Hey all, ive been playin fifa for a while (fifa14-15 and now 16) but i never played fifa ultimate team. I recently have been playing ultimate team but i need to know now before I sink another 24 hours into this game....Is this pay-to-win? and is there a point in playing ultimate team if i never plan on buying fifa points? It just fees like the majority of my time and gold is spent on team maintenance (fitness, injuries, contracts etc.) My rating is 77 and chemistry is only 79 but most of the single player seasons/tournaments i can sign up for have crazy requirements i cant fulfill unless i drop every single piece of gold i have on building an entirely new team (ie. chem must be 90 or all silvers in starting 11 etc.) This wasn't always the case, but i feel like after i beat a few of the semi-pro no requirement ones, these ones started popping up. The seasons that have no requirements now are all world class difficulty and my team which is 75% middle eastern players basically ends up getting curb stomped by a buncha world class Brazilians every time. I could just play the amateur tourny over and over but it seems like the gold would mostly get spent maintaining my team with limited progression. Am i missing something? i dont wan't to just jump to conclusions but the difficulty spikes just feel unreal sometimes, was hoping i could get some advice/tips from vets. Anything would be greatly appreciated, at its core i love the ultimate game mode so far, i just don't like how it feels like if i ever want to meaningfully progress in the game i have to drop in real cash. If this isn't the case ill gladly keep at it... like i said, my rating is 77 chem is 79 and i usually have anywhere from 7500-10000 gold with a few things on the transfer market waiting to sell (hopefully).