Dear EA SPORTS FC Development Team,I hope this message finds you well.As loyal fans of the Squad Battles mode in Ultimate Team, we are writing to express a growing concern among many offline players. In FC 24, players were able to enjoy up to 40 Squad Battles matches per week, allowing for extended engagement and meaningful progress. However, in FC 25, we noticed that this number has been reduced to only 20 matches per week.This change has negatively affected our experience, as many of us complete all available matches within the first two days of the week, leaving the rest of the time without any way to earn points or rewards. This leads to boredom and disconnection from a mode that we genuinely love.We respectfully request the following:Restore or increase the number of Squad Battles matches per week.Ideally, make the mode unlimited, rewarding players based on the number of matches they complete.Allow players who invest more time and effort to receive better and more valuable rewards.These changes would greatly enhance the experience for those of us who prefer offline gameplay against the AI. Many players choose Squad Battles as their main mode, and we feel that our needs are being overlooked in recent updates.Please understand that this feedback comes from a place of genuine loyalty. I have already pre-ordered FC 26 and have been a dedicated fan of the franchise for years. We sincerely ask the development team not to disappoint the offline player community and to show us that our voices matter.Lastly, we would also love to see the addition of a new knockout-style tournament mode (like a single-player “elimination bracket”) within Ultimate Team, fully offline and against AI opponents. This would add depth and variety and give players more to look forward to each week.Thank you for your time and attention. We truly hope our requests will be taken seriously.Sincerely,[A Loyal FC Fan & Pre-order Customer]

I agree with the OP! Please EA, PLEASE INCREASE THE GAMES! I find myself bored and also disconnected! I wonder if I should even get the game? Just feels like i can't take full advantage of enjoying the content you guys are creating and putting out with new objectives, players cards etc... and its a shame. Im not big in competitive online experience playing this game, I just dont enjoy it, I enjoyed the game far more! By a 100% margin, more, when I was able to play more squad battles games. Increase the total number of games please.

Following up on my previous message, I wanted to share that I’ve taken this request to social media as well to reach the EA SPORTS FC team directly.Hello again,As a follow-up to my original post, I have also shared this request publicly on X (formerly Twitter) in hopes that it reaches the EA SPORTS FC team directly.I kindly ask everyone who agrees with the points mentioned to engage with the post by liking, commenting, or sharing it. Together, we can make our voices heard.🔗 Here is the tweet:https://x.com/nho66914/status/1952654349315805336?s=46Let’s show the developers how many of us truly care about offline modes like Squad Battles!Thank you all for your support. 🙏– A Loyal FC Fan & FC 26 Pre-Order Customer

RadioShaqs it's not a problem that the game is based on skill, the problem is that they have made squad battles the ONLY way that we can get rewards, and then decreased the number of matches just to allow players who already get rewards from all the other modes to be able to place higher than us because of "skill". The other problem is that 1 disconnection through no fault of your own can derail your chances instantly, which is unfair. Also, there is a misconception that offline players just have less skill than online players. That is not completely true across the board, and it also does not mean that the game should punish them and leave them with a boring and frustrating experience. Headar555 and eg4nye6qvq7e thank you both for making your voices heard on this, and I really hope that we are being heard. All the best to you all!

RadioShaqs that's a great idea. It should always be based on number of wins rather than points, which can put you one yellow away from a certain tier. Yes, maybe it could work like this: Bronze 3- participation award, complete 1 match Bronze 2- win at least 5 matches on at least amateur difficulty Bronze 1- win at least 10 matches on at least amateur difficulty Silver 3- win at least 15 matches on at least semi pro difficulty Silver 2- win at least 15 matches on at least professional difficulty Silver 1- win at least 20 matches on at least professional difficulty Gold 3- win at least 25 matches on at least professional difficulty Gold 2- win at least 20 matches on at least world class difficulty Gold 1- win at least 25 matches on at least world class difficulty From here on up, only matches against teams drawn from medium and hard will be counted. Elite 3- win at least 25 matches on at least legendary difficulty Elite 2- win at least 30 matches on at least legendary difficulty Elite 1- win at least 30 matches on at least ultimate difficulty Top rank- win at least 50 matches on at least ultimate difficulty What do you think, higher skill players will be rewarded and there will always be a set target? By the way I must say that I appreciate you engaging in this conversation, because it is often overlooked, and we need solutions to improve this experience for everyone. All the best!

RadioShaqs but it shouldn't be less for the only mode that we have access to, what harm does it do if they are the same? If you can play rivals, then you get the reward twice, so why keep holding us down with rewards that don't respect that we are loyal customers and fans as well? What I'm asking for is to give more to both the haves and the have nots if you will. But the majority view seems to be to forget the have nots because the haves want to always have more than us. They will anyway, so I don't see the problem. Just look at the objectives that arrived today in 25. What do we get? Nothing. Just go back and look at the enormous amount of evolutions and players that were unavailable to us because of being multiplayer exclusive. Look at how many sbcs were quite literally impossible to complete with the rewards we are left with. What are online players so afraid of that makes them want us to continue to have nothing but the crumbs?Are they thinking that we are just lying in wait, only playing offline until we have a strong squad? I can assure you that is not what is happening, and if so, they could do the same, it is not wrong. Are they afraid that we would come in and beat them?If that's the case, then stop calling us lower skilled to talk down on us when most of us are just less fortunate monetarily, and in terms of our connection capabilities. I bet you I would beat 8 out of every 10 people who say that, and I have never asked for or supported them having less. Sorry about the soliloquy, don't take anything I said personally. I just want the game to be fair for all, and one of us getting more should equal all of us getting more. All the best to you!

Forum Discussion

Headar555

New Rookie

4 months ago

Request to Improve Squad Battles and Add Offline Knockout Mode in FC 26

Dear EA SPORTS FC Development Team,

I hope this message finds you well.

As loyal fans of the Squad Battles mode in Ultimate Team, we are writing to express a growing concern among many offline players. In FC 24, players were able to enjoy up to 40 Squad Battles matches per week, allowing for extended engagement and meaningful progress. However, in FC 25, we noticed that this number has been reduced to only 20 matches per week.

This change has negatively affected our experience, as many of us complete all available matches within the first two days of the week, leaving the rest of the time without any way to earn points or rewards. This leads to boredom and disconnection from a mode that we genuinely love.

We respectfully request the following:

Restore or increase the number of Squad Battles matches per week.
Ideally, make the mode unlimited, rewarding players based on the number of matches they complete.
Allow players who invest more time and effort to receive better and more valuable rewards.

These changes would greatly enhance the experience for those of us who prefer offline gameplay against the AI. Many players choose Squad Battles as their main mode, and we feel that our needs are being overlooked in recent updates.

Please understand that this feedback comes from a place of genuine loyalty. I have already pre-ordered FC 26 and have been a dedicated fan of the franchise for years. We sincerely ask the development team not to disappoint the offline player community and to show us that our voices matter.

Lastly, we would also love to see the addition of a new knockout-style tournament mode (like a single-player “elimination bracket”) within Ultimate Team, fully offline and against AI opponents. This would add depth and variety and give players more to look forward to each week.

Thank you for your time and attention. We truly hope our requests will be taken seriously.

Sincerely,

[A Loyal FC Fan & Pre-order Customer]

13 Replies

RadioShaqs
Hero
4 months ago
I like it being based on skill rather than time spent. It doesn’t make sense someone who is casual can only play a few games a week should be beat by a worse player who can play an unlimited number of games.

Since you can play past the 14 games you can still do all the objectives and can still just enjoy the game.
eg4nye6qvq7e
Seasoned Newcomer
4 months ago
I agree with the OP! Please EA, PLEASE INCREASE THE GAMES! I find myself bored and also disconnected! I wonder if I should even get the game? Just feels like i can't take full advantage of enjoying the content you guys are creating and putting out with new objectives, players cards etc... and its a shame. Im not big in competitive online experience playing this game, I just dont enjoy it, I enjoyed the game far more! By a 100% margin, more, when I was able to play more squad battles games. Increase the total number of games please.
Headar555
New Rookie
4 months ago
Following up on my previous message, I wanted to share that I’ve taken this request to social media as well to reach the EA SPORTS FC team directly.
Hello again,
As a follow-up to my original post, I have also shared this request publicly on X (formerly Twitter) in hopes that it reaches the EA SPORTS FC team directly.
I kindly ask everyone who agrees with the points mentioned to engage with the post by liking, commenting, or sharing it. Together, we can make our voices heard.
🔗 Here is the tweet:
https://x.com/nho66914/status/1952654349315805336?s=46
Let’s show the developers how many of us truly care about offline modes like Squad Battles!
Thank you all for your support. 🙏
– A Loyal FC Fan & FC 26 Pre-Order Customer