Live-service games also have an inherent problem. We play them too much. This is by design, of FIFA 24 Coins course, but I don’t think games are meant to keep our attention for this long. If 100-hour RPGs can start to drag by the endgame, what happens when you spend ten or 20 times as long playing a single game, dropping into samey matches over and over again? There’s next to no sense of progression other than through battle passes (which only offer cosmetic upgrades), no sense of improvement or empowerment. That feeling when you defeat a horde of enemies in the latter stage of an RPG, and think back to when just one of them would ruin your day in the first mission? There’s none of that with live-service.

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When you play a game for 1,000+ hours, you notice every crack and every flaw. When your only motivation is to get a better skin or improve your K/D, you rarely get those serotonin boosts that make games fun. Winning a battle royale isn’t the same as beating Malenia, because you immediately jump into the next match and try to replicate the feat.

When you play games for this long, and when all they can offer is a fresh, shiny carrot to chase after, it’s understandable to feel defeated. It’s understandable to take to your community with your complaints. But that’s a sign to take a break. Games aren’t for grinding, they’re for fun. If you stop having fun, stop playing. You’ll thank me for it.

EA Sports FC 24 has finally got players on board with women in Ultimate Team

EA Sports FC 24 added women to Ultimate Team this year. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. Sexism in the community was unbearable at the start of the season, and as the game wore on, it became clear that women were inflating packs and lowering the chances of buy EAFC 24 Coins getting your hands on good players of either gender.