Det er efterhånden svært at forsvare EA's monetære praksisser, særligt når de er blevet hevet for retten i en række europæiske lande, og hvor de i det ene af dem direkte er blevet bedt om at slukke for features som Ultimate Team-kortpakker.
EA forsvarer sig dog fortsat med næb og klør, og det er åbenbart ikke nuværende EA-chefer, men også tidligere der stiller sig op her. I et interview med GamesIndustry siger tidligere EA-chef Peter Moore, at der er "lang vej" imellem hasardspil og Ultimate Team.
Han sammenligner det med at indsamle såkaldte "cigarette cards" i 1920'erne og 30'erne.
"People loved it. I think that sense of uncertainty and 'What are you going to get?' and then bang, Ronaldo or Messi would roll out and that's a wonderful thing. You're always getting something. It's not like you opened it and there's no players in there.
"This is a personal view, but the concept of surprise and delight vs gambling... on a continuum, they're a long way from each other. You buy or grind your way up to getting a gold pack, you open it up, and you're either happy or you think it's a crappy pack. I don't see that as gambling, per se -- but again, this is my personal view as an outsider right now."
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