EA Sports FC has announced some major changes to the Weekend League in FC 25, with fewer games, a harder qualifying process, and much better rewards.
These changes make the mode the most competitive it has been in years, but not all players are fans of them, with some in the EA FC community complaining the mode will become too hard.
So let's find out all the changes coming to the Weekend League in FC 25.
Fewer Games and Harder to Qualify
In FC 25, the Weekend League has 15 matches, five less than FC 24, and players must win three out of five playoff games to qualify for it.
This makes it harder for players to qualify for the mode, but that was exactly the developer's goal, as Weekend League is a mode made for the best of the best.
If Weekend League is accessible to everyone, it stops being special and becomes just another mode, which unfortunately is what happened in the last couple of years.
Developers said the following about these changes:
"Last year, we think we made the Champions Finals too accessible, particularly to lower-skill players", "This year, Champions will not only be more challenging, but it will be more rewarding for higher-skilled players."
It's understandable why many players are upset about these changes but EA Sports actually did the right thing here. The Weekend League isn't supposed to be for everyone, it's a competitive mode where only the best FC 25 players should be able to enter.
The changes to the playoff game format ensure only the best get into the Weekend League while having to play fewer games makes all the games matter much more, which makes the mode more competitive.
Rewards Have Finally Been Improved
While it's now harder to enter the Weekend League, its rewards are arguably the best they have ever been.
There are 10 ranks in the Weekend League now. Rank 10 is the lowest one and players only need two wins to reach it, while rank 1 is for those who can win all 15 games.
Players who can achieve the feat of going 15-0 will earn the following rewards:
Weekend League Rank 1 rewards in FC 25 |
|---|
200k Ultimate Team Coins |
Tradeable 85+ x10 Players Pack |
Tradeable 84+ x10 Players Pack |
Untradable Base Icon Pack |
Untradable 89+ x2 Players Pack |
Untradable 82+ x30 Players Pack |
Three Tradeable TOTW x3 Players Pack |
But the other ranks also offer some great rewards, with all of them, apart from rank 10, giving users a TOTW player pick, a plethora of tradable and untradable packs, and some coins.
The amount of wins a player needs to achieve a certain rank has already been revealed, and reliable EA FC leaker Fut Sheriff has leaked the rewards of each rank. So let's take a look at all the ranks rewards below.
Rank | Rewards |
|---|---|
Rank 1 - 15 wins | 200K Ultimate Team Coins
Tradeable 85+ x10 Players Pack
Tradeable 84+ x10 Players Pack
Untradeable Base Icon Pack
Untradeable 89+ x2 Players Pack
Untradeable 82+ x30 Players Pack
Three Tradeable TOTW x3 Players Pack |
Rank 2 - 13 Wins | 110k Ultimate Team Coins
Tradeable 84+ x10 Players Pack
Untradeable Base Hero 86+
Untradeable 88+ X2 Players Pack
Untradeable 82+ X25 Players Pack
Tradeable TOTW X2 Players Pack |
Rank 3 - 11 Wins | 80k Ultimate Team Coins
Tradeable 83+ x10 Players Pack
Untradeable 87+ X2 Players Pack
Untradeable Base Hero
Tradeable TOTW X2 Players Pack
Untradeable 82+ X20 Players Pack |
Rank 4 - 10 Wins | 60k Ultimate Team Coins
Tradeable 83+ X10 Players Pack
Untradeable Base Hero
Tradeable TOTW X2 Players Pack
Untradeable 81+ X20 Players Pack
Untradeable 87+ X1 Players Pack |
Ranks 5 - 9 wins | 45k Ultimate Team Coins
Tradeable 82+ X10 Players Pack
Untradeable Base Hero Max 87
Tradeable TOTW X1 Players Pack
Untradeable 81+ X15 Players Pack
Untradeable 87+ X1 Players Pack |
Rank 6 - 8 wins | 30k Ultimate Team Coins
Tradeable 82+ X10 Players Pack
Tradeable TOTW X2 Players Pack
Untradeable 86+ X2 Players Pack
Untradeable 81+ X15 Players Pack |
Rank 7 -7 wins | 25k Ultimate Team Coins
Tradeable 81+ X11 Players Pack
Tradeable TOTW X1 Players Pack
Untradeable 86+ X2 Players Pack
Untradeable 77+ X7 Players Pack |
Rank 8 - 6 wins | 20k Ultimate Team Coins
Tradeable 81+ X11 Players Pack
Tradeable TOTW X1 Players Pack
Untradeable 85+ X1 Players Pack
Untradeable 77+ X7 Players Pack |
Rank 9 - 4 wins | 15k Ultimate Team Coins
Tradeable TOTW X1 Players Pack
Untradeable 80+ X11 Players Pack
Untradeable 77+ X7 Players Pack |
Rank 10 - 2 wins | 5k Ultimate Team Coins
Untradeable 84+ X1 Players Pack
Untradeable 77+ X7 Players Pack |
These are some great rewards, which is exactly what the Weekend League should offer since it's a competitive mode. Reaching the higher ranks might prove difficult but players who manage to do so will be rewarded for it.
All in all, these are some great changes to the Weekend League mode, that make the mode feel competitive again. It's a game mode that will be filled with try-hard players, but that's exactly the point of Weekend League, and it's a good thing EA Sports has finally understood that.