In FIFA 23 today, maintenance was performed on the servers. Additionally, Title Update 3 was released – we will show you the contents here.
Update, 11:00 AM – When is Title Update 3 coming? Via Twitter, EA has now explained that Title Update 3 is available as of November 9. It can be downloaded on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
A “Live Tuning” update is also being released. We will show you what’s in the updates here.
What’s included in Title Update 3 for FIFA 23? What the patch notes say
What’s in Title Update 3: According to the patch notes, the following contents are included in the update.
- The “FIFA World Cup Experience” is being added. You can find an overview of the World Cup update in FIFA 23 here.
- The previously existing Brazil team will be removed from kick-off, tournament mode, friendly matches, and online seasons. It will be replaced by a Brazil team with World Cup players that can be used in the World Cup mode.
- New commentator phrases and celebrations have been added.
Additionally, a bug has been fixed where the “Training Center” did not consider modified controller settings. Moreover, stability issues have been corrected – which exact issues, however, EA did not disclose.
There is also a live tuning update for FIFA 23.
Live Tuning Update 3 brings gameplay changes – Patch Notes
What’s included in the Live Tuning Update? Live Tuning Updates are “smaller” updates that FIFA 23 can receive in between. The new Update 3 was directly included with Title Update.
It includes three changes:
- The stamina consumption has been increased by up to 41% when using the defensive tactics Constant Pressure, Pressure after Mistakes, or Pressing after Losing the Ball.
- Reduced ball speed on corners with full power.
- The accuracy of corners kicked with full power has been decreased.
This significantly increases the stamina consumption in the popular pressing tactics. It is possible that your players will tire significantly faster, making the tactics less effective.
Additionally, you may need to adjust your shooting technique for strongly struck corners.
Update: This article was updated at 11:00 AM with current information about the updates. Below you will find information about the server downtime from this morning.
Information about server downtime in FIFA 23 on November 9
When do the server maintenance start? The official “Direct Communication” channel for FIFA 23 on Twitter stated that server maintenance will be conducted on November 9 starting at 08:00 AM. “Match Creation” will already be disabled 30 minutes beforehand.
From 07:30 you could no longer start new online matches. At 08:00 AM, your connection should then be terminated and you could not access the online contents of FIFA anymore.
The downtime affects FIFA 23 on all platforms. However, it is possible that the Web App and the Companion App continue to function.
When are the servers back online? According to “Direct Communication,” the maintenance is scheduled until 10:00 AM. Online features should be available again then.
EA Sports did not directly state a reason for the maintenance. However, it is conceivable that the server downtime is related to the new Title Update 3.
In FUT, there was recently a significant market crash that made many top players cheaper. You can find out more about the market crash in FIFA 23 here.
