Gaming FIFA 17

Anyone been doing the birthday sbc? Only got tomorrow left to go in order to get my ultimate pack. 30 rare players you'd expect at least 1 decent player lol!

:lol: Don't be daft.

I decided I was super bored with the game this week. Flogged all my players for 2.5m and bought a tonne of packs for shits and giggles. 15 100k packs and the best player I got was an 84 IF (selling for 28k) and Willian so I did the TOTW Tradeable and got an 81 in form. The same 81 IF I got yesterday from it. Just goes to show what your chances are with these packs. 2.5m coins and I got back less than 100k worth of players.
 
Sold already, signed Griezmann-Hunter and James Rodriguez-Hunter so my attack is complete now, they partner with BenYedder - Hunter, hope to smash WL tomorrow.

I used to have that exact attack and it really is good.
 
Hope so, who did you use behind them? I have a mainly French team but need Spanish winger(s)/midfielders behind him to get James' indiviual chemistry to 9/10.

SIF N'Zonzi, Isco and Modric
 
Got back into UT for the first time in ages, haven't played much of it at all this year.

Built a fairly decent team pretty quickly, I'm weird for rotation (I rotate all 11 players every game) so I won't bother posting my team but it is pretty much a run of the mill Prem side bar the very top players. This is my first time doing that weekend league thing and I have 5 wins out of 5 so far. Really surprised cos I'm really not great at this FIFA, I'm a division 3 player really, have been in division 2 but got relegated, whereas in the last FIFA I was one win away from the division 1 title.

Anyway, I'm really hoping to get a good reward for this weekend thing. There is absolutely no way I'll be playing 40 games but I'd love to end up with like an in form card or something. I have literally never owned anything other than a regular card in any FIFA and have never had a proper world class player either so here's hoping.

Do people find that the rewards are generally worth it? I know it depends where you finish, I'll probably end on around 20-25 wins.
 
I'll probably end on around 20-25 wins.

You wont. And you wont pack anything decent either. I'm a D1 player, and only ever manage gold 3 or 2, havent packed anything major from rewards. However the 30-50k guaranteed coins before packs (which are maybe worth 30k a week) soon add up.

You'll hate the game and everything about it, but next week be back for more like the rest of us
 
You wont. And you wont pack anything decent either. I'm a D1 player, and only ever manage gold 3 or 2, havent packed anything major from rewards. However the 30-50k guaranteed coins before packs (which are maybe worth 30k a week) soon add up.

You'll hate the game and everything about it, but next week be back for more like the rest of us
Yeahh the boredom seriously got to me and I ended on 7-4 :lol: It really does wind me up at times, very disappointing to hear that the awards are underwhelming as well!

Seems impossible to get a world class team in this game without spending real money on it.
 
Yeahh the boredom seriously got to me and I ended on 7-4 :lol: It really does wind me up at times, very disappointing to hear that the awards are underwhelming as well!

Seems impossible to get a world class team in this game without spending real money on it.

Maybe I've been lucky but the rewards for me have been pretty good, in the past 6 weeks I've gotten 93 Higuain, 87 Imobile and 86 Firmino although the last two came from getting elite weekly.

If you grind it out it's easy to get a great team, I've made something like 800,000 from the last 5 weekend leagues and I get 12 informs in my monthly rewards.
 
Yeahh the boredom seriously got to me and I ended on 7-4 :lol: It really does wind me up at times, very disappointing to hear that the awards are underwhelming as well!

Seems impossible to get a world class team in this game without spending real money on it.
You get around 100k minimum every weekend if you get gold 2 every time. So its pretty easy on this one to build up coins. And thats if you ignore buying/selling or investing for the SBC's. Way easier then the previous ones to make coins.
 
Wasn't impressed with fut birthday David Villa. In fairness I was playing him on 6 chem but didn't feel as good as his stats and work rates suggest. Thankfully I didn't sell IF Ben Yedder so he's going straight back in the team.

Seven games with Villa and I managed one goal and one assist. Sold him to get 86 Cuadrado for my Serie A team, his dribbling is god-like and he's absolutely rapid. Also replaced Dybala with 84 El Sharaawy but haven't played a game with him yet.
 
You wont. And you wont pack anything decent either. I'm a D1 player, and only ever manage gold 3 or 2, havent packed anything major from rewards. However the 30-50k guaranteed coins before packs (which are maybe worth 30k a week) soon add up.

You'll hate the game and everything about it, but next week be back for more like the rest of us

Try and make that push for gold 1. I've gotten a heck of a lot more pack lack from those 100k player packs from the rewards. I got MOTM Kante, Birthday Torres last month.
 
Had a late session last night and currently 18- 7. Need a mini run of games to make Elite but most likely getting gold one again grrr.

I don't really enjoy the game but always find myself competing every bloody weekend.
 
I must be the only one who plays career mode:lol:

I think the last time I played FIFA UT was 2014? I remembered I packed an 88 Fabregas and was so happy! I had Mata, Fabregas and Silva behind Van Persie. What a front line it was:drool:
 
I must be the only one who plays career mode:lol:

I think the last time I played FIFA UT was 2014? I remembered I packed an 88 Fabregas and was so happy! I had Mata, Fabregas and Silva behind Van Persie. What a front line it was:drool:
I recently did like a 6 season career mode, longest I've ever gone for! I just find it awful once you get to that stage and then so many real players in their peak now are on the decline, but I do enjoy career mode! I wish EA put more time into it, I kind of wish UT was never created, the other game modes would be so much better than they are now if that was the case.
 
I recently did like a 6 season career mode, longest I've ever gone for! I just find it awful once you get to that stage and then so many real players in their peak now are on the decline, but I do enjoy career mode! I wish EA put more time into it, I kind of wish UT was never created, the other game modes would be so much better than they are now if that was the case.

I'm just doing my "realistic" United save at the moment. I'm in the second season trying to keep everything as realistic as possible. I do expect like you've said when you get to season 6 or so it'll get boring.

I absolutely agree, FUT isn't really my cup of tea anymore. I wish EA put more into career mode. I do like the training features and board expectations they added. Shame they couldn't have added more depth.
 
Haven't played FUT since January, life is good.

I'll keep reading this thread for when they take out all their balancing code and then maybe I'll come back.
 
I'm just doing my "realistic" United save at the moment. I'm in the second season trying to keep everything as realistic as possible. I do expect like you've said when you get to season 6 or so it'll get boring.

I absolutely agree, FUT isn't really my cup of tea anymore. I wish EA put more into career mode. I do like the training features and board expectations they added. Shame they couldn't have added more depth.
Yeah I try to keep things as realistic as possible too. I'd never sign a British player if I was at a foreign club or anything. I like bringing youth players through too, in my last career mode with Blackburn I had a CF who was 86 rated at the age of 18, which in itself felt very unrealistic but it was satisfying nonetheless!

Yeah I've not been mad into UT over the years but I have phases.

Speaking of UT, I don't think I've ever enjoyed playing with a player in FIFA as much as I'm enjoying playing with Kane in my current side. They've nailed him. Without being particularly fast or strong he just manages to be good at everything. Lukaku on the other hand.. can't stand him :lol:. He just can't get the ball out of his feet ever, it's absurd! I lose the ball almost every time I give it to him.
 
Yeah I try to keep things as realistic as possible too. I'd never sign a British player if I was at a foreign club or anything. I like bringing youth players through too, in my last career mode with Blackburn I had a CF who was 86 rated at the age of 18, which in itself felt very unrealistic but it was satisfying nonetheless!

Yeah I've not been mad into UT over the years but I have phases.

Speaking of UT, I don't think I've ever enjoyed playing with a player in FIFA as much as I'm enjoying playing with Kane in my current side. They've nailed him. Without being particularly fast or strong he just manages to be good at everything. Lukaku on the other hand.. can't stand him :lol:. He just can't get the ball out of his feet ever, it's absurd! I lose the ball almost every time I give it to him.

I've never really utilised the youth system, but I've definitely been trying in FIFA 17. I haven't come across anyone good yet though. A bunch of 50/60s with high potential, but trying to keep it realistic in the sense of no way am I playing them in a premier league/champions league game:lol:

You say they nailed Kane, but it sounds like they've nailed Lukaku too!:lol:
 
I've never really utilised the youth system, but I've definitely been trying in FIFA 17. I haven't come across anyone good yet though. A bunch of 50/60s with high potential, but trying to keep it realistic in the sense of no way am I playing them in a premier league/champions league game:lol:

You say they nailed Kane, but it sounds like they've nailed Lukaku too!:lol:
You have to train them yourselves with the training drills, get A at them and tou can get insane kids. Had a keeper of 18 and 92 and stuff.
 
You have to train them yourselves with the training drills, get A at them and tou can get insane kids. Had a keeper of 18 and 92 and stuff.

92 keeper?!:eek:

I need to look into that, apparently training kids affects their physicals? Not sure if that's true or not.
 
fecking hate WL, had to play Bale, 98 Suarez, 99 Ronaldo, Pogba black, Kante black, Vidal, was so much better than him but all his goals were just fecking shit, Ronaldo, Suarez and later Hazard just literally going to your players. The match ups need so much improving next year. Was leading 2-1, then made 2-2 with Hazard going through my player, passed it to Suarez, fluffed the chance but magically got back to him and scored, 129 min, outside the box with Pogba, scored with his left in the top corner whilst being marked.. absolute shit.
 
Yeah, i have a decent team but im coming up against ridic teams.

I feel ive regressed. Defensively im all over the gaf and attacking wise im struggling to create.

Im becoming too predictable.

17-7, shite start, i used to be 21-3 at this point. Or something similar.

Ever since i upgraded my team, most matches are a struggle. :/
 
8-2 at the moment and I'm playing with a concussion! Ever since I added Ramos and TOTGS Varane to my defence my la Liga team is unbeatable.

Then my prem team is pretty much complete so that's strong as well.
 
Anyone used the fut birthday etoo card? Thinking about getting it and using the 84 aboubaker and podolski as a front 3 as links for chem. Used to love him when he was on barca and inter, not sure if hes as good!
 
Anyone know when the reward for completing the birthday sbc will be being given out?
 
I saw a tweet saying it will be before the 14th sometime, hope we don't have to wait that long.

fecking hell thought it would be instant when you finished the last challenge. When that didn't happen I was expecting them at 6 tomorrow.

Ah well should get them around the same time as the WL rewards then. Currently 15-2
 
fecking hell thought it would be instant when you finished the last challenge. When that didn't happen I was expecting them at 6 tomorrow.

Ah well should get them around the same time as the WL rewards then. Currently 15-2

I know! I was expecting it straight away too. Hope the pack will be worth the wait anyway.

Your doing well in the WL, good luck for the rest of your matches. I'm taking a break from the WL this month.
 
currently 22-8. Playing just trash.

I played this Charlie big time Hashtag Tass. Apparently he won the European regionals! Lost 3-2 but he dominated and went for the juggler. He had a team full of Arsenal legends.
 
Handicapping is just ridiculous on this game. I beat someone with TOTY Ronaldo and Messi 3 - 0, It was probably one of the easiest games i've played in a long time - I actually felt sorry for him as the first touch of his players were awful and I was taking the ball of Messi and Ronaldo like they had 0 strength and then the next match I play against someone with a low rated OP Premier League team with the likes of Martial, Gabriel Jesus, 81 Kante, Gueye, etc and he comfortably beats me 3 - 0, my players performed exactly like the guy who I played before with the TOTY Ronaldo and Messi... it's so stupid.
 
Corners are so fecking rigged. It's like the game says you need to clear at least 3 or 4 of them before they'll stop giving the opposition the ball.

First corner, punched straight back out to the corner taker.
Second corner, headed straight back out to the corner taker.
Third corner, header. Out for another corner.
Fourth corner, keeper catches it. Was half expecting him to just throw it behind for another one.
 
In Fifa 18 I hope they fix headers. For goal kicks the ball floats up in the air and my defender will stand still instead of challenging for the ball. This happens so often. Smalling vs little Mertins and he doesn't go for the header.
 
In Fifa 18 I hope they fix headers. For goal kicks the ball floats up in the air and my defender will stand still instead of challenging for the ball. This happens so often. Smalling vs little Mertins and he doesn't go for the header.
I hope they one day they fix the coin websites.
I have a 4 star Columbia team for fun and i regularly get to the finals of weekly tournaments only to play a team built on legends that probably cost the player 300 quid.

Just kills the game for me, I tried to not be bothered by having a lower ranked team so as to lower my expectations but still makes me sigh whenever I see a team of inform Ronaldos messis and peles