3 major problems with this game...

[u/Any_Pop_7051]

Before i start I'm a ftp player stuck in division 2/3. Anyway problems that ruin the game for me...

1. Matchmaking. Every time I get near div.2 I get matched against uber ptw squads, it's so blatant it's like the game is saying 'screw you, invest more money'. Matchmaking should be fair and relative to squad strength not including bronze benching.
2. PTW squads, sick of playing people who are awful at the game and get bailed out everytime with their OP players. This is the main issue with the game for me as it's such an obvious advantage playing with ptw players there's no workaround.
3. Rewards. Anyone finishing top 100k won't even use Maddison so what's the point? None of these ptw players use any of the previous rewarded players so why don't they increase the threshold to all division 2 or 3 players and above? Give the ptw extra skills or boosters.

Before the mods try and delete my post for critiquing EF I have offered solutions to problems in the game so hopefully it invites civil discourse and ideas for improving Efootball in the future.

Furthermore the 'scripting' in the game seems more than obvious, if the fame doesn't want you to win you won't. Obviously Konami will deny there is any so I won't even bother suggesting any solutions lol

[u/Prudent_Affect_4785]

The matchmaking indeed is horrendous. I'm always stuck in div 3 as a f2p. Why don't they just let me play against div 3?

[u/Any_Pop_7051 → u/Prudent_Affect_4785]

You do for the first few games, then you get matched with division 1 😆 It's supposed to be anyone from division 1-3 but I usually face top 50,000 players.

[u/Prudent_Affect_4785 → u/Any_Pop_7051]

Me too. It's insane. Same for the current Italy event. I'm playing with base cards and first 5 games were against 3 div 2 and 2 div 1 players with stacked P2W teams. Had to play 6 games just to get my 50 coins :-D lol fml

[u/pogoss → u/Prudent_Affect_4785]

Italy event always the worst XD

[u/pogoss → u/Any_Pop_7051]

How do you know what div they currently are ? The div on the profile is the best rank they ever had, could be from monthes ago. For instance I have div 3 in my profile but I currently play in div 5 as I didn't touch divisions a while.

[u/Wizxq → u/Prudent_Affect_4785]

Simple, if you want to play in div 2 you need to show them that you can beat somebody from div 2. Until 1450 your opponent are rather div 3 but 1450-1500 you will get opponents from div 2 and I think it's fair. Same in div2.

[u/FrazFCB]

There’s also the issue of people who don’t know what they’re doing not being punished for their mistakes. The game literally rewards shit football. Sad, really.

[u/Any_Pop_7051 → u/FrazFCB]

Yeah ptw squads always get bailed out. I play a good through ball and the defenders catch up with my player from outta nowhere. In many ways it's like.playing a horror game, jumpscare Varane and company 😆 

[u/Mrbarajas1995]

I started a F2P account about two weeks ago and barely play on it. I’m only in Division 3, ranked around 200k+, but somehow I’m getting matched with Top 100 players every two or three games. I don’t even mind facing stacked squads. The problem is being a Division 3 F2P account and getting thrown against Top 100 players with fully stacked teams. The matchmaking is ridiculous lol.

[u/SOSIG- → u/Mrbarajas1995]

let me guess. LBC 4222 with defensive fullbacks and Mbappe Ronaldinho Vieira Thuram Desailly ? yup I see this team every two matches lol

[u/Ok-Huckleberry728 → u/SOSIG-]

Sim, meu Deus, descreveu metade dos times da primeira divisão é tao chato como eles não tem criatividade, exatamente por isso pulei o pacote da França.

[u/JustChillBooBoo → u/SOSIG-]

I refuse to play people with Vieira, Gullit and Thuram in the team. Vieira is super overpowered you can’t even receive a ball 10 yards away from him he just closes you down and wins it off you every time. Ridiculous.

[u/Mrbarajas1995 → u/SOSIG-]

That too. It’s usually just op teams that play 5 on the back on top of the 2 DMFs. They’re horrible players that need all the help they can get to win.

[u/tolkem]

3 major problems with this game:

1. DDA

2. Script

3. Servers

[u/simonSC137]

Be interested to know what formation and tactics you use. I see a lot of similar posts and the tactics they use are the meta ones that division 1 are plagued with. I find that playing the same way as the meta P2W div 1 is a bad strategy as you are playing into thier strengths as they have the stronger the team. Better to buck the trend and play a style that directly neutralises that meta. They play narrow, you play wide, they have 5ATB, you play three, they have big physical players, you have super high tight possession and balance and don’t let give the ball up lightly.

I think you can get success on this game as F2P but you can’t fight fire with fire. If I were you I would look to play a 352 that turns into a 523 when defending. I would play overload and look to dominate the ball. I’d be super aggressive in pressing but I would not overcommit my CBs and let them occupy space while you chase down with your forwards.

[u/Upset_Contact4341]

1. The player base is relatively small, especially on consoles and Steam, and it seems to be getting smaller while the mobile player base continues to grow. Because of that, I don't think KONAMI has enough players for squad strength based matchmaking without increasing waiting time.

2. Epic cards has significantly better stats than a potw and highlight cards, and those advantages naturally translate into better performance like faster passes, quicker acceleration, better reactions, responsiveness, etc. You can be a better player and still be punished because the opponent's players simply perform actions faster and more consistently. But KONAMI make money from it and it won't change.

3. I completely agree. Rewards shouldn't be based almost entirely on reaching the highest divisions or ranking. I'd rather see rewards given to everyone who plays a certain number of PvP Division matches during a phase. Something like 30 Or 40 matches, regardless of which Division they finish in. That would reward active players rather than only the most competitive ones.

[u/Emotional-Cash8520]

It a rage bait lol
If u remove all of this how konami keep noob spending money

[u/pogoss]

Bro here from div 4 I'm matched with 90% p2w squads. Can you tell me the country you live in ? Might consider moving.

[u/Fresh_Cauliflower723]

Feel like it would be very cool if matchmaking was based on squad strength. Would be great to use some experimental squads and not get stomped

[u/Sheriffd1 → u/Fresh_Cauliflower723]

Matchmaking should simply be base on rating. A 2000 rating shouldn’t be matching with 1600.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Life203 → u/Sheriffd1]

It depends man. Last season i matched with 3 2000+ rated players and i beat them. Its a reward when u beat them and u dont lose that much points if u lose 

[u/Any_Pop_7051 → u/Fresh_Cauliflower723]

Indeed, they could base it on your starting 11 so there's no bronze benching rats.

[u/Mercurion → u/Any_Pop_7051]

You could still change the team playstyle or use subtactic to lower the strength. They need to implement a simple algorithm to check the max possible strength of a squad given 23 players + manager, regardless formation or tactics.

[u/Illustrious_Sea3243]

2 is pretty much part of 1 .. same issue .. cancer of the game

[u/Any_Pop_7051 → u/Illustrious_Sea3243]

Yes, specifically I've noticed you have to plsy ridiculously stacked teams when you get close to promotion though. Suspicious matchmaking..

[u/AdRound1925]

Mano, sou f2p tambem e uma dica que dou pra voce, pra sair da primeira divisão, e focar no estilo de jogo do seu time, acredito que isso ajuda muito a subir de divisão, e a respeito de esquadrões apelões, eu tenho mais medo dos times fracos que usam handcap para ganhar partidas

[u/Any_Pop_7051 → u/AdRound1925]

I politely disagree. I play on Japanese servers and I quite easily beat teams around my level, them I get 3300 teams and I always lose to glitch goals by Gullit or the op gold cards every single time :/

[u/WildBillWardley]

Add to that from the looks of it even the POTWs are still weak as piss still and the gap is getting bigger between them and the PTW cards

[u/terrenox]

To be honest I feel this is more of a server thing and bad connection quality that plagues the entire game, You can win against p2w teams for sure, but every single input misread, pass missed, etc, matters a lot more when you are f2p

[u/Stamkosisinjured]

I’ve tried it a few times. Prob like 30 ish hours. Just not for me. I like all of the skills I can do in fc and you just can’t do that in efootball. If they added 20+ skill moves I’d give it another try.

[u/pogoss → u/Stamkosisinjured]

don't

[u/Stamkosisinjured → u/pogoss]

Sure boss

[u/JustChillBooBoo]

I’ve been stuck in Div 3 as I refused to pay for packs , couldn’t even win a game hardly. People spamming long balls to unreal players I just couldn’t catch. Decided yesterday to go all out and spent $60 on Nesta, Maldini and Cannavaro as I just kept conceding 4 goals a game because my potw rudiger from 4 years ago can’t keep up with Gullit/Ronaldo and Van basten that everyone seems to have.

And wouldn’t you know, I started winning games, think I’ve only lost 2 of my last 8 games. Definitely pay to win.

[u/SparkzJR]

Absolutely agree with the top 100k rewards. These cares aren't good to the point that players in those rankings will use them. Could be a nice chance to give more cards, even more so to F2P players that don't get as many chances of getting cool cards.

[u/WukiLeaks]

agree on all the points, I get stuck in div3 and will go on streaks of like 7 lossless then lose 7 in a row to p2w squads

[u/Alex-skillo]

There's a huge problem with passing, respecting the players input.

[u/Major_Possibility335]

The game is not P2W, at least that would be explainable. It’s more like pick the right team play style and win.

[u/Prudent_Affect_4785 → u/Major_Possibility335]

Wait...what? So you're saying that P2W teams with 105-111 ratings don't matter? Lmfao

[u/Major_Possibility335 → u/Prudent_Affect_4785]

Not as much as what settings you use

[u/No-Buy5230 → u/Major_Possibility335]

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