decrease the distance that the prompt/diamond can be reached.

I was in free play and I let the ball sit there with no movement just a dead ball. I slowly inch towards the ball until the diamond/prompt pops up and then i stop so I'm right on the edge of where it comes up and disappears.

I think the space between the player and the diamond needs to be closer because once I'm on the edge of the prompt area I no longer need to move with left stick. I just hold shoot and it takes 2 or 3 steps for me towards the ball. Which doesn't make sense in my opinion, if I take a step at all it should be because I pushed my left stick.

so the problem with missile meta right now is you could be defending someone super close holding their hand and everything. But if they get the ball on the edge of the diamond hitbox in the air, then they instantly teleport to the ball away from the defender at a speed thats almost impossible to keep up with.