pastel elm
I just finished another Rivals match and I’m honestly done trying to understand how this game can feel so broken. I started the match with a stable 20 ms ping — completely normal for me. But literally a split second before my opponent confirmed the kits, the ping suddenly jumped to 70–120 ms and stayed there for the entire match.
The game was unplayable. Every pass, every shot, every movement was delayed. The opponent scored one counter goal and then an instant kickoff goal right after halftime — yes, kickoff goals are still not fixed. Meanwhile, I hit the post twice and even missed an open goal.
What’s most frustrating is that this isn’t a one-time thing. It’s the same story every day: either you get punished by terrible connection or by the boosted AI and momentum that make weaker opponents suddenly play like pros. It’s impossible to have a single normal, fair game. Either the gameplay works against you or the servers do.
This game is getting more unplayable week after week.
And that’s the sad part — because deep down, the actual gameplay could be great. But as long as the game keeps forcing this fake balance through momentum, scripting, and input delay, it’s simply not playable in its current state. Please, EA, fix the servers, fix the connection, and stop boosting the opponent’s AI. Let skill decide the outcome again — not RNG, delay, or scripts.
dawn sparrow