FIFA 23: #SaveProClubs trends as fans are outraged by EA

#SaveProClubs has been trending on Twitter today, following EA's recent announcement that the popular game mode wouldn't be receiving cross-play, yet pretty much every other online mode in FIFA 23 has.

The Pro Clubs community are demanding answers from EA, following confirmation that the game mode won't have cross-play functionality in FIFA 23. The trailer for the upcoming title was released yesterday at 5 pm and showcased many of the new features in the game. They showcased some of the new gameplay elements, such as revamped free-kicks and set pieces, the new HyperMotion2 technology, and much more - but the juicy information came in EA's cross-play notes that told fans about how cross-play will work in the upcoming title.

The notes confirmed that cross-play would only feature in certain 1v1 game modes, including FUT Division Rivals (except Co-Op), FUT Champions, FUT Ultimate Online Draft, FUT Online Friendlies (except Co-Op), FUT Play a Friend, Online Friendlies, Online Seasons (except Co-Op Seasons) and the Virtual Bundesliga competitive game mode.

This has sparked mass outrage from the Pro Clubs community, given the fact that cross-play would most greatly benefit this mode in FIFA. Fans are also massively concerned that EA are neglecting Pro Clubs as a mode compared to others, which has sparked a #SaveProClubs trend on Twitter. More on this below.

#SaveProClubs

Following confirmation that cross-play wouldn't be coming to Pro Clubs in FIFA 23, the Pro Clubs community began to react on social media, with the website TheVFL going absolutely in on EA with a heartfelt statement via Twitter from the Pro Clubs Community.

The full statement reads as follows:

"This is a message on behalf of the Pro Clubs community, all of us, PC, Xbox, Playstation, and more. We demand an explanation as to why you have yet again opted to overlook and bypass Pro Clubs from your cross-play game modes."

"As a community leader that has put 10 years into the game mode, I feel the time has come to be a leader in asking the very public & direct questions to EA Sports in regards to why yet again, for another year, our game mode that we love and play has been ignored.

"I want to understand why heading into 2023, your views on the game mode are still so bleak that you opt to overlook it with a feature like cross-play which is needed. I know you have eyes on everything. Every YouTuber, every content creator, maybe even Twitter accounts like this.

"I am not one of the guys who will rail you every year for not putting tattoos into the game mode, but I will now be the guy who questions why you want the game mode to die.

"This decision confirms to me that you either do not care about Pro Clubs or are so out of touch that you really don't understand what players want. For years, we've had to sit back and watch FUT get the attention, and we understood it, it is the money-maker.

"Nobody is stupid, we get it. But now, in a time where people want to connect with others, where the game mode will become fresh again with the prospect of cross-play, we need answers.

"Is it because of FIFA itself? Is it due to a lack of resources in the department? Come out and give the players who have been loyal to your mode, put in THOUSANDS of hours playing, and THOUSANDS more making external communities to keep a buzz around it, an answer.

"If not, you will begin to see the game mode collapse. People were pinning their last hopes on FIFA 23 being the one to give them their spark back, cross-play would have done that.

"For a lot of people, you could have re-released FIFA 22, stuck a FIFA 23 logo on it, added cross-play into it, and you would more than likely have gotten a "free hit" year from the community. We would not have been ecstatic, but we would have remembered this year as being the year we could finally interact with more people.

"Now? You're going to see this game mode drop off more, you're going to see more people move on from your game in general, and you're going to see less players actively care. Bravo, what a move.

"Come out, give us an answer, and remember, some of us don't buy your game every year for the Premium Gold FUT packs. If there is no answer or clarity from EA, I urge every other player and league to take a stand on socials once and for all. It's not acceptable, and enough is enough.

"They noticed us when friendlies broke, they'll notice us again now."

The message was then ended dramatically with '#SaveProClubs' which has gained a mass amount of traction on Twitter since this statement was issued.

Here are some other Tweets that were sparked by the statement:

Popular YouTuber Nick28T supports the cause.

Another massive YouTuber, WorldofJCC, gave his thoughts on the situation.

Finally - Mark Golbridge also shares the hashtag and sheds some light on what he thinks.

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