Glad someone continues to call out these scummy pricks EA. Complete cash grab every single day... W Nick

@jaforgah

14 күн бұрын

him calling out EA makes him money so it’s a win win

@kaptainklev3985

14 күн бұрын

​@@jaforgah hes gonna get demonitised so not really

@Newmancrew

14 күн бұрын

EA is this tots or toty?! 13 million coin tots cards are shambolic! And we know why… to push people into the store because to pack a premium player you’re better off spending $50 in the store than spending 8 hours a day on this game for the next 6 days. It’s horrendous.

@SimpleScorpion

14 күн бұрын

@@jaforgahnah he’s getting demonetized

@SlowlyCompte

14 күн бұрын

It’s all good, but he does shareplays, which inadvertently encourages it in some way. Even though he's not responsible, I do believe it does have an influence.

It sucks that there’s little kids who use their parents credit cards for pixels. And so many kids are getting gambling addictions for a game that sucks. I hate EA so much.

@apex_edits

14 күн бұрын

the problem isn't even that,they do this cuz their friend gets toty r9 and they want it to so they open packs for 1% chance to get him

@PaulBlartsMall

14 күн бұрын

@@apex_editsyour chance of getting r9 at any point in the game is significantly lower than 1% please don’t be confused by that. I’ve never packed R9 in my life, been playing since 2014/15.

@apex_edits

14 күн бұрын

@@PaulBlartsMall same

@Jamil_bonano818

14 күн бұрын

I would rather spend my money on packs than kits and badges tbh

@mbagas1835

14 күн бұрын

​@@apex_edits 1% huhh probably a scam

People dont buy the 25! Boycott FUT. Play seasons or wait for UFL. Fut gameplay is pointless, it turned to simple money grabbing mechanism.

@andrecrispim3209

14 күн бұрын

Im doing it since 22. Don’t know why ppl keep buying it.

@Chickenbarbeque

13 күн бұрын

​@@andrecrispim3209ea have them hooked on it like an addiction or habit. They tell themselves that 'it'll be better' when they deep down know it won't be

@DaveMufcHarry88

13 күн бұрын

Just stop buying their store packs.

@magnushartmann4208

13 күн бұрын

I don’t play anymore, my last game was fut 23

@Valomek

13 күн бұрын

Bro UFL is also going to suck hard, maybe even harder than bot FIFA and PES.

“Why do you still play it if you hate it? - my friends, every single time I rant about it Because I love football and I love what Ultimate Team used to be. And I love that 1 in 100 game where the gameplay is clean and responsive I get my 7 wins in rivals for rewards, I get 9 wins in champs, I get 4 wins in qualifiers and I tap out. And I’m instantly happier once I switch the game off and go play something else. I’ve gotten back into single player games since October. I hadn’t touched a single player game since Xbox 360/PS3 days because I’ve always been obsessed with Ultimate Team and wanted to do nothing else… now I want to do anything but play this game but I just can’t seem to make a clean break from the game I’ve grew up loving and playing everyday. But I do think I’m officially over it, I truly believe I’ll NOT be buying next year’s game Thanks for coming to my TED talk

@attilaeinstein4426

13 күн бұрын

thats so sad

@diplomaticsuccess1958

13 күн бұрын

Holyyyyy you hit the nail on the head

@valioso78

13 күн бұрын

Your friends are right

@captainfalconmain6576

13 күн бұрын

he only plays it to earn money and enjoy the viewers

@mariomarios6696

13 күн бұрын

If feels bad to see the games that we love growing up whit becoming nothing more than a slot game in casino

Nick appreciation button Thanks for calling them out. I want to add that this is not considered gambling since you can't lose value in FUT Points, therefore you aren't risking anything of value. It is considered losing the money as soon as you put money into the game, literally.

@javongabon3967

14 күн бұрын

Wouldn’t it be considered gambling because your using money for a lottery when you open a pack

@scoreigh24

14 күн бұрын

​@@javongabon3967it is 100% gambling

@mackemaxen

14 күн бұрын

@@javongabon3967 well it kinda depends where you are in the world, but usually you need 3 criteria for it to be gambling. (1)Risk money or something else of value (2)to have a chance of getting something (3)of value. You can’t risk money as you never actually use money to buy the packs, it’s always the ingame currency. You can also never get something of value, because cards and other in-game items do not have any actual value. I’m no lawyer at all, this is my own “research”, but what I’ve found is basically that it can’t be considered gambling if you always lose your money. Edit: I still see this as gambling, I think it is sickening that it is targeted towards children and young adults. I’ve been saying so for a while and have actually taken a stance and been in contact with my countries regulating bodies of gambling over this. They unfortunately also said it wasn’t considered gambling even though they agreed it was disgusting.

@Monkey24812

14 күн бұрын

@@javongabon3967no because it doesnt matter who you get you are just putting real money into a game to get cards that you probobly wont even use in a month

@a4ijr936

13 күн бұрын

@@Monkey24812 yeah but ur intention is to gamble so doesn't matter

THIS COOK SESSION IS BOUTTA BE CRAZY

@Newmancrew

14 күн бұрын

You know when Nicky is swearing in the intro it’s gonna be a banger. EA is this toty or tots? Your player prices and pack weight is shambolic and all set up to send people to the store because you’re better off spending $50 than grinding 8 hours a day as you won’t pack anything of substance.

@stprm2013

14 күн бұрын

he is so right this is scam, but everyone would even have accepted this, if the game would have been good with no bugs, good support team and with warning that the UT is 18+ and warnings about gambling. They would still made insane amount of money, maybe even more than they have now, simply because if the game would have been good, much more players would have bought & played regularly.

@Chickenbarbeque

13 күн бұрын

​@@stprm2013lots more people have quit because of how bad gameplay is and how buggy the game is

I'm in my 50s and remember saving my wages in the 90s to buy the first fifa and a megadrive to play it. Now older with a good job, kids your age Nick, it disgusts me to see how the landscape of gaming has changed. I still play this crap and I don't know why. I called it a day on cod 3 years ago and think I'll do the same to Fifa this year. Great video, peace.

@leighfletcher7675

11 күн бұрын

I'm 40s, used to save my paper round money for games.....how times have changed....u should give efootball a try before u hang up your thumbs tho.....dunno if u tried iss in the 90s but its just better gameplay wise, n a bit slower/more realistic which helps when age starts to slow your reaction times down.

@vrolijkefrans85

10 күн бұрын

I'm in my 50ties too and used too play PES. Gameplay is always better with konai I think. EA just lost it in Money grabbing. ​@@leighfletcher7675

Nailed it Nick! Tbh i think part of the problem too is the competitive side. Everyone wants what's "meta" instead of just building a fun team they enjoy. Everyone is spending a stupid amount of money for the same squads.

The gap in pack weight is what infuriates me even more. It’s so easy to constantly pack trash like Wubben-Moy, Banza, Keating etc. You can literally pack each of them 5+ times a day. And it is genuinely near impossible to get players from the tiers above them. Where tf is Nani, Garnacho, Ben White. They’re nowhere near the best cards and even they are impossible to pack for me. I’ve done over fifty 80+ player picks and over 80 of those prem and WSL 77+ packs. I’ve gotten nothing. Nothing special from all of my big packs saved over the last 3 weeks. The only place where the good cards exist is the store packs. The pathetic, manipulative and monopolised pack weight is what’s driving me away from this game more than the gameplay. I did those big upgrade pack sbc’s that came out today and got nothing again.

@steveharvison4197

14 күн бұрын

champs exist mf skill issue

@Muneeb08

14 күн бұрын

@@steveharvison4197 what does champs have to do with anything, champs rewards are so bad in terms of how likely to get the top cards

@titanslammer

14 күн бұрын

@@steveharvison4197ye let’s suffer doing our weekly champs to get fodder picks as well, stfu bro

@AniketBaniket

14 күн бұрын

@@steveharvison4197 some people enjoy menu grinding lil bro

@ahmedjalal1487

14 күн бұрын

Stfu ur not guaranteed shit even if u go rank 1-3

Ever since EA was forced to show the pack % due EU regulations and have a preview pack EA went all overboard. I Appreciate you always speaking up about it!

@TheCulturalBomb

14 күн бұрын

Pack weight one of the most cheating things ever. Each player has their own pack weight. Cheats.

@2299mikey

12 күн бұрын

Well yeah ea realized packs weren’t gonna be around much longer. We’re one uk dad being mad about his kid blowing money on the parents credit card away from Ea loosing loot boxes forever

Last year I spent around 300$ AU on the game and this year I haven't bought anything but the Ultimate Edition. I'm pretty happy with myself and I've been able to make a great team for free (TOTY Hansen etc.) But a big problem is that people like me who don't spend money on the game will say things like "if you don't like it don't buy it" - completely disregarding the fact that this is a predatory system that hurts vulnerable people. Not to mention it hurts the actual game to those who like FIFA, EA are more busy selling packs than selling the game. Thank you for being one of the only notable you tubers to really talk about this in depth.

@harrylarkin3555

14 күн бұрын

I spent around $500 aud, this year about $250 but I was gifted the game, I’m slowly lowering the amount, I’m just not even buying the next game man such a toxic fucking game ruining people’s lives

Nick is the only big EAFC creator that will call them out and throw his bag away. Imagine if Nick took the route of the other creators and worked with EA, he could make so much more bank but he’s for the community. I love you Nick

That Pack is $70.70 CAD including taxes. Someone needs to fucking step in.

@alexanderaguilar3401

14 күн бұрын

If You don’t got it don’t spend it . Ez

@bobioko2250

14 күн бұрын

@@alexanderaguilar3401 this is a gambling addiction, I don't think you understand, this is a gambling addiction targeted towards a community made up of mostly kids, doesn't matter how much money one has, on a moral standpoint, this is beyond messed up.

@alexanderaguilar3401

14 күн бұрын

@@bobioko2250 sounds like a parental issue at home. And for the adults that play this game - who fkn cares how you spend your money. It’s not mandatory you buy fifa points. Parents aren’t forced to buy their kids fifa points. Stop caping for people who make poor financial decisions 😂😂

@Arnance

14 күн бұрын

@@alexanderaguilar3401 a gambling disorder is a genetical disorder. Some people can't control it and it's not nearly understood enough. It's a serious issue that makes the entire practice from EA a moral hazard. It's like telling a drug addict or alcoholic to just stop doing it. They can't even if they wanted to.

@frankiehellsing5816

14 күн бұрын

​@@alexanderaguilar3401 you stupid

Can you imagine a kid asking their parents to buy an online pack to help their team. Ok how much, $50 WTF , oh yea I can do it twice, it’s a madness.

@yuchenzhu4792

14 күн бұрын

what a game🎉

@johannissquiggleforth

14 күн бұрын

love how you could literally buy some of the best vid games like GOW, RDD2, TLOU, Spiderman and so many other things. And people spend it on alisson, the greek gk, and some gold cards

@ericmartinez5760

14 күн бұрын

@@johannissquiggleforthyou mean the Uruguayan Muslera?

@feliperibeirofolgosi5622

14 күн бұрын

Bro, most of the people who spend money on this game is 18+

@1MPUL5IVE

14 күн бұрын

Just for them to pack trash cards, and have to do it all over again. Plus since the meta is constantly shifting, there’s always something better

The problem is promos, the earlier games never had them only toty and tots, maybe a couple more. You would use golds up until tots, now you have a mad team without even playing a game, ea has their entire focus on promo packs cause people want more and more special cards so they use that to empty their bank accounts, promo fifas don't even compare to what this game used to be. For people like me it's easy, don't play and I'm so glad I don't. So much more to life than this crap. I actually feel bad that your job is literally to play this awful game. How this isn't illegal just blows my mind. Teaching kids to gamble without limits from a young age and ea just see dollar signs

@thisaintitchief7748

13 күн бұрын

Exactly I remember when we used to use gold cards the entire year even way back before I really got into fut people used to be playing with bronze and silver cards now you can buy the game play for a week and already have some of the best players basically everyone except the super top tier rare cards

Guys I played 10 games in FUT champs and lost 9 of em , the crazy part is I was always up 3 or 4 goals at HT and just end up losing each game. You can say i might be a shit player but I checked the replays of all the goals I conceded it doesn’t even made sense, every mistake was made by my AI defence. I am a veteran Fifa player playing since fifa 10 but this year game is the worst ever, there is no skill gap! I have lost count the amount of times I lost to noob players just because they have a better team than me because I don’t spend money on packs. The worst feeling is when you know you deserved to win the game because you were levels above the opponent but still lose because you don’t have fucking toty mbappe !

In Belgium buying points is banned. Other countries should also do this. I've spent over £4000 which is roughly $5000. I feel awful about it and next year I'll be doing RTG 100% because it's not healthy and it's a bad gambling addiction. EA need to be sued bigtime

@DrSpasticat

14 күн бұрын

Bro the belief that packs will improve performance is the biggest lie in gaming, over 100-200 games if u spend nothing you will probably have 10-20 extra losses

@CoachLoach

14 күн бұрын

Stick to your decision next year bro! I wish you good luck brother 🍀

@johnny8416

14 күн бұрын

5000$? for what ego ? Better players ? Trying to be better at the game then others by paying ? i’m glad u realized it’s stupid regardless

@danielg2177

14 күн бұрын

No you won’t , I honestly think you need help. as long as you keep buying this game u will spend money . The fact that it makes u feel bad after spending all that is clearly sign of you feeding your gambling addiction

@Joriszx

14 күн бұрын

@@johnny8416 no need to say it again he realized his mistake.

I am very happy that you post these kinds of videos Nick and call out all the bs from EA. One thing I feel like that is not talked about enough though, which you talked about in this video, is how unfinished this game is. The dynamic images of players are broken, the game freezes almost everytime you buy a player while in the SBC transfer market, there are sample texts on various places and even the AI is just BROKEN AS HELL in so many ways you cannot even list them in one comment. And for that EA want a full prize for the game itself and on top of that ask for $50 for pack which might NOT EVEN give you something good. Getting a good player doesnt justify the prize, but for $50 you would at least expect something half decent out of it. This company is actually getting away with murder...

@NickRTFM

14 күн бұрын

Well said

@aidanclarke4532

14 күн бұрын

fr, it’s cyberpunk level bugs

@JohanCruyff-the-Dutch-GOAT

14 күн бұрын

@@aidanclarke4532it’s worse cause cyberpunk have been trying and fixing, EA is making things worse and being very proud of themselves as they do so

I added how much I spent on fifa points since FUT 14, £6,500. Along with 6,500 hours gameplay. What other game costs £1 per hour to play.. Not spent a penny on packs for the past year now

I don’t like these rant videos because so many people do them for this game this year, but I also think that’s the state of this game. So many people disappointed and all we can do is rant. Much respect for making this video Nick. I do really hope EA makes some changes. But not going to hold my breath. I decided I am not going to buy this franchise game anymore unless EA fixes/finishes this broken game.

one thing you said that is so true is that this game feels like homework, I can’t emphasize this enough. If you don’t spend money, you’re basically obliged to grind the game via a terrible gameplay that drains the life out of you. It’s so sad. Thank you for voicing this out Nick

@lcruuzl

14 күн бұрын

holy shit, so true lmao. it's crazy

@unkown5528

14 күн бұрын

@@lcruuzl bro, your so right - this game is only fun for me in qualis, elite rivals have actually given me cancer f it im quittin

@lcruuzl

14 күн бұрын

@unkown5528 i started playing pes last week but 3 days in i went back to fifa bc of prem tots, and honestly im right w u, fuck ea and its game, its so fucking shit. quitting that shit too

@lcruuzl

11 күн бұрын

@@unkown5528 im having withdrawals bro i wanna play LMAO

@unkown5528

11 күн бұрын

@@lcruuzl i submitted a 15million team into a sbc and "quit", now im rebuilding, the addiction is real

Auzio looking at the pack like ££££££££££

@alexius997

14 күн бұрын

Audio really needs to stop tbh he promotes it a lot

@iTouch4444

14 күн бұрын

and gets the money back from youtube 😉

@MuradKhan-007

14 күн бұрын

Auzio is the biggest mug, he creams ea so much and literally promotes packs with points

@KevRMA2000

14 күн бұрын

Stopped watching that guy since he changed his content from individual player reviews to shareplays and opening packs all the time. Shame the guy completely ditched the thing where he started his YT career with. Just for promoting store packs because he opens every one of them every week. Not only him but also the same people on his shareplays over and over again. Not watching a store pack gambling video...

I think part of the frustration too is the overflow of mid cards they release that are so easy to pack while making the actual useable promo cards virtually impossible to pack by grinding the game while releasing these store packs that give you a chance to instantly pack them

i stopped playing fifa after 17 after i realized they shifted their focus to ultimate team and there was no work done for the main game. stopped playing ultimate team in 15 and only played seasons since then but they focussed all their resources into ultimate team so i stopped buying the new game. i think i was right with my foresight. this game was my childhood i would run back home from school to play this game i loved so much. its all over. same gameplay same glitches same engine year after year but repackaging and selling it as a new game

EA care more about store packs then gameplay itself

@Jason-yn2ol

14 күн бұрын

you described every sports game we have on the market rn. 2k is a cespool, every ea game is a cespool, Mlb the show and E football are going down the dangerous road, FM is really the only game with licensing where microtransactions and packs arent pushed.

@fixcena

14 күн бұрын

thats the problem

@CatMelon12

13 күн бұрын

​@@Jason-yn2ol NHL is also trash now, the gameplay situation is almost exactly what was described in this video

I told my friends a few months back I’m not playing UT next year. It’s a task each week with very little reward, a time suck, and a disappointment. I’ll miss having a game to play, I’ve played every game since 13 and here I am completely disenchanted

@Dcanks32

14 күн бұрын

Play efootball dude

@pradyunkamalesh2945

14 күн бұрын

fr efootball its actually good

@Adri_sw

14 күн бұрын

@@pradyunkamalesh2945its more than refreshing I’m telling you

Share play of pack openings is one of the reasons this game is like this. I remember when it was against TOS for someone else to open your rewards back in the day- they must have changed the TOS when they noticed it increased fifa point purchases

@andrejpsaila

8 күн бұрын

Exactly! Yet streamers keep doing it and then complain about EA. Streamers are part of the problem directly or indirectly

I agree totally I'm 44 years old and played all Fifa games of the past! That's why I decided last year that Fifa 23 will be my last Fifa game. I made sure that I build the best UT without spending a penny last year and play Fifa 23 casually with buffed up team till now. But wont be spending any money on another EA game. They just trying to rip off kids who will spend real money to keep up with the curve. It's sad.

Added all the packs in store currently around $809 total

@mariokartmatt51

14 күн бұрын

And that’s just for 1 day

@johncama8735

13 күн бұрын

It's a f*** shame that this is possible. The game market is rotten

We need a 2 hours version of this. EA deserves that.

@ichimclaudiu5355

14 күн бұрын

That's where Inception steps in. The community really needs more people like him and Nick.

@Sickwitit18

14 күн бұрын

Not even. We just need people who care and who can actually do something about it to listen

@zainhussain6303

14 күн бұрын

​@@Sickwitit18ikr at the end of the day what good will a 2 hour rant too except help these guys make money from video just rambling on

@iTouch4444

14 күн бұрын

bring back kurt then

@duilovo91

14 күн бұрын

Preach

As somebody who has suffered from gambling addiction I can’t tell you how difficult it is watching others suffer from it through a game I once loved so so much! This year I stopped playing around January and I’m so glad I did! My mental health improved drastically and I’m only playing atm because of TOTS and my friends are playing too! EA really do need to be held accountable for all the shit they’ve shoved down peoples throats the last couple years with store packs and killing the market and their constant mistakes! It’s actually criminal! Needs to be a governing body that can sort this absolute mess out! I would love to play fifa of old not just for nostalgic reasons but because it was actually enjoyable even if I lost games etc and the rewards felt respectable! Like Nick says, it seems like they know it’s so bad so the continue to double down and just try to make a pure profit from the cash grab that this game is! W Nick for calling this shit out! Loyal fans who watch you call them out for this appreciate it! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The worst thing is that other companies are making the same thing! Konami is going to this disgusting rout with efootball, where they don't care about graphics and visuals and gameplay, but only packs and cards! Last week they dropped 46GB update, and when you install it and log to the game you find that its literally the same game, they did not update anything, literally, the only thing they did is that they filled the data base with new cards and packs for the euros and the next competitions before efootball 25!

@Neo_Rain146

11 күн бұрын

I’m an efootball player and have to agree. It’s all packs and most of it is recycled. The gameplay in my opinion had just gotten worse since V1.0 where they introduced assisted defending because noobs are too lazy to learn the defending mechanics. Now with version 3.4 the game feels totally assisted and on rails. They nerf almost everything to artificially close the skill gap so that new players feel they can play the game and hence spend money. It’s purely a scam. They literally ruined a great franchise in PES to replace it with this BS

@mohamedrafik9271

11 күн бұрын

@@Neo_Rain146 yeah bro, even the graphics, its 2024 and the graphics are unbelievably bad!

Become full time E football, Fortnite, Football manager. I don’t even like playing this game

@michaelscottpapercompany6191

14 күн бұрын

He will actually draw more players to get interested in PES. Way more fun to watch tbh.

@zainhussain6303

14 күн бұрын

​@@michaelscottpapercompany6191what's funny is pes shit but eafc 24 is such a pile of trash that it makes pes look decent 😂😂😂😂

@Dcanks32

14 күн бұрын

Pes is way more fun to play too​@@michaelscottpapercompany6191

@unknwnms

14 күн бұрын

​@@zainhussain6303bcs its a free game ngga, how can a free game is better than a $50 game

@leighfletcher7675

14 күн бұрын

​@zainhussain6303 fifa has always been behind pes on the pitch......

Not to mention that 98% of these packs are Watkins and Alison walkouts!

@zeusdz1

14 күн бұрын

Splashed 750k on this bs pack

@Kev2000

14 күн бұрын

Agreed you should already be happy if you pack a Mac Allister out of that pack...

@TkrzTT

13 күн бұрын

@@zeusdz1same 😢

@cheerioize

10 күн бұрын

I’ve opened over 7 of those 5000 EA points packs. In all of them it’s fodder mostly Alison and Watkins. I advise anyone not to open those scum packs

@360sully

3 күн бұрын

Dont forget wubben moy

Now i want a Inception re-rant

I’ve been a cod grinder the last 4ish years. This was my first year really getting into FUT since 2015. I use fc24 as the “chill” gameplay but definitely have to handicap myself. Never go past div 4, quit at first sign of toxic players, quit if you see mbappe, ya know the usual

It’s actually crazy how clear eFootball is nowadays.. I can’t believe it lmao

@mbagas1835

14 күн бұрын

I mean in that game when you play Messi you become Messi, Neymar is Neymar, Ronaldinho is Ronaldinho like animation, how he run, dribbling, shoot, passing is wonderful Meanwhile EA FC bruh everybody is ice skating

@Chreoh

14 күн бұрын

@@mbagas1835 LITERALLY bro! I just unlocked the 2015 Messi like 30 mins ago & as a Barca fan I’ve been smiling my ass off playing w him. The animations and face are spot on, it’s so refreshing, compared to the flashback Messi SBC I did in fifa 23 where nothing changed from the base card besides his stats

@user-eg4do1yf7f

14 күн бұрын

@@mbagas1835 true

@emirebenike

14 күн бұрын

Efootball is going down the fifa road tbh, Master league and editing mode was promised should have been playable but isnt. Its better than pifa, but not by much

@unknwnms

14 күн бұрын

​@@emirebenikeyeah bcs its free game atm, u cant ask more from a free game tbh

nick dropping the F bomb 30 times, you can tell he’s pissed

Jumping to Efootball from Fifa a couple of years back is the best decision I’ve ever done. Every time i come across your videos, it’s a negative video about EA. It says a lot about the state of that game. Getting great players on Efootball is easier. No need to grind or pay. Plays so much better as well. I’ve never had so much fun on a football game in years. It takes a good while to understand the game and how to build your team, but it’s so worth it.

@Neo_Rain146

11 күн бұрын

Look efootball has its issues too. Especially if you speak to PES veterans who find the new game not as polished as the old ones. I’ll say you don’t have to spend a fortune to get decent players. I could rant about the gameplay but I generally just stop when it starts annoying me or I continue to get dodgy connections. EA from the sounds of things has become very predatory in nature when it comes to these packs. I think when it’s a game targeted at younger people then laws should be put in place to protect kids from things like this. As adults we smart enough to realize $50 for a pack is lunacy but for a kid with his parents credit card it’s open season.

What a great video nick. As a old fifa player myself (from fifa 10 till 17) I can relate. I stopped with FUT because there was too much grind to get and keep a decent team. But this casino game that already cost 80 euro new price just to play it. I stepped over to e-football in 2022 just to give it a try. Now, e-football is also not perfect but it is free game. Sure the legends are better but I got now 6 of them for free by just playing the game. Too all fifa players give e-football al try, it is free;) and you don't need PS plus (or Xbox gold) to play it online.

Hey Nick, I 100% share your sentiment on this game as it is nothing like the old FIFA’s. I ended up buying FC late this year, about a month ago since it was on sale since one of my friends informed me that you can now upgrade some of your favorite players. I decided to buy it and played the first kickoff game with my older brother. He hasn’t played since FIFA 16 and the first thing he said was that the cuts and players dribbling were clunky and slow, the game seems more unrealistic despite the better graphics, and overall in was just a clunky game. We have been playing FIFA since FIFA 11 and it is really sad to see the state of the game now

@justicescarface

14 күн бұрын

I bought EA FC 24 in January. My last fifa before that was Fifa 16, and I can say that I really like EA FC 24, playstyles really made this game fun. I agree on many points Nick said such as AI defence, auto-blocks & all that, but there are 2 main thing that are really questionable: 1. Why EA have added qualifiers to WL? This literally kills the joy of playing this mode, because you are guaranteed to face 20 opponents who beat at least 4 people out of 10 to meet you. Champs is a warzone, really impossible to enjoy most of the time. 2. Pack weight on same OVR cards. Example: I've got 90 Völler like 7 times in my life, and never saw Ramires when he had 90 OVR. People get 94 Alisson 5 times a day right now. Why 94 OVR Alisson appears in packs more then Palmer, Foden, Saliba, Son & etc. players of the same rating?

@Kristiyan-Angelov

13 күн бұрын

​@@justicescarface Yep it's strange the weight is not anymore by overall rating but in what EA wants it to be. They can make the best card easy to pack and the opposite.

This is why I still follow Nick on YT. Saying it as it is. EA is a corrupt greedy disgusting company.

@QuantumGamingUploads

14 күн бұрын

True. Others kiss their behind as they have a Free fc points accounts to open whatever they want. They push these packs even more.

I stopped playing FIFA after graduating in FIFA 19. When I just seen a 700k pack, I was just shocked. What a cash grab for EA this game mode has become. Everyone should boycott this shit mode for the greater good. EA will be on their knees for people to come back.

It’s crazy how EA sucks you back in to play after you haven’t played for a while by secretly upping the pack weights. A couple of weeks ago, I hadn’t played for like a month. Then I opened 2x 2x81 packs that I hadn’t opened before and got back to back Golazo 94 Vidic and 92 Lampard. Before that, I hadn’t packed an icon EVER in over 7+ years of playing.

11:34 WHAT IVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE. They don’t tell us what are the chances to get the good players, just a generic “90% guaranteed Premier TOTS” yea 88.8% guaranteed for Watkins and 1.2% for Haaland. They do this on purpose and its shameful. I mean cmon I packed 11 TOTS but only 2 from prem, those 2 being the lowest price wise. Disgusting. Something like “ 87-91 rated TOTS chance: 65% 92-97 rated TOTS chance: 35%

@DeeEditor1

14 күн бұрын

.00001 chance at gold mendy

@Aliaslamch

14 күн бұрын

It’s even worse that they increase the chance of getting Allison who’s 94 but other 94 rated tots have such low pack weight.

Nick, it's damn right that you are using your platform to promote this message. It's not just a cash grab, it plants seeds in the minds of young people that gambling is okay. It's not straight up roulette or blackjack or slot machines, but you don't pay your 50 dollars knowing you'll get alisson, estupinan and gold fodder. It is a gamble and it's subtly putting that addictive and reckless personality into kids. They have taken it all too far, the only reason people buy the game every year is because EA promote a huge GAMEPLAY change. People hope and pray that it's good, evo's, player lock, volta, hypermotion, they all end up being underwhelming and forgotten for the most part, and it gets overshone by the new fire vs ice, or thunderstruck or whatever. I remember the days of black friday being one of the biggest promos of the year, winter ratings refresh, then TOTY would come round and people would beg and plead and do chores or whatever just to get their parents to pay for ONE 100k pack, which was the biggest pack in fifa. Coming up against a TOTY, or a gold ronaldo, neymar, messi, even a gold naaingolan in march a few years ago was still a 70/80k card, and back then 70/80k was a difficult ask for one player. Now, new promo team that's out over two weeks, new 500k pack in store every day, it's all gambling, and their average player base will be teenagers. I am a recovering gambler. It ruined my life and I didn't even have influences growing up. I can't imagine how many kids that just love football are gonna end up becoming addicted gamblers because of the greed of EA. It's diabolical and I am so glad someone with a large following is FINALLY calling them out on their bullshit. I just hope you stick to your word nick, and keep promoting this message. People will still watch your content without you ever needing to go into the promo packs section, I hope other creators follow your lead.

@Chickenbarbeque

13 күн бұрын

And also the influence of streamers like auzio and batteson, doing hundreds of shareplays to open these massive packs, further enticing kids to buy them

I quit it FIFA after the TOTY scam ! When I opened over 400 packs at a lower chance of getting TOTY due to EA taking down the odds. So I quit the game

his name is not nick anymore, he;s Wick now

Couldn’t agree more with everything you speak about here nick. FIFA is creating addiction for kids, it happened to me all the way back in fifa 13 and it translated into real life out of control gambling. Something needs too be done

Meanwhile Auzio has opened 50 of these already

@umzr1

14 күн бұрын

Ppl like Auzio is a cancer for this game.

@emmy_photography3415

14 күн бұрын

I had to unfollow him and restrict my feed from seeing him

@jamborino2940

14 күн бұрын

He epitomises what's wrong with streamers in general. He's so casual about opening hundreds of these 50$ packs on stream that it normalises it and makes it not seem as crazy as it is.

@renejeffrey3234

14 күн бұрын

I called him out and he blocked me. Tell you all you need to know about him

@ibrahimalhassna8999

14 күн бұрын

@@emmy_photography3415I blocked him on instagram literally from the beginning of the game

I hate EA so much, I can't even write it down here, but yeah, I still play this mf mode since 2013 and I don't even know why. I grow up with FIFA on the SNES, remember the times on the computer with FIFA 98, where you and your friends just play with the keyboard and the mouse and EA will destroy it, but we still play it, cuz there are no other REALLY GOOD alternatives.

The menus is unreal. Been the worst time trying to grind them this year, the amount of restarts and disconnects just in the menu is insane. EA, get it together. Keep preaching Picholas, the community needs it

Governments across the world need to put there foot down on games like this

@renevdk4387

14 күн бұрын

Assuming your username implies you’re born in ‘84, don’t you know better by now? Left or right, conservative or progressive - they’re all just there to fill their own pockets. The ones who say we need to fly less and turn down the heat, never will. Governments won’t interfere because EA has power. The only way out of this is piracy.

All facts. Thanks for speaking out. You could easily just be an EA shill, sit back and collect the pay check. People like you are great for this community, though it may not change much or stop the decline, at the very least you are spreading awareness of the scummy practices by EA.

I heard sad stories like this one who a kid from a single mom who struggles to get food on the table grabbed her wallet while she sleeping and he spent $800UD on credit card.

Miss the days when you go to the store and the biggest pack is a 7.5k pack 😓

I'm glad you're talking about this problem, How tf is it legal to sell packs as much as a full game? Insanity with no consequences.

You mentioned it briefly this video but the champs rewards for TOTS are AWFUL, especially at the top end. I never even got those packs but the tradeable 11 TOTS pack was one of the highlights of TOTS and now it’s removed. Completely ruins any vibe or feeling that it’s TOTS for me

9:35 creasing when he specifically said petr cech not just ‘the keeper’😂😂😂😂😂

Well said bro - true facts. Microtransactions are the poison of the gaming industry and these companies are using kids as bait.

The problem with fifa has always been a lack of competitors in the market. You should push your MP to classified the practice of exclusive licensing as an antitrust practice, and get them outlaw. Otherwise nothing will change

I think ultimate team mode in sports games have hit beyond its peak. They feel like chores, they are riddled with micro transactions for pay to win and are just not worth playing every year. Same repetitive promo cards with crap pack weight.

I’m 32 and been playing fifa since 2006 I started playing UT in 2009 and I’ve been playing ever since. But this game play is just so bad and all I face is people with two 99 pace wingers and all they do is run the side lanes and back pass or put it in for a header. Every game is the same it’s just so boring I use to play weekend league every week man now only when I’m bored I barely touch the game it’s so sad man they ruined the only game that I’ve had ever since childhood it’s not fun anymore and all they do is try to get me to use my money for packs…game is not enjoyable all the stupid rebounds in the game that cause the most stupid goals and decisions

Nick is one of the only fifa KZreadrs that don't glaze ea like those ea "gamechangers" whose job is to inform ea of any problems but I swear they don't do or say anything since they wanna stay employed by them which results in minimal criticism

THANK YOU NICK! Thank you for saying that. Thank you for calling it out. Thank you for not advertising these shop stuff. PLEASE stay this way. We need someone like you and we love you for exactly that reason. Be real, dont let them buy you like so many other fifa creators.

Pegi 3 game that forces €50 packs down your throat btw

preach bro…i grinded world cup soccer on xbox 360 and have been since

I literally said this 12 months ago, but the community just accept it as the norm. The community are as much to blame as EA.

Yep I agree. Auzio won't say anything about it & push others to open it

@QuantumGamingUploads

14 күн бұрын

He just says nah nah EA, can't do this, and open more packs everyday . Kids get exited.

@cezarmorariu527

13 күн бұрын

I legit think he s an employee or something like how the fuck can he do that daily

11:32 Don't worry Nick. The change for FC 25 will be better shorts and shoelace animation.

Buena reflexión y muy buen video. La gente no quiere ver que hay un problema con los Fc Points. Gracias por el video 🤙🏻

So true, Nick. I can understand when you try do some kind of investing into pixels as in CS2. But with Pifa all your skins and investments will vanish at the end of the season

You said nothing but facts, Nick. growing up playing fifa for many years and seeing how they're targeting kids nowadays is messed up.

In Belgium buying fifa points is banned because teen gambling got so bad a lot of games that you can buy currency to gamble with you are unable to buy it.

@JustK4Y1512

14 күн бұрын

My theory is that’s why Pro League doesn’t have its own TOTS team anymore And yes this year no non-top 5 league has it’s own team, but they removed the Pro League as a side team for no reason Also they mixed the Eredivisie up with CSL one year and why? Because they were on the point of cancelling FIFA points as well…….

Would love to see Nick get into variety streaming

The reason why trivela and finesse shots were really popular that they had to nerf it is because u couldn’t get in the box , the only way u could get in the box was through counter attack, u can’t tiki taka ur way to the box

can’t wait for the packs to be more than the actual game 😭😭

@connormcchicken5915

14 күн бұрын

At what price point will they be more?

@Chickenbarbeque

13 күн бұрын

​@@connormcchicken5915like 71 dollars. Theyre only like 20 dollars off rn, so by futties or fc25 80$ packs probably going to be the norm

Never forget that we watch your content because of you, not the games you play... You're not whining like many other creators, you're shitting on whoever deserves it. Kudos to you sir

U r not the only 1 bro. I stopped buying packs. Gambling felt dumb. I havent spent in 3 days. Thats big for me.

I remember when i was younger when the gameplay was actually good and the only special cards were totw and tots, when you came up against teams with just one tots player you thought theyd won the lottery. Disgrace to see what this game mode had become.

There must’ve been some limitations on monetization during the FIFA era from the Organization. I would not mind spending 150+ on a game that was complete and with purchases like helldivers or something

I used to buy points when I was younger that translated into gambling irl I have it under control now but it got bad at one point can’t believe EA get away with this shit everyday thanks for speaking out Nick

@QuantumGamingUploads

14 күн бұрын

Its a crazy addiction. I started with Fifa 09 when FUT was first introduced and got addicted to it and took me a few years to slow down and finally kick that habit.

Been playing Fifa every year since Fifa 95, never bought anything in the game. Im so sad the state its in, worst Fifa game , so far.. The worst part is the lack of competition, no real alternatives.

After Toty, i un-installed the game, because of the gameplay, the change on the odds, and the way they adressed toty Messi mistake. Last week i installed the game, played for a bit and it was fun. Did 2 weeks of weekend league, was already stressed out, and considering wasting money to open packs, immediately un-installed again. First week i did 13 wins, the gameplay wasnt the best, but i was rusty so i understood. This week, I had one day with good gameplay, went 9-1, played yesterday night, finished 11-9, never felt my players so clunky, slow, games with 6,7xg against 0,9 and i would lose, winning 5-0 in 20 minutes, then suddenly i get a own goal, and a red card from a standing tackle in my opponents side of the camp, he went 5-4, and i had to sweat and pass the ball for 20 minutes, just to hold the lead. Worst game ever. And i was someone who was doing 18-2 or 19-1 regularly.

im pretty sure they make the gameplay worse every year and dont fix it to make people think their team is the problem and get the store packs for a chance to "upgrade" their team. Shameless behavior

50 dollars for a pack is fucking crazy, they gotta be off the zaza if they think I’m gonna spend that much when futties is right around the corner. They put more than half of these good cards in packs with an 85x10 repeatable .

@TrippyReddd

14 күн бұрын

I bought this and I’m buying during footies 😋

Spot on Nick, I abandoned the game just before Christmas when the pay to win Element became too much, even after packing Mbappe. Everything about it just winds me up. Good job on calling them out repeatedly! Just give us more FM content, it's actually enjoyable!

I think they should make players easy to obtain with in-game currency or buyable currency with an experience level bar from Lv 1 -5 that gives your player random boosts to stats as you play them in games (experience gained per the minute played). This can make players better than other versions of the same player and can be gameplay farmed or bought through the auction to reward those who put in the effort level them up(and got lucky rolls on boosts) in the auction for in-game currency. I think the game needs to focus on gameplay and not SBCs to make good teams.

You are right. This game is horrible and the people who control ultimate prey on kids to become gambling addicts. Its a child game with gambling. That resets every year

@viggomernelius4568

14 күн бұрын

And even the game is horrible

was about to pack tots vvd but this changes EVERYTHING

Been playing since fifa 94 on the megadrive when you could run away from the ref before you got a yellow or red card,. Good times lol. Haven't touched this game since early Feb

The whole video i was looking at that pack waiting for him to open it wasn't even paying attention to what he was saying 😂 I'm addicted

You’re totally correct, I’ve written reviews about this subject everywhere where this game is sold. I wrote to EA directly saying this years ago but there’s no point since the support people are not working at EA. I played this game since 2002 and this game isn’t fun anymore, the worst thing is that I’ve tried putting down the controller but since FIFA is the only game I’ve been playing during the last 10 years this game is the only thing I’m good at, it’s really sad because it feels like I’ve wasted my best years of life playing this bs.

@QuantumGamingUploads

14 күн бұрын

For me the best Fifa was Fifa 11. In that you actually build a team of 86's and they still played great. Gameplay was so smooth as well nothing like this we have today. When they started doing untradable packs you know it was over.

@Axel.U

13 күн бұрын

@@QuantumGamingUploads Back in FIFA 11 and 12 there was silver cards that was as good as the best golds, some silvers as well as some really low rated golds ware insane, I remember using Agbonlahor he was amazing, since there was barely any promo cards, only team of the weeks the best team you could have was a gold team mixed with silvers, if you ware really lucky you might have an inform but they ware really rare.

Pick is PISSED today all for a good reasons thank you for speaking out

EA has also been doing this on mobile... One pack on EA FC Mobile can be ~$60 to get NOTHING

Only solution is what happened here in Belgium. Fifa points and packs are qualified as gambling by the gambling commission. EA needed to prove that they do not sell to minors, which they could not, so they excluded the possibility to buy FIFA points here. Yes, I can only play as an RTG, but it's the only way not to lure minors into hardcore gambling (yes, you can probably avoid by changing PS5 settings or buy upfront online, I don't know, but at least there is a minimum of protection against this Pay to play )

The biggest problem for me is this years drop rate of quality promo players. I don't spend any money, but play fairly consitently. I started playing before toty and haven't pulled a single higher tier promo player since then. All SBC players team 🤷🏽‍♂️

@JayAzle

13 күн бұрын

Are we the same 🤣 I’m glad I never spent a penny on this game .

Nick this is the main reason why i like your content more than any other fifa content creators, you are not afraid to speak your mind. Stay true like you always are. And the worst part of all this is eafc 25 will make this year’s game look like a blessing just like fifa 23 was a blessing compared to this year’s piece of crap.

I grew up with FIFA too, the first one I played was '99 I let it go in 2004 which was a disaster and switched to PES. Tried FIFA a few times just enough to see it's still trash (without buying it ofc). EA ruins every game, they've managed to ruin F1 in 2 years after they bought it from Codemasters. What's truly painful is that in reality i can't hold it against them, we are old enough to know how the world works right, it's all about the money. If they can save money by releasing a trash game every year (pretty much doing just a roster update and never really fixing the gameplay) and the same people keep buying it and spending obscene amounts of money on micro transactions whilst complaining how awful it is (I can only imagine how they must be laughing realising this), then they'll keep doing it, they'll keep milking you and count the profits. People don't realize that they vote every day, by spending money on the things that you buy, you are giving those companies your vote of approval, so by buying the game you are telling them that it's good enough and that they can keep getting away with it. So in conclusion, if you bought it again this year, don't F***ing complain, you knew what you were buying based on the previous 15+ years of trash FIFA games, so just play the damn game like it is and maybe rethink buying the next years release, wanna bet it's gonna be the same money grabbing trash of a game? I'll bet, that most of you will buy it again and complain, again and they'll count the profits, again and again, nothing will change.

We keep complaining about it but what are we going to do about it? Nothing… the only way for it to get better is for them to lose a large amount of their player base. People like you have a platform Nick, it starts with you and content creators like you to be the peoples and average consumers voice man. You have to start the movement and rally the people with you. Games should be fun, not a scam, and not a commitment. You and other creators have the power to change this stuff, so let’s stop complaining and just do something about it.

@vaskaz8261

12 күн бұрын

Btw I quit after it stopped being named FIFA (FIFA23). EA is a garbage company and them having all the power now has ruined the game I used to love.