De release van FIFA 18 ging niet zonder slag of stoot voor EA, de reacties waren overwegend positief, maar er schort ook een hoop aan de game. De ontwikkelaar is er snel bij, want de eerste patch ligt al klaar. Voor de PC is deze nu al te downloaden, de console versie laat nog heel even op zich wachten. De vraag is natuurlijk: wat doet deze patch precies?

Waarschijnlijk de belangrijkste verandering is die van de keepers. Het was overduidelijk dat ze hier en daar een steekje lieten vallen en dat is nu aangepakt. Je hebt dus nu een scherpere keeper in het doel staan en scoren wordt dus moeilijker. Om het nog verder te balanceren is ook het schieten iets minder accuraat geworden. Niet dat je nu ineens de Vincent Janssen van FIFA 18 wordt, maar je moet gewoon iets beter je best doen.

Verder doet de patch nog een heleboel andere dingen, die je allemaal hieronder terug kunt vinden. Overigens wordt er over het ontbreken van een gast-account tijdens online potjes met geen woord gerept. De kans dat het dus nog, op veler verzoek, wordt toegevoegd lijkt vrij klein.

Added the following in FIFA Ultimate team:

  • New functionality to Champions Channel including missed shots and hidden timeline.

Addressed the following in FIFA Ultimate team:

  • An issue with the extra time display on the Champions Channel timeline.
  • An issue with locked EASFC catalogue kits on opponent teams in Squad Battles.
  • An issue where the crowd would have incorrect flags when the home team is wearing a certain kit.
  • An issue where a player could crash when watching a FUT Champions Channel match.
  • An issue where players could control the goalkeeper in FUT Single Player modes.
  • Changed Matches Remaining to Attempts Remaining in FUT Champions Daily Knockout Tournament.
  • Changed the Possible Points text in Squad Battles to Projected Match Points.
  • Updated loan player portraits in the EASFC Catalogue.
  • Visual improvements to some FUT item types.

Addressed the following in Gameplay:

  • Tuned goalkeeper reactions in certain situations.
  • Tuned down the difficulty for Amateur and Semi-Pro difficulties.
  • Reduced shot accuracy and slightly increased goalkeeper reaction times in certain in-game situations.

Added the following in The Journey Hunter Returns:

  • Icons in cinematic scenes to indicate the user-triggered action.
  • Triggered actions are: Personality, FIFA 17 Result, Match Result, Key Decision, Player Performance, Team Performance, Partnership Rating

Addressed the following in The Journey Hunter Returns:

  • An issue where the player could crash during a cinematic in Chapter 5.

Added the following in Career Mode:

  • Added option to delegate contract renewals.
  • Allow users to renegotiate contract with a player whose release clause has been paid.

Addressed the following in Career Mode:

  • An issue where users could use a loaned player as part of a transfer deal.
  • An issue where Breaking News weren’t getting refreshed.

Addressed the following in Online Modes:

  • An issue in Pro Clubs where a player could return to an invisible lobby after a match.
  • Enabled the opponent indicators in online matches.
  • Improvements were made to the kit clashing logic.

Audio / Visual / Presentation Changes:

  • Adding this season’s authentic Bundesliga broadcast package.
  • Addressed multiple minor audio issues.
  • Improvements to the goal net animations.