First of all, great update. Far better than your previous version.
Now, if I may critique. Let it be known that this is purely for the advancement of the gameplay and not in anyway meant to be mean or anger towards you, as they are just my opinions.
Ok, so. The first thing I noticed was the ball physics, or lack there of. It seems to 'float' sometimes. It almost feels like I'm playing in space. The ball never seems to stop bouncing.
Secondly, while the gameplay has become more attribute based, its not quite all that noticeable. During the few games I played, I've noticed that the speed differential is there, but there are still instances when 3rd rate defenders catch my first class strikers. Also, my keeper seems to be underskilled. I played macclesfield, and they scored twice on my keeper from unfavorable shots, while I had breakaways that were turned down, and rebounds that were punched away. They beat me 2-0 on world class. Weird thing is, I played chelsea next. And I beat them 3-2 on world class again. I thought the MAcclesfield thing could have been a fluke, so i played them again and lost again. This time 3-0. Same things as last time.
I also noticed that I was unable to score from anywhere outside the box. Everything shot outside that area was too high, even when the power bar was ok. It might have something to do with the space physics, but I'm not sure.
Anyway, just my thoughts. Great direction though, and real promise.
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PS. Is there anyway to get your old gameplay patch, the first one you released? I like to compare numbers so I can try to understand what does what in the fies, and of course being the dumbass I am, I installed the new patch without backing up the old one. Thanks.