FIFA 14

Snot man · 21 Oct 2013 at 12:40

Rusty0611 said:
Edit: no I don't send rage messages but I've received a few about having Zlatan and Balotelli together. One particularly amusing one was where a guy raged at me for having two players together "who wud neva play 2getha as they wud jus fight" and that I was playing unrealistically as a result.

The crossing and heading does annoy me, but I try not to let it bother me. I've noticed a drastic reduction in finesse goals since the patch. Also, Sirigu/Cech are leaps and bounds ahead of all other keepers on this game IMO. Since having one of those, with a combination of Thiago Silva + David Luiz/Ramos, I've definitely noticed a reduction in corner/heading goals.

manic111 · 21 Oct 2013 at 12:52

spluff said:
Well after the success of my first cheap good squad - im after another if possible so I can swap between the 2.....

Could someone do a cheap but effective one - the other one was BPL.....

Thank you.

I've been enjoying (4-2-2-2):

Helton

Danilo--Mangala--Garay--Siqueira

Matic--Gonzalez

Quintero--Perez

Martinez--Lima

Pretty much all discard price, and quite fun to play with.

Suarez7 · 21 Oct 2013 at 13:15

Rusty0611 said:
Edit: no I don't send rage messages but I've received a few about having Zlatan and Balotelli together. One particularly amusing one was where a guy raged at me for having two players together "who wud neva play 2getha as they wud jus fight" and that I was playing unrealistically as a result.

Messages like that are just funny but when you have someone add you on Origin at half time and tell you he hopes your mother gets cancer it becomes a whole different thing, I spent the 2nd half torturing him, first 3 goals I scored I paused it as the ball was entering the net, waited for the timer then ran doing the sshhh celebration to the halfway line then proceed to do gangnam style. He got 3 players sent off, used his 3 pauses right at the end and then sent me another volley of abuse, to which I replied lol reported and blocked him.

Why does this game make people rage more than nearly anything else in the world?

GreenMint · 21 Oct 2013 at 13:59

Robert1986 said:
Tevez is great if you use him in your build up play. I found out best to use him in a two man striker partnership. I have him upfront with Vucinic in my Juve squad. Both great passers of the ball.

Hamsik would do better at LCAM than Tevez however... Hamsik is class. Didn't like Diamanti, perfer Montolivo.

Hamsik - Guarin - Montolivo.

They can all help in defense as well as they all have decent tackling stats... or you can even try Vidal at CAM, I have tried him there and it works. He scores a few goals at CAM.

Montolivo I've avoided due to him being MM and that's the reason I dropped Palacio for now, MM wasn't really cutting it as the CDMs work so so well.

I agree on Tevez, he's great, but not cutting it completely there, but I played him at LCM in 4321 for about 200 games last year and he was brilliant, but a few reshuffles is only natural, I think Hamsik is next to try, I need to build a 2nd Serie A side really, so so many good players (Inler, Palacio, Hernanes, Marchisio, Nocerino, Totti, Ogbonna) having to get overlooked, and I've not even squad assigned half of Juve's CB's yet!!

Rusty0611 said:
I like Palacio at CAM too.

I really did, but he didn't get into place at times I needed him, although saying that, for HM Diamianti isnt the most attacking minded man in the world, but his long shots and long looping finesse shots make me want to keep him.

Quinnaay said:
Never used Diamanti he seems interesting, im currently loving Guarin and i have Hernanes as my other Cam but im still a little unsure of him. Maybe he would be better in the central CAM role in a formation like yours Tim, Guarin as a LCAM is a monster though he's a fox in the box for me. Also hows Asamoah at LB ? bit cheeky that i see, im currently on the save for Vidal i have Pogba and De Rossi but De Rossi isnt cutting it.

Asamoah, yeah, I meant to get his Africa MOTM card last year, but it was always price fixed so high, tried Radu who was "ok", Constant didn't really appeal, so I figured I'll surround him in Juve love and he'll be fine, granted only 5-6 chem, but he's not let me down yet.

Guarin, yeah, he's just amazing, and as Sonny "discovered him" we obviously need to pay homage to that, without him we wouldn't have know about the man with well rounded on card stats, in a popular league, playing for a popular team, with a relatively high card weight.

But yes, thank's Sonny

Suarez7 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:01

Sonny best scout EU.

GreenMint · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:07

Wonder if you can get him in Career mode, Davey, confirm or deny?

Dan7 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:10

Just because lolSonny and because Tim told me to :$

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=24911898&highlight=guarin#post24911898

Suarez7 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:11

Might stream a few games later, I need some advice on what I'm doing wrong in the odd game I get hammered.

2 answers I won't accept:

1. Banding
2. Handicap

manic111 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:12

Ooh, Palacio is a great shout at CAM - I've been looking for someone to replace Giovinco, who hasn't impressed me. I want someone with a bit of pace (got Diamanti on the other side) who can also finish well and drift inside. Micolli on the previous game was perfect - Palacio or Rossi?

Stewy · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:13

TimBrad said:
But yes, thank's Sonny

Suarez7 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:18

manic111 said:
Ooh, Palacio is a great shout at CAM - I've been looking for someone to replace Giovinco, who hasn't impressed me. I want someone with a bit of pace (got Diamanti on the other side) who can also finish well and drift inside. Micolli on the previous game was perfect - Palacio or Rossi?

IF Totti

GreenMint · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:25

manic111 said:
Ooh, Palacio is a great shout at CAM - I've been looking for someone to replace Giovinco, who hasn't impressed me. I want someone with a bit of pace (got Diamanti on the other side) who can also finish well and drift inside. Micolli on the previous game was perfect - Palacio or Rossi?

Suarez7 said:
IF Totti

Suarez7 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:29

Pace isn't needed at CAM, Totti doesn't feel as slow as his card stat suggests either due to some of his individual stats.

manic111 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:39

Suarez7 said:
Pace isn't needed at CAM, Totti doesn't feel as slow as his card stat suggests either due to some of his individual stats.

It depends how you play. I tend to play slightly lopsided - one sitting CDM, with high def workrates, and one with higher workrates, who will play box to box. Then I have one quick CAM who works up and down, and another playmaker CAM, who will sit further up the pitch. So ideally, I want a quick CAM with H/H workrates.

Edit: Anyway, I can't afford IF Totti. If I could, I'd have put Tevez there and been done with it!

Suarez7 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:45

Vidal is high/high

manic111 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:48

Suarez7 said:
Vidal is high/high

Already got him earmarked for CDM when I get some more coins

Not sure if there is anyone quite the same as Micolli this year, might give Giuseppe Rossi a go there, but would need to work out how to cover his lack of defence!

Rusty0611 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:49

Suarez7 said:
Messages like that are just funny but when you have someone add you on Origin at half time and tell you he hopes your mother gets cancer it becomes a whole different thing, I spent the 2nd half torturing him, first 3 goals I scored I paused it as the ball was entering the net, waited for the timer then ran doing the sshhh celebration to the halfway line then proceed to do gangnam style. He got 3 players sent off, used his 3 pauses right at the end and then sent me another volley of abuse, to which I replied lol reported and blocked him.

Why does this game make people rage more than nearly anything else in the world?

I think it's because most people think they're the best FIFA player in the world and when they get beat they can't believe it.

It doesn't help that FIFA is full of randomness to stop games finishing 0-0.

I think I've sent one message ever where a guy who went 3-0 up and sprinted to the half way line doing "shhhh" and the Suarez dive after every goal and then tried to keep the ball all second half. I nabbed it and scored to make it 3-2 and then he tried to play properly but was obviously worked up so I ended up winning 6-3.

Mauro Zarate FIFA 13 legend - take a bow.

I sent him a message saying "shhhhhh - pull your pants back up before you respond".

Suarez7 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:50

I've had a look and there's not many high/high's at all. Hernanes his High/Med and I've heard good things about him.

manic111 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:53

Suarez7 said:
I've had a look and there's not many high/high's at all. Hernanes his High/Med and I've heard good things about him.

Got Hernanes on my bench, don't want him alongside Diamanti really - a bit similar. Think I'll end up with De Rossi and Vidal at CDM, and Diamanti and Palacio at CAM, at least for now. If/when I can afford IF Totti he'll probably replace Diamanti though, simply because he's a legend!

Rusty0611 · 21 Oct 2013 at 14:57

Vidal and Pogba works well at CDM.