EA has released a new patch for FIFA 19, and it makes some significant changes to gameplay. The patch is out now on the PC version of the game, and coming soon to the console versions. The headline change is to finesse shots, which most players agreed were particularly overpowered this year. The patch nerfs the effectiveness of first-time finesse shots where the incoming ball is coming from behind the shooting player, between 135 and 225 degrees, where zero degrees is the direction the player is facing, or, as it’s more affectionately known by the FIFA community, the 180 no-scope finesse shot. These kicks are now more likely to be impacted by error, EA said, resulting in potentially less accuracy, ball speed and ball spin. The most significant impact will be seen when the incoming ball angle is 180 degrees, EA added. This change is welcome indeed. Finesse shots were so powerful in FIFA 19, that one of the running jokes within the community was you’d be better off running out of the penalty area when on a one-on-one with the keeper to try a finesse shot instead. Speaking of one-on-ones, the patch gives them a buff in the sense that it reduces the impact of defensive pressure on a shooting player when it is coming from behind the shooting player. But the patch buffs defending in that it increases the impact of defensive pressure on the shooting player when it is coming from in front of the shooting player…. [Read full story]
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