Am I crazy for thinking of getting rid of the crystal players?

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phatalerror said:

There are absolutely no issues in getting 50/50 with any team, even without Crystal players. There are 53 spots in the lineup that contribute to your primary chemistry, and with the Uncommon Team Affinity item and the appropriate Team Builders, in most cases you’ll have room to accommodate six non-primary chemistry players to plug up the holes. (This is why with a few teams you could run 50/50 team chem lineups with a 20/20 Game Time boost, which now matters less without the +1 SPD.)

But getting a cumulative +3 SPD for including all three Crystal players is a no-brainer if you can afford it.

Using this sites team builder showed rams 48/50 chemistry and if you use the filter that allows all cards that get 32 chems it bumps up to 49/50. That's why I didn't think all teams could get 50/50 and had to get crystal players.

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ramsfanstl4 said:

Using this sites team builder showed rams 48/50 chemistry and if you use the filter that allows all cards that get 32 chems it bumps up to 49/50. That's why I didn't think all teams could get 50/50 and had to get crystal players.

There’s probably something missing from the Lineup Builder. Did you make sure to use the feature that adds two Rams chems from the Team Affinity Strategy Item? I know I’ve forgotten that before.

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phatalerror said:

There’s probably something missing from the Lineup Builder. Did you make sure to use the feature that adds two Rams chems from the Team Affinity Strategy Item? I know I’ve forgotten that before.

no i didnt see that but since you mentioned it then 50/50 is possible. thank you for letting me know this.

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ramsfanstl4 said:

Using this sites team builder showed rams 48/50 chemistry and if you use the filter that allows all cards that get 32 chems it bumps up to 49/50. That's why I didn't think all teams could get 50/50 and had to get crystal players.

have to remember te's get fb chem so you can add one of the TEs like olsen to backup FB with one token, bowers can be FB or TE too for any team.

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twitchtaxpro said:

have to remember te's get fb chem so you can add one of the TEs like olsen to backup FB with one token, bowers can be FB or TE too for any team.

O that's a great tip. I didn't know that. I moved away from theme team earlier on and just kept 20/20 but I'm interested in a theme team again and thinking I needed the crystal players is what kept me from pursuing a fully themed team.

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ramsfanstl4 said:

O that's a great tip. I didn't know that. I moved away from theme team earlier on and just kept 20/20 but I'm interested in a theme team again and thinking I needed the crystal players is what kept me from pursuing a fully themed team.

its not really worth doing theme without the crystal +1s but you def don't need them to get to 50/50, every team has a way to get extra players in CB, HB and LE

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twitchtaxpro said:

its not really worth doing theme without the crystal +1s but you def don't need them to get to 50/50, every team has a way to get extra players in CB, HB and LE

Say I have 50/50 theme team for the +2 speed. The crystal players add another +1 speed to entire team and that's it?

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I run a Cowboys TT as well. Currently I'm at 40 players due to a few o line, d line, and lb spots only available at 70-79 OVR players. I'm keeping my crystals in at back up if nothing else for as long as possible for the extra stuff.

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redux coming very soon, best to buy uo barkleys/parsons cheap and dump surtain asap.

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ramsfanstl4 said:

Say I have 50/50 theme team for the +2 speed. The crystal players add another +1 speed to entire team and that's it?

You must be joking. Speed is by far the most important attribute in the game and you can apply this all year to all your players. Only +1 🤣

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SOX806 said:

You must be joking. Speed is by far the most important attribute in the game and you can apply this all year to all your players. Only +1 🤣

I'm asking that's why I said let's say I have a 50/50 theme team. I know speed is very important but I don't understand the crystal players significance when you see one post saying they're a must for theme teams bit another post saying if not running a theme team they aren't worth it. Most of my match ups have 0 crystal players so shouldn't everyone have crystal players if their that important

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I will never sell them until players get 99 base speed

Even if they sit on my bench

+1 speed is so important

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I’m waiting for the second drop of Crystal (fingers crossed we get one…and soon)

Hopeful the prices get reasonable with all the big spenders looking to get the new ones

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Tpbv9 said:

This years game seems to be all about speed and not that much else as far as I can tell.

Have you met Madden 🤣 I feel like speed is king every year

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I've won 3 Superbowls without Crystal players and I don't run any exploits. I have a 50 Bucs TT with Travis Hunter as a sub and some O linemen. Cade Otton is my starting TE. Y'all put waaaaay too much value in plus 1 speed. Disclaimer: I do have a lot of time, but the point is that plus 1 speed is not worth 3 mil.

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