Author: Crlarsen

Fact check Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Fact check: Does a Reddit post prove that a 2-0 lead in the first 10 mins is particularly dangerous?

2018-07-232018-10-23 Crlarsen 0 Comments Arlington69, factcheck, momentum, pseudoscience, statistics

In a new post, Arlington69 claims to have evidence “possibly suggesting” that FIFA has build in game mechanics making it

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Peer reviewed: Arlington69’s momentum experiments

2018-07-012018-10-23 Crlarsen 0 Comments Arlington69, peer review, pseudoscience, under scrutiny

In recent weeks, we have reviewed a series of articles written by a user called Arlington69 on Reddit. In this article,

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Fact check Other 

Fact check: Does bronze benching work?

2018-05-242018-07-06 Crlarsen 1 Comment Arlington69, bronze bench, factcheck, fifa, FUT, matchmaking

According to Arlington69 – the author behind this recent Reddit post – using a bronze bench gives you an advantage. Based on

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Evidence against manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Did I just get hit by scripting?

2018-03-092018-07-06 Crlarsen 0 Comments DDA, scripting

Earlier this week, this happened to yours truly: A lucky save on to the cross bar followed by an absolutely

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Evidence against manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Why FIFA is inconsistent

2018-02-102018-07-06 Crlarsen 0 Comments coincidence, FUT, inconsistency, randomness, scripting

I hear over and over again that FUT is inconsistent. Players that you usually beat, suddenly beat you. And in

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Alternative explanations Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Why the better player sometimes loses

2018-01-232018-11-08 Crlarsen 5 Comments coincidence, ea, fifa, FIFA 14, Fifa 15, fifa ultimate team, FUT, handicapping, leveling, luck, manipulation, matchmaking, momentum, scripting

It’s an indisputable fact that you sometimes lose a match that you dominated. Our data shows that in around 8

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Fact check Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Fact check: Is “dramatic moments” equal to momentum in FIFA 18?

2017-08-242018-07-10 Crlarsen 14 Comments dramatic moments, evidence, factcheck, FIFA 18, matt prior, momentum, pareidolia, sam rivera

In pre release interviews, people like FIFA’s game producer Sam Rivera and Create Director Matt Prior, they mention a new feature called

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Other 

Stop complaining about non-existent problems when there are real problems around

2017-06-292018-07-05 Crlarsen 3 Comments addiction, conspiracy theory, ea, FIFA 14, FUT, gambling

FUTfacts has become widely known for our refutations to the scripting, momentum and handicapping conspiracy theories. I have more than

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Background information Fact check Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Fact check: Does FIFA prevent rebounds from landing in no man’s land?

2017-05-112018-07-05 Crlarsen 0 Comments rebounds, scripting

Does FIFA prevent rebounds from landing in no man’s land?

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Peer reviewed: Silvio Teixeira’s handicapping article on FIFAUTEAM.com

2016-10-202018-07-06 Crlarsen 3 Comments ea, evidence, evidence for, fifa, FIFA 14, Fifa 15, fifa ultimate team, FUT, handicapping, manipulation, momentum, proof, pseudoscience, scripting, under scrutiny

Now and then, small, home brewed experiments designed to prove scripting or handicapping pop up. We decided to do a small series

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