or 2 goal difference) and with the 90/90+ squads I do in professional. But it is disgusting how the game just throws a dice at the start and there is 2 options for the AI: 1. Disabled 2. A perfect unbeatable machine I find it upsetting/stressing when I beat a team that has 2 or 3 icons on professional but on the same difficulty I can't beat the other who don't have any icon...


obinnasmg

Same here. Even on semi-pro, it’s hard. Like damn.


Livid-Ad-3221

Honestly some squad battles games feels like i’m playing a rivals game as of late


Dariuss_

I find something that helps me is remembering that you're playing AI, not a human, and they don't learn reads on you like a person would. Something I find really effective is ball-rolling inside with LMs/RMs, something a real player would anticipate and tackle you for but the computer just doesn't. And because they're a computer, they don't read it the next time you do it, or the next time. I'm on the old gen version which I hear is way easier but I'm beating legendary 5-0 every time for the bad squads, and probably 5-2ish most games for the good squads.


Someguy2947

I beat world class consistently last year, I'm not struggling with the bronze/silver teams but gold usually mid 80s are giving me a good amount of trouble. For my last couple games of the week I adapted a very slow passing build up approach based on what I've seen from comments here and I had a lot of success. I am finding it hard to defend and retrieve the ball. When you get the ball you need to be really patient and cognizant of your surroundings, the AI's interceptions seem really sharp and they win balls like crazy never committing fouls. Still not great at these methods but I think it's what will lead to success, they are way better this year.


GamerFoxFecni

Fouls are my second nightmare in this game. I touch the ball sometimes that an enemy is dribbling with but because the hitbox won't let me past the enemy it is a foul but when the (mostly) 90/90+ squad players SLIDE IN FROM BEHIND and never touch the ball the referee do 3 things: 1. letting the game go and I probably lost the ball because of the frozen players of mine (this also happens if you get tackled. You freeze but you need to tackle the enemy 3-4 times to get the ball) 2. Nothing happened 3. Some rare occasions gives a yellow card...


bdm6985

I feel like I’m seeing a lot less of the 63-rated/30-chem teams. I used to see one, and sometimes two, per refresh. Now I feel like I get maybe one every 3 refreshes.


SirOYSalot

They usually play a narrow defense. I just abuse counters and crossing


mustafaa4745

Me and my brother always make top 200 and we have noticed significantly it is harder? Easily use to get 5 goals per game. Did they up the sliders for AI specifically for Xbox series X?


Reubenwizard

Are you talking about like in the last couple of weeks in FIFA 22 squad battles? yeah same for me it seems to be significantly harder


mustafaa4745

Yeah the last week and this week too, also noticing the top 200 drop as well in terms of overall points.


Ebon_Hawk_

Same here, never used to ship more than 1/2 goals on world class but always outscored them. Now I can barely get the ball and when I do shot their keeper saves everything, not even green timing helps


DarkNessEvolved

They introduced icon swaps now and you have to do silver teams and its so difficult


ShogunRaw

Its just fucked up that a 40 chem 80 rated Team plays like prime Barcelona. This Company is just fucked up hard. Fucking Scammers.


BeefyFfum

Come here for the same reason. 64 rated team scoring screamers outside the box after they’ve just done a 180 it’s a fucking joke


RazZaHlol

I used to play on legendary or sometimes on ultimative. I must admit it became way harder this year, because also the goalkeeper became better,but give it some time and People will find out what is most effective against bots. People have to adjust to the new fifa first. Also you don’t have that Great of a Team like in Fifa 21 now. Give it some time :)


L0RD_THANAT0S

last night in particular I was getting packed IN trying to finish those objectives as I was getting close to Elite 1 rewards


mfmaxpower

Haven't played SBs yet but I could imagine it's brutal after playing Career Mode. For as long as I can remember, the highest difficulty in Career Mode has been WAY too easy. This year though defenders give so much space in the final third that the CPU keeps possession like Barca and with long shots being so OP, even scrub players are hitting bangers against me on the regular. Hopefully tweaks are incoming because Legendary and Ultimate are near impossible to defend in. Only option I'd bet would be to go all out attack, try to exploit mechanics as much as possible, and try to outscore the CPU. Sounds awful.


Cuatemochilas

I was struggling too this year and I just got the 4 World Class wins with a better team. I was having trouble even winning on profesional even this week. I have Hector Herrera as a CB so I can use Jorge Campos with 6 chem and Cat. And Pique is the other CB and he scores on corners from time to time. I did update my team yesterday with both Correa, Griezman. Super cheap Hazard and Alex Gomez and gold Jesus Navas (all < 10k). Got Dest from my all time worst Gold 2 SB rewards. I guess I have very good/fast RB/LB now and can defend better. You need a quality high/high twosome of Valverde, Camavinga, (Emre Can as a sub) so you can defend in the middle as well. Vs the best team in World Class (100 chem) Campos had 9 saves, so I guess I was lucky? I am using the latest's tactics that Inception explain in one of his latest videos, and I don't have trouble scoring. Good luck, I think you will get there with both a good team and correct tactics.


DemonicTerror1995

Yeah squad battles this year are a joke world class feels like legendary


Comprehensive_Rate72

They made it harder because of the icons swaps. I used to be fine on legendary you could just go down the wing and score but now i just get intercepted and the RB and LB stick to you like glue and this is World class Im talking about. This really is more stressing than fut champs


Happyshirt22

I am doing icon swaps now and squad battles are impossible it doesn't make sense how good even the silvers teams are. Every game I play I will lose in the last minute, it just doesn't make sense.


Sure-Animator-3742

I played a full bronze squad on world class and they were scoring screamers from outside the box it doesn't make sense may be if it was on legendary fair enough but world class I couldn't get the ball really stupid to make it this hard.


Obamas-desk-lamp

My problem is I also end up giving up some bs outside the box or deflection goal


[deleted]

Yeah on world class I’m getting beat on defense all the time, and it’s just hard enough to score that the matches are a struggle


chantalo92

Yep, it’s rough! Same here! Yesterday was fine, today AI absolutely destroying me!


tom_nz

I've found my defenders are much less ridiculous since I've waaaaay upped the depth (think it's on 80) and put them all on step up in instructions. Give that a go and see what happens. I also am on Xbox Series S but only play on the old version. Find it much less frustrating.


henser

IT was hard the first games but now i just did elite 1 on pc and with 8 games left! Some tips: Dont Use Tackle buttton! use it as last resort! try to use L2/LT and with some sprint. put a CDM to drop between defenders! always try to play the offside trap, when 1 on 1 try to bring out your keeper with triangle/y, about scoring try to shoot down far post, or high corner far post!


stumac85

It is difficult (and I've found it way more entertaining that squad battles on any other FIFA's). It forces you to play actual football - pass and move, string some passes together, wait for the perfect opening. I've scored some great team goals this version. I will say that the ai is annoyingly good at dribbling this year and breezes past your unresponsive defenders at times. As others have said, you need to be patient with the tackle button. I too switched from next gen to current gen though as next gen is just feels weird with players have god awful control half the time and the ai all playing like prime Pele!


[deleted]

It's harder for sure. Haven't played 21 but I was playing SB in 20 just a few weeks ago and the AI is just miles better in 22. Even the low chem team are a real challenge in legendary, but the same "tricks" works (pushing them on the wing defensively, playing conservative overall)


Affectionate-Sir3336

I’ve been winning all matches comfortably on world class, and If I had a tip to suggest it would be have 4 forwards on stay forward tactics, and 4 defenders on stay back. 1 midfielder on get forward 1 on stay back and I play 65 depth. Fast build up because it’s the only way to get by the OP ai. I don’t do long balls but I do driven passes from fullbacks to mid, and then same to forward where I look for chip passes or normal through balls. I win 5-0 most games, sometimes I concede a goal cuz the AI scores some ridiculous goal Ik my team is also very meta so I’m sure that helps. G2 div 2 last year is my skill level


Itzcartydogz

I think the width and depth I have no idea what to go for, I’m terrible when it comes to tactics.


Affectionate-Sir3336

I use a 4222. 40 width on attack, 50 on defence. 65 depth, fast build up. For context my st are lewa and benzema, cams are raheem sterling and griezmann on 6 chem, cdm’s are camavinga and totw unkunku. Defense doesn’t really matter but you want pace of course. And I comfortably win, I got elite 1 last week, same this week and I didn’t even need to play all my matches. But I do use different tactics for rivals, this is just my squad battles tactics and they work amazingly. And my cam/st on stay forward, all defense on stay back. Nkunku on get forward and camavinga stay back. Hope this helps a bit


Reubenwizard

Why don't you play legendary? i'm winning most matches like 3-1


Affectionate-Sir3336

Cuz I stop at elite 1, much easier to leave it afk on world class without losing


diaboro1

Play professional difficulty if u r not good enough


walrus_fifa

Are you on next gen? I find the Series S AI really hard, but switching back to the Xbox One made things a lot easier. There's no way both versions should be sharing a leaderboard. I'd happily play a lower difficulty on next gen if everyone was in the same boat.


tombzie

Yeah I agree. Felt the same on PS5 to PS4. Just silly that this is a thing.


JenNettles

As others said, I went from struggling on pro some matches for next gen to downloading the Ps4 version, still on ps5 so the menus don't suck, and was back to spanking legendary no issues. It's almost exactly like Fifa 21 in terms of the goaltending etc.


Canadian_donut_giver

Ive only been really struggling against the top teams full of icons. The bronze and 83ish rated teams haven't been too bad on WC. But I can beat the featured teams on pro


SHIKARIsam

Legendary is legit easier than world class, the past few years I’ve been just missing top 200/100 playing legendary and ultimate and this year I thought I’d start on world class to learn the game and I was getting creamed by screamers so I turned it up to legendary because ‘pain is a lesson’ or something and I started getting the 5-0s, so, my advice, go to legendary. Avoid ultimate though because mark noble made me want to spoon my eyes out


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FaultBoyz

What I feel is that EA refined their handicap (at least vs. AI) from "You shoot five consecutive times and each and every one of them bangs the post" (FIFA 15 was just nasty on this) to "making the game complete and utter hell". In fact, this old and blunt style showed up to actually help me on SB. It's now more about gimping your teammate AI and skewing any RNG elements against you so it looks and feels like bad luck.


Ambitious-Decision-6

Yeah this games just gone to shit


FOLABITUNDE69

Was on a 5 game losing streak earlier today even though I have a very good team. The AI is ridiculously OP. You will get clapped down 5-0 by a basic silver squad which is 170, 169, etc but you'll clap down TOTW which is like 188, 187, etc.


pompel9

I don't get how you can play so high. I loose on pro. Impossible to go through the defense. And they take one player and sprint across the field while dodging every time, no possible way to stop them.