FIFA 22 Patch 3: EA With Further Changes

Since the FIFA release on October 1st, 2021, there has already been Title Update 1 – in which EA mainly patched the OP long-distance shots - and Title Update 2 - which dealt with the defensive A.I. and took care of bugs. Now the 3rd big patch is pending. Here, you can find out everything you need to know about the gameplay changes in FIFA 22.

The patch is already live on Stadia and PC, consoles (PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One and Series X|S) have to wait a few days longer as always.

FIFA 22 Title Update 3: All Changes

Of course, such a title update doesn't just come with two or three adjustments (at least not so early in the FIFA year), but with a bunch of changes to gameplay, modes and audio. We'll show you everything and will say: Nothing is going to change in FIFA Ultimate Team!Nevertheless, the gameplay is of course also important for FUT.

FIFA 22 Gameplay Patch

We start with the patch notes on the gameplay. EA fixed the following issues:

• In a rare situation, the ball could be moved during a free kick without play resuming for both sides.
• In some situations, the referee did not call for a foul after the goalkeeper made illegal contact with the ball carrier.
• Addressed some stability issues that could occur during the 2nd half.
• Sometimes, goalkeepers were jumping too far forward when attempting to make a diving save. These jumping animations did not affect a goalkeeper’s ability to make saves.
• In some instances, the referee incorrectly cancelled their advantage call, resulting in an unintended set piece.
• When playing as a locked player, the opposition’s defensive line could have continued following the locked player deep into their own half, even when it was not beneficial to do so.
• Own goals could have sometimes registered as a Shot On Target for the scoring side.

FIFA 22 Career Mode Patch

The Career Mode and the Player Career are also getting changes. That's what's up:

• Added a Change Team Sheet shortcut on the Training Hub, enabling the manager to quickly cycle between Team Sheets for Training Drills.
• When getting transferred to a new club in Player Career, Pros with an OVR of 86 and higher will immediately be a part of the starting XI.
• Career Mode progression could have been lost between play sessions depending on how the mode was exited. When exiting Career Mode, the save pop up has been updated to have Save and Quit as the first option as it allows players to manually choose their save slot.
• In Player Career, the Avoid Conceding objective UI did not display correctly.
• In Player Career, the player controlled Pro could become a member of the starting XI unintentionally quickly.

FIFA 22 VOLTA Patch

The "fun mode" gets two new games. Unfortunately, EA is not yet revealing which ones.

• Added 2 new party games to VOLTA ARCADE. These will only be available following a server update.
• Added a shortcut for deallocating all Skill Points used in the Skill Tree.
• Added an audio cue that plays when there’s a new leader in VOLTA ARCADE party games.

• When playing VOLTA BATTLES through Activities, the opposing Squad OVR could display an incorrect number.
• The Signature Ability button callout did not always display during matches when the Signature Ability was ready to be activated.
• When selecting an AI controlled teammate in the Change Outfit menu found in the Store and browsing the available items, the player’s Avatar could be displayed instead.
• The ball could have sometimes traveled through the Musical Nets VOLTA ARCADE party game.
• During the Wall Ball VOLTA ARCADE party game, the white shooting limit line will now display as red when the player controlled Avatar crosses it.
• Addressed a stability issue that could occur when playing a VOLTA FOOTBALL Survival match.

FIFA 22 General, Audio, and Visual

• Updated some badges, commentary lines, kits, banners, flags, broadcast packages, stadia, pre-match scenes, and tifos.
• Updated 31 starheads and 1 new starhead.
• Addressed various instances of typos and incorrect UI/text formatting.

The patch notes are taken from the official EA FIFA Forum.