14 DAY TRIAL // The team at EA Sports is announcing all FIFA 15 players that the Ultimate Team store is currently experiencing high-usage and that means some players might be unable to connect to it, with the problem being under investigation at the moment.
The information comes from an official Twitter message from the company and there are plenty of fan reactions, with many saying that they are unable to get new players or that they have lost their coins trying to make a purchase in vain.
EA Sports is not yet saying when the Ultimate Team store issue might be solved or whether gamers will receive compensation for their problems in the coming days.
The timing of the problem is unfortunate because gamers should now be able to get access to the forwards who are part of the Team of the Year package for the mode.
This means that gamers will have the possibility to add Lionel Messi from Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid, and their surprise partner Arje Robben from Bayern Munchen to their line-ups.
Actually, the high community interest in the new players and their Team of the Year teammates might be the reason for the connectivity problems linked to the Ultimate Team store.
FIFA 15 fans might find a surprise linked to their accounts
EA Sports also says that during the special Christmas events they ran a secret giveaway, which means that all gamers who are playing the football sim should check to see whether they got access to one of the prizes offered.
Going forward the developers will continue to offer Team of the Week packages for the Ultimate Team mode and will try to make sure that the infrastructure for multiplayer matches has no issues.
At the same time, the company is keeping an eye out on the real world activity linked to the January transfer window, with all real life changes set to be reflected in a major update that will be launched in February for FIFA 15.
It is unclear whether there are plans to also introduce tweaks for the core mechanics.
A reveal for FIFA 16 is not expected to be delivered before the E3 2015 event.
The #FUT Store is experiencing extremely high-usage. Store connectivity will vary for gamers during this time. Sorry for the inconvenience.
— EA SPORTS (@EASPORTS) January 16, 2015
