Fans have rallied against EA for the use of microtransactions and recent changes to FIFA's mechanics.

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Reddit post and consumer campaign known as #FixFifa have been gaining traction around the internet. The movement also has a Change.org petition which has gained nearly 25,000 signatures at the time of writing.The goal of the campaign is to fix a variety of issues that concerned players are reporting, including extending FIFA 18's This isn't the first FIFA to use in-game currency for the popular Ultimate Team system, or to have microtransactions, but players are finding the drop rates unreliable and believe that spending real money is more of a necessity to be competitive.Reddit user PuRe_SSROCK explains "The packs are completely RNG and have terrible drop rates, you can either spend $1.50 and get the best player in the game, or spend thousands of dollars and get NOTHING. People with the best team in the game have spent a whopping $8,000+ to acquire it, which is absurd especially for a yearly game."EA is also dealing with massive fan backlash on its recent Star Wars Battlefront game which has had microtransactions pulled after Disney reportedly expressed concerns over its brand. It also recently pushed through some changes to Need for Speed Payback following negative community feedback regarding its in-game economy and upgrade system, which also features microtransactions.

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