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

Factcheck: Does lower rated squads play more aggressively?

2019-01-182020-03-03 Crlarsen 0 Comments bronze bench, Dennisisspiderman, FUT, handicapping, manipulation, randomness, scripting

A Reddit user called Dennisisspiderman recently claimed that AI-controlled players act more aggressively against superior squads. The claim, if true,

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Fact check Other 

Fact check: Is the kick off glitch fixed?

2018-05-252018-07-06 FUTfacts 0 Comments Arlington69, factcheck, fifa, FUT, kick off glitch

All FIFA players have conceded goals right after kick off. You can call it a glitch or a convenience or

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Fact check Other 

Fact check: Does bronze benching work?

2018-05-242018-11-16 Crlarsen 1 Comment Arlington69, bronze bench, factcheck, fifa, FUT, matchmaking

In a recent Reddit post, Arlington69 claims to have evidence confirming that bronze benching works. Allegedly, using a bronze bench means

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Fact check Other 

Fact check: Are pack weights changed secretly over time?

2018-05-112019-01-08 FUTfacts 0 Comments conspiracy theory, ea, FUT, manipulation, pack weight, packs, randomness, tots

A hot topic on Reddit recently has been pack weights. The term pack weight refers to the probability of packing a particular

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Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Scripting, handicapping and momentum: Myth or fact?

2018-03-142020-06-05 FUTfacts 0 Comments FUT, handicapping, manipulation, momentum, scripting

It’s a widespread belief among FIFA players that EA secretly manipulates our matches. But is this pure imagination or is

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Evidence against manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Why FIFA is inconsistent

2018-02-102020-06-10 Crlarsen 1 Comment 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

2018-01-232020-04-21 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 confirms that in around 8

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Evidence against manipulation Fact check Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Fact check: Do better players lose too often?

2018-01-232020-07-10 FUTfacts 3 Comments factcheck, FUT, handicapping, manipulation, momentum

A recurring source of complaint in the scripting, handicapping and momentum (SHM) debate is the indisputable fact that you sometimes

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Peer reviewed: Johnny Cupcakes’ experiment on Reddit

2018-01-172018-07-05 FUTfacts 1 Comment cognitive bias, ea, evidence, fifa, FUT, momentum, scripting, under scrutiny

A redditor named JohnnyCupcakes did a simple experiment: He scored an own goal in 80 matches. He then compared his

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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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