They should’ve just left them out of the game.
The world’s two best players, sport’s two most divisive characters are at the centre of yet more Twitter wars after FIFA 17′s player ratings were leaked.
The new version is released on September 27 so, right now, all there is really to do is argue over which player should be higher in the ranking system and which gamer abuses speed the most.
Ahead of the launch, EA Sports have been drip-feeding bits of info out into the public and, even with all but three of the top 50 players’s ratings being announced, no-one has lost the plot.
We all figured it out though, who the remaining three players to be ranked are. We know that Neymar will come in third, Cristiano Ronaldo will be second and Lionel Messi will be top-dog once more. Right? Right?!
Well, on Thursday night, Lionel Messi’s stats were leaked.
A 93 rating is certainly impressive, and leaves him one above his club-mate Luiz Suarez.
But it’s not enough to rank above his rival Cristiano Ronaldo. In fact, it’s one lower than the Portuguese.
There’s a difference and everyone spots it.
War breaks out.
honestly not even getting fifa 17 for the sole reason that ronaldo is rated higher than messi
— balthazar bratt (@benkicks23) September 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/matt_lumby/status/771496097088933888
The resistance emerges.
Ronaldo is rated higher over Messi in FIFA 17. About time EA. About time.
— ـ🪦 (@lrandomnobody) September 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/Rajewell11_/status/771401065908568064
https://twitter.com/CrZoloh/status/771539026906013696
Then it started to get angrier.
https://twitter.com/IceXFifa/status/771462671862497280
Treasure this diplomatic man on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/Meglovin_18_/status/771423161879494661
The damage is done.
FUCK EA I'M PLAYING PES pic.twitter.com/85sqPNahc1
— R9Rai (@R9Rai) September 1, 2016
The battle rages on.
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