which is better UF or Colossous?

jimshredder said:

Jenkins gets reinforcement as an ability, not an X factor, so you can still have all 3 Xfactors on DLine

I picked up Jenkins once I found out theres unlimited tokens

I run - Flat Zone KO, Reinforcement, Secure Tackler, Pick Artist, Mid Zone, Out of my way - all for 1AP 

Hes amazing at stopping angry runs/freight train and is a huge ugprade over Seau in defending RBs, as he has great man coverage

Same boat -- i was late to react and respond (or even discover) that we could get unlimited tokens, eventually i noticed the price shot up on all of the Combine LTDs (or all those cards in general) last Saturday, so i paid a steep price just to acquire Jenkins, ultimately battled out an auction and grabbed him for 5.1M oof.

I'll have to tinker with my defense some more, trying to justify moving Jenkins down into the box.  Nearly everyone is running Tank these days on ball carriers, or at the very least on RBs, as such, i'm really married to the Enforcer Supreme + Avalanche combo.  I definitely have 1AP Reinforcement on Jenkins, paired with MZKO i kind of treat it as "Universal Coverage" (for zone defense.  Mid Zone gives me the improved reaction time, while Reinforcement ensures the knock-outs).  I slid Brian Thomas Jr. to FS and moved Jenkins over to SS, but i may end up putting the rookie (or soon to be, Watts?) back as deep safety help.

Being able to force fumbles (even if we cannot reliably recover the ball) when people assume they can run wild and Tank will  save them, well... that's winning us ball games right now.  Appreciate the expert advice, i'll have to figure out a way to revamp this.  Seriously debating grabbing Jalen Hurts to use as backup QB, just to max Jenkins at 99 SPD.  For now, i'm using Kurt Benkert for the various boosts.  Hoping, waiting for Vernon Davis Combine to welcome to the squad, then i won't need the speed boosts as much.

peatrick said:

Here's my roster, just in case you want to take some inspiration, or see how i'm approaching the game -- should be mostly updated, but please lemme know any more questions, i'll do my best to assist.  We finally have a chance on defense, been brutal out there all year.

I see that your team is extremely good. I am not sure how to "work the market" so my team is pretty sad, mostly bnd and a 94 overall. I don't know what it means to work the market and need help. any ideas?

KcousinslolW said:

I see that your team is extremely good. I am not sure how to "work the market" so my team is pretty sad, mostly bnd and a 94 overall. I don't know what it means to work the market and need help. any ideas?

Just liek anything else, it means investing sufficient time until things become clear.  There are MANY ways to "work" the market.  Some people build sets and sell them for profit.  There's a TON of coins to be made if you are able to invest the time -- typically the general or broad definition would be something along the lines of: buy low, sell high... but more specifically, try to snipe set pieces to build some of the most profitable sets.  Rinse and repeat.

For example, over the weekend, i was buying 90 OVR Combine cards (x5) at ~30k per, then building the sets and selling those 93 OVR Combine cards at ~200k each.  Some quick back of napkin math means, we'd be earning roughly ~35-40k per set.  So however fast you can build and list those.

It is extremely difficult to time markets, but there are clear ebbs and flows that repeat week to week.  Knowing which days content drops is helpful.  You can also find leaked information online to use that advanced knowledge to adjust accordingly.  Be advised, there are LOTS of people that play more MUT Menus than actual "simulation" fatball.  Lemme know any follow-up questions.  I am by no means a MUT market expert, i just do what is necessary to continue funding the squad.  I also spend way too much on this bad game, trying to shut that off.

peatrick said:

Just liek anything else, it means investing sufficient time until things become clear.  There are MANY ways to "work" the market.  Some people build sets and sell them for profit.  There's a TON of coins to be made if you are able to invest the time -- typically the general or broad definition would be something along the lines of: buy low, sell high... but more specifically, try to snipe set pieces to build some of the most profitable sets.  Rinse and repeat.

For example, over the weekend, i was buying 90 OVR Combine cards (x5) at ~30k per, then building the sets and selling those 93 OVR Combine cards at ~200k each.  Some quick back of napkin math means, we'd be earning roughly ~35-40k per set.  So however fast you can build and list those.

It is extremely difficult to time markets, but there are clear ebbs and flows that repeat week to week.  Knowing which days content drops is helpful.  You can also find leaked information online to use that advanced knowledge to adjust accordingly.  Be advised, there are LOTS of people that play more MUT Menus than actual "simulation" fatball.  Lemme know any follow-up questions.  I am by no means a MUT market expert, i just do what is necessary to continue funding the squad.  I also spend way too much on this bad game, trying to shut that off.

thanks, i dont get alot of time to play so this will help my roster ALOT when i get a chance to play

KcousinslolW said:

thanks, i dont get alot of time to play so this will help my roster ALOT when i get a chance to play

Please keep the questions coming -- it can be a MASSIVE time sink to sit there and wait for cards, however if you happen to be on Saturdays (early), you can snipe TONS of Ultimate Legends, use those 93s to build out sets and profit handsomely.  Take your time, buy on Saturday, sell during the week as demand peaks.  Don't sell yourself short, prices typically rebound, especially on the elite cards.  UL linemen have been absolutely fantastic, can't go wrong with any of those.  Prices change.  Demand evolves.

peatrick said:

Please keep the questions coming -- it can be a MASSIVE time sink to sit there and wait for cards, however if you happen to be on Saturdays (early), you can snipe TONS of Ultimate Legends, use those 93s to build out sets and profit handsomely.  Take your time, buy on Saturday, sell during the week as demand peaks.  Don't sell yourself short, prices typically rebound, especially on the elite cards.  UL linemen have been absolutely fantastic, can't go wrong with any of those.  Prices change.  Demand evolves.

thank you- usually the only time I get to play is on Saturday and sunday and next week during spring break I will be in mexico, so no time to play. thanks for the info, will use this next time I get a chance to play!

Is avalanche any good this year

peatrick said:

they're filling very different roles (interior versus edge rusher).  Poe is what, liek 3x the price of Hunter... which is also a factor, IMO.  Hunter is a weird card, his abilities just seem strange to me, i had a difficult time trying to figure out what to run on him and i'm usually quite comfortable making those decisions, i know what abilities i want where on the field.

2AP Colossus on Poe is nasty, although it deactivates... while he's lit up, he's an absolute monster.  Still VERY good otherwise, but obviously these abilities run the entire game.  Same for Hunter, he takes a bit to get going (9 plays to charge up his 0AP UF), but once that's lit up, it never goes away and he's dominant in both run and pass game.  And he's blazing fast off the edge.  Currently i'm running just the 0AP stack on Hunter, but spending points on Poe.  Sorry i'm not able to give you a clear answer.  I did consider (briefly) running Hunter at DT, however i eventually splurged on Poe.  No regrets.

I run Hunter at DT with the 2AP Dual Threat and he is nasty if you user. Gets a lot of instant rip sheds and bull rush sheds. Even in 3 DL sets. I believe that is the ability to get this year. Had similar results with the green Von Miller Super Bowl card. I’m only not using it currently because I’d rather save the AP and use the chem card. If it was solely based on effectiveness, he’d still be in the lineup.  

I think they nerfed Colossus. I’ve ran it on Poe and on someone else during the Super Bowl promo. I noticed when double teamed shed moves would get a green check, but the player stayed engaged with the blockers. Even one on one, sheds weren’t all that frequent. I’m probably going to avoid it from here on out.

Colossus - works poorly no matter who equips it

Unstoppable Force - works poorly to fantastically depending on the player it is equipped to. My average UF experience is Meh. Karlaftis is GOAT

Dual Threat - Has gotten tons of sheds for whoever I put it on, wherever I line them up.

peatrick said:

And thank you, basically answered the question before i even saw it.  Almost exactly this^^ -- i've already got 99 SPD receivers (x3) and a 99 SPD TE, with abilities.  Randy and Christian were both fantastic, don't get me wrong... but difficult to justify 3.5-5M+ receivers, they're simply not that impactful this year.  None of the offensive abilities are THAT killer that i feel they're must-haves.

Then there's the Squads concerns, i'm defensive coordinator.

As a D Coordinator for squads as well, yea lol I scrape by on WRs and do free/bnd O line and do just fine.  Watson will moss ppl and break tackles but as said not worth the coin.   Also I feel like Double Me hasnt been impactful in a couple maddens, ever since whenever route tech was OP.

karmaklaw said:

As a D Coordinator for squads as well, yea lol I scrape by on WRs and do free/bnd O line and do just fine.  Watson will moss ppl and break tackles but as said not worth the coin.   Also I feel like Double Me hasnt been impactful in a couple maddens, ever since whenever route tech was OP.

Double Me has value for beating Man Press attempts, moreso than the Aggressive catch portion of that ability, otherwise I'd tend to agree with you.

peatrick said:

Double Me has value for beating Man Press attempts, moreso than the Aggressive catch portion of that ability, otherwise I'd tend to agree with you.

0 AP then sure.  Anything more and that's a "waste" if you arent running a god squad, are you not beating ppl at a high clip who man press lol?

peatrick said:

I had Randy, sold him for Watson.  I had Watson, sold him for Poe.  Mostly because i'm defensive coordinator for our little Squads trio, so that is where the bulk of my focus and attention is invested.  Broadly speaking, i'm not seeing a ton of value from the offensive side of the ball when it comes to abilities, although that may change as we see more and more Bottleneck / Man Press type meta creeping in.

Also, because i've been trying to not spend any more stupid money on this bad game... probably invested 10M+ coins into the squad over the weekend, spent half of Saturday mr0ning reworking the squad to get all these juiced up Combine players.  All of my receivers and TE are 99 SPD, they get Short In Elite, which has been sufficient for my purposes.  Although i keep choking and cannot seem to win 9 games in a row in the live event, but that's obviously not to do with my team.  I'm just plain bad and typically lose after 5 or 6 wins in some choke-fest.  Oof.

Great question.

Id take A win lmao. I can't even get 1 in house rules

Woodysky said:

Id take A win lmao. I can't even get 1 in house rules

Holy hell that was a sweat fest. FINALLY finished my 9-0 run late last evening. Kept getting stuck around 5 or 6 wins over and over, before I'd ultimately choke.

JmanMcc11 said:

Is avalanche any good this year

yes