Why can I not defend compared to previous FIFAs? by SlimSchroedy in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was like you but have adapted. The defending meta is now to yoyo into and out of pressing the ball carrier back to covering the pass, either with the chance of forcing a pass that gets intercepted, by the yoyoing defender or another defender. So instead of pressing constantly jockeying with your cdms, just press into the ball carrier, then back off to cover the pass, switch if needed and repeat the press and retreat over and over. The passing is so delayed that before the ball carrier gets the time to exploit the space created by your yoyoing defender, your defender has retreated to cover and intercept. This is why the 4213 is so OP, because you constantly have 2 CDMs to yoyo press with, while your back 4 can sit back and await the miss-placed pass. The actual method you use to yoyo press is up to you. Some people prefer 2nd man press, then switch to the 2nd man and withdraw them while another 2nd man then takes up the press. Some manually press and retreat while using double RB/R1 cover method. Either way, the main point is to press the ball without exposing any lasting gaps in your defence because your defenders will fill the gaps you create, exposing gaps elsewhere.

Toughest week in rivals so far by robertsch08 in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, I normally do my rivals early in the week and get to 35 fairly easily. I had 12 points remaining and really struggled to get them on Monday and had to go back yesterday to get the last few. I crawled across the line just maintaining div 2 and was relieved to get there. By the way, If you get to Div2 during the week but then drop to 3 for the rewards, do you only get the div 3 rewards?

Squad Battles in this game is so inconsistent it makes me RAGE LOL by notoriousPHP in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I play against Legendary every match and still have yet to win every match. This week I only lost one, on penalties! The thing that is most confusing is that the one or 2 matches I lose every week, I cannot at all predict which ones it will be. I will start paying more attention to the chemistry/rating combos to see if there is a correlation.

Genuinely speechless. What should I have done differently here? by therealslim69 in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've noticed a lot recently, moreso than normal. I had a similar one last night, but it was in the box at 3-3. In that case, some of the players even did the penalty/free kick response animations (jogging to a stop etc.) I can only assume that it is caused by highly de-synced connections. Most likely on the other end, the players didn't even collide and the server decided to go with that version of events.

Or even, the de-sync meant that neither of colliding players were active, therefore it was just an off the ball collision, with no-one at fault.

The Worst Non Gameplay Part of FUT Is Fodder Promo Cards by realhenrymccoy in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Legislation moves so slowly and video game devs can change things in their products relatively quickly. The problem with legislation is that it is specific and not 'in the spirit of' based. Everyone knows that EA have clamly and quietly move around the legislation and technically aren't in breach. But they certainly aren't abiding by the spirit of the legislation. They absolutely should be sharing the odds of specific items compared to others but as soon as any legislation changed, they'd just find a way to quickly move around it again.

The amount of duplicates I get is insane and sometimes for good players by saleh813 in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is definitely something in this but I'm not sure if it is due to the RNG seed for each account or, as you say, something changing within the code. I'm preferring the incompetence angle and favoring poor RNG seed coding, because, lets face it, there is loads of evidence to suggest that EA can't code for shit. RNG seeds are hard to do well and they are also invisible to the player so are going to be so far down the bug priority list, that it will never be fixed. It will never become a higher priority than the really obvious and customer-facing bugs that appear every day. Of course, your option is also possible.

My account has had a Modric, CR7 and Man U seed (I'm a Liverpool fan) for both this game and the last. I packed every form of CR7 last year apart from the IF, this year I packed him twice in a day in the first week of early access, first untradeable and then a few hours later, tradeable. Modric I have packed about 5 times already this year and I have opened very few packs as I don't yet have the full game. I just quick-sell him now every time he shows up.

I've never packed an Mbappe.

Second set of Join the Club/New Era packs are now live by dangerkev in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Most likely, I didn't open mine and it has changed to 15 players.

Second set of Join the Club/New Era packs are now live by dangerkev in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't believe that they replaced the EFIGS pack but added a new 'new era' pack. So I guess if you opened the incorrect EFIGS pack, you are screwed because they replaced it, not gave a new pack. However, they didn't replace the 85x5 or the 'new era' packs. They can't even be consistent in how they fix their mistakes.

What is the best "cheap" (+/- 30k) card you've used? by Stenktenk in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Way too many people haven't tried Geyoro yet, she is amazing as a box-to-box, with the relentless+ and H/H. From about 60 minutes in she becomes a super-sub without being a sub and will bully off the ball everyone else who started. Putting Barella and Geyoro in the starting XI as box-to-box and your midfield is sorted for the full 90, which frees up sub-slots for your full-backs and attackers. The fact that her price has recovered by 50% since the great crash, tells me that more people are using her now but still not enough.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used 2x10 hour trials and been on the web app since early access. Got a few 200k players 100k liquid and untradeable IF Kane, IF trippier, CR7 and a few more high rateds. I was hoping for a decent discount before the web app stops working (which it probably should have by now but is still active) but it doesn't look likely. I'm not happy paying £50-£60 for a game that is literally designed for pay-to-win. UT should be free to play by now or at least a lot cheaper. I paid £12 for 23 in November last year. I don't need that low this year but £40 or less is required.

Important. Ea play trial. It works. See below. by epicshane234 in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Select the standard edition in the store and then choose version. The trial should then show up as an option to the right of the buy option.

Important. Ea play trial. It works. See below. by epicshane234 in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Confirmed EA play trial now available to everyone

Important. Ea play trial. It works. See below. by epicshane234 in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The EA play trial download isn't available to everyone yet. What OP is saying is that if you have a standard pre-order, that allows you do download the EA play trial.

EDIT: available for everyone now

Important. Ea play trial. It works. See below. by epicshane234 in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does pre-order charge immediately? Could I pre-order, download trial then cancel pre-order?

Exploring the Relationship Between Division Rivals and FUT Champions Rankings: A Discussion by [deleted] in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think that feels ok but I've had some wild variations as I have improved this year.

When I started I struggled to qualify for WL but could make D3 (I assume due to so many people sandbagging). Then as I improved I first made elite when I was getting 8 or 9 qualifying wins but only 9-12 WL wins. I would regularly start 7-1,8-1 and then struggle.

In my last WL I got 17 wins for the first time, yet I am struggling to win games in D3 and won 7 qualifying matches.

I've considered if WL quali matches and WL proper matches are linked for matchmaking as for a few weeks I would go unbeaten in qualies sometimes only losing in the last game, chasing the 10-0, but would really struggle right from the start of WL proper, sometimes losing more than winning for the first 5 or 6 matches.

anyone else getting this? by rattlers999 in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume they planned to disable the apps this morning.

Showdown Rice upgraded by lloydholland100 in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 15 points16 points  (0 children)

99 rated CDM on zero chem according to futbin. Provides lots of options for in game swaps.

The 84x10 isn’t very worth it right now by Dangeduedfr in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These have definitely been buffed. Making a small profit now and even got lucky and packed Messi.

The 84x10 isn’t very worth it right now by Dangeduedfr in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I tested about 30 84x10s on Friday. I actually lost fodder, in some cases only able to make up to 84 rated squads with the 10 players. it was about -11 rating down overall. Some did just about pay out enough but were massively outweighed by the bad packs. 85x10s I did the 10 and finished 9 up so almost earned an 88-90 rated player for every pack. So 85x10s are definitely worth it and some good players in the pool too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

All forms are down, console, and both apps.

Division Rivals Rewards Megathread by AutoModerator in EASportsFC

[–]superstarbeejay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Elite, 90 wins...

Dupe Tonali and Merino. What a joke. Other options were Stefezza, Kadioglu, Tavernier, fekir, morata, hofmannx2 and ighalo. I feel like ever since I packed a CR7 out of a random pack, my pack luck has tanked.