I was the one who wrote this article, but i don't think you've played enough to actually notice the differences. In some ways the keepers are improved, they are a bit harder to score against in open play. However when it comes to corners they aren't good at all. They have their back facing the play so the attacker can just do a simple header into the goal. Refs are definitely not fine, they are quite broken at the moment. Too many stupid fouls, soft penalties and lack of awarding ...
These screenshots have been floating around for a few days now ever since the embargo lifted.
Yep, it will most likely have to change its model because at the moment they may not meet the game population they want.
Yeah like I said in the article, the subscription model may be their downfall. I reckon it will eventually go to free to play, especially if they don't have a large amount of players.
Yeah I am still trying to understand how they can have such an enormous world. If they pull it off then that is awesome, but I'm wondering if itll be more quantity over quality. Happy to be proven wrong though!