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CapitalSpirit
Seasoned Rookie
9 months ago

Player Career Intros: Can we please get an update?

Not to double up on another topic, but...

A few weeks ago, someone noted that Full Intros weren't rolling in Player Career.  The "Answer" was to ticket it, so it could be investigated further.  Since then, there's been an awful lot of chatter on the thread, and a lot of back and forth from players, but nothing substantive from the team.

I know some of this might come off in cold print as a little bit crusty, but that's absolutely not my intention.  Player Career in this franchise, has historically been one of the best in the industry.  Which is why it's so disappointing for players, when it's less than what it could be.

The boldface that follows is intended for readability, and not used in anger.

So, could we please get an official update on:

1.  Are Full Intros even supposed to roll in Player Career in the first place?

The pre-launch hype made a big deal of this, so I assume the answer is Yes, but official confirmation would still be appreciated.

2.  If they're supposed to be rolling, but aren't, is that fixable?

Again, it's been three weeks since we last heard anything official.  I would guess, a priori, that three weeks is enough time to come up with a preliminary prognosis on whether or not this is fixable.

3.  Assuming it is fixable, what's the priority for fixing it?

I understand that FC 25 is a huge program, with a lot of interrelated systems and routines.  Getting everything to work perfectly, on multiple hardware platforms, is no mean feat.  And issues like stability, basic global playability, and the like, are naturally going to be prioritized over presentation in a single mode.  All that having been said, I think it's a fair question to ask, Where is this on the proverbial "To Do" list?

4.  Assuming that it's fixable, and intended to be fixed, is a fix currently being worked on?  If not, is there an anticipated start date for that fix?

Don't need the specific date with the latter, but knowing that there will be movement on this, would be much appreciated.

5.  If a fix is in fact in the works, what's the best information that players should know about its progress?

Not asking for any company secrets or non-public information here, but some sort of status update would be very helpful.  To wit, is it, looking promising, more complicated than expected, being coded in as we speak...or something else?

And, last but not least...

6.  Is there a tentative, ballpark, wild guess, best case scenario, please don't hold us to it, date, when we might anticipate Full Intros in Player Career?

Some final thoughts:

What we have in Player Career, isn't bad by any means.  I know some will disagree, but that's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it..  But the mode could be better with Full Intros, and I doubt anyone would disagree with that.

Thanks much for giving this a look.

15 Replies

  • @mrkirkferentz, Hi, I think I had the same problem as you. I bought the FC24 on sale, but I never dreamed they had removed the introductions. When I saw it, I thought it was completely absurd, since they could have simply created an option for those who wanted to see them and those who didn't want to see them. Simple, but EA likes to screw things up. I had already resolved with myself that I would no longer buy FC, until I saw the news that they listened to the community and returned the introductions to career mode. I bought the FC25 and you can't imagine how disappointed I was that the introductions weren't back properly. A false advertisement that I still hope they fix. I didn't go back to FC24 like you did, because I thought the gameplay was better in FC25. The simulation mode is more enjoyable in my opinion, although it needs improvements. Another thing is that the FC24 has terrible lags and stutters in my setup, especially in replays. And the FC25 is practically smooth, with no problems. I also won't go back to FIFA23 because unfortunately I noticed a bug that hadn't been fixed until the last time I played. There is a kind of buffer where if you score a goal, the defense opens up, offering no resistance to the attackers, both from the AI ​​and the Player, and a goal is scored every time, reaching absurd scores in almost every game. 6x8, 5x4, 6x5, everything like that. So I gave up on everything.

  • mrkirkferentz's avatar
    mrkirkferentz
    New Rookie
    9 months ago

    @emersonmarshall Definitely agree. I hope they fix it, I really enjoyed FC 25's gameplay from what I was able to play (the trial was only 10 hours total). It just seems like one step forward, two steps back. I don't like what 23 looks like or plays like gameplay wise nowadays---having to spam reload save files over and over and over again to get to transfer to the club you actually want to is all kinds of annoying---but at least it has the presentation.

    When I first saw this was becoming a problem again I hoped EA would see the feedback and bring it back in. Couldn't be all that difficult, seeing as they do it for manager career (at least from what I can recall) and their single-player match modes, but I guess not. Personally, I thought the whole point of giving players who don't want to see the intro all the time the option to skip it was to make sure everyone got what they wanted and bring more lapsed fans back. But what do I know, I'm just the customer.

  • b4608742e1bbfee2's avatar
    b4608742e1bbfee2
    New Scout
    9 months ago
    @mrkirkferentz they couldn't even be bothered to test the new match intro option to see if the coding works...you can't make this up.. Now I'm' not a programmer i don't do coding BUT it should be an easy fix right ? i mean, just check the code to see what's the problem and fix it , just put back what was in the last past fifa games that had the intro working BEFORE they removed them and PUT it back in .. and yet...they roll their eyes on thread like these, hoping we stop and moved on.
  • mrkirkferentz's avatar
    mrkirkferentz
    New Rookie
    9 months ago
    @b4608742e1bbfee2 Seems like it should, but again, what do I know. I'm just the customer lol. If they can do it for basically every other mode I'd imagine it can't be this incredible labor to complete, so it just seems like the obvious answer: EA just doesn't care about career, they only pretend to. Their moneymaker is FUT, those are the players that give them money long-term, so that's the part of the fanbase that gets their problems immediately addressed.
  • Addendum:

    *7. On the game's official Trello board, why is this issue not listed under "Investigating"?*

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