EA servers DOWN - FIFA 18 status latest as PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch game offline
EA servers are down right now with FIFA 18 taken offline for extended maintenance today.
EA servers down FIFA 18 - Online status latest as extended maintenance hits
EA servers are down at the moment with FIFA 18 offline as maintenance is carried out on the hit PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch game.
FUT match creation was disabled at 6.30am UK time today on all FIFA 18 platforms.
It was meant to return online at 10am UK time (2am Pacific) but EA had to extend the maintenance period.
The EA Help Twitter account posted around 10.40am: “Update for FIFA players: Scheduled maintenance has had to be extended.
“We'll update again once it has finished. Thank you.”
As the extended outage hit the game, FIFA 18 fans took to Twitter to voice their frustration at the downtime.
One tweeted: “FIFA 18 is down great!”
While another posted: “@EASPORTSFIFA fifa 18 servers down?”
And one added: “@EAHelp fifa 18 servers down now aswell as matches disabled?”
Independent outage monitor Down Detector has registered hundreds of EA and FIFA 18 down reports
As the EA servers hit independent outage monitor Down Detector received hundreds of reports of FIFA 18 and EA down.
EA down reports reached a peak of 283 reports on Down Detector while FIFA 18 down reports have hit a peak of 223 reports.
The server issues come as FIFA 18 fans are waiting for FIFA 18 TOTW 30 to go live.
Fathead have given their predictions for the upcoming Ultimate Team line-up.
And they’re expecting two Premier League stars in the starting line-up - Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen.
Here is the current FIFA 18 TOTW 29 starting line-up, which will be available until 6pm UK time today:
Consigli – GK – OVR 86
Vestergaard – CB – OVR 82
Debuchy – RB – OVR 84
Raul – CB – OVR 84
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FIFA 18 TOTW 29 STARTING LINE-UP (CONTINUED)
Cuadrado – RM – OVR 85
Perisic – LM – OVR 88
Alli – CAM – OVR 87
Khedira – CM – OVR 86
Lewandowski – ST – OVR 93
Aubameyang – ST – OVR 90
Ibrahimovic – ST – OVR 89