Local Guests Pro Clubs for League and Cup Matches

[grave warren]

Dear EA Sports Team,

I saw the new recent updates to this game and I'm pleased. That feedback was listened too. Also, I am a dedicated player of EA Sports FC 26 on PS5 and enjoy playing Rivals and Ultimate Team modes with local player guests in same household. I would like to kindly request a feature that allows up to 3 local players (Guests) to join on the same console in for pro clubs as well for a future update to this game (ideally soon). This can be done. Three guests join the primary user for 4 players, but not only that, if other people live in a different house, let's say 3 other people, those users can join the team as well and etc until the 11 players max for the lineup. Max of 11 players, different households, and local guests involved so multiple people in different households can ultilize local guests to join the team rather than having strictly 1 username per console. Also, finding a way how to store his or her pro on the console so it can be easily loaded and uploaded in the match lobby.

Currently, the game supports only the primary user and playing friends on their different console which limits the ability to enjoy for individuals who can only afford 1 console in the same household on not have the ability to have another console in the same household for any other reason. I think pro clubs local guests would be an extremely appreciated move by a good amount of people so family members or friends can play pro clubs on the same console, same tv. It would be fun playing in the same setting pro clubs and make it so much fun. This is acheivable. The only thing would be the camera for players to track their pro but it would be disabled if local guests is introduced in pro clubs (like division rivals and fut draft). But when local guests isnt being used, the camera would still be active so the indivudual playing clubs with other indviduals on their consoles (how it is now), can still track his or her pro with the camera.

Please consider this EA!

[sacred robin]

TL;DR at bottom

This would be such a game-changer for Clubs, and also a huge gateway for new players to get into EAFC in general.

I used to do this in Rocket League at university, where people would join me locally at first, and get into the game. Almost all of them, who already had a PlayStation would download it as soon as they got home, and a few even bought a PlayStation just to play it.

I always thought this was a perfect feature for Clubs, and it's such a shame that pretty much every other game mode has this function, except for the one where it makes the most sense.

If you, EA, ever decide to implement this feature, please have a look at how Rocket League did it.

1. You use a temporary car on your friend's console
2. After you'd get the game on your own console, you could access your car on your friend's console, simply by logging into your account as a user on your friend's console

For point 1, I think the latest addition, where you select a 'Playstyle' combines quite well with a guest feature. A guest without their own account/pro could:
A. Use a temporary pro, completely from scratch, which is deleted after you close the game
B. Use a second playstyle (if the account owner has unlocked/bought one), which would earn progress towards that playstyle when played as a guest.

I personally wouldn't object if only option B is possible, if that is what justifies this feature to be developed internally. This option would naturally give extra revenue for EA, because some players would have to buy EA points to unlock a playstyle to play with a guest. It should of course still be possible to unlock playstyles with coins.

TL;DR:

1. Great feature to improve Clubs by enabling an amazing couch co-op experience
2. Added revenue from new players who want to continue playing Clubs, but from their own console
3. Added revenue from encouraging players to have more playstyles available, for when they want to add a guest.