Do you think AKA X factors ruined Madden 23

So you have Quad and Henry with 2 dominating X factors. You can sort of counter those but you force your opp to run secure tackler, using up AP he wouldn;t have to use to stop other RBs. You have Milk Man, Tank, Maniac. There is no counter to Unstoppable force. Therefore, EA could release pass rushers with 99's at every attribute that would not be as effective as these cards. Sure the X factor turns off but they re-engage after  a series or two .

If you are playing to win, would you really use anyone else except Quad/Henry/Milk Man/Tank/Maniac (honorable mention to Mad Maxx with Blitz as well).

The game has evolved into what it is today to try and draw a larger player base than years past.  It is trying to appeal to a younger demographic.  With the younger demographic having such a short attention span, X-Factors sort of bring the "wow" factor into the game.  Abilities and X-Factors aren't going anywhere anytime soon so we might as well get used to the game as it sits and try to enjoy ourselves.

Its just more to bring in another audience. 

Chems first made the game different (they've had 4x different versions of chems), then abilities, and now X Factor. Its just a cycle.

It’s not that bad imo

i Run a lot of nickel/big nickel but if i see quadfanther, bring in a big 34/43 set and I can usually shut the X factor down

dline X factors are a run the time out scenario, so run the ball or quick dink and dunk until they’re not active anymore 

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE RUNNING AVALANCHE THO LOLOLOL 

but on the real, this year is way more bearable than instant escape artist with corner routes

Jfuertez said:

It’s not that bad imo

i Run a lot of nickel/big nickel but if i see quadfanther, bring in a big 34/43 set and I can usually shut the X factor down

dline X factors are a run the time out scenario, so run the ball or quick dink and dunk until they’re not active anymore 

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE RUNNING AVALANCHE THO LOLOLOL 

but on the real, this year is way more bearable than instant escape artist with corner routes

Yeah well Escape Artist was insane I'll give u that

Nope, just discounted abilities ruined it

Thanks for making this post, OP -- i saw the great replies you had left in Reggie White comments section, where kids are going absolutely berserk, i assume based upon that golden "99" OVR rating, i honestly don't know.  A couple/few months ago when i had first started playing MUT, i didn't have a ton of cards available, so the few i had the pleasure of choosing from were mostly based off stat decision-making... however, at this late phase in the game, almost all new cards dropped have ridiculously good stats, especially with bonuses and team chems, etc. practically everyone has at or near 99 in relevant / primary stats, so unfortunately abilities are ALL that matter now and i'm having to pass up on cards I want on my roster, such as the Hufanga SS "upgrade" that dropped this week -- lack of 0AP Pick Artist is enough to make (or in this case, break) the card as a viable option.

I'm pumped that they're making the game more accessible for folks, it was extremely overwhelming for me to dive into MUT last fall (we got the $35 Black Friday sale) after not really playing Madden in ~decades, but there has got to be a happy medium somewhere, no?  I'd love to think that more than a couple/few cards are actually viable for online gameplay, but it's hyper-competitive if yer not keeping pace with the meta.  I got so sick of kids burning me over the top with ridiculous deep ball prayers, that actually were caught more often than i care to recall.

Few things were worse than getting Quadfather/King Henry cheesed.  Thankfully that is less and less, but folks seem to be truly sleeping on the Tank, Maniac & Milk Man options for D-line.  Nothing else matters, IMO.  Those X-factors are everything, it seems.

I definitely wouldn’t say AKA x-factors have ruined the game.

I think EA has done some things with discounted/free abilities to give us tools to combat these “broken” x-factors.

I think Quadfather and certain run schemes absolutely get abused to the point of frustration at times but they can be stopped if you have the right abilities and play call.

In my opinion the Unstoppable Force x-factor is less effective than just simply calling the right plays and/or making the right adjustments. I have opponents running zero AKA x-factors getting their blitz home faster than when I play against Milk Man and Tank simply because they know how to setup the defense to glitch the o-line blocking and get instant pressure/sacks.

Actually, No! I run a Lions I use to run the same  X Factor on my WR, QB, TE, RB, etc since madden 20 and this year I’m not using the same on anyone. It’s kinda good for testing abilities since they’re on you can see how they work versus reading a description. Also same with discounted abilities. I don’t run META like every other loser, I pick whatever ability I can get for cheap  cause they need to make it 15 AP and not 12. That’s my only issue. Or make it 12 on last szn update

Here’s the weird thing: I’m crap at this game. Crap on offense, slightly better than crap on defense. I’ve been playing more H2H to try and be… not so crap. Everyone and their mother seems to be running Quad, and I have zero issue shutting him down. Oh, your X-factor deactivates after a couple TFLs? Enjoy this pair of -5 yard runs. 

It might change once I climb the rankings a bit, but right now? I love seeing Dillon on the other side of the ball.

All I know is those x factor Henry’s and Quadfather’s run up and my  x factor Rodrigo comes right up and knocks the ball right out.

I think abilities ruined this game honestly. I want to play football, not transformers.

It has ruined the game I have maniac and tank ive won 3 straight Super Bowls it’s very unfair the light up needs to be earned not just given to a player every  drive quadfather is the worst honestly quad father is the reason I started running 2 aka players on my dline im probably gonna sale tank after one more Super Bowl but yea aka x factors need to not be in the game

i personally think that it’s not what has ruined the game but it definitely has added to it.. especially with how cheap they are now.. 

I liked it back when they did that NFL100 promo or whatever a few years back and the xfactor was only on at the beginning of the game and second half for a few plays. then you just had to get it back like every other card!