FIFA 21 Ultimate Team

Lord TSC

Maguire's min price just hit 4100 so all 15 of mine just sold :pac:

Redzer7 wrote: »

How do I embed photos again I'm lost haven't done it in a long time :pac: tried the [ img ] etc and still can't manage it...

Should work. You can also use the little yellow box on the "Reply to Thread" page, up in the same area as the bold, italics, etc.

Lord TSC

Decided to do Hybrid Nations.

Bernardo Silva, Wan Bassika the best pulls. AWB is very handy; I'd just decided to work on a United team.

Blazer

I'm trying to resist getting sucked in this year but that shiny black web interface is pulling me back in
Reminds me of the black otw cards from Fifa 17 and my beloved Ben Arfa.

Redzer7

Blazer wrote: »

I'm trying to resist getting sucked in this year but that shiny black web interface is pulling me back in
Reminds me of the black otw cards from Fifa 17 and my beloved Ben Arfa.

Come on Blazer bring back the glory days :pac:

Hogey007

If you sign up for ea newsletter you get an icon on loan, I thought I was getting all 3 but just got R9.

Not sure why it’s in a different language.

Anyway, handy for anyone with placement matches left or to keep R9 with one game for the friendlies

https://www.ea.com/nb-no/games/fifa/fifa-21/newsletter

forzacalcio

Blazer wrote: »

I'm trying to resist getting sucked in this year but that shiny black web interface is pulling me back in
Reminds me of the black otw cards from Fifa 17 and my beloved Ben Arfa.

It's pulled me in big time too Feels like a whole new brand of game.😂

I'm trying this year not to buy packs. Last year I had the same plan, drink and FIFA was never good and put that to bed. I bought 3. This year I'm going to try. I don't mean that to sound like a prententious prick but I'm going to do it this year. 😂

Lord TSC

Up past 500k transfer profit now.

I think because people have so many coins, they're just spending freely. Its insane how well trading is going considering its still just early access. Next week will be fun.

chips1234

Lord TSC wrote: »

Up past 500k transfer profit now.

I think because people have so many coins, they're just spending freely. Its insane how well trading is going considering its still just early access. Next week will be fun.

at 454k, with militao,rodrigo,depay extinct, holding rashford and trent until release also and couple of di marias up atm .

hoping saint maximin goes to around 45k again tonight before bed, cos people were buying him for 60k a while ago and still buying him at 55k right now.

Mr Moon

I've been trying to snipe a Rodrigo for the past 2 hours on the web app.

24000 points and only 1 walkout, IF Iniesta (84), don't buy fifa points kids!!

Best pull was Reus goes for 70k.

chips1234

Mr Moon wrote: »

I've been trying to snipe a Rodrigo for the past 2 hours on the web app.

24000 points and only 1 walkout, IF Iniesta (84), don't buy fifa points kids!!

Best pull was Reus goes for 70k.

they upgraded rodrigos price yesterday to 18k also, same with militao was updated to 20k, i dont think ive seen one of either on the market while searching, depay i havent seen either also extinct at 40k price range.

Rossi IRL

Still haven't got the points I bought over 24 hours ago. Lots of people in the same boat.

Osmosis Jones

Deed is done

BrentMused

I packed a Rodrigo last night.

What do you reckon he’ll go up to? A lot more than 18k or is that going to be close to his maximum?

How long does it take EA to bump up price ranges?

I don’t really know how it works with extinct cards.

chips1234

BrentMused wrote: »

I packed a Rodrigo last night.

What do you reckon he’ll go up to? A lot more than 18k or is that going to be close to his maximum?

How long does it take EA to bump up price ranges?

I don’t really know how it works with extinct cards.

just hold him until they up his price and see if he is still extinct, if he starts getting listed, and its not for the max or close to the max of the new price range, id prob hold off until the full game is released tuesday and people start building starter squads, i can see him being in high demand and his supply going way down and his price rising.

forzacalcio

chips1234 wrote: »

just hold him until they up his price and see if he is still extinct, if he starts getting listed, and its not for the max or close to the max of the new price range, id prob hold off until the full game is released tuesday and people start building starter squads, i can see him being in high demand and his supply going way down and his price rising.

Played ,5, lost 5 ffs 😂

Hogey007

2 very small things I’ve noticed they’ve removed, you used to get a rare gold player for completing the daily objective and at the start of the game cycle you always got a daily reward for logging into the mobile app.

Nothing major I know, but lots of these “little things” have disappeared over 2 years and collectively they add up.

Mr Moon

Hogey007 wrote: »

2 very small things I’ve noticed they’ve removed, you used to get a rare gold player for completing the daily objective and at the start of the game cycle you always got a daily reward for logging into the mobile app.

Nothing major I know, but lots of these “little things” have disappeared over 2 years and collectively they add up.

They didn’t have that one player pack at the start of the last game cycle, they brought it in mid game as no one was doing them.

It would be no harm for them to keep it as it was.

Hogey007

Mr Moon wrote: »

They didn’t have that one player pack at the start of the last game cycle, they brought it in mid game as no one was doing them.

It would be no harm for them to keep it as it was.

No, they only introduced it a few weeks in but before that, you always got something for completing daily objectives, remember when they used to vary every day “score a header”, “apply a fitness item” etc, the rewards weren’t great, usually a small few coins, contracts etc but occasionally you’d get a shadow chem or something.

Then for the last 10 months or so you got a rare player.
They could’ve just left it there seeing as they didn’t even change the daily objective slightly from fifa 20

Lord TSC

I hate the Scrooge in myself.

I'm looking at the United team. And thinking "Yeah, VDB looks good. But 30k+ for a 83? Paulinho has the same stats at 17k!"

So, anyway, I've shifted attention a bit to a Brazillain squad :P Hulk, Paulinho, Taison, Agusto and so on.

Have put in AWB and Lindelof. I also spent 30k on De Gea, simply because I tend to pick a keeper early and stick with them for ages, so am happier with that sort of investment. I'll slowly build the United team :P (Would also love if United could go and buy a striker who isn't either non-rare or 200k...)

Osmosis Jones

Well someone on PS has just bought every Gerrard and raised him from 550k to 1m+...

Lord TSC

I’m
2-1-8 now.

It all feels so clunky. I know part is just missing my old squad but bloody hell, it’s rough going right now.

BrentMused

How are you all managing the 10 hours so far, guys?

I have 4 hours left and haven’t even played my Rivals games yet so I’ll have to get cracking!

Between opening the packs, having a look around the menus and playing Squad Battles the first 6 hours have just flown by! I know I can do a lot of the menu stuff on the app but I enjoy doing it on the console.

I’ll probably do my 5 Rivals placement games and then spend the remainder of the time grinding Squad Battles although I don’t think I’ll hit any higher than Elite 3 at this rate.

wonski

I just do squad battles.

Have no playable squad yet so just get this done with few packs on the way and that's it.

The real game starts when it actually starts for me.

Mgoraf

Goalkeeper's still seem to be punching every cross

Anyone giving away a lot of penalties in squad battles? Seem to give one away every 2nd game and not even using the tackle button when doing so. AI just runs into the defender and gets a pen

Rossi IRL

Finally got my fifa points.

Got 1 walkout (David Silva)
Got 3 boards (Zakaria, Lazio GK and some other ****ter)

12000 points down the drain and will probably not spend anymore.

chips1234

am i right in thinking full game will be released after midnight on monday night ? please dont tell me we have to wait until 6pm on tuesday ? managed to snipe a couple more militaos, a ziyech and a martial last night.

Hogey007

7 hours into the 10 hour trial and the game is honestly doing nothing for me.

I was very hesitant to even try the trial as I thought I’d get roped back in but I’ve found it so underwhelming. It’s like they’ve just put a small gameplay patch on fifa 20 and just reset us all back to starter squads.
And filled milestones and packs with stadium crap.

Also, I was full sure you’d be able to just get a random teammate for co-ops, seems daft to have objectives including co-op when you can’t get random people.
I want to be able to play a game when I want, not texting a friend to see if they’re available to go online to try an objective.
I know some people will love the co-op element with friends but they shouldn’t put objectives behind it if you can’t randomly pair up

R00ster

Got this from the first Hybrid Leagues SBC. Nice Start

Rossi IRL

Did hybrid leagues and hybrid nations

Packed
Martial extinct keeping
Allison extinct keeping for now
Brandt 25k sold
Leno 18k ish sold
Depay extinct will sell when bin is raised
Ndidi extinct might sell

Invested all my coins in Kroos, Busquets and David Silva

Lord TSC

I cannot defend to save my life. And I feel it's not me, as much as it's the AI. Its the same issues as last year, but magnified. Defenders stopping runs for no reason, leaving a tonne of space, giving away penalties.

Upside, I bought in Kane. Unsurprisingly, a 40k striker is doing better than the 2k ones I was using; 13 goals and 4 assists in 7 games.

But every game is a 6-5 match.

Mr Moon

BrentMused wrote: »

How are you all managing the 10 hours so far, guys?

I have 4 hours left and haven’t even played my Rivals games yet so I’ll have to get cracking!

Between opening the packs, having a look around the menus and playing Squad Battles the first 6 hours have just flown by! I know I can do a lot of the menu stuff on the app but I enjoy doing it on the console.

I’ll probably do my 5 Rivals placement games and then spend the remainder of the time grinding Squad Battles although I don’t think I’ll hit any higher than Elite 3 at this rate.

I have 3 hours left. Still have my placement games, I want to get Rodrigo in first which I’m finding impossible to snipe.

Mgoraf wrote: »

Goalkeeper's still seem to be punching every cross

Anyone giving away a lot of penalties in squad battles? Seem to give one away every 2nd game and not even using the tackle button when doing so. AI just runs into the defender and gets a pen

Do the penalty glitch, move the keeper one way then to the middle and dive the way you moved. Heard this but haven’t tried yet.

R00ster wrote: »

Got this from the first Hybrid Leagues SBC. Nice Start

I wish I bought him when he was 120k

Lord TSC wrote: »

I cannot defend to save my life. And I feel it's not me, as much as it's the AI. Its the same issues as last year, but magnified. Defenders stopping runs for no reason, leaving a tonne of space, giving away penalties.

Upside, I bought in Kane. Unsurprisingly, a 40k striker is doing better than the 2k ones I was using; 13 goals and 4 assists in 7 games.

But every game is a 6-5 match.

I think you’re still playing with the mindset of fifa 20, everything is much slower and you’ll need to just adjust your game and find what works for you, I’ve only played SBs so not sure what it’s like against real people.

Osmosis Jones

Well that definitely didn't take as long as I expected



Club is almost empty now so it's gonna be a case of just building a starter team up around these two

chips1234

nice mate spin the 23k up now imo

Osmosis Jones

No idea what they were thinking with these new menus btw, absolutely awful stuff, they've literally just added extra button presses to every screen.

Rossi IRL

Do ye reckon icons will go up or down in price when the game comes out

chips1234

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Do ye reckon icons will go up or down in price when the game comes out

should go up with a huge increase in coins coming into the market i think, think about people doing their rivals placement getting those coins+ people opening packs.

Rossi IRL

chips1234 wrote: »

should go up with a huge increase in coins coming into the market i think, think about people doing their rivals placement getting those coins+ people opening packs.

Sound, was looking at base Larsson, loved his prime 2 years ago. May as well pull the trigger now.

chips1234

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Sound, was looking at base Larsson, loved his prime 2 years ago. May as well pull the trigger now.

im nearly sure it will go up not sure if it will be by alot but in any case i dont think it will lose value and either way its better to be buying players for your actual team now than after release date, ofc that goes more for the players people think will be meta.

Lord TSC

The prices are currently going up, cause 10 hour trials have finished.

They'll dip for a bit when more people start playing for the first time again. Then once packs stop opening, they will start increasing again.

Redzer7

Just picked Vieira up for a decent price, hopefully he sky rockets

Blazer

Lord TSC wrote: »

I’m
2-1-8 now.

It all feels so clunky. I know part is just missing my old squad but bloody hell, it’s rough going right now.

It feels like you have 11 Chris Smallings on the pitch.
This is basically fifa20. You can see that players like Mertens and Ben Yedder will be the meta players again this year.
I have Bernard and his agility and size is helping him fly past players even though he's only 80 speed or something. He's able to run rings about them.
Doesn't bode well for that game. But hey there's new crowd chants and it looks like fitness cards are gone?

Lord TSC

I got Jimenez to pair up with Kane up front, and I’ve ditched wingers.

I do find I’m having more fun against teams packed deep in their box. Kane and Jimenez actually feel dangerous when you get a cross into the box.

Need to learn corners though. I’m winning the ball every time but the aiming seems way harder this year.

Calvin

Did the MM last night and packed Semedo.. have about 100k sitting on my reserves in Davies and Semedo :pac:

Osmosis Jones

First proper team

Ikozma

Who's the best team to play as this year, I'd imagine Liverpool have gotten a serious boost

Blazer

Got Gomez , Walker and Ederson from packs. Nice.
Now I can get baby or mid Larsson. With the way the game is at the moment he would just slice through opponents.
Or buy Aguero..he would be the same really but even better. But with icon sbcs I wonder will they require an icon or just stick in more squads for a requirement.

Bunny Colvin

5-0 on the placement games. Up to Div 2 and 124k better off.

Also got De Gea and Reguilon in the same two player pack, best pull so far and crazy considering I've a EPL/Spanish hybrid as my active squad.

Got 4 hours left, going for the early access pack. Done the 100 finesse goals on Squad Battles but nothing of note in the Rare player pack.

Blazer

Ended up buying 88 Shev. Just got a chance to play one game but 5 goals .
Even with a hunter he doesn't feel that fast though.

Osmosis Jones

Feel like stadium customisation is another thing they half-assed, there's no way to actually see what any of your changes will look like until you're in a match, why not let us see how it looks as we make changes like in 2k?

Blazer

oh that will be a new feature for fifa 22 man