FIFA 20 will be released in the fall. What the new installment needs to do better than FIFA 19 and what innovations fans wish for can be found here.
There is currently no concrete information about FIFA 20. However, EA hinted in their latest quarterly report that we can expect major innovations for this year’s football simulation.
This is what Blake Jorgensen, CFO of EA, says:
„In fiscal year 2020, we will continue to supply our sports games with innovations. Particularly, FIFA 20 will receive significant new features, and we plan for both FIFA and FIFA Ultimate Team to continue to grow throughout the year.”
Update on 22.06.2019: We now know what changes EA was referring to. You can read the post here:
What’s new in FIFA 20? Here are the innovations
Unfortunately, no specific features are mentioned. But a few things come to mind that we FIFA players would like to see in FIFA 20, right?
The Career Mode is collecting dust
Here’s the problem: Fans have been wishing for a completely revamped Career Mode for years. The mode only receives minor changes year after year, which are mostly not worth mentioning.
In FIFA 19, only the Champions League was integrated. For FIFA 20, new features and improvements would be a true reason to celebrate.
What we wish for:
- Introduction of youth leagues: Youth leagues in Career Mode would allow young players to gain playing experience and improve. This would be much more realistic than before and much more practical for the manager’s daily routine.
- Better transfer behavior of the CPU: It is often extremely difficult to sell players. The CPU clubs simply have no interest in the players on our transfer list. Thus, we wish for increased/realistic interest in the players we want to offload.
- Online Career Mode: Many FIFA players surely know this: Playing against the computer loses its appeal over time. Especially when the CPU does not pose a challenge even at world class level. Online matches would be the solution. The NHL and NFL games set the example; in the so-called “Connected Career,” it is possible to compete against strangers or friends.
Pro Clubs needs more attention
Here’s the problem: The mode has many loyal followers who would like to see more love and features from EA. Unfortunately, the Pro Clubs mode receives less and less attention.
A good example of EA’s lack of love for Pro Clubs is the position bug in FIFA 19’s club mode. This annoying bug was fixed poorly at best, five months after 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.
What we wish for:
- Gameplay for CPU teammates needs to improve
- A more comprehensive progression system for your player
- More customization options for the pro and the club
- More modes: multiplayer training arena, social area
- More information about the opponents
Ultimate Team – The management cards need improvement
Here’s the problem: Distributing player contracts and fitness cards in the team is super tedious. Yet the system has not changed for years.
We suspect that the cards will not disappear anytime soon. Because for EA, they are good filler material for packs.
What we wish for:
- A better fitness concept: Why can’t the 100 fitness points of a player be fully utilized? It would be great to only have to use a fitness card again when the card reaches a fitness value of 0. Currently, a fitness card is urgently needed after at most 3 or 4 games.
- Team player contracts: Just like with team fitness cards, it would be practical to be able to equip the entire team with contracts at once. Currently, you have to select each player individually to fill contracts.
Fans want to see a Street Mode
The longing for a Street Mode for FIFA is great. The last installment of FIFA Street was released in 2012. Since then, many fans have wished for a similar mode for the FIFA series.
Because the fast, arcade-like games focused on dribbling and tricks are a lot of fun and provide a break from the monotonous FIFA routine.
A small preview of a modern FIFA Street was provided in FIFA 18 – The Journey. Here we were able to play a nice round of futsal with Alex Hunter during the campaign.
House rules please online too
In FIFA 19, house rules for the kickoff mode were introduced. Here you can select various, diverse rules and compete against a friend.
Here are the house rules:
- Long Range: Goals scored outside the penalty area count double.
- Survival: If you score a goal, you lose a player!
- Headers & Volleys: Here only headers, volleys, free kicks, and penalties count.
- First to: You set a goal count, whoever reaches it first wins the match.
- No rules: There is no offside, no fouls, and no cards.
But why is this only possible offline? House rules provide a fun break from the classic football game and offer plenty of quirky and exciting matches.
An integration into the online mode, Pro Clubs, or even Ultimate Team would therefore be great.
What do you think? What innovations do you wish for FIFA 20?
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