FIFA 17

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We've mentioned it briefly in the 16 thread but I think a few of us play so this may get more than a few posts.

According to reddit the game is playing a little different than the demo. Through balls have been weakened while dribbling feels a bit better.

There are a bunch of new features to Ultimate Team and I'm interested to see how the market reacts to them.


dirtynine, which kits did you design?
 

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Going in blind as I haven't tried the demo out. I assume I'll be able to just buy and download it on my XBox One as of midnight tonight/tomorrow AM?
 

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under the Clean Sheet Co. brand, I did several kits for the Ultimate Team program. A full series of USMNT-inspired kits and a series for a so-called World XI selection. I'm writing a piece on it now that explains it a bit - I'll post here when I publish it this week.
 

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Enjoying The Journey so far. I'd like it if there was an option to turn up the realism and only give you offers from the teams you "earned" instead of letting you pick any team. Seems odd that I can be the sixth best player at the exit trials and suddenly I'm getting minutes for Pep Guardiola on the preseason tour. But that's a nitpick, and so far I like it a lot. I also like that you're not confined to controlling only Alex.
 

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Every season I feel like a complete newb playing FUT. I eventually get up to like division 6 or 7, but right now, I'm like 0-2-18. I get that they are always trying to make the game more realistic, and I appreciate that, but it feels like I'm starting over every single year and it's getting frustrating.
 

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Does anyone else have just a horrid time creating chances and scoring in the game? I don't give up any goals, but cannot score. I'm not playing with defensive tactics or anything, but just went 4 matches without scoring.
 

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Custom tactics come into play big time. In a 4-1-2-1-2 (2) for instance, you are handicapping yourself if you don't have your forwards make runs in behind the defense.

I have developed an unhealthy obsession with FUT, despite ping-ponging between winning D7 and relegating out of D6. My Bundesliga-heavy team (100 chem due to familiarity)

http://www.futhead.com/17/squads/3559423/

Also it is absolutely insane that bronze benching is a thing
 

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Not yet... My obsession has been growing, one of these weekends I'll jump in and stop doing just seasons and online drafts
 

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If you ever get the coins together in FUT I highly suggest buying Donovan (Xbox One) legend card. First striker I have used in last 2 FIFA's that actually scores once and awhile.

Also, the only LB I can get to work is an out-of-position Kyle Walker on 6 chem with the "please stay back for a change" player instruction.
 

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I've been an ultimate team player since 2010 and I feel this year's is pretty good, especially with the addition of weekend league, but I don't like all these special cards getting released. It seems like mostly everyone has a super squad (me included) with nothing but informs and motm's.

PSK do you use futhead over futbin? I used to be a futhead guy but futbin has low bin prices which is a huge advantage. I just go to futhead for the player comments.


My squad:

https://www.futbin.com/17/squad/3108580
 

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I use Futhead for building squads and getting SBC recommendations (I find their comment section more helpful than Futbin's), but I do use Futbin for prices (and Futwiz sync to kill time at work and figure out who's BIN prices are at a good selling point).

They've gotta bring WL down to 30 games for '18 right? I've come close to qualifying 3x (3 wins, lost the 4th game to a team loaded with reds each time) so I've never had to endure the grind, but 40 games in one weekend seems absolutely insane.

I also did the Higuaín and Cavani league SBCs, but both of them get caught in possession really often and only have 3* skill (not that I have the reactions to even utilize 5* skill effectively), so they felt like kind of a (massive) waste.

That squad's great. Have you tried it in a 4-3-2-1 with Vidal at CM and winger >> forward on Robben/Martial? How do you like the POTM Ibra?
 

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Yeah I hope they get WL down to 30. I can only do it every other weekend when my wife works but its a grind.

I love the IBRA but to be honest I regret doing the challenge. At the time that was basically 900k that I spent to get him. He's incredible, no doubt, but as someone who changes squads often I'm now limited into what I can do.

That Thiago is incredible. I don't like the 4-3-2-1. I like to play with Wingers very wide and find all three midfielders push up to much. I hate playing against it though.
 

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It was after one of the last updates I found I couldn't play without wingers. Don't know exactly what changed.

My squad: http://www.futhead.com/17/squads/5785418/
http://www.futhead.com/17/squads/5785418/
I got Salah in an untradeable upgrade (I have done quite well with those) and feel the same way about completing the SBCs. I like the players I get but I like squad flexibility more.

Have El S. and Giovinco SBCs - wish I had the coins back.
 

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Funny game. Coming down sick, pop a couple nyquils, and try to qualify for WL to kill time.

End up qualifying for the first time on a weekend where I'll have maybe 8 hours to play. I guess the nyquil reduces my over-aggressive defensive tendencies :fonz:
 

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Soren is hooked. Thanks, Zomp.

If anyone is playing FIFA17 on a PS3, look us up: soren617. We both suck at playing Fifa, but we're getting quite good at buying and selling players turning handsome profits (we're playing a US game on a UK console, so FIFA points are disabled).
 

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The market since the release of the Team of the Tournament Euro players has been insane. I just nabbed the 89 Thiago for 60k coins on XB1, going to build a squad around him, the TIF Sokratis, Muller, and TIF Forsberg.

In the TOTT SBCs, I got the untradeable Ajax LB, used him and my SIF Gomez in the SBC for the tradeable, and wound up with the 90 Chiellini.

On the flip side, looks like I'll end weekend league around Silver 1 - 12 wins and 14 matches to go. An 8 game losing streak did me no good, though 4 wins in 5 after dropping Martial from my squad may push me to buy a Watford M'Baye Niang kit. With a FIN chem, he's the best sub-80 overall I've played with.

Zomp, where are you finishing these days in WL?
 

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Marquee Matchups for another guaranteed ToTW this week. I'm saving mine, apparently the 96 Messi is not packable in the ToTW packs (not that it makes a difference given the odds).

Packed the Legends Michael Laudrup last night which was pretty neat.
 

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Packed the Legends Michael Laudrup last night which was pretty neat.[/QUOTE said:
I used him for a bit and was pleasantly surprised.

I have Matthäus now - got him cheap when the market for Legends crashed. He's a beast defensively but not much going forward.
 

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Not loving Laudrup so far, but I need to give him a few more matches. His stamina is pretty bad, though not at Schweinsteiger levels.

Another TOTW player pack for marquee matchups this week - I used last week's pack today and got my real-life binky Bas Dost (good reason to keep Laudrup) and... Burgstaller -_-

Sold off TOTKS Chiellini to get up to ~320k coins. Gonna try to finish off the Atleti / Barca / RM SBCs to get the Suarez
 

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This subforum has a language dialect only matched by V&N and Root of all Evil. But this thread is its own subclass of what the fuck.
 

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If you get bored with FIFA, there's always Soccer Fierce Battle

A North Korean tech company called Sujeongcheon Tech has recently produced a football based video game title called 'Soccer Fierce Battle'.

The video game is said to contain three-dimensional graphics and emulate the famous 'FIFA' video game series, NK News reported on Wednesday.