Podcast
FUT Weekly Podcast
Game changing gameplay tips, insider insights, coin making strategies and SBC advice for EA Sports FC 26, directly into your podcast feed every week. FUT Weekly is the most popular, and longest running, FIFA and EA Sports FC podcast. Regulars include your host Ben, YouTube Legend AirJapes, content expert Josh, eWorld Cup Commentator Richard Buckley, The FUT Accountant. Past special guests include Nepenthez, Bateson87, ChuBoi, Zweback, and many more!
- Episodes
- 404
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 14 min
- On air since
- 2018
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
404 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 14 min
How To Spend Your Ultimate Scream Tokens w/Nepenthez #W7
Show notes
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! Ultimate Scream is here with its own Token Store! We talk about what to take and discuss whether a slower power curve has been positive or negative for the game!
Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts):
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00:00 Intro & Panel Introductions with NepentheZ
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01:02 Ultimate Scream Is Here - Another Nostalgia Promo
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09:37 What To Spend Scream Tokens On
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13:27 Nep's Different Style Of Play - Long Ball and Enforcer
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20:26 New Season Live Events Are Great
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25:55 Is The Power Curve Slower and Is It Better?
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42:27 Do Evolutions Have A Future In FC 27?
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58:12 Any Other Business
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1 hr 12 min
What Gaming Experts think of FC 27 & GTA Impact #W6
Show notes
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! On this episode, game designer Seb and game critic and consultant Brammers join Ben to cover the following topics:
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00:00 Intro & Panel Introductions with Seb and Brrrammers
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01:42 Reviewing Season One: Expectations, Comparison to Past Cycles, and Gameplay
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26:10 Content and the Power Curve: Store Packs, Squad Building, and Progression
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35:19 Chemistry, Squad Variety, and Ownership in Ultimate Team
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46:57 Pound-for-Pound SBC Review: Xavi S-Bart
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49:19 GTA 6 Release Impact: How the Industry and EA Sports Are Preparing
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1:03:34 What to Do with Your Pre-order 2,000 FC Points
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1 hr 17 min
What Do We Think Of FC 27 After 1 Month? w/Nepenthez #W5
Show notes
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! 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):
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01:30 Nepenthez's thoughts on FC 27 so far
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01:56 Is every team starting to look the same?
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10:37 Shooting in FC 27
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18:03 Pound for Pound Powerhouse
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23:08 Why Good Promo Players Does Not Mean Fast Power Curve
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28:08 Future Stars Is A Live Promo, Sort of
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32:35 How To Use The Future Stars Academy Evo
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43:50 Champs Rewards Are Taking Flak Again
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55:14 EA Clarify How Gallery Will Change
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1:00:22 Is the Interface The Only Problem with Gallery and SBCs?
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1 hr 11 min
What To Take From Champs Tokens & PlayStyles Lab Is Back w/Nate #W4
Show notes
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! 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):
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00:15 EA Statement on Pulled Interview
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04:56 Nate's Loving The Gallery
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08:44 How To Score in FC 27
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18:15 The First Champs Weekend of FC 27
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27:38 Why People Chose Suboptimal Rewards From Champs
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30:57 Pound For Pound Powerhouse
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39:51 Why The Early CB's Are Being Moved On
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43:09 Future Stars and The PlayStyles Lab
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52:01 Nate's Market Predicitions
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57:00 The Impact Of Gallery On The Market
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1:01:00 EA Have Made Gameplay Rewarding?
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1 hr 18 min
Are Powershot and Attacking AI Actually A Problem? #W3
Show notes
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! 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):
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00:38 News About Our EA Interview
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01:48 General Thoughts About FC 27 Gameplay
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08:06 Is Powershot Plus A Problem?
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17:23 The Case For Attacking AI Being Fine
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34:51 Pound for Pound Powerhouse
45:31 Evo's Are Bad, Does Anyone Care?
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50:22 Nusa and Streamlined SBCs
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1:06:34 Promo Players Are Actually Special
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1:09:09 Check Your Controller
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1 hr 20 min
Gallerymaxxing And Playstyles Nerfed? w/Brammers #W2
Show notes
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! 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):
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00:43 Brammers First Thoughts on FC 27
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03:20 Pound for Pound Powerhouse
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14:26 A Hopeful Start for Gameplay
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21:59 Josh's Very Hot Gameplay Take
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30:51 Understanding the New Corners
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35:46 How To Beat Legendary AI
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42:23 Are PlayStyles Less Important This Year?
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51:51 Gallerymaxxing
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1:09:49 AOB - New SBCs, Squad Battle Glitch and SP Progression
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1 hr 7 min
We Started Playing FC 27: What We Learned #W1
Show notes
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! Your hosts Ben and Josh join after playing early early FC 27! A big shoutout to the EA creator network for making this special pre-launch episode of FUT weekly possible!
Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts):
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00:00 Intro
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02:14 Gameplay Insights and Early Impressions
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09:04 Gameplay Mechanics and Tactical Adjustments
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12:17 Navigating League Choices and Squad Foundations
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12:42 Understanding Objectives and Live Events
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20:35 Market Dynamics and Early Game Economy
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29:41 Introduction to the Gallery Feature
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43:35 Key Features and Squad Battles Tips
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54:00 Final Thoughts and Community Engagement
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1 hr 21 min
EA Said The Quiet Part Out Loud w/Nepenthez #W47
Show notes
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! We get his opinions on FC 27, why he's excited for The Grounds and we cover that tweet from FUT_Economist. With plenty to discuss, and with Ben away, regular co-host Josh takes over host duties.
Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts):
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01:20 Introduction to FC27 and Ultimate Team Pitch Notes
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02:53 Why is Nepenthez Excited About The Grounds?
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06:35 The Grounds x Ultimate Team Integration
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11:14 Ranked Rush In The Grounds, Ultimate Team too?
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15:32 EA Communication on Co-op Champs
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20:27 Our Highlights and Lowlights For FUT 27 Pitch Notes
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28:14 Evolution Debuff In FC 27 - Necessary?
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41:56 A Move Back to Coins and Tradeable Packs
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48:28 Our Thoughts On THAT Tweet
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01:06:42 The Retro FIFA Revival - Doomed To Fail?
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1 hr 26 min
FC 27 Gameplay Deep Dive - Unambitious or Exciting? #W45
Show notes
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!
The gameplay deep dive for FC 27 is here and it has caused two quite different reactions on the Pod. AI defending getting nerfed is the headline but there is plenty to dig into underneath. With plenty to discuss, Ben is joined by regular co-host Josh.
Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts):
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00:48 A Shorter Than Usual Pitch Notes
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07:55 A Change To AI Defending, Finally
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15:29 Manual Defending Buffs
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20:50 Mikel Arteta's FC 27 Pitch Notes
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27:25 Will Crossing Be Bossing In FC 27?
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32:42 Attacking Runs In FC 27 Are Bent
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39:56 RIP German Crosses
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43:15 Players Now Aware Offside Is A Thing!
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44:38 Through Ball Changes - Manual On The Rise
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47:02 "Dinked" Passes Are Fully Manual
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49:14 Off Balance Dribbling
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51:54 Are PlayStyles FINALLY Being Nerfed?
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1:05:14 Unambitious or Exciting - Our Takeaways
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1 hr 8 min
Our First Look At FC 27 #W44
Show notes
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!
The cinematic event of 2026 has arrived! No, not The Odyssey, but EA's first bid to win back players and our first look at what might be coming for FC 27. With a new $150 price tier causing a stir, Ben and regular co-host Josh cover everything FC 27.
Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts):
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01:56 The Ultimate + Edition - Should Any Video Game Cost $150?
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10:02 Breaking Down Value For Money with Ultimate +
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16:52 Hall of FUT Players
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24:46 FC 27 Is Free?
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31:28 Breaking Down The FC 27 Trailer - The Grounds
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36:57 Can The Grounds Get Off The Ground?
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41:11 FUT Gallery The Major FUT Addition for 27
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45:15 How We Would Do Rewards for FUT Gallery
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53:26 Brief Gameplay Overview
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1:02:02 How To Sign Up For The Beta
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1 hr 50 min
EA Back Down, Phenoms and England Have A Semi w/Nepenthez #W42/3
Show notes
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!
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):
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01:24 England Scrape Past Norway
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08:48 Discussing The Big Referee Calls
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15:45 England Vs Argentina
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23:20 Semi Final Predictions
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29:37 EA's CFB 27 Scandal and Climbdown
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47:41 Underhanded Season Pass Move From EA
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51:16 How We Feel About Our Relationship With EA
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57:46 Phenoms Are Not Phenomenal
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1:01:58 Looking Ahead To FUTTIES
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1:07:07 How Big Should PlayStyles Lab Be In FC 27
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1:13:27 Has The Token Transition Highlighted The Problem with Tokens?
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1:31:34 FUTTIES Token Store Players Are AWFUL
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1:38:19 The Time of Day You Play Matters
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1 hr 19 min
Glory Hunting & Should VAR Be In FC? w/ Seb #W41
Show notes
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):
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00:00 Intro
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04:46 Should We Have VAR In FC?
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16:23 World Cup Round of 32 Pet Peeves
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17:34 England vs DR Congo Thoughts
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23:07 Winning At The Azteca Is Easy...
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28:08 The US Are Good Now?
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36:36 Glory Hunters - Is It Good?
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43:19 The Change Required For Playstyles Lab To Work
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50:18 Player Reviews and SBC's To Complete
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58:21 Evo's vs Playstyles Lab
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1 hr 12 min
Who Is Greats of the Game For? w/NepentheZ #W40
Show notes
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):
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01:51 Why Are Greats of the Game So Cheap?
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11:34 Have Evo's Made Promo's Pointless?
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22:15 How EA Make Packs Worthwhile Again
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27:47 Evolutions Are THE Place To Be Right Now
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36:40 Nepenthez's Review of Tokens
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47:20 Why Did EA Make Gauntlet So Hard?
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59:23 World Cup Predictions
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1 hr 25 min
Why Did EA Add The Token Reward System? w Game Designer #W39.2
Show notes
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):
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00:00 Week 1 of the World Cup Reviewed
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21:14 What does Tokens mean for Ultimate Team long term?
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33:04 Is Ultimate Team just for rewards?
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40:11 Randoms Reds vs Weekly Pick of 3
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51:05 Why are EA scared of repeatable gameplay grinds?
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54:29 Have EA got power curve rubber banding right?
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1:00:18 The biggest problem with Tokens
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1:03:11 How Star Performers work
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1:07:11 The future of Playstyles Lab
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1 hr 19 min
Have Tokens Been A Success? w Seb and Nate #W39
Show notes
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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1 hr 9 min
What To Expect From Ultimate Team 2.0 w/Nepenthez #W37
Show notes
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 Ben and Josh for this weeks public episode! With the bruiser patch here and all the changes to Ultimate Team coming on Thursday, we get Neps thoughts on whether this can reignite interest in FC 26 and we go through our worries and hopes for the new system!
Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts):
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01:07 Are Cup Winners Cards The Best Promo Addition?
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05:43 Are Prime Heroes Just Filler Cards?
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09:45 99 Stats vs All PlayStyles
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14:12 Our Thoughts On The Bruiser Patch
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26:31 Nepenthez's Thoughts On Tokens
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33:02 Concerns Over Token Cap And Gameplay Enjoyment
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47:29 Is This Ultimate Team 2.0 or Another Mode Mastery?
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50:17 Evolution Changes and How Evo's Will Look Moving Forward
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1 hr 4 min
Exclusive EA Interview: Bruiser & Intercept Nerf & more #W36
Show notes
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!
EA Principle Gameplay Designer on FC, Gili Lopes, joins your hosts Josh and Ben to discuss the latest gameplay update in FC 26 and more:
Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts):
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00:00 Introduction to Gameplay Changes
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01:15 Understanding the Bruiser Patch
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07:16 Balancing Bruiser and Enforcer Mechanics
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13:48 The Complexity of Defensive Mechanics
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24:32 Changes to Intercept Play Style
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34:22 Exploring Gameplay Mechanics and Depth
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36:45 Understanding Team Press Changes
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42:10 Balancing Responsiveness and Gameplay
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51:51 Future Directions in Competitive Gameplay
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1 hr 4 min
Content: Is La Liga The Best TOTS & Are These CB's Too Good! #W35
Show notes
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! It's just Ben and Josh this week to talk all things La Liga, Liga F and Liga Portugal TOTS! Josh's pack luck continues, CB's are banned from pound for pound powerhouse and your reaction to last weeks podcast!
Chapters:
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01:37 Pound for Pound Powerhouse
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09:39 Are Kiwior and Hancko Too Good?
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13:35 Do We Expect TOTS To Hold Value?
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17:11 What World Content Should We Expect?
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24:48 The Promo Squads No One Is Talking About
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35:28 Reaction to Last Weeks Podcast With Nep
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45:25 Is The Lack of Excitement Packing a Player The Problem?
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1 hr 10 min
Is Ultimate Team Actually Dead? w/Nepenthez #W34
Show notes
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 Ben and Josh for this weeks public episode! With Ligue 1 TOTS nearly done and only 2 weeks of TOTS to go, is Ultimate Team "dead" as social media would have you believe? Also they choose their playstyle power rankings for CB!
Chapters:
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01:58 Player Recommendations for This Week
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05:43 Thoughts On The Proposed Bruiser Patch
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14:59 Centre Back Playstyle Power Rankings
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30:38 With Earnings Up, Is Ultimate Team Actually Dead?
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42:29 Ultimate Team 2.0 vs Whole New Gamemode
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50:17 Is This Just a Gaming Issue In General?
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55:00 The First FC 27 Leaks - SBC Changes
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1 hr 5 min
Content: Evo's Are Back and The Problem With SBC's! #W33
Show notes
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!
Tazz joins Ben and Josh for this content episode during week 3 of Team of the Season! They talk about the best Evo's we've had so far and the problem fodder prices are causing with SBC's.
Sign up to The Guide here - https://bit.ly/FW-TOTS-Meta
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01:21 Pound for Pound Powerhouse
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06:39 Why Are This Weeks TOTS So Expensive?
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11:45 Players Not To Miss From TOTS This Week
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22:58 Is The Chemistry System Next for the Chop?
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30:36 The Problem With SBC's In FC 26
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35:20 Which SBC's You Should Complete
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43:32 Evo's Are Back!
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54:07 Is Tiki Taka Worth a Playstyle Plus Slot?
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57:45 How To Get 3 Free Icons on PlayStation
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