I think 7* through the whole team is better than picking 2 or 3 players and wasting many packs just to get them all the way to 9*, having said that most of my current best starting XI is at least 7*, but there are some 5* like Vasko and Rocastle that sometimes need to come into the first XI for a game because they are the best player available for a certain starting position. Hopefully next season I can shift out both players and get in more quality for DMC and MR.