"World Cup content died off fast": Fans react to new World Cup cards and themed content in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team
The celebrations for the upcoming World Cup 2022 are already live in FIFA 23, with the release of the Path to Glory promo and World Cup Swaps. The inaugural day of the festivities was rather amazing, with heaps of content for gamers to delve into. However, things have gone downhill since then as EA Sports haven't been able to maintain the same level of engagement amongst their community.
The new World Cup Swaps have a rather interesting concept in FIFA 23. While the concept surrounding Swaps is not new in the series, the method of achieving tokens is a fresh addition. EA Sports have added World Cup cards to FUT, which are special untradeable versions of players whose nations have qualified for the tournament. These footballers can only be obtained through packs.
These cards can be utilized to complete nation-based objectives for earning Swaps tokens, which in turn can be redeemed for rewards. While the concept is rather intriguing, the execution has divided the FIFA community, with fans taking to social media to express their opinions on the new system.
World Cup Swaps aside, tournament-themed content in general has had several detractors in FIFA 23. After an impressive start to the event, the developers have failed to innovate further, leading to discontent amongst veterans of the series who feel that the content has been rather repetitive.
Popular FIFA content creator Nepenthez expressed similar concerns in an elaborate thread on Twitter, outlining why he believes content has been rather stale.
His peers have agreed with his take for the most part. Nepenthez received support from several other fans on Twitter who also believe that EA Sports are delivering the same old content year after year.
As for the new World Cup
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