FlippinEck 3,863 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 So it’s been a completely action packed few months for us. From E3 way back in May through to the producer tour around Europe, GamesCom and then the Demo launch, and shortly the full version - we’ve barely had time to take a breath. So what’s been happening? The Demo The demo went live a few weeks ago - and what a reception. In the first two weeks we had more downloads than any other EA demo in the same period of time. Ever. We witnessed an unprecedented level of excitement. By the time the demo hit 360 and PS3 we’d almost finished the entire game and were anxiously awaiting feedback. By the point that you guys were playing the game we’d already removed a bunch of issues in the game: We made sure dribbling was smoother than ever; the ball was trapped even more effectively; headers were stronger from defending players; and that crosses weren’t as exploitable when played in early. We’d also spent time tweaking first-time passes and shots to make them ‘feel’ better, and had fixed a couple of crashes, too. So it was nice to see some of these ‘complaints’ raised on the forums and know we’d already fixed them. That said, we were receiving a huge volume of posts, Tweets and the like. So: thank you, everyone. The Final Version At the same time this was going on we were preparing for our submissions to first party. First party, in our case, is Microsoft and Sony. They receive versions of the game (builds) and test them very thoroughly for two weeks or so to make sure people buying the game don’t have lots of bugs in their finished game. Thankfully, for our 1st October launch in Europe and launches for the rest of the world later in October, Microsoft and Sony didn’t experience anything that would have delayed the launch of the game. During this time we also continued to test the game, read your feedback, and even fixed a few issues. But which issues? Title Updates These last-minute fixes will be delivered to you in an update available at launch - or very, very close to launch. We’re going through the first-party testing at the moment as I write this, and believe that we’ll get through that rigorous testing in time to make it available for 2nd October. So, although I’m reading a lot of additional feedback about the finished game (which we’re not sure how you’ve got hold of yet!), you’ll still have to wait until 2nd October to benefit from the update. Of particular interest to some of you will be the tuning we made to Finesse shots from distance, which having seen the feedback from the demo we knew needed to be fixed - in particular for online and ranked play. Similarly, some problems have been addressed with penalty kicks in shoot outs, corner goals, and balancing of professional difficulty. We believe we’ve also made invisible players disappear. Which we’re very happy about, and hope you are too. Post Launch We’ve got a fully loaded team of clever people now on 24/7 server watch to make sure your game playing is going to be uninterrupted. We’ve been testing the servers with approximately 100,000 automated players on 360 and PS3 EACH, and we’re pretty confident that we’re more prepared than ever to deliver an unparalleled online gameplay experience. That said, with the buzz around FIFA 10 being so high we’re anticipating server demand to be at an all-time high. Watch for our new Dynamic Messaging in the game (see it in the arena) with updates if anything wonky happens. Similarly, we’ll be monitoring the forums HERE. And you can Twitter me (ruttski), Rom, our Football World Guru (EARom), and Phil, our UK Community Manager (EAUK_FIFA) at these twitter names. We’ll be monitoring as many avenues of communication as we can over all the worldwide launches, and as ever we’ll be gathering feedback immediately on things we can look to improve for FIFA 11. Hope you all enjoy FIFA 10. http://www.easports.com/enGB/blogs/fifa/of...ready-to-launch Sounds great, I should have it Thursday! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoyd 355 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I should have it tomorrow (Thursday most likely knowing the post!) Can't wait to get into it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenDavis 112 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I ordered mine off Amazon. The email said it will be dispatched on the 1st and arrived between the 2nd and the 5th, so I'll probably have it on the 5th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoyd 355 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I ordered mine off Amazon. The email said it will be dispatched on the 1st and arrived between the 2nd and the 5th, so I'll probably have it on the 5th. Hence why i never order off amazon for releases Play.com is usually good with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin93 136 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Hopefully i get mine a day early,i pre-ordered from GAME. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,863 Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Payment got taken today off shopto for my PS3 one, but they are sending them out tomorrow so its thursday for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasileBoliSoup 9 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Payment got taken today off shopto for my PS3 one, but they are sending them out tomorrow so its thursday for me Same mate, hopefully the postal strikes aren't still causing a knock on effect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 941 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Can't afford it just now. But I'll see all you cunts talking about it and just buy it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoyd 355 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Can't afford it just now. But I'll see all you cunts talking about it and just buy it wish i was getting it early like i did GTA 4 that time, you lot were livid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearer 124 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I hope I get it early, I don't see it happening but it would be good to have it for a few games with the lads before we go out on Friday night. I'm still loving the demo though, scored some crackers and enjoying the freedom that the 360 movement gives. The finished game should hopefully be an improvement on an already quality demo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del 667 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Had it for a few days now, the Manager Mode has been improved and the virtual pro is amazing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenDavis 112 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I ordered mine off Amazon. The email said it will be dispatched on the 1st and arrived between the 2nd and the 5th, so I'll probably have it on the 5th. Hence why i never order off amazon for releases Play.com is usually good with it. I'll use play.com next time. Had it for a few days now, the Manager Mode has been improved and the virtual pro is amazing! Sounds good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Mines got posted from PLAY this morning, hopefully I'll get it tommorrow and if not by Friday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gersfan5231 0 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 should have the game tommorow after 2pm head down to the gamestore in town half 2 pay the crazy 44 pound for it lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasileBoliSoup 9 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Mine was sent today by Shopto, hopefully here tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Mine was sent today by Shopto, hopefully here tomorrow. Same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezrfc1 26 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 got mine today from g-force its good harder to go by defenders now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBF2 3,540 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Mines got posted from PLAY this morning, hopefully I'll get it tommorrow and if not by Friday. Said on my email from play to give it between 3-5 days. They serious? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I always find Play's delivery quite shit. I ordered something off them and after about 2 weeks they hadn't dispatched it or responded to my complaints. HMV's delivery however, is great. Ordered the new season of Entourage off there and got it 5 days before it was released. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenDavis 112 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 My game should be dispatched tomorrow, and hopefully, if I am lucky, it will be through my doorstep Friday. Might even go home from school early to go play it! No doubt it will arrive on Monday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBF2 3,540 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I always find Play's delivery quite shit. I ordered something off them and after about 2 weeks they hadn't dispatched it or responded to my complaints. HMV's delivery however, is great. Ordered the new season of Entourage off there and got it 5 days before it was released. They've told me mines been dispatched. When I was buying it though, it said give 24 hours for delivery. Today they sent me an E-mail saying it will be between 3-5 days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,863 Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 I should be playing this in 12-13 hours time *touch wood* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 941 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 £96 student loan and £25 win in the bookies came in today. I maybe can afford it now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,863 Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 £96 student loan and £25 win in the bookies came in today. I maybe can afford it now! If asda are selling it for £25, definitely worth going for! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 941 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 £96 student loan and £25 win in the bookies came in today. I maybe can afford it now! If asda are selling it for £25, definitely worth going for! Are Asda selling it for that?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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