Peer reviewed: Johnny Cupcakes’ experiment on Reddit
A redditor named JohnnyCupcakes did a simple experiment: He scored an own goal in 80 matches. He then compared his
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Evidence in favor of manipulation
Evidence in favor of manipulation
Fact check: Does EA’s newly patented matchmaking concept prove SHM?
YouTuber YongYea recently discovered that EA has a patent pending on a new matchmaking concept called Engagement Optimized Match Making
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Dismantling the typical argument in favor of scripting
A lot of posts and comments in support of the scripting-belief appear fairly articulated and often well written. Yet, even
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Fact check: Is an EA paper on Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment evidence that DDA is in FUT?
EA recently patented a concept called Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment. Is it evidence that scripting is real or is it something
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Fact check: Is “dramatic moments” equal to momentum in FIFA 18?
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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Fact check: Did EA Spain confirm momentum on Twitter?
Did EA Spain confirm that momentum exists in FIFA? The answer is a bit mixed, because momentum is a word with many
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Strange deflections: Why they happen
Sometimes, weird looking deflections happen in this game. In this recent Reddit video post, we saw the ball sort of
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Peer reviewed: Silvio Teixeira’s handicapping article on FIFAUTEAM.com
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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Peer reviewed: FIFA Addiction’s study on TOTS performance
In a small series of articles, we review various home brewed experiments aimed at testing whether scripting exists subject. Although most of
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Peer reviewed: Xtoonator’s handicap experiment
Now and then we come across various home-brewed experiments aimed at testing whether scripting exists. Although most of them fail to meet basic,
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