I play against the computer, and these designed injustices just make me want to give it up and smash my PS2 with a hammer:
Pet peeves about WEPES:
PASSING:
• Teammates playing hide and seek when I'm looking or someone to pass to. The programmers should make my players try to get open, and the defenders try to over them.
• On clearances from goal, my players almost never come up with the ball.
• My players kicking a standard through ball when I've pressed buttons for a lofted through ball
• My guys will sometimes pass it 90 degrees away from the intended target - directly to an opponent.
• Opponents all seem to have 99 response and 99 technique
• Opponents who outrun my passes
• Opponents who can single-handedly defend three of my men, because they're all hiding from each other.
• In my defensive area, my guys clear it behind the back line no matter what direction I'm pulling the joystick and no matter whether I push the square, circle, or 'X' button.
• When I'm receiving a high ball, my teammate gets too close, so I can't pass to him, instead, my header pass goes over him, to an opponent.
• I make a gorgeous through ball pass to a wing, and just as he approaches the ball, control switches to the forward, who is sprinting back towards the midfield to get the ball. He should be pushing ahead, fighting for position to receive the next pass!
• My players will stop short to avoid intercepting opponents' passes.
DRIBBLING:
• After receiving a pass, my guy is unable to turn, even when I'm pressing R2, but instead is drawn helplessly into an opponent who steals the ball 100% of the time.
• Opponents who dribble out of triple teams (this is a once-a-year thing in big time soccer, but it happens every game in WEPES, contrasted with opponents who can steal the ball with the slightest of touches
• Opponents stealing the ball by slide tackling from behind, even while I'm turning, or in the process of passing or shooting
• Opponents' flawless dribbling on the lines
SHOOTING
• Blasting it over the goal from 6 feet out, when I've only put 10% power on the shot.
• Beaning the keeper in the chest and face on 50% of my shots.
• Opponent's running north, hits a PERFECT header south for a goal or pass.
• Opponents' clearances are flawless every time: a perfect string of two or three headers all the way out to midfield.
KEEPER:
• Keeper holds on to ball too long after getting possession. I want to counter attack!
• Why is there no command to make the keeper pick up the ball?
DEFENSE, FOULS, PENALTIES, AND INJURIES
• Being fouled on the edge of the box. Why can they always foul me ON THE LINE, but almost never inside the line?
• Being fouled and there being no foul called. This is especially frequent, and especially unforgivable while I'm inside the penalty area and in the process of shooting.
• Opponents NEVER get two yellow cards. If it's not a straight red, they'll never get sent off.
• In my Master Leagues, the same one or two players get hurt over and over again, and nobody else ever gets hurt.
• Major (3-12 month) injuries are too rare. All I want is a realistic frequency, for my team and all the other teams in the league. It seems like opponents never have any injuries.
• Should be able to see which opponents have yellow cards
• Should be able to see my players' penalty skills when choosing lineup for penalty shootout
• I'm facing up against an opponent in great position, I click for a slide tackle, but the control switches to a teammate who slide tackles from behind and gets a yellow card, or a teammate way downfield (usually offscreen) simply falls down uselessly.
Pet peeves about WEPES:
PASSING:
• Teammates playing hide and seek when I'm looking or someone to pass to. The programmers should make my players try to get open, and the defenders try to over them.
• On clearances from goal, my players almost never come up with the ball.
• My players kicking a standard through ball when I've pressed buttons for a lofted through ball
• My guys will sometimes pass it 90 degrees away from the intended target - directly to an opponent.
• Opponents all seem to have 99 response and 99 technique
• Opponents who outrun my passes
• Opponents who can single-handedly defend three of my men, because they're all hiding from each other.
• In my defensive area, my guys clear it behind the back line no matter what direction I'm pulling the joystick and no matter whether I push the square, circle, or 'X' button.
• When I'm receiving a high ball, my teammate gets too close, so I can't pass to him, instead, my header pass goes over him, to an opponent.
• I make a gorgeous through ball pass to a wing, and just as he approaches the ball, control switches to the forward, who is sprinting back towards the midfield to get the ball. He should be pushing ahead, fighting for position to receive the next pass!
• My players will stop short to avoid intercepting opponents' passes.
DRIBBLING:
• After receiving a pass, my guy is unable to turn, even when I'm pressing R2, but instead is drawn helplessly into an opponent who steals the ball 100% of the time.
• Opponents who dribble out of triple teams (this is a once-a-year thing in big time soccer, but it happens every game in WEPES, contrasted with opponents who can steal the ball with the slightest of touches
• Opponents stealing the ball by slide tackling from behind, even while I'm turning, or in the process of passing or shooting
• Opponents' flawless dribbling on the lines
SHOOTING
• Blasting it over the goal from 6 feet out, when I've only put 10% power on the shot.
• Beaning the keeper in the chest and face on 50% of my shots.
• Opponent's running north, hits a PERFECT header south for a goal or pass.
• Opponents' clearances are flawless every time: a perfect string of two or three headers all the way out to midfield.
KEEPER:
• Keeper holds on to ball too long after getting possession. I want to counter attack!
• Why is there no command to make the keeper pick up the ball?
DEFENSE, FOULS, PENALTIES, AND INJURIES
• Being fouled on the edge of the box. Why can they always foul me ON THE LINE, but almost never inside the line?
• Being fouled and there being no foul called. This is especially frequent, and especially unforgivable while I'm inside the penalty area and in the process of shooting.
• Opponents NEVER get two yellow cards. If it's not a straight red, they'll never get sent off.
• In my Master Leagues, the same one or two players get hurt over and over again, and nobody else ever gets hurt.
• Major (3-12 month) injuries are too rare. All I want is a realistic frequency, for my team and all the other teams in the league. It seems like opponents never have any injuries.
• Should be able to see which opponents have yellow cards
• Should be able to see my players' penalty skills when choosing lineup for penalty shootout
• I'm facing up against an opponent in great position, I click for a slide tackle, but the control switches to a teammate who slide tackles from behind and gets a yellow card, or a teammate way downfield (usually offscreen) simply falls down uselessly.
