FIFA 23 Developers Finally Nerf Lengthy Players in Latest Update

Published 11/17/2022, 6:20 AM EST

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FIFA 23 was launched this September to a very positive response from fans. And players have been enjoying really overpowered player sessions thanks to FIFA 23’s easily exploitable Out-of-foot mechanic.

This allowed players to easily beat a goalkeeper by taking shots from certain angles. And this became a problem for some players very fast, as a trick like this can make and break any game. To fix this problem, EA Games fixed the accuracy of this shot by 30%. And players with this trait got nerfed by at least 10%.

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This is a big change, but not the only one. EA also nerfed taller players as they somehow were unstoppable on current-gen consoles thanks to a console-specific feature known as acceleRATE. This feature gives players a speed boost while sprinting and with this increased speed, taller players become practically unbeatable. So the developers went ahead and nerfed this too.

A number of players who were taking advantage of these “features” are now reporting that they don’t work anymore. Overall, it might be a very good thing that EA went ahead and did something to improve player experience.

But these are not the only things that EA fixed in this latest patch for FIFA 23. Here are some pointers from the patch notes:

FIFA 23 Patch Notes

The following changes were made to the game:

  • Added a Win-Loss counter in the FUT Champions hub that tracks performance for the current Play-Offs and Finals competitions.
  • Updated some UI elements in the FUT Store and added labels for Most Popular and Best Value FIFA Point bundles.

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Addressed the following issues:

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  • Controller and Camera Settings could incorrectly reset to default after staying in the menus for an extended period of time.
  • Some FUT Moments challenges were not tracking correctly.
  • Walkout animations did not always play as intended when opening packs.
  • The Squad Builder could sometimes place Player Items in unintended positions.
  • Out of position Concept Player Items did not display chemistry information.
  • Addressed stability issues that could occur in FUT Moments and in Objectives.
  • Public Co-Op Squads did not always display correct chemistry information, this was a visual issue only.

Interested readers can access the complete list here.

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This latest update is now live for all the consoles, PC, and Google Stadia. It is very good to see that EA is working so hard to fix FIFA 23, as this might be the last FIFA game as we know it. After this, the property goes back to FIFA and they are planning their own game for the coming future.

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Originating from Delhi, Rohit Sejwal is an Esports writer at EssentiallySports who has done MSc in filmmaking. Academics aside, he is an Avid Gamer and has been writing about them every now and then. While RPG games are his forte, Soulsborne games are the ones that he cherishes the most.
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Jito Tenson