Can't dribble past anyone, gets bullied by any defender, can't outrun anyone, can't make any pass except a 5 feet simple one, can't score anything but tap ins. Tried him at both winger and striker and he's useless at both. My other two box players Neymar and Best are actually beasts unlike this fraud. $200 for this trash.
At what point are we supposed to accept that this is just how H2H is supposed to work?
I have a 128 OVR team. I have spent money on this game. I’ve upgraded my squad, ranked players, trained them, built a team around the players I actually want to use — and yet I’m sitting here struggling for 9 stars after three weeks.
Not 10.
9.
And today I lost to a 123 OVR team.
Before someone says “OVR doesn’t mean everything” — I completely agree. A lower OVR player can absolutely beat a higher OVR player if they’re better at the game. That’s not my complaint.
My problem is how the match actually feels while it’s happening.
Players suddenly feel completely different. Passes that should be straightforward don’t go where they’re supposed to. Players don’t make the runs they normally make. Defenders react late. Balls bounce back to the opponent in ridiculous situations. One match my team feels responsive and sharp, the next match the exact same players feel like they’re running through mud.
And then there are those games where you can almost feel the momentum shifting.
I’m not saying every single loss is “script”. I’m saying that when the game repeatedly produces situations where player responsiveness, AI movement, rebounds, passing and defensive reactions seem to change dramatically during the same match, it’s extremely difficult to believe that everything is behaving consistently.
And that’s the frustrating part.
If I lose because my opponent is better — fair enough.
If I make a stupid mistake — fair enough.
If my opponent has a better tactical setup — fair enough.
But I want to lose because I played worse.
Not because my 127-rated players suddenly can’t complete a five-meter pass.
Not because my defenders randomly stop tracking runs.
Not because my striker ignores a perfectly obvious through ball.
Not because the opponent’s players seem to win every ridiculous rebound for ten minutes straight.
And definitely not because the game suddenly feels completely different from the previous match.
I’ve tried 4-3-3 Holding, 4-3-3 Defend, 4-1-2-1-2 Narrow, 4-4-2 Flat — basically everything I can reasonably build around my squad. Sometimes one formation works brilliantly, then suddenly it feels completely useless.
That’s not competitive gameplay. That’s exhausting.
EA, I’m not asking you to make my 128 OVR team automatically beat a 123 OVR team.
I’m asking for consistent gameplay.
If my opponent is better, let him beat me.
If my players have better stats, let those stats actually matter consistently.
If the game has momentum mechanics, explain them.
If there are known H2H balancing systems, explain them.
If there are bugs affecting passing, player switching, AI movement, rebounds or responsiveness, fix them.
Because spending money on the game shouldn’t mean spending three weeks fighting the gameplay just to reach 9 stars instead of 10.
At this point I’m not even angry about losing.
I’m angry because I don’t know whether I actually lost the match or whether I was fighting the game itself.
And that’s a terrible feeling to have in a competitive game.
Where is the balance supposed to be?
I’m not saying a 128 OVR team should automatically beat a 123 OVR team. A better player should absolutely be able to win with a lower-rated squad.
But then where is the balance?
If OVR isn’t supposed to provide a meaningful gameplay advantage, why should players invest in upgrading their squads at all?
And if OVR does matter, why can a 5 OVR difference sometimes feel completely irrelevant — or even feel like the lower-rated team has the advantage?
I’m not asking for a guaranteed win based on OVR. I’m asking for a consistent relationship between squad quality, player attributes and actual gameplay.
What exactly are we being rewarded for when we build a 128 OVR squad if the gameplay can make it feel like we’re playing with a 123 OVR team?
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I try many many Times to win, but the enemy team is so overpower. Help me win this game, any suggest?
Sent over 40 tokens and 110k+ diamonds for Messi, still failed to get him 😭😭 got 2 Auba instead. Why EA sports why? You just ruined my savings
Man I loved watching him play in his prime. It hurts to look at this card now..
I saved my 26 drafts and 130k gems hoping to get messi or kdb but all I got was auba
Like bro if you don't want to give us f2p a high ovr player then just switch the game to p2p
Notice how they drop this right before bdor? yeah. this whole event is made for us to spend all our drafts, so generous fc can give us these "meta cards" before EVERY SINGLE ONE is replaced by the new capped cards. you guys are truly genius. applaud. A hug.
i dont know if this is a good thing or a bad one , it says new currency so im sure its the latter
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Hell is ea********
They will just handout some gems rank up tokens etc. Me broke so I am jealous of p2w players.
i have lwky spent a lot and grind a lot, so i think this is a pretty meta team. lmk what i could improve, not much tbh but idk maybe ballond'or box r9 makes it in bench or smth.
This game is so realistic my mbappe doesn't know how to play striker and is constantly pushing my lw out of position.