FIFA 09

[TheArsenal]

Oh come on we lobbied our asses off to get you into this league and now you can't even be bothered to look?

Portsmouth, Fulham, Man City, Newcastle, Everton, Villa are taken. Not sure who the 7th is.

Well I'm gonna have to now aren't I!? Can't even be bothered to look up the 7th team. Should I just do everything around here myself!?

[Baddar]

There is no 7th team yet, because metalman hasn't confirmed who he'll be playing as.

[TheArsenal]

There is no 7th team yet, because metalman hasn't confirmed who he'll be playing as.

Don't make excuses for him....

Are Tottenham too good? They're 4.5 stars which is the same as Arsenal and Liverpool. If they're too good I might go with West Ham.

Edited November 13, 2008 by TheArsenal

[Baddar]

Use the league thread.

Go Spurs by all means, but we'd all prefer it if you went West Ham.

[TheArsenal]

Sorry.... I'll use the league thread.

As much as it hurts you, and even more hurts me, I'm gonna go Spurs. I figure the in-game Darren Bent and whats-his-name Gomes will handicap me enough anyway.

[METALMAN]

Are Villarreal too good?

If they are I will go Blackburn.

[Liam]

After losing my first 3 online games to Baddar, played two more with randoms and now my record stands at 0-5. >_>

The 4th game, I got blown out, although only beaten 1-0 (I was Dagenham, he was Gillingham). But this last match sucked balls. Drew 2-2, which included me hitting the woodwork twice with headers, and then doing a Richardson, where my shot hit one post, then the other, and then rolled out. Lost on penalties.

[Dan]

Myke, what happened to our league?

[Baddar]

Are Villarreal too good?

If they are I will go Blackburn.

Yeah go Blackburn.

Btw, there's a free commentary extention up on the Store which I'm downloading now. I'm not sure how much commentary it adds to the game, but it's a 725MB file so hopefully there's quite a bit.

You can also opt for the £3.99 pack which has Clive Tyldsley and Andy Townsend commentating. As much as I like Tyldsley, I'm not paying for it, considering the fact that all we'll get is his PS2 commentary, which has been the same for a few years.

Anyone else got the update, and is it any good?

EDIT: Gay. It appears it adds nothing, and is just the original commentary file for people from other countries. :/

Edited November 14, 2008 by Baddar D

[Sir Alan LCSugar]

Our League never got off it's feet, because we didn't know who was going to be who. Maybe if we make it clear which teams we will be it will make it easier and we can start a new league.

[Baddar]

Yus. Fucking yus.

We are pleased to announce a game update for FIFA 09 on Xbox360 and PS3, hopefully arriving sometime next week. In line with community feedback, we have spent time improving the gameplay experience and addressed the following problems:

- Fixed side-stepping issue on lofted through balls

Fixing the issue where a player sidesteps when trying to control a lofted through ball instead of running straight onto it and controlling it, was a top priority for the EAC development team. We’re happy to say that the team at EAC has been able to fix this problem and it will be included in the game update.

- Improved advantage rule: fixed goals being called back for free kicks

There was a problem in the advantage rule whereby the referee would call back a goal if it was scored when the advantage was being played. Instead the referee would give a FK or a PK to the fouled player. This issue has been resolved in the game update. Goals that are going in when a foul is committed will count when they score.

- Improved number assigning in Manager Mode

When signing a player in Manager Mode the player now makes a more sensible decision, based on this position, on which number he would like, whereas previously he would always take the number 2.

- Allowed up to 8 user-controlled teams in Tournament Mode

After installing the game update it will be possible to play in Tournament Mode with up to 8 user-controlled teams. This gives the option to host bigger events with your friends to compete in offline-tournaments. Have fun!

- Removed ability to bring custom teams into Online ranked matches

Everybody has the option to transfer players in his favorite team and create his own custom dream team. This is an option we want to offer everybody to enjoy the feeling of creating own teams and play matches online or offline. When it comes to ranked competitive online matches we think only real teams should compete against each other to keep everybody’s chances even. So with the update it is no longer possible to enter a ranked match with a custom created team. You will still be able to upload your customized team online as in customized starting line-up with the existing players of that team’s roster

- Fixed Stadium 23.Maj lag issue

We fixed a major frame rate issue in 23.Maj stadium.

- Fixed join issue in Online Team Play Lobbies

A game hang issue occurred during search for available OTP game sections within the lobby rooms has been resolved.

So they still need to fix the dynamic weather and fully fix the advantage rule, but this is definitely a start. I like it.

[alldaws1]

The shirt number fix is good, it was just odd watching the likes of Robinho and David Villa run around wearing number two. They do need to redo the advantages completely, though, whenever I'm playing the computer and I get an advantage I'm given maybe a couple of seconds while the CPU gets closer to five.

[Liam]

I'm glad they've changed the sidestepping that occurs when you play a through pass. Really annoys me, as it wastes a good oppurtunity that you may have fashioned for yourself.

[Baddar]

Just downloaded the French and Spanish packs just for fun. Should be a laugh, hearing something different.

Steer clear of the Tyldsley/Townsend one though, I hear. It's a direct copy of the EURO2008 commentary and even talks about the game being an "international match," even if you're playing with two club teams. Shocking indeed, considering it's 400 MS points/£3.99.

[Dan]

I always like sticking on foreign commentaries for Foreign games or matches in a foreign countries.

[MDK]

Myke, what happened to our league?

I've been working a lot recently and playing the 360 less. To be honest I started it when I was really stoned and it seemed like a good idea, I'm just not the type of person to organise something over the internet >_>

[AJ]

Update sounds brilliant. Although I'm kinda used to Jesus Navas being number 2 on my right wing now

Trying to get used to playing as Villa for the PS3 league, first mistake being playing Barca. Just got thumped 4-0, and the player wasn't even that good. This proves two things, I need to practice, and any numpty can win with Barca (although not always as convincingly.)

edit: What's the difference between the BLES-0314 and 0315 commentary game packs?

[Baddar]

Check the edge of your game case to see which pack you'll need.

[TheArsenal]

Update sounds brilliant. Although I'm kinda used to Jesus Navas being number 2 on my right wing now

Trying to get used to playing as Villa for the PS3 league, first mistake being playing Barca. Just got thumped 4-0, and the player wasn't even that good. This proves two things, I need to practice, and any numpty can win with Barca (although not always as convincingly.)

edit: What's the difference between the BLES-0314 and 0315 commentary game packs?

I thought I'd get used to Spurs, but I can't seem to score as Tottenham no matter what I do.

[Baddar]

I like what I'm reading. >_>