![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/fifa-23-lengthy-meta-nerf-explained-as-ea-fix-explosive-and-controlled-dribbling/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_LENGTHY-NETF.jpg&description=Players have noticed that Lengthy players on FIFA 23 are no longer meta, with controlled and explosive players now seeming faster in-game following Title Update 4.FIFA 23: Lengthy nerf explained as EA fix explosive and controlled dribbling bugThe shift in FIFA 23's meta is due to EA Sports fixing a major dribbling bug, rather than nerfing the Lengthy AcceleRATE type. Following EA's Title Update 4 being released into FIFA 23 this week, many players started to notice a big difference in-game, with Lengthy players no longer feeling as overpowered as they did before the update. It was assumed that EA had updated the game to stop Lengthy players from feeling as powerful, but there was no mention of an update to AcceleRATE types in the Title Update. But EA has now confirmed they have fixed a dribbling issue in FIFA 23, with AcceleRATE values unimpacted by the update. Rather than Lengthy players being patched, EA has fixed a bug that has been impacting Controlled and Explosive players since the game's release. New for FIFA 23, EA Sports introduced AcceleRATE types, with each player assigned either a Controlled, Explosive or Lengthy Accelerate type based on how they play in real life. Explosive players hit their top speed quickly and slow down, Lengthy players start slow but speed up, and controlled players maintain a steady speed. Described by EA in their AcceRATE pitch notes as "able to catch up to anyone and even surpass them, provided they have enough distance," Lengthy players were quickly discovered to be the meta in FIFA 23. Players quickly learned that Lengthy players were much better than Controlled and Explosive players in-game, with the former two feeling extremely slow on the ball when dribbling, even with high dribbling stats. FIFA 23 Lengthy meta 'nerfed' by EA Sports after recent Title Update 4 It became apparent that the only way to beat Lengthy defenders was with Lengthy attackers, but after Title Update 4, EA has now fixed a dribbling bug, making Controlle){kind=link}
Players have noticed that Lengthy players on FIFA 23 are no longer meta, with controlled and explosive players now seeming faster in-game following Title Update 4.
The shift in FIFA 23’s meta is due to EA Sports fixing a major dribbling bug, rather than nerfing the Lengthy AcceleRATE type.
Following EA’s Title Update 4 being released into FIFA 23 this week, many players started to notice a big difference in-game, with Lengthy players no longer feeling as overpowered as they did before the update. It was assumed that EA had updated the game to stop Lengthy players from feeling as powerful, but there was no mention of an update to AcceleRATE types in the Title Update.
But EA has now confirmed they have fixed a dribbling issue in FIFA 23, with AcceleRATE values unimpacted by the update. Rather than Lengthy players being patched, EA has fixed a bug that has been impacting Controlled and Explosive players since the game’s release.
New for FIFA 23, EA Sports introduced AcceleRATE types, with each player assigned either a Controlled, Explosive or Lengthy Accelerate type based on how they play in real life. Explosive players hit their top speed quickly and slow down, Lengthy players start slow but speed up, and controlled players maintain a steady speed.