"The lengthy meta is over": Fans react to the changes made to the latest patch in FIFA 23

sportskeeda.com:

EA Sports has released the latest Title Update for FIFA 23, and there have been some drastic changes made to several aspects of gameplay. The patch notes cover all the visual, performative, and gameplay changes in detail, including nerfed trivela shots, improved ball rolls, and fixes to goalkeeper animations. However, the changes made to acceleration types have created the most stir among fans.

Twitter has been buzzing due to the buff provided for explosive and controlled acceleration types in FIFA 23. This means that the meta of lengthy players being overpowered in FIFA 23 is no more, and the game will revert to the pace meta that its predecessors adhered to.

With the new AcceleRATE feature being such a massive aspect of the game on the new-gen consoles, changing how effective these acceleration types are has divided the FIFA community, with fans taking to social media to express their views and opinions.

As expected, these changes have created quite a commotion on Twitter. While some believe that this alteration was necessary to make certain players usable in-game, others are disappointed as the series will once again return to the pace meta fans have become used to over the years.

If any proof was needed, IamFrench on Twitter pitched various players possessing different acceleration types against each other in a pace battle and shared the results in a tweet. It is evident that explosive and controlled players can now hold their own against lengthy players.

With lengthy players not being as effective as they used to be, their price has suffered tremendously in FIFA 23. A fan pointed out how Cristiano Ronaldo's price has dropped dramatically in the past few hours, and he is approaching fodder status when it comes to his