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- EA SPORTS FC™ 26 (3405690)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 7 May 2026 - 13:06:40 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
In our latest Feedback Update, we’re addressing the Bruiser Playstyle following ongoing community discussion. We’ve been closely monitoring how Playstyles are performing and testing changes between attributes and Playstyles. As a result, in an upcoming update, we’ve slightly reduced the boost from Bruiser and Bruiser+ in shoulder challenge situations and added a matching boost for dribblers with Enforcer or Enforcer+, creating a more even, head-to-head interaction We’ve also improved how players react after contact, so stronger tacklers can still knock weaker players off balance, but weaker tacklers will no longer overpower stronger dribblers in unrealistic ways. Detection of challenges from behind has been refined, with the system predicting player movement ahead and cancelling challenges that would result in back contact. Additionally, we’ve addressed cases where the Bruiser+ icon appe...