I suppose it is possible that EA is trying to slow down progression so that teams aren't stacked with elites so quickly. Forcing players to choose 1 elite and possibly the rest gold isn't such a bad idea for the first week.
Yeah, I guess this is going to be tougher to get even 1 83 HOF player. I was thinking this was slightly easier. Gotta get a move on! :)
After the change, you only receive a pack if you get a player badge. You still receive the other rewards though.
only a small amount of events are giving packs for rewards which, with such a short promo, may make it impossible to even grind for 1 HoF let alone more than 1.