With each new *EA Sports FC* (formerly *FIFA*) game, occasionally one feels like a significant step forward, though not always a positive one. More often, though, the new releases are very similar to the previous version. *EA Sports FC 26* falls into that latter category. Don’t expect major changes or improvements – in many ways, it’s practically the same game as last year, with many of the same issues still present.
A popular post on the EA Sports FC Reddit page is currently highlighting a frustrating issue with the game: the AI defenders are incredibly ineffective. Players are complaining that instead of tracking attackers or running with the play, the AI defenders often run *away* from the ball, which makes no sense and is incredibly irritating. While the original post doesn’t mention it, commenters point out this has been a recurring problem in previous versions of the game for several years.
Why do AI defenders do this? Dude literally runs away from the ball instead of chasing the striker (FC26)
byu/tektanc inEASportsFC
“Made Me Stop Playing”
The most popular comment on the post says the issue also happens in the 25 version of the game, and it forced the commenter to stop playing on the highest difficulty level because small glitches like that have a huge impact there. Another user chimed in, saying EA Sports seems to fix one problem only to create many more, and they repeat this cycle every year.
It’s unclear what’s causing this strange behavior in the game, and even EA doesn’t seem to have a solution. One possibility is that the defending player is simply falling back into position, like a fullback would, instead of reacting to the attacker. However, this doesn’t fully explain why it doesn’t happen consistently, or why it’s rare when the opposing team is controlled by the computer.
EA hasn’t addressed this problem in *EA Sports FC 26*, and it’s unlikely to be fixed. If it were a simple solution, it would have been implemented already. It’s clearly a complex issue, and with the pressure to release a new game annually, these kinds of problems often go unresolved. While *EA Sports FC 26* is a slight improvement over *EA Sports FC 25* and feels a bit more realistic, the changes are minimal. That said, we’d love to hear your thoughts – feel free to leave a comment or join the discussion on the ComicBook Forum.
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