New features for Pro Clubs and Career Mode in FIFA 20 were announced during the EA Play stream, and hardly anyone noticed. The information was only visible for a short time.
This was seen in the stream: During the Reveal stream for FIFA 20, the focus was mainly on the new Street mode VOLTA and the gameplay innovations for FIFA 20. Hence, it was easy to overlook that a roadmap was shown at minute 20:55.
Visible there: Dates for EA’s upcoming “Deep Dives”, i.e., dates when EA plans to talk in detail about FIFA 20 innovations.
- Gameplay: Mid-July
- Career Mode: End of July
- Pro Clubs: End of July
- FIFA 20 Ultimate Team: Early August
- VOLTA: Early August
Update 7.8.19.: You can read all new information about the Career Mode in FIFA 20 here.
It is surprising to see the mention of Pro Clubs and the Career Mode. Both modes have not received much focus from EA for years, and many FIFA fans desire significant innovations.
What innovations will there be? So far, no details about the innovations for the two modes are known. EA has only announced that they will talk in detail about Pro Clubs and the Career Mode of FIFA 20 at the end of July. It is certainly conceivable that we may see the biggest innovations of recent years. It is indeed unusual for EA to dedicate separate presentations to these two modes.
How the Career Mode could be improved
This is what we wish for the Career Mode: The Career Mode in FIFA is popular among many players. However, there have been hardly any innovations in several FIFA versions, making the mode less appealing for experienced players.
Therefore, the Career Mode urgently needs these features:
- Introduction of youth leagues: With youth leagues in Career Mode, young players would have the opportunity to gain match experience and improve as a result. This would be significantly more realistic than before and much more practical for the manager’s daily routine.
- Better transfer behavior of the CPU: Often, it is extremely difficult to sell players. The CPU clubs simply have no interest in the players on our transfer list. We therefore wish for an increased/realistic interest in the players we want to sell.
- Online Career Mode: Many FIFA players are certainly familiar with it: losing matches against the computer loses its appeal over time, especially when it no longer poses a challenge even on World Class difficulty. Online matches would be the solution. NHL and NFL games set the example; in the so-called “Connected Career”, it is possible to compete against other players or friends.
Pro Clubs urgently needs new features
This is what we wish for Pro Clubs:
- Gameplay for CPU teammates needs to improve
- A more extensive progression system for the player
- More customization options for the Pro and the Club
- More modes: Multiplayer training arena, social area
- More information about the opponents
This is the problem with Pro Clubs: The mode has many loyal followers and passionate fans. There are even players who only play FIFA because of the Pro Club mode. It is therefore a pity that the mode has received very few innovations from EA in recent years.
A good example of EA’s lack of attention to Pro Clubs is the positions bug in FIFA 19’s Club mode. This annoying bug was only poorly fixed 5 months after its release.
By the way, we already wished for new features for Pro Clubs even before the release of FIFA 19. Since there were none, our wishes can be perfectly transferred to FIFA 20.
