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FIFA 19 UPDATE: Patch Notes revealed for next BIG game changes ahead of PS4, Xbox release

November 21, 2018

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FIFA 19 has just dropped its latest title update – the fourth so far for the game – along with the latest 'Pitch Notes' (Which are Patch Notes to you and I).

However, it's worth noting that for now, it is only available on PC. For those wondering why, typically EA has rolled out their latest updates on PC first before eventually releasing on PS4 and Xbox One consoles "in the near future", although, this is usually released in a couple of days time.

According to the Dev team, the latest update includes "Changes to defending, stamina when pressing, and more"

For the purpose of this article we're simply going to cover the key patch notes provided by EA, but if you want more clarity into the changes, how it impacts the game or why they've made these changes to begin with, check out this post.

Gameplay:

Made the following changes:

We have made some changes to reduce the effectiveness of defending by AI Teammates.
- In order to make the shot blocking of a defender that is being controlled by an AI Teammate less effective, we have reduced the distance that an AI Teammate defender will stretch to block a shot.
- In order to make the tackling of a defender that is being controlled by an AI Teammate less effective, we have reduced the distance that an AI Teammate defender will stretch when making a tackle.
  - Here is what we mean by an "AI Teammate".
    - An AI Teammate is any player on the pitch that is not being controlled by a human, or is not the CPU AI Controlled Player.
    - AI Teammates exist in the following circumstances:
      - On a team with no human players.
        For example, the CPU-controlled team in Squad Battles.
      - On a team with a human controlled player(s) that are not locked to specific players.
        For example, both teams in FUT Division Rivals.
      - On a team with a human player(s) that are locked to specific players, that also has CPU teammates.
        For example, a Pro Clubs team with less than 11 human players.
    - AI Teammates do not exist in the following circumstances:
      - On a team with human players who are all locked to specific players.
        For example, a Pro Clubs team, with 11 human players.

Increased the impact to fatigue of playing with defensive pressure.
- This change will have the biggest impact to fatigue when playing with Constant Pressure enabled in your active Game Plan or when playing with Team Press active.
- This change will have reduced impact to fatigue when playing with Pressure On Heavy Touch or Pressure After Possession Loss enabled in your active Game Plan.
To make a well-timed tackle more effective, we have increased the tendency of the ball to travel further from the dribbler after the tackle, increasing the likelihood that the dribbler will lose possession of the ball.
Reduced the number of first time passes that CPU AI Controlled players will make out of their defensive third of the pitch when playing on Legendary or Ultimate difficulty.
- A refresher on what we mean by “CPU AI Controlled players”.
  - The CPU plays the game as you would, limited by the same input restrictions that a human player is.
  - This means that the CPU team has an active player, just like you do, which we call the CPU AI-controlled player.
  - A CPU AI-controlled player exists in the following circumstances:
    - On a team with no human players.
      - For example, the CPU-controlled team in Squad Battles.
    - On a team with human players who are all locked to specific players, that also has CPU teammates.
      - For example, a Pro Clubs team, with less than 11 human players, with no “ANY” player.
  - A CPU AI-controlled player does not exist in the following circumstances:
    - On a team with human players who are not locked to specific players.
      - For example, a team in FUT Champions.