I was literally sitting there last night wondering when this game stopped being fun and started feeling like work cause my brain is just fried from it. For me it all started going downhill fast with FIFA 22. That was the year where missing one weekend league meant your club was basically dead. It stopped being a game entirely.
I see people on here say FIFA 19 was peak all the time and honestly I kind of agree with them. Back in the FIFA 18 and 19 days the balance was actually right. You could build a squad and take a break for a week and still compete. Thinking about FIFA 22 compared to the older games just makes me sad man. The SBC cycles are relentless nowadays. You do a player sbc on a friday and by tuesday they are completely useless cause some crazy new promo dropped.
That whole Ultimate Team burnout thing is hitting so many of us older players right now. It really feels like we're deep in the era where the grind completely took over and it just sucks. People keep asking in the comments whether FC 26 is still fun or if it just feels like a job now. To be fair there are a few nights where FC 26 actually feels decent. Like when matchmaking is chill it reminds me of the old days just playing with friends. But that is super rare now.
Anyway when was YOUR exact turning point where the fun stopped?