Buxton

Has anyone yet came to any conclusion if 8.0.2 has fixed the issue of too many long shots being taken if a player is set to a reasonably high Creative Freedom?

I'm just looking through the match engine fix list and the only note concerning CF in this patch is...

This leads me to believe the issue has not been resolved, SI acknowledged the issue but this to me is not a description of a fix for it.

micro-ice

i have noticed this too.
solution- just give low creative freedom to most players

Luiz Hemerly

I have seem a lot less long range shots when its set to rare since the new patch. I think this has nothing to do with it

wwfan

This leads me to believe the issue has not been resolved, SI acknowledged the issue but this to me is not a description of a fix for it. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Long shots was discussed. We all had different opinions. The two abiding ones were:

a: too many players have long shots PPMs and will do it no matter the instruction

b: players are forced to take long shots due to having no passing options

I think that excessive CF leading to too many long shots was discounted as a reason.

Buxton

Hmm...that's interesting wwfan, as it was PaulC I believe who stated that CF was one of the causes of this so called long shots bug.

PaulC

Both wwfan's reasons stand, as well as a creative freedom factor which should now be reduced.

Buxton

An answer from the man himself, thanks Paul :thup:

leeds_fan_1

it still causes a lot of long shots i think, only difference is, we get a lot more 30 yard screamers with the patch rather hopeless shots that fly over the bar :cool: