accies1874 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 A lot fairer and less exploitative, not everyone at the start was settling on a top class team, more a team they actually wanted. There was an option to buy packs but there were no flash sales, no constant new coloured cards to upgrade, etc as EA hadn't actually cottoned on to aggressively market them at that point. The fact it was both untested and DLC that cost a tenner sort of meant that there wasn't a massive player base to generate a market for the top, top player cards so it was very basic and simple but a lot of fun. Also the market was a very good place to trade, was great fun buying cards low and selling high to build the team you wanted. Was immensely disappointed when it became an in-game feature for 2010 as the writing was on the wall at that point. They were giving you a full mode for 'free' that they charged a tenner for 6 months earlier, so they had to make that money back somewhere. I played it when I was around 14 because my mates did but was always and still am a Career Mode man. The monetisation and online aspects just don't interest me, although I did like the idea of building a team and comparing it with others. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 hours ago, djchapsticks said: Ultimate team in it's first incantation (when it came out as DLC) was a brilliant, potentially revolutionary concept that gave a whole new layer to FIFA. Then it became a filthy loot-box cash grab that WAS revolutionary to the gaming industry but not in a good way. I'm sure I read somewhere that EA meets its entire annual turnover expectation with Ultimate Team on FIFA and hits its profit target with Madden's one. Anything else is allegedly just a bonus for them which is funny but also depressing given how poor the quality of their products are overall. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 hours ago, djchapsticks said: Ultimate team in it's first incantation (when it came out as DLC) was a brilliant, potentially revolutionary concept that gave a whole new layer to FIFA. Then it became a filthy loot-box cash grab that WAS revolutionary to the gaming industry but not in a good way. Yeah that is true. If they had Ultimate Team without the paywall it would be alright but even still the actual physics of the game change from that compared to when you play regular games... the goalkeepers fumbles and the amount of times you hit the bar is literally unbelievable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, NotThePars said: I'm sure I read somewhere that EA meets its entire annual turnover expectation with Ultimate Team on FIFA and hits its profit target with Madden's one. Anything else is allegedly just a bonus for them which is funny but also depressing given how poor the quality of their products are overall. Yeah this annoys me. If they had a shred of integrity they would invest in the pro clubs and esports and Fifa could be huge on that front but instead understandably they make their money from UT anyway so why would they change it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Stormzy said: Yeah this annoys me. If they had a shred of integrity they would invest in the pro clubs and esports and Fifa could be huge on that front but instead understandably they make their money from UT anyway so why would they change it. Even beyond FIFA they could just release some good games rather than Anthem and Mass Effect Andromeda ETA: and aye make an effort on FIFA outside of one mode given it makes so much money lol Edited October 11, 2020 by NotThePars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, NotThePars said: Even beyond FIFA they could just release some good games rather than Anthem and Mass Effect Andromeda Why would they though? New IPs are a massive risk requiring huge financial outlay for possible little return. FIFA and Madden are guaranteed moneyspinners for them requiring very little effort every single year. There's literally no incentive for them to try anything different and that's why they hardly ever do so. I've got a mate who does nothing but complain about EA every single year and every single year he buys both FIFA and Madden on their release days (and did so with Tiger Woods). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, Gaz said: Why would they though? New IPs are a massive risk requiring huge financial outlay for possible little return. FIFA and Madden are guaranteed moneyspinners for them requiring very little effort every single year. There's literally no incentive for them to try anything different and that's why they hardly ever do so. I've got a mate who does nothing but complain about EA every single year and every single year he buys both FIFA and Madden on their release days (and did so with Tiger Woods). I know they don't have any need to and that's one reason why I would happily see capitalism burned to the ground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Street Racer was and is the best karting game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkinsbaldpatch Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Street Racer was and is the best karting game. Lost hours to that game as a kid, loved it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 11/10/2020 at 10:33, BigFatTabbyDave said: ^^^ absolutely begging for @Mr X to whip out the banhammer! I thought that was the majority opinion? Didn't realise tbh. I just remember when SA came out literally every gaming magazine was obsessed by it. I played it about 3 times and got bored. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 FIFA is a gubbins franchise and people who buy it every year are gullible morons. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Playing Ghost of Tsushima has confirmed for me that day/night cycles and "dynamic weather" aren't always good. So many open world games look really meh at night due to a samey blue haze, and most just look best on a sunny day or at dusk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Maybe not unpopular but loads of people still play it. GTA online is utterly unplayable & shite. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 FIFA and COD are gubbins franchises and people who buy them every year are gullible morons.FTFY. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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