Off The Ball Perfection?

[ruudpascal]

i know how to use off the ball now, only thing i dont understand is how do you incorporate :
a) player runs
b) breaking away from the defender
c) using the walking ability before sending in the cross
d) how can you control the player receiving the ball

basically all i can do is choose my target and send the cross. then he chests it down and the defence takes it...

 

[Chuny]

Well, it IS very limited, but I guess you are not using a GAMEPAD with the 2 Analog Sticks anyway, are you?
Because if you are, once you activate the OTB, you can move the other player (1/2/3 (One of the 3 you can pass the ball to) ) by using the right analog stick
Got it mattey?

See ya!

 

[ruudpascal]

oh my god i did not know this!! im using ps2 standard dual shock controller with 2 sticks yes..

this must be lovely trying to control two players at the same time lmao.. making the cross AND breaking away to score...

any idea how this works? i move the other stick towards goal while the ball is in the air?

 

[Chuny]

No no, you can start moving the player you're going to pass the ball to once you 'select' him, by moving the right analog stick

See ya!

 

[darigaaz36]

You stop controlling your player once you activate OTB, then you break away from the defender, and just cross it. You have to be quick or else your player would be robbed before you send in the cross.

 

[Lennon]

I don't use the OTB controls, they are complicated and very badly done. Thank god the OTB controls are not vital to play this game

 

[AhmedK]

you are not getting the full force of FIFA2004 then, if you are not using OTB, its the big feature this year and i think its great, just needs a bit of practice

 

[Solo Inter]

Originally posted by Lennon
I don't use the OTB controls, they are complicated and very badly done. Thank god the OTB controls are not vital to play this game

OTB is one of the best features in this FIFA...it has a few bugs...but once you get used to it....its great. You just need to be patient. Its true, you don't have to be able to use OTB to be good at the game, but its very satisfying to use it.

I use it all the time, it has infinite possibilties.

Make a player check to or away from you

Send players on diagonal runs for through balls

Bearing down on the keeper, hit L2, make that perfect through ball to the other foward, one touch goal

Come down the wing, when you have space, hit L2, make your foward run back to stay onside, then make him run towards goal, cross when he gets to the PK spot

 

[darigaaz36]

I've scored tons of goals from OTB so I've got to say it's pretty useful.

 

[machiavellian04]

I don't use 'OTB' very much, I find that it makes the game a bit too easy (once you get used to using it). Maybe they'll think more carefully about it's implementation next year. When you pass the ball, it's received by your intended team mate virtually all the time. I think it's just an excuse to use a second analogue stick!!

 

[Voltaic Borusse]

I'm not so successful with OTB . . . I only use it when practicing mostly.

 

[Lennon]

The thing is that the cpu doesn't give you enough time to control the second player, I play on Pro level and the computer barely gives you any 'breathing' time so you have to get rid of the ball fast. Anyway, I might go back to the practice mode and try the OTB again

 

[Solo Inter]

Originally posted by Lennon
The thing is that the cpu doesn't give you enough time to control the second player, I play on Pro level and the computer barely gives you any 'breathing' time so you have to get rid of the ball fast. Anyway, I might go back to the practice mode and try the OTB again

Think ahead, before the player your controlling even gets the ball, you should be hitting L2 and sending the OTB player on a run, when the player your controlling gets the ball, the OTB player will already be in space.