re: FIFA Thread. The 23rd is our day

God damn it yall are really making me want to go buy a PS4 right now and get this game. Was planning on waiting until the holidays to get one

I disagree. I've seen keepers save shots they'd have let in every time in the past games. They had to nerf them after the demo because they were too damn good.

Side note, I made around 50,000-60,000 coins last night in FUT quick flipping players. I got Remy, Podolski, and Mirallas for my BPL team. I'm about to sweat hard. I'm not proud of it, but to hell with it.

Oh, and Eddie Johnson is still the sickest American player in FUT for the second year in a row. It's ridiculous.

Maybe its just on clubs, but you can't control the goalie anymore and he won't leave the posts....

It's miserable to watch a guy thruball it and not have the goalie come out.

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Thanks for all the tips. I will be coming back to this thread to read is several more times.

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There are games where it just feels like you are playing your opponent and playing FIFA. You can just tell when you're going to concede/lose some games.

So explain to me the point of the FIFA Ultimate Team. I've never dabbled with it...I've only done managerial careers.

Add me on Origin Dij. srbtiger5 I think. I'll add you when I get home.

Doubt I play much tonight. Have my scheduled Civ night with a few friends

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Very fun and very frustrating. Basically you build your dream team. You make coins from playing matches (You get more for winning/winning big). If you win your division or get promoted you get a coin bonus. You can use the coins to buy packs (don't do this. you won't get good players). Or you can buy players that other people have put up for auction. It's tough if you've never played before or if you didn't do the preorder where you get gold packs, but it's more rewarding. You start with a crap team and build your way up into a superpower (Hopefully). Your players link up and play better together if they're from the same country or league.

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So it's all online?

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So explain to me the point of the FIFA Ultimate Team. I've never dabbled with it...I've only done managerial careers.

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It's a "card game" where you put together and play with a team. You have to put together a decent squad with good chemistry. Chemistry is boosted by linking players with similar nationalities, leagues, or for a perfect link, same clubs. You get +1 for league, +1 for nationality, and +1 from the manager's league and nationality. With perfect chemistry, you can give players Chemistry Styles to improve certain aspects of their game, but only when there is good chemistry. 10 chemistry for a player gives him a big boost in play. With skill of the players even, a decent team with perfect chemistry will beat (in most cases) a team that's a little better with horrible chemistry. To get cards, you play the market or open packs.

I personally got really good at trading. From 10PM to now, I got around 80,000 coins from trading. I bought a bunch of Rare Gold players from the BPL. The best players are more expensive, and they have in-form cards released only for a week for players who have insane games. Ronaldo scored a hat trick so he got an in-form this week, which you're more likely to win the lottery than packing. That card would probably be worth millions of coins. I got a Third In-Form Eden Hazard card so it was his in-form stats boosted twice more. It was worth like 2 million coins, and I flipped out when I got it. It's basically like Pokemon cards with a FIFA theme, but you actually pick your formations, players, kits, stadia, and play with your team. It's ultra addicting. They released it for Madden this year, and all of my friends are addicted to it. It's all about micro-managing your team and making improvements to get better. There's also a web and iOS app out to allow you to trade and stuff when you're not playing.

For example, this year I'm starting with a BPL team. I started with a few shite players with Lacazette (who is terrible for my chemistry, but screw it), but now I've got Remy, Mirallas, Podolski, Ramsey, De Gea, and few others after trading a ton. My chemistry and team skill is going up pretty quick. You can have multiple squads too. Last year, I had full top-tier BPL, Bundesliga (Robben was god), La Liga, Serie A, MLS, and USA squads. My BPL squad was my main, but my Serie A team really wrecked for a while so I played with that.

It really is the best and worst thing to happen to FIFA. Normal Seasons seems dull, but I get too hooked on FUT. Basically, you build the best team you can using coins from matches and trading, and you play with that team. I scout players on FUThead and take mental notes on what they're good at for later squads I may build. It's incredibly in-depth. If you like manager mode, you'll enjoy FUT. It's just getting over that initial shite squad stage that sucks.

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You can play offline, but it's pretty much pointless...

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I used to think so, but I've found that for some reason my team plays better after one or two of them. Plus, you still get coins, and matches aren't as intense until you get to Ultimate difficulty. I love going into offline matches to try out a new squad, formation, or when I add a new player. Also, it can allow you to really get used to your team's abilities. I always recommend playing 1 during a FUT session.

Another big positive I'm seeing in 15 compared to years past: Even on higher difficulties, the CPU actually fouls you a decent bit and gets cards.