Player performance is obviously important, but it is not the only one. Even then, EA does not reduce the rating of any player, rather adds new player cards based on their performance mid-season which may be higher or lower than their initial rating at the launch of FIFA 16.Ī lot of factors go into a player rating.
#FIFA 16 CAREER MODE NEWS UPDATE#
However unlike Seasons that gets weekly updates, FUT gets a mid-season update on player ratings. FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) and its shorter counterpart, FUT Draft are where the impact of player ratings are the most visible. The initial set of player ratings affects the single-player career mode (which then updates depending how you play). This impacts the online multiplayer mode, called Seasons, tremendously. In an attempt to simulate real life performance, squads and their stats are updated weekly. Which games modes are impacted by player ratings?Įvery game mode is affected by player ratings, albeit in varying degrees. This has been rectified this time around with player physics tweaked to ensure heavier, stronger defenders still have a chance against the faster players. In previous entries of the series, players with high pace statistic would literally run circles around others, effectively making other player ratings meaningless. But much like how some teams play better than others in real life, some players will react faster or slower and increase the possibility of crucial moves like scoring a goal from a tight angle or pulling off a red card-free sliding tackle. FIFA is still a game of skill, you'll still need to make the right passes, switch to the correct players and score goals. So? Do a bunch of numbers really make a difference to how I play a game? Isn't this a game of skill? Obviously, those with a player rating closer to 100 are better. It's the single universal number that explains how good or bad a player is in FIFA 16 on a scale of 100. Notice that number next to a player when you select him or her anywhere from any game menu? That's their player rating. The way players have been rated has also changed, and this will definitely impact how you play.
Delve beyond the obvious changes and you'll notice that the fine people at EA Sports have been busy tweaking the stats and numbers that every hardcore fan worries about, namely, player ratings.
#FIFA 16 CAREER MODE NEWS SERIES#
This year's FIFA 16 is a fine addition to the series with some big tweaks to gameplay.