Yes it is free..And no you don't HAVE to do shit..No one is forcing you..
There are people in Division 1 who have put zero money in the game and they don't have the craziest teams but they're still doing good because they're good at the game..And there are people who put money and have better teams but they won't go to Division 1 because they're not good enough at the game..
Amen.
Yes, to me it's still free. Until they will add real DLCs for others modes, then the "full" game will be paid, and it's not abnormal.
Because it's like a DLC, but same as above, there's 1 and a half mode you can play for free. Even DLC (when they come in 17 month and 9 days) aren't a obligation to buy.
Just that that the F2P system is still like i said before carrot/stick as the more they advance and play the more they became addict, and will cede to buy micro-transactions especially for kids (worst), even adult like TheKnight.
For example i will never ever paid for a pack of player. I swear on everything, as i don't play DreamTeam and wait a bit again for the game to be more polished. It's more than okay to me on PS5 (to me it's much more "logic" in every way that his concurrent), but just OK. Still prefers his predecessor, except dribbling.
Plus, i don't have mode interesting me offline or online (like Divisions) so i don't play it.
And AI got perhaps more variety in attack, but one thing no one seems to mention, AI is overally weaker in both attack/defence, as defending and attacking is kinda easier (Dribbling easily + Defending easily + AI less agressive probably from my own perception) and don't found the challenge from the 21 version in EF2022, that's why i said AI variety doesn't make everything, yes it's important but the difficulty is primary to me, like old games.
Whatever, like
@slamsoze said, i blame all those awful companies and the crappy guy who found the F2P + paid for being stronger / i may accept it for modes or extras which shouldn't be in a final release.