FUT FM Episode 53

 

Hey comrades, the World Cup update is officially here, we’ve crowned an Xbox playoffs champion, AND 94 TOTS Jonas (our favorite FUT player) is out. What a week! Let’s get to it.

 

 

P.S. We now do a bonus unfiltered and uncut episode every week. Once you finish this one and the article, be sure to tune into the first FUT FM RAW at the bottom of this page.

 

There’s A Problem With Custom Tactics, And A Solution

After testing custom tactics between ourselves and with helpful friends on Twitter and Reddit, we have come to the conclusion that custom tactics do not always apply to your team.

Goran (drpoplove) ran 76 79 49 as his defensive CTs for 11 games in the World Cup mode, but his team would simply drop deep and not press. Only after he touched the CTs mid-match did they start to apply.

So the best way to make sure that your custom tactics are being used is to set them up as you normally would, start a match, pause, select your CT and change any value by 1 (you can then change it back).

If you’d like to test this yourself, hop into an online match and try playing with 25 25 25 as your defensive CTs vs 76 79 49. Compare the 2 with and without mid-game changes.

EA have been notified of this issue and are looking into it, here’s a tweet from Zaro:

 

Thanks for the heads-up, Goran! 👊❤️
We got that and sent it to the teams right away!
Will keep you updated! (o;

— Mr. Zaro (@EA_GZaro) May 31, 2018

 

As of this writing, we’re not sure if this affects core FUT as well. To be safe, we recommend re-applying your CTs in all modes mid-game.

 

Early Reactions To The World Cup Mode

Both of us are enjoying our World Cup time so far, despite the obvious bugs and glitches (scoreboard, offside, etc.).

It feels like this mode is really meant for casual enjoyment, which is a nice change of pace. Packs give you decent pulls, and getting an Icon is super easy! So far, we’ve seen a lot more variety in the teams we’re facing, but that’s to be expected early on.

Of course, this update has absolutely annihilated the FUT market! Prices have hit rock bottom and continue to drop. Some have critiqued this as “killing the game,” but at this point we’re in June 2018.

The next FIFA is roughly 3 months away when you actually think about it, so why not let people have a little bit of fun? Not everyone can play 1000+ matches to grind for the cards they really want, plus there are no more qualifying FUT Champs months.

Enjoyment aside, the custom tactics bug is critical. Also, it would have been really nice to been able to play online FUT WC friendlies.

On another note, we want to give a huge congrats to Michael “Megabit” Bittner for winning the Amsterdam playoffs! He’s a great player and has been known to go 80-0 (both consoles) during the WL Crazy!

So that brings us to FUT FM Raw! If you’ve made it this far you’ll want to tune into our bonus episode, we dig deeper into the World Cup, the playoffs, and GDPR!

 

We’ll see you next week folks, don’t forget to subscribe to FUT FM on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Android to never miss an episode.

Cheers!

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FUT FM Episode 53 Highlights

0:52  FUT FM RAW announcement.

2:48  New World Cup Icons, THAT Klose card, Nakata, and 89 Maradona.

9:38  What’s the meta going to be for the World Cup update?

12:20  Valerio’s sci fi rockets and alien abductions…

13:00  TOTS 94 Jonas!!!

16:40  Amsterdam playoffs, Kurt’s reaction to the Paris event, the problem with kick off goals.

24:00  FIFA esports evolution and growing pains.