FIFA 21 Pitch Notes Reveal New Server, Connection Quality Reports, Connection Monitoring & more


The newest FIFA 21 Pitch Notes have revealed some massive news with brand new servers, the addition of Connection Quality Reports, and more!

Let's dive into the details.

New FIFA 21 Server

EA have added a new FIFA 21 server location (FIFA Game Data Center) to their lineup! It is located in Miami, Florida.

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HIT THE PITCH: FIFA 21's new server will smooth out connections for players from North and South America

This server will help players have better ping and stronger connections while balancing server load. It will be massive, as the new server will help ping for North and South American FIFA 21 players.

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This is a much needed addition as FIFA 21's Halloween Event Ultimate Scream Rulebreakers played a part in taking down EA servers weeks back.

Connection Quality Report

A new feature is on its way to FIFA 21 that will allow players to test their connections.

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THE BREAKDOWN: FIFA 21's Connection Quality Report will analyze your matches to assess your connection

This feature is the Connection Quality Report, which is officially starting its public beta phase now!

With the Connection Quality Report, players can see their ping, jitter, packet loss, and get a connection rating out of 100.

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This feature will use data from your previous FIFA 21 matches so it's accurate to the matches you play.

Connection Monitoring

FIFA 21 Connection Monitoring is live in-game now!

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AWARENESS: Connection Monitoring will show you when your connection is a problem in FIFA 21

This new feature brings in-game visuals to see how your connection is affecting FIFA 21 gameplay.

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Connection Monitoring introduces new images that show during high ping, jitter (a big swing in ping), and packet loss.

Title Update #5

FIFA 21's newest patch, Title Update #5, is arriving just ahead of server stability improvements from EA.

READ MORE: FIFA 21 Title Update #5 Patch Notes

FIFA 21 Title Update #5 addresses many gameplay issues and makes some huge new additions in way of server connections.

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The new Title Update cleans up general gameplay, FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, Career Mode, VOLTA FOOTBALL, and Pro Clubs.

For more articles like this, take a look at our FIFA 21 page.