Player shares how he overcame expensive FIFA Points addiction – millions are reading his advice

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The series “FIFA” by EA Sports (current part: FIFA 23) is known for working with problematic loot boxes that are reminiscent of gambling. This can become an addiction. On Twitter, a player now explains how he overcame his addiction to “FIFA Points”.

What is this addiction?

  • In FIFA there is the “FIFA Ultimate Team” mode: here you can buy cards that symbolize real professional players and build a team with these players to compete against others.
  • The game cards can be found in “booster packs”, a kind of “loot box”: The chance of the best players in their best versions is negligible. The loot boxes are purchased using “FIFA Points”, a currency that you can buy from EA for real money. Alternatively, you can also use your hard-earned coins to buy packs.
  • Every year EA takes billions of US dollars in this way through this loot box mechanic in FIFA, which is viewed very critically. Some see it as gambling – but EA refuses to do so. Loot boxes are called a “quite ethical surprise mechanic” People enjoy earning packs, opening them, building their team and swapping players.

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    Player says addiction to FIFA points is ruining him

    One player says: Twitter user SAF-Cal is a well-known figure in the FIFA scene. A user writes to him:

  • He needs help, he is still young and has just overcome a gambling addiction, has been clean for a year and no longer does sports betting.
  • But he now realizes that he has become more and more addicted to FIFA points – it is worse than gambling used to be.
  • But he doesn’t want to quit FIFA because he’s been playing the series since he was 6 years old.

    • Player Advice: Realize that nothing in FIFA belongs to you

    The experienced gambler gives him this advice: The veteran player tells him how he overcame his gambling addiction a few years ago (via twitter).

    According to him, while FIFA Points are not legally a game of chance, they cause the exact same “ups and downs” that gamblers do. As an addict, one chases these heights without realizing how expensive and destructive this hunt is:

    It sounds weird, but I overcame my FIFA Points addiction by reading EA’s Terms of Service. In them they explain: Although you spend money, you don’t own anything in the game: the cards, the coins, the consumables, everything in your club is just borrowed from EA. You can use it on their terms, but it’s not yours and never will be yours. EA can remove your access to this at any time without having to warn you or give you a reason.

    The trader says that realization and the knowledge that after a year no one cares about the previous year’s cards has spoiled the fun of “FIFA Points”.

    He then thought about how he could build good teams without having to spend silly money. As a result, he started trading cards within the game.

    The player warns: There would be no protection with FIFA points. Buying these points can quickly get out of hand. He challenges people to break the cycle and pull themselves out of the cycle of ups and downs.

    The tweet in which he gives his tips has already been viewed 3.4 million times within a day. He received almost 2,000 likes.

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