Official FIFA 12 Custom Team Tactics Thread

[harrisonial2992]

Quote: Originally Posted by HungryWolf

Right first post on this site and hoping for some help. Welcome to OS! First of all, is it simply a case of going to team management on each of the clubs, and then changing the default tactic to what has been set in this thread? Yeah that's it. Secondly, once these have been done, would you recommend using those defaults for each of the teams should you manage them? Or are these AI recommended only? and your expected to come up with your own? It depends on what you're looking for. If you're going into a CM as your own manager that you've invented you can create tactics of your own to apply to your team. If you are doing a CM as that clubs real life manager then you can use these tactics since they are intended to replicate the team's actual play style. Thirdly, and this is going away from the custom tactic debate, but in game is it advised to use the ultra defensive-defensive-normal-attacking-ultra attacking settings? And if so when would these be best implemented? I personally use the attacking and ultra attacking settings when I need to play more aggressively, but I tend to avoid the defensive ones and just play defense consistently. Quick responses on this would be hugely appreciated as got work in morning and want a good bash on fifa tonight Cheers lads! X

Hope that helps and good luck!

[HungryWolf]

Quote: Originally Posted by harrisonial2992

Hope that helps and good luck!

Top lad for quick reply.

Will crack on with this in my thought tonight, thanks.

Anymore contributions to my post will be greatly recieved though!

[misterbroom12]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

Yes, it will. Individual CTTs are saved through your profile; CTT assignments are saved through the squad file or career mode save. If you edit CTT23 from the main menu, any teams with CTT23 assigned will be affected, even within your previously started CM. What we can't do is change the assignment of tactics for non-user teams in career mode using main menu/team edit. Eg, Team A has CTT23 when you start CM; you later change Team A's tactics to CTT16 via the main menu. Team A will still use CTT23 in that CM. Did I explain that clearly?

Thanks a bunch, explained it perfectly for me. When I get home I will have to alter the shooting for each of my CTT so that the lowest is around 40-50 so all teams aren't (almost literally) trying to walk the ball into the net.

[Krebstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by HungryWolf

Right first post on this site and hoping for some help. First of all, is it simply a case of going to team management on each of the clubs, and then changing the default tactic to what has been set in this thread?

Yes. For teams with their own, go to that team and edit the values. For teams with multiple, just do it on one team. Then for the others, go in and choose the one you just saved. That way, it's less work and you save yourself a custom tactic slot.

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Secondly, once these have been done, would you recommend using those defaults for each of the teams should you manage them? Or are these AI recommended only? and your expected to come up with your own?

These are only to assign to the AI to have them play realistically. Not for use by the human.

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Thirdly, and this is going away from the custom tactic debate, but in game is it advised to use the ultra defensive-defensive-normal-attacking-ultra attacking settings? And if so when would these be best implemented? Quick responses on this would be hugely appreciated as got work in morning and want a good bash on fifa tonight Cheers lads! X

If you're down, go with 'Attacking' and your players will get forward more often and faster. For 'Defensive' they'll do the opposite. For the extremes of both, they're the same but just to more of an extreme.

[Qb]

Quote: Originally Posted by misterbroom12

Thanks a bunch, explained it perfectly for me. When I get home I will have to alter the shooting for each of my CTT so that the lowest is around 40-50 so all teams aren't (almost literally) trying to walk the ball into the net.

I'm also not seeing many shots from the CPU (with default tactics), although I haven't gone up to Legendary yet. Interested to hear how it goes for you. I think I'm going to start a career soon using the second controller method to assign CTTs when desired. That way I can give it a go without worrying about setting everything up perfectly, only to have to restart when they patch any progression, youth team, or other CM bugs (the power of positive thinking!).

[Krebstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

I'm also not seeing many shots from the CPU (with default tactics), although I haven't gone up to Legendary yet. Interested to hear how it goes for you. I think I'm going to start a career soon using the second controller method to assign CTTs when desired. That way I can give it a go without worrying about setting everything up perfectly, only to have to restart when they patch any progression, youth team, or other CM bugs (the power of positive thinking!).

Unless I'm just crazy, I really am seeing more shots wtih custom tactics. Lampard fires 2-3 long ones at me each time I play Chelsea and Gerrard hit one off the crossbar from almost 40m last night.

Also, this could have something to do with Legendary. Which I'm loving, even though I'm losing more than on World Class.

[Qb]

I'm not suggesting shooting needs to be jacked to get a good amount of shots, although I think we need to be very careful when considering older CTT strategies. FIFA12 is a very different game.

I don't doubt that you are getting good results with your tactics, but I suspect Legendary is a big factor in how the game plays out. I need to man-up and give it a try if I continue to not feel threatened by the CPU on World Class. Right now it feels like I get away with too many mistakes because the CPU holds the ball long enough for me to make a last-ditch tackle in or around the box. It almost reminds me of something I watch every weekend...

[HungryWolf]

Quote: Originally Posted by Krebstar

These are only to assign to the AI to have them play realistically. Not for use by the human.

Ahh Shame, thought id finally cracked getting hold of a decent setup. May i ask why? In that case anyone suggest anything to use with Wolves?

[Krebstar]

Well, if you look at the ones I've done and the old ones, you'll see that all the speed is considerably lower. As well as pressure and of course aggression is at 100 across the board. It's most likely me being crazy, but I swear the AI is fouling me a bit more with aggression at 100. They were carded twice in my last game.

Anyway, I've only used old tactics as a reference to the relation between each setting, not the value of each setting.

[misterbroom12]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

I'm also not seeing many shots from the CPU (with default tactics), although I haven't gone up to Legendary yet. Interested to hear how it goes for you. I think I'm going to start a career soon using the second controller method to assign CTTs when desired. That way I can give it a go without worrying about setting everything up perfectly, only to have to restart when they patch any progression, youth team, or other CM bugs (the power of positive thinking!).

I'm playing on Legendary and while I maybe don't have shooting on a high enough setting for CTT of the CPU, there's still way too much walking it in. Don't get me wrong, I've lost a few games even when they do this, but it's also frustrating when they have no variety. Especially because it also means I must be extra careful when tackling in the box and the CPU somehow can skate around with the agility of Messi, no matter who actually has the ball. I would just like the comfort to know that if I play defense well enough, or even really poorly, the CPU will have a go from range or right as the opportunity presents itself.