The new installment of EA Sports‘ premier football video game franchise signals the beginning of a fresh journey in Ultimate Team mode. Players in EA FC 24 are playfully misled into thinking they’ve obtained one of the game’s top-tier players.
Although Lionel Messi may no longer hold the title of the best player in EA FC 24, the Argentine World Cup champion still possesses an impressive rating of 90, ranking just below Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Alexia Putellas, and Kevin de Bruyne in terms of overall rating.
This means that Messi remains an exceptionally coveted player when it comes to opening packs in Ultimate Team mode. However, players have stumbled upon an unfortunate twist.
When you open a pack in Ultimate Team, you are provided with hints about the best player you’ve acquired, such as their nationality, position, and team, before the player’s identity is revealed. As it turns out, Messi is not the only Argentine player on the Inter Miami squad.
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75-rated Facundo Farias has led to several initial instances in EA FC 24 where players mistakenly believed they had obtained Messi, only to realize their error later on. Messi plays as a center forward (CF) in the game, while Farias plays as a central attacking midfielder (CAM).
These encounters have already given rise to amusing video clips circulating on social media, including one from EA FC 24 streamer Castro, who had a particularly entertaining reaction to being tricked.
This situation serves as a lesson for players to approach EA FC 24 with caution and not jump to conclusions when opening packs in Ultimate Team mode. It’s likely that there will be more playful surprises throughout the year, and a similar situation might occur with Kylian Mbappe, who shares both nationality and position with his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Hugo Ekitike, providing another opportunity for humorous mix-ups.