FIFA 20 might be something of a cash cow for EA, but things haven't been all that rosy with the game's online functionality for quite some time – a situation confirmed by the fact that Donovan "Tekkz" Hunt, one of the best FIFA players on the planet, recently stated that "no-one enjoys playing it". Eek.
FIFA 20's online issues were brought into even sharper focus over the past weekend as two professional players were forced to settle an official EA qualifier using a good, old-fashioned game of Rock, Paper Scissors (thanks, Eurogamer).
The reason? Server problems meant they couldn't create the match and therefore had no other way of deciding the result.
It would seem that FIFA's problem impacted other people during the 'Weekend League' event, which EA was forced to extend for an additional 24 hours:
Things became so bad that Virgin Media, one of the UK's biggest internet service providers, appealed to EA for an answer:
Given that FIFA is responsible for earning EA millions of dollars each and every year, you'd think that the company would have a grip on this situation by now. The question is, beyond professional players, do any of the FIFA fanbase care enough to ditch the series? And if so, with so few viable alternatives out there, where do they go for their digital footy fix?
[source eurogamer.net]
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Yeah, that's EA for you
Oh well. That's just karma for supporting EA in the first place I suppose.
Isn't Pro Evolution Soccer still going? Switch to that.
@T7Hokage017 Ahhh, yes. Alex Kidd and your brother, I remember those days and their releva- wait, what?!
Rock, paper, scissors might be more fun actually.
Konami, swoop in with a new International Superstar Soccer game!
"Janken, show me rock!"
First world problems at their finest.
Won't be surprised when EA announces R-P-S Ultimate Team with lootboxes for a 2020 release.
Apparently EA have bought the rights to online Rock Paper Scissors and will be Adding Spock and Lizard micro transactions soon, which will put an end to you being able to play without a season pass.
FIFA Rock, Paper, Scissors: Legacy Edition. ⚽
EA. IT'S IN THE GAME.
But you can't access it. But it's there. Trust us.
INSERT COIN
EA already has your money, they couldn't give a crap whether or not the game works.
What the hell is this?
As if FIFA wasn't already the worst video game series ever made in multiple ways.
...I'm sorry, I know many love it, heck, it's one of the most popular franchises on the planet, but the way they handle things is just horrible. That, and I could hardly imagine a game that interests me less.
@Krisi to be fair, they have a wide range of appeal, being the most generic, licensed sports game money can buy.
Doesn't mean they're good though
@Jayofmaya 😂😂😂😂
comment of the month! Comment of the month! Make haste, someone give this man a medal, quick!
Me and my cousin have been trying to play NHL20 online, and it is incredibly frustrating. On top of the that the menu is so unfriendly for users. It shouldn't be this hard to play a simple match of football, hockey or whatever.
Might be a really good time for Nintendo to release a new Mario Strikers game for Switch!
I didn’t know people played this professionally...
I love the wording in EA's statement tho: those players DECIDED to settle it with RPS. But of course they did.
Meanwhile, I couldn't install my legally obtained copy of Sims just last week. Origin's reasoning: my antivirus is to blame. Thank you, Nod, for protecting me from harmful software <3
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