A new FIFA 22 update, Live Tuning Update #2, is now live on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, PC, and Google Stadia.
Let's go over all of the details of this patch that lands between FIFA 22 Title Updates, and the important gameplay changes in its patch notes.
Full Patch Notes
FIFA 22 Live Tuning Update #2 brings some big changes in its patch notes despite not being a Title Update. These changes include adjusting ball speed for ground passes and finesse shots, as well as reworking Team Press.
Here are the full patch notes as revealed by EA:
- Increased the ball travel speed of Finesse Shots taken from inside, and slightly outside of the penalty box.
- This change is most pronounced when taking Finesse Shots closer to the goal (11.5 meters/38 feet or less).
- Shots taken from a farther distance (11.6 meters/38.1 feet to 19.8 meters/65 feet) will also have some increase in ball travel speed, but to a lesser extent.
- Slightly increased the ball travel speed of Ground Passes.
- Increased the amount of time that the Team Press D-Pad Tactic is active for, from 15 seconds to 20 seconds.
- The 20 seconds are only counted when the team that is using Team Press does not have possession of the ball.
- Decreased the cooldown timer for the Team Press D-Pad Tactic from 120 seconds to 100 seconds.
What's Next for FIFA 22?
EA has made these massive gameplay changes between Title Updates, pushing them through across every platform (a rarity for FIFA updates typically split between console and PC patch releases).
As the Live Tuning updates are reserved for getting changes live as fast as possible - it's clear EA prioritized these adjustments to shake up gameplay.
While this means we're probably far from the next FIFA 22 Title Update, there's still plenty going on in the game.
This includes massive Black Friday deals, another dangerous FUT 22 TOTW lineup, and the next promo.