Will be available for PC first.
The FIFA series still continues to be one of the biggest in the world, with this year’s game still being very successful even with some lesser reviews than in the past. EA is good at keeping up with FIFA throughout the year through various updates and that is no different with this year’s game as well as we have received yet another update.
FIFA 21 Title Update #8 Patch Notes
As has been the case in the past with updates, title update #8 for FIFA 21 is arriving first on PC with no set release date for consoles. Based on the past ones though, it likely won’t be too long before these fixes make their way to the console versions of the game as well. You can see the full patch notes below or on the FIFA Forums.
Made the following changes:
- Made several adjustments to the Team Press D-Pad Tactic.
- Decreased the amount of time the Team Press D-Pad Tactic can be active for, before requiring cooldown, from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.
- Once Team Press is requested, its effect takes 2 seconds to activate.
- In situations where the defending team is using Team Press and recovers possession, Team Press will not automatically remain active on the following loss of possession.
- Made several adjustments to Stepover and Reverse Step Over Skill Moves.
- Both Skill Moves are no longer considered Easy Skill Moves and will be less effective when chained together while moving.
- The animations for both Skill Moves have been slowed down.
- Decreased player transition speed when exiting either Skill Move at forward angles.
Addressed the following issues:
Decreased the amount of time the Team Press D-Pad Tactic can be active for, before requiring cooldown, from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.
Once Team Press is requested, its effect takes 2 seconds to activate.
In situations where the defending team is using Team Press and recovers possession, Team Press will not automatically remain active on the following loss of possession.
Both Skill Moves are no longer considered Easy Skill Moves and will be less effective when chained together while moving.
The animations for both Skill Moves have been slowed down.
Decreased player transition speed when exiting either Skill Move at forward angles.
The goalkeeper sometimes gets stuck to the net geometry and is unable to put the ball into play, resulting in matches not finishing within the expected time.
After a defender positioned themselves in front of the ball carrier following a heavy touch, the defender sometimes did not contest the ball.
Improved referee penalty kick logic in situations where the goalkeeper dives at the ball carrier’s feet.
Improved referee logic when making decisions in breakaway tackling situations outside of the box.
When a goalkeeper moved then stood still during a penalty kick, they could sometimes deflect the ball into their own net when it was hit directly at them.
This does not affect other types of potential deflections that could occur.
In situations where the ball carrier would start a shooting animation, but the shot was canceled in time, the defender could sometimes perform an unintended blocking animation
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This does not affect other types of potential deflections that could occur.
In online matches, players will no longer see their opponent’s equipped Ball Item, they will instead always see their own.
Co-Op Squad Battles matches can now be paused during gameplay by either player.
Co-Op Squad Battles matches no longer have a pause limit.
Career Mode
- The correct amount of FUT Coins was being claimed, this issue only impacted when the display of the overall total would increase.
Made the following change:
The potential quality of Youth Players is now more aligned with the general football region that they come from.
Player OVRs could remain unrealistically high in their 30s, resulting in players retiring seemingly at their peak.
Addressed further instances of Strikers taking too long to be retrained as Center Forwards.
VOLTA FOOTBALL
- Some hairstyles did not display correctly.
- Updated a typo on the message that displays when discarding items.
Pro Clubs
Addressed the following issue:
- A Virtual Pro’s customized boot colors did not always save.
General, Audio, and Video
Updated badges, kits, 2D portraits, stadiums, and ad boards.
Added 34 new Starheads and updated 29 existing Starheads which will be activated at a later date through a Server Release.
Stay tuned to the EA SPORTS FIFA Tracker to learn when these Starheads will become active.
Stay tuned to the EA SPORTS FIFA Tracker to learn when these Starheads will become active.
The Nike Serie A TIM Merlin 2019 Hi Vis ball did not display a shadow in game.
The inactivity timer did not start while the Origin overlay was active in some online matches.
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