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FIFA 18: 6 Innovations Needed in The Ultimate Team

FIFA 18 will appear in the autumn of 2017. Official information on this soccer simulation is still rare. Only Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA, gave an outlook on FIFA 18 and the future "Ultimate Team" mode: the game should build on the foundation that laid FIFA 17, continue the story mode "The Journey" and innovative innovations - just in FUT. Last year the first information about FUT 17 appeared during Gamescom in August. If EA Sports is on the same schedule for FIFA 18, it's still a while until we find out what the fans in FUT 18 are up to. A lot of time to list wishes, speculations and hopes.

That's what we want for the FIFA 18 Ultimate Team - FUT 18
We've searched across the Internet and found countless suggestions in the FIFA forums for how to upgrade the Ultimate Team. All ideas would go far beyond our "Top 10" list, which is why we now list ten wishes that are often mentioned in the community and which we would also like to see realized in FUT 18.


 

Varied online tournaments
With the arrival of FUT Champions the selection of "online tournaments" has disappeared. These were replaced by the daily knockout tournaments for the weekend league. These have different requirements from day to day, but many players miss a lot of online tournaments in FUT. These could have exclusive bonuses and special requirements, or more than "maximum 4 games per tournament".
In the single player mode, there are several tournaments.
 
Legends for all in FUT 18
Since FIFA 14 legend cards have been exclusive to Xbox players, as there was a marketing deal between Microsoft and EA. The legends in FUT are cards of former world-class footballers who bring EA Sports back to the virtual grass.
According to a Leak, there should be a deal between Sony and EA for FIFA 18. Maybe there are the legends exclusively for PS4. However, many players would like to: Why do the legends have to be exclusive? Why is a game group completely excluded? A time-exclusivity of, say, one month would be quite sufficient.
EA, give Pelé, Beckenbauer and Co. free for all FUTfans.


 

More choice in positions
In FUT you have some room to adjust the positions of the players. For example, you can make a CM to a CDM, but not to a defender.
In FUT 18 these chains should be blown up, after all the kickers in the real football also occasionally play in positions which do not correspond to their "actual" positions. Prominent example was Philipp Lahm, who played under Guardiola more often in the middle than on the right defenders position. If this is reflected in FUT, this is not possible.
Of course, it should not be possible to place a striker as goalkeeper, but more freedom in the position choice would certainly be welcome.

Free Draft Participations
The Draft mode is offline as online a fun mode. The first step is to build a team: for each position you get a random selection of players, and you have to compromise between high total rations and high team chemistry. Afterwards, you will play a tournament with the Draft team. The more you come, the better the rewards.
In Draft mode, you can gamble with player cards, which are not available for many in FUT. So you often have a Messi, Ronaldo or Neymar to choose from.
However, there is a catch: the participation in Draft is not free. Either you draw from a pack a draft token (are very rare), or you pay 15,000 coins (that's quite a lot).

Own jerseys and coat of arms
Individualization is increasingly written in online games. Players want their own symbols, their own, distinctive logos. Why not in FUT 18?
The "Pro Clubs" mode shows that an editor for coats of arms and jerseys is possible (even if this should be much more pronounced). The "real" coats of arms and jerseys can, of course, remain in FUT 18, as many like to play in the colors of their favorite team. But a chance to create individual coats of arms and jerseys would welcome many fans.