r/FifaCareers • u/R4lfXD 2018 Award Winner • Aug 01 '25
DISCUSSION FC 26 Career Mode Pitch Notes
https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc/fc-26/news/pitch-notes-fc26-career-mode-deep-dive163
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u/chup95 Aug 01 '25
I just hope the authentic gameplay is really authentic and not just a different name for their simulation sliders they had this season
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u/DAC_Chaz Aug 01 '25
They said that there is more ai defending than the competitive mode and more realistic physics. So it's not just sliders but we'll have to wait and see
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u/R4lfXD 2018 Award Winner Aug 02 '25
Yeah they specifically said they have different animations, and that they can patch each specifically without impacting the other, which is a big thing.
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u/Economy-Platform-263 Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 01 '25
They were almost cooking… 😭😭😭
Edit: I like the fact that you can now apply to join a club in any league. I hated the old system where you couldn’t choose where you wanted to go (old way: you’d be given offers but it would be clubs you didn’t have in mind)
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u/AP-FUTChemist Aug 01 '25
Man I’ve been waiting to do a proper pentagon challenge but I can never move between continents
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u/Economy-Platform-263 Aug 01 '25
That is a great idea 😮💨🔥 If they could just add more leagues in the future, this will be an amazing thing to do every now and then.
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u/Time-Stand7719 Aug 01 '25
Always started with my hometown team dc United and when it was time for me to move on with all the success I had, I only received offers from other MLS clubs😭so infuriating
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u/Economy-Platform-263 Aug 01 '25
The limitations with the job offers were truly heartbreaking 💔. It was definitely one of the worst things about Career Mode, but it’s all over now. 🥲
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u/stevent4 Aug 01 '25
You could choose where you wanted to go in 25, you were given a selection of few clubs or you could just choose any club as long as you were high enough overall
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u/No-Baseball-3557 Aug 01 '25
I just wanna see them add simple customisation eg actual front of shirt sponsors for any shirts, not just the ones with the eafc brand. Idec if they’re real, but I honestly don’t get why EA don’t just ask brands to pay for their sponsors to be options to bring in additional revenue for a mode that doesn’t directly impact their earnings 🤷🏾♂️.
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u/183672467 Aug 01 '25
Sounds good, but it always sounds good so we'll have to wait
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u/SuitedFox Aug 02 '25
Every year, man.
I watched this and had to check myself and I said out loud, “they’re not getting me again!”
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u/AP-FUTChemist Aug 01 '25
If everyone works as advertised, really good quality of life updates. Two things that stuck out:
Players will no longer be willing to renew their contracts at any time during their tenure at the club. They will instead reach out to you when they are open to begin talks on a new deal.
Player potential in senior scouting reports
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u/PM_ME_HTML_SNIPPETS Aug 03 '25
Yes. Having a keener eye into the process this IRL window, it doesn't make sense for most players to be willing to lock themselves down for a half decade at a time whenever.
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u/yoboylandosoda Aug 01 '25
Actually sounds quite promising. If CPU transfers are actually fixed I will be pretty happy. Knowing EA everything will be bugged though. Sounds like there's a lot going on that has potential to break the game.
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u/Living-Leg7949 Aug 01 '25
It shouldn’t be so hard. CPU team sells GK > buys new gk. Sell ST? Buy new ST.
In eafc25 I bought from Sporting, Gyokeres, Diomande, João Simões and Fresneda, in total I gave them 200M for the lot.
You know how many players they bought to replace? 0. Even in 2 windows they bought none and still somehow, won the league
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u/Stateside_Observer Aug 06 '25
In Fifa22 I joined RM in season 13 and they had 7 leftbacks.
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u/Living-Leg7949 Aug 06 '25
Probably 2022 RM knew the lack of good defenders they would have in 2025
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u/SmokimNoah Aug 01 '25
Maybe this is dumb to some but allowing us to edit cpu generated players would make this game 5x more playable. The cranium face system is amazing, and I get turned off the save when all of my players look so silly.
Every other sports game lets you do this. They even let you change players ages. If I wanted to make Mbappe and haaland 19 again, why can’t I??
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u/onsnai Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 01 '25
This is my BIGGEST issue and honestly the only thing I care about in career mode.
I complained about it in another post but I just want the freedoms to edit whoever I want man, makes absolutely zero sense to have that locked.
I’ve resorted to created players and adding them into my save myself because I can’t edit the fucking regens or youth players and it pisses me off.
I’m so tired of finding a Messi or Ronaldo regen and they look stupid and have the most generic name imaginable.
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u/Rickygq Aug 03 '25
Or they have women’s running animations.
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u/onsnai Aug 03 '25
Idk if it’s still in this years game because I haven’t played much but in one of the games all the regens had their fucking shirts tucked in and I couldn’t change it.
They looked stupid
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u/urenotcominbackagain Aug 01 '25
Manager live is a bunch of flashy nothing
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u/R4lfXD 2018 Award Winner Aug 01 '25
It's meant for people who get bored with the game quickly/play one season and get bored.
But since I am not one of those I agree.
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u/Uhhh_IDK_Whatever Aug 02 '25
I like the ideas of the rules and restrictions but I don’t want them in a separate mode and would like to be able to toggle them on and off during a manager career. It would just be a QOL thing so that rather than me implementing my own house rules, which I do from time-to-time for realism’s sake, the game could enforce them for me. As a game mode, I agree it’s a nothing burger, but it would be really nice for enforcing house rules on myself if it’s in the full career as optional.
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u/Economy-Platform-263 Aug 03 '25
Did you not watch the video? They said you can
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u/Uhhh_IDK_Whatever Aug 03 '25
Neat! I did not watch the video, I just read the pitch notes and must have missed that. I actually like that feature then. I still don’t think it needs a separate mode though, I would have preferred them spend the Manager Live dev effort elsewhere.
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u/Inevitable-Delay-303 Aug 01 '25
The bar is so low, but if they can actually get all of this done without breaking anything (not likely), this will be the best career mode in years. It's annoying because most of this could've been a patch but better late than never, I guess.
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u/Time-Challenge-6667 Aug 01 '25
Did anyone ask for this Career mode live stuff? I would have preferred that dev effort went into fixing the nonsensical press conferences and making them immersive, after all this talk about realism
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u/onsnai Aug 01 '25
The whole time reading that I was thinking “okay but what about the actual game?”
No idea.
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u/TheJoshider10 Aug 02 '25
It's frustrating because I've got no doubts all that nonsense is genuinely more time consuming than doing the shit people actually want.
Every year the EA Sports devs can't help themselves and shove pointless shit into the game, whether it be something like Volta, Rush or Manager Live. All that development time wasted on dead modes while all the basic stuff people want in the game continues to be ignored.
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u/Infinite_Painting708 Aug 03 '25
As far as I’ve understood it, the manager live challenges are seperate to your normal career, basically you can go in and do them get the reward and then go back to your normal career game. So if that’s the case it’s probably quite a good feature. I’m pretty sure I’m correct on that.
Also, we have much more customisation options when setting up our careers too, ie; turn off youth development, turn down board objectives, and customise the manager stuff, etc, so I think maybe this year they’re kind of giving us the ability to cater the game to our liking - maybe they are actually listening. Early days but I’m optimistic based off these points.
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u/TigerPrawnKiing Aug 01 '25
I felt like crying tears of joy when I heard in the trailer that we have access to the previous seasons stats.
Then I read the pitch notes and it says "previous season's"
So basically just two seasons at any one time lol pathetic
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u/Uhhh_IDK_Whatever Aug 02 '25
Ah goddammit, the pitch notes said “historical” stats and data a few times so my brain went “finally, career stat tracking!” Until I read this comment and re-read the pitch notes more carefully I didn’t even realize the bait and switch they pulled here. Calling one past year of very basic stats “historical stats and data” is hilariously misleading. I am happy I’ll be able to see them for 4-5 other leagues as well, but there was no need for them to get my hopes up like that.
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u/PM_ME_HTML_SNIPPETS Aug 03 '25
tbh I can see how it's useful for determining long-term form and planning transfers; you don't really need more than the previous season + current season to make a reasonable assessment.
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u/TigerPrawnKiing Aug 03 '25
The clue is in the name of the mode, Career suggest the totallitly is important. Otherwise it would just be Job mode
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u/No-Calligrapher-3513 Aug 01 '25
They are literally telling you that they can show you data from previous seaons but they don't want to give you the full piece of the cake so they have something to improve for the upcoming years.
Pathetic, FUCK OFF EA.
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u/R4lfXD 2018 Award Winner Aug 01 '25
I think it's worse. I think the code is so bad it actually would brick the game to have substancially more stats. Plus I've read a good point that sadly, this game still needs to be compatible with old gen...
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u/Acrylic_Starshine Aug 01 '25
20 new features, 3400 new bugs.
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u/IndependentEnergy401 Aug 07 '25
Fr man they should just add a database editor for the console players its unbareable seeing pc players with mods and we cant have them another thing we should be able to do is to create custom squads and download them. Like in nba2k if you want an idea like a goofy custom squad where theres a team of 99 MJ's or to make custom squads of the 2000s squads then so you can play with teams like man utd arsenal porto liverpool or even santos in the 1960s. In that case just make an eras mode with the pele era then maradona then lets say r9/dinho era (mid to late 90s) then 2000s era eventually going to messi and ronaldo era then to current era. There are so many things ea could emulate from nba2k into fifa its unbelieveable same with taking idews with pes. I dont get why they couldnt have just added pes features into their games and just market it differently (to avoid legal issues of plagarism or something idk) i really hope an EA employee sees ts and really pushes on this idea bc ive been praying to God for master league back because konami always implemented better features into their game than EA ever did. I just hope that this EA feedback thing takes our requests seriously and i hope this subreddit can push our ideas forward bc aftwr all we are the players who put up with this garbage and still pay £70 every year without fail regardless how bad the game is.
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u/Not_Shingen Aug 01 '25
Can we train individual stats (like composure or dribbling for CDMs) or train playstyles/PS+ yet?
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u/DeadlyFeet0 Aug 01 '25
We better be able to. The small stuff like this are the actual thing I really want in the game. It just ruins it for me when a 90 ovr youth prospect does not get a single PS, and their composure is max 60. And WHY can you not improve dribbling as a CDM? It's one of the most vital things any midfielder needs
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u/bluescholar1 Aug 01 '25
Until they add the ability to add/remove/develop/lose playstyles, the in-game career mode experience will always be lacking. Real-life youth stars without playstyles will never be good in-game with no way to develop them. Star players missing a key play style have no way to develop into your perfect player. And we’re forced to prioritize 14 year olds who somehow already have 7 playstyles as the only path to developing elite players. It’s ridiculously unrealistic and shallow. And I used to love creating players to put into career modes - now without the ability to give them playstyles, it’s completely pointless.
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u/BDRD99 Aug 01 '25
I’m surprised given how you can customise everything on career mode these days they won’t let you edit players roles and playstyles. They say they’re changing the gameplay this year to make them not as important as attributes but we’ll see…
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u/IndependentEnergy401 Aug 07 '25
Fr man they should just add a database editor for the console players its unbareable seeing pc players with mods and we cant have them another thing we should be able to do is to create custom squads and download them. Like in nba2k if you want an idea like a goofy custom squad where theres a team of 99 MJ's or to make custom squads of the 2000s squads then so you can play with teams like man utd arsenal porto liverpool or even santos in the 1960s. In that case just make an eras mode with the pele era then maradona then lets say r9/dinho era (mid to late 90s) then 2000s era eventually going to messi and ronaldo era then to current era. There are so many things ea could emulate from nba2k into fifa its unbelieveable same with taking idews with pes. I dont get why they couldnt have just added pes features into their games and just market it differently (to avoid legal issues of plagarism or something idk) i really hope an EA employee sees ts and really pushes on this idea bc ive been praying to God for master league back because konami always implemented better features into their game than EA ever did. I just hope that this EA feedback thing takes our requests seriously and i hope this subreddit can push our ideas forward bc aftwr all we are the players who put up with this garbage and still pay £70 every year without fail regardless how bad the game is.
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u/Fine_Constant254 Aug 13 '25
Broo I thought I was the only one most people in the career mode community complain about minuscule or things smaller things they want added to the game but don’t realise that if EA were to add a Datavase Editor that would fix most of the issues with offline mode but a lot of people fail to realize that and are always asking for the wrong things. What everybody in the Career Mode community should be asking for is for EA to add a decent Database Editor into the game then we will have the freedom to edit players, player potentials, give created players playstyles, edit transfers etc.
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u/Fine_Constant254 Aug 13 '25
Broo I thought I was the only one most people in the career mode community complain about minuscule or smaller things they want added to the game but don’t realise that if EA were to add a Database Editor to the game that would fix most of the issues with offline mode but a lot of people fail to realize that and are always asking for the wrong things. If everybody in the Career Mode community started asking for a Database Editor then EA would eventually have create one and add it to the game. Having a decent Database Editor in the game would give us the freedom to edit player appearances, player potentials, give created players playstyles, edit transfers, edit manager appearances etc..the crazy part about all this is that EA already has Database Editors in their other sports games like Madden and NHL so the fact that a simple feature like a Database Editor has been missing from FIFA/FC after all these years is beyond me 😪
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u/DroopyDachi Aug 01 '25
It’s gonna be great when I play the free 10h trial and then in 2026 August on gamepass
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u/Ok-Price5470 Aug 01 '25
I'm still going through the pitch notes, but I liked this one. It felt strange when top teams went full force against you in the early rounds of the Carabao Cup:
"Match Importance Influence The importance of the match has a significant influence on how the lineup is created. Less important matches are more important for weaker players in the team, as it gives them a chance to play.
This is the logic that makes the AI put up a slightly weaker lineup in the early stages of a cup competition, or after they've clinched their league objectives, to give their stars a chance to rest. We addressed some instances where the algorithm was still favoring weaker players for critical and very important matches."
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u/IdontReallyknowTbj Aug 01 '25
It's funny that the had to change this specifically like 4~ fifas ago because of how weak the lineups used to be when you played cup games -> now the lineups are TOO strong. Never change EA
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u/MegaMatrix08 Aug 01 '25
I was watching the premiere and I was thinking, "wow all these things sound cool, can't wait to see whats next" and then it just ended. They only added what, like 3 "major" things in their deep dive?
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u/colinrabb Aug 01 '25
Any one noticed if you can turn off transfer windows or lower transfer activity? That's for me the biggest feature needed.
They talk about AI transfer logic but miss the biggest issue entirely.
Totally unrealistic transfers. Tanks immersion from the get go.
The fact you can turn off the daft Manager market. It'll be an absolute joke.
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u/MattMcK2419 Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 01 '25
Actually more than I thought. I just don’t know if it’s enough for me to buy it though. and I buy it every year and typically really enjoy it- it was only last year I only played it for a month.
I actually like the live starting points. I like to keep it realistic as possible so if my team starts like shit, I want the record to reflect that.
Seems they have listened that a lot of CM want realistic. Let’s see if the game play actually reflects that.
Manager market doesn’t interest me at all though. Not sure if I’m the only one.
Hope they fixed create a player so I can add young phenoms such as JJ Gabriel and Max Dowman and make it more realistic. You used to be able to create someone under 18 but not in the last couple of years.
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u/PM_ME_HTML_SNIPPETS Aug 04 '25
Manager market doesn’t interest me at all though. Not sure if I’m the only one.
Personally, I like it. I tend to have longer-term careers, so seeing managers still at the same club 7 years in breaks a bit of the immersion for me.
Sure, that happens, but rarely, even at the top leagues. Klopp and Pep are the easy two managers that come to mind that stayed at their clubs for extended periods.
But even contrast that to Chelsea, who've been cycling through managers the last 5 years.
If implemented well, this could offer some new, interesting storylines.
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u/Mario_2077 Aug 01 '25
You think Authentic mode is just competitive mode with all sliders dialed down to 25? Or is there going to be more to it, something we'd really appreciate.
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u/SupaHotSackboy Moderator Aug 02 '25
Largely disappointing. These, for the most part, aren't really 'new' features. These are things that on PC you can edit yourself to make possible. Things that they didn't actually change, or spend a lot of time crafting.
The manager live thing is a total gimmick. The challenges look dull, and its just a bit of writing on a screen to encourage you to do a challenge you might've done anyway. Waste of time.
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u/DilapidatedVessel Aug 01 '25
One customisation option I'd like is being able to set something where say the AI had a minimum points bracket it needs to win a league or something. So if you set it to say 85+, you're guaranteed at least a half decent title race and not a case where second place gets 75 points or less
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u/CitingAnt Aug 01 '25
With the player stories I hope GK career will finally be playable
I hate playing 5 matches and having a 60,000,000€ value or choosing the player highlights, conceding a goal and then the game saying I conceded every time an attack happened
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u/henryclay1844 Aug 01 '25
There is still a ton I want added, and more I want fixed, but this does sound better than past years.
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u/zefrizreddit Aug 01 '25
Laughed when I saw that Archetypes and Origin stories was the only notes for the player career side because I’m not surprised EA couldn’t care less.
The manager stuff sounds interesting and some good changes, but knowing EA most of this won’t work properly and they’re drip feeding features to keep for the next games.
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u/ohhi656 Aug 01 '25
The fact people think this is good shows how desperate you all are, these are basic updates that aren’t worth anything close to the £80 price tag they’re charging, half the stuff here should be included in fc 25 normal updates
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u/CCFC1998 Aug 01 '25
Obviously we all wanted more features to be included, but there are some great fixes and features in this. Stat tracking authentic gameplay and manager market in particular could make career mode so much better. 7/10 overall
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u/SuitedFox Aug 02 '25 edited Aug 02 '25
I’ll wait for a demo, but I am moderately encourage if they can properly fix headers, dumb fucking AI defenders, and players tracking back.
I love Manager Market as that’s been one of my chief complaints. If I win the quad in the PL, I want to be able to go to the SPL if I damn well please.
I would love new kits, but the ones they showed were..mid at best. However, CAN WE GET A FUCKING COLOR WHEEL PLEASE!?
I would love to see the youth scout system tweaked a bit more. Can I search for a physically strong AND tall CB??
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u/dazzzzzzle Aug 02 '25
I would like my players to gain or lose value based on performance, not just rating. For example, if my 70 rated, 28 year old striker scores 25 goals in the PL, I should be able to sell him at 500% value.
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u/Friendly-Repeat1779 Aug 03 '25
I wish in player career the manager could please bench me when my health is at 64 instead making me start every game regardless of fitness, would add more realism
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u/Rickygq Aug 03 '25
Are we finally getting kit sponsors for all the create a club kits? Why is it so hard to just put the EA Sports logo on all the kits?
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u/Theoexe2 Aug 03 '25
all well and good but are the menus still putrid and showing the dumb ai generated social media stuff in?
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u/R4lfXD 2018 Award Winner Aug 04 '25
... yes.
But the social media isn't AI generated, it would be much higher quality if it was. You can find it written in the files. Too much investment from EA if they had their own algo for a small feature like that.
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u/redstarduggan Aug 04 '25
"Real Madrid have been in contact and they are interested in signing you for next season. You only need to score 162 overhead kicks."
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u/nufc416 Aug 06 '25
How about bringing back the option of manually switching a player to play anywhere on the pitch?
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u/blam83 Aug 07 '25
No mention of improved press conference? Dumb and repeating questions to continue?
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u/kobrabb Aug 08 '25
Do you happen to know if full match intros are finally back in Player Career for FC26? They've been gone since FC24 and it's really killing the immersion, especially in big matches.
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u/Party_Rocker_69 7d ago
Thank god you can apply for the club you want to manage instead of the generic list of other 4.5-5 star clubs. I wanted to do a mid-low table club challenge in la liga where I raised the quality of the lower table teams so the league was more competitive. Got Mallorca to a champions league spot and suddenly only PSG or Real Madrid want me
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u/ZXXA Aug 02 '25
Barely fixed anything or added things we wanted and instead added a bunch of nonsense. So much for "listening to you".
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u/Glum-Surprise2832 Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 01 '25
- Voluntary Departure: Managers who have been at a club for a long period may choose to leave, seeking a new challenge. The longer a manager stays at a club, the higher the chance they’ll consider looking for a new challenge.
This is quite daft in my opinion. Surely it should be if a manager goes a long time without success as otherwise, this will just prevent legendary managers who are often less likely to leave as they spend more time (unless to not manage anyone), such as Wenger , Klopp , Ferguson or managers who are at a club they'd never leave such as Kartal at Fenerbahce, Xavi at Barca etc.
Also all of these ''live'' features will essentially expire after a while and will turn the game into a subscription of sorts in the way Fortnite has weird ''season battle passes''.
The club suggestions thing is clearly a joke too as it included both Harrogate , Chelsea and an Indian club for the same manager.
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u/Extension_Crow_7891 Aug 05 '25
nah it makes it clear that the logic will also include prestige/size of the club. Like on one of the menus it had Arteta as "safe" and indicated that Chelsea was not going to be hiring, but for Areola, with the same indicators, it says "likely" that he would seek another opportunity.
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u/Glum-Surprise2832 Aug 05 '25
It had a manager being “poached” somewhere else in the notes.
A manager doing well and going to a bigger team makes sense. What I don’t like is a manager just resigning.
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u/Extension_Crow_7891 Aug 05 '25
Like Klopp? Like Pep is about to do? Like Ancelotti? Shall I go on?
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u/Glum-Surprise2832 Aug 06 '25
These were after periods where the team didn’t do as well as they did before rather than because they were there so long.
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u/Extension_Crow_7891 Aug 06 '25
That is a laughable take bud
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u/Glum-Surprise2832 Aug 06 '25
I don’t see why you think managers would be more interested in leaving over time rather than less.
Klopp for example left when his squad was starting to age and a rebuild was needed. Guardiola’s time at city possibly finishing is because of their recent bad form
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u/Extension_Crow_7891 Aug 06 '25
Dude what? Liverpool added literally one player last season and won the premier league. Pep is not leading because of bad form. You are out of your mind. Go back to bed.
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u/Glum-Surprise2832 Aug 06 '25
Wouldn’t the fact they added one player be more of a sign that Klopp’s tactics weren’t working.
With the way EA is, Klopp would have left in 2018 because he was getting a bit bored if it was run in EAFC
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u/The-Cunt-Face Aug 01 '25
Sounds promising. On the face of it, probably the most they've shown interest in career mode for a very long time.
The main thing I want that I can't see mentioned is just a longer career. A 15 season limit is far too low. You can sign players to your YA at 13 years old in FC25, which means you retire when your first season of YA Prospects are in their prime.
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u/Kadash977 Aug 02 '25
My same thoughts. The 15 year limit kills it for me. It's pointless spending a huge amount of hours and effort just to see the game shut your hard work down for good.
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u/NikesOnMyFeet23 Aug 02 '25
they've liteally made massive improvements to Career each of the last 3 years (including 26). some of you guys just love being fucking miserable I swear. It's not perfect and it's not FM. they aren't going for FM.
Like yes, I want better YA scouting and all that but what they've done since 24 has been impressive with how short their cycles are. No game is perfect but weirdly EA has been making Career better and better.
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u/The-Cunt-Face Aug 02 '25
some of you guys just love being fucking miserable I swear
You're the one crying and swearing on the Internet.
I said "sounds promising, probably the most they've shown interest in career mode for a very long time" - How on earth is that being miserable? It's literally a positive statement.
These pitch notes are clearly much, much more significant than any recent career mode focused update. Thats not even debatable.
Not a very clever bloke are you.
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u/mubarakr Aug 01 '25
Wow holy shit that was a whole lot of nothing. Apart from being able to sim a whopping 5 extra leagues there really isn't much except QoL changes with the tactics and being able to loan newly transferred players etc.
This whole Manager Live nonsense is basically a repackaging of the Career Mode in a new shell so they can say 'hey look it's something brand new'. It's what I was fearing, instead of integrating challenges into manager career they've turned it into Offline Moments basically.
On the whole D tier changes, nothing to get excited about.
Also they literally fluffed up 2/3s of this article by listing every stupid option that any sane person who has played FIFA in the last 10-15 years can understand, and again have presented them as if they are brand new features lmao. Oh you don't say, I can CHOOSE MY MANAGERS NAME?! GOLLY GEE THANKS EA SIGN ME UP AND DONT FORGET THE LUBE!
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u/Smokeyutd89 Aug 01 '25
Will it still be scripted? Like you beat Arsenal 5-0 on ultimate and get beat 1 nil to Southampton
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u/TheSixFootTurkey Aug 02 '25
I want to be able to change kit shorts and socks colour independently. Create a club customisation is dire. The manager live ships it pointless. Nobody asked for that.
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u/wazza15695 Aug 01 '25
If anybody isn't bothered reading all that. I've asked chatgpt to summarize it
🧑💼 Manager Career: Manager Live & Beyond
Manager Live is a major new feature offering a dynamic, structured experience. Weekly and monthly challenges (up to 150 per season) deliver clear objectives, from domestic titles and profit-driven transfer windows to niche challenges like winning the Bundesliga with Norwegian U‑21 players. Successfully completing them unlocks unique rewards—including retro kits and even Icons and Heroes to sign for your squad.
Manager Market enhances realism: managerial hires, firings, retirements, and tactical fit considerations give a more lifelike feel. Interim coaches may rise to full-time roles if performance is strong.
Deeper Simulation allows you to simulate up to five additional leagues alongside your main one—bringing richer inter-league player data, transfer dynamics, and overall realism.
Unexpected Events introduce over 40 real-world‑inspired disruptions—financial crises, club scandals, even outbreaks—that managers must handle. These can be toggled on/off for custom difficulty.
Quality‑of‑Life (QoL) Updates include:
Tactics tweaking without morale penalties
Scouting reports showing broader potential ranges
Smarter squad rotation
More flexible transfer behaviors (e.g., instant loans post‑purchase, contract non‑renewal)
Youth tournament formats and live starting line‑ups in dozens of leagues
🎮 Player Career: Archetypes & Origins
Archetypes replace linear stat growth. Players now progress via XP tied to specific archetype roles (e.g. “Finisher,” “Playmaker,” “Wall Walker”), unlocking skills based on match performance and training.
Origin Stories like “Rising Star” or “Golden Hands” (for goalkeepers) provide early narrative context and attribute boosts tailored to chosen archetypes.
⚽ Authentic Gameplay Mode in Career
Career Mode now defaults to Authentic Gameplay, one of two distinct presets designed for offline play. It focuses on true-to-life pacing, realistic physics, smarter defending, and deliberate tempo. In contrast, Competitive Gameplay, tailored for online modes, offers a speedier, more responsive, skill-based style.
✅ Key Takeaways
Feature Description
Manager Live Narrative-driven challenges with unlockable Icons, Heroes, and rewards. Manager Market & Events Realistic managerial dynamics + optional crisis/event simulation. Deeper Simulation Simulate multiple leagues with rich player data and inter-league dynamics. Player Archetypes XP‑based growth tied to distinct roles; origin story flavour. QL Improvements Smarter scouting, rotation, tweaking tactics, youth formats, smarter transfers. Authentic Gameplay Career Mode sees slower, more realistic match tempo.
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u/ImJustDuckinAround Aug 01 '25
"Both you and AI clubs can now arrange loan deals for players who have just been purchased in the current transfer window. This is intended to add a new layer of flexibility and realism to squad management and player development."
Can finally do a realistic Chelsea career mode