Just before the release of EA Sports FC 25 in early access format, a great controversy has splashed the new installment of the football video game from Electronic Arts. The issue arose after the company posted a new entry on its official blog detailing the adjustments that all game modes related to Ultimate Team are receiving. To be more specific, what has angered some players is a drastic increase in the requirements to participate in FUT Champions.
Controversy with changes to Ultimate Team in FC 25
For the past few installments, to gain access to the weekly finals of FUT Champions, you had to participate in a previous qualifier where you had to win four out of ten matches played. This format remains the same, but it becomes much more demanding and now we will have to win three out of five matches to participate. In the mentioned blog, EA Sports ensures that the idea is to make the qualification shorter for FC 25 users with a higher level and that the less skilled ones only qualify when they are ready to be competitive.
However, the majority of users do not agree with the change. Reducing the number of matches increases the importance of luck with match-ups, disconnections, or minor errors. Moreover, it is now harder to qualify for what many still consider to be the best game mode of Ultimate Team in EA Sports FC 25. FUT Champions is fun even if you are not very good at the game, because it creates that feeling that each match is a final and offers good rewards. Even those who qualify by a narrow margin will suffer, as they will now be the ‘small fish’ in the finals.
Preparing for more struggles to enter the weekly finals in the new FC.
Community feedback has been expressed through the FC 25 Reddit forums. “Qualifying for FUT Champions should be eliminated. Three out of five matches are much worse than four out of ten. They have screwed over ‘casual’ players like me,” said one user. Another expressed concern about the high level of randomness: “Reducing the number of matches is terrible. When servers and connection make me lose a match, I lose; but I can always keep trying and qualify. Now, if I lose a match due to lag or whatever, I have to win three out of my next four. It’s ridiculous.”
The change to FUT Champions has been accompanied by other adjustments to Ultimate Team that have been equally controversial. For instance, now you will have to achieve 45 points in Fut Rivals to unlock the top rewards, earning three points per win and one per draw. This increased match requirement (previously only had to win seven) is offset by a reduction in the number of Squad Battles matches, limited to 14. Overall, many adjustments that promise to cause some stir when the game is released.
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