scripting

Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

FUT matches are not manipulated

2018-03-142018-12-12 FUTfacts 0 Comments FUT, handicapping, manipulation, momentum, scripting

A lot of FIFA players believe that EA secretly manipulates FUT matches. Since 2015, we have been testing such beliefs

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

Fact check: Does EA’s newly patented matchmaking concept prove SHM?

2018-01-112018-07-05 FUTfacts 1 Comment DDA, ELO, EOMM, factcheck, handicapping, matchmaking, momentum, scripting

YouTuber YongYea recently discovered that EA has a patent pending on a new matchmaking concept called Engagement Optimized Match Making

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Background information Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Survey reveals interesting facts about scripting believers

2017-12-282018-10-10 Coldspurs 0 Comments coincidence, handicapping, inconsistency, luck, momentum, randomness, scripting, SHM, survey

We know from earlier surveys that people who, according to themselves, believe in either scripting, handicapping and momentum, in fact don’t

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Dismantling the typical argument in favor of scripting

2017-11-282018-07-05 FUTfacts 0 Comments pseudoscience, 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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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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Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Believing in scripting may derive from a poor understanding of football

2017-03-022018-07-06 FUTfacts 0 Comments coincidence, conspiracy theory, dominating, football, FUT, handicapping, manipulation, momentum, psychology, scripting, unpredictability

Why do people believe in scripting and it’s two buddies, handicapping and momentum? It’s fair to assume that the same

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