10 Problems With FIFA Games Die-Hard Fans Won't Admit
9. Spending £50 On 'Ultimate Team' Packs To Get No One
EA have long been avid supporters of loot crates and gambling-esque systems in their video games, just see the absolute catastrophe that was the 2017 Star Wars: Battlefront 2 remake. FIFA is no different. Whilst playing a match will often earn you no more than 600 coins, many people see packs as the only genuine option for making money to afford better players. With just a 4.5% chance of landing the top players from the standard packs though, you had best hope that RNGesus is on your side.
On the standard marketplace the best pack available (a premium gold pack) costs 7,500 in-game coins. At best you have a 19% chance of gaining a player that is worth more than quick-sell value. 7,500 coins means winning a total of 13 games to afford it, which can take as long as 4 hours to play through.
This grinding is not feasible for many with school or full-time jobs, so you look to the alternative: FIFA Points. 250 FIFA Points costs £1.99, and a premium gold pack is only worth 150 FIFA Points. To many this is seen as a far more justifiable means of buying packs to attempt to make a profit, and yet the pack probabilities do not change. Just prepare to see many, many Wout Weghorst's in your future.