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[Yevrah]

Although looking at it that doesn't work for shit.

So two unusable ones really.

[The Merse]

The crash right now ��

1 million gets you a 192 superteam.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kolarov who was rolled to Debuchy.

Fat load of meh.

[John]

What the fuck is TOTS Savic all about? You'd tell them to calm down a bit if that card was a prime Icon, never mind some twonk from Lazio coming off a good season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He has probably been the best player in the league and has had 4IFs.

[SincereTheRebel]

I tried out TOTS max at left back and I didn't like him. His medium offensive work rate effects him. Putting the finishing touches on my team now. Will post the completed team in next few days.

The market right now has imploded. TOTY Kante is 700k.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Get Wendell, he's brilliant.

[Yevrah]

Beat MSDossary's team and with 5-0, 6-2, 6-0 and 5-0 wins on Legendary I've hit 12,837 points and am in the top 100 on Xbox Squad Battles currently - somewhere between 21-50, but oddly I can't see myself in the top 100 list.

[Yevrah]

Found me - 28th in the World.

[SincereTheRebel]

Get Wendell, he's brilliant.

Yeah does look the shit. Given how the market is, he will be 20k in a few hours

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Honestly, I'm not seeing any drop off in quality from TOTY Marcelo.

Wendell is such an all round beast.

[Gray Fox]

Did the Serie A SBC first. Got Skriniar. Decent rating but useless to me.

Resubmitted him into the French one and got a bit better.

https://i.gyazo.com/b444578dda8156524fa9334eddc02ba5.jpg

[Boom-Boom-18]

I just opened a 'Ligue 1 Premium Players Pack' and pulled 2 TOTS and 1 TOTW.

90 Rami, 92 Toko-Ekambi and 84 Areola.

[SincereTheRebel]

I remember when I was doing that. Marquee matchup predicting is where most of my coins come from. You need to buy players at least two weeks in advanced though which can be annoying.

There is a FIFA tournament in Dutch-land on Monday. There may be an sbc for it as there was one for the Paris event. Gold Frenchies were going for 3k at the time. I would stock club with Dutch players.

Given the market is a shambles right now. There have been two SBC realsed so far based on the event, but they have been awful. I suspect they will realse more with more difficulty requirements and hopefully based on the dutch players. The event ends on June 3. Im taking the small profit i can get on promes 83 now. Bought for 1.2k and selling for 1.7k.

World Cup mode starts today also

[Boom-Boom-18]

The market has well and truly crashed.

[Boom-Boom-18]

https://www.futhead.com/18/players/48481/mohamed-salah/

Yay or nay?

[Gray Fox]

Get him if you want to try him. He'll be insane. Just make sure you use his left foot.

Market has imploded. Prime Zanetti is 140k to do. It's cheaper to do his SBC and then use him as an Icon towards another one than to buy one outright. 85 rated cards for 5k and below.

Mental.

[Danny]

A couple of weeks worth a patience on the TOTS and I would have been able to get so much more.

[Gray Fox]

There's very few cards left over 1 million now.

Gold Ronaldo has dropped below 400k too. He was 800k 2 weeks ago.

[Yevrah]

Is WC mode actually any good, let alone good enough to cause the mother of all crashes?

[Boom-Boom-18]

I have played a few games and I'm not going to be rushing back to play it (the UT version that is). I don't think there's anything wrong with it but having spent so much time on my normal FUT team I don't see any reason to move across.

It seems as if the pack weight is incredibly high. I had Aguero, Firmino, Pogba and David Silva all in my first team. There is an icon SBC which requires a 79 rated team and 50 chemistry.

I will play through a few single player tournaments (offline) but that will be about it for me.

[John]

I have played a few games and I'm not going to be rushing back to play it (the UT version that is). I don't think there's anything wrong with it but having spent so much time on my normal FUT team I don't see any reason to move across.

It seems as if the pack weight is incredibly high. I had Aguero, Firmino, Pogba and David Silva all in my first team. There is an icon SBC which requires a 79 rated team and 50 chemistry.

I will play through a few single player tournaments (offline) but that will be about it for me.

Pack weight doesn't need to be high in a mode without about six hundred players total.

[Gray Fox]

Did todays guaranteed SBCs. Put Giovinco in, got Chiesa from the Serie A, then put him into the Ligue 1 and got Veratti.

Increased the rating, but not too sure how usable he'll be considering the top players are worth about 50p.

[SincereTheRebel]

I cant see world cup mode lasting that long at all

[Yevrah]

117k for Zanetti now.

[Yevrah]

Got Dybala from my starter pack. Guessing that's good?

[Yevrah]

The font is absolutely gopping.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Got Dybala from my starter pack. Guessing that's good?

Seems pretty standard.

I just picked up the 93 Salah for 116K.

[Yevrah]

I don't know if this is a 4k 'feature', but the frame rate in offline draft is appalling.

[Gray Fox]

Now 94k for Zanetti.

Prime Ronaldo can be done for 1.3m

[Browning]

I only bought the game the other day due to the massive price drop. Figured it was too late to bother with a normal Ultimate Team, but I would have liked to try the World Cup one (I haven't owned a FIFA since FUT has been a thing, I don't think)... but no, it doesn't want to connect. Oh well.

[Yevrah]

The update has completely fucked normal ultimate team. Team Names don't display properly and the frame rate has developed lung cancer.

[Danny]

These prices are mad.

I legitimately do not know what to do with my coins/team.

[Yevrah]

Just bought a clean Messi for 116k.

And I'm in the same boat as you Danny. It's all a bit odd.

[Yevrah]

And Paul Pogba for 27k and De Gea for 47k.

[The Merse]

I can get games in WC mode :drool:

After grabbing TOTS Roussilon from the MMs, I ploughed in 100,000k coins and a tenner (first money spent since FUTMAS now I think), and pulled a very nice haul.

Neymar, 2 x Courtois, Godin, Mbappe, Rakitic, Paulinho, Sterling, Martial, Alba and David Luiz have dropped already. I'll try for two squads I think, although it's annoying I'll have to manually switch in and out as there's no option to create extra squads.

I'll see what the upgrades have to offer once I've worked out the confederations I'm concentrating on.

[Pepe]

In the WC mode I keep buying premium packs and getting redeemable gold packs. I'm up to like ten packs without spending a single coin. :harold:

[The Merse]

In the WC mode I keep buying premium packs and getting redeemable gold packs. I'm up to like ten packs without spending a single coin. :harold:

They did that last time too - it's by design, so you retain normal FUT income whilst playing WC mode.

[Pepe]

So I can keep buying packs indefinitely? Doesn't that beat the purpose of the whole thing?

Still haven't pulled a single good player, mind. :moop:

[Pepe]

"Issues with the store" it is telling me now.

[The Merse]

So I can keep buying packs indefinitely? Doesn't that beat the purpose of the whole thing?

Still haven't pulled a single good player, mind. :moop:

The packs you get in the WC packs are for mainstream (non-WC) FUT.

[Pepe]

Now I also have 10+ free packs in my regular Ultimate Team. How is that by design?

[Pepe]

The packs you get in the WC packs are for mainstream (non-WC) FUT.

I got 10+ packs in each UT version without spending a single coin. My coins were reimbursed after redeeming each pack.

[Pepe]

I think they're onto it now, since I cannot buy packs anymore. Wish I had gotten into it earlier.

[The Merse]

I think they're onto it now, since I cannot buy packs anymore. Wish I had gotten into it earlier.

Ah, right... That's different, and yes, seems like a bug. The free packs in regular UT are the bit to be expected.

[Yevrah]

For every pack you open in World Cup mode you get the equivalent pack to open in normal ultimate team.

[Yevrah]

I got 10+ packs in each UT version without spending a single coin. My coins were reimbursed after redeeming each pack.

As you were. That sounds bug-tastic.

[Pepe]

I tried to buy someone in regular UT for 1k and they said I didn't have enough funds, even though I show as having ~60k. I hope the cunts didn't take all my coins.

[Danny]

Loaded it up for shits and giggles and opened a couple of packs. Salah, Gorezka and KDB in the first few packs to go with Pepe and Jesus in my base squad.

Fucking Klose as my icon.

[Yevrah]

My game is still unplayable. I appear to be the only person on the internet with that problem.

[Yevrah]

Bought a clean Alan Shearer for 187k as well. Down to 330k of coins and that's me done until they fix the playing side on XB1X/4K tv's (whichever of those is causing the issue).

[Pepe]

All my coins are gone. Played, EA.

[Gray Fox]

The market crash being this severe has come as a slight shock. I mean, Ronaldo has dropped another 100k since I posted before.

What this has done though is fucked my SBC for profit method. I packed De Bruyne in my last one maybe 5pm or so, he sold for 33 and is now at 24k. Those cards that sold for 2-3k a pop that propped the whole method up, wont sell now.

I just dont know what to do with my coins.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Best pulls have been Icardi, Kompany and Casemiro.

I did get Ronaldinho from the Icon SBC thing though.

[Gray Fox]

Finished off Zanetti at a cost to me of 50k.

Still havent packed a TOTS card. Seems like prices are on the up again. The price of Zanetti is back up to 105k.

Even still, the fact I just used Alaba, Vidal and Boateng in an SBC and then managed to buy them back still for a combined 15k coins is stupid. I've made a nice team out of it and will probably discard all my club stored players to pay for 1 or two more.

There's no point in doing almost any of the SBC leagues now.

[SincereTheRebel]

I think ive settled on my end game team now but can't see myself playing for much longer. Favourite players are Wendell and Gnabry who are both superb. Lewa does not feel much different from his gold card, except his strength which is a little bit better. MOTM muller is also a really good card. I brought in Ter Stegen and regret not using him early. He is amazing. He has the save with feet abililty but he also comes for crosses so whenever my opponent has a corner, ive already got triangle held to bring him out. Also works well when they are clean through on goal and the player takes a heavy touch. Stegen comes flying out of goal.

Also have TOTS Kimmich, FUTBDAY Alaba and a few other random cards that didnt make the list.
I may as well do an icon. Not sure which one though. Any suggestions?


https://i.imgur.com/b2igPPK.png

[Gray Fox]

This is my end game team.

Considering I've been playing since about the last week of April, I think I've done bloody well.

https://i.gyazo.com/e763acf784ddba087b58c66b5d5d7209.png

[SincereTheRebel]

This is my end game team.

Considering I've been playing since about the last week of April, I think I've done bloody well.



Yeah. I agree with you. Its a great team. You have in 30 days, what i had work for the past 8 months.

[Trancemeister]

Just won my biggest win on legendary. 15-0 against a bronze team.

[Gray Fox]

I built the team above and it works okay. Just HAMES doesn't suit me. His left foot is a rocket though. Veratti is also too small, slow and weak for this stage of the game.

I could spunk my remaining 100k on the birthday Reus. Or get in a cheaper option and bring in a french/PSG player to replace Veratti. Rabiot seems a decent option.

[John]

Rabiot is really great. I'd give Aouar a serious look too, I'll be buying him next time I'm online.

[Gray Fox]

Rabiot is really great. I'd give Aouar a serious look too, I'll be buying him next time I'm online.

Aouar is the one I was looking at actually.

It's basically down to the following choices.

Buy SIF 93 Lewandowski or FUT Birthday Reus. Sub on TOTS Keita.

Buy TOTS Gnabry and TOTS Auoar/Rabiot.

Complete the SBC for Crespo or Larsson. Currently both are 150k, which is more than I have, but you obviously get packs back. A TOTS card could help pay some of that difference.

I currently lean towards the latter options.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm thinking of doing another ST icon card.

I've got like 200k and Larsson who I could put into an SBC. No idea which one to do though.

[Danny]

None of them are really worth it, anything you could sell to get into Ronaldo money?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Possibly just through sheer volume of shit in my club.

Henry might be plausible too though.

[Danny]

300k between them but thats purely based on the icons needed, which can be SBC'd for less at this point.

[Trancemeister]

https://www.futbin.com/18/squad/1953468

I think that my team is done now. Got Fernandinho for 269k, was like 600 not long ago. Probably 150 next week with how the market is now.

[Mike]

This is £16 on PSN, so I think I'm going to get it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Debuchy to Rabiot.

Rabiot to Allan.

[Danny]

https://www.futbin.com/18/squad/1953468

I think that my team is done now. Got Fernandinho for 269k, was like 600 not long ago. Probably 150 next week with how the market is now.

I wasn’t expecting the gap in cost between 87 Son and his TOTS to be so large. Or his 87 to be under 40k on PS4.

Jesus :/

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I might just buy Son instead and bring him off the bench rather than bringing in a different Icon.

[Baz]

This is £16 on PSN, so I think I'm going to get it.

^He did and we gameshare so now I have it.

Any tips for a complete noob looking to give FUT a go?

[bruhnaldo]

i had around 99k and $20 to drop into my WC squad

My attack right now is


Suarez
Maradona(icon sbc) Messi
Isco De Bruyne Kante Salah

i'm running 3 at the back just trying to fit them all in smh.

The duplicates bit is quite annoying though. i've packed De Bruyne 3 times. Lloris twice. I need CB's you fucks.

Anyways, had a lot more luck the first night it started with packs. I did the "swap upgrade" for 3-player packs and, low and behold, out of the 3 players I got the KDB/HL duplicates and a 76 rated player from Poland or something. :arry:

I just wanna pack Neymar or Cristiano but feel like I'm being greedy since I got Maradona and Messi lol

[Danny]

So is anyone investing at this point? Prices bottomed out the other day and I picked up a lot of 84, 85's and 86's. Probably 60+ across that range. Ultimate TOTS is coming so either I make money of pile into that

[Yevrah]

I bought a few but I just can't be arsed now.

[Baz]

Late to the party but here nonetheless. Got Vagner Love in my starter pack, which was a bit duff considering I picked Brazil assuming I’d get Firmino. Only saving grace was being able to use the Barcelona home kit. Game forced me to buy a player so I’ve ended up with alberto moreno at left back. So far I’ve played two lost two in offline seasons, and it’s only a matter of time before I switch the type of defending because tapping square to tackle just isn’t happening.

Will orobably sack it off soon anyway to hunt a few of the easy trophies, and then start a World Cup team.

EDIT: having read more about it, Pro Club Seasons is the mode for me (and mike) :cool:

[Mike]

I'm playing The Journey after playing it on '17 on PC. I was a fan of Alex Hunter until he's proper pissed about wanting to leave Liverpool. Knew I should have picked him a team I don't like.

[SincereTheRebel]

So is anyone investing at this point? Prices bottomed out the other day and I picked up a lot of 84, 85's and 86's. Probably 60+ across that range. Ultimate TOTS is coming so either I make money of pile into that


I bought a few but I just can't be arsed now.

Same. Its more work than im prepared to do at this point even though i know TOTS cards are less than 30k now with UTOTS out today(?), you could probaly make a few thousand per card in the hype.



EDIT: having read more about it, Pro Club Seasons is the mode for me (and mike) :cool:

ProClubs is fun. I've yet to get past division 2.

[Gray Fox]

Ultimate TOTS is here.

As is this on the 4th:

1002596903853350912

[SincereTheRebel]

UTOTS is live right now?

[Danny]

In packs apparently with SBC’s Sun and Tues

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DenvcaIVAAAjugY.jpg:large

[Gray Fox]

Annoyingly I've been unable to use the Web/Companion app this year.

I'm using the email that it has me down at in the game menus, but it tells me that it looks like I haven't set up a club yet.

A bit annoying as you can get things for watching their twitch broadcasts. But your accounts have to be linked.

[The Merse]

Pulled Maradona and Lineker from 7500 packs, one from selling up some more guff and the other from reaching the knockout stage of the WC. Into the QF's with this now, all players on 10 chem except Neymar (8, rises to 9 in 2 games with loyalty) and Maradona (5, doesn't need it!)

Gk Ter Stegen (87, WAL)
CB Rudiger (83, ANC)
CB Koscielny (85, ANC)
RB Pisczek (84, SHA)
LB Alba (85, ANC)
CM Tolisso (83, ANC)
CM Paulinho (87, ENG)
CM Maradona (97, SEN)
LF Neymar (93, HWK)
RF Hernandez (90, HWK)
ST Lineker (92, HUN)

Once I've added someone of Kante quality in the midfield, along with a decent centre half and right back, I've probably only got more Icons to look forward to.

Annoyingly, I've got a shitload of great strikers but few wingers (who seem few in the mode actually with the like of Hazard and Mbappe being St/Cfs). I've pulled Werner, Jesus, Mbappe, Griezmann, Cavani...

[bruhnaldo]

Annoyingly I've been unable to use the Web/Companion app this year.

I'm using the email that it has me down at in the game menus, but it tells me that it looks like I haven't set up a club yet.

A bit annoying as you can get things for watching their twitch broadcasts. But your accounts have to be linked.

the email associated with your EA shit, not your XBOX/PSN shit? i feel like that's exactly what you said but just checking.

[Gray Fox]

Yeah. It's quite annoying.

[Gray Fox]

Played some divisions tonight. Now up to Div 4, so starting to get good matches against people.

I really like the team, but maybe not Gnabry. My stats with him say he scores a goal per game, but I remember him missing a few chances I'd really expect a card like his to score.
Auoar was very good though. Especially considering he was about 30k. He's tall, fast and packs a quality finish. Max is also a pretty good full back. I could also sell all back now for good profit.

I have a few spare TOTS cards. Keita and Veratti are surplus and I won the DKT for Marcelo, who has much better workrates than Ramos, but either of those I would happily trade too.
I also have that 88 Zaha who doesn't see the light of day now.

I'm waiting to see if they do an Ultimate TOTS SBC. They haven't mentioned one, but we shall see. If not, I'd imagine putting a few of those cards into an Icon SBC or two would vastly reduce the cost. I'd just have to work on getting more than the 20k coins I have.

[Mike]

My boy Alex Hunter is off to Atletico Madrid. Lads got no loyalty.

[Gray Fox]

EA have announced that MUT next season will remove player contracts. I really hope they bring that concept over to FIFA.

I'd love to see a chemistry re-work too. Whilst it is satisfying when you get a good hybrid working, it's too necessary now to have Icons to make it all link up for the very best of teams.

They changed it up in the world cup mode, so hopefully there's some change afoot.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I highly doubt they will bring it to FIFA.

There are tonnes of shit that MUT has (effective searches on the transfer market for one) that have yet to make it to FUT.

[Gray Fox]

The ability to search for a specific card, like you can with Icons, also needs to come in.

[Yevrah]

Hummels. :moop:

[SincereTheRebel]

I highly doubt they will bring it to FIFA.

There are tonnes of shit that MUT has (effective searches on the transfer market for one) that have yet to make it to FUT.


The ability to search for a specific card, like you can with Icons, also needs to come in.

I'm said this over a thousand times.

[Danny]

Ter Stegen :moop:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I got Harry Kane.

He'll be going back in on Tuesday as I'm not using him in place of my TOTY version.

[Yevrah]

Actually, Hummels might be one to keep, replacing Boateng in the first team.

[Gray Fox]

Put in Veratti and Keita who are both pretty useless, especially the former.

Got HAMES Rodriguez back. I had just bought 92 Lewandowski to play as striker, so I'll now try and sell him and am using HAMES up front. He becomes the CAM in a 4-1-2-1-2, should I switch to it.

[Yevrah]

Tots Promes is awesome.

[Gray Fox]

That 92 Lewandowski I bought isn't shifting. I got him for 55k, which is a bargain. He's now going for about 80k, but no one seems to be buying.

Once he goes, I'll have over 110k with no real clear way to improve the team. The only 2 non-special cards in the team, Boateng and Vidal, have special versions I can afford, but they don't seem to be massive upgrades over what I have.

I don't see a whole lot else I can do, however.

[Gray Fox]

I forgot TOTS Ter Stegen exists so I got him instead. 100k left in the kitty.

Looking forward to the SBC on Tuesday again. There are only 2 players in it that wouldn't be good pulls for me and those are Immobile and Koulibaly. Duplicate Untradeable Ramos or James wouldn't be great, but they'd go right into an SBC.

I did some more Divisions grinding and I'm now in Div 2. I just lost my first game in seasons too.

I'll be grinding to De Ligt tonight and tomorrow. They've upped your wins allowed to 2, so you could do it all in one day. I'm not 100% on if I'll use him, but I have an idea of how to fit him in.

[SincereTheRebel]

I've been playing online seasons all weekend. Online is all about getting it to the front men as fast as possible, playing the one-two between the three attacking players. It's really annoying and so difficult to stop. If the attackers didnt react so well to the offside trap, it would be a viable tactic but it does not work that well.


My favourite card this FIFA has been the OTW James. It was so good i wasn't even interested in picking up his TOTS version. I packed him and played with him and it's on another level with a marksmen card. His shooting and passing is unreal.

[Yevrah]

A Win against the featured team, followed by 6-0, 5-1, 4-0 and 8-0 wins on Legendary gave me 12,704 points and put me 24th in the World for Squad Battles at the moment.

Another goal in the 4-0 and not conceding in the 5-1 would have put me over 13k and into the top 10.

Given player prices at the moment, the 65k of coins for finishing in the top 100 is massive - If only I could play a full week.

[Trancemeister]

Just fucking lovely. 3-0 up in SB and then lose connection. Now it's 0-3 loss and 0 points.

[The Merse]

won my first online WC and packed Pogba in one of the premium packs :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Here is my WC team:

https://i.imgur.com/fwA9trW.jpg

Lozano and Mbappe are great off the bench too.

[The Merse]

Didn't realise this... Could be good with my Pogba and Neymar in particular...


FIFA World Cup™ Player Pool: Featuring up-to-date squads from every qualified nation with refreshed ratings, [RA1] you’ll have everything you need to build your international dream squad.
Dynamic Items: Built to match real world performance, these items will update based on the performances of players who stood out on matchday, with upgraded stats, ensuring a fresh and relevant experience for the entire tournament.

Team as of now, having pulled Moore and Blanc in packs I grabbed selling off the last of my standard mode reserves, only Maradona on <10 chem...
http://oi66.tinypic.com/znwzrr.jpg

[Danny]

Pogba and Hernandez?

I pulled Ronaldo earlier :drool:

[The Merse]

Pogba and Hernandez?

I pulled Ronaldo earlier :drool:

Start with Hernandez and Lineker as CMs, Pogba on other side with strong link to Blanc, Maradona at RF with 6 chem, Paulinho at Striker with perfect link to Neymar. Never been a fan of switching players in game but needs must with a pack-only mode...

[The Merse]

Pogba and Hernandez?

I pulled Ronaldo earlier :drool:

Proper Ronaldo or Hair Gel? Either way it's awesome but the former is my absolute goal in this mode.

[Danny]

Start with Hernandez and Lineker as CMs, Pogba on other side with strong link to Blanc, Maradona at RF with 6 chem, Paulinho at Striker with perfect link to Neymar. Never been a fan of switching players in game but needs must with a pack-only mode...

Ah yeah, duh.



Proper Ronaldo or Hair Gel? Either way it's awesome but the former is my absolute goal in this mode.

Hair gel. Paired up front with only man better than non hairgel. Klose

[The Merse]

Ah yeah, duh.




Hair gel. Paired up front with only man better than non hairgel. Klose

Apparently crossing is OP as fuck in this mode, so Klose/Ronaldo sounds beastly.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Seems to be. Dani Alves is fucking rocking it for me.

[John]

Aouar isn't nearly as good as I expected, but I still have Rabiot so all is well. Changed things up a bit and brought in TOTGS Mbappe for peanuts and he's dynamite.

[The Merse]

Can’t say I appreciated Aouar much either. He was perfectly fine but a big drop off from the likes of IF Goretzka, TOTY Modric and probably even Futmas Herrera.

[Yevrah]

Koulibaly.

Not disastrous, as I still have TotS Allan, and I guess I could replace my German trio with those two and Florenzi to free up a decent slug of coins, but it'd weaken the side so I'm not really sure I want to.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I put in untradeable Kane and Allan.

Got back Walker who I really wanted.

Other than one of the top 9 guys (Ronaldo to De Gea) because of how good they are he's the one I wanted the most. He's the best fit in my team and I was really thinking about buying him anyway.

[Trancemeister]

Got rid of Malcom and Alba and got Walker. Actually really pleased with that.

[John]

Can’t say I appreciated Aouar much either. He was perfectly fine but a big drop off from the likes of IF Goretzka, TOTY Modric and probably even Futmas Herrera.

He seemed to flit in and out of games, where Rabiot will completely dominate them. Got Koulibaly on my first run at the SBC, put him back in along with Aouar for the second go and wound up with Ter Stegen. Probably the only player on it of less use to me than Koulibaly.

[Danny]

Trying to decide if I should pop James or Saul into the SBC. It will probably be the former as the latter is used in my fitness side.

Won 3 of the DKTs required tonight. Need to finish that off as that De Ligt will go straight into that fitness side.

[Gray Fox]

Put Partey and Marcelo(CB) in and got Ter Stegen back. That's not the worst result there's ever been as it allows me to sell back my tradeable version.

I've also taken my team into the DKT and won 6 games on the bounce. Gameplay was very smooth and I was destroying people. De Ligt is mine, but now I've packed Ter Stegen it's going to be hard to accommodate him.

Still, I now have 150k and I'm not sure where to put it. TOTS Lewandowski sits at 250k currently, so some work would be needed to reach him. Beyond that I'm not too sure.

[Gray Fox]

Knocked this together. It's about 200k more than I have, but it's something to aim towards.

https://i.gyazo.com/b59afc287011391e74ddc804bb2d7d6c.png


It's not ideal, but it'd switch to a 4-2-3-1 in game, Fekir as the CAM, Griezmann up front, Doesn't leave me with great options at CDM. I'd need to bring in a French Icon to link it all up. Looks pretty much perfect going forward though.

[Gray Fox]

I've done 15/20 towards Griezmann with a net spend of about 10k.

I only have the non-profitable teams left now. It'll pretty much be all of the coins I have to do it, but then you do get 22k back. I'll be doing them tonight, as after Ultimate TOTS ends, packs will be next to worthless. The slim, slim chance of a blue pull is enough to push it through tonight.

[Yevrah]

I'm completely bored of the normal mode in this now and I ruined the World Cup mode far too early by spending 300k of coins on packs.

Only thing left to do is go for the grind in a new start of World Cup mode on my other account.

No coins, all games on Legendary or online. :drool:

[Yevrah]

Eden Hazard, David de Gea, David Silva and Di Maria in my starter pack. FFS.

[Yevrah]

Deleted club, start again.

Mbappe this time. I give up. At least I've never really used him much in any FIFA.

Kimmich and Deulofeu, stalwarts from regular FUT, but not irreplaceable. That'll do.

[Danny]

Picked up Neymar and I am looking to throw him in a team with a few Brazilians and a few Dutchies over the next week or so. Prices are picking back up on the normal mode. I can almost double my money on PTG Sterling but I will probably wait until he hopefully does something at the WC

[Gray Fox]

2 games for Griezmann in the DKT, 7 goals. Him and Son are by far the most fun cards I've used on this.

[SincereTheRebel]

Ive been playing the DKT for the past week. Haven't managed to win it yet but ive got the final 3 times and lost :cab: Whenever I come across a guy who is good, i lose 100% of the time. If the game is competative, i edge out my opponenet. I either steamroll my opponenet or lose clearly

[Mike]

Can you not buy/sell players on the World Cup FUT?

[Danny]

Nope. All untradeable.

[Danny]

Did a couple of the tradeable SBC. Hernandez the first time, threw him back in and got Maradona the second time

[Gray Fox]

Just played through the rest of Division 2 and made it to Division 1. I've only lost 1 game along the way but there was a definite step up in quality in some of the opponents.

Whilst I was playing the weekend league was extended too, so I may actually give it a crack. There's only 1 player left until my team is done anyway and unless some SBCs come back in regular FUT I doubt I'll play much beyond June.


Can you not buy/sell players on the World Cup FUT?

No but you get a pack for each game you play, then more for how far you go in the tournament. Also for every pack you buy in WC mode you get the same value pack in regular FUT.

[Yevrah]

Did the 79 rated SBC for an icon on my new account. Got Puyol. How dull is that?

[Yevrah]

Did a couple of the tradeable SBC. Hernandez the first time, threw him back in and got Maradona the second time

Repeatable Icon SBC's? Back to the main account.

[Yevrah]

Fucking 94 Ronaldo, first pull. :chief:

It's amazing, I chucked two to three hundred thousand coins into this account and have a horrible (but highly rated) assortment of players.

Until the above I could genuinely build a more enjoyable team on the other account that I spent 5 minutes on.

[Yevrah]

Have they changed the gameplay with that patch? Feels like wading through treacle now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Got 91 Ronaldinho who I've already got, put him back in and got 91 Blanc.

[Gray Fox]

First game on the weekend league this year, finished 8-4 to me. It feels 100mph all game. Mental.

[John]

TOTS Eriksen is just silly. I reckon he's played ten games for me and he's yet to give the ball away. Does everything perfectly, and for some reason seems sturdy as fuck on the ball. Him playing in Son on one side and Rabiot playing in Mbappe on the other is filthy. I genuinely don't even need a striker at this point.

[SincereTheRebel]

I tried the world cup mode and I just didn't like it. I came straight back to FUT. I imagine all the elite players are playing world cup or have stopped playing altogether. I'm into elite one on SB having missed all games this from tuesday and wednesday.

[SincereTheRebel]

Also the bronze teams in SB are a lot more common. I'm getting two bronze teams now every other refresh.

[Gray Fox]

5-0 in the WL and then up 6-4 in the 87th minute and my internet spikes me out. I came back from 2-0 down in that game too.

This feels like the best team I've ever used. Its only weakness is the CDM position. But the front 4 score me goals all by themselves. They're stupid.

[John]

What's the team, Fox? The one you posted up thread doesn't involve a CDM so presumably it's not that one.

[Gray Fox]

It is the team above, but the second the game starts I switch it to the following:

https://i.gyazo.com/aa0ac4c06193ab0ac35215d4d2578c25.png


I'm still waiting to put Fekir in(up to 130k in the bank now).

[John]

I wouldn't bother with Fekir. I tried him out and he was utter garbage. I got along pretty well with his 87 IF as a midfielder in an earlier version of my team, but I tried the TOTS as a striker and his medium attacking work rate just killed every attack before it got going.

If it's just a chemistry issue you'd genuinely be better off getting Rabiot in there and swapping for Griezmann in game.

[Gray Fox]

Rodriguez has the same workrates as Fekir and I get on quite well with him, though I like my CAM to stay forward.

[SincereTheRebel]

I contacted EA live chat about the Volland card. As I don't have it and it looks like a pretty beast left footed target man. I asked EA to just give me the card. They told me to go fuck myself.

[Raoul Duke]

Does no-one else think all this "moving strikers into midfield" stuff kinda ruins it a bit? It's nice to be able to put someone from say ST -> CAM, but moving them all the way back to CDM is weird. I feel like there should be something like only being able to move them back one "slot" from their original starting position would make sense.

[Gray Fox]

Does no-one else think all this "moving strikers into midfield" stuff kinda ruins it a bit? It's nice to be able to put someone from say ST -> CAM, but moving them all the way back to CDM is weird. I feel like there should be something like only being able to move them back one "slot" from their original starting position would make sense.

The whole chemistry system needs a revamp. Even in EAs eSports tournaments, the players are set all over the place to ensure chemistry, then paused in minute 1 to switch positions back or formation.

[John]

Rodriguez has the same workrates as Fekir and I get on quite well with him, though I like my CAM to stay forward.

Ah, I assumed he'd take over from Griezmann and go in up top in the shuffled side. He'll be terrific in midfield.

[SincereTheRebel]

Does no-one else think all this "moving strikers into midfield" stuff kinda ruins it a bit? It's nice to be able to put someone from say ST -> CAM, but moving them all the way back to CDM is weird. I feel like there should be something like only being able to move them back one "slot" from their original starting position would make sense.

It should be locked. You should be able to move ST back past CAM. You cant move a DM past Cam either or only for specific players. Moving an RW to LW would be good but only if its player specific. The whole system needs a revamp as stated.

[Danny]

Players should have a set list of positions, like in career, and only be able to play in them.

[SincereTheRebel]

Changing players and formation in game should have the same effect as it does pre-game.

[Trancemeister]

Sometimes I swear the game is designed for you to lose a match. Just lost to 79 all Portugese league team.

[Gray Fox]

All the League/Icon SBCs are bottoming out in price again. Now is the time if you want to do one and still get use out of the player.

[Gray Fox]

I bought Fekir yesterday to finish my team off for 150k. He's now sat at 220k due to the 1 nation requirement this week.

Do I cash in now or wait a little?

[Trancemeister]

Some schmuck opened packs for 3800£. Not one icon or 91 above rated player. EA are robbing us.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FIFA/comments/8nj3z6/fut_pack_opening_research_project_3800_later/

[SincereTheRebel]

I bought Fekir yesterday to finish my team off for 150k. He's now sat at 220k due to the 1 nation requirement this week.

Do I cash in now or wait a little?

Take the coins

[Gray Fox]

Looks like I missed my chance there, he's down to 180k now. Still in profit, but not amazingly so.

Having tried him out, he's a smaller but faster version of HAMES. Both have deadly left feet. However both leave a little to be required on their right.

I now have a choice. I can keep as is and build the coins back up, or I could essentially sell TOTS Fekir, then buy Neymar, TOTS Falcao and TOTS Rabiot. Everything would still link up but it would solve a small issue.

Bailey has the occasional sitter miss in him. Neymar has better finishing and composure, whilst also bringing a 5* weak foot. Rabiot would be an upgrade on Tolisso and Falcao is a pure poacher, though I'm not sure how I'd cope with him down on pace. He does look like a discount Suarez though which interests me.

[Yevrah]

Under the assumption the main game is basically dead I've whacked TotS Goretzka (for 445k) and TotS Kimmich (245k) onto the transfer list and replaced with Allan and Koulibaly from the TotS SBC's. So if it isn't dead, it won't matter too much.

When those two sell I'll have enough coins to open 100 World Cup premium packs and I'll save the free FUT packs should anything else interesting happen in the main game.

[John]

Brought in TOTS Kane last night to essentially complete my team on this version, the unlikely accumulation of several hundred thousand coins to buy TOTS Azpilicueta aside. He's a bit silly isn't he? Fuck knows what that TOTY thing Mahow has must be like.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The TOTY Kane is probably the best player I've used on any version. He's genuinely brilliant.

[bruhnaldo]

Some schmuck opened packs for 3800£. Not one icon or 91 above rated player. EA are robbing us.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FIFA/comments/8nj3z6/fut_pack_opening_research_project_3800_later/

Wow.

[Gray Fox]

I played through 16 games of the weekend league. Couldn't manage any more due to Internet issues. I won 14, got disconnected from 1 while 6-4 up and lost 1 deservedly. I'd only have needed to go slightly better than win one, lose one, over the remainder of the games to hit Elite.

Still, Silver 1 is pretty good as it gets me 20k and 2 decent packs.

Falcao is deadly around the box. The lack of pace is however a little noticeable. Neymar is noticeably slower, but then you can feel a more assured finish. Rabiot is just a shade too slow for my style. Very strong though.

[Trancemeister]

What the fuck were they smoking when they decided England - Tunisia MM a 82 rated squad?

[SincereTheRebel]

Given how deep we are into the game, those new SBC cards should be super high.

[Gray Fox]

The highlights of the new SBCs:

https://i.gyazo.com/e4575ba8aa5506715dc690f7dc5b4ed7.png

https://i.gyazo.com/af255c5d70dab84afe22e8bb0c0f1714.png


FUTBIN reckons you need 150k for Vidals group of SBCs, with 200k for Rashfords group. I don't think any of the smaller players look up to much of yet.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They really should have put Vidal at 80 speed so he's in 'THE CLUB'.

Rashford looks like he'd be a brilliant super sub.

[Danny]

200k for that card at this stage of the game seems a little crazy.

[SincereTheRebel]

are they dynamic images?

[Yevrah]

Really like the idea behind those sbc's, but it's too late in the day and they're mostly not good enough.

[SincereTheRebel]

Its a good idea. I would like something similar but you don't actually have to keep and submit the card. Like a sticker album. You get a card, and it goes into the sticker album. You have to get specific cards in order to get a prize.

[Gray Fox]

My time in Div 1 did not go as well as hoped. I needed 1 point to stay up with 2 games remaining. Ended up getting disconnected from both. Just missed out on Div 2 promotion again too.

I had switched up the team to this:

https://i.gyazo.com/38184bea6940947ba3dfab3c699383b7.png

Unfortunately it doesn't quite work. Neymar has a great finish but isn't physically there. Keita isn't amazing for this stage of the game either. I've sold back up, have the right side of my team still and have 260k before my rewards come in tonight.

Not sure where to go with it. But things I've learned from Div 1 are; De Gea is god. He saves EVERYTHING. Any form of Striker Ronaldo(either one) are unstoppable. Prime Gullit is the best player on the game.



Its a good idea. I would like something similar but you don't actually have to keep and submit the card. Like a sticker album. You get a card, and it goes into the sticker album. You have to get specific cards in order to get a prize.

MUT does something similar to this.

I guess league SBCs are our version of this.

[Waffdon]

Am I going insane or is UT on the World Cup the most arcade, free scoring shitfest ever created? There’s no point in defenders nor goalkeepers.

[Gray Fox]

I've got 2 ideas. First one is the team I've rocked up. Volland would come off for Sonaldo and it'd turn into a 4-2-3-1.

https://i.gyazo.com/d61c4175ee2346a0de5d093a94441f83.png

The other option is simply to rebuild my old team, but buy Ronaldo to bring straight on.


Am I going insane or is UT on the World Cup the most arcade, free scoring shitfest ever created? There’s no point in defenders nor goalkeepers.

This FIFA has been designed all about attack. If you know what you are doing, the better attackers in the game are just too quick for the defenders. The low driven shot is still too good for almost all goalkeepers too.

They've also ruined it by making it so you can pretty much have a full Icon team if your luck is in.

[Gray Fox]

I went with IF Cyprien over Rabiot for pace reasons and he was surprisingly good. Saul was decent, but I can't say I notice much difference between him or a standard Vidal. For over 100k coins more, I don't think it's justified keeping him. Gaya is a similar story. I don't see him being 40k coins better than standard Jordi Alba.

I also remain unconvinced on Ter Stegen. Given the current team I can easily plug De Gea in and test the theory.

[Raoul Duke]

Now I've got a decent internet connection I can actually play FUT :groove:

Started off with a collection of goatherders and am now just ticking through some league matches.

[John]

Now I've got a decent internet connection I can actually play FUT :groove:

Started off with a collection of goatherders and am now just ticking through some league matches.

Make sure you claim the coin bonuses from the unlock menu. There's about eighty thousand coins to be had.

[Yevrah]

Have any of the World Cup players been upgraded yet?

[Danny]

Yeah Ronaldo is up to a 96 for me

[Gray Fox]

They only seem to be updating 1 per match though, which is a shame.

I was hoping to have a good run at Div 1, but I wont be winning it any time soon. I can win 4, maybe 5 in each attempt. It's the teams packed with the meta Icons I can't deal with.
We're all about similar ability, so having a Gullit or R9 makes all the difference.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Sold my Sterling to fund Lukaku (both TOTS) and have found Lukaku to be a bag of shit. 10 games and 2 goals, 1 assist. Sterling had averaged both a goal and an assist in 40 games.

[Boom-Boom-18]

https://www.futhead.com/18/players/48481/mohamed-salah/

or

https://www.futhead.com/18/players/57889/raheem-sterling/

Who do we reckon? I have played with Sterling before and enjoyed him.

[Gray Fox]

I'd say Sterling. Salah never seems as fast when I've played against him, but even so that 2* weak foot is reason enough for me not to use him.

[Boom-Boom-18]

I went for the 91 Aubameyang in the and he has proved to be lethal in front of goal. 15 goals from 9 games.

Glad he has proved to be a success because he has gone from the 180,000 I paid to 150,000 in 5-6 hours.

https://www.futhead.com/18/squads/3394455/

[Danny]

Ronaldo in WC mode is broken. I think i have something like 45 goals in 15 games with him.

Got Ronaldinho in an icon pack to I have them two upfront with KDB in behind.

[phonics]

Has Fifa 19 really changed how shooting works? I hear it works like active reload in this one, that sounds like such a huge change I might actually pick it up.

[Gray Fox]

Has Fifa 19 really changed how shooting works? I hear it works like active reload in this one, that sounds like such a huge change I might actually pick it up.

Apparently it's only for trickier shots. Like for example now you have the low driven shot being OP. So long as you tap B or Circle again before the power bar fills up, you're getting the same shot every time.

Now you'll have to time the 2nd press, otherwise it'll scuff or slice the shot, or balloon it over.

It's also rightly going to make the scorpion kick goals, bicycle kicks etc, a rare thing. Right now it's just LT + B with the ball being in the right place and you can press it whenever. Now you'll actually have to time it.

[Shindig]

They seemed to go a few years back with the idea that fancy shit should be easy to do. I much prefer it being circumstantial. I want the AI to be smarter, or at least more fun to play against.

[Raoul Duke]

Make sure you claim the coin bonuses from the unlock menu. There's about eighty thousand coins to be had.

Yeah, most of them are simple too so I'm cracking through them.

Starting to get a vague semblance of a team together although still got some absolute shite in the squad. Loan players are a lot of fun and it's nice to try out players.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Yeah, most of them are simple too so I'm cracking through them.

Starting to get a vague semblance of a team together although still got some absolute shite in the squad. Loan players are a lot of fun and it's nice to try out players.

He is referring to the XP points (not the weekly objectives) - https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xIeMiNtBMH4/maxresdefault.jpg

You can use your points to purchase a variety of things, one being 'coin bonuses' which for example will provide 1,000 additional coins per match for the next 15 matches you play.

Very handy at this stage of the game.

[Pepe]

Just noticed that neither of those don't exist in the Switch version. Explains why I am still shit poor. :moop:

[Gray Fox]

Switched my team up to get Kante in it and now I'm not sure why I didn't do it sooner. He's amazing.

Managed to scrape survival in Div 1 on the final game again, so changed things up, as I said, got Son into the starting team and bought TOTS Mahrez and TOTS Robertson, birthday Sissoko and got POTM Zaha back in.

Found myself 3-0 down in my first game at half time. Made a couple of changes and then fought back. It lead to this goal. (http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/sniper-wolf-tp4/video/53652555)

Went on from that to win the game, then the following 7 games on the bounce. It was a crazy run. Last goal now is really to work Ronaldo or Messi into the team somehow.

[Raoul Duke]

He is referring to the XP points (not the weekly objectives) - https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xIeMiNtBMH4/maxresdefault.jpg

You can use your points to purchase a variety of things, one being 'coin bonuses' which for example will provide 1,000 additional coins per match for the next 15 matches you play.

Very handy at this stage of the game.

Ah I see. Yeah, haven't used those yet.

[Gray Fox]

With them on you'll be getting 1,500 coins a game. You could have about 10-15k after 1 run in divisions. Plenty to pad out the team with.

[Danny]

24K for this, is mad.

https://www.futbin.com//18/squad/5541882

I paid more than that for my first 82 young french forward.

You could replace Rose and Smalling for Telles and Felipe for no chem loss and little cost change.

[Boom-Boom-18]

24K for this, is mad.

https://www.futbin.com//18/squad/5541882

I paid more than that for my first 82 young french forward.

You could replace Rose and Smalling for Telles and Felipe for no chem loss and little cost change.

Swap Smalling for Bailly and Morata for Jesus.

I am not looking forward to FIFA 19 and having to pay the start of the game prices again.

[Danny]

Bailly gets 6 chem, he was in the “original” but I went for full chem so chucked in Smalling.. Great shout on Jesus

[Gray Fox]

I'm still using Bailly now. He's the perfect FIFA defender. Also links into the best keeper in the game.

[Raoul Duke]

Aye, coming to it this late is pretty cool as you can pick up super cheap but great players

[Boom-Boom-18]

Bailly gets 6 chem, he was in the “original” but I went for full chem so chucked in Smalling.. Great shout on Jesus

Ah, good point.

I still had Bailly, Rose and Valencia in my team until very recently (all had 600+ appearances). I still have Bailly in there now.

[Boom-Boom-18]

https://www.futhead.com/18/squads/3396508/

That would be my PL team for around the 25K mark. Rashford and Jesus together are deadly.

[Danny]

That’s very sound if you like that formation, I much prefer 4-3-2-1 so typically build that way! .I would probably go for Gueye or Wijnaldum over Lallana. Not much of a fan when I tried him.

[Boom-Boom-18]

That’s very sound if you like that formation, I much prefer 4-3-2-1 so typically build that way! .I would probably go for Gueye or Wijnaldum over Lallana. Not much of a fan when I tried him.

I forgot about Gueye. I would absolutely have him in over Lallana.

My 91 Aubameyang is a beast. So much better for me than the 94 TOTS Lukaku.

[SincereTheRebel]

Moletey forgot i stacked my club with all the PTG cards that were under 15k about a month ago during crash. I have a trade pile of 50+ PTG Martials.. He is up 8k a card. I haven't seen any reports of any PTG promos during the WC.

[Gray Fox]

I now own CR7.

This is the first time in any FIFA I've managed to buy him. He's the only non-Icon/Legend I never managed to use until now. I don't even care if he turns out to be shit. Today is a good day.

This has made me want to go hard at FIFA 19. Icons are the only thing I've never really had, the exception being Zanetti this year. I wouldn't mind changing that.

[Gray Fox]

For a guy who said he wouldn't win Div 1, I've just won it 3 times running, losing only 1 game in that time. 8-0, 7-2-1 and 8-1-0. Fair to say I've stumbled on my recipe for success.

FIFA news today is that the 1 nation Weekend League requirement has been removed. This has come due to people finishing in top 100 on 32 wins and a lack of participation.

They've also announced these cards:

1009216784799428608

The interesting thing here is that both Isco and Lozano have been increased beyond their TOTS rating. As such the PTG Isco is now extinct. It's well worth keeping an eye on players like Sterling or Firmino now. If they score it may be worth picking that card up.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Would you expect the TOTS Lukaku to drop in price now there is a higher rated version?

Winning division 1 three times is impressive. I have never been past division 2 and yo-yo between 2 and 3.

[Danny]

He should do.

I picked up Sterling the other week for like 30k, get one in Sunday, please!

[Gray Fox]

Would you expect the TOTS Lukaku to drop in price now there is a higher rated version?

Winning division 1 three times is impressive. I have never been past division 2 and yo-yo between 2 and 3.

I got relegated once and just about scraped survival 2 times after returning to Div 1. This run has only come since I've switched in game to a 4-4-2.

It does something weird in attack and is still pretty solid at the back.

[Baz]

Winning D1 = completing FIFA

[Yevrah]

Just pulled Maradona twice in a row from Icon upgrade packs, which initially annoyed me until I realised I can now do Messi's SBC.

[Raoul Duke]

I'm getting quite into these SBCs. It's kinda like sticker pack collecting.

I've set my sights on the 87 Rashford which means a squad from about 10 different leagues. Gonna take forever but I love his 79 card so an even better one would be bonkers.

[Yevrah]

I envy you Raoul, the grind at the start is by far the most enjoyable part.

[John]

I envy you Raoul, the grind at the start is by far the most enjoyable part.

It's not even the grind, it's the making squads from whatever shit you can afford or pull from the early packs and unexpectedly winding up with a player who winds up being a don. A victory feels better when the winning goal is scored by some no mark from Empoli who came out of a reward pack.

It's much like FM in that way. Before I started exclusively playing youth only games I'd always find winning promotion from the third tier with a load of nuggets far more satisfying than winning the CL fifteen years in on a budget of eleventy billion.

[Raoul Duke]

I envy you Raoul, the grind at the start is by far the most enjoyable part.

Yeah it's fun. Every 500 coins matters. I know I've gotta play about three games just to get Giroud in.

Kinda reminds me of Fallout too where you start out with vault suit and a pea shooter and get croaked by radroaches :D



It's not even the grind, it's the making squads from whatever shit you can afford or pull from the early packs and unexpectedly winding up with a player who winds up being a don. A victory feels better when the winning goal is scored by some no mark from Empoli who came out of a reward pack.

It's much like FM in that way. Before I started exclusively playing youth only games I'd always find winning promotion from the third tier with a load of nuggets far more satisfying than winning the CL fifteen years in on a budget of eleventy billion.

I'm currently mildly convinced that Charlie Austin is the best player in the world. Man can do everything. Him and Rashford are the Poundland Ronaldo/Messi :nodd:

I did crack this morning and chuck a tenner in. Got a few decent cards (including Kolarov's 92 TOTS (?) card, which I don't really have any use for).

Is there some recommended place for finding profitable SBCs? I've been looking at FUTBin. Anywhere else?

[John]

If you're using a Premiership side you should get Son in as soon as possible. Any version. Relative to price he's comfortably the best player in the game.

That Kolarov card you've pulled will sell for about 100k coins. If you've no use for him punt him and you can build a full side with several in form players for that.

[Danny]

Agreed with John. It’s 100% worth selling. Your best player being your left back is no use and his price should drop even if you did want him later.

Son’s 87 IF is less barely more than 1/3 of the Kolarov price, get him in

[Raoul Duke]

I've stuck him up on the market although he's not shifted yet.

Tempted to bash through a bunch of SBCs that I want the rewards for when I've got the cash, and upgrade the team big time.

[Raoul Duke]

Sold for 109k :drool:

Time to make it rain.

[Boom-Boom-18]

That Rashford will be a great card to play with. I am hoping to get him eventually, his 79 still scores goals for me even now when I give him a run out.

There is also a new 90 rated Fabregas available via a weekly objective. Assist 7 goals with Spanish players in 7 online wins.

[Yevrah]

I've started again to keep me going over the summer so I'll be all over that.

[Raoul Duke]

Treated myself to an 88 Harry Kane and completed a couple of the challenges on my path to Rashford (got 85 Lallana and some Irish geezer I've never heard of).

Not gonna go bonkers and just spunk all the money straightaway but slowly build up my squad through matches whilst ticking along at the SBCs.

[Danny]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgT41DgU0AI1e_Z.jpg

Some of those cards, fucking hell.

[Yevrah]

Yeah, EA have nailed this.

It's a shame the World Cup mode happened really.

[Gray Fox]

If anyone fancies donating me lots and lots of coins, that'd be great :p

That David Villa :hubba:

[SincereTheRebel]

Im on 1001 wins now. Is that a lot? What about you man?

[Boom-Boom-18]

I am roughly on 275 wins, 60 draws and 250 losses.

I seem to be too good for division 3 but not good enough for division 2. I win almost every game in division 3 and lose every game in division 2. Very frustrating, I have been promoted, relegated, promoted, relegated for what seems like 10 seasons on the trot now.

[Yevrah]

Boom, have you tried bronze benching?

[Boom-Boom-18]

I haven't tried it, I thought I read that it didn't do anything?

[Gray Fox]

I think it's psychological.

I'd much rather have a blue bench ready to come on and fuck people up late on, but that's personal preference.

[Yevrah]

I haven't tried it, I thought I read that it didn't do anything?

It definitely affects who you match up against in divisions (by lowering the rating). 100%.

[SincereTheRebel]

Ive never bothered with bronze benching. In order to improve, I wanted to be matched up against the best players as often as possible. I can hold my own now in division 1-2

[Danny]

Have you tried FOF Rooney yet @Yev?

I am tempted to sell everything of value to try build this :drool:

https://www.futbin.com//18/squad/5614425

[five time]

Too late now, but considering getting back into Ultimate Team next year having not played for a few years.

How is it now in terms of free to play? Are the Icons for example even close to obtainable?

[Gray Fox]

Too late now, but considering getting back into Ultimate Team next year having not played for a few years.

How is it now in terms of free to play? Are the Icons for example even close to obtainable?

I started this in the last week of April. I've played a reasonable amount and done some SBCs. I've spent zero on the game and my squad looks like this:

https://i.gyazo.com/4840b5671b2b321e72010695a830eecd.jpg

[Boom-Boom-18]

That is some team. What is your record?

[Gray Fox]

I think I'm 300 wins to about 70-80 losses or so. Won Div 1 a 3 or 4 times and the only time I did FUT Champs I went 14-2.

[Yevrah]

Have you tried FOF Rooney yet @Yev?

I am tempted to sell everything of value to try build this :drool:

https://www.futbin.com//18/squad/5614425

I've moved and temporarily lost good enough internet to play FUT, but I think I'm done with 18 anyway now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Put my PS4 on for the first time since coming back from holiday and oh how I've missed De Bruyne and Kane:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktDQRij2wT0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh6EyLMOY7c

[Giggles]

Anyone have this on an XBox? Is it fucked?

I was asked to look at the sister in laws one yesterday as it won't load for them any more. Gets to the screen with Cronaldo and then back to the home screen.
I reset the xbox (keeping apps) and signed in again and did any required system updates but it's still fucked.

[Danny]

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/ISSUES-WITH-XBOX-ONE-FIFA18-CRASHING-AT-START-UP-HOSPITALITY/td-p/6580600/page/2

This is the second page of it but post 17 has something different than the usual to try.

[Giggles]

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/ISSUES-WITH-XBOX-ONE-FIFA18-CRASHING-AT-START-UP-HOSPITALITY/td-p/6580600/page/2

This is the second page of it but post 17 has something different than the usual to try.

Sound, I'll get her to give that a go.

[Yevrah]

Started a career game with Newcastle Utd, 4 minute halfs, on Legendary. Team looks like so:

GK: Dubravka 76
RB: Yedlin 79
CB: Lascelles 78
CB: Mbemba 78
LB: Kenedy 76
CM: Merino 80
CM: Diame 74
CM: Shelvey 79
LF: Atsu 76
SC: Perez 76
RF: Murphy 73

21 games into the season and we sit 7th with 33 points, a point behind the 5th placed target (I've set myself) to get into Europe. We are out of the league cup though.

Turned the first transfer window off and as a result have amassed a £46m WARCHEST, which I'll be spunking now we've hit January.

[John]

Ezequiel Barco is your man. I've had one career game, started with a mate and which we've got through four seasons of on various nights after the pub, and iirc he's in the high eighties having been bought for about fifty pence.

[Danny]

Ronaldo OTW next season then? (Pretty sure they will not do that but still)

[Gray Fox]

You can 100% believe that they will do that.

That'll sell the packs if they put that in for a limited time.

[Danny]

Depends how they look at it for informs and what his IFs do for pack sales over the year.

[SincereTheRebel]

100% he will be a OTW.

[Gray Fox]

If you have OTW Ronaldo available for 1 week with a low pack weight, you'll still have plenty of people wanting his TOTW cards. OTW cards also wont match the eventual TOTY/S item, so they'll still make a killing.

[SincereTheRebel]

If they have OTW cards he will be invovled. They would be foolish not too.