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I'm 26 years old and have been playing soccer for 20 years. I've been playing FIFA since FIFA since '99 was released. I don't recall anything about the game inf

by Fredi_ 10y ago

I'm 26 years old and have been playing soccer for 20 years. I've been playing FIFA since FIFA since '99 was released. I don't recall anything about the game influencing my on field play. Rather, it was the in real life playing affecting my video game playing, in terms of possession, when to keep it, when to go 1v1. Now, this may not be true for everyone but I really looked at FIFA as an entirely separate thing from my real life playing of the game. Perhaps it is more fans/casual players of the game that are being influenced by FIFA more so than more serious and experienced players. In Iwobi's case it may help them get a sense of who the player is but it's nothing compared to the scouting reports they go over with their managers in the days leading up to the game.

corry 10y ago
Interesting comment. I've played soccer from a young age, and I can definitely see online <--> offline experiences influencing each other. The biggest area has to do with the use of space; when to expect other players to make runs, when to receive the ball and pivot and switch the sides. I of course would have those instincts from playing for real, but having gotten to do them in-game (with a nice top-down view) has helped me think about my play in real life. One thing to try if you haven't - play a Fifa player career locked to a specific player. A lot of feels like real life - off the ball movement, finding space, when to call for a pass, etc. Obviously not 100% true to life but felt closer to real life than typical Fifa.
- Fredi_ 10y ago
  I tried playing that mode when it was first introduced to the series and I didn't much care for it at the time. The manager/bird's eye view is what was intriguing to me, transfers, seeing the game and implementing real time tactics and decisions. >The biggest area has to do with the use of space; when to expect other players to make runs, when to receive the ball and pivot and switch the sides. I of course would have those instincts from playing for real, but having gotten to do them in-game (with a nice top-down view) has helped me think about my play in real life. I get how this could be, but I learned so much more from my coaches, from what moves to learn, to when to make a run, when to make certain decisions. Anything I might have picked up from FIFA was subconscious.

by Fredi_ 10y ago

corry 10y ago

Interesting comment. I've played soccer from a young age, and I can definitely see online <--> offline experiences influencing each other. The biggest area has to do with the use of space; when to expect other players to make runs, when to receive the ball and pivot and switch the sides. I of course would have those instincts from playing for real, but having gotten to do them in-game (with a nice top-down view) has helped me think about my play in real life. One thing to try if you haven't - play a Fifa player career locked to a specific player. A lot of feels like real life - off the ball movement, finding space, when to call for a pass, etc. Obviously not 100% true to life but felt closer to real life than typical Fifa.

Fredi_ 10y ago
I tried playing that mode when it was first introduced to the series and I didn't much care for it at the time. The manager/bird's eye view is what was intriguing to me, transfers, seeing the game and implementing real time tactics and decisions. >The biggest area has to do with the use of space; when to expect other players to make runs, when to receive the ball and pivot and switch the sides. I of course would have those instincts from playing for real, but having gotten to do them in-game (with a nice top-down view) has helped me think about my play in real life. I get how this could be, but I learned so much more from my coaches, from what moves to learn, to when to make a run, when to make certain decisions. Anything I might have picked up from FIFA was subconscious.