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2ab9d3c8f0114587
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15 days ago

Deeply disappointed: Career Mode is broken and rewards AI over players

Dear EA Sports Development Team,I am writing this because I am honestly deeply disappointed and fed up with the state of Player Career Mode. I bought this game to enjoy a realistic journey, but instead, I am met with "broken" mechanics that make the experience feel like a chore rather than a simulation.One of the most frustrating things is the progression system. It is completely unfair that a mediocre AI-controlled player can increase their rating by 3 points every single year without any effort, while I am forced to level up twice just to gain a single rating point once I reach the 85-rating mark. It makes no sense that the game makes it so much harder for the actual player to improve than for the computer-controlled players who are objectively worse.The lack of logic continues with the award system. I just finished a season with an incredible 99 goal contributions in 85 games, yet the Ballon d'Or was given to a teammate with far worse stats. How can you call this a simulator when the game doesn't even recognize the best player on the pitch?Finally, the economy is a total mess. I have played for 10 seasons and earned only $150 million in total. Erling Haaland makes that in two and a half years in real life. It’s also insulting to see aging players like Iñigo Martínez earning higher wages than Cristiano Ronaldo, while 19-year-old "regens" are valued at hundreds of millions in 2035. The inflation and wage logic are non-existent.I’m not asking for a refund, but I am asking for you to fix this. Make the progression fair, fix the awards, and give us a realistic economic engine. Stop ignoring Career Mode fans in favor of Ultimate Team.

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  • I dream of a day where ea actually puts effort into career mode again, there’s a big community of people who love this side of the game and it breaks my heart to see that with all of the time that’s passed ea has made cm worse and worse. Used to actually love this franchise now it’s just disappointing me over and over again.