AKA Promo overkill

peatrick said:

You could not be more spot on correct here.  If nothing else, EA demonstrated to us (last year, during their M24 "make or break" cycle) that the gloves were off, there's zero chance they are going to put forth any actual effort.  Instead, the marketing speak this year is touting the sheer volume of content they released last year -- and doubling down, by going EVEN bigger this year... which of course means, more and more and more of the same, low effort, constantly recycled bullshit.

I realize he's the cover athlete, but how many cards does CMC need in August?  He's got THREE totally different cards -- because EA Logic dictates that the pre-order player should be identical to a free preseason reward?  Yet way worse.  Unbelievable.

The days of innovation in AAA gaming is long since past.  Wall Street investor types saw dollar signs during peak COVID and just assumed the world would always operate at those levels when the entire world was basically shut-in / closed down... and being the genius economists that they are, they used these peak-COVID numbers to forecast out across the next 5-10 years and now they're firing teams of developers and closing down game development studios left and right and scrambling to maintain those levels of growth.  Bleh.

Our only hope is that (gasp) 2K swoops in to offer a competing game, if/when the NFL decides it is in their best interest to get some competition in the gaming space surrounding "simulation" fatball.  Maybe by 2026.  Until then, i fully expect EA will continue this pattern that you so accurately described.  Uggh.

I agree , every drop so far requires you to complete an ultimate champion set to get the grand prize 82 bnd card .

Gated experience growth weekly not at your pace etc . Auction limits.  Worse every yr .

Worst of all every mode is still full of bugs,some  from many yrs ago ..lol. 

Cfb  wear n tear is completely broken also ...bugged out, can't sim games without destroying your players ratings for weeks . however manual play doesn't wear out anyone..

I want a refund my ultimate bundle was anything but ultimate .more like a scam

Coach16 said:

I agree , every drop so far requires you to complete an ultimate champion set to get the grand prize 82 bnd card .

Gated experience growth weekly not at your pace etc . Auction limits.  Worse every yr .

Worst of all every mode is still full of bugs,some  from many yrs ago ..lol. 

Cfb  wear n tear is completely broken also ...bugged out, can't sim games without destroying your players ratings for weeks . however manual play doesn't wear out anyone..

I want a refund my ultimate bundle was anything but ultimate .more like a scam

At this point I can only blame myself.  It's not my first Madden, i knew what i was signing up for.  However, the urge to pump cash into this is a straight up addiction -- EA knows exactly what they're doing, trying to get kids hooked on their bullshit.  It's not fentanyl, but it's also not harmless.

Personally, I'm going to be obsessing over the NFL regardless, so this used to be an extension of that passion, a way to keep engaging with 49ers ball on my own time, in my own way, or at my own pace.  I don't know how casual players perceive the game, but it's got to be an absolutely frustrating mess.  I couldn't finish the stupid Solo Challenges until I pumped cash into it.

In the past most players could at least attempt to engage with Solo Challenges and Battles.  Starting last year, EA discovered that they can (as you so accurately pointed out) literally gate the newest content, ensuring that you have to be fully committed to the MUT madness in order to do the basics.  EA is basically saying, you need to spend yet another twenty (or a hundred) bucks this week if you want to participate in the latest content drops.  Even then, you'll be lucky to have maybe a 30% chance at the actual good (LTD) card.  No more BND cards after doing sets.  Just worse and worse, every year, they take away features.

It's difficult for the player base to grow, because new players are constantly pushed out.  They can't play online without a decent team, but they can't even grind offline and hope to get anything that would come close to competing.  Yeah, that 82 BND Randy Moss is doing just fine on my roster, but this game couldn't be more obviously pay to win.  Beyond sick of hearing that tired "scheme over team, brah" mantra.

There's no justice in this world anymore,, we're all doomed except the rich pack buying scum of course .

Eagles215 said:

Yes with 95% chance of being delayed.

100% FACTS LOL