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De mechanische problemen van FIFA 17 blijken de community erg hoog te zitten, zij zijn namelijk helemaal klaar met het feit dat EA de problemen omtrent input-lag niet oplost. De problemen blijken veel mensen te frustreren, daarom startte men deze petitie die binnen no-time honderden handtekeningen wist te verzamelen.

Volgens de beschrijving van de petitie duurt het soms 1 tot 2 seconden voordat een button commando daadwerkelijk verwerkt wordt door de game. Hierdoor schiet men de bal vaak te laat in-game, terwijl de knop door de fysieke speler allang ingedrukt werd. Dit zorgt ervoor dat de nodige kansen worden gemist en dat is uitermate frustrerend wanneer je in een online pot zit of met vrienden speelt.

EA heeft dit probleem nog niet erkend en reageert op Twitter niet op de problemen die spelers hebben. Men probeert nu dan ook via een petitie EA’s aandacht te krijgen, zodat er alsnog wat aan gedaan kan worden middels een patch.

This is easily the most popular topic in FIFA 17 this year. May it be due to the new Frostbite Engine EA have implemented this year or who knows what but this is the biggest issue in the game. The easiest way to describe button delay is where the user presses A/X to Pass the Ball to another player and it takes 1 sometimes even 2 seconds to actually commence the command. Imagine playing Call of Duty and press the shoot button and your gun shoots a second later. You are most likely dead. Same thing with FIFA. During that period of time, your opponent can predict your next move or the receiving player is already gone from the position the ball is heading towards. Same thing with shooting to score a goal.

A player could be in a great position to shoot but when the Input Delay takes place, it takes a second to realize the command you want your controller to do and by then the Goalkeeper has already wrapped the ball up, in a better position to save it, or a defender is now able to make a last ditch tackle to block it. Take in mind there are games where the Input Delay does not seem to be too bad. This is what we, as a community, consider “Good Gameplay”. This mechanic is definitely one of the worst to deal with and that is why I listed it first.

Now, we don’t know if EA implemented this on purpose or if it is due to the new Frostbite Engine, but this is certainly an issue that has worried the community since the game came out. Many players have brought it to EA Sports attention by tweeting at them on Twitter and sending in game plays of “Good” vs “Bad” Gameplay to them. Now, as stated, this may be an issue due to the new Frostbite Engine, but as a community, we feel as if Electronic Arts Sports is not even listening to us or taking our feedback to find a solution. This is enraging the community and we want Electronic Arts Sports to address the issue and make a statement to the community stating that they see the problem and are trying to fix it.