Electronic Arts (EA), who was also responsible for the now infamous "Star Wars Battlefront II," has been getting backlash over the Black Friday sale. Now, it looks like they are opening up more issues on other EA games, specifically on their most lucrative game, "FIFA 18."
Gamers on Black Friday usually shell out a lot of money to take advantage of the cheap sales. In "FIFA 18," players can get in-game currency through multiple ways. One way is to buy them with real money, while other gamers can also earn these credits while playing.
However, like their infamous "Battlefront II" game, it takes an overwhelming amount of time to buy even just one top-tier player like Lionel Messi or rival Cristiano Ronaldo. According to Polygon, one FIFA YouTuber, who goes by the username drpoplove, mentioned that he and his friend had to spend nearly $500 worth of packs just to get a star player.
Drpoplove even posted on Reddit a long and detailed article on all the problems found in the game. As a YouTuber, he also posted a video backing up all of the claims he made in the Reddit post.
Another Reddit user, SSROCK, in line with the detailed post, also shared his own experience with the game's issues. At the end of the post, he even highlighted four things FIFA fans can do for EA to notice them, with one being to boycott the Black Friday sale. The other three would be to tweet EA's official Twitter with hashtag "FixFifa," signing a petition on Change.org, and asking YouTubers to encourage their viewers to do the same.
The petition now has nearly 40,000 signatures. For a big game, that may not seem much of a big number for EA to notice them, but accompanied by a boycott and social media protests, it might be possible for "FIFA 18" players to see some changes.
