I love PES so much... me and my bro were playing online last night, he lives the other side of the country, and the gameplay was terrific. It was like old times (PES6 - staying up till 5am playing it)
The current state of affairs is just mind-boggling. The main reason people don't switch from FIFA is because of licenses/names etc, and the fact they just want something easy and convenient. I actually think most people generally care less for gameplay than they do real names/kits. Regardless of gameplay, the truth it is is massive ball-ache having to do something to the game (or find someone talented enough to do it and help you) to make it actually worth playing (and don't even get me started on limited emblem slots, no sharing option files, etc)
This recent news (and the completely inane/don't care response and attitude from KONAMI regarding it) is likely going to completely destroy the faith this small community has. We are the underdog, and it just seems like KONAMI don't really care about the franchise anymore
If it wasn't for the amazing PES community (Glen PESWORLD, or Cypes for us lonely PS3 folk!) then we would all be either playing a 60% complete game, or sitting around, spending the time we should be playing, typing in names/badges/kits!
With all that said, its just seems completely insane how KONAMI are treating us.
Reminds me ... The first time i got really burned by them was when i bought PES 2014 - the first fox engine based PES - on PS3. It was an unplayable mess, half finished, editing left lots to be desired... barely any real faces in it etc. Definitely played the worst in my opinion too. After the highly enjoyable PES13 it was like a big slap in the face, and it sat gathering dust. I ended up updating 13' and playing that all year.
This year they finally get a game we can be proud, but then somehow manage to cripple it with a shotgun blast to the knees!