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Irsquo;ve had less time to spend playing games since becoming a dad, and I wouldnrsquo;t have it any other way. Spending FC 24 Coins time with my family will always take precedence over my solo hobbies, so Irsquo;m more selective about the games I spend time with, and how much time I spend with them. Unfortunately, this means that my competitive skills have grown rusty. I still love dropping into World Edge or taking to the virtual Anfield pitch, but I lose more often than I win. I just about scrape Gold in Apex ranked ladder, which I daresay isnrsquo;t too shabby for the handful of hours I put in each week, but when you come up against a three-stack of Diamonds, yoursquo;ve got no chance.
That why I proffer the idea of dad leagues. You donrsquo;t have to be a dad, or even a parent, to participate, but I thought of the idea so I get to name it. This would be a matchmaking system for the time-poor player who still has that competitive streak, lapsed ranked grinders and eager headshotters who canrsquo;t be doing with the rigmarole of completing your dailies seven times a week. It perfect, there are literally no downsides.
Of course, there are plenty of downsides. A collection of players who all have hectic schedules and little time for gaming will likely make matchmaking impossible. The vastly variable skills of the few players who turn up will make matches unfair. Not to mention the handful of Dad League (yeah, Irsquo;m capitalising it now, it official) participants may all want to play different games. However, I can dream.
Is it too much to ask that my fingers donrsquo;t grow stiff after as little as a fortnight off Fortnite? That my reaction speeds dull to those of an arthritic pensioner if I so much as look at a game other than Apex? That I can be casual and competitive?
That may be an oxymoron. Casual players canrsquo;t be competitive players. I agree to some extent. Esports players need to be committed and rigorous in their training. They need to turn up to scrims, analyse VOD reviews, and train like any athlete. But there must be a middle ground. Something not entirely casual, but not as hardcore as a proper tournament. Maybe that what Gold rank is for. But maybe there should be something more. Maybe there should be a Dad League.
Women Aren't Going To Ruin FIFA Ultimate Team
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Those three players in particular didnrsquo;t have a single season of crossover in their professional football careers. They never played with, or even against, each other, and never will. Johan Cruyff died seven years ago, and yet players will trot him out every weekend to get on the end of long balls from Paul Pogba and hit the griddy in Weekend League. This is a game mode about playing with your idols, creating dream teams, and having fun with a Reece James striker card. Players often forget the fun of Ultimate Team ndash; it often lost in the constant grind, to be fair ndash; and using your favourite players is a part of that.
Related: FIFA 25 Will Be The Best EGame For Any Girl Or Boy, Says FIFA President
So why, all of a sudden, do FIFA players care about realism? The answer, my friend, is because it involves women. EA announced last week that EA Sports FC Ultimate Team would include female players, and the FIFA community hasnrsquo;t slept since, such a fit of uncontrollable rage it has found itself in. Where once was a community of in-fighting about sweaty formations, meta players, and DDA, there is now a united front shouting about a common enemy: those pesky women.
ldquo;It not realistic! come the cries from aggrieved Ultimate Team players. ldquo;Alex Morgan would never be able to beat Virgil Van Dijk! Women are just less strong than men, that not sexism, it a fact! And the Women Super League is terrible by the way!! That not a direct quote, but Irsquo;ve paraphrased the main points Irsquo;ve read over the past week. And Irsquo;ve got answers.
Firstly, you werenrsquo;t complaining about realism when your William Saliba tackled my Euseacute;bio last weekend, despite the former being injured and the latter being dead. Secondly, I think my mum could beat Virgil Van Dijk this season, let alone a professional striker who is the fifth-highest scorer ever for the United States women national soccer team. Thirdly, it is sexism, EA Sports FC 24 Coins and fourthly, the WSL is great, actually.
That why I proffer the idea of dad leagues. You donrsquo;t have to be a dad, or even a parent, to participate, but I thought of the idea so I get to name it. This would be a matchmaking system for the time-poor player who still has that competitive streak, lapsed ranked grinders and eager headshotters who canrsquo;t be doing with the rigmarole of completing your dailies seven times a week. It perfect, there are literally no downsides.
Of course, there are plenty of downsides. A collection of players who all have hectic schedules and little time for gaming will likely make matchmaking impossible. The vastly variable skills of the few players who turn up will make matches unfair. Not to mention the handful of Dad League (yeah, Irsquo;m capitalising it now, it official) participants may all want to play different games. However, I can dream.
Is it too much to ask that my fingers donrsquo;t grow stiff after as little as a fortnight off Fortnite? That my reaction speeds dull to those of an arthritic pensioner if I so much as look at a game other than Apex? That I can be casual and competitive?
That may be an oxymoron. Casual players canrsquo;t be competitive players. I agree to some extent. Esports players need to be committed and rigorous in their training. They need to turn up to scrims, analyse VOD reviews, and train like any athlete. But there must be a middle ground. Something not entirely casual, but not as hardcore as a proper tournament. Maybe that what Gold rank is for. But maybe there should be something more. Maybe there should be a Dad League.
Women Aren't Going To Ruin FIFA Ultimate Team
SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT
Those three players in particular didnrsquo;t have a single season of crossover in their professional football careers. They never played with, or even against, each other, and never will. Johan Cruyff died seven years ago, and yet players will trot him out every weekend to get on the end of long balls from Paul Pogba and hit the griddy in Weekend League. This is a game mode about playing with your idols, creating dream teams, and having fun with a Reece James striker card. Players often forget the fun of Ultimate Team ndash; it often lost in the constant grind, to be fair ndash; and using your favourite players is a part of that.
Related: FIFA 25 Will Be The Best EGame For Any Girl Or Boy, Says FIFA President
So why, all of a sudden, do FIFA players care about realism? The answer, my friend, is because it involves women. EA announced last week that EA Sports FC Ultimate Team would include female players, and the FIFA community hasnrsquo;t slept since, such a fit of uncontrollable rage it has found itself in. Where once was a community of in-fighting about sweaty formations, meta players, and DDA, there is now a united front shouting about a common enemy: those pesky women.
ldquo;It not realistic! come the cries from aggrieved Ultimate Team players. ldquo;Alex Morgan would never be able to beat Virgil Van Dijk! Women are just less strong than men, that not sexism, it a fact! And the Women Super League is terrible by the way!! That not a direct quote, but Irsquo;ve paraphrased the main points Irsquo;ve read over the past week. And Irsquo;ve got answers.
Firstly, you werenrsquo;t complaining about realism when your William Saliba tackled my Euseacute;bio last weekend, despite the former being injured and the latter being dead. Secondly, I think my mum could beat Virgil Van Dijk this season, let alone a professional striker who is the fifth-highest scorer ever for the United States women national soccer team. Thirdly, it is sexism, EA Sports FC 24 Coins and fourthly, the WSL is great, actually.