With Title Update 9 for EA FC 25, a win will be awarded when an opponent quits in matches within the popular Ultimate Team mode.
After years of waiting, Electronic Arts has finally decided to introduce this much-requested change. However, they may have overlooked the fact that player toxicity in EA FC 25 has reached critical levels, and a major oversight could undermine the effectiveness of this update.
According to the pitch notes attached to the announcement, if an opponent shuts down their console instead of quitting through the in-game menus, this change becomes completely useless. Anyone familiar with EA FC 25 knows that most players will likely start turning off their consoles rather than quitting the traditional way.
The Canadian software house has heard the community’s frustration about not receiving a win when an opponent leaves a tied Football Ultimate Team match.
This is a complex space, and we want to ensure fair competitive play. When we change how players get wins, draws, or losses, exploits may occur, impacting fair play, so we must be careful about how we make these changes.
With that said, we want to try to make progress here, so in an upcoming Server Release, we’ll update how some online match outcomes are determined.
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Here is the change:
- Introduced new match outcome logic that can result in you receiving a match win when opponents quit during a tied scoreline.
- This change applies to solo Ultimate Team Division Rivals and Champions play, as well as Ultimate Team Division Rivals co-op play.
There are a couple of key elements to call out about this change:
First, this will only apply when a player uses the Quit option from the in-game Pause Menu when one of the following conditions are met:
- 45 or more minutes have passed.
- The quitting player concedes a penalty kick.
- The quitting player has received a red card.
Second, there is a limit to how many times a player will be able to receive a win in this scenario. The change includes a cooldown period, and you’ll be informed in-game with a pop-up message when that limit has been reached. When released, this will be set to 5 in a 24 hour period, which resets at 00:00 GMT daily.
Our aim, as always, is to provide a safe and fun environment free from cheating. Therefore, what is listed here, including the daily limits, may change based on our analysis and/or observations that these changes are negatively impacting the player experience.
While our goal is to eventually be able to address all ways of leaving a tied match, such as a disconnect, we need to first monitor how this change is being used by players and how it’s impacting the Ultimate Team experience.
We understand that this change will not resolve all the cases where the community has expressed frustration. However, we want to be able to make progress here, and our learnings from this initial change will help inform any further potential changes.
EA Sports FC 25 is available from 27 September on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Steam, and Nintendo Switch. Follow us on our social media channels Facebook and Twitter for more news.
