00:00Here's what's new in Football Ultimate Team for FC26.
00:04An exciting expansion of FUT's competitive structure with live events, including gauntlets
00:09and the return of tournaments, introducing more ways to compete and earn rewards.
00:14A revamp of rivals and champs, including the removal of qualifiers and the addition of
00:19a second tier of Weekend League.
00:21Huge improvements to disconnects on draws, plus repeatable evos, and an overhauled gameplay
00:27experience, powered by community feedback and tuned specifically for Ultimate Team.
00:34Let's kick off with live events, a new home for a variety of competitions, starting with
00:39the return of tournaments.
00:41Backed by popular demand, tournaments are high-stakes knockout football at its best, with winners
00:46advancing and losers getting sent back to the lobby.
00:50Tournament matchmaking ensures you'll always face an opponent in the same round as you,
00:54guaranteeing intense matchups every step of the way.
00:58You'll compete for unique, tournament-specific rewards and have regular opportunities to
01:02experience the intensity and glory of knockout football throughout the season.
01:08Gauntlets are a new live event designed to test your club depth, making every one of your
01:12players more important and challenging your ability to compete with different squads.
01:16Each gauntlet consists of a set number of matches.
01:19But here's the catch, you must use a completely new squad every single match.
01:25Unlike tournaments, you won't get knocked out when you lose, but the more wins you get,
01:29the better your rewards will be.
01:31Live events are also replacing and reinventing friendlies.
01:35Live events, including gauntlets and tournaments, can have squad requirements, house rules and newly
01:41added entry requirements, allowing you to qualify for events by completing objectives, such
01:46as winning a qualifier tournament.
01:49We've also made big changes to rivals and champs based on your feedback.
01:53Bounties are the first huge addition to rivals.
01:56One game objectives that pop up every few matches and give you a chance at immediate rewards.
02:01Complete the challenge and you'll earn weekly reward points, accelerated progress, season pass
02:06points or even packs.
02:08Bounties won't always be about the win.
02:10With challenges like score the first goal giving you a chance to earn rewards regardless
02:13of the match result.
02:16Checkpoints have also been improved to help players who felt stuck in difficult divisions,
02:20with the addition of limited checkpoints, which allow relegation after a set number of losses.
02:25We heard your feedback and champions playoffs are no more.
02:29In FC26 you'll qualify for champions directly by reaching a high enough division and earning
02:34champions qualification points.
02:37And for those lower division players, we're introducing Challenges.
02:41A second tier of champions that allows people of different skill levels to experience the
02:45thrill of weekend league.
02:47But don't worry, champions will still be the pinnacle, with stiffer competition and better
02:52rewards.
02:53We're building on our improvements in FC25 regarding disconnects.
02:58We know your stance and we agree.
03:00Players shouldn't be able to take wins away from you by quitting early.
03:04We also know when these quits typically happen and when they're the most frustrating.
03:08Late in a game, after a red card or before a penalty.
03:12In FC26 if the score is tied and your opponent disconnects in any of these situations, not
03:17just by the menu but by any method, you will receive the win.
03:22Evolutions are changing based on your feedback as well.
03:25In FC26 some evos will be repeatable, similar to how it works with SBCs and objectives.
03:31Cosmetic evos will now also stack.
03:34And you'll be able to maintain the look of some evos so you can still boost the players'
03:37ratings without losing existing visuals.
03:40The Ultimate Edition comes with one extra evo slot, meaning you'll be able to evo two
03:44players at once from the very beginning of the year.
03:48We know these details matter and each will make the Ultimate Team experience better, but
03:52the most fundamental change and the one you've been the most vocal about is gameplay.
03:57Ultimate Team now has its very own gameplay experience called Competitive Gameplay.
04:02It's tuned to maximise three things, responsiveness, consistency and control, and it's designed
04:09to deliver the fast, dynamic and attacking football you've been asking for.
04:14We mentioned quicker passing, more fluid dribbling, fewer AI blocks and tackles, fewer bounce-backs
04:20and more responsive animations in our gameplay deep dive, but there are even more ways Competitive
04:25Gameplay is tuned for player control and responsiveness.
04:29You'll see fewer goals from Keeper rebounds.
04:31Although this happens in real life, we know it's a frustrating way to concede, and it feels
04:35out of your control.
04:36That's the exact feeling Competitive Gameplay is aimed at addressing.
04:40Player stamina is also being treated differently.
04:43As your players tire, they'll remain just as explosive and agile, but only when you're controlling
04:48them, to reward active defending and player switching.
04:51One-touch passes are also more responsive.
04:54Now, passes can sometimes be triggered in as little as one frame before receiving the
04:59ball, making your players more reactive to split-second decisions you make.
05:04Each of these changes makes the game feel more responsive and encourages you to be in control,
05:09which is the feeling we want you to have when you play Ultimate Team this year.
05:12Ultimate Team is about you, the players you love, your tactics, your favourite modes, the choices
05:18you make as you play, and we hope that by expanding FUT's competitive structure with more ways
05:23to compete, improving core parts of the FUT experience, and introducing competitive gameplay,
05:28that you'll feel in control, on and off the pitch.
05:32Look out for more FUT info in the pitch notes right after this and on our social channels.
05:37Pre-order the FC26 Ultimate Edition now to get an icon today in FC25, plus a debut icon in
05:44FC26 at launch, up to 6,000 FC points, an extra EVO slot, and more.
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