Fifa 22 Ultimate Team discussion thread

Rossi IRL · 15-10-2021 10:16am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118022430#Comment_118022430

4321

Balance, 50, 58, Balanced, direct passing, 47, 4, 2, 1 (1 for FL and 2 for corner)

GK on Sweeper and come for cross

Wing backs on stay back and overlap

LCM and RCM on default but cover centre

CCM on stay back and cover centre

LF and RF on stay forward and stay central

St on stay forward and get in behind

I lowered the defence depth from 65 to 58 caus I was getting caught out in behind

Think the video I watched was from Huge Gorila or something

Donnaruma

Navas - Marquinos - Kimpembe - Digne

Mostovoi - De Jong - Pogba

Dembele - Rashford - Son

AdamD · 15-10-2021 10:16am

Reckon if you leave a few games until Sunday evening you should be almost guaranteed some free wins

Rossi IRL · 15-10-2021 10:18am

@BrentMused I'm in exactly the same mindset going into champs,,,,it was an accomplishment getting 14 wins last year

Lord TSC · 15-10-2021 10:25am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118021950#Comment_118021950

I think if you hit 1500 points, you can enter this weekends league until tonight. If you don’t enter by tonight, the points hold until next weekend, and I think you can’t play another set of qualifiers until after that.

0-2 start, but can instantly see what people were saying about the way more lax attitude in the WL now. Both games were fun back and forths. My controller has chosen this morning to break again though, with one press of the Lb button becoming two 😔

awec · 15-10-2021 11:00am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118022720#Comment_118022720

So if I got the last 100 points today at lunch time, I'd have until tonight to play my 8 qualifying games? But if I get the 1500 points and don't start the qualifiers, my points will roll over to next week and I can start qualifying then?

Sorry if dumb question, finding this a bit confusing.

Mr Moon · 15-10-2021 11:04am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118021950#Comment_118021950

I believe so, I'm not sure what the cut off time for qualifying is this year. I know you could still redeem entrance last year on Friday.

Bunny Colvin · 15-10-2021 12:20pm

There is no time limit this year lads. I done the playoffs last Saturday and entered the WL on Sunday.

Rock Lesnar · 15-10-2021 1:10pm

Good lord, 3 rivals games and 3 wins but jeez its whoever benefits from the ball deflections win at any cost matches, last match i had to pass the ball around the back, i had 13 shots to 1 and just hung on to win 2-1

I think myself and div.10 could be friends for a while 😄

Lord TSC · 15-10-2021 3:49pm

2-6 now.

with the exception of one toxic idiot, the losses have been mostly close calls too. Knowing rewards are locked in at a minimum level of what I’m used to gives a lot more freedom for fun. I’d have been disgusted with that record last year but don’t care this time so much.

Rock Lesnar · 15-10-2021 4:11pm

Getting the hang of the game and playstation now, 532 tactics from fifa 21 working well, Vardy and Lukaku up front doing the business

Mr Moon · 15-10-2021 4:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118024531#Comment_118024531

That's the beauty of the WL now, as long as you qualify you're guaranteed decent rewards no matter how many wins you get takes all the stress out of it. Now I only stress for the 9 games of qualification 🤣

Lord TSC · 15-10-2021 5:08pm

Man, the change of attitudes after school ends is massively noticeable. Every game is a toxic mess now 🤣

Rossi IRL · 15-10-2021 5:18pm

Got Gvardiol, Romero and Hernandez from my picks.

Noticed alot of people doing the no loss glitch today, I didn't care caus I still got the win

Also noticed it was alot more toxic after 3pm

Josey Wales · 15-10-2021 5:21pm

I tried qualifying for the WL. That was a waste of time. Lost the first 3 games and I barely saw the ball apart from kicking off after every conceded goal. I'm in Division 5 right now, so I assume those players were from higher divisions.

I ended qualification early so I can go back to normal Rivals.

v3ttel · 15-10-2021 5:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118024531#Comment_118024531

The one thing that they've done very well is made most of the modes less stressful. It's not perfect, but now I don't care if I lose now when I can't get relegated, and will surely end up with decent rewards, no matter what.

Only the playoffs have consequences for losing, and even still, you can nearly afford to lose half the matches in a mode where a lot of people seem to gift wins. I was trying to gift people wins after I'd qualified last night, and they ended up gifting me wins instead. Would prefer if they didn't lock people out of WL though.

The other small thing that's cool is the ability to turn off opponent celebrations - find it less toxic without watching shushing/dabbing/dancing celebrations.

15-10-2021 5:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118017684#Comment_118017684

I was basing the play offs as being 10 games.

So you're right, just stupidity on my part.

I ended up losing the next and had to win 2:2 which I just logged back into do.

Thankfully neither game was overly difficult, though both did get back to 2-1 with next to no chances, but ended up winning easily in the end.

Did anyone hear what they did to stop people using their FBs as CBs?. I thought they had a plan for it.

Not seen it much but I decided to drop Rudiger and use Azpilicueta TOTW as a CB so starting Cancelo and switching and I'm not seeing any changes to 2021. The chem doesnt seem any lower for one.

Lord TSC · 15-10-2021 5:50pm

Can’t work out what my current results are, which probably isn’t a bad thing, but I’m on 23 points with 9 games to go.

which means even if I lose all nine games, I get 32 points, which is two “1 of 4 picks”, which is actually better than I used to get last year. I think you needed 17 wins for that last year.

Adamcp898 · 15-10-2021 6:08pm

Just qualified for the WL, needed to win the final game and the dude DC'ed after I went 1-0 up ~20 minutes in so I assume that means he was gifting them.

@Josey Wales If it's any consolation I started 0-3 also but scraped it in the end.

Frisbee · 15-10-2021 7:22pm

Packer RTTK Tonali from a basic Gold Preview Pack in the store. Was thinking would be a nice 50k or so until I looked and saw what he was going for. Insta Sold at 190k BIN which was nice.

mutley18 · 15-10-2021 8:20pm

Where do you check your overall record in Ultimate Team? I want to laugh at mine. I dunno is it the PS5 smaller player base or if I am just dung!

False Prophet · 15-10-2021 8:26pm

Is it possible to play 10 friendlies and forfeit after kickoff to get cllub loyalty chemistry?

Few places say its possible in fut22 but I dont see players matches playing stats increase so I've a feeling I'm wasting my time or doing it wrong

Lord TSC · 15-10-2021 8:27pm

That was actually a fun day, lol. Got nine games done in the last hour, cause people were quitting out after the first goal (even if I flukes it) and two people gave me wins. Hit rank three and couldn’t hit rank two with what I had left, so gave away the two wins.

Rewards

35,000k

1500 qualification points

player pick one

81 Elyounoussi

81 Blake

78 Lovrid

81 Yarmchuk

player pick 2

81 Wu Lei

81 Garry Rodrigues

81 Blake

78 Lovric

not great but given the workload involved, not massively bothered. Chose two that I might be able to use in icon swaps, etc.

jumbo rare players pack - Tadic, Grealish…loads of fodder basically.

TOtW pack - milinkovic Savic, Gvardiol & Taposa. First two don’t look bad actually.

Rock Lesnar · 15-10-2021 8:44pm

No idea how rivals works this year but im 10-2 and upto div.7, ranked 2nd i think

mutley18 · 15-10-2021 8:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118025735#Comment_118025735

I think they patched it because it wouldnt work for me either. I ended up just using the team in Squad Battles for 10 games instead. At least you get rewards on Sunday then.

Gyan84 · 15-10-2021 8:46pm

Ended up facing a guy with Mbappe and Neymar in my last qualifying match and got destroyed. My defense kept pushing into his half whenever I had the ball making the lobbed through balls to Mbappe simple whenever he won possession.

Back to 0 points and don't have much interest in trying again. Think I'll do the De Ligt sbc and play Far Cry for a week or two.

BrentMused · 15-10-2021 9:07pm

Had to do that RTTK de Ligt.

Got it done for 4k with what I had in my club, and ended up making that back on quick selling duplicates from the packs.

Currently running a full Serie A team with gold Koulibaly and gold Skriniar at the moment, so couldn't resist this as he's all but guaranteed one upgrade and has a very good shot at the second.

15-10-2021 9:48pm

I think they need to change the WL.

For the play offs a concession is rare as it's really only the odd situation it will be done.

But the first WL game I played the guy scored an OG and left, another left at 1-0 after 20mins and I think I had a 3rd who scored an OG and quit.

Sure it makes things easier and I'll get to 44 easy with a shot at 56(34 with 10 to play) and even a chance at R1 but it's just disminishing the thing when games are being conceded so regularly.

Maybe a solution without huge changes would be to let people end the WL at whatever rank they're happy. Stops those of us who want games getting cheap wins.

Bunny Colvin · 15-10-2021 9:53pm

Had to get some games done tonight. Finished 2-4. Wish I didn't bother, Servers are a joke.

Josey Wales · 15-10-2021 10:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118025971#Comment_118025971

What do you mean by upgrade? Do they change the stats on cards?

BrentMused · 15-10-2021 10:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118026273#Comment_118026273

Yeah, for some cards they do.

There's usually Road to the Finals cards where cards will upgrade if a players' team progresses in a competition, and this year they have introduced Road to the Knockouts (RTTK).

De Ligt for example will receive a +1 upgrade if Juventus progress from their Champions League group, and a further +1 if they win 3 if their next 4 in the group.

They play Malmo and Zenit x2 as their next 3 games so that card has a very strong chance of receiving the +2 upgrade.

martyos121 · 16-10-2021 12:55am

Got to Rank 3 and wasn’t able to get any further so I gave away a couple of wins which felt pretty nice, the messages of gratitude make it worth it too.

Was really looking forward to my rewards.

2 81 IF Player Picks

Lozano in the TOTW pack. Already packed him earlier.

Acuna in the jumbo rare players pack.

So I think I might be done with the weekend league for another year.🙂

Mr Moon · 16-10-2021 12:56am

4-3 for the evening in champs. All of my losses went to extra time, one lad had a god squad with Neymar and Messi and I was leading 3-1 but lost 4-3 in ET to a jammy goal. One lad just quit without giving the win, I felt like messaging him to tell him to just find the win.

oh tip for any of the new to Fifa lads, I know penalties aren’t very frequent in this game but if you look closely you can see the head movement of the kicker before he takes his shot, I’ve saved a lot of them from this method against what seems to be new to Fifa players but be careful, some players use it to bate you and go the other way.

16-10-2021 1:10am

I started 8-2, and then ended up 2-6 in the second half and had to win the last two to get the 56 points.

Game played like **** all evening but definitely got worse as it got later.

Are they joking with this patch?. It honestly feels like it fixed nothing listed in the notes.

You're still exposed from an attacking corner and I'm seeing no reduction in the bad touches(and whatever else they mentioned in the patch notes about control), keepers are still ridiculous in close and finesse shots dont seem that reduced.

3 picks - Raphinha, Lozano and Depay. I can use Raphinha on low chem on the left, Depay I'll add to the bench.

Have loads of packs to open but loaded up on Silvers before 6pm thinking there would be splurge so cant open anything until I shift 30 more cards.

Calvin · 16-10-2021 1:22am

Got RTTK Gravenberch from the daily SBC, not too bad. Looks a quality card. On a bit of a winning streak in rivals atm too, Haaland banging in goals for fun again.

Rock Lesnar · 16-10-2021 7:50am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118026953#Comment_118026953

The head movement on pens has been like that for the past 2 fifas, i use it to my advantage every time, look right and go left last minute or chip down the middle

On a sepearte note, 1st day playing the game yesterday, keepers are way op'd but i knew that from the reviews, but the players feel like they are playing on ice, very hard to control them, also the ball deflections from tackles is as bad as last year

BrentMused · 16-10-2021 8:06am

Serie A is really feasting this year.

Usually it's generally forgotten about and nearly every good SBC or bit of content is PL based, but POTM Koulibaly, RTTK de Ligt, RTTK Tonali, RTTK Vidal are all excellent. We've had Pedro too although I wasn't keen on that SBC.

Definitely going to bring in RTTK Tonali to replace gold Kessie and RTTK Vidal to replace gold Barella when they drop in price a bit as AC Milan won't be getting out of that group.

For a combined 250k now there's 2 midfielders who will easily do the job for months and it will cheaper than that when AC Milan can't qualify.

Gyan84 · 16-10-2021 10:22am

Did the RTTK De Ligt sbc last night which let me get rid of my untradeables and open the packs I had saved. Got RTTF Gravenberch, Valverde and Pogba from about 10 packs. Up to 250k now with my IF Dzekos and Maguires still waiting to rise.

Want to try out the RTTF Isak card but might wait a bit to see if his price drops.

Osmosis Jones · 16-10-2021 10:53am

Just realised we've barely had a whisper about Swaps this year

awec · 16-10-2021 11:33am

Just played a game where my opponent got a 1 on 1 against me and my 87 rated keeper literally ran out of the goals to the side to give him an open goal.

Bizarre and infuriating.

Lord TSC · 16-10-2021 11:39am

Blargh. Tried to run the qualifiers this morning cause I was on a high. Went 3-0 and then 3-5 :(

BrentMused · 16-10-2021 11:43am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118027730#Comment_118027730

On a positive note, plenty of time to get the Rivals points to try again during the week :)

Hogey007 · 16-10-2021 1:08pm

I still have access to the mobile app, I think it’ll expire tomorrow unless you buy the game so pumped my coins into IF Muller.

if I get the game in January I would expect to at the very least double coins on him, if not treble.

for anyone playing now, I’d still recommend him as a longer term investment, an 88 IF with easy links at 20k is a steal. If you have excess coins buy a few, stash him in your club and forget about him and be patient, IF’s will take a while to rise but once icon sbc’s and lucky bags come these will rise

obviously if you’re good at trading you could do more with the coin by trading daily but if you’re not bothered with that just buy some and see what’s he’s selling for in about 4 or 5 weeks

Adamcp898 · 16-10-2021 1:13pm

Currently on track for rank 4. Looked like a comfortable rank 3 but can’t string two passes together now it seems. I’ve noticed certain formations you fave force your back line to play higher than others which is very annoying because it’s the sweaty teams doing it and you can’t do much about it.

Anybody been able to make coins this week? Nothing has shifted for me, didn’t expect the rare golds to move but rare silver & bronze trading is on it’s arse as well.

mutley18 · 16-10-2021 1:28pm

Got Kimpembe in the gold preview pack, was shocked to see he goes for 60k! Most expensive 83 in the game? Anyway it was a handy 50k profit.

v3ttel · 16-10-2021 2:10pm

My pack luck is shocking. 35 packs opened yesterday and the best player was an untradeable 81 in form. Not a single walkout. 18 packs without a single board and when I did get one, it was Asensio who is 850 coins.

I've had two walkouts in all of the packs I've opened this game cycle (Chiellini who goes for 5K from Advanced SBCs and Courtois).

Adamcp898 · 16-10-2021 2:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118028435#Comment_118028435

I’m right there with you! To the point where I seriously considered creating a new EA account this year to see if it would work

BrentMused · 16-10-2021 2:18pm

Went 8-8 in Weekend League and gave the rest away. I was 6-8 but got the last two wins gifted to me.

Nice to play a Weekend League with no stress involved.

Rafinha and Lozano the best options from the reds which I can't complain about at all as they'll be excellent super subs for me, something I'm currently lacking.

Muller from the TOTW pack and 2 discards. Muller's price should fly up during the year so I'll stash him in the club.

Coman and Kroos from the Jumbo Rare Players Pack.

Overall very pleased with that!

Gyan84 · 16-10-2021 2:22pm

Hopefully an IF Firmino next Wednesday. I'll probably start saving fodder in the hope of a potm Salah as well even though it'll probably have 20+ squads.

Think I've given up on Squad battles. The teams you play are much better now and the points for Elite 1 are only getting higher as the more casual players drop off in favor of rivals.

mutley18 · 16-10-2021 3:03pm

Firmino nailed on for an IF. Hoping Reus can get in too, he has opened the scoring for Dortmund.

awec · 16-10-2021 3:12pm

Picked up the De Ligt SBC, reasonable cost.

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81 Elyounoussi

81 Wu Lei