Fifa 18 Title Update 3 Is Live On Pc, Will Be Available On Xbox One And Ps4 In Weeks

the third fifa 18 title update is now available on the pc. in addition to several bug fixes, it mainly revises gatekeepers and flat passes.

a new title update for the pc version of fifa 18 is now available for download. the title update 3 makes a lot of small changes and bug fixes on the soccer simulation. console players will have to wait a little longer, on ps4 and xbox one, the new update will be released in the next few weeks.

one of the most important new features of the new patch is the revision of flattening. if our kickers play a blind pass, so in a direction they do not look, the game will reduce the speed and the precision of the played ball. in addition, with the new patch, the fut guest mode now fully enters the online modes of ultimate team.

in addition, the goalkeepers were upgraded. so the update ensures that the keeper no longer accidentally parry the ball into their own goal and dive too early for headballs and volley shots. in the future, the player-controlled reactions will be deactivated as long as the goalkeeper holds the ball in his hands.

first reactions to the update are positive

in the patch notes, however, we do not find any points that point to the two biggest problems that fifa 18 currently have: on the one hand, the no-loss glitch is again driving its defeat, by the player in online games by an early game break can be prevented. on the other hand, the first update significantly increased the defense, which "destroyed the game", as many players criticized.

even though ea sports did not address these two problem areas directly, the first impressions on the new update on reddit point to the fact that fifa 18 has again become a better football game and is developing again in the right direction.

fifa 18 title update 3 patch notes

made the following changes in gameplay:

- made ground passes and ground through passes less effective when blindly passing the ball between 90 and 270 degrees, where 0 degrees is the direction the player is facing.

● the most significant impact will be seen when the pass angle is between 140 and 220 degrees.

● the impact scales when the pass angle is between 90 (least impact) and 139 degrees and between 221 and 270 (least impact) degrees.

● the passes impacted by this change will see:

◆reduced ball speed.

◆reduced accuracy.

● disabled user controlled reactions, when locked to a player, when the goalkeeper is holding the ball.

addressed the following issues in gameplay:

- the goalkeeper sometimes parrying the ball into his own goal.

- the goalkeeper diving too early on downward header and volley shots.

- players sometimes becoming invisible during a match.

- dragbacks not working when rapidly tapping the modifier button.

- players being unable to string together multiple stepovers.

- the goalkeeper, in some situations, being unable to throw the ball after making a save close to the goal line.

- the player automatically passing the ball from a set piece after the game had been paused in an online match.

- an issue with custom controls where movement with the directional buttons was not working when locked to a player.

made the following changes in fifa ultimate team:

- added the objectives tile to the pause menu in all fut online modes.

- added guest mode in fut online seasons and fut online draft.

- disabled the fifa trainer within fut champions.

addressed the following issues in fifa ultimate team:

- an issue in squad building challenges where tagging a group of challenges would make it unselectable.

- icons displaying their current age on in-game overlays.

- wrong badge showing for your opponent on the online season's match preview screens.

- objective completed visual notification not displaying correctly for some daily/weekly objectives.

- alignment of the text on manager league items.

- an issue with the effects shown during the pack opening animation.

- the icon of your rank in squad battles displaying incorrectly when claiming rewards.

addressed the following issues in online modes:

- players crashing when matching up in pro clubs friendly matches in certain situations.

- players would not receive invites in pro clubs friendly matches in certain situations.

addressed the following issues in career mode:

- players crashing during the first game of the season in certain situations.

made the following changes in audio / visual / presentation:

- updated the chile national team kits and crest to be authentic.

addressed the following issues in audio / visual / presentation:

- the volume of the audio in the cristiano ronaldo celebration.

- some issues with crowd flags displaying the wrong images.

- some visual issues with the bundesliga broadcast package.

- situations where the ball would appear to go through the goal netting.

- an issue where a player on the ground would incorrectly animate as flipping or spinning.

- celebrations clipping through ad boards.