EA Has Lost Me Long Term

Each year MUT card releases and ratings get more and more unrealistic. Nobodies rated significantly higher than HOF guys (think Taylor Mays). Crazier OOP cards that make no sense, now being flooded into circulation with this incredibly stupid Backyard Ballers promo. We are just waiting for the return of Leon Sandcastle! EA has turned MUT into NFL Blitz, some perverted cartoon version of true NFL history.

EA puts no serious effort into facial likenesses on most legends, they just slap generic faces (see the Joe Namath that looks like Dan Fouts). That undermines the suspension of disbelief and the RPG element.

Finally, my team was for practical purposes at an end game at 98/98/98 in February - 6 months into the season for the game. No shiny gold 99 to be dropped going forward will be any better on the field than what I already have. What used to be a 12 month game has been effectively cut in half.

Add to that the horrid H2H matchmaking and toxicity and the nail just got pounded into the MUT coffin for me.

I get not everyone cares about real NFL history and could care less if EA dropped a gold 99 Ryan Leaf with 99's across the board. I'm just not one of those guys.

Footnote to the kids at EA: Johnny Unitas was not Steve Young, not a runner. He was a statue in the pocket.

Bro.... Chill its Mut

Yeah fr. This is mut, not a documentary about the history of the nfl. It means to be fun, (which for me it exceeds that expectation), not historically accurate. And also I would love a 99 Ryan lead because it would be hilarious

Azzers said:

Bro.... Chill its Mut

Spoken like a typical young member of the Gamer Boyz club. Realism means nothing to you guys which is what encourages EA to pull this garbage ad nauseum. No doubt you would be all over that gold 99 Ryan Leaf.

mvandor said:

Spoken like a typical young member of the Gamer Boyz club. Realism means nothing to you guys which is what encourages EA to pull this garbage ad nauseum. No doubt you would be all over that gold 99 Ryan Leaf.

Spoiler alert: madden isn’t supposed to be completely realistic.

also if u gonna complain how about you make your own game

“Crazier OOP cards that make no sense” - backyard ballers might not be for you lol

HhelloItsMe said:

Spoiler alert: madden isn’t supposed to be completely realistic.

also if u gonna complain how about you make your own game

ULTIMATE TEAM

Not franchise or realistic team. 

But good luck on that since EA owns rights.

mvandor said:

Each year MUT card releases and ratings get more and more unrealistic. Nobodies rated significantly higher than HOF guys (think Taylor Mays). Crazier OOP cards that make no sense, now being flooded into circulation with this incredibly stupid Backyard Ballers promo. We are just waiting for the return of Leon Sandcastle! EA has turned MUT into NFL Blitz, some perverted cartoon version of true NFL history.

EA puts no serious effort into facial likenesses on most legends, they just slap generic faces (see the Joe Namath that looks like Dan Fouts). That undermines the suspension of disbelief and the RPG element.

Finally, my team was for practical purposes at an end game at 98/98/98 in February - 6 months into the season for the game. No shiny gold 99 to be dropped going forward will be any better on the field than what I already have. What used to be a 12 month game has been effectively cut in half.

Add to that the horrid H2H matchmaking and toxicity and the nail just got pounded into the MUT coffin for me.

I get not everyone cares about real NFL history and could care less if EA dropped a gold 99 Ryan Leaf with 99's across the board. I'm just not one of those guys.

Footnote to the kids at EA: Johnny Unitas was not Steve Young, not a runner. He was a statue in the pocket.

Well the reason they do things like making immobile qbs more mobile is so you will be inclined to use them over faster people that get the same abilities they push to be so important. It’s a fantasy team building mode. if you want more real nfl play franchise, or just dont play at all. Ultimate team isn’t marketed as realism I mean theres a MLB tyreek hill for example. The most realistic the MUT will be is pre-ZC because that’s when all the cards are very modest and no OOP cards. Maybe only that time frame is for you but I enjoy how it ramps up and the game becomes crazier and more 99s because #1 Everyone can be competitive and be able to win and #2 you can use any of your favorite players and they typically have a usable card and you can use your favorite theme team if you dont want to use all the best cards and want to be a little more unique. Of course there are problems with the game like animations that mess you up or broken beaters that work against any coverage but personally and from what I hear most people dont play against those guys 24/7 And house rules exists for an even more casual experience than H2H seasons if you find yourself raging at that. And its cool that they gave tyreek that MLB card because he literally said that’s what he wanted on twitter during ZC OOP releases. You’re using a card that a NFL player themself requested which i think is pretty cool whether it was planned out that way or not. EA isnt a great company but this is all we’ve got because of their monopoly on the market theyve had for ages because they are lazy and didnt want competition (which makes all products better for the consumers believe it or not).

I mean all you guys saying 'chill its MUT' have a point but EA have locked up the exclusive rights on a "SIMULATION FOOTBALL GAME"? 

Where is that simulation experience? Its not in The Yard, Superstar KO  and now not MUT either? You need 31 other players to have anything like a realistic CFM and even then the gameplay is just trash. EA should let another Dev have a go at simulation football because they clearly don't want to.

I am almost 40, and I love it.  The community (not necessarily MH/GG, forums) enjoy them as well.  There's a reason OOP cards are the most wanted/highest priced cards in terms of GTs.  

These in particular outside Graham are kinda meh, but love the OOP cards.

If I wanted to play w/ normal teams/legends I would do so in Franchise/Play now.  UT has never been realistic.

As an older gamer that appreciates football history as well as how the game is actually played—I realize that I am no longer in the target demographic for Madden (and especially MUT).

 No point in complaining about it—I will just move on.

Well newer card’s stats wont get much better than yours… but your cards WILL get worse! Animation depreciation is definitely a thing in MUT! Newer cards always play better.