With the Holiday Update, EA Sports is releasing the 6th Title Update for EA FC 24 in December. The patch notes show that extensive changes are coming for the players. The publisher has not only significantly adjusted the gameplay but also has something special planned for Ultimate Team.
When is the new Title Update coming out? Only one day after EA Sports announced the extensive Christmas update via a post on Twitter/X, it is already available for download today.
We have summarized the most important changes for you.
Title Update 6 nerfs finesse shots and brings back familiar professionals
The new patch mainly addresses some issues and disruptions regarding the current gameplay. The complete list has been published by the developer studio in the official tracker for FC 24 on trello.com. We will first focus on the new features in Ultimate Team before informing you about the changes in gameplay.
Changes for Ultimate Team:
- In total, 94 new player items will find their way into the virtual trading card game with the 6th Title Update. Among them are also familiar faces like Sergio Ramos or Adama Traore, who will even receive an improved SBC card.
Bug fixes for Ultimate Team:
- The “News User Interface” was not always displayed correctly.
- The biographies of the Base Icons were incorrectly displayed as those of their Centurion version.
- Teams with the manager item of Carlos Tevez were unable to start a match.
Changes for gameplay:
- The speed of goalkeeper movement with the right stick has been reduced.
- The top speed when using the Controlled Sprint feature (R1-Dribbling) has been slightly lowered.
- The accuracy of headers executed by players with the Power Header or Power Header Plus playstyle has been significantly reduced.
- The precision of finesse shots taken by players with the finesse shot or finesse shot plus playstyle has been slightly lowered.
- Various aspects of AI pressing have been toned down. The defending team can now exert less pressure on players along the sidelines. Additionally, forwards and wingers will attempt to cover central strikers with less aggression, and full-backs in three- and five-man formations will return slower.
Bug fixes for gameplay:
- After the kick-off, defending players sometimes did not adequately track the runs of attackers.
- In certain situations, goalkeepers did not attempt to save penalties that were shot centrally at the goal.
- Although a player was shown a red card, a cutscene with a yellow card was mistakenly played.
- The logic of referees concerning advantage decisions after red cards or offside calls following deflected balls has been improved.
- A defender’s leg could sometimes pass through the ball in certain situations, leading to a wrong foul decision.
- Situations where the ball returned to the attacker after a successful tackle have been adjusted.
Further changes:
- The background of the main menu now features a winter atmosphere with light snowfall.
- The “Triangle Celebration” of Liverpool player Diogo Jota is now included in the game.
- In total, the so-called star heads of 102 players and six managers have been revised or newly added.
What do you think about the big Title Update? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
We have taken a closer look at the adjustments of AI pressing and the community’s reaction in a separate article for you.
