With the release of EA FC 26, players are looking forward to meta players, new strategies, and the best settings. Of course, FC tends to get competitive pretty quickly, even just a week into the initial launch. While your first couple of days will involve getting used to some of the changes, there are some settings you can change to get better quickly.
Like any FC game, FC 26 lets you choose between precision and assisted shooting. Both styles have their own benefits, as well as drawbacks. Today, we will be getting into what type of shooting setting suits you best, and which one is better at certain levels of competitive play.
Precision Shooting
First of all, let’s get into what precision shooting really is. Precision shooting is a mode that requires you to aim with your left stick. It’s a bit more difficult to master, but once you do, the rewards are high. With precision shooting, your shots are much faster and difficult for the goalkeeper to save, but a slight mistake in aiming could make your shot go wide. That’s most likely the only drawback you have with precision shooting, along with the fact that it requires some time to adapt to.
However, it only takes one to two weeks to get used to it, and once you learn it, it is going to be vital for when you compete at higher levels. With precision shooting, you can score goals with the player’s weak foot much better. It almost feels like you’ve just unlocked a new PlayStyle when you first try it. One mastered it should make scoring goals from tighter angles feel natural as well. Low-driven shots are already powerful in this game, and precision shooting makes them even more accurate.
Assisted Shooting
This mode is the default for most players, and a good chunk of the casual audience never changes it. Assisted shooting helps guide your shots toward the goal, making it popular among new or casual players. However, with assisted shooting, there is still a high chance that your shot can be saved by the goalkeeper or intercepted by a defender since it’s fairly easy to predict.
With assisted shooting, you can achieve more accurate long-range shots, which is definitely an advantage. However, because it has a lower skill ceiling, assisted shooting does not allow you to showcase players’ creativity and skills to the fullest, as you have less control. None of this is bad by any means, and it’s what most players are used to.
Why We Recommend Precision Shooting
While it mainly depends on player preference, at a higher level of competitive play, you really want to use precision shooting. Last year, players favored assisted shooting because of the timed shooting mechanic. Requiring players to “green time” shots for maximum accuracy was challenging, and assisted shooting gave them a significant advantage. Green timed finesse shots and Trivelas were overpowered, allowing players to exploit them.
This whole Timed Finishing mechanic was a predictable and often frustrating style of play. With the mechanic gone completely, pure skill will be more important. With precision shooting giving you more manual control, a player dialed in with that mode will have the upper hand. You can score quicker, more difficult shots with pinpoint accuracy into the corners of the goal. On top of that, the low-driven shot, when combined with precision shooting, will unlock powerful ground shots. Assisted shooting will still be viable for the casual audience, but if you care about getting good, you need precision shooting.
