EA Sports has started a surprise maintenance for EA FC 25 that’s currently live as of writing, and it has disrupted all kinds of online matchmaking.
Unlike the usual patterns, EA Sports didn’t make a prior announcement about the maintenance. Players only got to know about the timings from an in-game message that didn’t pop out for everyone. Thankfully, we have confirmed information about when the servers are going to be back, allowing everyone to enjoy normal matchmaking once again.
EA FC 25 server maintenance schedule (May 7)
The maintenance began as expected on May 7. It started at 7:30AM UTC/00:30AM PST/2:30AM CT/3:30AM EST. Based on the in-game message, the servers are going to be unavailable for at least seven and half hours since the maintenance began.
If there are no more delays, the servers will be operational at 3:00PM UTC/8:00AM PST/10:00AM CT/11:00AM EST. This is assuming that the maintenance will go as intended, as there have been past instances when maintenance has been extended. We will update the fresh timings accordingly.
There’s no additional information about why this maintenance has been conducted, but it comes less a week since Title Update 14 was released, which included major gameplay changes.
Which EA FC 25 modes will be affected?
The latest maintenance has affected all forms of online services associated with the game. This means that Ultimate Team is completely out of order. If you didn’t manage to finish your Champs finals matches (like me), the chances are wasted.
You can’t play Squad Battles or Division Rivals as well till the servers have been restored. Clubs and online friendlies also appear to be out of order. While you’ll be able to enter Ultimate Team, and attempt at matchmaking will result in an error message.
If you’re that desperate to play the game, make sure to try out the Career Mode. EA Sports has made some brilliant changes to the modes, and you can even get in the shoes of Iconic legends like Zidane and Beckham. Hopefully, today’s maintenance will be smooth and end at the scheduled times.
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