NEW FORMATION question

[Jeeves]

Hey Everyone.

It does matter where a player is situated in a certain zone on the pitch. With the new fluid formations and how the pitch is segmented, the engine now takes into consideration how a player's position was predesignated when conducting its calculations. Both for your players and those of the opponent. And its not just the Ball Possession that's being increased/decreased based on where each player is positioned.

Relative to the centre of the zone - Positioning your player Back / Forward / Left side / Right side / In-between each direction, will make the player be considered by the engine as being present in that particular part of the zone. Naturally this can offer you a tactical advantage over you opponent and vice versa.


I'm personally still trying out the new functionality now that the update is live. What I'm getting is mostly expected results from my player repositioning during LMs. And another thing I'm noticing is how the guys were able to make the engine really responsive to changes that are being made. Least for me the pace of the game changes quickly and accordingly. (Well sometimes my choice of formation backfires at me... >.>)


Anyway, I just wanted to say that we're going to keep improving on the simulation. The update to the engine is still young and its not over.

EDIT: Btw, how is everyone else feeling their live matches? Are you trying out things to learn the curves?

[Pangihutan Manik]

Jeeves, can you explain this:



Why i am not considered 4 Def?

[Jeeves]

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You're purple right?

The number sequence shows you the positioning of the players (The formation), that's all. You still have 2 DCs, a DL and a DR. You still have your four defenders.

The sequence starts as 2-2 because the DL and DR are toward the forward part of the DL - DR zones.

[Pangihutan Manik]

So, if i put 2 DC and 2 DMC, it will be the same 2-2, right? Sorry, i can not test it cause it will change my formation automatically.

[Jeeves]

Yep. What everyone can do is basically use the vertical zones as markings by which to determine how their formation will be interpreted in the Match Preview.
Like in the image I attached. if you take a look at the player shadows for the opponent team, they will show up as employing a 3-1-1-3-2 formation.



As shown, all flank zones are quite wide (long) in contrast to the central zones, so they almost take up two zones worth of space.

[talisman]

Jeeves - can you please explain why, if I position my AML/AMR players as in the below formation...



...why, with attack down flanks as mentality, they are playing in the middle of the field (the AML is no.2, AMR is no.25), as in the below screenshots?

[Cloverfield]

Same happens to me as well as talisman, flank am completely out of poistion in animation

[112000]

Same happens to me as well as talisman, flank am completely out of poistion in animation

Because they are playing too much creative. Just kidding.
Put them to the left of AML/AMR box to take out their creative.
This bug is very frustrated.

[butchpt6]

Im not down with the new update. Ive had 1 injury every game, and im losing matches i shouldnt lose to bizarre formations that would never work

Losing interest fast ... change it back

[Iridensys]

Im not down with the new update. Ive had 1 injury every game, and im losing matches i shouldnt lose to bizarre formations that would never work

Losing interest fast ... change it back

Many asymmetrical formations, as if they were put in the field by a child.

It's a bad view.