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       Re: FUT '17 - In-game Stories
       By: TWS001 Date: January 11, 2017, 4:02 am
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       Played a few games the past few days. Made a team with SBC De
       Jong up front and also put in SIF Milner and IF Schmeichel, both
       who I picked up very cheapily the first hour the TOTY was in
       packs on Monday. Also bought IF Sneijder at the same time to go
       behind De Jong.
       I think in the five games I played in the cup with the team, De
       Jong had one shot (which he scored). He just never stayed
       upfront. Was never in the box at all. Half the time Jordy Clasie
       would be in the box with De Jong nowhere to be seen! Used him in
       the same formation and with the same instructions as SBC Gignac
       and IF Balotelli, who combined have got me just short of 150
       goal and probably 80 assists. De Jong was not good!
       Also got another promotion in Divisions. The guy I played had
       almost the highest possible rated Premier League team, but
       literally had 10 men camped in his box the whole game. If he got
       the ball, he just blindly hammered a through ball towards
       Aguero. Eventually broke through with El Shawaary and five
       minutes later on 75, SBC Giovinco added a second. Still 10 men
       camped. Why?!! I had the ball with my centre back and had one
       oppo player in my half even at 2-0. Wasn't difficult to stay in
       front.... I'll leave it at that!!!!
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       Re: FUT '17 - In-game Stories
       By: TheBalbyBuddha Date: January 11, 2017, 5:50 am
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       [quote author=TWS001 link=topic=365.msg34530#msg34530
       date=1484128950]
       Played a few games the past few days. Made a team with SBC De
       Jong up front and also put in SIF Milner and IF Schmeichel, both
       who I picked up very cheapily the first hour the TOTY was in
       packs on Monday. Also bought IF Sneijder at the same time to go
       behind De Jong.
       I think in the five games I played in the cup with the team, De
       Jong had one shot (which he scored). He just never stayed
       upfront. Was never in the box at all. Half the time Jordy Clasie
       would be in the box with De Jong nowhere to be seen! Used him in
       the same formation and with the same instructions as SBC Gignac
       and IF Balotelli, who combined have got me just short of 150
       goal and probably 80 assists. De Jong was not good!
       [/quote]
       Hear you on this really poor which is quite annoying as was
       looking forward to using him.
       #Post#: 34532--------------------------------------------------
       Re: FUT '17 - In-game Stories
       By: TWS001 Date: January 11, 2017, 7:29 am
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       I'll try him some more next week hopefully if I can
       automatically qualify for the weekend league, which may be
       difficult as I have stuff on this weekend. He seemed to be out
       of position more than anyone I've used though.
       #Post#: 34674--------------------------------------------------
       Re: FUT '17 - In-game Stories
       By: Cart79 Date: February 2, 2017, 7:30 am
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       so following on from my previous post about the quality of teams
       ive been facing this theme continued last night with a couple
       more games in div 2.   The standard of teams ive been facing is
       very high, certainly a class above mine.
       First game was a good example, guy had Ibra and Messi up front.
       His midfield was Roy Keane, Kante and cant mind if another
       legend or IF to complete the trio.  Even with a decent team its
       bloody hard to compete against these teams.   Did wonder if this
       is a glimpse of what to expect in the WL.    His forward line
       was completed by Martial of course ::)
       I lost 5-2 but felt like a moral victory in some ways.   Some of
       his finishes were just too good.   Yet the stats said I had more
       shots, more on target and edged the possession too.   Basically
       to me, I was better, his team was the difference.  I suppose
       that's what you want, but even with a good team with some IFs,
       i'm not sure about facing these super teams so frequently.
       Wonder if I missed the gravy train by not doing WL up till now.
       Also wonder if the WL has increased the gulf between the haves
       and have nots akin to the gulf between top clubs in premiership
       and the rest.
       The next game I played was similar, not quite as extreme he had
       SBC Buffon in goals, plus some others I think IF or SBC Dybala.
       That one worked out well cos despite going 1-0 down despite
       dominating I managed to pull 2 late goals back to win it.
       #Post#: 34675--------------------------------------------------
       Re: FUT '17 - In-game Stories
       By: UltimateSimmov2 Date: February 2, 2017, 8:39 am
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       Eric, you can expect to see the generic BPL sweat with Musa,
       Vardy etc, but also some very good teams with the top talent.
       All can be beaten, also all can tank you.  Its really a battle
       of nerve and who makes the least mistakes as they usually end up
       in a goal.
       I have really started focusing in game on how the opponent is
       trying to play and using quick tactics to counter along with the
       mentality changes in going from ultra defensive when the
       'momentum' is against you, to ultra attack to really press the
       advantage if you're on top. yeah some games can be walkover, but
       some are a real battle against your opponent and whatever the
       game mechanics throw at you.
       One Final tip, never assume at 2-0 up the game is over
       especially when the commentator says that its an uncomfortable
       lead. Kiss of death  ;D
       #Post#: 34677--------------------------------------------------
       Re: FUT '17 - In-game Stories
       By: TWS001 Date: February 2, 2017, 9:48 am
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       Last weekend I played a real decent opponent with a super team
       first match, with red Ibra at striker. After that it was the
       standard generic Premier League teams mostly. Nearly always the
       same team. A defence of Shaw, Bailly, Smalling, Walker with
       Butland behind. Kante will be in the midfield with Martial,
       Musa, Vardy, Mane or some combination of. You'll play that A
       LOT! When I went on a 10 match out of 11 win streak, the better
       players started to appear. Lots of red, high rated players, one
       with 8 in one team. More likely than not elite monthly players.
       Still don't think I faced a single Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar last
       weekend but the Smalling abd Kante's probably 3 or 4 games out
       if at the very least!
       #Post#: 34679--------------------------------------------------
       Re: FUT '17 - In-game Stories
       By: KoolKiwi Date: February 2, 2017, 1:32 pm
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       I see it from 2 perspectives - look, the kid is good - main
       thing is composure. First few WL's, he wasn't, and easily
       frustrated by teams going up a goal then going either PTB or
       very low defensive settings. Makes it an absolute pain to watch
       too. Now, I've seen him go down 20% of the times, he easily
       comes back and wins. This past weekend again - a 15-win streak
       and another 16-win streak. Stupidly he continued playing when he
       should have taken a break & lost the last 3 of 4 games - could
       have been another 38-2 weekend.
       So, for me the "continue to play" attitude - either out of
       frustration to get a win or "just wanna finish" - that's a
       difficult one. In the back of your mind you have this
       "20-games-a-day for 2 days" mentality that sets. This is for you
       guys & what I see on the dark side - easier this side as it's
       Friday 8PM start which means the kid can get 5, sometimes 8
       games out the way.
       How you battle that fatigue, is an important one.
       Then, with me playing the 2nd account, I have an incredibly low
       expectation as the team has some quality, but it certainly lacks
       big name players. Not wanting to spend too much on fitness
       cards, also makes it a case of using 2 teams which is a massive
       liability. You just cannot get the consistency that others have
       that are using 1 team. And you're right Eric (also Simmo you
       commented a few days back) - you find yourself losing to people
       that are not good. Simple. But, either the noobish OP players,
       or the monstrously expensive teams give them that advantage. At
       times I'm wishing I can bring over a few of the big guns from
       the main account - would easily guarantee a 2/3 wins (in the
       opening 10).
       Ah ... this reminds me of another aspect that you need to
       consider. I see a lot of people saying that they are 9-1 and
       then find themselves at 10-10. How could that be??? Remember
       this is bound to happen - you pretty much going to play better
       people, the better your record is. Not better skill-wise, but
       better at winning! Frustrates me that you get to play these
       players that abuse the game in some way, scoring headers with
       Sterling & Giovinco ... ::) :D
       #Post#: 35207--------------------------------------------------
       Re: FUT '17 - In-game Stories
       By: KoolKiwi Date: March 23, 2017, 4:02 am
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       Well ... no "FUT Champs" ... so headed off to Seasons in a long
       time. Post patch - 5 bars for latency ... first game = max 2 red
       bars ::).  Ok, try again ... similar story.
       After 4/5 connection attempts, finally got a game to play. This
       was in D2 - think the kid had played previously - record was
       4-0-3. WLW ... the loss was a disconnect from EA. Now this is
       getting quite tedious.
       Played a few more after promotion ... Finished on 2-0-2, but
       there was a disconnect for one of my opponents - score was 0-0
       so that was just a waste of time. I myself had ANOTHER
       disconnect ... Wow.
       Seems like it's the general theme these days - how many games
       can you play before you get disconnected?!?! ::).
       #Post#: 35885--------------------------------------------------
       Re: FUT '17 - In-game Stories
       By: gladiatorrrrrr Date: May 29, 2017, 11:18 am
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       okay long post ahead.....  :o
       After months I made my return into the FUT arena. I had around
       700K in coins (did trade/SBC challenges and was a coupe of time
       lucky with a pull). So I cleaned the club, transferred around
       250K to the youngest who plays every day and focused on two
       teams, Eredivisie (of course) and Serie A. Started to play last
       week with the teams (without any TOTS) and boy that was hard! I
       am in division 8 .... ::), but I had trouble defending against
       zig zag players, and even 'normal' playing gamers. I draw, lost,
       draw, lost, etc. 60% my own fault, I played like a noob. But
       being out there for a long time also opens your eyes on the
       problems the engine has. Very unfair game. And players that
       wander around in the field. I had my RW playing centre for no
       reason...
       Although the result where unsatisfying, I started to play better
       and better, 92% passing accuracy is not bad of course but I am
       having troubles creating chances in the 4312 formation. A
       formation I played so long. Don't understand what I am doing
       wrong. The other formation I am using is 4231 (2) and I create
       more chances with this formation despite the fact that my
       striker sometimes feels isolated.
       On Friday I invested my coins in eredivisie TOTS and a 84 rated
       El Shaarawy (don't know the name of that card). I played two
       more games, lost both but was playing much better, Especially
       defending went better. But.....due to all my losses I ended up
       with regulation to division 9....I feel NOOB now  :-\ but can
       care less  ;D. Last game I got a red card, my sliding was on the
       ball from the side. No idea what happened there. Lost 4-2 (2
       balls bounced back from my keeper right in the feet of his
       striker...) But at least TOTS Elia and MOTM Traore scored on
       their debut  :D
       Currently on business trip, but back in the saddle on Friday.
       Starting in division 9 and hoping on some better results.  :P
       FUT champions is a long way, may be next year. But I will keep
       you updated on my struggle  :D
       #Post#: 35886--------------------------------------------------
       Re: FUT '17 - In-game Stories
       By: KoolKiwi Date: May 29, 2017, 3:52 pm
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       Can't imagine what it must be like getting back into it, mate.
       Such a variety of different opponents - a number with stacked
       teams - trying to exploit whatever flaw/weakness they can.
       Good luck with that journey! ;D
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