The upcoming FIFA 23 Patch Is Set to Fix a Few Things

For as long as the FIFA games have been around, there has always been a technique, a shot, or some other in-game mechanic that felt superpowered beyond belief. From around FIFA 05 to about FIFA 14, players could seemingly use the finesse shot from the left-hand side of the pitch at just the right angle, and it would be an automatic goal – those were the days. Well, something similar has happened in the latest game, and the upcoming FIFA 23 patch is set to nerf it while fixing some other issues.

The FIFA 23 patch will finally address the Trivela shot, a mechanic in the game that has been absolutely dominating the online matches of this famed soccer game. The Trivela shot is a soccer technique where players use the outside of their foot with tremendous accuracy and power, and this upcoming FIFA 23 patch will nerf this technique by greatly reducing its accuracy. The FIFA 23 patch will be rolled out across consoles and PCs in the next week.

This shooting technique has become one of the most effective skills that most players are taking advantage of right across the game. The shot is so good that people aren’t even entering the opposition box anymore, instead, they’re just walking to the edge of the box and letting rip into the top corner. One of the reasons this technique is so useful is because the animation that is triggered by the Trivela shot often causes the opponent’s goalkeeper to miss the ball completely, which isn’t exactly ideal.

Overpowered techniques like this are both extremely fun but also incredibly annoying. It’s fun scoring unbelievable goals from crazy angles, but when it’s constantly happening to you is when it doesn’t become fun anymore. In the older games, before regular patch fixes were a thing, techniques like this could be peppered every single game until your friend threw his pad out of the window, which we know to be a fun spectacle, and it never got boring. It was fun while it lasted anyway, wasn’t it, FIFA 23 gamers, and at least you got some mileage out of it.

This isn’t the only thing being updated in the upcoming FIFA 23 patch though because there is set to be a shed load of changes coming your way.

You can read the full FIFA 23 patch notes below.

FIFA ULTIMATE TEAM

Made the following changes:

• Added a Win-Loss counter in the FUT Champions hub that tracks performance for the current Play-Offs and Finals competitions.
• Updated some UI elements in the FUT Store and added labels for Most Popular and Best Value FIFA Point bundles.

Addressed the following issues:

• Controller and Camera Settings could incorrectly reset to default after staying in the menus for an extended period of time.
• Some FUT Moments challenges were not tracking correctly.
• Walkout animations did not always play as intended when opening packs.
• The Squad Builder could sometimes place Player Items in unintended positions.
• Out-of-position Concept Player Items did not display chemistry information.
• Addressed stability issues that could occur in FUT Moments and in Objectives.
• Public Co-Op Squads did not always display correct chemistry information, this was a visual issue only.

GAMEPLAY

Made the following changes:

• Reduced accuracy of outside-of-the-foot shots by up to 30%.
  • Players with the Outside The Foot Shot Trait are also impacted by this change, but only by up to 10%.
• Improved target selection logic for Semi-Assisted Through Passes.
  • Semi Assisted Through Passes are now less likely to be underpowered and less likely to go to the defender’s feet.
• Increased the consistency of the Ball Roll Skill Move in first-time situations.
• Decreased input sensitivity when requesting a knock-on.

Addressed the following issues:

• Players could skip Power Shot animations by quickly requesting a Power Shot during other shooting animations.
• When using Goalkeeper Movement, keepers could have been repositioned too quickly during corners.
• In some cases, players could incorrectly slow down when attempting to dribble with the ball.
• When playing as a goalkeeper, Auto Positioning did not return the keeper to the appropriate location, if it was requested after requesting to pick up the ball or manually rushing forward.
• Players could turn with an unintended amount of speed when using the Directional Nutmeg Skill Move.
• After making a tackle, the ball could sometimes be knocked away further than intended.
• When attempting to shield at a high speed, a player could run over the ball when attempting to dribble with it.
• During penalty kicks, a goalkeeper could sometimes start a potential save animation toward one direction and then switch to a different direction unprompted.
• In some situations, goalkeepers under pressure attempted and failed to catch the ball inside of the box instead of punching it when it would be more appropriate.
• Some jostling animations did not play correctly.
• Improved assistant referee decision-making when determining potential offside situations following a physical challenge.
• Some goalkeeper animations did not play correctly when attempting to dive at a ball carrier’s feet.
• In some situations when playing as a goalkeeper, the keeper did not attempt to make a save when they should have.
• Adjusted some incorrect contextual actions when using the One Button Controller Settings preset.
• In some rare situations, a player could incorrectly fail to control the ball when receiving a pass.
• In some cases, a player’s legs did not animate correctly when jumping.
  • This was a visual issue only.
• When turning with the ball, the ball carrier’s legs did not always animate correctly.
  • This was a visual issue only.
• Improved referee logic when determining red card calls in breakaway situations.
• In a rare scenario, a requested shot could result in a tackle instead.
• When requesting a Power Shot in some situations where the ball could be volleyed, the Power Shot would not be performed.
• In situations where the ball carrier was running with the ball ahead of them, when requesting a tackle, the defender could try to take control of the ball with a dribble instead of a tackle.
• Improved referee logic when determining foul calls following risky challenges.
• Some slide tackle animations did not display correctly.
  • This was a visual issue only.
• Improved the referee logic when determining advantage vs penalty kick calls.
• In rare instances, the match would not continue after the ball went out of play.
• The Drag To Drag Skill Move did not always animate correctly.
  • This was a visual issue only.
• Improved referee logic when determining offside decisions if an offside player made contact with the ball as it went into the goal.
• Increased the effectiveness of Through Passes made by CPU AI players.
• When a player was running backward, they could sometimes animate incorrectly.
  • This was a visual issue only and did not impact player speed or positioning.
• The goalkeeper could sometimes incorrectly fail to catch the ball when appropriate.
• A penalty kick was not always given in Playable Highlights when the ball carrier was fouled inside of the box.

FIFA WORLD CUP

Addressed the following issues:

• The FIFA World Cup 2022™ Quarter Finals Knockout Stage bracket was incorrectly generated.
  • This issue has been listed on the EA SF Tracker.
• In some cases, players were not able to play online.
• An incorrect kit could display when choosing a kit for Brazil.

CAREER MODE

Addressed the following issues:

• Youth Player Potential could sometimes decrease regardless of their performance.
• Center Backs were not appearing in the youth scout report.
• Sometimes, two models of the same player could welcome new signings to the club.
• Player Sharpness did not display correctly in Team Management during matches, this was a visual issue only.
• The Squad Hub did not always correctly display a player’s availability following a red card.
• Following some transfers, the financial tip could have incorrectly listed that a sum of zero could have been saved.
• In Player Career, the Player Growth Hub did not always display Attribute increases from Activities, this was a visual issue only.
• Objectives did not display in Player Career when two input devices were enabled.
• For some transfers, the letter grade shown on the screen was unintentionally negative.
• Addressed a stability issue that could occur in Training.

PRO CLUBS X VOLTA FOOTBALL

Made the following change:

• Added a Take Me There shortcut in both Pro Clubs and VOLTA FOOTBALL to allow for quick swapping between the two.

Addressed the following issues:

• In a rare case, the Pro Clubs Skill Tree did not display the correct Attribute increases, this was a visual issue only.
• When viewing a max-level Virtual Pro from Pro Clubs leaderboards, their level could be incorrectly listed as 101.
• Reduced ball velocity following a Power Shot in VOLTA FOOTBALL.
• Some VOLTA ARCADE instructions did not display correctly.
• [PC Only] Pro Clubs Leaderboards did not always update correctly when scrolling quickly.
• The post-match screens did not always display the correct amount of goals scored by the player Avatar.
• The Signature Abilities descriptions did not list the advantages of the Take Flight ability.
• Sometimes, players had to advance twice from post-match screens in Pro Clubs.
• The Avatar’s kit did not update after their name was edited in VOLTA FOOTBALL.
• Sometimes, your Avatar’s Match Rating incorrectly displayed a different number between the in-game Match Rating and the post-match screens.
• Players could sometimes appear stuck in place after a VOLTA Battles match.
• Addressed a stability issue that could occur in VOLTA ARCADE.

GENERAL, AUDIO, AND VISUAL

Made the following change:

• Updated some kits, celebrations, balls, boots, pre-match sequences, commentary lines, head accessories, UI elements, stadiums, broadcast packages, negotiation scenes, and button callouts.

Addressed the following issues:

• [PC Only] Addressed instances of EA anti-cheat errors 5 and 740.
  • This issue was most commonly seen when installing FIFA 23 with an administrator Windows account, and then attempting to launch the game with a non-administrator account.
• [PC Only] Addressed instances of FIFA 23 closing quickly after launch.
  • This issue was most commonly seen if game files were repaired or the Denuvo license key expired.
• [PC Only] Controllers connected via Bluetooth could unintentionally scroll through the menus without any player input.
• In some scenarios, away kits did not display correctly in Kick Off Team and Kit Select.
• [PC Only] The FIFA Trainer did not function correctly when using the Keyboard or Keyboard + Mouse Controller Settings presets.
• [PS5 Only] Reduced the default volume on DualSense wireless controllers
• Removed some placeholder images found in Tournaments.
• The points counter would not always display when in control of the zone in King of the Hill.
• Updated instances of typos and placeholder text.
• EA Social was not accessible from the FUT Champions Play-Offs Preview screen.
• In some cases, changes to the difficulty level did not save for VOLTA FOOTBALL Kick-Off matches.
• Addressed some instances of button conflicts in menus.
• Addressed instances of various stability issues.

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