FIFA 16 Ultimate Team is EA’s latest attempt to translate the world’s most popular sport into something that people actually want to play on mobile devices. While the Ultimate Team mode has always been a primary feature on phones and tablets, the big news for this season is that the game no longer pretends to be something it’s not (namely, a full-on approximation of the console FIFA games), and just has you go about your business building the best squad of real life players you can assemble.
First off, if you’re a new player to FUT and didn’t get a chance to try out the FUT 17, I would strongly recommend going through the official website and familiarize yourself with a couple of things about how FUT works. Playing FIFA 16 Ultimate Team is not only about manage these four card groups. You need to find the right formation to your play style and to the players you picked. It is on the pitch where you see if you built an unbeatable team or not. You can play on online and offline tournaments and seasons, challenge your friends or try the new Draft mode. FIFA 16 Ultimate Team combines your fantasy team with award-winning FIFA 16 game play.
Casual MMA fans may still struggle to understand how the game's Ultimate Team mode differs from the money-spinning variations seen elsewhere. Let's get straight into it. Since you’ll load up on gold cards right from the beginning of the game, start off by making your team all-gold, then start fine tuning from there. Check the Store daily. EA is quite fond of sneaking in packs that are only offered for a limited time, especially when club soccer in season (which is most of the year, but still). That’s also a good reason not to spend your coins wastefully, as you never know when a juicy deal on some good packs is going to come your way.
You’ll receive some packs including a Starter Pack containing 34 cards – these cards are, however, cannot be sold. After opening up all your packs, the first thing that you need to do is to financially support your club. We’re going to gloss over it, as you need know only the basics - which is that, if adjacent players (ideally in their optimum positions) have good “links” between them - specifically that they share the same nationality or currently play for the same club or within the same league - the overall Chemistry rating in your team will increase. Essentially, the better the Chemistry between your players, the better your team will perform in game, which you may notice in effect when you play your first FUT game.
The best thing at your disposal, at this point, is going to be your cards. You need to sell all these cards except the ones from the Starter Pack and then proceed. Then, start looking for weak points in your game and search for players who will represent a boost in specific statistics. If speed is an issue, go for a high PAC. A high SHO will make for great shooting on goal, while a high PAS will increase passing and receiving effectiveness. A high DEF increases defense, a high DRI refers to dribbling skill (faster changes of direction + easier time keeping the ball), and PHY refers to physical toughness.
To make the challenge of building your own squad even more fun and unique, there are some rules: the chemistry rules. It measures how well the players like to play together. Going in without any prior knowledge of FUT rules won’t get you anywhere near success. Once you’re done with learning the basic idea of how FUT works, jump into the game right away. At the beginning days of the FUT, the market is always fluctuating and you need to take advantage of this thing to score yourself a couple of good deals.
