Many fans will play FIFA 19 primarily online. We asked EA Sports what online players can particularly look forward to.
The online aspect is becoming increasingly important in the FIFA series. While the career mode was the centerpiece of FIFA for the last decade, the “Ultimate Team” mode, which requires a permanent internet connection and is mostly played online against other players, has taken on that role in recent years. Online modes such as Pro Clubs have also gained fans over the years.
FIFA 19 continues down this path: The online multiplayer component will be further expanded in FIFA 19. In this regard, we asked Samuel Rivera, the gameplay producer of FIFA, in an interview what specifically online players can look forward to. And although not all new modes and features of FIFA 19 are known yet, he provided a clear answer to our question.
EA Sports focuses on Competitive – and has listened to FIFA players
FIFA 19 will be more competitive: According to Rivera, the competitive area will be significantly expanded. This is the area related to competitions and the “1vs1” challenge. A lot of time has been invested in Competitive; it is a very important and growing aspect of the FIFA series. How this promise will be concretely implemented will be revealed throughout the summer.
The competitive modes are intended to ensure that players remain engaged and maintain their motivation in the long term. While offline modes can become monotonous over time, each match against a human player is a new challenge.
Gameplay will be designed according to community wishes: Furthermore, online players can look forward to fresh gameplay that aims to improve everything that was criticized in FIFA 18. EA Sports has taken note of the complaints, Rivera said.
They know exactly what the community wants and what they want to see differently.
Therefore, one can now look forward to all sorts of gameplay innovations in FIFA 19 that will give players more control and diversity on the field.
You will have more options to defeat your opponents in the match. Especially in online games, one can expect many surprises – but offline players also benefit from the changes, Rivera said. All these innovations are thanks to the players who discuss FIFA in online forums and particularly engage with the competitive area.
The gameplay innovation “Active Touch System” can be seen in this video:
You can find an overview of all gameplay changes in FIFA 19 here. And if you want to know what we found positive and negative about FIFA 19’s gameplay, you can find our first impressions here:
