EA SPORTS hit with FIFA 21 scripting lawsuit for “dictating outcomes to drive up sales”

Video game developer EA Sports has been hit with ar FIFA 21 lawsuit, with it being claimed that EA SPORTS uses “deceptive practices” and “false advertising” to drive sales in its FIFA Ultimate Team mode. tably, FIFA Ultimate Team has been hugely successful online for EA Sports, with media reports revealing that game mode brought in a stunning $1.49 billion in revenue in year 2020. Several fans have filed lawsuits against FIFA 21 recently, with many claiming that EA Sports ‘scripts’ outcomes to drive sales.

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Ar FIFA 21 lawsuit filed with EA Sports FIFA 21 scripting claim

latest FIFA 21 lawsuit has been filed by three FIFA 21 gamers, namely Jason Zajc, Danyael Williams, and Pranko Loza. United States federal lawsuit, Zajonc vs Electronic Arts, was brought to tice of Californian court. FIFA 21 lawsuit claimed that EA Sports willingly and unlawfully tricks FIFA 21 players into buying Ultimate Team loot boxes, by using artificial intelligence that adjusts game difficulty dynamically. According to plaintiffs, practice is having a direct impact on outcome of matches.

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FIFA 21 lawsuit was filed in vember and mentioned that techlogies like ‘Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment’ and ‘Adaptive Difficulty’ are used by EA Sports to influence outcome of matches. According to plaintiffs, EA Sports FIFA 21 scripting practice allows game developer to sell more FIFA 21 Ultimate Team packs. gamers who filed lawsuit believe that practice in question violates Californian consumer protection laws, with EA Sports responding to FIFA 21 lawsuit by calling claims baseless.

What is EA Sports FIFA 21 scripting allegation?

This is t first time a set of gamers have alleged that EA Sports indulges in what is called ‘scripting’ in gaming community. According to many gamers, features like ‘Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment’ and ‘Adaptive Difficulty’ are used to adjust player’s stat points, both on front of card and in-game. change in stat points has ability to influence game’s result, as it can lead to bad passes, poor shots, and wildly varying pace for FIFA players.

According to FIFA 21 fans, this tactic is called ‘scripting’ and is done to influence online players to buy more and more FIFA 21 Ultimate Team packs in hope of receiving better players to become more competitive.

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This is t first time an EA Sports controversy has arisen regarding Ultimate Team mode featured in games like Madden, FIFA 21 and NHL. A class-action lawsuit was filed earlier this year in US, with plaintiff alleging that multiple EA Sports titles break local gambling laws. Similar lawsuits against game developer have been filed in Nerlands and France, with company facing fines of up to $11.7 million. 

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