EA SPORTS FC™ 27 | Launch Feedback Update

13. Oktober 2026

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With EA SPORTS FC™ 27 available worldwide for a couple weeks, we have been closely monitoring your feedback and conversations across Discord, the Player Feedback Portal, EA Forums, Steam, socials, and more.

In this Feedback Update, we’re diving into the biggest topics of FC community conversation, sharing what we’re seeing on our end, and breaking down our next steps.

Table Of Contents

Community Launch Feedback

Gameplay: Manual Defending

One of the most discussed topics since launch has been the difficulty level of manual defending.

As we spoke about before the launch of the game, we wanted to give more agency to manual defenders in FC 27, rewarding anticipation, positioning, and timing rather than relying on automated teammates.

Looking closely at match data, we’re seeing a learning curve at play, with players who have adapted to the new defensive mechanics finding more success as others continue to adjust to the updated systems.

With that being said, we know adapting takes time. We are keeping a close eye on this and will continue to monitor the data and feedback as players become more familiar with new defending mechanics.

FUT: Champions Matchmaking

We heard your feedback during the first FUT Champions weekend that matchmaking was feeling inconsistent and our team discovered an issue that made matchmaking tuning broader than originally intended. To resolve this issue, we deployed a fix on October 9th which you can learn more about here.

Career Mode: Transfer Requests

Community feedback has pointed out two issues with the new transfer system in Career Mode: an excessive amount of transfer requests from players and once a transfer enquiry is made, there are too many competing offers coming in for that player.

We deployed a number of improvements in Title Update V1.0.3 and Title Update V1.0.4 that directly tackles these issues and we’ll keep making Career Mode improvements in future updates while we take in your feedback.

Gameplay: Fullback Defensive Depth

In some situations, fullbacks are dropping too deep while defending, causing issues with defensive structure and unintentionally keeping attackers onside.

Because Fullback positioning directly affects the overall balance of gameplay, we want to make sure we’re careful with any potential changes.

The Grounds: Kickabouts Matchmaking

As we spoke about in our recent The Grounds Developer Notes, we’ve heard your feedback that Kickabouts can sometimes be difficult to get started due to player availability.

We are continuing to monitor how players are matching up and are actively looking into ways to improve matchmaking queues. We’ll keep you updated as we get closer to a potential fix.

Developer Launch Updates Recap

Last week we published four Developer Launch Updates discussing what we’re seeing, monitoring, and addressing. Here is a summary of some of the top items we’re monitoring or investigating.

Gameplay Developer Launch Update

We are currently:

Monitoring reports of fullbacks dropping too deep and unintentionally breaking defensive lines
Monitoring early match trends around kick-off goals
Monitoring interceptions to make sure players using items with lower defensive attributes aren’t intercepting the ball too easily
Monitoring shooting variety, especially around low driven shots near the post
Investigating foul calls
Full details available here: Gameplay Developer Launch Update

Career Mode Developer Launch Update

We are currently:

Monitoring how players are managing Stamina and Dynamic OVR
Working on visual updates to the Team Management UI
Investigating an issue where newly generated players enter Career Mode with higher starting OVRs than expected
Continuing to review feedback around Career Mode systems and progression
Full details available here: Career Mode Developer Launch Update

FUT Developer Launch Update

We are currently:

Monitoring early feedback around Ultimate Team gameplay and progression
Monitoring the Transfer Market and overall market trends
Reviewing feedback around Squad Building Challenges and Objectives
Continuing to investigate reported issues and prioritizing improvements based on player feedback and data
Full details available here: FUT Developer Launch Update

The Grounds Developer Launch Update

We are currently:

Monitoring matchmaking and player availability for Kickabouts
Monitoring menu performance
Investigating incorrect Attribute costs for certain upgrades
Continuing to review reported issues across the different activities and experiences
Full details available here: The Grounds Developer Launch Update

Discord Developer Q&As

If you don’t see your specific feedback addressed in this Feedback Update, we may have already covered it during our recent Discord Developer Q&As.

We recently hosted a series of live Q&A sessions on our official Discord server, where our development teams from Gameplay, The Grounds, FUT, and Career sat down directly with the community to answer your questions in real time.

You can check out the complete recaps of these live discussions in the official EA SPORTS FC™ Discord within the #FC-Direct-and-Dev-Comms channel.

Thanks to those who’ve provided and continue to provide feedback. Throughout the course of the FC 27 season, we'll provide you with more information and updates if and when they become available.