EA FC 24 “ruined” after glitch gives everyone TOTY Messi

Shay Robson
Messi in EA FC 24 next to Team of the Year promo card

EA FC 24 players believe the game is “ruined” after a massive SBC bug gave almost everybody a free Team of the Year Lionel Messi card.

FC 24’s Team of the Year promo is in full force, and for the first time in the game’s history even included a women’s TOTY.

As usual, players have rushed to try and obtain the Team of the Year cards to get the best team possible. Some saved their packs for months, racking up hundreds in the process in hopes of packing the special cards.

However, bizarrely on January 30, almost every player found themselves packing the 97-rated Team of the Year Messi in an 86+ TOTY Leagues SBC, leaving many to claim the game is now “ruined.”

EA has “ruined” FC 24 with free TOTY Messi glitch

As the community flooded to complete the SBC in hopes of getting the TOTY centre-forward, the devs quickly responded and consequently disabled the SBC entirely.

“We have identified an issue with the 86+ TOTY Leagues SBC, as a result we have disabled the SBC,” they wrote in a post on Twitter/X.

However, according to much of the FC 24 community, the damage is already done as numerous claimed Ultimate Team is now “ruined.”

Popular FC 24 content creator Nepenthez was one of many to vent their frustrations. “Yeah, the issue is you’ve just ruined the game,” he wrote. “Free Messi TOTY for everyone imo.”

According to some, every opponent they’ve faced since the SBC glitch has had the Team of the Year Messi card in their team, backing the claims that the game is now ruined.

“Every person I faced in Rivals tonight had TOTY Messi and I don’t. EA have ruined this game and made it even more sh*t because they’re thick as sh*t,” they said.

However, one explained that the game was completely ruined well before the SBC bug, and even claimed that backlash wouldn’t nearly be as bad if the Team of the Year promo was satisfactory.

“The Messi situation wouldn’t even be a situation if TOTY wasn’t completely ruined by these morons at EA beforehand,” they hit out. “If people were even moderately happy with this promo, the backlash about a free TOTY Messi for these lucky people would not be nearly as bad.”

The Team of the Year promo was already fairly criticized for various reasons. Notably, players took issue with the “terrible” pack weight, “ridiculous” TOTY prices, and for recycling old content.

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Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, Shay Robson is a Journalist for Dexerto. Typically, you'll see Shay tackling the entertainment news, writing about your favorite Twitch streamers and influencers. But, as a passionate esports fan, you'll also catch him covering League of Legends and Valorant when he gets the chance. Contact: shay.robson@dexerto.com