FIFA 22 goalkeepers get major changes in secret Ultimate Team update EA SPORTSEA SPORTS has shipped major changes for FIFA 22 goalkeepers in a secret January 20 update on January 20, focusing on \u201cincreasing effectiveness\u201d for goalies against the title\u2019s meta attack option \u2014 out-of-the-box long shots. Like many past FIFAs, this year\u2019s Ultimate Team meta has become focused around a few specific strategies, including cutbacks, constant pressure, and long shots. Just days after Team of the Year promo began, EA is looking to fiddle around with the title\u2019s 2022 meta, and have rushed out a secret patch \u2014 Live Tuning Update #3 \u2014 to do just that. This time around its goalkeepers (last changed in Update #4) that have landed in their sights. There\u2019s both buffs and nerfs hitting goalies. Following the January 20 patch, FIFA 22 goalkeepers will now struggle less to deal with long-range shots, but will concede a few more \u201cclose range\u201d opportunities. \u201cClose range\u201d nerfs Goalkeepers will now struggle more in one-on-one situations, which are often created by holding \u201cY\u201d or \u201cTriangle\u201d \u2014 a command that rushes out your lone goalie. The January 20 update is looking to \u201creduce effectiveness\u201d when it comes to these goalkeepers saves, across all platforms. If strikers or wingers are within close range (6.1m or 20 feet) or less, they will have a higher chance of scoring. EA devs explained they wanted to reward attackers for creating strong chances, especially because \u201ckeepers could make quick reflex saves too often.\u201d Long shot changes Long-range chances are heading in the other direction, however. Goalkeeper effectiveness against distance shots (9.8m or 32 feet, up to 11.2m or 37 feet) will now be increased, especially when flair shots are used. Read More: FIFA 22 TOTY revealed: Mbappe, Messi, Kante – \u201cKeepers were letting in \u2018reachable\u2019 shots from distance,\u201d the devs said. \u201cShots from range will have a chance to score, but \u2018keepers will make more saves.\u201d These new changes have already gone live across all Xbox, PlayStation, and Origin PC editions, and will only require a small in-game download for players. The update is also live in Kick Off, Pro Clubs, and Career Mode playlists. EA SPORTS released a planned Ultimate Team update earlier this month, on January 12, which nerfed driven passes, buffed goalkeepers, and plenty more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FIFA 22 goalkeepers get major changes in secret Ultimate Team update EA SPORTSEA SPORTS has shipped major changes for FIFA 22 goalkeepers in a secret January 20 update on January 20, focusing on \u201cincreasing effectiveness\u201d for goalies against the title\u2019s meta attack option \u2014 out-of-the-box long shots. Like many past FIFAs, this year\u2019s Ultimate Team […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68406\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}