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It has been over two weeks since the official launch of FC 27. Players from around the world, both veterans and newcomers, have shared their unique thoughts and suggestions, with active discussions taking place across various social media platforms.

Player feedback is indispensable to the evolution of any game, especially given that the general reception of FUT 27 has been somewhat mixed recently.

In response, the development team has released its first launch feedback update, addressing hot topics regarding the game's various modes and core gameplay mechanics. We will outline and analyze these details to help you gain a deeper understanding.

Manual defending and full-back positioning issues

Since the start of FC 27 early access period, opinions on defensive difficulty have been sharply divided. This stems largely from the development team significantly reducing the influence of AI-assisted defending in this year's title.

In other words, to defend effectively in FIFA 27, you must rely on your own manual anticipation and positioning, while precisely timing your tackle inputs.

The upside is increased player engagement and a reduced risk of match outcomes spiraling out of control due to potential AI bugs, allowing for more consistent wins and the accumulation of FUT 27 coins.

However, the downside is that while high-level players can quickly adapt, achieving superior defensive efficiency and a realistic competitive experience, those who struggle to adjust may find the game frustratingly difficult.

The developers have not announced immediate changes to the manual defending mechanics; instead, they are continuing to monitor how the player base adapts. They have not ruled out future adjustments should the overall feedback remain negative.

As for the full-back positioning issue, this refers to specific situations where full-backs drop too deep while defending. This not only disrupts the defensive shape but can also prevent opposing attackers from being caught offside.

However, the tricky part is that full-back positioning directly impacts the game's overall balance; consequently, the developers are proceeding with extreme caution regarding any changes, though the specific approach has not yet been clarified.

Ensuring more stable matchmaking in Champions

Champions is an online competitive mode in FC 27 Ultimate Team, usually held on weekends, and serves as a key source for earning coins and packs.

However, during the initial Champions event (October 2-5), many players experienced unstable matchmaking, which could result in facing opponents whose skill levels were vastly different from their own. Fortunately, the development team implemented a fix for this on October 9.

What issues have recently been fixed in Career Mode?

While Career Mode in FC 27 has been relatively stable, recent player feedback highlighted two specific problems: players making excessive transfer requests, and transfer inquiries for certain players triggering too much competition from other clubs.

In response, FC 27 released Title Updates V1.0.3 and V1.0.4 on October 2 and 7 to address and optimize these areas; further optimizations will be released as needed based on the mode's performance.

Fixing The Grounds Kickabouts matchmaking issue

As a new mode introduced in FC 27, The Grounds features various gameplay styles, one of which is Kickabouts. Specifically, it encompasses seven different styles that players can match into and play at any time while exploring the open world.

However, a bug related to player counts has recently affected matchmaking. Unfortunately, the development team has yet to find a sufficiently reliable solution, and the issue is currently still being addressed.

Other noteworthy issues

While not all the issues sparking player discussion have been resolved, there remain other problems, less conspicuous but still in urgent need of attention, across the game's three main modes and general gameplay.

FC 27 has released several developer launch updates to address these matters. We have highlighted the key points for you below.

Gameplay

Regarding the recent gameplay performance of FIFA 27, the development team is employing a strategy of continuous monitoring. Key areas being tracked include early trends in kick-off goals, player interception mechanics, shot variety, and foul adjudication.

Career Mode

To enhance your Career Mode experience, the game has updated the visuals of the team management interface and is addressing the issue of newly generated players having excessively high initial OVRs.

Additionally, the team continues to monitor and manage player stamina and dynamic OVR in real-time, while tracking feedback on system mechanics and progression to explore potential solutions.

Ultimate Team

For FUT, the development team is focusing on the transfer market, constantly monitoring dynamics to prevent issues like inflation or reduced liquidity.

They are also continuously monitoring and optimizing popular features like SBCs and Objectives, prioritizing the resolution of major issues frequently reported by the community.

The Grounds

Aside from the tricky matchmaking issues in Kickabouts, the problems affecting The Grounds are quite varied; the developers have stated they will continue to keep a close eye on them.

View Discord discussion replay

If the issues you raised or are concerned about weren't mentioned above, it might be because they were addressed during a recent Discord developer Q&A session. If you missed it, you can still view the replay in FC-Direct-and-Dev-Comms channel.

Summary

To improve your experience within the current game environment, it is best to gradually move away from the old habit of relying entirely on AI-assisted defending and instead practice manual anticipation and tackling.

Furthermore, if you haven't updated the game to V1.0.4 or higher version, please do so immediately before playing to avoid gameplay disruptions caused by issues present in older versions.

While FIFA 27 still faces numerous issues, the development team remains committed to focusing on optimizations. However, we hope these efforts go beyond mere verbal or written promises and result in tangible improvements visible to everyone.

FC 27's Ultimate Team was supposed to be a fair competitive arena for players to build their teams and compete in Division Rivals, but the appearance of a goalkeeper glitch turned your own goalkeeper into the opponent's twelfth teammate.

When an AI-controlled goalkeeper scores an own goal, the outcome of a match, the distribution of ranking rewards, and even transfer market prices become unpredictable. Why is this bug called game-breaking, and how does it affect the entire competitive ecosystem and transfer market? Let's take a look.

Goalkeeper's Own-Goal Bug

The trigger for this goalkeeper glitch is not complicated: after kickoff, the player switches to the forward player, dribbles towards the opponent's goal, and then passes the ball to the opposing goalkeeper - the AI-controlled goalkeeper will intentionally score an own goal.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in Ultimate Team mode on PlayStation 5 platform.

This isn't the first controversial issue since FUT 27's release. Previous bugs included a visual bug showing female soccer players celebrating in the locker room and on the field wearing only underwear, and a severe malfunction of the ground pass mechanism.

However, most of the previous bugs were visual or experiential, while this goalkeeper glitch directly undermines the fairness of the game - anyone who knows how to do it can steal victory at a very low cost.

Impact on Fairness

This glitch is called game-breaking because it affects not just one mode, but almost all competitive modes. In Division Rivals, FUT Champions, and Draft, the opponent only needs one action to score, and the conceded team doesn't even have time to react.

Even more problematic is that such actions are technically difficult to classify as violations. The player simply makes a normal pass, but the AI ​​goalkeeper reacts absurdly. Therefore, the official stance is that they cannot simply ban the accounts involved as easily as they would with cheat software - from an operational perspective, these players did not use third-party tools or modify game files.

History often repeats itself. FIFA 23 had a bug where goalkeepers frequently scored own goals; AI ​​goalkeeper would inexplicably send harmless back passes and weak shots into their own net.

FC 24 also experienced a serious bug where goalkeepers could not be substituted after being sent off with a red card, leaving opponents with open penalty spots. The studio spent over a month fixing this with a Title Update. Each similar incident erodes players' trust in the developer's quality control capabilities.

The Chain Reaction of the Market Economy

One of the most direct impacts of this glitch is its impact on Ultimate Team transfer market. In FC 27, Elite Division upgrade reward for Division Rivals is a whopping 122,500 FC 27 coins. This means that many players who rapidly climbed ranks using glitch will receive a huge amount of coins on reward distribution days - coins that should not have entered the market. When a large influx of new coins enters the market, the supply and demand relationship will drastically change. The price of high-end player cards may rise in the short term due to increased purchasing power, but then the surge in supply will cause a price crash when players begin selling players from their existing rosters to upgrade.

Mid-tier meta FC 27 players, such as Salah and Karchaoui, are likely to see their prices correct as players' demand for upgrades decreases.

An unusually abundant supply of coins already existed in the market at the early stages of FIFA 27's release. If the extra coins caused by glitch flood in during Wednesday's reward distribution, market volatility will be even more pronounced.

For players who have invested real money or significant time in building their teams, the sense of loss from this uncertainty will be particularly strong. Some content creators, upon learning of glitch, immediately sold multiple FC 27 players from their rosters to mitigate risk - this panic selling will further exacerbate downward pressure on the market.

Official Response and Lessons Learned

With the widespread dissemination of the goalkeeper glitch, the official social media account stated that they are investigating FUT Champions matchmaking issue and plan to release a fix before the weekend. However, this statement addresses matchmaking issues, not the goalkeeper bug itself.

Previously, in the closed beta feedback update, the developers stated they wouldn't rush into large-scale game balance adjustments in the early stages, hoping to allow the overall game experience time to stabilize. However, facing a game-breaking glitch that could directly determine the outcome of a match, simply maintaining the existing adjustment schedule is clearly insufficient to alleviate player concerns.

In the competitive gaming world, League of Legends' approach to overpowered heroes is often cited as a comparison: when a hero severely impacts balance, they are disabled until the bug is fixed.

Similarly, for a competitive football game, facing a serious bug that could directly influence the match result, the player community generally believes the developers should take more decisive measures - such as temporarily disabling matchmaking until the bug is fixed.

Player Community Sentiments and Reflections

From goalkeeper anomalies to passing mechanic malfunctions, similar issues have repeatedly occurred in the FC series, with fixes often taking weeks or even months. For a game that releases at a high price every year and consistently generates micro transaction revenue through Ultimate Team mode, players have reason to expect higher quality standards.

When bugs can directly influence ranked match results, and even affect coin rewards and the player market, the value of competitive achievements inevitably becomes questionable. Perhaps the best attitude players should have towards this game is to return to the game itself: use their favorite players and enjoy the fun of football, rather than being dictated by wins and losses.