There is a difference between fitness and stamina. Stamina is an attribute and the rate the player fatigues during the game, fitness is the level you start at.

4+ yrs of fut and still not really sure how the fitness affects the players. like whenever they get below 90 i top them up to 99. is this a waste? what do you guys do? like if they are at 80 does it affect them at all?

I just play two games then switch to a different squad for a game

btw is it just me or does EA have Selling Bots to keep the market in check?
there are a few names who seem to be in EVERY SINGLE market under-pricing a bit in low volume markets

people have bots that snap up all the cards and regulate the market.

but what ur seeing is probably just mass bidders, that just bid on alot of cards in auction and sell them off at lowest BIN.

the bots would have a lot different names tho, no?

How is Fifa 13?

damn one IF ronaldo on the market right now. at like 2.38m which is above the 2.2m on futhead but wtf?! One in the world!? just snatched toty falcao for 990k

and so it begins...

actually prob need 1m more if anyone is selling xbox coins. hrm maybe i should just get nif ronaldo.

This.

From reading all the responses I guess the answer to my question is yes, that players like Marchisio & vidal w/ high stamina get screwed and get lowered to 80.

I'm not convinced that IF Marchisio & vidal are better than NIF Marchisio & vidal knowing this. At least in some formations where I have them playing as CDM and the CAM/CF and the wide players have low def WR.

Why are you topping them up? Just get a second squad and play a game with it every third or fourth game.

Like your post back there Scooby........ i think a lot of people are influenced a lot by players they like IRL as well as fashionable players etc without real thought to how they fit in there team and playing style

my best 11 ignoring chem would be........(only including IF versions if i feel they are worth the cost)

GK Neuer
CB IF Silva
CB Ramos
CB Dede
CDM - IF Wilshere
CDM - Gustavo
LM - Neymar
RM - Pedro
CAM - SIF Cazorla
SC - Messi
SC - UP Falcao

notables -

IF Kompany is a beast but cost wise Dede is like 3k and owns most people...... Toure and SIF Fellaini are beasts at CDM but dont always sit and there long range passing isnt great............. Ben Rafa or Kelvin at RM are great fun with 5 star skills....... MOTM Gervinho was the biggest waste of money ever............SIF Bale LM was great just with his strength and shooting, IF Podolski a great shout as well...............CAM IF Fabregras and Podolski were good for me...........hated Hernanes........
SC Reus is amazing for his cost, IF Klose as the oppsite skillset but just as good.......hated RVP/Rooney/Benzema

It's kinda like college spring break, big game hunting on an African Safari, the WSOP, skydiving, the world cup, the running of the bulls, your first time on crack, and mardi cras all mixed together. OR to be more specific it is like FIFA 12, but a little bit better.

Scooby, great post about choosing players based on their effectiveness and according to one's own playing style.

PS IF Benat has 99 for freekicks and curve when taking a free kick..........never seen this before without a player with boost cards........not even Thiago Neves who i remember has goat shooting last year.

Thanks, glad someone finally read it and took on board what I was trying to get across.

That was going to be my next question, lol... Given that obviously we have to sacrifice at times to get links, what would be my/your best 11(has to be correct position but no worries about links)

I like your team but Cazorla and Pedro wouldnt work for me, the workrates would kill it.

My 11:

In goal its whatever(AEJones style, lol) Havent used Neuer enough yet but I like what Ive seen so far.

Ramos(his all round game makes up for his hi att WR, and he doesnt seem to wander as much in a 3 as he does in a 4.
Silva
Chiellini

IF Sissoko
Ramires

Robben
Messi(Im guessing)
Neymar(prob Ronaldo but havent used him)

Di Natale
Aguero

Cheaper team...

Cech

Sokratis
Dede
Ogbonna

SIF Fellaini
Toure(Gustavo comes close)

Di Maria
Nasri
Lavezzi

Falcao
Klose

Big smile just came across my face... Guy was epic last year!

Hernanes might be close this year.

ronaldo being rated above messi is just absurd.

OK, Im listening...

and here weee goooooo



have a mil left but said f it to getting toty ramos/casillas. drexah on xbl lets play!

How has hernanes been playing lately? Wasnt his IF like first week the game came out? Would love if he could get another one because his current IF is so expensive but I want him so bad

I was in the process of putting together a new team when I read sc00by's long post this morning.

This is what I ended up with, largely influenced by his post (and my desire to give Neymar a try with Silva/Ramos in back)

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give messi ball, dont touch sprint button while moving the regular control joystick a little to get past a player with some insane "ball glued to the foot" move, tap shoot very lightly = goal

ev. er. y. time.

lol @ if varane only having 58 acceleration
is EA high?

Seriously, wtf??!

something I was wondering about today- does the "diver" trait actually make it more likely for you to get a free kick you shouldnt have? Or does it just make it that your player falls over more easily?