There is a particular kind of silence before opening a big Ultimate Team pick. You know the one. The menu loads, the controller is still in your hand, and for half a second you convince yourself that this is definitely the one. R9. Zidane. Pelé. A card that changes the whole squad.
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There is a particular kind of silence that happens before a massive Ultimate Team pack opens. You see the blue flare, you wait for the nation, then the club, then the rating — and for one ridiculous second, you convince yourself this might be the pack. An 11 TOTS cards in one pack moment sits right in that sweet spot between football fantasy and menu-grinding madness.