FIFA 20 is doing the business for EA, but it’s having a particularly tough time right now after a week of server woes, PR disasters and unrest within the pro player community.
Over the weekend, two professional FIFA players said they were forced to settle an official EA qualifier via a game of Rock, Paper Scissors because server issues prevented them from creating their match online.
Red Bull-supported FIFA pro Shaun Galea took to Twitter to complain about the situation, declaring: “I am done.”
I cannot believe it !! @EASPORTSFIFA @EAFIFADirect We literally had to play a rock paper scissors becauce we couldn’t find each other to invite in an EA LICENSED QUALIFIER . WTF !! 😭😭 I am done
— brandsha (@brandsha56) February 29, 2020
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Hasan Eker, the other player in the FUT Champions Cup Stage 5 Qualifier match, also spoke about the incident on Twitter.
Stehe 3-1, da ich mich im Rock Paper Scissors erfolgreich durchsetzen konnte! pic.twitter.com/PvBcQ8EXqx
— Hasan Eker (@eker_haso) February 29, 2020
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EA has since issued a statement saying it is looking into “this really unique situation” in a bid to understand what happened and prevent it from happening again. EA also pointed out both players were able to play subsequent matches in the tournament with clean connections.