There are some big changes coming to this year's release, with FIFA 23 Ultimate Team set to be no different.
While there have already been some major alterations to career mode and the way you can play online confirmed, EA Sports have now released more details on what you can expect to see in the title's most popular game mode.
It will certainly give gamers far more leeway in crafting their squads.
Big changes coming to FIFA 23 Ultimate Team
Player chemistry has been a staple of Ultimate Team for quite some time now.
It's a fairly straightforward concept, with players receiving a link to teammates who play for the same club, national team, or in the same league. Players will receive stronger links if they tick two or more of those boxes.
Chemistry will once again play a role in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team, but the way it will be implemented will undergo some major changes.
Up until now, players would only benefit from having linked players near them on the team sheet. For example, your right back and right midfielder would link up to give both a chemistry boost. As well as that, you right back could not get a chemistry boost from your left back as they were on the opposite side of the pitch.
That will change in FIFA 23.
This year's Ultimate Team will mean that players receive a chemistry boost from having a linked player alongside them in the team, regardless of their position.
In other words, position links are gone. Those green lines that you have craved in the past are no longer part of the game.
For example, in previous editions of FIFA Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson would not have received a chemistry boost from playing in the same team as they were stationed on opposite flanks. Now, they will receive a boost because of their status as Liverpool players regardless of their position on the pitch.
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In FIFA 23 Ultimate Team, each player will have three chemistry points available. As you add other players from the same league, team, or nation to your starting XI, you will move towards thresholds to unlock those chemistry points.
This will give gamers more flexibility moving forward. Whereas they would have perhaps been limited to having the right side of their team full of Premier League players and the left side made up of La Liga stars in the past, they can now mix and match around the pitch without having to worry about their overall chemistry score.
It is sure to be a welcome change.
EA Sports have also removed negative effects on chemistry. That means that even if players are out of position, they will still be allowed to remain on full chemistry. Even if a player has zero chemistry, they will still play at least well as their base stats.
Player items will also have secondary positions added, mirroring what they do in real life. For example, Joao Cancelo will be eligible to play both right back and left back.
In all, these changes offer far more flexibility to those building their FIFA 23 Ultimate Team squads.
It will certainly add an extra dynamic to the game.
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