EA FC 24 Biggest Rip Off Ever!!

I've been a loyal Fifa/FC 24 fan for a decade now and after playing this years release am disgusted with it. Read on forums people moaning about the length of Squad Battle Matches and it appears EA have decided to punish those people by making them not worth playing anymore. I mainly play with a friend on the same team and work through Squad Battles building my team together. Last Years version I could hit the Elite 1 rewards playing with my friend but this year, I'll have to play it on ridiculously hard settings to get anywhere near it. This for me has ruined the game and I certainly won't be buying it next year or playing it half as much this year. Like I say I've been loyal for a decade now and basically it's a huge slap in the face from EA and I'm sure I'm not the only one this has offended