Scripting, handicapping and momentum: Myth or fact?
It’s a common belief among FIFA players that EA secretly manipulates our matches. Is this pure imagination or is there
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Did I just get hit by 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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Fact check: Are goals particularly common in certain minutes of the game?
Over the years, we have seen people complain about goals being particularly frequent in certain minutes of the match. We
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Fact check: Is it possible for average players to qualify for weekend league?
In a recent thread on Reddit, I came by the claim that average players can’t qualify for weekend league. But
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Fact check: Did UEFA EURO 2008 have a momentum feature?
In an interview with FIFAsoccerblog.com, EA’s Aaron McHardy explained that UEFA EURO 2008 had a “momentum” feature. What exactly was
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Why FIFA is inconsistent
I hear over and over again that FUT is inconsistent. Players that you usually beat, suddenly beat you. And in
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Why the better player sometimes loses
It’s an indisputable fact that you sometimes lose a match that you dominated. Our data confirms that in around 8
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Fact check: Do better players lose too often?
A recurring source of complaint in the scripting, handicapping and momentum (SHM) debate is the indisputable fact that you sometimes
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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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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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