FIFA 21: Featuring the FUT 100

[Raoul Duke]

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Check the tweet under that too

I've been mass bidding on rare gold Ligue Un players in preparation

[Yevrah]

5 Record Breakers in packs from 14:00 UK time.

[Yevrah]

Did the Rare Megas and packed RB Falcao.

He looks alright and has a ludicrously high discard so may keep for now.

[Danny]

Mbappe nonsense card out on Black Friday? EA cash grab? Well I never! :lol:

Hopped on for a small session last night and ended up winning 11 of the Serie A games on about 2 hours. So many people leaving after a goal or two (I did it myself a couple of times when facing POTM Son/Mbappe). Should be able to finish that today.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Did the Rare Megas and packed RB Falcao.

He looks alright and has a ludicrously high discard so may keep for now.

My best were Courtois and Suarez.

[Danny]

New flash SBC and they also put some objectives (win X amount of games) up for the week

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Vrsaljko from the flash SBC :moop:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Oh shit those objectives are great.

Win 25 in a week and you get a draft token pack, 2 premium gold players pack and 2 Mega packs.

[Danny]

I got Telles in the flash, 7k. Not bad.

[Yevrah]

Vrsaljko from the flash SBC :moop:

What are the criteria for the player pick?

[Yevrah]

Game on!

https://www.twitch.tv/chemicallocust

[Yevrah]

What are the criteria for the player pick?

Ignore this. I did it as I realised I couldn't save it anyway. Got shite.

[Danny]

Flashback 87 Aguero SBC out. Great idea but terrible price IMO

Rodrygo Objectives (friendlies) out and 83+ upgrade (lol at rip off)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That 83+ double upgrade :lol:

[Yevrah]

Don't mind the double 83+. Don't think it's dreadful value based on what we've all bought our 82's and 83's for.

[Yevrah]

That Aguero is a phenomenal card as well.

[Danny]

Lads.....

[Gray Fox]

What did you do?

[Yevrah]

IF Messi is my guess.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm saying Icon.

[Danny]

I was trying to figure a video out but its being annoying as I havent set it up.

This will have to do

https://i.imgur.com/7L8tpNQ.jpg


No Cruyff but its tradeable so I will take it.

From the flash SBC.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Prick.

[Yevrah]

Very nice.

[Yevrah]

The UCL League SBC is probably viable now.

[Danny]

Not sure what to do. 850K. I used him last year and he was good box to box but then I ended up selling him before I lost too much money.

Would mean I am closing in on 1.8m of Beckham money if I sold him.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

My silver squad isn't performing today :(

I hadn't lost in a few weeks but I've already been smashed twice.

[Danny]

Fuck it I cant play until later today. Listed for a silly price of 1m. Hope for someone buying by accident :drool:

Edit: I also picked him for the teams objective earlier. Omen.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

4-2 down in the first half and score 2 quick goals just before half time and the guy quits...

[Danny]

Another Silver Star/Beast card out. Looks decent it not outrageous.

https://www.futbin.com/21/player/26724/moritz-stoppelkamp

13k.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This is why he has a record card:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xme73rY0TpI

Fuck Xabi Alonso.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Only 95 long shots and 85 shot power though...

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

81+ triple upgrade for same price as a single 81+

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Didn't see that it was non-repeatable though.

[Yevrah]

Watching that video makes me want to get that silver card. 80 chem is an arse though.

[Danny]

I did both anyway. Bernat from the three player (+ two 81s) and then Nainggolan and Pau Lopez from the double.

[Yevrah]

These packs will hopefully come in handy when we get to TOTY.

Are you saving yours Mahow?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yep, sitting on 71 right now.

I need to run through a load of bronze packs.

[Danny]

https://www.reddit.com/r/FIFA/comments/k25ynf/not_that_it_really_matters_but_the_dynamic_image/

:face:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:D

Brilliant.

[Yevrah]

Did 2 of the Ultimate Packs and didn't get much. Managing the tradepile is an arse and there's no way I'm discarding players to open more so not a fan of lightning rounds. And that's before you get to the shit they pull with the already awful pack weights during them.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

There were ultimate packs? :(

I still have some points and was waiting for them to appear.

[Danny]

New SBC for a mega pack.

[Yevrah]

There were ultimate packs? :(

I still have some points and was waiting for them to appear.

Yeah, 250,000 of them at 8. Absolute con though. Albeit useful for finishing off the UCL League SBC.

[Yevrah]

81+ Rare Players x 7 packs in store. :eyemouth:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I got on them (and a couple of ultimates) and they were better than the Ultimate pack. First yielded Oblak and Busquets with the second containing Trent.

[Danny]

Flash SBC. 7 golds (1 rare) for an 80+ rated midfielder.

Ill be passing on this one.

[Yevrah]

I've done it because TOTY, but shocking value.

[Yevrah]

That's Bellerin done.

Onto Rodrygo.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Did the base icon pack:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/En3etwLXEAIs1Wl?format=jpg&name=medium

He's worth 875k on PS4 so it's a win but I was hoping for something better.

Never used him on a version of FIFA though and his stats look quite tidy.

Hmm, I can't seem to fit him into my starting line up without someone losing chem.

https://www.futbin.com/21/squad/1596355

This is what I'm currently using (everyone on 10 chem bar Son on 8). Ideally I want Zola playing instead of Gnabry, however, if I switch to a narrow formation (and also replace Son with someone) there's always at least 1 person on 8.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This latest flash SBC is so inflated due to the rare silvers.

I'm skipping it as I don't have what is needed.

[Yevrah]

Can't you do it with dirt cheap Rare golds and some rare bronze?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I couldn't get the chem.

I sold a couple of UCL rares that I had that had spiked in value though.

[Danny]

https://www.reddit.com/r/FIFA/comments/k2edvn/ea_were_so_focused_on_taking_our_money_that_they/

:lol:

[Yevrah]

That is brilliant. :D

[Yevrah]

Two scoring games to finish Rodrygo then it's onto my 5th weekend league. This time with Cruyff. :drool: (it'll still be hateful at times I'm sure).

https://www.twitch.tv/chemicallocust

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Was opening some bronze packs and I got a silver IF Maurice Malone.

Not too bad.

[Yevrah]

11 Rare golds for an 80(+ lol) rated attacker? Have they run mad?

[Danny]

Last flash challenge is up.

I also hit level 15 last night havent decided who to take yet.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This is what I've gone for:

https://i.imgur.com/krz0Elu.png

I generally play 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-2-1 in game and that means Sabitzer and Zola as wide AM's/wingers. I think Zola will be fine but I'm not sure about Sabitzer however no other Bundesliga CM/CAM/ST really jumps out at me. Maybe if Hwang were to get a IF with an upgrade to his passing...

[Raoul Duke]

Scoring headers for this Rodrygo objective might actually kill me. Fucking hell

[Danny]

League upgrades are out.

[Raoul Duke]

League upgrades are out.

Commence the mass sell-off :drool:

[Yevrah]

I've gone from 7-3 to 8-9.

I want to die.

[Gray Fox]

My merry gang of shitters seems to be about the perfect rating to get on with this Bellerin challenge. First online game gives me an 8-1 win. I'm not sure if there's etiquette to be had in these friendlies with challenges involved, but that's 1 win of 15 down...

[Raoul Duke]

My merry gang of shitters seems to be about the perfect rating to get on with this Bellerin challenge. First online game gives me an 8-1 win. I'm not sure if there's etiquette to be had in these friendlies with challenges involved, but that's 1 win of 15 down...

Generally people will bail after they go 2-0 down - can actually be a pain if you're trying to score a hat-trick or something :moop:

[Danny]

The Prem upgrade SBC was listed as needing 11 UCL rares when Nep opened it. Imagine.

[Yevrah]

8-10.

The calibre of people I'm still meeting is a joke.

[Yevrah]

9-13 now from 7-3.

Cruyff may as well be Jack Wilshere.

[Danny]

That Alessandrini is a tempter.

[Yevrah]

13-17 in the end for weekend league and only Silver 3.

All was going swimmingly at 7-3 and then it went to absolute shit. Matchmaking seemed so tough throughout.

[Raoul Duke]

That Alessandrini is a tempter.

He does look pretty fantastic and I could do with a decent French RW. A front four of Dembele / Martial / Ben Yedder + him would be swish. Looks immense with a Marksman.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Playing a few Rivals games and I'm getting smashed.

My defenders are parting like the red sea and my keeper is actively trying to move out of the way.

[Danny]

VVD in a 82+ PP Pack to get rid of a dupe Politano and Volland.

Also won 7 games on the spin for Rodrygo and then gave away a win to get Brazil goals and header done. Now to score and sit through 5 games :face:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Every single bounce favouring my opponents too...

[Yevrah]

I feel your pain Mahow.

I really do.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I conceded a goal where my defender was in a prime position to make a tackle but the ball somehow worked it's way through his legs. I then rushed out with my keeper and he tried a ball roll but a touch too late. My keeper decided to just casually touch the ball and the ball casually bounces from my keepers hand, off his attackers foot and roll just under my keeper.

The animations are absolutely bonkers.

[Gray Fox]

My first taste online, albeit with everyone having one hand tied behind their back has been positive. 5 games, 5 wins.

My brain is getting back to where it needs to be to see what I need to do, but my hands do not always follow. Once I get that composure back I think I'm good. I will say of those wins, 4 of them have been by over 5 goals. No sign of anyone quitting to make my task easier.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm done, it's pointless right now.

I've conceded 4 goals in 2 matches from someone doing a rainbow flick and despite me realising it was about to happen and thus dropping back my defender just decides to stand there despite me hitting X for them to head it.

[Raoul Duke]

Those rainbow flicks are filthy. When they don't nerf them I do not know. Likewise kick-off goals

[Raoul Duke]

Made this: https://www.futbin.com/21/squad/3575884 - Nakata is surprisingly not terrible.

[Yevrah]

Nice team. I didn't notice Alessandrini was a RM. I'm sold.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Koke from the rare player pick and Hummels from the 82+.

Not too shabby tbh.

I'll probably do a few more rare player picks and some league upgrade packs tomorrow.

[Yevrah]

Mahow, if you want to refine the spreadsheet we now know thanks to SBC's greed this weekend how much they value an 81+ player at.

1,500 FIFA Points for 7 81+ players = 214 points for 1 = 10,714 coins = £1.43

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cheers.

Boosts the pile up quite a bit as I've done a fair few 81+ doubles.

[Yevrah]

Yeah, it did wonders for mine too.

[Shindig]

I usually applaud PES for having relatively sensible transfers. I have no idea why Glenn Murray is partnering Ronaldo up front for Juventus, though.

[Yevrah]

That's cracking Shinners. Is he pulling his weight?

[Yevrah]

Quick run though the Ligue Un again and it's up to 400 packs on hand. Well over a grand's worth now.

https://i.postimg.cc/0NgsthMn/Packs.png (https://postimages.org/)

[Yevrah]

Oh and did Alessandrini too. Only played one game with him, but he's rapid.

[Danny]

VVD in a 82+ PP Pack to get rid of a dupe Politano and Volland.

Also won 7 games on the spin for Rodrygo and then gave away a win to get Brazil goals and header done. Now to score and sit through 5 games :face:

20 hrs too early :(

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

RIP.

Unlucky.

[Yevrah]

There's a flash challenge at the mo, expiring in 40 mins.

[Gray Fox]

Like packing normal VVD is a bad thing either :p

[Danny]

Like packing normal VVD is a bad thing either :p

100% no complaints. Just pointing out my great timing :lol:

Did Alesandrini this morning and about to score in the 5 La Liga games to finish Rodrygo while watching the United game on replay.

[Shindig]

That's cracking Shinners. Is he pulling his weight?

I'll keep an eye on him. His match against us was his debut. He won none of his aerial battles but almost scored. They have a stacked bench so I was stunned he started.

[Yevrah]

Not a bad plan Danny, I found the 4 games I had interminable.

[Danny]

1 down, went 1-0 up and put the controller down. I think thats going to be the plan.

[Raoul Duke]

Alessandrini is fantastic by the way, highly recommend doing him if you can. Great long shots on him.

Realised earlier that he can connect in Talisca/Texiera/Paulinho as well due to his Chinese league links.

[Raoul Duke]

Flashback (87) Depay for an 86 squad plus a TOTW. Looks like a lovely card

[Yevrah]

Is it much better than his 85 though?

Another base icon SBC is out too. :eyemouth:

[Danny]

Depay looks good but I dont think that his cost vs other cards is worth it. He is liable to get something that matches it soon either way. I do like they bumped his long shots massively though.

[Raoul Duke]

Is it much better than his 85 though?

Another base icon SBC is out too. :eyemouth:

Not sure I can handle a dupe Nakata :moop:


Depay looks good but I dont think that his cost vs other cards is worth it. He is liable to get something that matches it soon either way. I do like they bumped his long shots massively though.

Yeah fair. Looks less good on second glance.

[Danny]

An 85, I am thinking about it. 84 its already done. 86 is a yikes.

I am going to be ignoring the base icon upgrade again.

[Yevrah]

On the Base Icon, I've basically got a free swing at it after Cruyff, so I'll see what the drop weight looks like and maybe do it if it isn't all 85s coming out.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I don't have the resources to do it.

[Yevrah]

Nep got Deco, so not a good start.

[Danny]

I was trying to figure a video out but its being annoying as I havent set it up.

This will have to do

https://i.imgur.com/7L8tpNQ.jpg


No Cruyff but its tradeable so I will take it.

From the flash SBC.


He just went for 980k..... 100k more than when I packed him. Thats 80k more than FUTBIN has him listed for. People really care about fresh that much?

[Danny]

74 rated Wes Morgan SBC up. Takes an 82 rated side. Pace boosted up to 73.

[Yevrah]

He's gonna be like VVD on crack in silver stars.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He looks mega.

I can't start him in my team but I might have to bring him on early.

[Yevrah]

And talking of defenders, I've cracked and bought Varane.

[Danny]

I did him. Sold Kasper for 7.5k. I think I can just about get him in.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://i.imgur.com/k14VX52.png

Actually I can get him in. Lovely.

[Danny]

We are set up quite similar with the Germans down the left.

Morgan in for Pinnock and swapping Hamza and Rinomhota gets Wes on 7 chem (8 with manager league change). Justin at right back gets full chem but he is going to be inflated for a little so I will stick with Aarons.

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

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I miss Rinomhota, I had to use Willock instead for the green link to Adams.

[Gray Fox]

Are Silvers used for anything this year?

[Danny]

They release IF Silvers as playable objectives most weeks. You have to play in the silver lounge using silvers only to get them.

[Raoul Duke]

Check out Ejaria (https://www.futbin.com/21/player/9547/ovie-ejaria) for your Silver teams. English CM with 4* skills and nice stamina/dribbling.

This is my silver team: https://www.futbin.com/21/squad/3619287

Will probably replace Pellestri with Hudson-Odoi - who I noticed has a decent spike in price whenever there's a Silver Stars objective. Might be worth some speculation: https://www.futbin.com/21/player/10596/callum-hudson-odoi

[Gray Fox]

They release IF Silvers as playable objectives most weeks. You have to play in the silver lounge using silvers only to get them.

Ah, is this to do away with pointlessly putting them in TOTW?

EDIT: How the hell is that Adams only 74 rated with those in-games?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ah, is this to do away with pointlessly putting them in TOTW?

EDIT: How the hell is that Adams only 74 rated with those in-games?

They still put some silvers in TOTW (I packed one the other day in a bronze pack) but these ones are super juiced.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-G2OqERfaw

While I've only tried this on squad battles thus far I really like this set up.

Telles as a LM is incredible although Sabitzer on the right is shit. However, it seems to offer a lot of options going forward yet I've got more bodies defensively and it plays into my style as I'll sometimes gamble (and almost always fail) with a CB yet there's 2 still back there.

Will try it out on Rivals tomorrow.

[Yevrah]

I've been using 3-5-2 for a while and (bar the WL just gone) and I really like it. I'll check out how he does it.

[Danny]

Not a lot in the packs tonight but I did get Lucas in one of the flash SBC's earlier.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.futbin.com/21/player/26601/ihlas-bebou

I'm thinking of buying him, although hopefully for around 80k.

Hoffenheim are already through so he'll be getting at least 1 upgrade and I can't see any teams (bar Milan and Spurs) that are currently second that would trouble them.

He'd offer a lot more pace and dribbling than Sabitzer on the right but I would lose the passing and shooting.

[Danny]

I wouldnt even worry about his next upgrade as its so far away. As an 83 he should be very good with a deadeye.

https://img.gfinityesports.com/upload/_resized/640x360-nc/FIFA%2021/road_to_the_final/europa_upgrades/team_2/bebou.jpg

Of course its a prediction but 96 Pace, 87 Dribbling and 84 shooting....Slap a deadeye on that and he should be very nice.

[Gray Fox]

That 3-5-2 looks like it has some premise, although your wingers are going to be fucked.

Bellerin done in a second sitting. 17 games in total to get the 15 wins. One of the losses was a blowout to someone who somehow got loan R9 into his team. I've got about 25k on hand now for potential upgrades.

Telles looks like a must have as Reguillon feels a bit crap to me. At CB, that Wes Morgan card comes out at 89 rated with Anchor on him according to FUTBIN. It's laughable how much better he looks than my current CBs too. But for me pretty much everything is an upgrade at this point, so it's probably better to go with quantity over quality.
The likes of Gabriel Jesus, Sissoko and Havertz could be bought for this and be pretty big upgrades on what I have already.

[Yevrah]

Good to see you back Fox.

Will you be streaming anything? Would be good to see.

[Gray Fox]

I'm not opposed to it, but it'll be tough. I used to have a set Mon-Fri with rotating early and late shift, but that's now changed and my rota is all over the place. Some weekends I'm off completely and others is a complete no-go.

I do still feel a bit rusty though.

I didn't realise after posting that Morgan had a time limit of only a few hours left, so I managed to do it with the untradeable stuff in the club. He can't be any worse than what I was using.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Servers down?

Edit: Seems so. Can't get in on my PS5 or Web and Twitter is seething.

[Danny]

Back up now.

[Raoul Duke]

81-87 upgrade SBC out now - 5 golds and 45 chem. Could rinse through a shit tonne of cards to upgrade into that :sherlock: Live for 3 days

https://www.reddit.com/r/FIFA/comments/k3z99i/8187_upgrade_sbc_out_now/

[Yevrah]

Sure that was 4 golds last year and an 82-88. Gotta love EA.

[Yevrah]

Courtois from that 82+ Player Pick.

Not too shabby.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

3 Rivals matches with the 3-5-2 and I like it a lot.

Won the first 5-2 (I missed a lot of chances and he grabbed two bullshit goals late on), lost the second 3-2 against a much better player and won the third 4-2 (I was 3-0 up and we collapsed a bit by letting in 2 goals before we sealed it late).

I like it a lot as it suits my play style.

Mukiele at CB is absolutely brilliant.

[Danny]

Unlocked my final BF packs and got 85 Luis Alberto and 84 Douglas Costa.

There were a couple of dupes, I threw those into an 82+ and out came 84 IF Carrasco. I imagine thats a fun card as I like his 82.

[Danny]

82+ looking like decent rinseable value.

84 IF Carrasco
82 Maignan
84 Lucas Leiva
84 Navas
82 UCL Vaclik
84 Douglas Costa.

Nothing huge from them but certainly workable.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Memphis in my 82+ PP.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The more I use Zola the more I love him. I wasn't very enthusiastic when I packed him but he's brilliant.

He feels absolutely rapid, finishes everything, seems to always be in space and despite his low strength it's quite hard to take the ball from him as he has crazy balance.

[Yevrah]

I've had a few beers, so I'm gonna whack some packs and do the 81-87 upgrades then hit the icon SBC.

Inaghi inbound!

https://www.twitch.tv/chemicallocust

[Yevrah]

Er lads....

[Danny]

Pisses on mine :lol:

[Yevrah]

So I did the 2nd icon SBC... Had to open it on the web app. Closed the browser before I saw who it was then logged back into FUT to see this:


https://i.postimg.cc/j2yGdm7v/Icon-2.jpg (https://postimg.cc/p5X0s0kn)[/url]

[Gray Fox]

What a shame there was no face cam!

Got my placement matches done and received a big bag of coins for the trouble. First 3 games were won without any trouble really. Game 4 though the game turned up the difficulty. I got paired with a guy running full Serie A team. I did my best but Dybala and CR7 ruined poor Wes Morgan and Ake. I had to use the 3-5-2 Mahow posted to try and overload the guy. It worked okay but I could not stop him the other end and lost 6-4.

Last game the guy had a couple of the lesser Icons in his team, but it was still 10x the one I have. He was 3-1 up at HT, so I again switched into that 3-5-2. As my players shuffled about positionally, it created a big gap and he scored from kick off. Lean forward mode was activated. I got one quite quickly, but after a few close calls for him I just thought it wasn't going in. 80 mins gone still 4-2. He tried a risky pass I was ready for and nabbed it to play an easy ball in to score. From there the floodgates opened and ended up with a mad scramble in the box in the 92nd minute. Ball fell to Jota and he duly smashed it home.

I've been put in Div 3 for my troubles and handed 93k coins. Instantly some much better meta players are available, but the squad does need a lot of work. Werner and Son are towards the top end of that budget, as is Gomez or Bruno. I could realistically afford only 1 of those.
Otherwise it's a potential goalkeeper purchase and spending the money out evenly. I'm not sure there's much in the way of value in a 2nd team with fitness no longer an issue.

[Raoul Duke]

So I did the 2nd icon SBC... Had to open it on the web app. Closed the browser before I saw who it was then logged back into FUT to see this:


https://i.postimg.cc/j2yGdm7v/Icon-2.jpg (https://postimg.cc/p5X0s0kn)[/url]


I hate you

[Raoul Duke]

I've been put in Div 3 for my troubles and handed 93k coins. Instantly some much better meta players are available, but the squad does need a lot of work. Werner and Son are towards the top end of that budget, as is Gomez or Bruno. I could realistically afford only 1 of those.
Otherwise it's a potential goalkeeper purchase and spending the money out evenly. I'm not sure there's much in the way of value in a 2nd team with fitness no longer an issue.

Nick Pope seems to be the meta keeper this version. He's tall, links to Gomez (the meta defender) and has "saves with feet" as a trait.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You're dead to me Yev.

[Yevrah]

Aw, you guys. :wub:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yev, how much have you valued the 82+ Rated Rare player and 81-87 packs at?

[Yevrah]

81 to 87 I haven't kept as I doubt you'll be able to get a TOTY from them.

82+'s I just went with the same value as one 81+ player. It'll obviously be higher, but I'd rather undercook it if we don't know for certain.

[Yevrah]

How many packs are you aiming for? Could be quite fun to see which one of us packs one first.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I did see a few on Reddit say the 81-87 is locked so you can't get any special cards over the threshold.

I might rip them and see if I can do the icon pack.

[Yevrah]

You may have more luck than I (rofl, given the icons), but I opened 25 of them last night and didn't get a single card over 83. So many 81s too.

[thommo]

Little late to the party but I would also like to add a "Fuck you Yev" for that OBSCENE pack pull.

In all seriousness, with the amount of effort you put into the packs, it's only fair you've nabbed a couple of incredible icons early on for this iteration.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It really is disgusting. Getting the most expensive and the third most expensive baby icons from the SBC.

[Yevrah]

I still can't believe it. I genuinely think you could fit the amount of people in the world who packed two of the top 3 into a bus.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Decided to open the 81-87 packs.

Only a few in and I've already got a Heung Min-Son :eyemouth:

[Yevrah]

So the probability of getting any two from the top three of a field of 100 in two goes if they all have equal weight (rofl) is 0.09%. 1 in 1,111.

Just ridiculous.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Renato Augusto, Son, IF Marcelo and IF Ogbonna the only special cards/cards rated above 82.

Meh.

[Yevrah]

I've crunched the numbers and the 474 packs I now have on hand for TOTY when recycled, and recycled again, and recycled again etc. should give me another 184 Premium League Upgrade Packs and 282 Standard League upgrade packs, which basically takes me to 940 packs I'll have to open, which will be 15m coins of packs or two grands worth.

And that's if I stop now.

Opening a pack a minute (building in some time to recycle) will take me 16 hours. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Another batch of 81-87's and I got a dupe IF Ogbonna (I guess I'll put one into an Icon SBC segment), Rui Patricio, IF Mantalos, Eriksen, Visca, Sabitzer and Vardy.

[Gray Fox]

Not spent my coins yet as I've noticed what you lot probably did a month ago when this came out. There really are not many good defenders. Left-backs are pretty much non-existent.
I was wondering why 83 Gomez was still 70k and it's because other than VVD, the EPL has almost no one. A lot of teams I see have people using objective cards or even just putting full backs into CB(if not both) and taking the chem hit.

[Raoul Duke]

Yeah, most pro players just use Mendy - Varane - Gomez - Semedo or some variation on that with Kyle Walker in one of the positions. Going forwards with your fullbacks will get you murdered so you just need someone fast there now.

[Baz]

Er lads....

https://i.imgur.com/hwNpH3O_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium:D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

My plan is to sell RTTF Zakaria today or tomorrow to finish the Icon SBC and hopefully I get someone who can play LM or CDM in the 3-5-2.

I liked Zakaria a lot in my previous systems as he's a destroyer, however I don't really need that in the 3-5-2 with 3 CB's behind and his lack of passing is actively hurting the team now.

[Danny]

Most of TOTW was leaked into concepts

https://www.reddit.com/r/FIFA/comments/k56rer/new_totw_players_in_concepts/


Including the likely silver star Adeyemi (strong like to the RM)

https://www.reddit.com/r/FIFA/comments/k5afj7/adeyemi_is_the_silver_stars_objective_of_the_totw/

[Danny]

And beckhams stats

https://i.redd.it/o5hb75shrs261.jpg

[Yevrah]

Nice. Do you know when we get his 86?

[Raoul Duke]

Beckham cards look very similar. Almost think the baby might be the most useful as he's a CM

[Danny]

Nice. Do you know when we get his 86?

From the disclaimer on EA site it should be Dec 15th. We were also supposed to get his stats on the 27th...

OU MUST LOG IN TO FIFA 21 ON APPLICABLE PLATFORM BETWEEN OCTOBER 6 (ROLLING MIDNIGHT), 2020 AND 11:59PM PT JANUARY 15, 2021 TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ONE DAVID BECKHAM UNTRADEABLE FUT ITEM AND ONE DAVID BECKHAM VOLTA GROUNDBREAKER ITEM (“BECKHAM CONTENT”).

BECKHAM CONTENT FIRST AVAILABLE TO CLAIM IN FIFA ULTIMATE TEAM (FUT) AND VOLTA FOOTBALL ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 15, 2020 UNTIL OCTOBER 7, 2021.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Another base icon SBC.

I guess the game wants to give Yev, Pele or Zidane.

[Yevrah]

I've just seen that they've released another one. :D

[Danny]

Free hit after the last two.... right

[Raoul Duke]

Is the Silver Beasts objective not working correctly for anyone else? I can't get anything to register for the "Assist 8 goals..." one.

[Danny]

Has to be an assist with a silver totw

[Danny]

In the process of changing my team up and picked up the MLS German LB (strong link to Mukhtar) for 200 coins with a Shadow already on him. Lucky AF.

Going to add Tuanzebe and Butland into the team to get Morgan in.

[Danny]

Seems like I have found a way to not play SB anymore. Score 5-6 goals and then sit the controller down so the stick is pointed up.

AI is so bad on WC that I am still win 5-0/5-1.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I was winning 3-0 in Rivals and took my eyes off the screen as there was a big play in the NFL. My opponent scored and we ended up drawing 4-4 :moop:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EoQ_PQzXcAA0dEj?format=jpg&name=medium

Hmmm.

I didn't sell Zakaria (as his price never reached a good price) so I've got some decisions to make.

[Danny]

Apparently he is a monster. That’s a big win.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It is but I'm not sure what to do now.

https://www.futbin.com/21/squad/3747046

That's how I line up in game right now.

I want him at CDM but I don't know who to make my third CB. Zakaria or Delaney.

I'm leaning towards Zakaria but he'd only be on 7 chem as I'd have to start him at CB.

[Danny]

Dupe untradeable AWB from the Rare Mega. Had to bin him off to open up MM's

Joe Gomez from those (I thought it was going to be the 3rd time I packed him untradeable but thankfully not).

[Danny]

It is but I'm not sure what to do now.

https://www.futbin.com/21/squad/3747046

That's how I line up in game right now.

I want him at CDM but I don't know who to make my third CB. Zakaria or Delaney.

I'm leaning towards Zakaria but he'd only be on 7 chem as I'd have to start him at CB.

Harry swore by his CDM card on 7 chem being very good at CB. So I imagine the boosted (even more next week) Zakaria would be perfect.

[Danny]

A 60 min 10-1 win (ended with him scoring three own goals...), a 10 min 2-0 win and a 3 min 1-0 win welcome Adeyemi to the club.

Silver lounge is the best.

[Danny]

I think this week when silver lounge interest calms down I will pick up Bela and Saliba to do this, until next week when someone I want to get into the side comes along that is.

Everyone starts on full chem

https://i.imgur.com/ng0hiT3.png

Still no place for Kean, Vydra, Adeyemi, Okafor or Stoppelkamp in this team.

Could also do something like this to change it up.

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

Stoppelkamp could come in for Okafor but he would start on 8 chem and the team would be on 99.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ok Blanc is a monster.

Just played my first Rivals game (Zakaria at CB, he was also incredible) with him and he was insane.

The guy quit after 77 minutes at 5-1 down and Blanc was MOTM. 1 assist (a great pass into Lewandowski), 16/16 in passing, 12/13 in dribbles, 8/10 with tackles and rated 10/10.

It's hard to run past him and it's even harder trying to pass around him as he has crazy long legs.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5WNLXrZKPI

Here's his assist.

Zakaria breaks up the guys attack and we work it around nicely before Blanc finds Lewandowski who is just onside.

I wanted to take a finesse shot with Zola, who is great at them, but didn't have the space.

Edit: 3-0 rage quit after 15 minutes with Blanc again MOTM on 7 (the guy pressed pause at 2-0 when Blanc made his 3 tackle).

[Yevrah]

Evening gents. Who is winning that team event objective thing?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It was Ballack when I checked a few hours ago.

Are the rewards different if you pick the winner? They should be but they've always been dogshit no matter who I've picked.

[Yevrah]

Thought they were different, but I can't see what these are until I pick one.

Oh and the Oblaks are hitting max BIN now. :drool:

[Danny]

Does it vary across console? but yeah Ballack on PS. Who did you pick 'how? I picked Gerrard. Maybe we can compare rewards.

What you were saying above about Blanc is what I have heard, a bit of a wall.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I picked Ballack because fuck Gerrard and Lamps.

[Danny]

I picked Ballack because fuck Gerrard and Lamps.

Perfect. We can compare.


Oh and the Oblaks are hitting max BIN now. :drool:

I am getting very tempted to sell everything now.

Pretty much doubling my money on quite a few of the cards.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm pretty much poor right now (I really need Telles to have a good game this weekend) and I even had to dip into my pack stash in order to finish the Icon SBC.

Although I did get a first owner untradeable Alphonso Davies and Martial (plus Blanc is obviously a huge win) out of it.

[Gray Fox]

So I've been working towards getting that Tello card as he looks a great fit for the bench as an impact sub, but it's been bugging me I couldn't see all the rewards that have been listed up as available. I kept seeing a Naby Keita and Romagnoli reward but not in the menus. It's taken me this fucking long to notice you can use the right stick to shift between them as there's 3 options...

[Danny]

So I've been working towards getting that Tello card as he looks a great fit for the bench as an impact sub, but it's been bugging me I couldn't see all the rewards that have been listed up as available. I kept seeing a Naby Keita and Romagnoli reward but not in the menus. It's taken me this fucking long to notice you can use the right stick to shift between them as there's 3 options...

:lol:

When in doubt, check FUTBIN.

Aspas and Romagnoli rendered somewhat pointless by todays IFs (although the latter has an 86 obj vs 85 IF)


Also, while on FUTBIN....

WTF are these!?

https://i.imgur.com/KtqV4Rg.png

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I was just about to come and post that.

Someone in comments thinks it's the next gen versions but not all cards have them, unless they're special next gen loan items?

[Danny]

Further to that..... Next Gen is available

https://www.reddit.com/r/FIFA/comments/k5madi/fifa_21_dual_entitlement_for_nextgen_consoles_is/


And I found more info on those cards:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FIFA/comments/k5m2ch/what_are_there_card_that_just_got_added_to_futbin/


These are some kind of next gen cards. Looks like redesigned golds. Leaked on twitter a few days back.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Whenever I try to download the next gen version (there's no cross-play though so I wouldn't delete the PS4 version) it says I already own the item.

On the next gen link it says the game doesn't arrive until the 4th so maybe that's why.

[Gray Fox]

Started my time in Rivals with a 6-1 and then a 7-0 humping. I was trying a 4-2-3-1 I'd quickly made and had bought a few upgrades to match. After the quick fall to Earth I switched it into a 4-3-3(false 9) with Firmino as the striker. Seemed to work much, much better.

I have noticed that certain players do now start to stick out at this level. I tried Lucas at RW and he just didn't cut the mustard for me. Gabriel Jesus also starts to feel a bit meh. He does well in certain spots, but his passing sometimes makes interplay quite difficult. I may bring in Mahrez or Bernardo for the role. I'm not one who tends to rely on through balls so the extra quality on the ball may help me.

Also at the first player unlock now that this dipshit realises there's a choice of 3. The Japanese lad looks alright and Aidoo looks very good(how is that an 82?) but both have nationalities that will make it difficult to get them into a team unless it's all one league. Tello looks the way to go. Could easily be a sub that can come on and play any position that isn't LB.

[Raoul Duke]

Just rattled through the Silver games in my lunch break. Three games, three rage quits (two against the same person) :D

People who use the dark balls need to be fired into outer space though

[Yevrah]

I am getting very tempted to sell everything now.

Pretty much doubling my money on quite a few of the cards.

Oblak's Max BIN pushed up to 110k. :drool:

He still goes for around 70k, but it's getting closer.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Next gen camera angles are weird.

[Danny]

The game certainly looks better in game IMO but yeah the camera angles are odd. Going to take some playing with.

[Danny]

The late winner animation is awesome.

Haptics can get in the bin.

[Danny]

Yevrah

Have you seen the Eredivise objective player......

[Danny]

RTTF Hector Herrera for 85 squad. Should hit an 86 if they win/draw with Salzburg next week.

[Yevrah]

Yevrah

Have you seen the Eredivise objective player......

Oh sweet Jesus. :jayjay:

[Yevrah]

Started listing the Oblaks for 71k. Sold half of them and of course at that point the price crashes and now he goes for as low as 65k. Cursed.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I think I might have to do that Eredivisie player but I have fuck all good Eredivisie players and it looks like so much effort.

I've so far skipped all the objectives players other than Silver Stars, although I regret not doing Rodrygo.

[Raoul Duke]

I was looking at the Icon Swaps last year and realised that all the Objective/Foundation cards (leagues) are the same as those from Swaps, so well worth doing the objectives as it'll give you First Owner cards for Icon Swaps.

[Danny]

I love that people just leave this shit.

4 wins down already and only 1 was a full game.

Also made some coin on a few Dumfries I had picked up.

[Yevrah]

Market moved again and all of the Oblaks gone for 71k each and a cool 1.4m profit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've just seen the squad restrictions for for Managerial Masterpiece, fuck that.

I'm not bothering with this guy.

[Danny]

Its not as bad as you think (its also three players)

Put 3 65 silvers on the bench, put 4 75 golds on the bench and then you can build out from there.

[Raoul Duke]

I've enjoyed finding the cheap beast players and using them. You only really need good strikers. Dembele carried me through the La Liga one by himself almost (with a bit of help from Joao Felix). Luis Milla is a cracking 76-rated midfielder.

Plus you only need specific league players in the first XI, so the likes of Alex Teixera and Renato Sanches can be bough on if you need them. I have loan Zidane in midfield in my MLS team :cab:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Its not as bad as you think (its also three players)

Put 3 65 silvers on the bench, put 4 75 golds on the bench and then you can build out from there.

I have just 3 gold (an 83, an 81 IF and a 79) Eredivisie players.

I literally cannot make an eligible team unless I open packs or buy some overinflated crap.

[Danny]

Fair enough. I think these are there for good so might be worth a look later on.

I am up to 8 wins.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxLzw-ycuRI

:drool:

I was hoping after I scored that he'd quit but he didn't and he ended up winning :(

[Yevrah]

Anyone bothering with that 3rd Icon SBC?

Pretty sure I'll pass.

[Gray Fox]

Who needs that R9 anyway, right? :p

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck the late goal celebrations btw.

This community is far too toxic for a long piece of shit like that.

I skipped TWO on one guy and yet he watched the whole thing.

[Danny]

I think you can hold x to skip theirs too.

Atleast it popped up for me one game. I then won in ET :drool:

Got the wins and ‘played’ one more before going out.

[Danny]

https://i.imgur.com/Zjyc4NS.png

That might actually be fun.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I think you can hold x to skip theirs too.

Atleast it popped up for me one game. I then won in ET :drool:

Got the wins and ‘played’ one more before going out.

That's because your opponent was skipping it.

[Danny]

Well. Now I feel like a bastard for the names I called him :lol:

[Gray Fox]

Rodrygo finally done. As is the switch to PS5 and it took me about 20 matches to win the 3/4 I needed. It was either the PS5 exclusive player base, or that they've all switched to a Dutch objective and that team is actually pretty good. It felt like I played the same player about 15 times.

Currently running this after some light spends:

https://i.gyazo.com/3a941fa2a9c1c63d1f9c245c9c28d929.jpg

Managed to just sneak some Rivals before the cut off so a nice 25k back into the kitty to take me up to 80k to spend again. I also packed a 85 Insigne as a nice untradeable super sub.

Not sure where I should spend next as pretty much everyone can have an upgrade at that position.

[Danny]

I love how everyone is red for position on that screenshot despite being where they should be.

I would say next upgrade is ASM. I didnt get on with him at all. Enjoying Son (when I use that team and am not grinding objectives) much more.

[Raoul Duke]

I think Kante is the next big signing I'm working towards. Will maybe try Pogba for a bit, as apparently he's not terrible in this version.

[Yevrah]

I was looking at Kante last night and he's gone up a shitload in the last week. Annoyingly.

[Yevrah]

With the Oblaks sold I also listed up all 84 and above IFs I'd purchased and we're now up to 4.5m of coins on hand. The packs hit 500 yesterday too, which should give rise to roughly double that amount to open when recycled during TOTY.

I think I'm gonna aim for 750 prior to the event, which should generate about 1,500 to open - a shed load more than I've opened for TOTY over the last two years combined.

[Raoul Duke]

Really tempted to build a Dutch team now. Even without Icons you can get a pretty mega squad together (although OTW Promes and Van Aanholt are expensive).

[Danny]

Felix POTM should come out today.

Prem vote is out. Has to be Bruno IMO.

Hopefully we get Icon Swaps today.

[Yevrah]

Bang up for icon swaps if that comes.

I split the tokens too thinly last year, so won't be doing that again unless none of the players on offer would get into my team (which I fear may be the case).

[Danny]

Using the activity cards to get right into FUT from the start menu is nice.

[Raoul Duke]

Felix POTM should come out today.

Prem vote is out. Has to be Bruno IMO.

Hopefully we get Icon Swaps today.

Beckham posted on his Instagram story that his card will be out today

[Danny]

Yeah. Forgot to add that to the list.

Base and mid I think today.

[Raoul Duke]

He posted the 92-rated one (whichever that is). Might stock up on Trippier :sherlock:

[Danny]

https://twitter.com/EASPORTSFIFA/status/1334920593246973953

Another Rashford :drool:

Bruno :drool:

Jota upgrade!

[Danny]

And a "Beckham Challenge SBC" I called it!

Nothing special from it though.

[Danny]

UEL TOTT Lucas Moura (starts at 85) SBC available.

UCL TOTT Coman in objectives.

[Raoul Duke]

And a "Beckham Challenge SBC" I called it!

Nothing special from it though.

His 87 and 89 cards are in Futbin, which is weird if he's not available.

Think I'll have to do that Moura and Felix. Coman looks immense too

[Danny]

Dont think I am willing to throw the coins at Felix.

Moura is maybe though. Coman is a no brainer.

[Yevrah]

Let's go and get Coman then...

https://www.twitch.tv/chemicallocust

[Danny]

That Beckham 89 with a hunter/engine on it....

Or the 87 with a Shadow.

[Raoul Duke]

Where are these Beckham cards then?

Yeah, Felix is coming out at too expensive (exactly my sort of card though). I'm about 1/3 of the way to Coman as I came up against some guy who traded goals, so I've done the headers which I hate.

Someone said that Lucas card doesn't upgrade, which makes it far less appetising...https://www.reddit.com/r/FIFA/comments/k6q9h3/psa_lucas_moura_totgs_does_not_further_upgrade/

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eoa-zkSXUAItpWs?format=jpg&name=medium

:cool:

[Danny]

Where are these Beckham cards then?

Yeah, Felix is coming out at too expensive (exactly my sort of card though). I'm about 1/3 of the way to Coman as I came up against some guy who traded goals, so I've done the headers which I hate.

Someone said that Lucas card doesn't upgrade, which makes it far less appetising...https://www.reddit.com/r/FIFA/comments/k6q9h3/psa_lucas_moura_totgs_does_not_further_upgrade/

89
https://www.futbin.com/21/player/26815/david-beckham

87
https://www.futbin.com/21/player/26816/david-beckham


Headers? I thought it was just crosses.

[Raoul Duke]

Crosses, right you are - not as bad but still a chore.

Got Elvedi out of one of the Beckham packs. Looks pretty solid and will be tidy for the FO Bundesliga team

[Danny]

Thats a nice pull. He does look like a decent card. Esp with a Shadow on him.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Quitting out (even if losing) in a friendly game doesn't count towards objectives.

Ugh, I don't want to play these 2 bullshit 2 Long Range matches ffs.