Pack Weight feels weird

There is a theory that's circulated for a while that if you take a break from the game for a week or so, or play less frequently, the first packs you get contain some very good cards, in order to entice you back into playing the game regularly. It certainly works on the mobile version of the game, which my son plays. He only logs in once a week and packs so many very good or great cards. 

Yeah, thats an old theory I also know / heard of and sometimes it really feels like that..

But when i look at my buddy (who got extreme pack luck nearly everyday with Rush Wirtz, Neymar, Walker, Maignan, Haaland,..) in direct comparison, that theory would be ruled out, beacuse I know that he usually plays 1-2 games almost every day or at least logs in daily.

The past years I also had some sort of pack-luck, especially at the beginning of every Fifa with untradebale BUT playable cards like B. Fernades, Mendy, Maignan,.. , but after my complaint / coin swipe at the beginning of 2024, it's completly gone.

I think the majority of players will feel that they don't have much / any pack luck compared to a minority of users. My son used to watch YouTubers opening packs and pulling great cards, then he'd go on his PS in the expectation that he'd soon have an Mbappe, Haaland, etc, and quickly come away disappointed. I think our three best cards so far in EA FC 25 have been gold Foden and Donnarumma, and Rush Marquinhos - decent, but not spectacular. 

I must have opened over 220 packs (completed seasons path, 300,000 (won not purchased) worth of coins spent on packs, almost all current objectives done) equalling to just under 1000 cards.

In those 1050 cards yes I have received around 20 rare plain gold cards rated between 89-91 but I have received exactly 1 TOTW player (87 Horan) and 1 RTTK player (85 Otamendi). Have NEVER received a RUSH special card through packs!

Really got to love those odds 2/1050 or -55000 haha

This does need to be acknowledged. I'd assume the likelihood of packing a player is based off their rating. I've packed Enzo Fernandez at least 8 times already this game cycle; Van De Ven once, despite the same rating. 

Players can have the same rating but it seems players who are considered "Over-Powered" or have higher value on the market are packed less. Kai Havertz (83) is 900 coins on the market, Van de Ven (82) is ~40k. Of course, a desirable player will cost more on the market and maybe I'm underestimating how many people are buying Van de Ven's card but in theory he should be easier to pack.

Completely understand desired players showing up less in packs (if this is the case), but transparency is needed. 

I've packed Oshimehn and Rice multiple times now, but why not Son? They're the same rating.

Completely agree, aren't we being told on store packs that the odds of packing players are based on the overall rating, not their overall rating but less odds for op players.

Surely this would have to be stated on the pack odds otherwise the weight is essentially being manipulated.

Definitely, I'd love to be proven wrong but it seems like the pack probabilities were a smart way of telling you the odds of  "x rated player" in your pack, whilst hiding the fact they'll be less desirable.

Makes sense from a business POV

Bumping because I feel the community is being lied to and ripped off.

1. I believe one day EA will owe paying customers of store packs a lot of money due to compensation because I honestly believe they a re a scam and odds are completely manipulated this game is beyond a gambling company that sells to kids should be illegal 

Just went through their complete description on pack rating odds on their own website and nowhere does it state that some 84's (as an example rating) are rarer than others.

Interesting that is not stated anywhere but is clearly true, surely that would have to be stated, at the very least, on packs that people are paying real money for.