{"id":1964,"date":"2010-01-27T06:26:40","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T11:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2010\/01\/27\/mut-on-the-brink\/"},"modified":"2010-02-24T21:02:50","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T02:02:50","slug":"mut-on-the-brink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2010\/01\/27\/mut-on-the-brink\/","title":{"rendered":"MUT on the brink …"},"content":{"rendered":"

So it has come to this. My Madden Ultimate Team<\/em> (MUT) 3-4 GA TX Falcons is set to have 18 contracts expire after my next game. That is a lot of damage control that I have to figure out how to manage, and I only have ~500 coins and one contract extension in hand.<\/p>\n

Last night, after beating the Redskins 12-7 in a very enjoyable game that earned me 290 coins (playing on Pro), I \u201cpurchased\u201d (with earned coins) two Bronze packs \u2013 got a couple of offensive and defensive upgrades, one duplicate (K), two contract extensions, and San Diego Chargers Stadium.<\/p>\n

This set of 24 new cards allowed me to put up several cards for auction. A Bronze scrub 50\u2019ish Tampa Bay DE, the duplicate Bronze Tampa Bay K, the St. Louis Rams\u2019 stadium, and a couple of others. Hopefully I can net at least 150 coins, which would allow me to buy a contract card or would be a little over 25% of the value of a Bronze pack.<\/p>\n

The contract cards are ridiculous. As mentioned at the outset, I have a little over 500 coins, which means I could take my chances on another Bronze pack, buy 3 150 coin contract extensions, or start working the auction house and hopefully find a few deals to fill in the gaps. MUT is rough if you are not willing to spend real cash.<\/p>\n

At this point I think the \u201csafe\u201d bet, but it may take a few nights to complete, is to work the auction house. I sold a Bronze Gibran Hamdan<\/a> (QB Bills) card for 20 coins. The face value was 10 coins; I probably could have done better, but it is still early days of learning the system. I am sure there are other Bronze sub-50 coin deals to be had. Following this method, I could load up on 10-12 players that I actually need, which would only force me to toss 6-8 cards. I just don\u2019t know if I want to commit myself to spending a ton of time working auctions just to field a mediocre team, and as stated numerous times I really do not want to spend cash.<\/p>\n

I am afraid that if I do not field a proper team, and end up with John Parker Wilson<\/a> (QB Falcons) at P, WR, or FF, I am going to be completely screwed. This will quickly turn a good experience into a non starter. Let\u2019s be honest, the game has been fun, but I just do not believe that the economies work out for those of us that are average (at best) Madden players and do not want to spend real money.<\/p>\n

I am going to have to make a decision today to see if I should toss $5 at the game. From the standpoint of paying a monthly subscription for something like WoW<\/em>, this is not a total loss. I just cannot believe that I would commit money towards virtual cards that expire after a few games. The good news is that I am once again having a ton of fun with Madden<\/em>; it\u2019s been a while.<\/p>\n

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