EA FC 25 Title Update 17 patch notes, explained – Destructoid

Title Update 17 is yet to arrive in EA FC 25 at the time of writing this article, and it might first seem like an insignificant late-game patch. Yet, it offers a potential solution to a burning issue in the community: a nerf to those who constantly love to spam the tackle buttons.

If you have ever come across someone who makes more tackle attempts than passes, you’ll know how infuriating it is. If you’re someone who does this, you’ll know how overpowered it is. After nine months following the game’s full launch, EA Sports seems to have finally paid attention to what the larger part of the community wants.

EA FC 25 Title Update 17 might make tackle spamming obsolete

While you’ll still have to depend on timing your tackles properly to win the ball, EA FC 25 will be trying to differentiate between a well-timed and mistimed one. In simple words, tackle spamming is the act of pressing the tackle button frequently without caring about accuracy. In an ideal world, this should be a poor choice (imagine VVD not timing a single tackle in real life!). However, many players have used the ‘broken’ system to their advantage, often using the CDM to make the tackles.

This specific set of sentences from the upcoming patch notes will be music to the ears of many.

• Failed tackles can now take longer to transition out of, with hard tackles being the most impacted.
  • The intent of this change is to reduce situations where failed tackles instantaneously lead to another tackle attempt.

In fact, this is the only gameplay-related change in Title Update 17, and it’s a pretty easy one to understand. Apparently, defenders in the current build will land a second tackle instantly after a failed tackle attempt.

Once Title Update 17 goes live, your defenders (or midfielders and attackers, for that matter) will have to be precise with their tackles. On paper, there shouldn’t be any instant attempt at a second one. Moreover, your players will take longer to transition out of their failed tackle attempt animation. Once the patch goes live, the penalty for a mistimed attempt will be much higher.

In all fairness, EA FC 25‘s gameplay may be far from ideal, but there have been changes since January of this year. However, there’s a lot more room to improve, and one key area is going to be addressed very soon.

The patch is yet to go live, and it’s the perfect time for all to shore up our tackling skills. Come next weekend, your performance in the Champions Finals could entirely rest on how well you can manually tackle and defend when required.

If you’re interested in the rest of the patch notes, here’s what you need to know

Football Ultimate Team

• In some specific cases, claiming Premium Pass rewards did not function as intended.,

Career Mode

• Updated list of available ICONs in Player Career.
  • This change will be activated through a Server Release shortly after the Title Update.

General, Audio and Visual

• Updated some button callouts, hair, kits, equipment, stadium, trophies, badges, ad boards, as well as placeholder text and images.