EA Sports FC 26 receives a new patch with beastly adjustments

The next patch introduces important changes in attack, defense, goalkeepers and rules.

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A new patch for EA Sports FC 26 is about to arrive, and the main changes that will directly impact gameplay are already known. Although the exact release date has not been announced, everything suggests that the update will be launched in the coming days.

The adjustments focus on correcting behaviors highly commented on by the community, especially in attack, defense, and refereeing logic, in addition to solving visual errors.

Confirmed changes in the new EA Sports FC 26 patch

Among the most important improvements and adjustments included in this update are:

• Nerf to the Rainbow Flick Volley, reducing its effectiveness

• More offensive runs into the box, making the attack more active

• Slight reduction in AI-controlled defense, with fewer automatic interventions

• Improvements in goalkeeper logic, with more coherent reactions

• Adjustments to refereeing logic, with more consistent decisions

• Corner flag bug in trophies fixed

• Other additional corrections not detailed for now

This patch aims to balance repetitive situations in competitive matches and improve the overall pace of the games, especially in actions within the box and in the goalkeepers’ response.

EA should publish the complete patch notes along with the official deployment of the update, at which point all changes will be confirmed in detail. Meanwhile, everything indicates that EA Sports FC 26 will continue to fine-tune its gaming experience after receiving feedback since its launch.