(09-19-2015, 07:42 PM)krypter Wrote: Testing out this momentum idea. I was playing on amateur, after a second first half I was destroying them in the second, 30-6. Switched it up to pro and they just started fucking steam rolling me. They'd dart out of dummy half and just keep running around my players, every offload I'm screwed because all my players stand around doing nothing while the ball bounces into another players arms and it won't switch away from the player who's tackling. I'm ready to put my fist through a wall.
Never played a game where going up one difficulty is so infuriating. Don't get me wrong I'm so happy to have it but jesus it needs some tweaks. Going up one level took every piece of momentum I had away. It's mostly just defence, I don't see how the opponent AI because godlike on defence where friendly ai is useless, there's gaps for days in my line.
I felt like you at first, there seemed to be a huge gap between Amateur and Pro, but now I find Pro to be my ideal difficulty. I could probably push it up to Vet and Leg, but I'll wait to finish off my current Be a Coach season.
A few things that helped me in defence:
- Always try to start my defence as a marker. I find this the best way to defend as you can usually stop any dummy half runs or one and even two off forward runs from this position. Just hang at marker for a sec until the dummy commits to one side.
- When the computer starts hot potatoing it, keep changing players to the relevant defender in the defensive line. Don't run out of the line using the wrong player, you'll just open a gap for the computer to take advantage of.
- Only sprint sparingly. You don't need to sprint much at all in defence, it can open up gaps in your line for the computer to take advantage of. I find it easier to line up my tackles as well. Give it a go.
- I find I use low tackle the majority of the time as I get fended less. I'll use the right toggle to do dominate/drag tackles only for front on tackles with my big boys or when trying to push the attacker out or into their own goal. Even still, they'll get fended a lot using this tackle. Low tackle is more consistent.
- Don't rely on your AI controlled players to make the tackle for you, that's a recipe for disaster.
- If you see your lacking defenders on the left/right, shift your line left/right using tactics (left or right d-pad).
The above basic formula works wonders for me on Pro and probably Vet and Leg I imagine with some adjustments. If anyone has any other tips that help them in D, maybe they could add some as well.