EA’s FC 26 Team of the Year Promo has a lot of players up in arms across various forums. Many feel that TOTY this year has low pack weight, with one particular user on the EA Forums complaining about opening over 300 packs and not packing a single TOTY. Nothing new here in terms of complaints, as people are tired once again over the grind and “underwhelming” content.
A post on r/EASportsFC subreddit tells the same story. After weeks of hype, it looks like the majority of players are pulling nothing but gold commons. Some are going as far as to call it the worst TOTY in history, which is a bit of an exaggeration. However, it does go to show what the average consensus is about this promo.
What’s Wrong With FC 26’s Team Of The Year Promo?
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The anger is loud on these forums right now, especially with the lack of significant, repeatable, or easily grindable objectives for promo. Last year’s 82×20 SBC was a good addition, but there’s no word on anything similar for FC 26 yet. Some fans are hoping for a bailout today to boost engagement:
“If they don’t release some kind of repeatable grind today then we might be cooked.”
Public backlash like this usually does get EA’s attention, since player logins always equal more money.
However, not everyone’s buying the doom. Sure, the promo isn’t as great as it could be right now, but veterans know it’s been worse. Those who have been grinding FUT since the early days are clapping back with some harsh truths:
“We used to get no rewards, there were no SBCs, no champs, nothing. You could either get a 7.5k, maybe a 15k, pack from winning a tournament, some coins for getting promoted in divisions or you could spend money on packs with the best pack you could buy being a 100k pack. It’s not easy, but it’s easier now more than ever to pack a TOTY.”
The grounded take appears to be to ignore the hype machine completely. Play with the players you actually enjoy and ignore the promo. It sounds boring, I know, but if players feel like they get the same results regardless of hours of grind, it may be time to give it a break.
