In FIFA 23 Ultimate Team, an Icon Pack caused trouble, but affected players might be pleased with EA’s compensation.
During the ongoing football World Cup, EA is introducing brand new Icon cards into the game weekly. These so-called “World Cup Icons” are stronger than their previous versions and can only be found in packs during the World Cup.
And those who have endured the insane grind and collected a whopping 35 WC tokens can get the Icon Pack “FIFA World Cup Icon SW.” This pack offers you 3 random WC Icons, and you have to choose one.
What was the error? Players who obtained the pack between December 2 and 6 were unlucky. They were only offered 3 cards from Team 2 of the World Cup Icons, even though players from Team 1, which had been released the week before, as well as Team 2 should have been included.
Which players are in Team 2 can be seen here:
If the pack had been correct, players should have received cards from both teams. This would have given them the chance for top cards like Ronaldo (95), Zidane (95), Cruyff (92), Eusebio (92), and Butragueno (91).
EA gives affected players an additional Icon card
This is the compensation: Via Twitter, EA announced that the error has been fixed and all players should now find the correct selection in the Icon Player Pick. Players who have already opened the pack during the specified period will receive a brand new player choice pack containing the correct cards from both teams.
The WC Icon card from the faulty pack can even be kept, meaning that affected players ultimately received 2 Icons.
This is what the community says: On reddit, the FIFA community expresses surprise at EA’s generous compensation. We’ve selected some interesting comments for you.
- gstarguru: “Fair play for everyone who dared to take the risk. Didn’t think EA would do this.”
- AGrimSituation: “Finally, I have some EA error luck.”
- akinator2002: “Huge win for everyone who chose the pack.”
- quinnco8: “Frustrating for everyone who opened the pack during Team 1.”
- PatxiPunal: “Wow, that was unexpected.”
What do you think about the compensation? Are you affected and looking forward to another Icon Pack? Feel free to tell us in the comments!
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