Tynnfrutti wrote: »

FIFA 18’s lead gameplay producer Sam Rivera told Dream Team Gaming: “Many times a team that’s winning loses in the last minute. We just try and put these moments in the game – the concepts of real life football.

Hmm this I the first time I've seen that quote but if it's true that they've coded the game to artificially engineer close results and comebacks then that's absolutely **** stupid.

Late goals happen in real life because one team is more tired, one team mentally switches off etc, not because someone rolls a dice to see if it's their turn to score. That's replicated in a game by reducing stamina depending on style of play, and whether the person holding the controller can hold full concentration for 12 minutes.

As a developer myself I have some sympathy with those employed by EA as often they'll be forced into doing things by middle managers who don't know their backside from their elbow. But if they've chosen to code a game like that then they're utterly clueless.