NHL 26 WOC is now pay to win

To start off, I have loved playing NHL for years on xbox. I've taken a break from playing since NHL 24, which was an absolutely great time. My favorite game mode was WOC since it was so much fun to create players and play with friends. However, I started playing NHL 26 recently and noticed people with Xfactors that were far above the limit with their builds. After doing some digging, I discovered that most people are using the preset builds that they are buying from the store that have far greater stats and Xfactor abilities than any of the generic builds that you can make yourself. I'm not anything too crazy as far as skill but I definitely wasn't bad. Overall, this game mode is absolutely unplayable with the pay to win aspect giving other players such an advantage over others. I refuse to spend extra money on a game that already is full price. Not surprised that EA would ruin NHL with a petty cash grab like every other game, but this is extremely disappointing. To say the least, the pay to win aspect has ruined the experience for me and I will be uninstalling and vaulting the game for good.