FIFA 13 Ultimate Team: SIF Mertens Review

Second In Form Mertens' card stats:
PAC - 88
DRI - 84
SHO - 84
DEF - 50
PAS - 79
HEA - 48

High Attacking Workrate
Medium Defending Workrate
Right Footed
169cm Tall
4* Skills
4* Weak Foot

Traits:
Speed Dribbler
Flair
Finesse Shot
Diver

Stand Out In-Game Stats:
99 Agility
99 Balance
95 Free Kick Accuracy
93 Acceleration
89 Finishing
89 Shot Power

Prices
Xbox - 29,286
PS3 - 38,897
PC - 53,028

Review

Pace - 88
He is very quick and agile, mainly because of his 93 Acceleration. Even though his sprint speed is an unimpressive 86, he is still very speedy and can easily sprint past defenders.
Pace Rating 9/10

Dribbling - 84
He is a good dribbler with 85 ball control. He has the traits, Flair and Speed Dribbler which makes him great at changing direction quickly, this is also helped by his 4* skills.
Dribbling Rating 8/10

Shooting - 84
His shots are like rockets! Having 89 Shot Power, 89 Finishing, 91 Curve and 86 Long Shots really helps to make him great at scoring from any distance or angle. He can beat the greatest keepers with his powerful, accurate shots that fly into the top corner every time.
Shooting Rating 9/10

Defending - 50
Defending isn't important for a LW so his low stats are not a problem.
Defending Rating 5/10

Passing - 79
His passing was good, nothing spectacular but he could find his man consistently. He has 76 Long Passing and 82 Short Passing so he can play good passes to his team mates
Passing Rating - 8/10

Heading - 48
He is dreadful at heading. With only 45 Strength, he is unlikely to win any 50/50 chances. He has 74 Jumping, which is decent but with his low strength he can't push players away to get a clean header. 39 Heading Accuracy means that he can't head the ball in the right direction even if he does win the header, which is a rare occurence.
Heading Rating 4/10

Is he worth it?
Yes! He is a cheaper version of Hazard with almost identical stats. He fits perfectly into any Belgian team.

FIFA 13 Ultimate Team: IF Totti Review

In Form Totti's card stats:
PAC: 38
DRI: 86
SHO: 87
DEF: 50
PAS: 90
HEA: 49

High Attacking Workrate
Low Defending Workrate

Traits:
Long Shot Taker
Flair
Driven Free Kicks

4* Skills
4* Weak Foot

Stand Out In-Game Stats:
99 Shot Power
99 Volleys
99 Penalties
95 Ball Control
94 Short Passing

Prices
Xbox 27,833
PS3 41,250
PC 69,031

Stat Review

Pace - 38
Oh dear, Totti's pace is one of the lowest in the game in all positions, let alone LW, where a lot of speed is needed to get past the opposition RB/RWB. His lack of speed is instantly noticeable in game. Most players can take a few touches before they need to pass but Totti will almost definitely lose the ball if you try to run with him. If he had at least 65 pace, then he would be an incredible player. If he had 85 or more pace he would be one of the best players in the game. 38 pace is an embarrassment.
Pace Rating 1/10

Dribbling - 86
Totti was actually a very good dribbler if he got the chance, which was very rare because of his dreadful pace. He could move to ball well and wouldn't take any bad touches due to his 95 ball control. However, seeing as his sprint speed is very low, efficiently utilising his good dribbling skills is difficult
Dribbling Rating 7/10

Shooting - 87
His shots were like cannons! They were always on target and extremely powerful. Any shots from inside the box were guaranteed to score and 1v1s with the keeper were very likely to score. Unfortunately, his pace made it difficult for him to get into a shooting position but when he did get a chance he was insanely good.
Shooting Rating 9/10

Defending - 50
He cannot defend to save his life, he struggles to make tackles and once a player gets past him, he can't keep up or get back to defend. He would be useless as a LM in a 352 formation. It would be best to use him as a LF.
Defending Rating 3/10

Passing - 90
He was the perfect playmaker, he could get the ball to any team mate from anywhere. His through balls were always perfectly placed for the striker to receive and score. He could rip defences apart easily by passing.
Passing Rating 9/10

Heading - 49
Even though he didn't get many heading opportunities, when he did have a chance he seemed reluctant to jump and if he did get the ball he was inaccurate and couldn't place the ball.
Heading Rating 5/10

Is he worth it?
Probably not, unless you enjoy being outrun by even the slowest of players. He could be decent in LF where less pace is needed but still he would be too slow. Most of his stats are amazing but they are let down by his horrific pace. You could try him out if you enjoy a challenge but otherwise, I would not recommend him.

FIFA 13 Ultimate Team: IF Klose Review

In Form Klose's card stats:
PAC 78
DRI 80
SHO 79
DEF 51
PAS 69
HEA 89
3* Skills
4* Weak Foot

Stand out In-Game Stats
99 Finishing
97 Jumping
94 Heading Accuracy
92 Penalties
91 Volleys

Prices
Xbox 360 - 36,650
PS3 - 54,000
PC -274,500

Traits
Power Header

Heading
Klose's main stat is his amazing 89 heading which is noticeably good, especially when playing against centre backs with lower heading stats. He can consistently produce goals from crosses and corners which other strikers aren't capable of scoring. He is taller than players such as Falcao who also has very high heading stats. Heading Rating 10/10.

Shooting
His card stat may only say 79 shooting but his shooting seems much better than that, his shooting was practically perfect due to his 99 finishing, all of his shots would be on target and straight into the corners where the goalkeeper can't reach. This meant that any shots from inside the box were almost guaranteed to go in. However, his shots were not particularly powerful so scoring from outside the box was a bit more difficult but he could still score easily from the edge of the box but long shots were very hard to score. Shooting Rating 9/10.

Pace
His pace stats, 80 acceleration and 78 sprint speed would suggest that he is not particularly fast but is quick enough to get the job done. In FIFA 13 though, most players use cheap, pacey defenders such as Dede, Felipe Santana and David Luiz. These centre backs have very similar pace to Klose and using him against these fast defenders will mean that they will be able to catch up and prevent Klose from scoring. The best way to use Klose to not worry about his slightly lacking pace is to use very fast wingers to get in an accurate cross for him to head into the back of the net.
Pace Rating 7/10

Dribbling
80 dribbling and 86 ball control means that he is good at keeping the ball close to him and not losing the ball because of taking bad touches. He can dribble the ball around players well to get into a shooting position to score. He isn't brilliant at dribbling so don't expect him to beat the best defenders in the game with ease.
Dribbling Rating 8/10

Defending
Even though defending is the least important stat for a striker, it is still useful to be able to defend from the front and steal the ball from the opposition defenders and score an easy goal. This is something you can't do with Klose because he doesn't have good enough tackling stats to win the ball. This isn't that important for a striker though and isn't a serious problem.
Defending Rating 4/10

Passing
Klose has 69 passing which is unimpressive but it is all you need for a striker because they do not need to do the long balls that CMs have to do. All they have to do is short passes and through balls. Klose is capable of doing this well and his passes are good enough for what he has to do.
Passing Rating 6/10

Is he worth it?
It depends on your play style, if you like like to cross a lot then he is definitely worth a lot more than what you can get him for. If you like to pass the ball around then he would be a valuable addition to a German or Serie A team but if you like to play with very fast and sweaty players then he will probably be difficult to use and not worth the coins.

How to Price Lock / Fix a Player in FIFA 13

In Ultimate Team, a good way to make coins very fast is to price lock a player. It is a risky method of earning coins but the potential to earn millions is very high. Here's how to do it.

To start off with you should have at least 250k+ coins because you will need to buy several in form players.

First off, you need to decide on which player you want to use. The best to use are gold in forms from the earliest TOTWs because they are now very rare. Then you have to buy all of the cards on the market so that there are none left for other players to buy. You will have to check back every so often to make sure no others have been listed, if any have then you should buy them ASAP. Once you have every card of the player then re-list them for a higher but still reasonable price, don't try to sell an in form worth 20k for 1 million coins, people won't buy them. A player worth 20k could be locked to 35-50k and people would still buy them. If they don't all sell straight away, then list them again but lower the price by 1k. Once they have all sold you should have made a very large profit and made a load of money that you can use to make a team, trade or even price lock another player.

FIFA 13 Ultimate Team - Easy Trading Methods

In this post I will show you how to earn millions on FIFA 13 Ultimate Team.


Method 1: Bronze Pack Method
To do this, buy 400 or 750 coin packs and list all consumables, kits and non rare players for 200 coins BIN and search on FUTHead / FUTWiz for the prices of rare players and sell the for a few coins less. You should be able to make about 200 coins profit from each pack.

Method 2: 600/650 Method
Go to auction search and set the player level to gold then set the minimum price to 600 and maximum price 650. Optionally you can set the formation to 41212. Now, search through the market and bid on any player that may sell for more than 750 coins. Once you have bidded on enough players, check your watch list and send any players you have won to the trade pile. List the players for 800-1200 coins for 1 hour. If they don't sell, lower the prices by 100 coins. There is no risk of losing coins in this method because rare gold players quick sell for about 600 coins.

Method 3: 59th Minute Method
In the auction search, specify the maximum buy now price to whatever you have and set a league or nation. Scroll through the pages until you reach the 59th minute then keep going back and forth between 1 hour and 59 minutes. Eventually you will see a player listed with a lower than average buy now price the you can buy and relist for an easy profit. The 59th minute is difficult to get to though so you should search on YouTube for how to get to the 59th minute.

Method 4: Buy Low, Sell High
To do this, search for a specific player in 41212 formation and find out the lowest buy now price that he is going for. Then try to buy him for less than what he is selling for. For example, if Cavani is selling for 8000 in 41212 then try to buy him on bidding for 7000-7500. You would then be able to sell him for 8000 and make 500-1000 coins profit. However, you have to remember that EA takes 5% from all sales as tax so check to make sure you are actually making profit

View more Advanced trading methods here.

FIFA 13 Achievement List

Achievements

1. DESCRIPTION	Name
   Complete the Bronze stage of all Skills	Bronzed (30)
   Become Legendary on one of the Skill Challenges	Skill Legend (50)
   Unlock a Skill Challenge	Road to Mastery (30)
   Score on a free kick after running over the ball	Trolling for Goals (15)
   Goal Line Clearance	No Goal for You! (30)
   Wall creep, free kick is blocked by wall	Creeping on the Down Low (5)
   Score an off balance shot	Body Control (5)
   Chip the Keeper	Cheeky (5)
   Score a Diving Header	Get In! (15)
   Shield the ball out of play for a goal kick	Brains and Brawn (15)
   Win a FUT Seasons Match	Road to Promotion (10)
   Seal out an attacking player to gain possession of the ball	Get Physical (5)
   Win all the EAS FC Match Day Games of the Week in a single week	1 week (15)
   Win an EAS FC Match Day Live Fixture	Go Live! (15)
   Play 25 EAS FC Match Day Games	Getting Real (30)
   Win a Division title in Seasons	Division King (50)
   Win a Cup in Seasons	Filling Cabinets (30)
   Play your first match with your Online Pro	Hello World (5)
   Earn a Promotion in Seasons	On the Rise (25)
   Be part of a Club win	One of the Bros (15)
   Play a Seasons game with a Guest	Bros (15)
   Unlock 10% of the accomplishments with your Online Pro	Good Start (30)
   Unlock 25% of the accomplishments with your Online Pro	Well on Your Way (50)
   Win an Online Friendlies Season	Still Friends? (30)
   Take Control of your own FIFA Ultimate Team	Mr. Manager (10)
   Win a Trophy in a FUT Competition	Silverware (10)
   Claim your first FUT Pack	Building My Club (10)
   Purchase a gold player in the Auction House for 15,000 or more coins using buy it now	Press Conference (30)
   Achieve a club value of 85,000,000	I Love This Club (30)
   Earn promotion in FUT Seasons	Promoted! (30)
   Open 50 FUT Packs	Pack King (50)
   Win a match against the team of the week	Challenge Accepted (30)
   Enable European competition in the first season of Career	So Euro (5)
   Become manager of an international team	For Country (20)
   Successfully request additional funds from your board in Career	Way with Words (5)
   Get called up to the national team as a player	National Pride (30)
   Complete a Player + cash deal in Career	Wheeling and Dealing (15)
   Achieve one of your season objectives as a player at any point in your career	Impressive (50)
   Achieve your match set objective as player at any point in your career	Nice Form (30)
   Start your Player Career with a Created Pro	Digi-Me (5)
   Go out on loan or transfer to another club with your Pro in Play as Player	Packing Bags (15)
   Sell a player by getting your counter offer accepted by the CPU	Master Negotiator (10)
   Reach the daily limit of XP in the EA SPORTS Football Club	Maxed Out (10)
   Reach level 5 in the EA SPORTS Football Club	EASFC Youth Academy (10)
   Reach level 20 in the EA SPORTS Football Club	EASFC Starting 11 (30)
   Complete an EA SPORTS Football Club Challenge	Challenging (10)
   Redeem an item with EAS FC Football Club Credits.	Big Spender (10)
   Find a team of the week player in a pack	In Form! (20)