Ever since Star Wars Battlefront II launched to criticism due to its loot box system, gamers and media around the world have been discussing microtransactions in gaming and how to best go about including them. While the system will never be outright shut down (with EA even saying earlier today that they believe the model to be sustainable), certain companies have begun to shift away from them, with Electronic Arts even making it a point to mention that Battlefield V will have no loot boxes when they announced the game.
Now, the company has once again come out to confirm that in the upcoming FIFA 19, EA will be including pack odds disclosures in the game. For those who don?t know, the Ultimate Team mode in FIFA – its most popular mode by far – allows players to buy packs that may or may not contain certain players. As it stands, EA only lists a vague description of what may be inside, but that looks like it?s changing now. “For Ultimate Team, when you buy a pack you know what you are getting. You are getting a certain number of assets that are guaranteed – and we’re going to start to do pack odds disclosures that’ll show you the odds of what you might get.? said EA Sports vice president and COO Daryl Holt to Eurogamer. ?That’ll be in our product year 19 titles. So, at least that aspect of understanding what the chances are of getting X, Y and Z card.”

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