ScudzTV also crunched the numbers on how much it could cost to buy the players outright instead. According to ScudzTV's math, "For £79.99 per 12k, I will need to EA FC 24 Coins spend a total of £79.990 on EA Sports FC Points," which converts to USD 111.408. Again, these figures are just for one specific team, but as ScudzTV writes, "the options you put in front of your community do NOT allow everyone to achieve whatever they desire in your game within reasonable limits."

This thread is not the first time a player has voiced displeasure at EA over its recent practices, nor will it be the last. FUT microtransactions are too lucrative for EA to let go, at the very least not without a fight. The ethics surrounding EA's microtransaction practices in its various titles have been a contentious point of debate for years now, and nothing has changed.

On top of the anti-consumer setup, FC 24's FUT has also become a breeding ground for racism and other hateful content, to the point where EA had to publicly promise to better tackle racism on its platform. From top to bottom, FC 24's FUT has had a turbulent few weeks in the news, but it is still unlikely that EA will make any sweeping changes to its model.

It seems evident that FC 24 players can attest to the belief that the game's racism problem goes way deeper than FUT and now, EA is promising to do better. Outside of FUT, players also witness different forms of abuse in the game's Pro Clubs mode, which has been a feature since 2008.

The statement comes two weeks after legendary soccer striker Ian Wright was racially abused by a FUT player. The player received a lifetime ban from EA Sports FC online services, and not long after the incident, Wright spoke about the incident on his podcast. Wright spoke about how thankful he was that EA stepped up, and shared that EA also told him it would be changing its policies in regards to handling racism in FC 24.

Eurogamer reported on the policy changes, as well as how deep the issues run in FC 24. Eurogamer writes extensively about the different ways racism pops up in Pro Clubs: using the game's commentary to intentionally say names that sound close to slurs, naming custom clubs in support of Islamophobic groups, and making custom player faces that resemble racist caricatures (to name a few).

While EA does have filters and report tools in place, players have been able to get around them by slightly misspelling the words. EA gave a statement to Eurogamer about the issues, as well as the steps it is taking to address these issues better. In its statement, EA says, "We take all reports seriously and regularly action against our findings...We're committed to continuously advancing our tools and solutions to address new challenges, including more intelligent monitoring and mitigation technology that will be released in the coming months."

The statement also notes that since FC 24 launched in October, EA has banned 9.000 accounts and issued another 25.000 warnings/suspensions over inappropriate or offensive content. In addition to the abuse of Ian Wright, FC 24's FUT mode has also been in hot water over several other scandals, such as an EA employee selling rare player cards. By being one of the most popular games in the world, problems of this nature are bound to arise. The issue was the preparation (or lack thereof) that EA had incorporated.

Again, there are indeed tools to report abuse in FC 24. but they are not as plainly displayed as players would like. Also, as Eurogamer reported, the filters currently in place are easily avoidable by those aiming to abuse them. So, while EA can say it has been taking steps buy FC 24 Coins to prevent these issues from happening, playing FUT or Pro Clubs will show otherwise. Hanging over all of this, is the legality of FUT in general, as EA Sports FC's loot boxes continue to be a hot-button issue. With the way things are now, FC 24 will continue to face controversy on every front, so for EA's sake, it should hope its promises are well received and perhaps buy it some goodwill.