Fifa 11 Ultimate Team Strategy guide
85The basics
Hi, this being my first Hub i thought i would try to inform you of the tips and strategys of ultimate team 11.I don't claim to be the best at the game but i know my fair share of things which may help people new to the game or people looking to improve their team.
first of all there's the Goliath task of getting highest chemistry possible, this can be done in multiple ways:
- Go for an international team
- Get a team where all players are from same league
- Get all players in the same formation including the manager
However you don't necessarily need your teams chemistry to be high but I advise it as it improves your passing and you're teams general ability.
Next there is getting your teams rating as low as possible,but getting ratings as high as possible,follow? well if your team rating is 85 overall you will play teams with an 85 rating or above,so keep it low and play teams with a low rating, this can be done by the following:
- get a high standard team with a bronze bench
- rely on you're ability and go for the bronze or silver team
- ignore me and get stuffed by some basher with the Barcelona team
Ok, let’s start with the basics. Obviously you want an awesome squad, but the main things that differentiates gameplay from normal FIFA gameplay is chemistry. This is essentially how well your squad links together, with 100 being awesome and 0 indicating they have no legs. Players have chemistry individually, and also due to the players alongside them.
Players get individual chemistry by:
• Players having the correct or a similar formation. You get more chemistry for having the right formation than one similar.
• Players playing in the correct or a similar position. You get more chemistry for having the right position than a similar one.
There are formation cards that can alter formations, and position cards that can alter player positions. There are formation cards for every formation, but only a certain amount for positions. There are five position card “chains”, which go like this:
LWB <-> LB
RWB <-> RB
LM <-> LW <-> LF
RM <-> RW <-> RF
CDM <-> CM <-> CAM <-> CF <-> ST
The double headed arrow indicates that there are cards for both changes: for instance, there is a CM -> CAM card, and a CAM -> CM card. Once you have the card you want, you apply it to your player in the squad menu as you would a fitness or injury card.
Players also get a chemistry bonus from players alongside them by:
• Players with the same nationality. This has the smallest link between players, but is still good.
• Players playing in the same league. You get a higher bonus than the same nationality for this.
• Players playing for the same club. You get the highest linking bonus for this.
Bearing this in mind, a team with David Villa, Ibrahimovic and Rooney up front is actually going to be pretty poor, because they’re not going to be making any sort of cohesive movement with each other. It’s best to work out the squad you want and how well they will link before you go and spend megabucks.
MONEY
Ah. Money. I bet this section’s got your attention, right?
This is the issue that most players have. I’m aware of a few very good FIFA players who really struggle with making money, and on the other hand I’ve thrashed teams made of the most expensive players money can buy 6-0 with the spares in my club. Money does not make a good player, it’s worth knowing that before you set out. If you’re complaining about not having enough money to win, you’re probably a below average player.
Moreover, this section will not make you millions of coins in a week. Making money, for all but the elite economists of UT, takes time and luck. It’s also important to remember that the money is there to be used for players in the game, but many people get addicted to pushing that number in the top right higher and higher. So be careful.
Money Terminology:
K = thousands. Example: 5k = 5,000 coins.
c = coins. Example: 600c = 600 coins.
The Basics of Money:
1) Money in FUT11 cannot be lost, unless spent on “money sinks”, or you overspend. Basically, this means that if you buy a player for his market price, you have not lost that money – you get it back when you choose to sell that card. For instance, I made an Eredivisie team at the beginning of UT. A few days ago I was in real need of some money, and finally gave up waiting for a tournament that would allow the Eredivisie XI to be introduced and sold all the players. It left me with over 100k. This was all money that I had earned earlier, and left sitting in my club in the form of players I had no use for. I could get it back when I sold the cards.
Money sinks are simply cards that you will not sell once you have purchased because you have bought them for a purpose; formation cards, contract cards, fitness cards and the like. Players do not fall into this category as you can always sell them on.
2) If you’re not sure whether a card is overpriced or underpriced, do not buy it. There is nothing worse than picking up a card for 5k, trying to sell it for 7k and realising it’s worth 1k. It is always worth keeping tabs on cards which there is a constant demand.
3) You should always keep a nest egg of money for when things go wrong. If you spend 50k of your 50,050c fortune on Eto’o, and then get three injuries and two contracts run out in the following game, you have about 500c with which to fix a serious problem that could cost you anything up to 2k. It’s worth keeping money to give you something to fall back on if you make an awful buy, or if you need a lot of contracts/injury cards in a hurry.
4) EA takes 5% of all money you make from selling cards. Example: If you sell a card for 1,000 cards, you get 950 of them. The other five percent is docked by EA to prevent instant profit and inflation on cards. To work out how much you’ve earned from a card, multiply the total the card sold for by 0.95.
1) The Hour Method
• HOW: When people want a quick sale, they do it for little cash and the lowest time possible. In the player search, scroll to the right until you reach 59m, and search in that minute for players cheaper than normal. Sell those players for a profit.
• PROS: Possible to make massive money, probably the biggest potential on UT for profit.
• CONS: Takes a long time to get there, no guarantee money can be made, very popular method so difficult to get bargains, accidentally pressing exit means hours of scrolling wasted, possible to lose money if you don’t know your player prices.
2) The Silver Market
• HOW: The silver market is the most malleable market of the three card types, with players worth 10k going for less than 1k due to unsuspecting owners and the lack of popularity in silver cards. This method essentially means keeping an eye out for silvers that sell for a lot of money, and taking advantage when they do.
• PROS: Little risk if player remains unfound, rare silver players can sell for more than their worth if none others are up.
• CONS: If you get the player value wrong you fail hard. Method will be more difficult to use when silver tournaments are introduced.
3) The Discard Method
• HOW: Non shiny golds can be discarded for about 310 coins, and shiny golds for about 610. Often these cards are put up for a BIN of less than this; take advantage and buy them, then make a little profit.
• PROS: Zero risk, simple as they come.
• CONS: Will take you a while to build up any serious profit.
4) The One Minute Method
• HOW: Simple; keep an eye on the cards ending in about thirty seconds and under, and bid on any going cheap.
• PROS: Surprising amount of cards reach thirty seconds without a bid. They’re all yours.
• CONS: A valuable card coming down way below value is uncommon, what’s even more uncommon is it staying there.
5) The Begging Method
• HOW: Make threads on the forum asking for money.
• PROS: None.
• CONS: You are revealed as the skiving that you are.
These methods are just a starting point. Modify them as you wish, or ignore them all and carve your own way. None of the guarantee mass profits, but they will give you a starting step on the ladder to greatness.
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hi ive got a team rated bout 79/80.
this is it:
GK Benaglio 81
DEF Riether 76, Freidrich 79, Kjaer 79, Maxwell 79.
MID Cameronese 78, Diego 82, Josque 80, Adriano 78
STRK Grafite 80, Vagner love 80. (all my bench players are of a similiar level e.g. Frings 81, Huntelaar 81, Farfan 81, Geromel 80, Cacau 79 etc. MY TEAM CHEM IS 96ish-im happy with this but tbh i dont have the money to stregthen my squad and keep my team chem high, can u find me a better overall team still containing my better players but at an affordable amount of coins (5,000ish)with high team chem still.
well i would go for an international team i went for the france team at first with rubbish players then improved on it
www.ultimateteamguide.nl
My French Team is:
Anelka Benzema
Gourcouff
Malouda Nasri
Toulalan
Cisokko Squillachi Gallas Sagna
Lyons Keeper (the name has escaped me)
On the bench are gignac, briand, escude, reveilliere, Govou, henry, diarra.
Only anelka and nasri costs a fair bit (20k-ish) the rest are cheap.
Now to build by Seria A team =D
I used your strategies bought leroy lita 550, sold 12450 was my best profit and 100 chemistry owns!
my team is
buffon (86)
zaneti (82) samuel (85) vidic(87) nesta (84) riise (80)
de rossi(83) hamsik(83)
cassano(84)
miccoli (83) eto(84)
bench = pato 83 ,juan 84 ,vucinic 82,vargas 82, krasic 83, robinhio 81
formation = 5212(all my players support this formation)
manager roberto mancini (82) supports formation
My Team.
Buffon
Nesta Chillini
Chivu Zanetti
De Rossi Totti Pirlo
Miccoli Robinho
Pato
97 Chemistry :)
what are the sub formations for 4-1-2-1-2 for a goalkeeper?
LW - Pedro ST - David Villa RW - Saving 4 messi
CM - XaVi CM - Mascerano CM - Xabi Alonso
LB - Abidal CB - Pique CB - Puyol RB - Alves
GK - Valdes
Team Rating 84 Chemistry 100
Can a player change from a normal shiny gold, to an inform player???
Is buying a top gold pack from the store and hoping to get a rooney or ronaldo etc and then selling them for 200k+ an advisable strategy?
j4m3s88 i wouldnt advice it tbh pal i mean buying packs is risky and barely does the risk pay off glad my guide is helping you all :D
Thanks for the strategy info. My current team is
Reina
Aurelio Agger Carragher Johnson
J.Cole Meireles(IF) Gerrard Maxi
Kuyt Suarez
Basically the liverpool team but im saving up for andy carroll and jamie carragher in form :D
Also the gold pack method doesn't work. I got David Villa last month and sold him for 200,000 coins, but I have probably spent that much on gold packs since FUT11 came out, so no real profit, it's best to resist the temptation of a gold pack!
anyone want to by the chelsea 2nd squad,likes of malouda kalou ramires cech sturridge ashley cole alex and obi mikel. probably worth 50k
My team =)
Casilias 89
Dani Alvez 84-Puyol 87-Pepe 86(Weekly)-Abidal 85(Weekly)
Iniesta 89 (Weekly) -Xavi 89 (weekly)- Xavi Alonso 85
Messi93(Weekly)- David Villa 88 - C.Ronaldo 92 (weekly)
Bench : Benzema,Aguero,Lisandro,Lopez,Victor Valdez,Higuain,Pedro (Weekly)
The weekly means that its a player off the week =)
Thanks for watching
Ronaldo has never been player of the week?
IN UT 11 Messi is overhalf a bloody million!can u believe it
Just saw him go for a 1.1m! How do people get that kind of coins/money?!
My team :)
GK: BUFFON 86
LB: ABIDAL 82
CB: SILVA 84
CB: CHIELLINI 85
RB: LAHM 86
CM: PIRLO 82
CM: CAMBIASSO 84
CM: KRASIC 84
LF: RONALDINHO 83
RF: PATO 83
ST: IBRAHIMOVIC 85
BENCH:
PODOLSKI
VERMAELEN
SCHWEINSTEIGER
ROBINHO
CECH
GOMEZ
BALLACK
RESERVES:
ROSICKY
HULK
IVANOVIC
SAGNA
THIAGO MOTTA
TEAM RATING 5* 84
CHEMISTRY 99
please m8 no begging and tbh falling for the duplication is your own fault because at the end of the day it is a well known fact thet nobody i repeat NOBODY can duplicate players despite the evidence they may give you or whatever bullshit they tell them it DOES not work!!!!!!!!
I am new to the wonderful world of Fifa and severely addicted to it. Very intrigued by the Ultimate Team play and wanna give it a go asap, even though I am completely clueless!! Thanks for the guide to get me started!!
If Anyone can beat my team you are a legend Goalie: Casillas
LB: Evra CB: Pique CB: Terry RB: Dani Alves LW: Ronaldo
CAM: Iniesta CAM: Xavi RW: Messi CF: Rooney Cf: Drogba
Strikers: forlan 87 villa 88
Cf:iniesta 87
Lm bastos 82
Cm kaka 86 xavi 87
Rm hulk 86 (IF)
Cb thiago silva 84 lucio 85 Maicon 86
Gk julio cesar 88(I think)
This was mainly funded from getting drogba and if ribery in packs :D
My team is Cesar
Ramos Ferdinand Vidic Evra
Lennon Van der Vaart Snieder Nani
Van Persie Kuyt
in form casillas form. 4222
in form pepe in form pique in form abidal in form maicon
in form xavi inform iniesta
in form kaka in form fabregas
in form drogba in form rooney
subs (all in form)
benzema pedro carvalho carroll totti hamsik sneider lavezzi
Good tips m8, this sort of info always helps to keep me pushing to make a good profit as some days are different than others.
My team is:
david villa, benzema
iniesta, xabi alonso, xavi
Maxwell, pique, puyol, milito, dani alves
Cassiles
Manager vincinte del bosque and playing 5-3-2
:-) now just waiting on messi
gk.85 valdes rb.85 sergio ramos lb.84 ashley cole cb 85.rio ferdinand cb 84.pepe rm.84gareth bale cm85.xabi alonso cm86.steven gerrard rm.84.krasic st.84 calvani cf.86.samuel eto manager 88. harry redknap formation 4-4-1-1. chemisrty 100 need tips for help and ideas of players who would fit in my team good thanks
My Premiership Team:
GK: Cech
Def: Sagna,Vidic,Ferdinand, Cole
Mid: IF Adam, IF Giggs, IF Nani, IF Van der Vaart
Att: IF Hernandez, IF Rooney
Selling An IF Ronaldo makes a lot of coins :D
My Team
GK: Casillas 89
RB: Ramos 85
CB: Pepe 84
CB: Raul Albiol 83
LB: Marcelo 79
CM: Ozil 84
CM: Xabi Alonso 85
CM: Diarra 82
LF: Di Maria 82
RF: Kaka 86
ST: Adebayor 92
Manager: Del Bosque 96
Subs:
Dudek 72
Arbeloa 82
Carvalho 84
Khedira 80
Pedro Leon 80
Canales 76
Higuian 85
Reserves:
Adan 63
Garay 80
Gago 78
Benzema 83
Iv just started UT and im not to sure wether to buy bronze packs or buy bronze players off trade because if i dont buy packs i wont get contracts ?? what should i do??
Packs I say, u might get a squad fitness card as well or a rare bronze player- great way to make money :)
I have no idea how to get started with the shit team everyone starts with
my team is awesome man
GK: Heskey 99
RB: Heskey 99
CB: Heskey 99
CB: Heskey 99
LB: Heskey 99
CM: Heskey 99
CM: Heskey 99
CM: Heskey 99
LF: Heskey 99
RF: Heskey 99
ST: Heskey 99
Manager: Heskey 99
buy bronze players packs arent worth anything buy the players save your money and gradually improve by buying gold players...NOT SILVER you dont want silver players when you are just starting off you can get a decent gold for 350 coins as well!!!
Hi I need help with the single player trophies, i dont understand the "maximum quality: Silver" could someone please xplain thank you
@Kyle - Maximum quality: Silver means exactly what it says, you can't have gold players in your team to compete in that said tournemant.
I'm still in the process of learning the value of players but I managed to scoop a 91 Arsene Wenger for 550c, I sold him straight away for 2.5k. Is he worth much more than 2.5k? Even so I still made a tidy profit.
Hi Guys
I am completely struggling with UT cant seem to make a profit, how do other players have a 5 star team after 1 month of playing.
I have a good bronze team but i cant get enough money in because i need to buy contracts.
any advice guys? should i just play games and get coins gradually or tournaments, the guys online kill me with their 5 star teams but i give them a game with just bronze players.
UT is hard,i dont need good players, i just need average players.
any advice is helpful and thanks Calum
my team is
GK Valdes 88
RB Alves 89
CB Pique 89
CB Puyol 87
LB Ramos 87
RM Messi 90
CM Iniesta 91
CM Xavi 87
LM Navas 86
ST Villa 89
ST Aguero 89
i have a full inform team,the team of year, i have roughly around 20 million
Good and not too expensive Barclays PL team:
GK: Hart (83) Man-City / England
LB: Cole (85) Chelsea / England
CB: Toure (83) Man-City / Ivory Coast
CB: Vermaelen (83) Arsenal / Belgium
RB: Sagna (83) Arsenal / France
CM: Mata (86) Chelsea / Spain
CM: Toure (85) Man-City / Ivory Coast
CM: Milner (81) Man-City / England (try to buy Donovan (83) if you have enough money)
LW: Nani (85) Man-United / Portugal
ST: Doumbia (82) CSKA Moskva / Ivory Coast
RW: Gervinho (84) Arsenal / Ivory Coast
Coach: Pick an English or an Ivory Coast manager
Formation: 4-3-2-1
Rating: 5* (83)
Chemistry: 100
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