In FIFA 22, many gold cards are currently very cheap. However, this has not only advantages and leads to a problem, explains FIFA YouTuber “RunTheFUTMarket”.
What’s going on in FIFA 22? Since the launch of FIFA 22, it has been noticeable that many cards on the transfer market are cheaper than ever in Ultimate Team – and are getting cheaper. One can almost observe day by day how the prices of many players fall.
Currently, there are only 11 gold cards that cost more than 100,000 coins. All other cards over 100,000 are either icons, heroes, or other special cards.
This is good for players in that it has never been easier to build strong teams at the start. Many high-rated cards like Lewandowski, De Bruyne, Sterling, or Bruno Fernandes can be obtained at affordable prices – even if one does not play much.
But at the same time, this market situation creates a new problem: How should one take the next step in building a team? YouTuber “RunTheFUTMarket” has looked into this more closely.
Gold cards in FIFA 22 are cheaper than ever – and then?
Who is speaking? The YouTuber and Twitch streamer Nick “RunTheFUTMarket” is known in the community as a content creator who deals primarily with trading tips and analyses of SBCs, packs, or special cards, thus generating a lot of coins in FUT. He is an absolute transfer market professional and a good FIFA player.
This is what the streamer says: In his new video, RunTheFUTMarket describes that it is difficult this time to get the top top top cards like Pelé, Gullit, or Mbappé. Because while many high-rated gold cards are decreasing in price, the absolute meta cards are rather rising week by week and becoming increasingly expensive.
Nick describes himself as a player in the Elite Division who constantly receives the best rewards and maximizes his opportunities on the transfer market. He mentions this to emphasize that he actually has very good conditions – and yet finds it difficult to gather enough coins for the best cards.
For the majority of players who earn fewer rewards, it is correspondingly harder.
According to Nick, there are not enough “guaranteed coins” from the current rewards to acquire top cards. Unless you have a lot of luck and suddenly pull real money makers like icons or other special cards. And since the absolute top cards are rather increasing in price, it is becoming increasingly difficult to reach the necessary coins.
What role does the transfer market play? Currently, most gold cards that can be drawn from packs are simply worth too little coins. Although one can buy them cheaper than before, it also means that they can no longer be sold for a high price. On the contrary: Generally, you actually lose coins.
“Let’s say you bought van Dijk two weeks ago and he was at 200,000 coins,” explains Nick: “The longer you hold these mid- to low-tier meta goals, the more coins you actually lose.” Currently, van Dijk is at around 150,000 coins, so he is about 50,000 coins cheaper than he was in mid-October.
Anyone who bought him back then can no longer sell the card for the same value. This is not a problem if you are speculating on other cards that are also getting cheaper – but difficult if you want to have top players who are getting more expensive.
“Let’s say you bought Llorente a week ago – he cost 140,000 coins. Now he is at 70,000 coins. In this way, you essentially lost an entire rewards weekend.”
This is what the community says: In the FIFA subreddit, the situation is already being discussed. Among other things, user “UltimateTeam” emphasizes: “He highlights a lot of major issues, especially the diverging markets. Yes, it’s great for building your first team, but what happens between the 84-85 rated team and using really top-notch cards? There is very little that players can utilize. This could develop into a massive problem” (via reddit).
Another user feels: “If you have to pack 30 Bruno-[Fernandes] cards (a good midfielder with an 88 rating from Portugal who plays for ManU) to afford a Rulebreaker-Dembélé, then that’s a problem. Because most people don’t pack 88 rated players often, but very rarely. So you need not only a lot of luck, but also 30 times luck. Your only hope of actually earning coins in this game is to pack high-end special cards or icons. Otherwise, almost every gold card is just fodder” (via reddit).
However, pulling such cards is still incredibly difficult, even if the chances of getting good cards from packs this year are somewhat better. At the same time, players also emphasize that one should give the situation some time and observe how the prices of top cards develop.
Moreover, thanks to the cheap gold cards, one might now rely on better teams in the Weekend League than before – and hope for better rewards.
What do you think about the topic? Are you making coins on the transfer market, or are you trying to improve your team through rewards? Do you see the expensive top cards as a problem? Let us know in the comments!
