The new Icon Swap objectives in FIFA 20 are here. It is now possible to unlock all icons from the first round. However, the new objectives are causing mixed feelings.
What happened with Icon Swaps: On Monday, the second half of Icon Swaps 1 was released. Those who have collected the first 12 tokens can now gather the remaining items and exchange them for strong cards.
However, the objectives are once again quite challenging – especially one task is causing frustration in the community. This, in turn, seems to lead to even more problems in Ultimate Team.
These are the problems with the new Icon Swaps objectives
This is the toughest task: As in the first round, players are once again facing the so-called first owner objectives. These were already known – but this doesn’t make them any easier.
However, the most challenging task is to win 5 Rivals matches with 11 UCL or RTTF players in the starting XI. The UCL special cards, which come with no special attributes apart from a different color, are already unpopular in the current FIFA season.
Players are voluntarily demoting themselves: As the objectives are once again challenging, strong players seem to be voluntarily dropping down to the lower leagues to complete the objectives there. For example, by collecting losses through immediate exits.
In the lower leagues, competition is naturally tougher, and the intended division system no longer holds up. This situation is causing little celebration: “How can it be that EA did not foresee this happening?” asks user “Exeshile“. “That Gold 3 or Gold 2 players are going to face Elite players is so dumb,” criticizes “LPR99” clearly.
Is there a solution? Currently, none seems to be in sight. In the higher divisions, where it’s all about promotion, Objective Squads consisting of players suited for the objectives are too weak. As a result, strong FIFA players end up in the lower leagues, which leads to more defeats and possibly demotion for the players there.
In the community, options are being proposed, such as a demotion limit of one demotion per week. The idea of removing the objectives from competitive modes and transferring them to friendly matches, for example, is also gaining a lot of support.
