EA slammed over FIFA 22 pre-order \u201cfalse advertising\u201d as fans demand compensation EAEA have been slammed by the FIFA community for \u201cfalse advertising\u201d after the developers confirmed that a FIFA 22 Ultimate Edition \u2018Ones to Watch\u2019 bonus had been incorrectly listed. FIFA fans will be long accustomed to EA dropping multiple different editions of the yearly football title. While previous years have included Champions, Ultimate, and Standard versions, FIFA 22 is only dropping in Ultimate and Standard forms. As has become customary, the Ultimate edition comes at a higher price tag with a host of bonuses, including four-day early access (meaning players can begin playing on September 27, rather than having to wait until October 1). However, controversy has emerged in the build-up to the game\u2019s release, after EA confirmed that one bonus item had been incorrectly listed. As part of the Ultimate Edition, players were promised a One to Watch player pick item in an EA Help article. In actuality, players will simply earn an untradeable OTW player, but will not be given a choice. A player pick item sees the game generate a number of cards, from which players can pick their favorite (often the highest rated). EA confirmed the mistake on September 18, and said they have now corrected the article to reflect the Ultimate Edition\u2019s bonus content. For the full information around all FIFA 22 bonus content information, make sure to check the updated article at: https:\/\/t.co\/x6EHqRRPQ5 \u2014 EA SPORTS FC Direct Communication (@EASFCDirect) September 18, 2021 A number of responses were incredibly critical of EA, suggesting that it was misleading and a number of fans who have pre-ordered the Ultimate edition will have been short-changed. One Twitter user responded: \u201cThere are mistakes and then there [are] details posted in legitimate FAQs\u2026 At some point, you need accurate and efficient verification of information or you need to honour your mistake. It\u2019s borderline false advertising\u201d. Another responded sarcastically: \u201cCould you just double check everything else you\u2019ve written please? Are Hero cards still coming out this year or is that for FIFA 23?\u201d A third commented: \u201cIt is an electronic item with no real terms value or cost to you. You should act in good faith and deliver the advertised product.\u201d What is the remedy those who specifically ordered the game as a result of this? It is an electronic item with no real terms value or cost to you. You should act in good faith and deliver the advertised product. Failure to do so gives the appearance of “”bait and switch””. \u2014 KittyUp (@KittyUp4) September 18, 2021 Others, though, played down EA\u2019s error and suggested anyone disappointed should request a refund with their purchaser. FIFA 22 releases on October 1, or September 27 if you\u2019ve pre-ordered the Ultimate Edition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
EA slammed over FIFA 22 pre-order \u201cfalse advertising\u201d as fans demand compensation EAEA have been slammed by the FIFA community for \u201cfalse advertising\u201d after the developers confirmed that a FIFA 22 Ultimate Edition \u2018Ones to Watch\u2019 bonus had been incorrectly listed. FIFA fans will be long accustomed to EA dropping multiple different editions of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67572\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}