Concerns Regarding Inequality and Fairness in EAFC24

Dear EA!

I am writing to express my deep concerns regarding the recent gameplay experience in EAFC24.
As an avid player and supporter of your games, it pains me to witness the deterioration of fairness and equality within the gaming community.

One of the fundamental issues plaguing the gameplay experience is the disparity caused by the host’s internet quality. In a game where two players compete against each other, the outcome should be determined by skill and strategy, not by the host’s internet connection. This inconsistency greatly undermines the integrity of the game and creates an unfair advantage for certain players.

Furthermore, recent promotions such as the Team of The Season and Team of the Year have been marred by blatant inequalities. It is disheartening to see top-tier players like Mbappe, Dembele, and Zaire-Emery being disproportionately awarded to players who participated in the weekend League on Fridays. Similarly, during the Team of the Year promotion, the distribution of elite players like Messi was heavily skewed due to an error, granting them to players almost effortlessly.

Moreover, the proliferation of microtransactions has further exacerbated the inequality within the game. It is appalling and disillusioning to witness how the accessibility of certain cards is dictated by financial means, alienating players who may not have the financial resources to compete on equal footing.

As a passionate member of the gaming community, I urge you to address these pressing issues and prioritize fairness and equality in future updates and promotions.

The essence of football is rooted in principles of respect and equality, and it is imperative that these values are upheld in the virtual realm as well.

Sincerely,

Roland Domina

22 Replies

croit93
2 years ago
There is no other company/game that disrespect players as much as EA. If you made a mistake live with it and give all the players same treatmant.
Step 1 - quick sell every single thing
Step 2 - sell coins
Step 3 - delete game
Step 4 - never buy it again
Horrendous.
RadioShaqs
Hero
2 years ago
@nuffledesma It’s not p2p it’s on servers. The below is a quote from ea when they added servers.

EAS FC uses game data centers so that someone else’s connection doesn’t impact your own gameplay experience. The game data center handles the distribution of gameplay information to all players.

The center collects inputs from your game at a set interval of time, then sends this information back to everyone else in a match. This happens at the same time for all players and is determined by their individual connections.

For example, if one player is streaming 4K movies and trying to play on a weak Wi-Fi signal, their activities shouldn’t impact anyone else in that match. The game data center still sends the information at the same interval.

A game data center acts as the host of the match in multiplayer matches.
RaviHP_1223
New Traveler
2 years ago
@nuffledesma They won’t do anything about this tho the money hungry people at EA don’t care lmfao, they simply will laugh and bathe in the money that they earn while screwing you over
jpulman
Seasoned Scout
2 years ago
@nuffledesma fairness is GONE, my friend.
jpulman
Seasoned Scout
2 years ago
@jpulman I am not even going to bother playing the weekend league today if i am supposed to get worse rewards as i APPARENTLY should.
nuffledesma
New Scout
2 years ago
Bro, i have 2000 Mbit internet at home, this is the best possible internet in Europe. I have still bad gameplay. 17 Ms ping, EA should do something with those data servers, because it’s a mess this year.
Starscreamdali
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
@RadioShaqs With all due respect mate. But your talking about a game that cant even get their menu wich is the basics of a game to function properly. So all that "someone elses connection should not effect your gameplay" actually goes straight to the bin. These concerns are valid and shouldnt be brushed under the rug. I just played a game which had the excact situation that is described in the main post. In rivals my connection was proper then i entered a wl qualification and my players couldnt move or sprint. As my opp started to use a wide formation it was impossible to defend as it took ages for me to reach his players. This is a big problem in the game and it should be taken seriously as stated in the main post. Which is perfectly stated.
RadioShaqs
Hero
2 years ago
@Starscreamdali He is describing p2p. That’s not brushing it under the rug. Run the game with the input overlay on and you can see what’s going on. If your two controllers on screen are in sync then you have little to no delay. If you have delay say 6 seconds then the one controller on screen will be behind the other by 6 seconds.

Ea has asked for examples so if you have that kind of delay take a video of it and show them so it’s not swept under the rug as you said.
Starscreamdali
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
@RadioShaqs Thanks for pointing this out. Will make a video of this when i can and upload it here.

I always have the two controllers up top
nuffledesma
New Scout
2 years ago
@RadioShaqs Okay, then it not works like this, but some of those servers (data servers) are garbage and not responding in time, and EA games doing nothing about that. I played 1200-1500 hours with this game this year (yes I’m that cube) and can feel the difference between good and bad gameplay. When I get those * servers my players have no clue what is happening on the pitch, today I played against a guy who was played 100 hours with the game; and beat me 6-1, and I had no chance… that’s not normal…