In FIFA 20, FIFA 19 and older titles, the servers will be down on September 2nd. Online play will not be possible and the web app will be inaccessible. The developers have already reported that the servers will be offline for a long time.
How long will the servers be down? According to EA Sports, you will probably have to wait until noon before you can play FIFA again. This maintenance will take a total of a hefty 10 hours.
The start was at 3:00 AM. Around 1:00 PM, you should be able to access online services like matchmaking or the web app again, as long as everything goes according to plan.
With a bit of luck, you might even get back into the game or the web app before 1:00 PM if the work is completed sooner.
All FIFA titles are affected by this maintenance. So you can’t switch to FIFA 19 just because the current version isn’t working.
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Web app unavailable
No packs can be opened: Players report that the web app and companion app are unavailable. For you, this means that you cannot open packs or engage in the transfer market until the maintenance is over.
If you still want to access the web app now, you may encounter an error message like the one shown in this image. Don’t be discouraged by this; there are no issues with your account. Just wait for the maintenance to end.
This is how players are reacting
On Twitter, players are reacting to the announcement of the maintenance. Especially in the US region, the timing of the server downtime was unfortunate, as it started there in the early evening, at a time when many come home from work and finally have time to play.
JohnFutRook writes: Please extend the task with Sane. I wanted to finish it tonight because I only have time today. The timing is bad for us in the US.
Many similar tweets from players express a desire for more time for the Sane task.
We hope the servers of FIFA 20 will be available for you again soon so that you can get back to playing. Have you already completed your Sane objectives, or do you still need to work on them?
