FIFA 21 Will Remove Some Celebrations And Reduce Stalling Online

FIFA 21 is looking to combat online player toxicity by removing certain celebrations and and shortening or removing cutscenes, so that your opponent cannot showboat too hard when they get a goal or stall for time. According to a report from Eurogamer, various measures are being taken to improve the overall online experience.

Two celebrations, the "shush" and "a-ok", will be removed. The "shush" is simply irritating--as it's a running celebration, often used to extend the cutscene and annoy opponents--but the "a-ok" has more sinister implications, as the "okay" symbol has turned into a racist symbol (and was recently removed from Call of Duty.)

Some cutscenes are being reduced or removed, too--FIFA 21 will no longer have the "walk back" cinematic after scoring a goal online, which will reduce the time spent watching cutscenes. Animations for players grabbing the ball for a throw-in or the keeper getting ready for a goal-kick are also gone from online matches. Goal celebrations are being shortened across the board, too.

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