FC 27 Is Losing Its Players: Repetitive Gameplay, Terrible Rewards
How Do You Expect Us to Keep Playing FC 27 When There Are So Many Better Games to Play? Let me ask EA a genuine question: How do you expect us to keep playing FC 27 this year when there are so many incredible games that have already been released, and even more coming soon? Especially one particular game that I believe everyone knows exactly which one I am talking about. The truth is that FC 27 is becoming increasingly difficult to enjoy. And the problem is not just one thing. There are several fundamental issues that are making the experience frustrating rather than entertaining. 1- Everyone Plays Exactly the Same Way It is becoming ridiculous. Almost every opponent plays the same football: Deep defensive lines and counterattacks Long through balls and constant runs behind the defence. One-touch passing and instant goals. The same formations, the same tactics, and almost identical players. You can play ten consecutive matches and feel as though you have played against the same person ten times. EA needs to introduce meaningful weaknesses to these dominant tactics. If a particular style becomes so effective that everyone can master it and use it with little effort, there is no incentive to experiment with different formations, tactical approaches, or styles of football. FC 27 has practically turned everyone into Diego Simeone. Is this really what EA wants football to look like? A football game should reward creativity, tactical variety, and different approaches to the game, not force everyone into the same defensive and counterattacking system. 2- Rivals Rewards Are Simply Not Worth the Effort Last week, I spent countless matches fighting my way through Division 3 to reach 30 points. Today, the rewards were released, and this is what I got: Player Pick (1 of 4): Not a single player rated above 83. 84+ Pack: The highest-rated player was 84. 5x 83+ Pack: The highest-rated player was 84. Player of the Week Pack: An 80-rated player. Not a single player was valuable. Not a single player was good enough to improve my squad. So, what exactly was the point of spending an entire week playing difficult matches, dealing with frustrating opponents, and putting up with all the stress? Where is the incentive to compete? The same problem exists in FUT Champions, although perhaps to a lesser extent. Competitive modes should offer rewards that justify the time and effort players invest. Otherwise, why should anyone bother? 3- Promotional Packs Are Extremely Disappointing I have spent approximately 600,000 coins on promotional packs, including 250K, 80K, 55K, 65K, 110K packs, and others. As everyone knows, these packs are untradeable. Once you open them, your coins are gone, and you cannot recover their value by selling the players. So, is it unreasonable to expect at least one genuinely good player from such a substantial investment? I swear, the highest-rated player I packed across all those packs was David Raya, rated 88. 600K coins spent, only to receive a collection of mostly useless players and a high-rated goalkeeper who offers absolutely no value to my squad. What is the point of these expensive promotional packs if the chances of getting something genuinely exciting feel so disappointing? 4- Promotional Events Pass Without Giving Players Anything to Enjoy How are we supposed to get excited about new promotional events when an entire event can pass without packing a single worthwhile promotional player? The only realistic way to obtain some of these players seems to be through SBCs or objectives that require playing an exhausting number of repetitive and boring matches. Where is the excitement of opening packs? Where is the feeling of anticipation when a new promo arrives? Promotional events should make players excited to log in, play, open packs, and improve their squads. Instead, many of us are simply watching events come and go without getting anything meaningful out of them. 5- The Competition Is Coming, and EA Should Be Paying Attention After everything mentioned above, I genuinely wonder: How exactly does EA expect us to remain enthusiastic about FC 27 when another game is on its way, one that millions of players have been waiting years to experience? That game could offer an entirely different level of entertainment and value for every dollar spent. For years, I have been waiting for a serious competitor in this market. Competition is healthy, and perhaps this is exactly what the football gaming industry needs. I believe EA will soon notice a significant number of players stepping away from FC 27. Perhaps next week, perhaps when another major game arrives. And when that happens, EA may finally start changing many of the things players have been complaining about. But by then, it might already be too late for some of us. I have been playing these games for years, and I genuinely want FC to be enjoyable. I want to look forward to new events, exciting rewards, competitive matches, and meaningful squad improvements. But right now, the game offers very little reason to stay. EA, players do not owe you their time simply because there is no serious alternative. And when a serious alternative finally arrives, you should not be surprised when people choose to spend their time and money elsewhere. Give us a reason to play. Give us meaningful rewards. Give us tactical diversity. Make promotional events exciting again. Most importantly, make FC 27 fun to play. Because right now, it really isn’t.FC 27 on Switch 2 – Worse Graphics and Sluggish Gameplay vs FC 26
I’m extremely disappointed with EA FC 27 on Nintendo Switch 2. Having played FC 26 on the same console, I genuinely feel that this year’s edition is a step backwards. Graphics: The crowd looks absolutely awful, almost like cardboard cutouts. The stadiums feel lifeless, and the overall presentation looks worse than in FC 26. How is this acceptable in a newer game? Gameplay: Player movement feels incredibly sluggish and heavy. Turning, dribbling and changing direction are frustrating. FC 26 felt noticeably more responsive and enjoyable. I simply don’t feel fully in control of my players. Performance: We’re still stuck at 30 FPS. I expected EA to make better use of the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware. Latest patch: I’ve played the game after the recent update, and unfortunately, I haven’t noticed any meaningful improvement in responsiveness. I’ve also played eFootball Kick-Off on the same console, and the difference in player control is remarkable. Kick-Off feels much more responsive and enjoyable. To me, FC 27 feels like a lazy, poorly optimised release. I genuinely regret buying it. EA, are there any plans to improve the sluggish gameplay, crowd graphics and overall performance on Nintendo Switch 2? I’d also be interested to hear from other Switch 2 players. Has anyone else noticed these issues, especially compared to FC 26?BRING THE PASSION OF SAUDI AND ARABIAN FOOTBALL TO EA SPORTS FC!
Dears, As an Arab football community, we want to see something that represents our identity, culture, and passion for football in EA SPORTS FC. We are asking EA Sports to introduce authentic chants and anthems for Saudi Arabian clubs and the Saudi National Team. We want to hear our stadium chants during goal celebrations, before kick-off, and throughout the match. Football is more than just a game. It is about identity, history, pride, and the incredible atmosphere created by fans. Saudi football has a passionate fanbase that deserves to be represented in one of the world’s biggest football games. At the very least, we deserve to dream of hearing Al Hilal Saudi FC’s anthem in the game. Al Hilal is not just another football club. It is one of Asia’s most successful and decorated clubs, with an extraordinary continental history: AL HILAL’S ASIAN HONOURS 🏆 AFC Champions League — 1991, 2000, 2019, 2021 🏆 Asian Cup Winners’ Cup — 1996, 2002🏆 Asian Super Cup — 1997, 2000🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 That’s EIGHT major Asian titles, a legacy that deserves recognition and representation in EA SPORTS FC. We believe adding authentic Saudi and Arabian chants would make the game more immersive, bring more cultural diversity to the experience, and allow millions of Arab fans to feel that their football culture is finally represented. We are not asking for something impossible. We are simply asking EA to listen to a passionate community that wants to see its football identity represented. best regards, N1QOzCustom tactics issue
In my added Custom tactics I switch my RS and my LS as I want certain shooting angles and I save it then everytime I go back into custom tactics they’ve then reset to the other position again, it’s post patch now and it still hasn’t been solved man it’s so jarring , I have to pause it in game and switch their position every single timeWow EA!! You have outdone yourselves with this one!! Good Job!!
There isn’t enough words to describe how bad this game is. I got sick and had to stay home for a week. The sickness was a lot less painful and frustrating than playing the game. The excitement to play this game and the actual game play are two different things. You can defend your heart out, covering spaces, tackling, team press, offside trap… then the game just decides a 20 yard simple pass will find their striker in yards of space. We can’t control all the 11 players at the same time. Your defensive AI and players switching AI are so bad. Another year, I feel like I’ve wasted my money. I’m so glad I won’t have to touch this game after November 19. Fire everyone!! They’re doing a terrible job. No one cares about the grounds and open world you created. It gets boring after a few days. You have outdone yourself EA 👏 this is the worst version of this game ever!Customer support
The customer support of ea is a joke after getting my appeal rejected twice even though the accusations wasn’t t correct I can’t get in contact with the tos team. So according to them I should just say it’s fine but the next time I get banned for something I didn’t do I’m gonna get permanently banned and should just suck it up since their incompetent TOS team is always right according to them.PLAYER IMDICATORS
Can anyone tell how to turn on players indicators and markers like before? After today's update, the game has become even **bleep**, just the worst gameplay. Its very difficult to recognise which player is active and where the pass is going. I lost a head to head just because of this.