Yeah Payet is so good. I'd start him as CAM or CF but he doesn't get full chemistry, so I always just whack him on at half time and he always makes a massive difference
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Yeah Payet is so good. I'd start him as CAM or CF but he doesn't get full chemistry, so I always just whack him on at half time and he always makes a massive difference
I guess it depends how new you are to it, basically I started FUT in summer 2021 because my son wanted to try it (I had this perception of it being very micro-transaction oriented which had put me off). So did like a little bit at the end of FIFA21 but there were these repeatable 85x10 upgrades which was kind of silly just recycling dozens of time to get better cards. Basically I was just learning the metagame, making silly mistakes like putting Icons into SBCs instead of buying fodder etc. Then FIFA22 waited for it to come on gamepass, expecting May but didn't land until June last year, played it a lot over the summer, my first proper go at it so it was still new, but it kinda ended pretty abruptly because FIFA23 came out. Then picked up FIFA23 in Black Friday and played since then, again it's kind of fresh to me because i've never played it this early in the cycle so it's a bit more grindy rather than just packing great cards all the time and cheap upgrade SBCs.
For sure it's a massive time sink though, I'm often playing it until 2am, and it's got that kind of 6pm 'lure' of seeing what new content has arrived. For me the new content / challenges etc does keep the game interesting making me use different cards, even if they aren't very good. For example Harit who is an 86 CAM for Marseille, I used him in the Centurion cup because of the max 4 team restriction (alongside Payet and Bailly), then again for this 2022 year in review thing where you need 3x Moroccan midfielders. Realistically I'd never have used him otherwise. Just generally as someone who grew up with FIFA being a game where you just play with set teams the card collection mechanic is quite interesting/addictive, for now at least. I think I'd get bored pretty quickly if it was just a case of playing your best XI every match.
Regarding Bale, I'll do him because he's pretty cheap, 83 and 85 squads only. Hard to get Chem links with Wales/MLS but with 90+ for Pace, Shooting, Passing, Dribbling lack of chem is less problematic.
One thing I've not really figured out yet is the FUT Champs mechanic, like when I should be playing to qualify for stuff, what playoffs/finals means etc and if it is a better use of my time (considering it's presumbly high skill opponents in the latter stages). I did the finals a couple of times but of late haven't really had the time to play it as had been grinding out Rivals/Squad Battles objectives alongside the friendly objectives.
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I use him as a lone striker with a CF behind him. With hunter on him, his pace is unreal and his finishing is really good! Definitely well worth it
Right please help me guys. How do you ensure you can skip the opponent's celebrations please?
Every single time mine are skipped (I barely ever want to watch them unless its a worldie - not often!!!!!) ithout me pressing a button, but the opponent's I can never skip. Tied LB and RB
Every single time mine are skipped (I barely ever want to watch them unless its a worldie - not often!!!!!) ithout me pressing a button, but the opponent's I can never skip. Tied LB and RB
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I have been using Sanchez next to WC Hero Morientes and he is good, sometimes his finishing is spectacular and he can shoot well when under pressure from a defender. He is quick enough also.
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Nice! Tradable?
Untradeable, but still good!
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Also, I see what you did.... 
Rewards are always rubbish for me as well, thinking about quitting playing as well
Rewards are always rubbish for me as well, thinking about quitting playing as well
I’ve just lost motivation now.
The reality is, the majority of matches aren’t enjoyable, and isn’t that the point of a game?
I’d saved up a handful of rubbish packs, got TOTY KDB out of a Mega Pack.
If you have some prem players, give Tott Foden a go. He's ridiculously good at rw/cm/cam/St.
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I had the same problem, in the end I caved and did Jairzinho SBC. He is really good.
I know I'm not one to talk using Payet but I come up against him EVERY Game, I just can't do it now. I'd rather Al-Ow who I see a bit less!
I might swap out Ginola, Cuadrado and Marchisio for Sanchez, Yaya and Al-Ow.
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That’s a fair point, in my defence at least I was late to the party. Flimsy defence but it’s all I have.
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Not played a single FUT Champs mode this year, and I must say I'm 100% enjoying the game just doing seasons and occasional objectives. It's taken the sweat out of the game. I can login play a quick few games and move on with life!
I've got hero Marchisio as a CDM but for some reason prefer the presence of Gullit, I often swap these around, other than that I am enjoy my team
I've got hero Marchisio as a CDM but for some reason prefer the presence of Gullit, I often swap these around, other than that I am enjoy my team
Focus on doing objectives / SBCs and you'll get packs to boost your team pretty quickly. Like at the moment every day there is a daily login upgrade requiring any player so you just put in your worst bronze common.
If your team is really bad compared to opponents then focus on rattling off Squad Battles (choosing the difficulty level to suit) to earn coins and unlock stuff first.
Moments earns you stars, which you spend in the Stars store. It's worth doing simply because most of them are easy and then you spend the stars on packs like 11x gold rare players or whatever. There is one ridiculous moment "Castle Wall" that I wouldn't waste your time on but most of them are either super simple or you just need to figure out the right way to approach it like putting players that need to score in the right positions so they get an opportunity right when the moment starts etc. There are a few that are pretty boring though where you have to win the match but it's on some super easy difficulty so no challenge and you will be like 15-0 up if you are playing properly, for those I normally just go down to the corner flag and hold LT to make the clock run down quicker without stoppages rather than keep scoring goals.
If your team is really bad compared to opponents then focus on rattling off Squad Battles (choosing the difficulty level to suit) to earn coins and unlock stuff first.
Moments earns you stars, which you spend in the Stars store. It's worth doing simply because most of them are easy and then you spend the stars on packs like 11x gold rare players or whatever. There is one ridiculous moment "Castle Wall" that I wouldn't waste your time on but most of them are either super simple or you just need to figure out the right way to approach it like putting players that need to score in the right positions so they get an opportunity right when the moment starts etc. There are a few that are pretty boring though where you have to win the match but it's on some super easy difficulty so no challenge and you will be like 15-0 up if you are playing properly, for those I normally just go down to the corner flag and hold LT to make the clock run down quicker without stoppages rather than keep scoring goals.
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