EA has said FIFA 20 improves the accessibility and availability of Icons in Ultimate Team.
Icons, introduced to Ultimate Team with FIFA 18, are some of the most coveted cards in the game. The likes of Ronaldo (Brazilian Ronaldo), Ruud Gullit and Patrick Vieira were among the best cards in FIFA 19, but there were incredibly difficult to obtain – and for many players fuelled spending on loot boxes.
An additional issue was Icons considered to be “bad” would go for big prices on the in-game auction house because they were reserved for Squad Building Challenges that would reward “good” Icons.
To combat this, there will be four versions of each of the 89 Icon cards in FUT 20, and their release will be staggered.
Base reflects a time in the player’s career when they were still developing and had not yet reached their full potential. These Icons are in packs from the start of the EA and Origin Access trial, which kicks off this Thursday, 19th September, until mid-December 2019 only.
Mid Icons reflect an Icon later in their career when they had to adapt their playstyle to stay near the top of their game. Mids are available in packs from this thursday until mid-February 2020 only, EA said.
Prime Icons reflect an era where an Icon was consistently at the height of their skills and abilities. These are in packs from mid-December 2019 until the end of FUT 20.
And finally, Moment Icons focus on “a truly memorable, historic performance” in an Icon’s career that “elevated them to one of the all time greats”. Primes, which are the highest-rated versions of Icons in FUT 20, come online in February 2020 and stick around until the end of FUT 20.