With a PS Plus subscription, you can download FC 24 at no additional cost in May. EA also provides you with plenty of opportunities, even 8 months after the official release, to quickly find a connection in Ultimate Team.
What is Ultimate Team? Ultimate Team is the most popular mode in FC 24. It allows you to build a strong team according to your individual preferences. You receive players as cards, which are divided into bronze, silver, and gold based on their strength.
This year, the mode is more rewarding than ever. This means that even if you are just starting now, you can build a strong team in a short time and without much effort.
To do this, you just need to keep a few things in mind. We have compiled the most important tips for your start in Ultimate Team.
5 Tips for the Perfect Start in Ultimate Team
What are the first steps in Ultimate Team? Start Ultimate Team from the main menu and create a new club or log in with your existing club’s credentials. You will then be prompted to choose a nation from which your first players will come.
Select your preferred country. Your choice has no far-reaching consequences because there’s good news: EA rewards you for nearly everything you do at the start. This means your team will change rapidly.
Especially if you keep the following tips in mind.
1. Tip: Earn Packs and Players through Goals
In the main menu, you can view all tasks that you can complete under the category “Goals.” These tasks either promise you immediate packs or grant you experience points to level up the new season pass.
This promises you special cards or club items like choreographies or crests. Most importantly, you can collect upgrade packs by reaching certain levels, which guarantee you better players.
Especially for newcomers who are just entering Ultimate Team, EA has included special starter bonuses in the tasks. This allows you to unlock a solid base of very good cards:
Once you have earned and opened the first better packs, you can upgrade your squad with the first stronger gold cards, perhaps even with one or two special cards.
Possibly, the first Team of the Season card from the Bundesliga is also included in your rewards. This event promises the strongest players of the year. We have gathered all the important information for you: When is which TOTS available? All important info about the event.
2. Tip: Familiarize Yourself with Game Mechanics in Squad Battles.
To complete goals that require you to play matches, we recommend starting with Squad Battles. In this offline mode, you compete against the AI. You can select the difficulty level you want to compete against for each game.
Here, you will easily score your first goals in FC 24. You can also take your time to test the new game mechanics and, of course, familiarize yourself with the strengths of your team.
Speaking of game mechanics: The new playstyles or the OP-R1 dribbling are likely the biggest innovations in FC 24, as you will quickly notice.
With each match played in Squad Battles, you rise in the rankings and can look forward to better rewards. Every Sunday, you can claim your rewards:
3. Tip: Exchange Your Excess Players in Squad Building Challenges
The Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) offer the best way to profitably get rid of your excess cards from packs and rewards. The SBCs are like the goals, a separate category in the main menu of Ultimate Team.
In addition to daily repeatable SBCs that can provide you with upgrade packs, you will also find one-time player SBCs here. You can find the respective requirements in the descriptions.
If you like an upgrade or a player from the SBCs, you can assemble and exchange the required team from your club’s player material:
However, caution is advised: The cards you exchange are irretrievably gone from your club. So it’s best to only use players that you have no use for.
4. Tip: Maximize Team Chemistry
Basically, you can equip your team with the cards you prefer to play with. However, if you want to get the maximum out of your team, you should ensure that the players reach full or at least high team chemistry.
Each player can collect up to three chemistry points. The chemistry of a card is influenced by the following factors:
- Nationality
- League
- Club
High team chemistry pays off: When your players harmonize with each other, they get an extra boost to their stats.
If you have formed a powerful squad with the added players from the goals and Squad Battles and have internalized the game mechanics to some extent, you can compete against other players to receive even better rewards.
5. Tip: Play Rivals and Champions for Even Better Rewards
Division Rivals
The best rewards await you in the truly competitive modes. In the Division Rivals, you face real opponents who are at the same level as you. Since you are now taking on real players, it wouldn’t hurt to have a promising strategy:
We have explained the two most popular formations in detail with all the instructions for you.
The Rivals will certainly challenge you more than the Squad Battles. But don’t let setbacks discourage you. Over time, you will notice which style of play helps you score more goals or achieve fewer goals against you in FC 24.
With growing success in the Rivals, you also qualify for the Play-offs of the Weekend League.
Champions Weekend League
The Weekend League is the pinnacle of gameplay in Ultimate Team. During the week, you can qualify for the finals in the play-offs. To do this, you need to win 4 out of 10 matches. Additionally, there are more rewards at stake here.
If you qualify, you have 20 matches to secure as many wins as possible:
No matter how you perform, participating in the Weekend League will definitely pay off, as the best packs and the most coins await you here.
If you follow all the tips, you will see that your team quickly becomes stronger. Before long, you will truly have an “Ultimate Team.” For those looking to take a break from the challenges of Ultimate Team, the career mode in FC 24 offers a welcome change. As a little starting aid, you can find the best talents for wing positions here.
