Electronic Arts has always had the best reputation when it comes to gaming, as they’ve been known to focus more on profit at times than making great games. But when Battlefront II came out, the hate for them reached a whole other level, because their greed was evident in the Loot Boxes that the game had. And that greed continued throughout many games, including FIFA 19.
But now, with pressure from Belgium because of their new laws, EA is forced to back off its stance…at least in Belgium.
“After further discussions with the Belgian authorities, we have decided to stop offering FIFA Points for sale in Belgium. We’re working to make these changes effective in our FIFA console and PC games by January 31, 2019. This means that players in Belgium will not be able to purchase points to obtain FIFA Ultimate Team packs. Players still can access Ultimate Team and play with their existing players. All content in the game can be earned through gameplay, as has always been the case, and players can continue to use coins and the in-game transfer market. Any players in Belgium that have existing FIFA Points in their accounts can continue to use them, but they will not be able to purchase more. We apologize to our players in Belgium for any inconvenience caused by this change,” they noted.
Though the change is happening, they want to “assure” people it’s not because of financial issues:
“We seek to bring choice, fairness, value and fun to our players in all our games. In addition to providing players options in how they play, we include pack probabilities in our games for the transparency players want to make informed content choices. While we are taking this action, we do not agree with Belgian authorities’ interpretation of the law, and we will continue to seek more clarity on the matter as we go forward. The impact of this change to FIFA Ultimate Team in Belgium is not material to our financial performance.”
The real question is to whether this will start happening in other countries, because a lot of people would like this.
