Fact check: Does EA apply losing streaks on purpose?
Losing streaks are a fact of life as a FIFA player, but are they also part of a sinister plan
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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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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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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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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: Is the trailing team free to foul away?
Can the trailing team commit fouls without triggering a card as suggested by pwomboli in a recent thread on reddit?
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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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