Looking to the competitive scene, Nick believes "certain players are qualifying based off resources," although it's not a lifestyle he would recommend: The online tournaments are gone, and there is no true chill mode to play FIFA anymore outside the menus." Popular YouTuber Nick (RunTheFUTMarket) believes EA Sports has its playerbase "trapped," telling B/R Football, "Compared to FIFA four years ago, casual play is absent. With this comes the increasing need to spend and the sudden elimination of easy-going play. It's not a great reward for playing around 10 matches, or approximately four hours of FIFA. These packs are usually a disappointment to the player, often containing one low-rated footballer who isn't going to contribute much to their team. For example, players will earn 500 to 800 coins per match, with the lowest-rated gold pack costing 7,500 coins. Packs are extremely slow to come by if you're using the in-game currency of FUT Coins, which can be generated by playing matches and trading. FIFA's grasp on getting players to spend beyond the base game, though, is more accurately shown in the mean results. Perhaps the heaviest spenders are YouTubers who make their investment back or are rich enough to be without a financial care in the world. Shocking, yes, but the circumstances around such large outlays could be one-off. Other respondents racked up $100,000 all-time spends, with the most on FIFA 19 standing at $45,000 at the time of the survey in March. One user estimated spending $280,000 across a decade, with a 10th of that coming on FIFA 19 and around $80,000 on FIFA 18.