FIFA 13 Discussion

[Phatmann]

No disconnections yet for me too but for the first few months of Fifa 12 I had no problems; it was later on where I seemed to disconnect every other game on Clubs. For 1v1 I didn't ever really have any disconnection problems on Fifa 12.

 

[BarnDoor]

Jonno, Haribo and Bish I demand you buy it - we need more shitstabbers.

 

[Dragonfly]

I've still not bought this. I'll hopefully get it today and will jump on clubs, probably tonight, since it's only Villa vs WBA on MOTD2.

 

[Ziss]

[MENTION=125991]Appswah[/MENTION], are you getting your 20% off packs? I'm still having to pay 7500?

 

[IronCity]

10:37

So far in my career with Milan, I've lost all my pre-season friendlies while tinkering with formations (including a 4-0 defeat against a mediocre team) and in my first game of the season, having decided to play on with Milan's default formation and not the highly offensive 4-3-3 I used with Nocerina in FIFA 12, I got knocked out of the Coppa Italia (first game of the seasson) by Varese, conceding two goals in the last five minutes. The winner was a crap shot from inside the area which took two deflections and trickled past my third-choice goalkeeper (Amelia is first-choice, Gabriel second-choice and a youngster I signed with a rating of 60 my third-choice).

I feel like Massimiliano Allegri :huh:

In transfer news, Flamini moved to Arsenal for £5m, Mesbah went to Palermo for £1.4m, Montolivo was sold to Atletico Madrid for £13.8m and I accidentally turned down a £6m bid for Mexes when I was supposed to accept :facepalm:

12:23

Oh dear. Now I've lost 3-1 to Sampdoria in my first league game and am about to start my CL campaign having abandoned the default Milan formation and switched to a variation of the 4-3-3 I used in FIFA 12.

:no:

I can only start a game with clubs' real formations. I am just anal retentive like that. I read www.football-lineups.com almost like a person with OCD.

I imagine everyone has noticed Sneijder being the first or second sale again in 13 as it was in 12. Pisses me off to see City sell Tevez. When I play against City I want that no-neck bastard on the Etihad field.

 

[Bish]

Jonno, Haribo and Bish I demand you buy it - we need more shitstabbers.

I pre-ordered from Amazon, should hopefully arrive tomorrow.

 

[Jonno394]

[MENTION=76586]BarnDoor[/MENTION] I can't be arsed; this game is such a time eater. If I buy this game i'll literally watch/play/do fuck all for ages.

 

[BarnDoor]

You won't Jonno because you can only build up your Pro online in Clubs. The one time it would suit me more to do it offline.

 

[IronCity]

Odd, that crazy fast speed I complained about last night is gone today. Game speed on slow was too slow and changed back to normal and was fine. I am thinking the speed may have changed to fast internally last night. I was jumping a lot between online and offline games.

 

[Jonny2J]

Just changed to manual crossing on this.

Fucking class so far. So now using that and manual through balls. Both making such a difference.

Will change to shooting soon as well.

 

[Ziss]

[MENTION=1055]Phatmann[/MENTION], If you're interested, I've got a pretty wicked German team on the go?

 

[Phatmann]

[MENTION=1055]Phatmann[/MENTION], If you're interested, I've got a pretty wicked German team on the go?

Interested in what? You mean you want to show me? If so, go ahead.

 

[Ziss]

Interested in what? You mean you want to show me? If so, go ahead.

Yeah. Was struggling in Season Mode so went for an all German Team. Working very, very well so far.

3-4-1-2

Zieler

Compper
Badstuber
Huth

Schurrle
Tiffert
Gundogan
Sam

Gotze

Esswein
Helmes

Subs:
Ulreich
Caligiuri
Klose
Didavi

I have only just purchased Gundogan, Ulreich, Caligiuri and Klose, but the team works so well. The defense dominates the air, and despite what their speed stats suggest, are quick on the floor.

It would probably cost you 20,000-25,000 to build the team, but I did get a few of them (Zieler, Badstuber, Didavi and Helmes) from packs. The most expensive players are going to be Badstuber, Schurrle, Gundogan and my most expensive player, Gotze (9,500).

Record since "Going German":

Sunderland (World Class) 2-0
Marseille (Professional) 7-0
Genoa (World Class) 1-0
Hannover (Semi-Pro) 8-0

All games finish 60%+ for possession, and only conceded two shots at goal, both in the same move versus Genoa.

Great stuff.

 

[Phatmann]

Yeah. Was struggling in Season Mode so went for an all German Team. Working very, very well so far.

3-4-1-2

Zieler

Compper
Badstuber
Huth

Schurrle
Tiffert
Gundogan
Sam

Gotze

Esswein
Helmes

Subs:
Ulreich
Caligiuri
Klose
Didavi

I have only just purchased Gundogan, Ulreich, Caligiuri and Klose, but the team works so well. The defense dominates the air, and despite what their speed stats suggest, are quick on the floor.

It would probably cost you 20,000-25,000 to build the team, but I did get a few of them (Zieler, Badstuber, Didavi and Helmes) from packs. The most expensive players are going to be Badstuber, Schurrle, Gundogan and my most expensive player, Gotze (9,500).

Record since "Going German":

Sunderland (World Class) 2-0
Marseille (Professional) 7-0
Genoa (World Class) 1-0
Hannover (Semi-Pro) 8-0

All games finish 60%+ for possession, and only conceded two shots at goal, both in the same move versus Genoa.

Great stuff.

Looks a good team, although I reckon I'd be dreadful playing with only 3 at the back as my defending can be erratic when playing vs CPU. I had a few of those players in my UT last year when I created a Bundesliga squad just after my Serie A team. It started off with Miroslav Klose but my reasoning for going with the Bundesliga was so that I could get Kagawa I had Zieler and Gotze as well as Klose in my squad along with the likes of Naldo, Vieirinha, Aogo and I bought Lahm for 15k just to get the trophy for buying a player for 15k or more. I had some In Form players such as Drobny and Ibisevic but didn't have many real expensive players.

I noticed that my next pack is available in the store but I've not opened it yet in case there is a happy hour this week. Have you heard any rumours/concrete facts about when happy hours will start up again?

 

[Ziss]

Looks a good team, although I reckon I'd be dreadful playing with only 3 at the back as my defending can be erratic when playing vs CPU. I had a few of those players in my UT last year when I created a Bundesliga squad just after my Serie A team. It started off with Miroslav Klose but my reasoning for going with the Bundesliga was so that I could get Kagawa I had Zieler and Gotze as well as Klose in my squad along with the likes of Naldo, Vieirinha, Aogo and I bought Lahm for 15k just to get the trophy for buying a player for 15k or more. I had some In Form players such as Drobny and Ibisevic but didn't have many real expensive players.

I noticed that my next pack is available in the store but I've not opened it yet in case there is a happy hour this week. Have you heard any rumours/concrete facts about when happy hours will start up again?

Thank you. I will, over time, add bigger, more expensive players when either I get them in packs, or make big profits on other packs. That or silly prices for players like Neuer (60k) come down.

I had a German silver team last year, which had Compper and Esswein in it. They did great for me, especially Compper. For a player who is now only 300/350, I really would recommend him to anyone.

Three at the back is easy enough to play, as you'll get support from your midfield.

Not heard anything yet. Got two free packs sitting in the store, waiting. Have also followed [MENTION=11844]ultimate[/MENTION]TeamUK, who claim they'll let everyone know when HHs are.

 

[R9NALD9]

10:37

So far in my career with Milan, I've lost all my pre-season friendlies while tinkering with formations (including a 4-0 defeat against a mediocre team) and in my first game of the season, having decided to play on with Milan's default formation and not the highly offensive 4-3-3 I used with Nocerina in FIFA 12, I got knocked out of the Coppa Italia (first game of the seasson) by Varese, conceding two goals in the last five minutes. The winner was a crap shot from inside the area which took two deflections and trickled past my third-choice goalkeeper (Amelia is first-choice, Gabriel second-choice and a youngster I signed with a rating of 60 my third-choice).

I feel like Massimiliano Allegri :huh:

In transfer news, Flamini moved to Arsenal for £5m, Mesbah went to Palermo for £1.4m, Montolivo was sold to Atletico Madrid for £13.8m and I accidentally turned down a £6m bid for Mexes when I was supposed to accept :facepalm:

12:23

Oh dear. Now I've lost 3-1 to Sampdoria in my first league game and am about to start my CL campaign having abandoned the default Milan formation and switched to a variation of the 4-3-3 I used in FIFA 12.

:no:

Good to see I'm not the only one who's ass is getting handed back to him by the AI

 

[Dragonfly]

I've started a Career Mode - legendary level and strict board - in the Swiss league, as Grasshopper. I've called my manager Stephane Chapuisat. I didn't realise how early the season starts in Switzerland. My first friendly was three days into the season and it's the only game I've played so far. I drew 3-3 with Perth Glory, after going 3-1 down. Changing from 4-1-4-1 to 4-2-3-1 helped a lot.

I've not signed a player, but am needing a GK, ST and another CM/DM. I had a quick transfer search before switching off and I reckon Wendel from Vaso could be the one. He's listed as a DM, but I thought he used to play as a winger. He looks like a good all-rounder. I used the "enquire" option, which is a nice addition, and Vasco quoted £600k, so he could be my first signing.

I like that you can trade players and offer levels of player importance in the contract. I wonder what the consequences would be if you don't play player that's 'Crucial To The 1st Team'.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Started my Career with Palace - currently February & I'm 3rd in the league, in the Capital One cup final against City (gulp!), & out of the FA Cup early doors thanks to a Chelsea mauling.

Trying to build a young team so I'm really trying to build around the likes of Zaha, Bolasie & Jonathan Williams (who I hope develops as well as I'm expecting, heard he's the bollocks irl) but wasn't given a great deal of money at the start, so padded the first team out with loanees in Sterling, Joel Campbell & Paul Pogba! Signed the young Kyle Bennett from Doncaster in a straight swap with O'Keefe, he's absolute lightning and constantly improving already. Also made an exchange with Speroni & cash for Paul Robinson, whom I've made my captain.

In January, I noticed Redmond was in bad form so I made a cheeky enquiry and managed to bag him on the last day of the window for £1.3m, he's going to be the shit. Hopefully I can make it into the Prem in my first season & get some decent dough to sort out the youth academy.

I love this shit!

 

[nikos24]

I have redeemed my pre-order codes, now where the fuck can I access them? :kobe:

EDIT: Found it.

Wow, just had my first Virtual Pro drop-in match. It was intense! We lost 3-2 at the end, but I did come up with a penalty save and a few good saves throughout the game. I had the highest rating among my team-mates

FC PESGaming, sign me up!

 

[Top Gun]

I'm on Ultimate Team mostly atm. Starting to build a decent team but with no real chemistry. Best player I got so far in a pack has been Pirlo but ended up selling him for around 30k.

My top players now are Blaszczykowski, Khedeira, Valbeuna, Courtois, Lucho Gonzalez and Lucas. Seem to still be able to beat most teams as pace is still the most important thing to have.