FUT Weekly Podcast

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A bumper episode this week to make up for no public episode last week! England are in a World Cup Semi, EA have been shamed into removing microtransactions from a sports title, oh and Phenoms are in packs!

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

01:24 England Scrape Past Norway

08:48 Discussing The Big Referee Calls

15:45 England Vs Argentina

23:20 Semi Final Predictions

29:37 EA's CFB 27 Scandal and Climbdown

47:41 Underhanded Season Pass Move From EA

51:16 How We Feel About Our Relationship With EA

57:46 Phenoms Are Not Phenomenal

1:01:58 Looking Ahead To FUTTIES

1:07:07 How Big Should PlayStyles Lab Be In FC 27

1:13:27 Has The Token Transition Highlighted The Problem with Tokens?

1:31:34 FUTTIES Token Store Players Are AWFUL

1:38:19 The Time of Day You Play Matters

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Get double the episodes, and keep FUT Weekly going (for just £3 a month) by becoming a Patreon over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/morepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This includes an exclusive supporter podcast this week!

Seb joins Josh and Ben on this weeks public episode to talk about VAR in FC, the World Cup and a brief review of Glory Hunters!

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


00:00 Intro


04:46 Should We Have VAR In FC?


16:23 World Cup Round of 32 Pet Peeves


17:34 England vs DR Congo Thoughts


23:07 Winning At The Azteca Is Easy...


28:08 The US Are Good Now?


36:36 Glory Hunters - Is It Good?


43:19 The Change Required For Playstyles Lab To Work


50:18 Player Reviews and SBC's To Complete


58:21 Evo's vs Playstyles Lab

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Get double the episodes, and keep FUT Weekly going (for just £3 a month) by becoming a Patreon over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/morepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This includes an exclusive supporter podcast this week!

Nepenthez joins the pod this week to talk about Greats of the Game, Tokens and who is winning the World Cup!

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


01:51 Why Are Greats of the Game So Cheap?


11:34 Have Evo's Made Promo's Pointless?


22:15 How EA Make Packs Worthwhile Again


27:47 Evolutions Are THE Place To Be Right Now


36:40 Nepenthez's Review of Tokens


47:20 Why Did EA Make Gauntlet So Hard?


59:23 World Cup Predictions

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Get double the episodes, and keep FUT Weekly going (for just £3 a month) by becoming a Patreon over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/morepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This includes an exclusive supporter podcast this week!

Game Designer Seb is on his second podcast of the week! After 20 minutes of World Cup chat, he goes through why EA may have added the token system and what it could mean in the future.

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


00:00 Week 1 of the World Cup Reviewed


21:14 What does Tokens mean for Ultimate Team long term?


33:04 Is Ultimate Team just for rewards?


40:11 Randoms Reds vs Weekly Pick of 3


51:05 Why are EA scared of repeatable gameplay grinds?


54:29 Have EA got power curve rubber banding right?


1:00:18 The biggest problem with Tokens


1:03:11 How Star Performers work


1:07:11 The future of Playstyles Lab

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Get double the episodes, and keep FUT Weekly going (for just £3 a month) by becoming a Patreon over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/morepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This includes an exclusive supporter podcast this week!

​Nate The FUT Accountant and Seb join Josh for this weeks public episode! With the first week of Tokens finished, they review the system and give their world cup predictions!

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

00:00 World Cup Thoughts So Far
04:01 Thoughts on Tokens after a full week cycle
14:11 What To Spend Your Tokens On
18:11 Has Tokens Made Us Play More?
25:43 Pound for Pound Powerhouse
34:30 Path To Glory Team 2 Highlights and Lowlights
39:18 Path To Glory Upgrades Reviewed
48:20 What SBC's To Look Out For This Week
56:22 A Brief Overview of Evo's
59:56 World Cup Predictions, Dark Horse, Early Exits and Winners

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