How Ultimate Team Destroyed The FIFA Game Franchise

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  • @phatmemer69
    @phatmemer69  ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Correction - At 4:32 I accidently included the logo of (Futtrading) with 2 FIFA Coin selling websites. This is a mistake, they (Futtrading) actually teach people how to trade on the FIFA transfer market and do NOT sell coins. Appreciate Futtrading for reaching out to me to correct me.

  • @dublumlum
    @dublumlum ปีที่แล้ว +4248

    FIFA content creation no longer became about playing the actual game. It became about going through menus.

    • @cathallynn2594
      @cathallynn2594 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      What’s the scene like now I haven’t played the game since fifa 18 really. What’s changed? The thing was Fifa had the capacity to make to make the game so good but never fixed the flaws with the slow gameplay

    • @Vert-.
      @Vert-. ปีที่แล้ว +113

      @@cathallynn2594 it’s horrible bro. I’m not amazing at fifa but I’m good enough for div 1 each year, yet each year it progressively gets harder imo. It’s so meta oriented now that it’s not fun to play, as soon as people get the early access and are able to buy fifa points it just becomes pay to win really. I put about £100 over a couple of months and had a decent ultimate team. Took a break for a few weeks to work but bc of the Promo’s every couple of weeks I came back to a now dated and pretty shit team that I had to actually spend money on to get.
      silly mechanics like the ‘rb’ dribbling and people using certain formations with custom tactics for the sole purpose of making the game as frustrating for the other player, not even any fun in the game any more. Maybe im just getting old

    • @phatmemer69
      @phatmemer69  ปีที่แล้ว +191

      I was honestly never interested in pack openings ect, sad how it drifted so far from the unique series of actually playing the game

    • @cathallynn2594
      @cathallynn2594 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@phatmemer69 yeah fact like all the series of starting from scratch and building your team up was the best part the likes of nepenthez and nick28t and matthdgamer back in the day was the dream!

    • @DerbyRambles
      @DerbyRambles ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hit the nail on the head. When FIFA first came out (and I'm talking FIFA International and FIFA 95 days), I couldn't get enough of it for the first few years. I stopped playing and tried to get back into the scene around 2015, but couldn't. It looked good, but it was already getting too complex. I tried to get back into again in 2020, but found myself messing about in the menus and not learning how to play the game. I'm 38 now, and I find this the problem with many modern games, they look good, but everything is geared towards strategy and menu's and story telling, that half the time I can't even be bothered to get into the gameplay anymore.

  • @madsnn4222
    @madsnn4222 ปีที่แล้ว +2376

    could argue that the excessive special cards killed fut way more than coins trading

    • @jonathanjoos2284
      @jonathanjoos2284 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      But then again, the 88 and 87 rated players will become more desired. Would still be the same thing. They should just cut with the microtransactions and make it more rewarding by having only coins. Sadly, they will never do that.

    • @madsnn4222
      @madsnn4222 ปีที่แล้ว +192

      @@jonathanjoos2284 and? it's good that the 88 and 87 rated players become more desired, we need the days where you could play with a full non rare team and still win, instead of this shit with 40 different promos which nobody asked for

    • @jasperthompson9759
      @jasperthompson9759 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Made it less ptw imo

    • @madsnn4222
      @madsnn4222 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@jasperthompson9759 nah back in the day you could easily win with a non rare team vs toty and tots teams

    • @NickBBBBB
      @NickBBBBB ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Think they should release promos less tbh. Having one every week just ruins the value of the cards

  • @danielkitts9685
    @danielkitts9685 ปีที่แล้ว +782

    In Belgium they banned micro transactions for video games meaning this wasn't possible over there. You gain points by playing the game rather than spending money which is how it should be everywhere.

    • @truthinlifewoken6698
      @truthinlifewoken6698 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Like efootball

    • @shikikankillzone4239
      @shikikankillzone4239 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ​@@truthinlifewoken6698Do you play it? Might be a little weird to ask a stranger, but I'm looking for someone's account of the game.
      Like, does it feel good to play or is it just like FIFA20 that you get to play 3 matches and feel like shit afterwards or does it actually deliver instead of just drip-feeding significant events.
      I've looked through 16 videos but all of them just seemed like they were shilling for the game and made their opinions questionable at best

    • @trees4227
      @trees4227 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@shikikankillzone4239 I do, and it's pretty mid, the menu is shit, but cards look cool tho and it isnt much p2w but there's microtransactions that nobody likes.

    • @harryxyz2982
      @harryxyz2982 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Every country should be like Belgium
      In dealing with loot boxes

    • @alehlete830
      @alehlete830 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think small microtransactuons should be a thing small ones though

  • @Johnmarstonliveson
    @Johnmarstonliveson ปีที่แล้ว +421

    I remember having TOTW players in FIFA 12 thinking I was king. There’s no fun anymore.The problem is EA bring out too many promos and special cards in the first few months. I remember using a silver team in fifa 12 and dominating people with it. Nowadays you need the best players and all colours on your team.

    • @GGamersUnited
      @GGamersUnited ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yup. Meta changes like crazy as well. You HAVE TO be addicted to it to stay competitive. It is 2nd job for many as is. lol it is sad.

    • @julianeder4699
      @julianeder4699 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This constant trend of EA tryin to one up their last title in terms of high rated cards has completely ruined the game for me.
      F13 had 11 cards with a rating of over 95 handed out to 5 different players (Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta, Xavi, Casillas)
      F22 had about 150 players with a rating above 95 (not including icons or heroes)
      It doesnt even feel special packing icons anymore couse a few days later ea will drop the next promo and with it some overrated 99 mbappe that renders your 94 cruyff obsolete.

    • @WallyBigMt
      @WallyBigMt ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If that's too much see fifa mobile lmao every card there is ovr 100

    • @thearacit1878
      @thearacit1878 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So true, used to destroy people with Maikon Leite and Wallyson

    • @Mrmango7777
      @Mrmango7777 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You could make a 'cheap beast team' across FIFA 12-15. Russian team with doumbia, emenike and wellinton. Ligue 1 team with lavezzi, remy and aubemyang. Theres always going to be a broken meta (pace) but you felt like skill could get you by. You buy the modern fifas and you could be skilled but some kid who rinsed his ma's credit card and has the best players, wins everytime. They ruined it.

  • @oliverdobson3761
    @oliverdobson3761 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    Thanks for making this. Ultimate Team has been a detriment to sports games, gaming as a whole, and even content creation arguably. Some of the people made big by UT opening stuff should and would be working in Tesco in every alternate universe

    • @Plupert
      @Plupert ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Why run the Fut market is the only fifa content creator I watch.

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lies again? American Education Gout Pain

    • @lilboatracer6959
      @lilboatracer6959 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mlb has done it right you can have a very competitive high overall team not spending any money or spending weeks grinding allowing casual player ig to play ultimate team

    • @PorterStatsTheSecond
      @PorterStatsTheSecond ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I just want Career Mode to be a focus, it’s so glitchy and just gets boring so quickly. That’s why I prefer Football Manager.

    • @SpartanArmy117
      @SpartanArmy117 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lilboatracer6959 Yep I don't even like baseball but MLB the Show is, and I'm not exaggerating, the best sports game on the market by magnitudes right now. It shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as 2k, madden, and Fifa.

  • @kidkieran77
    @kidkieran77 ปีที่แล้ว +856

    The issue also was that Fifa nerfed the ability of lower rated palyers. Back in Fifa 11-14 my Silver teams were absolutely boss and as I was a decent 7/10 I could win more than I didn't.

    • @jacksonboyd02
      @jacksonboyd02 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Yea man that el shararway was so fun to use

    • @tomcustis9272
      @tomcustis9272 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Yh they lowered the skill gap so that the whales could pay to win instead of just pay to have a gd team.

    • @0x______224
      @0x______224 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tomcustis9272shush noob I’ve been good since fifa 13 and still killing it this year 😂😂 went 20-0 last weekend

    • @mohomonkey9906
      @mohomonkey9906 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@0x______224 no need to go 20-0 if ur not a streamer
      just give away the last win and u still get the same rewards in the end

    • @mohomonkey9906
      @mohomonkey9906 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@0x______224 no need to go 20-0 if ur not a streamer
      just give away the last win and u still get the same rewards in the end

  • @jackwatkins3
    @jackwatkins3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    This is exactly why I’ve played ‘Seasons’ since the game mode first came out. I knew FUT was a dangerous route and I’m glad I didn’t go down it. The amount of money people have splashed out on this game is insane. EA are exploiting them and setting them up as you say, potential ‘future degenerate gamblers’.
    Quality video btw 👏🏽

    • @tonygregory4023
      @tonygregory4023 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Happily say I’m the say from fifa 13 days I haven’t spent a dime only on the game itself 😊😊

    • @jamesomara3361
      @jamesomara3361 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I spent about 15 minutes in FUT and said "nah" and went back to Seasons, where I've spent so many hours grinding to division 1. It's pretty blatant that they haven't put any love and care into that mode since the first year it came out, which is really sad. They could've honestly had tiers across star ratings streamlined many times over so it could've been a major part of people's enjoyment of the game.
      But they've only invested anything into UT for about 7-8 years now.

    • @محمدجبار-ض4ح
      @محمدجبار-ض4ح ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah the real reason is div 1 players in seasons cant reach div 4 or higher in fut . U r missing alot of fun by building your team frome scratch whithout paying a dime

    • @bbcmotd
      @bbcmotd ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@محمدجبار-ض4ح the real reason is div 7 player in seasons destroys div 1 player from FUT on manual/semi controls because FUT kids are used to AI making all the passes perfect.

    • @stephenadam6860
      @stephenadam6860 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol you know it’s not a must to spend money 😂

  • @atko92
    @atko92 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    It's actually disgusting and they shouldn't be proud of what they've done. Essentially promoting and encouraging underage gambling. FIFA, the TH-camrs and coin websites

    • @nu-agegamer3548
      @nu-agegamer3548 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's not the YTers. At least not back then. Maybe now, but not back then.

    • @tvforreal6614
      @tvforreal6614 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      That’s the thing, buying fifa points is literally gambling because you don’t know what you get for the money. But if you buy coins you know exactly what you will get.

    • @declangaming24
      @declangaming24 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@tvforreal6614both you shouldn't buy just earn them like any normal player I already have lots of 90+ players without spending a penny bad side about buying coins is EA find out you get banned from the market and your balance getting wiped with fifa points it's expensive but you don't get banned. Coins are stupidly priced same with points

    • @JTB_FM
      @JTB_FM ปีที่แล้ว +9

      While true you have to remember most of the TH-camrs promoting the game at the time where 17-19, they didn't know how long the FIFA boom would last so guaranteeing another 6 figures a month is almost impossible to say no to

    • @dylanwyatt-brown3624
      @dylanwyatt-brown3624 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Atleast you know what you're getting when you buy coins... ea promoting fifa points is a LOT worse and they ruined the game by having shit gameplay every year and getting of any fun modes we can actually play.

  • @Lr-tv3mh
    @Lr-tv3mh ปีที่แล้ว +220

    When FUT came out it was fun building your team for scratch, only to realize the scam EA was pulling for getting the big name players

  • @jaylee2222
    @jaylee2222 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Fut coins didn’t kill ultimate team EA killed ultimate team because they want money

    • @topshgggrrr5577
      @topshgggrrr5577 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Fifa is a bunch of kids gambling with their parents money

    • @jaylee2222
      @jaylee2222 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@topshgggrrr5577 didn’t ask

    • @nikolasimoni5018
      @nikolasimoni5018 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@jaylee2222i did

    • @bearbearingston7696
      @bearbearingston7696 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jaylee2222 You kinda did

    • @jaylee2222
      @jaylee2222 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bearbearingston7696 k

  • @lordfizzz
    @lordfizzz ปีที่แล้ว +73

    It massacred other game modes as well. Their golden goose is FUT packs so they put little to no effort into other game modes (pls make pro clubs great again 😢)

    • @harrydifelice7693
      @harrydifelice7693 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Career mode as well. That mode has got barely any development for years now. So stale.

  • @Vert-.
    @Vert-. ปีที่แล้ว +150

    Just when we need him the most, Memer returns on smoke.
    Been watching you from pretty early on and I’ve got to say these videos get better each time

    • @phatmemer69
      @phatmemer69  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Legend broski, always appreciate you watching!

    • @Vert-.
      @Vert-. ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@phatmemer69 always a pleasure bro ❤️

    • @Eggzy-b7f
      @Eggzy-b7f ปีที่แล้ว

      You're a weirdo Arlocc lmao

  • @MrGrombie
    @MrGrombie ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I quit playing 3 years back when it was obvious they didn't care about Pro Clubs anymore.
    Really sucks, since loved playing with my friends on there. After we lost that, our group fractured.

  • @flo4470
    @flo4470 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I never understood the crazyness behind UT . People on social media were only talking about UT cards and not tactics or skill moves . Your info about coin " mafia " is very interesting, you should do some more videos .

  • @amazanta1605
    @amazanta1605 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    It’s a casino of sports it’s wild how one company EA’s monetisation is so bad they created new laws in the uk to protect people from random loot boxes being exploited 💀

  • @birchie27
    @birchie27 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fifa 23 i had a full rare gold squad within an hour of first opening ultimate team. I miss the days when a full rare gold squad came with hours of playing the game, but that was when gameplay was fun and captivating

  • @TheOnlyTaps
    @TheOnlyTaps ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Microtransactions are the bane of modern gaming. Fantastic watch and discussion 👊🏿

    • @ProdxShakes1
      @ProdxShakes1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nahh I believe I read something that CoD purposefully put you into easier skill based lobbies if you purchased items for a short time, I imagine it's the same with Fifa which is pretty much killing the idea of getting home from a 10 hour shift and looking forward to a game of fifa

    • @TheOnlyTaps
      @TheOnlyTaps ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ProdxShakes1 Exactly well said. Live service games are good but they've become so battle pass and loot box driven that they've lost that passion and joy of just actual gaming for the casual person who's not gonna have all day to slog a game and probably just wants to hop online and enjoy for a bit without having to grind everything. Hopefully one day we see it slow down coz rn single player story games are our only hope coz those ones still come correct, no microtransactions no BS just a good game and occasionally good DLC on top during the life cycle of the game

  • @chrisbreen6484
    @chrisbreen6484 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One year I paid about £80 for the new Fifa game with all the extra stuff like getting to play sooner and so on. Then over the year, I would spend between 20-60 on points each month and it didnt seem like a big deal because it didnt look like I had spent much of my wages. Then in June the next year I realised I must've spent about 500-700 quid that year on Fifa and I had nothing to show for it, my team was just the same as everyone elses, even people who didnt pay for any points. Then a new fifa was announced and my team was left behind. Fifa ultimate team is a trap, you pay 80 quid for a very similar game each year and the temptation to spend extra for worthless packs is massive.
    I havent bought the new games since then and I dont intend to any time soon.

  • @BadgerOff32
    @BadgerOff32 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I haven't bought or played FIFA in years. I used to like playing the single player modes like Be A Pro or Manager Mode, but year after year it seemed like 100% of the development focus was on Ultimate Team, a mode I utterly despised! Bugs and issues that existed in single player modes 10 or 15 years ago are _still there_ because they only care about their FUT cash cow and they keep releasing the same goddamned game year after year after year, just with a roster update and a new skin!

  • @maliciouspig8494
    @maliciouspig8494 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Fun thing: I played Fifa in the ol' days (20 years ago) and I recently started playing FIFA23. It's utterly disgusting to play online. It's a pay-to-win game and I noticed after 5 games it's impossible to win without spending hundreds of Euros.
    So I only play offline, because I'm from en era you have play to unlock everything, not swipe your fkn card!

    • @slimjim5392
      @slimjim5392 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol. You're just not very good bro

    • @mrlace4776
      @mrlace4776 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@slimjim5392 he's right, it's pay-to-win

    • @maliciouspig8494
      @maliciouspig8494 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@slimjim5392 is division 4 good? Idk and idgaf

    • @Ugur6626
      @Ugur6626 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@maliciouspig8494div 4 is very low

    • @Ugur6626
      @Ugur6626 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But fifa is only DDA to win, not Pay to Win

  • @spitfire1352
    @spitfire1352 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Mad these big creators just admitting to that shit from back in the day

    • @kidkieran77
      @kidkieran77 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep I went to the same school as Josh and Tobi and just a little older than them. They were always painted as heroes by our old school but like they were part of a system exploiting kids. I think great for them that they made a lot of money and have had great fame BUT still they should not be so highly celebrated. Like Phat Memer said, I would have done the same thing but I would in no way want to be celebrated as a hero.

    • @jonathanmarkham1998
      @jonathanmarkham1998 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kidkieran77You would’ve done the same thing?

  • @Mineluke
    @Mineluke ปีที่แล้ว +68

    The editing put into these videos is so well done

  • @Mariusaucy
    @Mariusaucy ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I tried FUT this year without buying any coins - it was okay, but it was difficult to keep up with all the new cards or SBCs and I figured that I end up spending more time playing SBCs or grinding for these cards rather than enjoying game. It is possible to have a competitive team without spending real money, but it requires grinding and much of time and playing online. The main problem for me is simply the amount of cards that there is and time you spent there.

    • @warenwolf_17
      @warenwolf_17 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly, by the time you get a really pro team, there's already fifa 24 😢

  • @SightedRain40
    @SightedRain40 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    As someone who lived this video, it’s so spot on and very well made 😊 trade offers and no price ranges hit so different.

  • @jamesfarmer1777
    @jamesfarmer1777 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As someone who grew up with FUT and these TH-camrs rise, plateau and dash across to podcasting, this was really interesting.

  • @tvforreal6614
    @tvforreal6614 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The thing is with buying coins of a website you know what you get for the money. And if you buy fifa points it’s all about luck, you could get very little for 100€ for example.

    • @DW51380
      @DW51380 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      To be fair in like 2017 at a sleepover with me mate as kids we went back to fifa 14 and we quick sold every item of in me mates club and just did pack openings selling everything and trying to get the best team out of a million coins and we ended up packing ronaldo without paying

  • @mikelitorous5570
    @mikelitorous5570 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I think fifa died with the introduction of a million different cards. It massively inflated the market and it made the special cards less special. I do think the introduction of game modes like cut champs helped the game by giving a legit way to get good rewards for being a good player rather than having to rely on packs. But endless rewards killed the achievement of getting a special kind of player.

    • @allusivestorm762
      @allusivestorm762 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I remember when it was actually crazy to have a colored card. Now they literally hand you one 1 second into the game

    • @mikelitorous5570
      @mikelitorous5570 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@allusivestorm762 yeah I remember the tournaments in fifa 12 for the inform cards. Think I lost in the final for a Honda inform card. Was gutted as well because he would have slotted into my Russian League team

    • @alehlete830
      @alehlete830 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fifa 16 to 18 wad the main collapse story mode cool career mode aright uktamate team dodgyy

    • @IOFIsickness
      @IOFIsickness ปีที่แล้ว

      Nowadays they give 80+ rated cards just for logging in.

  • @FootballTherapy
    @FootballTherapy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love your videos mate! Smashing it

    • @phatmemer69
      @phatmemer69  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks bro, appreciate it!!

  • @ProdbyNaz934
    @ProdbyNaz934 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Im glad i never played FUT other than a few times, i mostly play fifa for the other modes or with my friends, and i still enjoy the game because it allows for more freedom and not just hoping i get something good.

    • @skipbayless557
      @skipbayless557 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same I just play career mode and that’s it.

  • @manbok2035
    @manbok2035 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I never played Fifa UT as much as Madden UT. Same story, being competitive in Madden is a job. You need to constantly learn new exploitable plays and tactics as well as constantly upgrading your team.

    • @DW51380
      @DW51380 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      never played online but I loved replaying the single player drafts on madden when it was replayable and loved the fifa draft when they brought it there now you need draft tokens or some stupid shit so don’t even touch ultimate team on anything at all now. I have 3 builds on 2k and that’s either atleast £75 each for 85ovr if that and I don’t get how they can be allowed to just erase your shit and your currency from one year and just ask for another £100 per build with like £70 for the game itself so I buy 2k every 2-3 years depending how much of an improvement their is and with madden and fifa I just play last years free on EA access I am not wasting money on their cash grabs anymore

  • @sh7bby
    @sh7bby ปีที่แล้ว +4

    been watchin u since u have like 1k subscribers...you're doing great bro keep goin

  • @mukongo-p9c
    @mukongo-p9c ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The fact that EA stopped caring about other things in the game and only focused on ultimate team since that’s what got them the most money is what destroyed FIFA. I’ve played FIFA ever since FIFA 11-21 and every FIFA I’ve bought was for the sake of career mode, had they just invested half the time and money they put in ultimate into career mode, FIFA would’ve been a much better game. I stopped buying FIFA after FIFA 21 but thinking of making a comeback this year if the career mode is improved.

    • @lordsaint1999
      @lordsaint1999 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      U skipped just a year

    • @mukongo-p9c
      @mukongo-p9c ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lordsaint1999 no, I didn’t buy fifa 22 and fifa 23 so that’s two years

    • @rody2k6
      @rody2k6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@mukongo-p9cI think he understood you saying this year as getting this year's fifa (23).

  • @LE96z
    @LE96z ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! 👏

  • @lucwijngaard8413
    @lucwijngaard8413 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This video was really well done, I love sports games like fifa and nba2k but the way microtransactions are imbedded in them ruin the magic of their online game modes

  • @nemmy16
    @nemmy16 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Back again with a banger, get this man to 100k

    • @phatmemer69
      @phatmemer69  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good things always take time!

  • @seanhodgkins821
    @seanhodgkins821 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I never played fut. Just never saw the point when career mode could allow you to create a team for free

  • @Amm17ar
    @Amm17ar ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I can almost guarentee EA has a hand in the coins black market. You dont turn a blind eye to someone taking money out of your companies profit unless youre benefitting somehow someway. Not for this long at least. Theyre probably letting it slide and that benefits them somehow to where its not worth stopping it or they themselves are on the other end in some capacity eating the chocolate bar from both ends.

  • @Fishy100thousand
    @Fishy100thousand ปีที่แล้ว

    Im 21 now fifa youtubers were my childhood all thru middle school mostly i would watch them 24/7

  • @JJJackson777
    @JJJackson777 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    massive big ups to Barfieboy & Geografifa keeping Career Mode alive & fresh these past few years.

  • @AustrianCitizen
    @AustrianCitizen ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah Nepenthez got fined 91k, but a few years later he made a youtube video about buying a Lamborghini, so, justice....

  • @AM-hr9jx
    @AM-hr9jx ปีที่แล้ว +3

    SBCs absolutely changed the curve imo. A regular player like me and so many others have great teams because of sbcs.

  • @mrpotato442
    @mrpotato442 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Don't get people being pissed about being scammed....dont put your own money into it..simple. I'm an average player and have a 94 rated squad just by grinding, using time well and not excessively at that. I'd never put a penny into the game and I still enjoy it.

  • @tsvetelin6556
    @tsvetelin6556 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very interesting topic and well done video!
    PS: As a huge football fan I'm surprised I had no idea about this :D maybe cuz I don't play a lot fifa recently.

  • @hoodcompilationtv218
    @hoodcompilationtv218 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    On fifa 12 I remember At one point I used to have all team of the year players and the best rare gold players spend about 4k but I regret it after cuz handicap didn’t let me win even thought i had the best players on the game

  • @JaxXgotGame
    @JaxXgotGame ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:55 Ultimate Team was introduced in FIFA 09 which was release in 2008, not 2009.

  • @flxcko7798
    @flxcko7798 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    amazing video containing amazing topic !! keep it up g

  • @ClubisteM
    @ClubisteM ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've stopped playing fifa years ago.
    FUT is the main reason. They don't care about the career mode anymore.

  • @Jovakin
    @Jovakin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yooo this videos lit I always knew because it was obvious but thanks for going more in depth with the subject

  • @SerkanMesude
    @SerkanMesude 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just heard World Cup T20 is coming to 4rabet soon the excitement is unreal

  • @TheSmithylicious
    @TheSmithylicious ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is one of the best TH-cam videos I’ve ever seen. Perfect nostalgia mixed in with economic and social issues. Brilliant mate!

    • @phatmemer69
      @phatmemer69  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching mate!

  • @wojtek1765
    @wojtek1765 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely love this channel and very informative video thanks phat memer. 😊

    • @phatmemer69
      @phatmemer69  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for watching!!

  • @RealBigLou
    @RealBigLou ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fifa gave me a deep rooted gambling problem that i still hold 10-14 years on

    • @tvforreal6614
      @tvforreal6614 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In Belgium it’s not even possible to buy fifa points anymore. Fifa had to remove it because of the Law

  • @toddalcock6879
    @toddalcock6879 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The while Ultimate Team system is like crack cocaine for EA! They intrinsically know it's bad, they know it's unhealthy, they know they are complicit, BUT like crack they just can't give it up..... addicted

  • @Pac_2o12
    @Pac_2o12 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Another banging video

    • @phatmemer69
      @phatmemer69  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You already know bruvva! Apricate you watching!

    • @AkwardAddiict
      @AkwardAddiict ปีที่แล้ว

      @@phatmemer69thank u for doing your research and making this piece of content interesting and fun to watch . idea for next video . The Tmartn CS:go scandal

  • @1The1Shadow1
    @1The1Shadow1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That’s what I have been saying this whole time, post 2018 FIFA games they really suck and feel unrealistic. They messed up the defense really bad.

  • @kazzykaioken8873
    @kazzykaioken8873 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lmao I just ignored ultimate team in every game and never knew what it was about

  • @gavindawson3108
    @gavindawson3108 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Got 3 mates who spent thousands over the years on coins and packs, funnily enough they're all 25+ and living with their parents still.
    I just can't get my head round spending that kind of money on a game with such obvious scripting and P2W mechanics.

  • @Chxrlie95
    @Chxrlie95 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow this brought back so many memories, coming back home from school and hopping into a PS party and playing ultimate team all night, now Fifa is just so dead

  • @ToadsAndFrogs12
    @ToadsAndFrogs12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Stupid young me was saying FUT was a bad thing all those years ago when it first came out.

  • @gerwsgse
    @gerwsgse ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Been a fifa player since 2001. Proud to say I’ve never played a game of ultimate team. Just career mode, online friends and ranked seasons game.

    • @captainfalconmain6576
      @captainfalconmain6576 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      good boy

    • @gerwsgse
      @gerwsgse 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@captainfalconmain6576 Your mum also says that to me regularly ✌🏽

    • @captainfalconmain6576
      @captainfalconmain6576 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gerwsgsethanks lol

  • @mariano1428
    @mariano1428 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don´t know if this comment will get read or not but I feel it adds another layer to this video (probably gonna be a long comment as well)
    I used to make FIFA content on twitter (in spanish). I started off in 2019 and left in 2021, and I built a decent community of around 12k people.
    And let me tell you something, the DIFFERENCE between those two periods was HUGE. When I started, content creators cared about the game, they would make content for fun, and although coin selling pages and this type of things existed, creators neither cared too much about them nor made those things their main source of income
    Now, pretty much every creator has AT LEAST one of the following
    - A connection with a coin selling page where they get a commission for every sell the page gets
    - A premium discord server where they charge people generally for trading tips to make coins in the game (And of course, half of those creators either don´t know how to make coins for themselves or just steal content from other servers)
    - Also discord servers (and pages) where they (and a few more people) charge players for playing their FUT Champs or objectives games (charging from 20 dollars to as much as 150 for as little as ONE weekend league)
    - Nowadays they also started having their own coin selling pages (again, you are paying at least 6 dollars for 100k and honestly if you are going down the buying coins route, you are at least going to buy a million -> 60 dollars which is pretty much what the full game costs)
    And there´s twitter creators with something like 500k followers. Just take a second and imagine how much money THEY are making, let alone EA (their number is so stupid at this point that I don´t even want to think about it. For reference just think for a moment how many packs they sell in a lightning round and multiply that by how much a pack cost)
    The worst part is that they make this money mainly off of little kids who just spend their parents money
    And I´m not gonna be an hypocrite here. Back then in 2021, I was as close as you can get from having a discord server with a few lads where we would play people their games in FUT Champs and objectives and also give a few tips about the game in general (I was never good at trading to help people with that). And at the end I didn´t do it for two reasons. 1) (and probably the main reason) I didn´t have the balls to do it and 2) Every time I thought about a little kid paying me to play his games as much as he paid for the full game, I just couldn´t, I wasn´t able to do that. It´s just an obscene amount of money that as an argentine who knows how much that amount of dollars represents in our currency couldn´t have slept doing that. Sure, had I started that server, I would have probably forgotten about my morals after 4 or 5 clients, but now in hindsight I am happy I didn´t do it
    One final thing, there were also a lot of respectable creators who just weren´t out there trying to scam people. But they were the minority, and with how much FIFA now costs (in time, money and mental health) they are just becoming extinct.
    TLDR; The story of ABSURD amount of money made not only by EA but CONTENT CREATORS in twitter (by a guy who was a creator)

  • @Ace69Ace420
    @Ace69Ace420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video!

  • @TheWandererTravelVlogs
    @TheWandererTravelVlogs ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This certainly showed me a side of FIFA TH-camrs I never knew about. Buying other people’s footage to make a fake reaction video? My previous channel was a FIFA channel and looking back, I didn’t spend mega bucks, but knowing the big guys had connections and fake footage is a kick in the teeth I guess.

  • @urosvesic9520
    @urosvesic9520 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I played football games(FIFA & PES) since 2006 and I not even once payed a dime. For me my carrer as a player and a menager was good singlplayer exp, but playing regular games with my friends is the best way to enjoy these games

  • @stefverniers
    @stefverniers ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The reason I started playing ultimate team was so I can play against real life opponents with a team of particular players I enjoy. I'm also gutted it took more than 10 years to change the way of chemistry and when they changed it last year, you were still held back with some requirements. Imagine a team where you can have any player from any league/club/country and it would still play like a 100 chemistry team? Not even considering my progressive chemistry system where teams with low chem could improve after winning this many games or scoring that many goals.

  • @nellyb1594
    @nellyb1594 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    To be fair RTGs are far more common these days. There just arent that many videos centered around buying points and opening packs these days. The entire idea of an RTG is to prove the fact that you DON'T have to spend any money to get a good team. And they do it every time. I personally have run an RTG (obviously not as content) very very successfully because of this idea. And pretty much every creater, even including the few that do buy points to open packs, are very open about NOT buying points because they arent worth it. And the pack results in the video prove over and over again that its not worth it.
    Ive been playing FUT for 10 years, and yes, back in the day content was centered around packing the best player. But its just not that way anymore and honestly hasnt been the main thing since fifa 17/18. Whats been promoted since 17 (when SBCs and menu grinding became a thing) is "Look at what we can build with no money spent"
    In no way am i saying this video is incorrect. It absolutely is. Im just saying theres a lot more to this than presented.

  • @RG-si1qz
    @RG-si1qz ปีที่แล้ว +6

    FUT didn’t destroy FIFA. Fifa TH-camrs destroyed Fifa.

  • @wazar4501
    @wazar4501 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video, good perspective and informative

  • @Red_John.
    @Red_John. ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Am I the only one who hasn't played a single FUT game mode since it started?...

  • @ReeceyN17
    @ReeceyN17 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fifa Menu Ultimate team, I remember sitting there for hours on the menu just buying and selling making coins not even playing the game .... shit was addictive

  • @jack8988
    @jack8988 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video mate! New subscriber here

  • @choncha23
    @choncha23 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never got into fifa ultimate team. I played online using real clubs.

  • @ZehraNurdan
    @ZehraNurdan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Overall, 4RA has made cricket season a highlight of the year for us. Can’t imagine it without the app now!

  • @joesetterfield9684
    @joesetterfield9684 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Phat Memer never misses

  • @Plupert
    @Plupert ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was gambling with Fut Galaxy at the age of 15.
    The game is even worse now that it’s pretty much entirely PTW. There used to be ways to make coins without having to rely on luck or being good at the game. Now all those methods are gone in favor of “store packs”
    I remember back when 100k packs were a rare thing and now they’re there literally daily and they have 500k packs now.

    • @smolmemes2351
      @smolmemes2351 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was pay to win from the moment they introduced FUT lmao.. its crazy how nobody sees this

    • @Plupert
      @Plupert ปีที่แล้ว

      @@smolmemes2351 Oh of course. But now it's way worse because every non PTW method of making coins has been made obselete. You either have to have god tier luck, or no life the game.

  • @jahames556
    @jahames556 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is why I prefer career mode

  • @konixhd9113
    @konixhd9113 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This videos gonna blow up 100% rare niche keep that shit up

  • @04mdsimps
    @04mdsimps ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best mode they ever had was “fifa interactive leagues” where you played your teams upcoming fixture against your teams upcoming opponent OR ALTERNATIVELY you played as your rivals opponent in their upcoming fixture.
    It added spice to the game as you had the opportunity as an LFC fan for example to win at old trafford vs MUFC with west brom etc.
    I’ve never played ultimate team as its never appealed to me so just play online as LFC vs the exact same teams (psg/madrid) as EA don’t want to make the game interesting to non-ultimate team players

  • @LOON3Y2OONS
    @LOON3Y2OONS ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ultimate team is fun and fine. It’s the ability to use real money that killed it. If it was just a mode where you earn coins through play it would be awsome.

    • @AmbitiousAlgiers
      @AmbitiousAlgiers ปีที่แล้ว

      I liked your comment but I don’t even want to think about that cause it’s simply not happening, EA is not just dumping 1,7bn dollars to make the change the players want, hopefully there will be win win solutions (there already are) and EA will move their butts and implement them

  • @TheDjd111
    @TheDjd111 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the my first fifa in years where i haven't spent a single penny on the game and i have to give EA props cause you honestly don't need to anymore play enough of the game and you can get the players you want.

    • @guttormmarkussen2662
      @guttormmarkussen2662 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then you need ALOT of luck..

    • @TheDjd111
      @TheDjd111 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@guttormmarkussen2662 nah its just untradeable i have a 30 million coin team thats completely untradeable lol

    • @tomiz17
      @tomiz17 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@TheDjd111how many hours a day do you play?

    • @TheDjd111
      @TheDjd111 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tomiz17 i played all of October to January dropped it then played again from April till June lol

  • @Meravat_B
    @Meravat_B ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Keep it up with the good quality, soon you’ll get the audience you deserve. Soon enough.

  • @parthdeshpande3940
    @parthdeshpande3940 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I recently got rid of my FIFA because I thought I was getting irrationally angry at the game (when it nerfed my team AI in career mode against a 'stronger' opponent rather than, you know, having their AI be superior).

  • @JR-he6fn
    @JR-he6fn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10:14 wtf was that noise 🤣

  • @Randomyoutubeaccount10p
    @Randomyoutubeaccount10p ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good thing I only care about career mode. I never touch FUT

  • @ThisIsFootballGaming
    @ThisIsFootballGaming ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really interesting to a guy like me who had his head buried offline in the Career Mode sand all those years. It's a different world. FUT consumed the series, completely distracting efforts from the gameplay which has regressed significantly in the kast five years.

  • @hamiltonp58
    @hamiltonp58 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the days of old you could actually be competitive with a 10k team. Imagine trying that in fut23 haha. Thats whats gone missing imo, the power curve is crazy meaning you have to treat fut as a second job to compete at the top levels.

  • @mattsong7149
    @mattsong7149 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I played Fifa96 as my first. Left in 2002, returned Fifa13, but did not play UT. I enjoyed career modes. Just like in NBA2K. Due to my son I bought Fifa22. We played RTG. We were able to create a good team during Futties. Before the last promo we had very mediocre team mainly from sbc and objectives. This year we bought the game in January for half the price. I must say, that compared to Fifa22 the game is more oriented to buying packs. There more packs in store, the good ones untradeable. When you look at some vids you see how many people open those packs with Fifa points. It is crazy. For virtual players. As many here had written. It is gambling. This game is a prison, gulag and casino at once. It also should be a mental institution for some players.
    Few days ago I made an experiment. During Shapeshifters 3 I opened many packs of 84,85 and 86+ ratings. I did not pack a single promo card. Using coins I have I have bought so called 500k pack. Zero specials. Then with Fifa points I have opened a pack for 500fp and got a special card of Maguire. Not the cheapest one. So You can see. If you load up, you get a good team. That is why if you want to follow a good YT for fifa watch a guy like Botas aka Boraslegend and his RTG (zero shareplay pack openings) or Runthefutmarket Nick, but Nick is opening shareplay packs. There was also a true legend Italian Stalion. Best Fifa critic and for me best player, who never abused mechanics, skills, formations and meta players.

  • @ismaelcontreras8953
    @ismaelcontreras8953 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think what’s killed UT is gameplay and EA for some reason making every game mode super competitive. Don’t get me wrong the competitive game modes did also improve the game but in my own experience there isn’t a game mode that I can go into and just chill and get rewarded. In the past seasons felt chill. Not too overly competitive. That’s nice to have. And needed. Now every game mode is about how many games you can win or have to win. Playing the game feels like chore imo

  • @AJRS213
    @AJRS213 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    People only open packs and don’t play the actual game
    Another thing is that ut isn’t bad in itself the bad thing that ruins it is the unbalance between players because you have players that actually put in work and don’t cheat their way by spending money and the other players just buy fifa points and coins

  • @Alphoric
    @Alphoric ปีที่แล้ว

    6:23 I swear you keep fifa points from older fifas when the new one comes out

  • @TurgayYucel-so4tn
    @TurgayYucel-so4tn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks to 4RA, the cricket season has become so much fun for us all We always discuss matches together now

  • @tetokesenye397
    @tetokesenye397 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro should've included Chris, Josh and Tobi in that intro.

  • @theweekndxo7438
    @theweekndxo7438 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I don't think people understand how crazy this was, like I still buy coins at certain points in the year when it's cheap because I can't be bothered to grind when I get 11 wins in champs and get nothing every week. But 1 MIL say around March was like 120 CAD, but back in Fifa 15 I bought 10 MILLION COINS IN MARCH FOR 50 CAD. DO YOU NOT REALIZE HOW CRACKED THAT WAS? 😭

  • @jacksilverbackharper
    @jacksilverbackharper ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Surely the best option is to make fut its own game separate from those who actually want a great manager mode

  • @yuzejia6895
    @yuzejia6895 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a 10 years+ FIFA player, I only play the online season mode. That is where the real good players are in the world.

  • @abdus808
    @abdus808 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bro gaming in general is no longer the same, only reason why I still buy the next fifa game is because that’s the only relevant video game out there.😢

  • @Zakaroeni
    @Zakaroeni 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don’t even play UT never did always hated it I always just play pro clubs with my mates

    • @captainfalconmain6576
      @captainfalconmain6576 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thats exactly what you should do don’t need to be one the idiots give money to ea

  • @alexhornwall3378
    @alexhornwall3378 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    no way u put speed into the first ones XD

  • @squidly7953
    @squidly7953 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did everyone forget that Danny arrons moand