{"id":23201,"date":"2021-10-14T16:03:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T16:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/fifa-22-title-update-1-patch-notes"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:19:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:19:34","slug":"fifa-22-title-update-1-patch-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fifa\/fifa-22-title-update-1-patch-notes","title":{"rendered":"FIFA 22 Title Update #1: Goalkeeper nerf, Joe Cole FUT Hero fix, more"},"content":{"rendered":"

FIFA 22 is getting its first big update, with a number of big changes coming to goalkeepers, as well as a huge amount of box fives across different game modes including Ultimate Team, Career Mode and Volta.<\/p>\n

On the goalkeeping front, there is both a (small) buff and a nerf in store for them.<\/p>\n

First the buff, goalkeepers will get new animations that will be able to better save high finesse shots. A member of the Player First Operations team, explains:<\/p>\n

“We’ve seen that goalkeepers have sometimes struggled against finesse shots that send the ball high into the air. As a result, goalkeepers reacted to this type of shot in a less football authentic fashion.”<\/p>\n

They added by saying, “What this change does is arm goalkeepers with new animations that can be used when the goalkeeper is determining how to react to a high finesse shot. Keepers will now be able to react in ways that are closer to real-life football when they see a high finesse shot coming at them.”<\/p>\n

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Goalkeepers won’t be quite as effective after Title Update #1. (Picture: EA Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In terms of nerfs, goalkeepers will no longer be able to so easily save powerful shots taken within their box.<\/p>\n

The Player First Operations team said: “We’ve seen that goalkeepers can sometimes be a little too adept at saving top corner shots from in close, so we’ve reduced their effectiveness trying to save them in order to promote more diversity in goalscoring. As covered in the Title Update notes, this will apply to shots within 37 feet\/11.27 meters of the keeper, taken from inside of the penalty box.”<\/p>\n

The following video is how the goalkeeper would react before the change:<\/p>\n