For most players, Low is the best setting, as High takes away too much control and None is more of a pro-player option.Ĭlassic Clearance Assistance means the ball will be hoofed in a direction determined by the game, whereas Directional will give you much more control over where you want to put it.
This can be helpful if you're already holding the analogue stick in a given direction when the switch takes place. In essence, Auto Switching Move Assistance will keep your player moving in a specific direction for a short period of time after the switch has occurred.
It's best to use On Air Balls and Loose Balls, as this will automatically put you in control when you have to contend with things like crosses or lofted through balls. Auto Switching: On Air Balls and Loose BallsĪuto Switching defaults to Automatic, but the problem with this is that sometimes it'll switch to players you don't want to use.It's best to keep Pass Block Assistance enabled, as when this is set to On, both your user controlled and CPU players will stretch out to intercept passes and shots when possible. The Next Player Switch Indicator shows which player the L1 button will toggle to, and is a pretty useful feature to have enabled. Unless you're the kind of person who spams the shoot button inside the box, keep this turned on and try to get to grips with how it works. Timed Finishing is much more potent in FIFA 22, and can be particularly powerful when firing Finesse Shots from outside the box. We'd recommend turning this On as these are the default settings online, and you may as well familiarise yourself with them when playing offline.
The Competitive Master Switch basically assigns the default competitive settings to the entire game, including Semi Through Ball Assistance and Manual Jockey.
The settings exist to give you options, so feel free to experiment and find what you're comfortable with. We'd recommend you set your game up as described below, but feel free to deviate from our suggestions according to your own personal playstyle and taste. The best controller settings in FIFA 22 will largely come down to personal preference, but you can edit them at any time by navigating to Customise > Settings.