Every week, the Team of the Week appears in FIFA 19. But what is the TOTW worth in light of all the events?
This is the Team of the Week: The Team of the Week has been a part of FIFA Ultimate Team for years. Every Wednesday, a new team is released, featuring players who performed exceptionally well in real football, celebrated with a boosted special card.
These cards are usually worth significantly more than the standard version of the player.
In recent years, most FIFA players have been chasing after the TOTW cards. However, in FIFA 19, the situation seems somewhat different compared to previous installments of the series.
TOTW “almost obsolete”?
What has changed: While the Team of the Week players used to be the highlight of a FIFA week, especially since the end of last year, there have been almost weekly new events that release special cards.
It started with FUTMas in December, followed by the Team of the Year, the Future Stars, the Headliners, the FUT Player Days, and the new Carniball event. Additionally, there were the Prime Icon Moments and smaller side events.
They all brought special cards that were only loosely based on reality. Especially the Future Stars with talented cards broke the upper limit: All of them had top stats, even though some had played very few games in real football.
The Carniball event also introduced highly rated players that could be easily unlocked through SBCs or weekly objectives.
Source: futbin
What these events mean for the TOTW: A discussion about the value of the TOTW has erupted in the FIFA subreddit. It is not just about the pure coin value, but rather the gameplay value. Many ask themselves: What good is the TOTW to me currently? A Redditor ranks the Team of the Week as “almost obsolete” – and gains some support.
Because: Most TOTW cards hardly match the event cards flooding FUT 19.
An example from the Bundesliga: The current top three left wingers are as follows according to ratings. In first place is the Champions League card of Marco Reus with a rating of 89, followed by the Carniball card of Ribery (89) and third is Future Star Alphonso Davies.
For info: Davies has made only four short appearances for Bayern Munich in the current Bundesliga season. Only later in the rankings do the TOTW-Ribery and Coman cards appear, which can keep up with the two event cards.
Top cards beyond reality
FIFA fans miss the “special”: On reddit, players remember: In the past, one would raise an eyebrow and sit up straight when encountering an opponent with black Inform cards online. In FIFA 19, rainbow teams with event cards of all shapes and colors are the norm. This is also due to the number of top players.
For comparison: When FIFA 17 ended, there were a total of 257 cards that achieved a rating of 90 or higher. In FIFA 18, which introduced Icon cards for all versions, there were 461 in total.
At present, FIFA 19 has 272 cards with a rating of 90 or higher. Given that the game has only been out for just under six months and brings significantly more event cards, it can be expected that the number of top cards will increase compared to FIFA 18.
TOTW cards seem almost normal now – or are even only stored in the club to be exchanged in an event SBC against stronger players.
On Reddit, this is seen as a double-edged sword: The new events offer the opportunity to integrate many new players into one’s team – after all, Davies’ standard silver card with a 72 rating would hardly hold its own in any Ultimate Team – but at the same time, the TOTW cards fade into the background.
It is precisely these cards that best represent real football in FUT 19.
By the way: Today, on March 15, the Carniball moved to Germany.
How do you like the events so far – and are you still looking at the Team of the Week? By the way, the next event could be:
