How Ultimate Team Destroyed The FIFA Game Franchise

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  • čas přidán 8. 05. 2024
  • FIFA Ultimate Team and CZcams have left a huge cultural impact on an entire generation, so who were the winners and losers of this digital gold rush?....
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    00:00 - 0:49 - Intro
    0:50 - 2:14 - The Rise Of Ultimate Team
    2:15 - 3:15 - How Are FUT Coins Farmed?
    3:16 - 4:39 - FUT Prime & Promoting Coin Websites
    4:40 - 5:51 - EA Crackdown & CZcamsr FUT Coin Websites
    5:52 - 6:51 - Are CZcamsrs & Streamers Bad For FIFA?
    6:52 - 7:38 - Nepenthez Taken To Court
    7:39 - 9:21 - Over Saturation Of FIFA Content
    9:22 - 10:32 - The Business Of Being A FIFA CZcamsr
    10:33 - 11:28 - Coin Farming In Gaming
    11:29 - 12:16 - Conclusion
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Komentáře • 720

  • @phatmemer69
    @phatmemer69  Před 8 měsíci +69

    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.

  • @dllumi8752
    @dllumi8752 Před 10 měsíci +3915

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

    • @cathallynn2594
      @cathallynn2594 Před 10 měsíci +57

      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-. Před 10 měsíci +107

      @@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  Před 10 měsíci +177

      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 Před 10 měsíci +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 Před 10 měsíci +10

      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 Před 10 měsíci +2137

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

    • @jonathanjoos2284
      @jonathanjoos2284 Před 10 měsíci +45

      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 Před 10 měsíci +187

      @@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 Před 10 měsíci +7

      Made it less ptw imo

    • @madsnn4222
      @madsnn4222 Před 10 měsíci +72

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

    • @pastorfred587
      @pastorfred587 Před 10 měsíci +37

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

  • @danielkitts9685
    @danielkitts9685 Před 10 měsíci +631

    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 Před 9 měsíci +15

      Like efootball

    • @shikikankillzone4239
      @shikikankillzone4239 Před 9 měsíci +7

      ​@@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 Před 9 měsíci +11

      @@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 Před 9 měsíci +19

      Every country should be like Belgium
      In dealing with loot boxes

    • @alehlete830
      @alehlete830 Před 8 měsíci

      I think small microtransactuons should be a thing small ones though

  • @Johnmarstonliveson
    @Johnmarstonliveson Před 10 měsíci +361

    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 Před 9 měsíci +15

      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 Před 9 měsíci +6

      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.

    • @Jancker8
      @Jancker8 Před 9 měsíci +1

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

    • @thearacit1878
      @thearacit1878 Před 9 měsíci +5

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

    • @Mrmango7777
      @Mrmango7777 Před 9 měsíci +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.

  • @kidkieran77
    @kidkieran77 Před 10 měsíci +780

    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 Před 10 měsíci +45

      Yea man that el shararway was so fun to use

    • @tomcustis9272
      @tomcustis9272 Před 10 měsíci +61

      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 Před 10 měsíci +2

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

    • @mohomonkey9906
      @mohomonkey9906 Před 10 měsíci +29

      @@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 Před 10 měsíci +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

  • @oliverdobson3761
    @oliverdobson3761 Před 10 měsíci +604

    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 Před 10 měsíci +6

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

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB Před 9 měsíci +1

      Lies again? American Education Gout Pain

    • @lilboatracer6959
      @lilboatracer6959 Před 9 měsíci +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 Před 9 měsíci +11

      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 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @Lr-tv3mh
    @Lr-tv3mh Před 10 měsíci +209

    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

  • @atko92
    @atko92 Před 10 měsíci +284

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

    • @nu-agegamer3548
      @nu-agegamer3548 Před 10 měsíci +8

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

    • @tvforreal6614
      @tvforreal6614 Před 10 měsíci +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 Před 10 měsíci +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 Před 10 měsíci +9

      While true you have to remember most of the CZcamsrs 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 Před 10 měsíci +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.

  • @jackwatkins3
    @jackwatkins3 Před 10 měsíci +146

    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 Před 10 měsíci +7

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

    • @jamesomara3361
      @jamesomara3361 Před 10 měsíci +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.

    • @user-qb9sk5vd1c
      @user-qb9sk5vd1c Před 9 měsíci +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 Před 9 měsíci +8

      @@user-qb9sk5vd1c 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 Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @lordfizzz
    @lordfizzz Před 10 měsíci +64

    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 Před 9 měsíci +15

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

  • @jaylee2222
    @jaylee2222 Před 10 měsíci +115

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

  • @TheOnlyTaps
    @TheOnlyTaps Před 10 měsíci +52

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

    • @ProdxShakes1
      @ProdxShakes1 Před 9 měsíci +2

      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 Před 9 měsíci +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

  • @Vert-.
    @Vert-. Před 10 měsíci +148

    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  Před 10 měsíci +10

      Legend broski, always appreciate you watching!

    • @Vert-.
      @Vert-. Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@phatmemer69 always a pleasure bro ❤️

    • @ytisfulloffreaks4189
      @ytisfulloffreaks4189 Před 10 měsíci

      You're a weirdo Arlocc lmao

  • @MrGrombie
    @MrGrombie Před 10 měsíci +36

    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.

  • @amazanta1605
    @amazanta1605 Před 10 měsíci +20

    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 💀

  • @maliciouspig8494
    @maliciouspig8494 Před 10 měsíci +16

    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 Před 9 měsíci

      Lol. You're just not very good bro

    • @mrlace4776
      @mrlace4776 Před 9 měsíci +1

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

    • @maliciouspig8494
      @maliciouspig8494 Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@slimjim5392 is division 4 good? Idk and idgaf

  • @flo4470
    @flo4470 Před 9 měsíci +26

    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 .

  • @chrisbreen6484
    @chrisbreen6484 Před 6 měsíci +6

    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.

  • @spitfire1352
    @spitfire1352 Před 10 měsíci +18

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

    • @kidkieran77
      @kidkieran77 Před 10 měsíci +1

      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 Před 4 dny

      @@kidkieran77You would’ve done the same thing?

  • @BadgerOff32
    @BadgerOff32 Před 9 měsíci +7

    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!

  • @FH4Player6397
    @FH4Player6397 Před 10 měsíci +19

    Awesome content as always Phat Memer! Keep it up!

  • @birchie27
    @birchie27 Před 9 měsíci +3

    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

  • @flxcko7798
    @flxcko7798 Před 10 měsíci +2

    amazing video containing amazing topic !! keep it up g

  • @Mineluke
    @Mineluke Před 10 měsíci +68

    The editing put into these videos is so well done

  • @mikelitorous5570
    @mikelitorous5570 Před 9 měsíci +23

    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 Před 9 měsíci +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 Před 9 měsíci +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 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

    • @IOFIsickness
      @IOFIsickness Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @wojtek1765
    @wojtek1765 Před 10 měsíci +3

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

  • @JJJackson777
    @JJJackson777 Před 13 hodinami +1

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

  • @sh7bby
    @sh7bby Před 10 měsíci +4

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

  • @wazar4501
    @wazar4501 Před 10 měsíci

    Amazing video, good perspective and informative

  • @Jovakin
    @Jovakin Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @jack8988
    @jack8988 Před 8 měsíci

    Great video mate! New subscriber here

  • @FootballTherapy
    @FootballTherapy Před 10 měsíci +2

    Love your videos mate! Smashing it

  • @SightedRain40
    @SightedRain40 Před 10 měsíci +34

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

  • @Mariusaucy
    @Mariusaucy Před 10 měsíci +8

    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 Před 10 měsíci +4

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

  • @nemmy16
    @nemmy16 Před 10 měsíci +8

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

  • @jamesfarmer1777
    @jamesfarmer1777 Před 9 měsíci +2

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

  • @ProdbyNaz934
    @ProdbyNaz934 Před 9 měsíci +8

    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 Před 9 měsíci +1

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

  • @tvforreal6614
    @tvforreal6614 Před 10 měsíci +13

    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 Před měsícem

      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

  • @thearacit1878
    @thearacit1878 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Great video! I used to play a lot of FUT back in the "golden era" (FIFA 12-15) and even buy some occasional packs but it just became unbearable after that and I lost interest. FUT became way too gimmicky with way too many promos made to make money from you at every chance... I liked when it was just Team of the Week, Team of the Season, Team of The Year. And I could make a team full of 80-ish rated Brazilians that could compete against anyone. Now a bunch of random players have 95-rated "special" cards and you need those kind of players to be able to compete. Just not fun anymore.
    I still buy FIFA every year but just to play with friends that come over. They lost me as a FUT customer a long time ago, although I'd totally come back if it became closer to what it used to be...

  • @Nesquikdab
    @Nesquikdab Před 10 měsíci

    Great video as always mate

  • @lucwijngaard8413
    @lucwijngaard8413 Před 9 měsíci +7

    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

  • @manbok2035
    @manbok2035 Před 9 měsíci +4

    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 Před měsícem

      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

  • @hoodcompilationtv218
    @hoodcompilationtv218 Před 9 měsíci +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

  • @TheSmithylicious
    @TheSmithylicious Před 10 měsíci +5

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

  • @bornagaingg6223
    @bornagaingg6223 Před 10 měsíci +25

    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 Před 9 měsíci +2

      U skipped just a year

    • @bornagaingg6223
      @bornagaingg6223 Před 9 měsíci +1

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

    • @rody2k6
      @rody2k6 Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​@@bornagaingg6223I think he understood you saying this year as getting this year's fifa (23).

  • @Meravat_B
    @Meravat_B Před 10 měsíci +5

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

  • @Ace69Ace420
    @Ace69Ace420 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Great video!

  • @DEAD-DROP
    @DEAD-DROP Před 10 měsíci

    Really well covered!

  • @fraserpb2673
    @fraserpb2673 Před 10 měsíci

    Genuinely amazing video

  • @Fishy100thousand
    @Fishy100thousand Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @AM-hr9jx
    @AM-hr9jx Před 10 měsíci +2

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

  • @LE96z
    @LE96z Před 10 měsíci +1

    Great video! 👏

  • @adriel68
    @adriel68 Před 9 měsíci

    Incredible video

  • @yuzejia6895
    @yuzejia6895 Před 10 měsíci +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.

  • @TheWandererTravelVlogs
    @TheWandererTravelVlogs Před 10 měsíci +4

    This certainly showed me a side of FIFA CZcamsrs 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.

  • @Amm17ar
    @Amm17ar Před 10 měsíci +6

    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.

  • @jay_buddy_
    @jay_buddy_ Před 10 měsíci

    I swear down phat memer is one of the 🐐 on yt now found him on bloody tiktok and now every dam video is a banger !!!!

  • @henrymmene4470
    @henrymmene4470 Před 9 měsíci +1

    When people started spending 1000s on packs EA realized they have a nice casino. And like any casino boss EA will always make changes to FUT to encourage you the consumer to gamble even more. Governments around the world need to put legislation that protects people from digital casinos like FIFA. Some people are unfortunately becoming gambling addicts at a young age due to companies like EA.

  • @Zero96
    @Zero96 Před 10 měsíci

    Underrated video ❤

  • @hamiltonp58
    @hamiltonp58 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @AkwardAddiict
    @AkwardAddiict Před 10 měsíci

    Phat Memer! great video thank you for this very well done content brother 👍 maybe next video the cs:go skins scandal with Tmartn in detail thanks MrMemer

  • @konixhd9113
    @konixhd9113 Před 10 měsíci +1

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

  • @Chxrlie95
    @Chxrlie95 Před 10 měsíci +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

  • @1The1Shadow1
    @1The1Shadow1 Před 9 měsíci +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.

  • @OiiLuke
    @OiiLuke Před 10 měsíci +4

    top video is per!

  • @joesetterfield9684
    @joesetterfield9684 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Phat Memer never misses

  • @marting1984
    @marting1984 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Great video.
    The insane pursuit of profit has degraded the quality of EA sports titles. It's frustrating

  • @CanadianRamen
    @CanadianRamen Před 8 měsíci

    Well made video

  • @parthdeshpande3940
    @parthdeshpande3940 Před 8 měsíci +1

    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).

  • @urosvesic9520
    @urosvesic9520 Před 10 měsíci +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

  • @pac8827
    @pac8827 Před 10 měsíci +10

    Another banging video

    • @phatmemer69
      @phatmemer69  Před 10 měsíci +1

      You already know bruvva! Apricate you watching!

    • @AkwardAddiict
      @AkwardAddiict Před 10 měsíci

      @@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

  • @AustrianCitizen
    @AustrianCitizen Před 9 měsíci +1

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

  • @BollyToHolly
    @BollyToHolly Před 10 měsíci

    Amazing Video

  • @stefverniers
    @stefverniers Před 6 měsíci +1

    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.

  • @hannes9560
    @hannes9560 Před měsícem

    8:42 from which video is that? ive looked a lot of podcast but cant remember this one.

  • @bklopps
    @bklopps Před 6 měsíci

    very well said last point

  • @seanhodgkins821
    @seanhodgkins821 Před 10 měsíci +4

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

  • @alexhornwall3378
    @alexhornwall3378 Před 10 měsíci +1

    no way u put speed into the first ones XD

  • @cozyluis
    @cozyluis Před 10 měsíci +1

    Has been way easier for me to get promo cards through playing objs and shit like that. Since ea have made some changes. I started playing fifa this year since like fifa 15 and I truly have had some fun with no money spent. But when I would play back then all I wanted to do was open packs but I had no money nor my mom.

  • @sadboy90sbub5
    @sadboy90sbub5 Před 10 měsíci

    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

  • @04mdsimps
    @04mdsimps Před 9 měsíci +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

  • @Thomas-jl8xr
    @Thomas-jl8xr Před 10 měsíci +2

    There are also wait to much promos now, instead of totw tots toty and a few others we had before, fifa 13-fifa 17 was the greatest fifa era with fifa 17 being the goat

  • @antifugazi
    @antifugazi Před 9 měsíci +1

    FIFA and EA have parted ways

  • @ismaelcontreras8953
    @ismaelcontreras8953 Před 10 měsíci +3

    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

  • @jacksilverbackharper
    @jacksilverbackharper Před 9 měsíci +2

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

  • @stolenspoons4770
    @stolenspoons4770 Před 9 měsíci +1

    RuneScape is another game that also is rife with gold farmers from third world countries. A RuneScape gold farmer makes more in Venezuela than a doctor does in the same country

  • @RYOTT22
    @RYOTT22 Před 9 měsíci

    Love FUT but hate being division 8 & opponents have all special player teams

  • @Plupert
    @Plupert Před 10 měsíci +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 Před 10 měsíci

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

    • @Plupert
      @Plupert Před 10 měsíci

      @@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.

  • @gerwsgse
    @gerwsgse Před 6 měsíci

    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.

  • @Meazzy2k
    @Meazzy2k Před 8 měsíci

    the same happened/happens in nba 2k myteam (same mode different sport/franchise)

  • @MGsven
    @MGsven Před 9 měsíci

    I remember pro evolution soccer 2/3/4 me and my friends had so much fun with the master league, the game would be like, have this team with players with an avg score of 55-65, and struggle through buy better players and earn ur top team. Later the become a legend mode where you can make yourself become a pro player, fifa had those modes too, i stopped playing soccer games for 10+ years and then decided to try fifa during the free weekend on steam, and man does this suck now, ran over to efootbal(pes with a new name) and its the same, soccer games became gacha fames horrible

  • @TheDjd111
    @TheDjd111 Před 9 měsíci +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 Před 9 měsíci

      Then you need ALOT of luck..

    • @TheDjd111
      @TheDjd111 Před 9 měsíci

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

    • @tomiz17
      @tomiz17 Před 9 měsíci

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

    • @TheDjd111
      @TheDjd111 Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @MrWillstro
    @MrWillstro Před 10 měsíci +3

    Just a heads up, the first game with Ultimate Team wasn't FIFA 09. It was the Champions League 2006-2007 game

  • @tetokesenye397
    @tetokesenye397 Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @troytheboy1985
    @troytheboy1985 Před 9 měsíci

    As a guy that would play ut for fun and make coins for fun then would sell the coins on the side got banned and just stopped playing fifa

  • @stankelafso2444
    @stankelafso2444 Před 9 měsíci

    On top of everything you said, the actual gameplay went from bad to worse how the time passed.
    It's sad, I liked playing the game.
    When I stopped playing it felt like I was getting of heroin. And I didn't even spend money on packs.

  • @LOON3Y2OONS
    @LOON3Y2OONS Před 9 měsíci +4

    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.

    • @AmbitiousAlgerian
      @AmbitiousAlgerian Před 9 měsíci

      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

  • @Alphoric
    @Alphoric Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @Arnoldlng
    @Arnoldlng Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you 🎉