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The removal of the pre-match cutscenes is an absolute joke. These lot don't have a * clue.

Hopefully with this new era we see the full rescan treatment for the Premier League, La Liga & Bundesliga.. Wish they’d scan the EFL Championship too

These forums are terrible think EA know what they are doing by getting rid of the other as they can’t be shown up that the starhead are the biggest thread on there forums

Electronic Arts and FIFA partnership ends: new opportunities or missed opportunities?The long love affair between EA Sports and FIFA has come to an end in 2023. "EA FC 24," the new name for the FIFA series, is just over a month away from release. Now that the astronomical license fees are out of the way, the question of where EA will spend the money and how it will improve the quality of the game is accelerating.The license fee situationThe license fee that EA Sports pays for FIFA is not known to be an exact number, but it is known to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. In this situation, where this money is spent is not just a matter of business; it's a matter of how it will affect the quality of the games, the user experience, and soccer fandom.Expansion of women's soccer leaguesOne noticeable change is the continued investment in women's soccer leagues and players. How do we view this? On the one hand, it's a good move to increase diversity and inclusion. Women's soccer is booming, and so is the interest in it. However, these decisions are not without controversy.Women's soccer vs men's soccerFIFA started out as a men's game, and many of the people who love it are centered around men's soccer, and the majority of people who actually play the game are men. In this situation, it has been argued that to continue to invest in women's soccer is to impose a semi-forced politics that does not reflect user opinion.Facial scanning and game qualityThere are over 10,000 players in FIFA games, but most of them have simple faces that look nothing like their real-life counterparts, and less than half of them have actually had their faces scanned. If they're saving money on licensing fees, shouldn't they be paying more attention to this? The number of clubs that are partnered is high, but their stadiums and players are not represented, so it's fair to say that they are simply "partnered". Also, players want a more realistic experience as a soccer game, not a card odds adjustment, and that's what EA should be providing.The Ultimate Team odds issueSome have suggested that the addition of female soccer players was introduced to reduce card odds in Ultimate Team mode. This is of course unconfirmed, but if true, it's a very controversial issue.Bottom line.The elimination of license fees presents a new opportunity for EA. However, it remains to be seen how this opportunity will be utilized. It's not just a question of money, it's a question of what EA values and how they will communicate that value to their users. Expanding women's soccer may be a welcome change, but it shouldn't come at the expense of the existing user experience.If the licensing fees are no longer a burden, perhaps it's time for EA to invest that money into improving the quality of the game and supporting not only the women's soccer league, but also the men's league and its players.

Game is an utter jokeCutting the Champions league intro for those meaningless cut scenes 🤦♂️no new faces at Köln, Stuttgart, Bochum…

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Figo722
2 years ago
Can’t wait for Sporting Club Portugal 🇵🇹 scans next year!! They finally partnered with EA so Hopefully their Alvalade stadium is in EAFC 25. So much young talent coming out of their academy. Their coach Amorim is a hot commodity, and their game opening crowd singing its anthem is a wild experience. Hopefully EA can replicate!!
jtswfc93
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
@SambaFutbol22 Monaco was my 4th choice and my 5th was between Salzburg, a Benfica rescan or Sporting Lisbon. Love a good high potential young player that's scanned
jtswfc93
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
@Figo722 Sporting would be amazing. Lets hope EA does them justice with the full treatment!
AndyApple
New Scout
2 years ago
Yea like they have with Rangers and Celtic…. Oh
AndyApple
New Scout
2 years ago
I’d be greedy and ask for a full EFL championship scan.. means some good career modes getting teams promoted and would also mean when teams do get promoted in real life, we aren’t waiting u til February for their scans in the premier league. It would just be a case of scanning and adding their new signings.
jtswfc93
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
@AndyApple this would be a dream for me. For my team Sheffield Wednesday to have a fully scanned stadium and team. Not only that have tons and tons of potential signings with scans from other championship clubs.

I can't see EA prioritising the EFL though because they do as little work as possible and it won't make them any extra money. All the focus is FUT.
AndyApple
New Scout
2 years ago
One of many improvement ideas I have but sadly I don’t work for them
jtswfc93
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
EA only want to make money on micro transactions.
If they scanned the full EFL and sold each teams scans at £1 each. I'd happily pay an extra £100 to have a fully scanned EFL in game. I'd unlock every single teams scans or even £5 per team. Over the year I'd probably pay for most of the teams faces to be unlocked.
Even with charging for the face scans I still don't think EA would go through the extra effort because why would they when all they need to do is put a fancy card around a generic player and people will spend £1000's to try and get that card. Minimal effort for huge profits.
DZEKOPJANICCO
2 years ago
@jtswfc93 wrote:
EA only want to make money on micro transactions.
If they scanned the full EFL and sold each teams scans at £1 each. I'd happily pay an extra £100 to have a fully scanned EFL in game. I'd unlock every single teams scans or even £5 per team. Over the year I'd probably pay for most of the teams faces to be unlocked.
Even with charging for the face scans I still don't think EA would go through the extra effort because why would they when all they need to do is put a fancy card around a generic player and people will spend £1000's to try and get that card. Minimal effort for huge profits.
They have a monopoly on a game that's played by so many. Of course they want to utilize the modes which make the most $$ (UT...).
However, as soon as a valid competitor comes into the market - they'll have to up their game. I don't know where FIFA stands with their new game, but if anyone can give them a run for the money - it's FIFA. Once FIFA establishes a basis on the game — they'll take the "legal" route to buy them out of leagues, competitions, etc. At that point it will be a checkmate. I hope EA ups their game.
SambaFutbol22
New Veteran
2 years ago
@jtswfc93 wrote:
@SambaFutbol22Monaco was my 4th choice and my 5th was between Salzburg, a Benfica rescan or Sporting Lisbon. Love a good high potential young player that's scanned
It’s tough cause there’s so many teams with players that should be scanned.

if only EA scanned all the partner teams every year then things would be looking good 👍

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