EA SPORTS has confirmed that FIFA 22 players who have taken advantage of a recent Division Rivals rewards glitch in FUT will be banned.
On February 10, FIFA 22 players discovered a flaw in the Ultimate Team mode that allowed them to claim Division Rivals rewards from the web app an infinite number of times, simply by refreshing the page and logging back in.
Packs were disappearing and reappearing repeatedly, but could be retrieved each time. Also, they never contained the same cards, meaning players could indulge themselves.
Some players have therefore exploited this glitch a handful of times, while others have repeated the process for hours.
@iamFrench_ big bug on the web app
Reward in unlimited pack + credits the packs appear and disappear all the time hence the bug and the fact of being able to recover them each time (the packs are open and never the same players etc) and credits can also be used pic.twitter.com/XJ1pxTs2pb
— OwlMan (@OwlMan__) February 10, 2022
However, after solving the problem, EA SPORTS decided to punish players based on the number of times they took advantage of it.
Players who exploited it “systematically” will only receive a temporary ban while those who exploited it “severely” will no longer be able to access the FIFA Ultimate Team transfer market at all, which is equivalent to a permanent ban .
“We identified active accounts that consistently exploited Division Rivals rewards earlier this week and suspended them from FIFA 22 Online for seven days.” they said.
“Additionally, we have identified active accounts that have been severely exploiting Division Rivals rewards earlier this week. These accounts have received the aforementioned suspension and will also no longer be able to access the transfer market in FIFA 22.”
Additionally, we have identified active accounts that severely exploited Division Rivals Rewards earlier this week. These accounts have received the aforementioned suspension and will also no longer be able to access the Transfer Market in FIFA 22.
— FIFA Direct Communications (@EAFIFADirect) February 12, 2022
Although the exact numbers are unknown, we believe that thousands of players likely took advantage of this flaw to varying degrees, given the amount of money they could earn.