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1 day ago

Feedback on Ballon d'Or Event: The Absurdity of the 121 OVR Messi Card

I am writing to strongly express the community's frustration regarding the newly released 121 OVR Lionel Messi in the Ballon d'Or event. As a dedicated player, the design and pricing of this card feel completely absurd and disrespectful to both the player's real-world status and the players who support this game. I would like to point out three major flaws with this release:

 

Terrible Stats for a 121 OVR Card (Pure Fodder):

EA recently released a magnificent 122 OVR Anniversary Messi. However, this new 121 OVR version has seen its core attacking stats (Pace, Shooting, Passing, Dribbling, Physical) completely butchered, lagging behind the 122 version by 3 to 4 points. The only stat that was upgraded is Defending, which is completely useless for a Right Winger. This card was clearly inflated with garbage stats just to fill up the event pool, acting as nothing more than overpriced fodder.

Disrespect to Messi's Real-World Achievements:

In this year's Ballon d'Or, Messi ranked 5th in the world and statistically dominated the World Cup era. Gating the greatest player in football history at a heavily nerfed 121 OVR in a dedicated Ballon d'Or event—while multiple other players easily receive higher OVRs—is utterly ridiculous and fails to reflect real-world football merits.

Market & Pricing Absurdity (Scamming Previous Buyers):

What makes this most insulting is the pricing. This 121 version is priced at only 8,400 tokens, which is extraordinarily cheap compared to previous 120 and 121 Messi cards. While it might seem "accessible," this sudden price crash makes all the players who spent massive resources and money on the previous 120/121 Messi cards feel completely scammed and cheated by EA's unstable economy.

This card serves no practical purpose in active squads and degrades the value of a football icon. We urge the dev team to re-evaluate how player stats and event economies are handled in future updates.

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