{"id":14048,"date":"2021-03-23T05:57:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T05:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/ea-responds-to-viral-fut-twitter-thread-investment-is-a-choice"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:35:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:35:52","slug":"ea-responds-to-viral-fut-twitter-thread-investment-is-a-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fifa-21\/ea-responds-to-viral-fut-twitter-thread-investment-is-a-choice","title":{"rendered":"EA responds to viral FUT Twitter thread: “Investment is a choice”"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s no secret that in order to get a top-tier squad in FIFA Ultimate Team players have to spend a decent amount of money, however, for a lot of users, the needed investment can be exorbitant, with a Twitter thread by ScudzTV<\/a> showcasing the communities issues with FUT.<\/p>\n

In the thread, Scudz reveals how he managed to earn his dream squad filled with Icon cards, spending a total of $100 million coins.<\/p>\n

According to his calculations, a person would have to play the game for roughly “22,000 hours” to earn this squad without spending a single penny of real-life currency, among other findings.<\/p>\n

\"EwoMi9EXEAoKAiO.jpg:large\"<\/a>ScudzTV on Twitter<\/span>Lets talk @EASPORTSFIFA (#FIFA21 A THREAD)You claim that everyone can get all players they desire without spending money on the game …Here’s my dream team, a mere 100 million coin team.So this is “achievable” & here are my options according to you;(1\/7) pic.twitter.com\/7vhy3HcOMo— ScudzTV (@ScudzTV) March 16, 2021<\/span>ScudzTV<\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

With over 4k retweets, EA deemed the thread important enough to be addressed, claiming in a statement made to the Mirror<\/a> that, while they “respect the effort and creativity to map out possible paths to greatness, we challenge the premise of these theories.”<\/p>\n

EA Sports responds to Twitter thread<\/h2>\n

The main gripe the company has with Scudz’s analysis is that “there are a lot of assumptions being made in the calculations.”<\/p>\n

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According to EA, “you can’t accurately calculate how many coins you would earn from trading as that would depend on your skill as a trader.” The average coins traded per 10 minutes used in the Studz thread saw him earn 10k coins in that period of time, for reference. <\/p>\n

Furthermore, EA explains that special events such as the famous Squad Building Challenges<\/a>, Objective players, and more, contribute to players spending less time grinding and more time earning the special items they desire.<\/p>\n