EA_Aljo it's not just a feeling; it’s a fact that many simple, in-depth features this franchise had over a decade ago are completely missing now, despite years of fans asking for them back. If the team truly has passionate developers (which I believe you do), then why haven’t these features returned? Even with next gen processors, this isn’t only about time; it’s about where the time is being allocated, and that’s why so many fans are upset. Across the EA community, there’s a strong belief that most focus goes to HUT because it brings in more money, and I can understand that. But omitting very important features feels either lazy or by design. What’s harder to understand is why so much depth has been taken out of modes like Be a Pro, Franchise, and Presentation that were done realistically a decade ago. From the outside, it looks like a strategic business decision or the result of priorities being shifted elsewhere. I understand that if you gave us everything we wanted at once, there’s a risk people wouldn’t feel the need to buy the game every single year, but that’s exactly why I keep coming back to the idea of a new business model that works for both EA and the fans.
Community ManagerOld features don't always work as the game moves to new platforms and technology. Only so much can be done in a year. Nobody is being lazy here. This is an unfortunate accusation considering how hard they work. You also have to consider not everyone has the same priorities. So, calling our developers lazy because they aren't handling someone's favorite part of the game, but are working on something they aren't interested in, really isn't fair. For example, presentation is a big deal to many of you, but not to others. Just like the people most interested in gameplay probably aren't going to care as much about players walking out the tunnel and such. We just have to be careful about what gets worked on year to year. Unfortunately, it means some are going to be disappointed because what they wanted got little or no attention.
Let's also not forget this year the game is coming out a month earlier meaning 1 less month of time to work on things.
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