FUT Weekly Podcast

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On this episode, game designer Seb and game critic and consultant Brammers join Ben to cover the following topics:

00:00 Intro & Panel Introductions with Seb and Brrrammers

01:42 Reviewing Season One: Expectations, Comparison to Past Cycles, and Gameplay

26:10 Content and the Power Curve: Store Packs, Squad Building, and Progression

35:19 Chemistry, Squad Variety, and Ownership in Ultimate Team

46:57 Pound-for-Pound SBC Review: Xavi S-Bart

49:19 GTA 6 Release Impact: How the Industry and EA Sports Are Preparing

1:03:34 What to Do with Your Pre-order 2,000 FC Points

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We are 1 Month into FC 27, from gameplay, to Gallery, to new SBC's we give our thoughts. Future Stars is here with an odd upgrade path. We also get some answers from EA on the future of FC Content!

Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts):

01:30 Nepenthez's thoughts on FC 27 so far

01:56 Is every team starting to look the same?

10:37 Shooting in FC 27

18:03 Pound for Pound Powerhouse

23:08 Why Good Promo Players Does Not Mean Fast Power Curve

28:08 Future Stars Is A Live Promo, Sort of

32:35 How To Use The Future Stars Academy Evo

43:50 Champs Rewards Are Taking Flak Again

55:14 EA Clarify How Gallery Will Change

1:00:22 Is the Interface The Only Problem with Gallery and SBCs?

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With The FUT Economist interview nixed, we got the next best thing, The FUT Accountant! Nate joins us to discuss Gallery, Champs and a rumoured return of PlayStyles Lab.

Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts):

00:15 EA Statement on Pulled Interview

04:56 Nate's Loving The Gallery

08:44 How To Score in FC 27

18:15 The First Champs Weekend of FC 27

27:38 Why People Chose Suboptimal Rewards From Champs

30:57 Pound For Pound Powerhouse

39:51 Why The Early CB's Are Being Moved On

43:09 Future Stars and The PlayStyles Lab

52:01 Nate's Market Predicitions

57:00 The Impact Of Gallery On The Market

1:01:00 EA Have Made Gameplay Rewarding?

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Ben and Josh are joined by Coach Venny on the first more gameplay skewed podcast of FC 27. With informed views beginning to be made and the dust settling on the first "meta" discoveries, they discuss the biggest topics in the community and give some tips that they have found useful in the first few weeks.

Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts):

00:38 News About Our EA Interview

01:48 General Thoughts About FC 27 Gameplay

08:06 Is Powershot Plus A Problem?

17:23 The Case For Attacking AI Being Fine

34:51 Pound for Pound Powerhouse

45:31 Evo's Are Bad, Does Anyone Care?

50:22 Nusa and Streamlined SBCs

1:06:34 Promo Players Are Actually Special

1:09:09 Check Your Controller

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Your hosts Ben and Josh are joined by Brammers to review our first week of FC27! Pound for Pound powerhouse returns, we talk about how to maximise your gallery score and why we think playstyles might not be the most important thing anymore!

Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts):

00:43 Brammers First Thoughts on FC 27

03:20 Pound for Pound Powerhouse

14:26 A Hopeful Start for Gameplay

21:59 Josh's Very Hot Gameplay Take

30:51 Understanding the New Corners

35:46 How To Beat Legendary AI

42:23 Are PlayStyles Less Important This Year?

51:51 Gallerymaxxing

1:09:49 AOB - New SBCs, Squad Battle Glitch and SP Progression

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