GUYS!Hi
Remember I do this thing where I come back after a break and have all sorts to post, can't decide where to put it and end up just randomly dumping it somewhere only vaguely relevant?
So anyway. I've kind of been keeping up to date here but just not finding the time to put in the wordage. Kiwi still sweeping all before him. TWS, serious kudos for the immenseness of your obscurity and the success you've had with it. Glad still playing/not playing :p
Hope you're all well and living life
I've quite got into FUT over the last week or so, surprising myself.
Reeeewind. I think last time I poked my head in I'd been drawn back by the chem revelations and played my teams as full day 1 properly genuine not-lying 100 chem winning machines. Hold up, that last bit was pure invention.
I actually did feel a difference tho, gameplay felt pretty much ok, the teams seemed fairly consistent in what they delivered, I just lost quite a lot. Couldn't really say why. The mechanics of things, where playing EAs version of the percentage game can pay off against someone resolutely trying to football their way to goal. Couple that with my age old dalliances with walk the ball into the net toothlessness. Me being rusty as well ofc. Oh, and playing seasons. I don't know why I'd do that and expect... anything.
So I sort of gave up again, quite swiftly. GTA and Overwatch being really fun to play had a hand in that, as strange a concept as that might seem to base a game on. We had, or are in the stepped, money grabbing process of, an absolutely massive GTAO update as well, RRR has been growing relatively busy again...
BUT, I heard they patched the chem business! Wowahweewah!
So yeah, too intrigued to see how things went on old FUT. Pleasantly surprised by how it's gone, getting back in there with the IFs, UPs, TOTS, TOTTs, iMOTMs, bedknobs, broomsticks, kitchen sinks.
1st off, went bronze, that went ok. Not gonna share those teams as I've pretty much sold all my bronze blues to fund a massive, coke addict like fixation on my 2 gold teams and never screen capped em. I did however use a team with no less than 7 special cards in it and holy hell, it felt alright. Stepinski, Kapustka, Meling, IF Moe, Mousinho, Power, Maddison in a 4231-2.
Obviously Andrezinho in the 433-5 was so good he couldn't really get any better but it was nice to see the other players in the team joining in. 1 game I won 4 nil and he didn't score any, I was flabbergasted.
BS and input lag is still rife tho, no getting away from that, but it seems somehow lessened, perhaps not happening as often but also being a lot clearer as to what is causing the odd team malfunction. Feels that way to me anyway. Finals are still the worst for it for me but I find that understandable, since it
should be looking further for an opponent. In any case, it's been occasional c'est la vie rather than constant impotent rage on that front.
Well, on we go. Bronze matches are not impossible to find atm but they are still more waiting about than I can truly be arsed with. Plus with special cards fixed, sort of seems worth spending money on expensive special golds for once. Like in forever.
Here's my current guys (which is why I'm in this particular thread).
The A team, largely recognisable to those with long memories, the core of it being NIF has probably helped it's lifespan, it's always been pretty good and very decent at the passing game.
TOTS Aduriz is completely wow, I love him. Can't really believe how many goal kicks he wins and nods down accurately, almost all of them, soooo useful. Fantastic on the ball and with a silly amount of pace compared to his basic card. Most interestingly pre and post patch are like night and day with him. Pre, I was struggling to get him in games and Martinez was slightly more effective. He was good but nothing special, he was shy of a goal every 2 games and probably only won 50% of goal kicks. Post, well...
Crossing is definitely part of my armoury now (B team too), played so many years without bothering.... See here...
Interesting to have Dani Alves suddenly available too. Not been in the team that long. Normally the sort of full back I wouldn't be interested in, lacking even a med def WR, but he seems pretty decent and has been fairly fun to use. Something of a novelty for me.
Sold Jackson Martinez for the pennies I needed to buy someone else. A sad day. Sniff.
The B team has undergone radical changes, numerous personnel have been tried out in various combinations. to the point where I think only Tevez has been a part of every line up. None of the experiments have lasted more than a few games tbh, but this one may just stick, the promise is high.
I have doubts about Mascherano. He's alright but I'm not overkeen on him as a CB and will never have much attachment to him there. He's only still there because Alba has been the best LB I think I've ever had, defence or attack, he does so much for me. More than Alaba even (shhh, paaaaace).
Lucho is an old favourite, going back to my Ligue 1 days when we all 1st met up. Nice to not only see him on a good card but also providing Tevez with a rare high rated strong link. I'm not actually hugely attached to this card either tho, he doesn't do a lot more than Banega did for me and I do miss my Banega... plus Banega would allow Godin back in... And Muslera and Caceres... All long time loyal servants.
Still, multicolour Lucho is a good card and does a decent job. Since he's cheap at less than 20k, there's no real motivation to cash him in atm.
On the Tevez link front, I had that TOTT Ruben bloke for a bit. Meh.
TIF Higuain RETURNS! I can't remember why I sold my old one after 150 odd games. Anyway, he came back in today and I'm looking fwd to using him again. Even if he has been superceded by roughly 37 newer versions of himself. TIF might possibly offer the best value for money on the Hig front, looking through everything.
Aaand the current jewel in the crown, TOTS Icardi. He. Is.... Wait for it..... A BEEEEAAAAST!
I've used him before, briefly, and was not impressed. This one is awesome. I only moved him back to CAM for the last 3 games, Pereyra has been the most effective player in that position, in this team, but I still always felt there should be someone who could offer more class.
Tried UP Dybala. Meh.
So looking at Icardi's 90 short pass and being completely bowled over by his general quality on top of 15 goals in 12 games, I moved him back to see if Hig was the class upgrade I wanted. Played the 86 up there for those 3 games, 2 goals for him, 4 for Icardi. Icardi still great then. Get in. Goodbye another 6 bronze TOTS.
Current form then. Astoundingly excellent. I've lost 2 out of the last 17 or so. Breaking it down, it's a bit more varied. Started the run in the Futties (bleurch) cup, 8 wins, 10k, 2 crappy packs. Niiiice. More or less romped through most games as well. Then played 2 in the gold cup, both very crappy narrow wins. The 2nd was bloody awful.
Then seasons for the moolah. Ah seasons, how I hate you.
Can't really remember the run of games or how it was set up but drew, lost, drew, lost and needed a point from 3 games to stay in Div 4 (how did I end up down here? It must've gotten bad before). I was cursing the seasons BS quite roundly. Then ofc, I won 3 on the trot and finished a point off the title. Like this-
Got 14k for it but like I've already seen mentioned, double pay is simply not worth the bollocks. Give me 10x reward and I'd maybe endure 1 season for it...
Well. There you go. Very pleased you guys are still here, I enjoy keeping up and popping in. Off to go welcome TIF Hig back properly