{"id":8319,"date":"2020-09-28T01:07:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T01:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/fifa-pro-says-he-won-t-buy-any-fifa-points-this-year-and-his-team-support-his-decision"},"modified":"2024-07-20T08:25:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T08:25:01","slug":"fifa-pro-says-he-won-t-buy-any-fifa-points-this-year-and-his-team-support-his-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fifa-21\/fifa-pro-says-he-won-t-buy-any-fifa-points-this-year-and-his-team-support-his-decision","title":{"rendered":"FIFA pro says he won\u2019t buy any FIFA points this year, and his team support his decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim “Tim Latka” Schwartmann, a professional FIFA player who is currently signed with FC Schalke 04 Esports, has announced that he won’t buy any FIFA Points in FIFA 21. He believes your wallet shouldn’t define your gaming skills, and in a stunning show of support, his team has backed his decision.<\/p>\n

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Our FIFA athlete @timlatka<\/a> announced that he won’t buy any FIFA Points this year as he doesn’t agree that your wallet shouldn’t define your gaming skills. <\/p>\n

We support his decision and decided to donate the amount of money we would have given to him to the Robert Enke Foundation. pic.twitter.com\/O0AVZ3Kgah<\/a><\/p>\n

— Schalke 04 Esports (@S04Esports) September 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“A couple of weeks ago, Latka approached us saying that he didn’t feel like spending real-life money on his ultimate team yet again,” said Darius, a representative from the club. “We wholeheartedly decided to support this decision because we too feel like that your wallet shouldn’t impact your gaming ability.”<\/p>\n

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FIFA’s Ultimate Team mode, which is used as the basis for the sport, has been likened to gambling and is the subject of inquiries and legal proceedings<\/a> in numerous countries around the world.<\/p>\n

Latka’s opinion is one that is echoed throughout the FIFA community<\/a> and it’s welcoming to see someone who has previously profited off the game mode (through his YouTube videos) decide to no longer spend money on, and in turn promote, FIFA Ultimate Team.<\/p>\n

“I’ve decided for myself to play FIFA 21 without any FIFA points,” said Latka. “I can identify myself way better with it. I have a certain responsibility and I haven’t made a video for a long time where I opened packs with FIFA points. That’s why I want to stick to this way and play without FIFA points.”<\/p>\n

A full video of his explanation can be found here:<\/p>\n