ancient zenith
Like I said before — we used to play on PlayStation 1 and we actually enjoyed the game, even with bad graphics. Everything was simple and consistent: a low driven shot in the corner was unstoppable, the faster player always won the sprint in the first half, and there were patterns you could understand.
There was even a known mechanic: in the first half, Player 1 had the advantage in aerial duels, and in the second half Player 2 had it. It wasn’t perfect, but at least it was clear and the better, smarter and more skilled player won — end of story.
Now in FC26 the only thing that improved is the graphics. Everything else feels controlled and manipulated. You lose and you have no idea why. You win and you don’t enjoy it. You do skill moves, smart passing, build attacks, dribble past players — and when you finally get a clean shot, your opponent just moves the keeper and suddenly he turns into Superman.
In real football no goalkeeper stands like a statue and saves everything. They move, make mistakes, and concede — that’s normal.
The problem is the game feels driven by algorithms, not player skill. The game knows your skill level and places you in a bracket — let’s say from 1 to 20.
If you’re skill level 16 and you match someone who’s level 9, the algorithm steps in and gives them boosts:
• Every 50/50 goes their way
• Their players react faster and smarter
• Their slowest player feels faster than your fastest one
• And you miss 2–3 guaranteed chances for no logical reason
And in the end you lose or draw against someone who doesn’t even have half your skill.
Meanwhile, the accounts EA labels as “pros” or streamers aren’t affected by this system — they’re outside the algorithm.
This is the EA logic.
This is FC26.