Terrific and well constructed post Rayugaa Looks like they were scrambling for an excuse to remove this as it will resonate with so many players. At no point does this post lose it's credibility and it's laughable to suggest otherwise.
I totally agree and understand the point about monetization. I'd also add that it's frustrating that none of the (increased?) income is being reinvested by improving the gameplay that has been complained about by so many players for such a long time. Also, the (low budget?) events are becoming tired, they are just recycled and lack any innovation. Increasing profit is their sole ambition in my opinion.
The gulf between P2W and F2P is now too big to compete. Like you say, more and more of the best players are hidden behind a paywall and rest are hard to obtain using the new draft system without investment, particularly if you only need to improve certain positions. Add to this the relatively new badge system, which is also just a reward for substantial investment, especially to gain +3 OVR. F2P no longer stand a chance against opponents who can invest heavily.
Personally, I enjoy squad building but even this aspect has now been ruined as well. I could carry on but there's no point in wasting my time.
There was no scrambling to find reasons to remove the post because there was nothing wrong with the message it tried to convey, apart from some of the unnecessary comments, especially the one at the end, which broke the forum rules. The OP has now edited that part out shortly after my post with a tag, making the post compliant.
Anyway, providing comprehensive, emotionless and accurate feedback, even when extremely negative, is one thing, and there is nothing wrong with that as long as posters stick to the facts, but adding swearing, hate speech and commenting on moderation is another. It will lose the valid argument and will lead to suspensions only.
The current game state is what it is. As you pointed out, it does offer little value for the effort/cost required, which is why many took a break or quit. I am barely playing it outside of LVL to help my league stay active/competitive. A lot of similar feedback has been posted on Reddit/Discord/here and through the channels available to volunteer mods like myself or Mendoza. At the end of the day, the feedback is passed on, but what is missing is the response from the dev studio, which has been pointed out to EA a lot.
Keep in mind the decisions are made by the dev team and FCM product owners, not the CMs on the forums.
2c.
