Dones this mean they removed the gacha element. I will be able to buy exactly the player i want instead of being rendom? This would be big if true.
It does seem like that's the case, all that's left is for them to explain how this "Match Pass" system works exactly.
I'm not surprised that they're changing MyClub with this new Free-To-Play model, speaking as someone who enjoys the concept of this mode and that has played it both in PES2018 Lite for the PS3, before buying the full game on my PS4, and in PES2021 Lite, it was very easy and fast to build a top team even with the random system.
I've never spent any real money on PES' microtransactions and yet on both occasions in which I played MyClub I got a bunch of BlackBall players, even right now on PES2021 Lite I have 2 Messis and 2 Cristiano Ronaldos, because Konami gives out a lot of players for free, I actually wonder how they make so much money from microtransactions when they're like this, I mean, why do people spend so much money if you can have a top team for free? I guess it's not just about the player ratings, with things like Legends and Iconic Moments cards Konami appeals to people's emotions in a way, their attachment to a certain player or moment.
Either way, with the game now being completely Free-To-Play they'll stop getting the money they'd make with sales, and this whole eFOOTBALL thing is a move to make more money, so, how can they maximize profits? Well, it makes sense to copy those that know best, and what's the football game that makes the most money with microtransactions? FIFA. Ultimate Team has a market instead of just being random, the random element is opening packs, while MyClub was pretty much all random with exception of the scouts, which just feels like FIFA's Ultimate Team market with extra steps, I see this as them just doing what FIFA does because FIFA is the one that makes the most money this way.