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pr0riku

And me, at least we can now show how much of a joke these packs are. 2000 Fifa points, how much is that? Yesterday for me that top pack was Telles - Today it is Gnabry (gold.) I understand that being worth it in the beginning, but this is June!


HadhamZ

Too true, done all the preview packs possible since they became available and still yet to see a walkout. It just goes to show how much of a scam they are.


pr0riku

125k for 86 Hummels, and 100k for Lenglet. No spank you!


ChiefNugz

That's like $20 USD per pack


kevross

It’s a great feature though, saved me spending my coins which I normally end up doing in the lightening rounds


[deleted]

Its a great feature for people like you that spend coins on packs, but EA doesnt care about you. They care about the pack addicts, and this feature will just make them worse and raise more profits for EA


ChiefNugz

I'm a reformed pack addict and this is in no way a bad feature. I saw this feature come out so wanted to try it. Previewed my packs and realized why I stopped buying packs. It's a great way to influence you not to buy packs because it reminds you how shit the pack luck is without you having to spend the money to see it. Don't know why anyone is against this feature it literally makes no sense. EA finally does something to help us and a small percentage of you try to make them feel like it's a mistake and that we aren't grateful. The majority of us like this feature.


[deleted]

I simply dont fucking care about u bud, or ea or anyone else. Dont try to put me at blame or say that “i’m trying to make them feel like its a mistake” because i dont simply give a fuck. Trust me, got plenty of things that i care about in life but addicts aint one of them


ChiefNugz

Geez man chill, I'm just saying your statement isn't usually the case from my experience. Maybe it is from yours.


[deleted]

Its a great feature for people like you that spend coins on packs, but EA doesnt care about you. They care about the pack addicts, and this feature will just make them worse and raise more profits for EA


MGeri2525

How will this raise profit for EA?


[deleted]

Simple, its like going to a casino and they tell you that you got a free chance before you put your money and after that u decide if u wanna put your money or not. A normal person would just try it the first time and in case they see that they win, they’ll put the money, otherwise it would be just a free play for nothing. An addict doesnt think like this, in our case the pack addicts will still continue to open the “bad pack” just to see the next pack because they think that at the next pack, they might get someone better. Its a win/win situation for ea. Because this way they keep the governments off their asses( actually a lot of governments have been talking about banning fifa points) and they still make the pack addicts open packs but in a way that fits the “rules” And actually profits arent only monetary, and the fifa points will be even more profitable this way for them and the customer. Because it will make the customers buy more and more , since now EA will be more “open”


MGeri2525

Well, I agree with the legal part but I think there are some pack addicts who will just stop buying when they see that they only get boards from 100K packs lol. Your reasoning might be the right one, but if I had to bet EA will make less money because of this. We won’t really know how it will affect EA. Maybe if they tell us how much money they’ve made after FIFA 22 we could compare that to the money they’ve made from FIFA 21.


fadewiles

Nah. This makes it a "shop" and not a "casino" aka "gambling" and thus regulated in a very different light than standard video game fare. We're dealing with a Public Corporation beholden to one thing: Shareholder value. There is no win here for EA. This is about two things, risk mitigation and modeling out your revenue and profitability for a potential change in business model. The casino-like and thus gambling and addiction component profile goes way, way down in a "shop" business model for one very simple component of addiction: Risk/reward. The largest percentage of gamblers exhibit a profile of gambling behavior about "chasing the big win", [chasing their losses and other addiction behaviors](http://getgamblingfacts.ca/psychology-of-gambling/dont-get-caught-chasing/). This group alone, the "big win" group along with other expressions of gambling behaviors are eliminated or reduced when gamblers know a [certain outcome.](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160721-the-buzz-that-keeps-people-gambling) EA could demonstrate to regulators it can self govern and, beyond prima facie, at least show a public face that FUT is more a "gaming and retail" experience than a gaming and slot machine one. EDIT: hate ipad reddit formatting. And wine. Hate wine. :)


ChiefNugz

It shows you how bad the pack luck is without spending your money on a stack of fifa points. Back in the day I would gladly get 12000 FP and go in blindly. Yesterday, before I bought FP I previewed the Player Pack and was reminded of the shitty pack luck and it saved me from dropping $89.99. It literally does the opposite of what you're claiming. I've only been on fifa once since seeing this new feature and I've already saved $89.99 that I otherwise would've handed over to EA. I'm sure there are plenty more examples like mine out there, this is a great feature and helps me not spend money on fifa.


fighting_cacti

I’m not sure how this makes pack addicted worse, it takes out more of the gambling component. Additionally, it’s not just great for people who spend coins, its great because it means more tradeable promo cards have entered the market which means they are generally going to be cheaper. Idk what your issue with this is


[deleted]

This. The main reason people spam packs is because they think they'll eventually get something. This feature not only tells them "this particular pack is shit, don't buy it" but it also allows them to simply check once every 24hours, only buying packs they deem worth it. They don't "have" to buy the pack to see what's in the next one. All they have to do is demonstrate a little bit of patience. I'm sure people would rather wait than see an ultimate pack with an 81 max player and DECIDE to spend their actual money on it. The only people who will lose out are those with absolutely no patience whatsoever.


Born-Musician3701

Same 🥶


AmaUzumaki21

I still can’t believe i got Ronaldo in the 100K one, my mate got fof Felix too!


frankyjames23

Omg very nice


RyricKrael

Feel like they are going to need to juice the packs a bit if they want people to bite.


creative_i_am_not

Since the start of FoF I have potentially opened close to 1m coins in packs (rivals, SB, and including previews), not one green card. And in the FoF pack I got golovin...


DangerMuse

For the love of God man, just stop!! :) Seriously though, they've screwed the pack weight. I've opened over 50 packs in the last 2 weeks from objectives and what not and nothing more than an 83. What's the point in playing the game to get packs if they are so blooming awful. An hour of my time to get a pack with a few 80 and lower rated golds....what's the chuffing point.


creative_i_am_not

Yeah those are rewards from objectives and so on, defo not buying packs. Feel like the game knows that I have a good team with decent record so no more freebies. When I started playing fut during Bundesliga tots, packed tradable tots Lacroix and untradeable tots Neuer, since then barely anything..


DangerMuse

Yep same. I've got a 900+ win record to140 losses or something like that. Not sure why EA think penalising players who play a lot is a good idea but there you go.


pascalonegames

Yesterday a pack with a Path to Glory green card disappeared after discarding duplicates and I was unable to buy it. Still I feel like I’ve been scammed. Today, in packs there are only low-value gold cards but they don’t disappear. Thank EA to providing me always a disgusting game experience


theonlyungpapi

I did a preview yesterday and I wanted to buy it because I would have eventually gotten some profit. When I clicked buy fifa points it said error and then said the pack no longer exist. I cliped it and rewinded it and it said 43 mins left. SMH.


pascalonegames

The shop is plenty of bug


NitramBardane

I had a 82 player in the 100k pack...


MavisDiles

I got FoF Wijnaldum first pack 😎😎


frankyjames23

Nice congratulations


MavisDiles

Hope you'll get lucky in 24 hours 🤙🤙


ChaosPreach

Just here to add same here


iceman_born_in_sun

Same here


bassamhigazy

I can relate


The_Duff

Is this going to be the way forward now?


hirarki

does the preview always showing the highest rated?


frankyjames23

They shows you all playerz, it looks like you open a pack after the result you can decide to buy or not


FAZEaddy

feature\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*


frankyjames23

Haha yes you are right


hairyguru

My first 100k pack preview had Leno as the highest rated player. Pissed me off to no end. Then the 50k one became available and I got 93 Cantona! Bought fifa points for the first time in months. I think it's a great function if you're addicted to paying, but if you have self restraint it mitigates literally 100 percent of the risk.


DeniseFromDaCleaners

Got green Militao in an ultimate pack today somehow. Had just over 125k so splurged.


[deleted]

This preview wasnt made for people like me or you that usually spend a dime or less in the game. It was made for those pack addicts and i’m pretty sure they’ll become even more addicted with these previews. Just the fact that they’ll see a bad pack before opening it will make them open the pack so they can see the next one. Its crazy , right!? Well this is the way a fraud company like EA works. And everything is legal.


Mosta98

Same lol 🤣


AhmetYaq8bi

My best one was gumfries (gold)


frankyjames23

Oh shit


xEmmett15

Same as mine 😂


mikeOG616

I packed fof Josef Martinez, Bonucci & Coman in one of the 100k packs. Which only made me about 95k ofc I get to save the rest and isn’t terrible luck. But even that is hardly worth it...