FIFA 17's online issues are actually costing players real money
Players have contacted EA to ask them to refund their Draft Tokens, and have been pointed in the direction of the company's advisors, though no definitive word has been given by the company's official Twitter accounts. It seems that this could be because the company is refusing to refund those who have faced the problem, as highlighted in a post made on EA's FIFA 17 forums by a user who claims that EA has denied him/her a new Token/refund after they were disconnected from a Draft match.
This effectively means that FIFA 17's online issues are actually costing players real money, as at the time of this writing the Draft is essentially FIFA 17's version of a broken arcade machine that takes your money but then doesn't allow you to play it. For example, too often do one of my players autonomously sprint to try and keep a ball in play, even if it was last touched by an opponent's foot. And they often ignore my commands when I try to pull them back using the stick. Everton’s Belgian powerhouse has been a solid FIFA Career Mode signing for some years now, but judging by his form this season, EA seem to have underrated him somewhat.
His stats are fairly unique as far as FIFA goes, with 80+ physical and pace stats making him an absolute nightmare to deal with right out of the gate. But give him a bit of time – he’s still only 22, by the way – and Lukaku grows into the Drogba-esque line-leader that Chelsea always wanted him to be, with extremely good finishing stats to go with his dominant heading game, hold-up play and decent pace. Check out the example in the video below — an opposing attacker crosses the ball towards the goal, but as you can see from the yellow X, it's going out of play, which would result in a goal kick for me.
But instead of letting the ball go out of play, Jones rabidly sprints towards the ball to head it out even more than it already is. In the process, he becomes the last one to touch the ball, and the opposition end up with an opponent's threatening corner kick. One of the best things EA added to this year's "FIFA" is the powerful, fast pass when you press controller's right shoulder button. Before "17," players passed like they were having a kickabout in the park. The ball rolled so slowly that making long passes to cut through the midfield was always a bad idea. There are other nice additions, like getting back up quickly after a slide tackle by pressing the slide tackle button again.
And there are new body feints and different types of dribbling that add some new variety in what you can do on the pitch. Now, we know that he’s technically a winger in FIFA 17 this year, but as far as we’re concerned, Neymar counts as a forward, and a good one at that. In fact, if money is no object and you’re after someone to bolster your front line for the next decade, Neymar should be your first port of call. Along with Paul Pogba and James Rodríguez, Neymar’s 93 potential is the joint-highest in the game and even at his 88 overall starting point, he’s still a monster. His 80 overall shooting will grow in time, but his 90 pace and 91 dribbling alongside five-star skill moves and five-star weak foot rating makes him indispensable as a striker or a wide-attacker. Sign him up.
Enyeama has been an Ultimate Team favourite for a few years now, and he's arguably been the best keeper in Ligue 1 since Hugo Lloris left Lyon for the green pastures of north London. At 5’11” [1.80m] he’s a little bit short to command the box with any real superiority, but your centre backs should have no problem dealing with balls into the box. Enyeama’s strength is as a shot-stopper: he’s not just good for his low price, he’s one of the best in the game. With reflexes rated at 91, only an in-form David de Gea has better shot-stopping stats than Enyeama, and when you can get him for around 700 coins, there’s no question that he’s earned a place in this side.