Is it just former NFL players, but with their college stats - or are they adding a lot of current college players?
Doe it have really good college players that didnt have good NFL careers, like Tim Tebow, JaMarcuss Russell, etc
I wouldnt think they would players like Brock Purdy, Tom Brady, Tyreke Hill, who were mid in college, but great in the Pros?
It's a lot of fun. Gameplayis different in a good way. Ultimate team is too heavy on nfl names, hope to see them balance it more.
jimshredder said:Is it just former NFL players, but with their college stats - or are they adding a lot of current college players?
Doe it have really good college players that didnt have good NFL careers, like Tim Tebow, JaMarcuss Russell, etc
I wouldnt think they would players like Brock Purdy, Tom Brady, Tyreke Hill, who were mid in college, but great in the Pros?
I heard there's a freebie Lamar BND coming to us in CUT, but i've barely tinkered with the game. Although the bulk of my ~10 or so hours have been spent fiddling with CUT once i got through the basics. Mostly just toying with the various Solo Challenges while building a CUT squad. However, I suffer no delusions -- my goal is to remain casual and try to enjoy things for a ~month, or so while I grind towards the M25 rewards that we can earn.
My best player thus far is a random 88 OVR BND Center i pulled from some pack. My team is liek mostly players in the high 70s with a small handful of 80s. Was using Joe Burrow (83 or 84 OVR?) as QB1, but last night i pulled some random 85 OVR BND QB that i'm sure i'll try next time i fire up the game. There's 134 teams, so there's no way i'm ever learning the majority of these players. I assume any of the NFL stars are way too expensive (or rare) to be found on my meager CUT squad.
It's interesting and if you want to start practicing for Madden 25, this is probably the best investment of time. The playbooks are identical to M25 and some (if not many) of the features will be nearly identical. Although CFB plays much faster than my brief time with M25 beta (phase 2 play test).
Didnt think I would like it but have def enjoyed it both CUT and regs, regs is better IMO but CUT is solid,l the speed hasnt caught up yet since everyone is mostly low 80’s speed
It’s terrible. Awful card art, lack of content, expensive packs, and there is no defense in the game play. It’s literally no fun playing offense when you can pick any play and get a TD.
Madden wins at UT, CFB wins at career mode.
short answer, no not really
jimshredder said:Is it just former NFL players, but with their college stats - or are they adding a lot of current college players?
Doe it have really good college players that didnt have good NFL careers, like Tim Tebow, JaMarcuss Russell, etc
I wouldnt think they would players like Brock Purdy, Tom Brady, Tyreke Hill, who were mid in college, but great in the Pros?
I just played a 10-Hour trial.
To answer your first question, it is not just former NFL players. There are a bunch of good college players that are still in college and have not played in the NFL yet. I read that one current college player did not sign (Arch Manning), but there are a lot that did. I am enjoying using Singleton (PSU, HB).
They have guys that had/have good NFL careers Like Ray Lewis, Chad Johnson, Brian Urlacher, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Joe Burrow, etc.
They have upgraded to 90 OVR already, so it is moving much faster than MUT.
They have realistic looking players, stadiums and mascots. The fans look like cartoon characters, and they need to upgrade that or not show camera views of them. They have marching band music that makes it feel like a college game. I do not know if they have the crazy performer(s) that I have seen Grambling have, but that would be something if they did include it in the game!
They have objectives where you have to do a few plays from each offensive and defensive playbook which is nice if you have not used all of them yet. You get the playbook and other rewards for completing these tasks.
They let you create your own playbook and pick audibles, which sounds great! I will experiment with this option this weekend.
I am too game poor to mess with player upgrades, but it appears there are some added abilities that can be utilized. The abilities seem to be different than MUT.
It is crazy expensive to change a player's team chemistry, but that appears to be an option.
The game only allows 2 different zoom settings. I normally play MUT Zoomed in one more than what we are allowed in CFB, and I am still trying to get use to this.
There are a lot of option plays and a lot of hurry-up offense in this game, which is consistent with college football.
They have a ton of different celebrations. I have not tried these yet.
They give you rewards for MUT (starting at level 10 if you reach level 20 in CFB, 3 players that convert to a champion, etc.)
It's EA Sports' best game in at least five years.
Wooooo said:I just played a 10-Hour trial.
To answer your first question, it is not just former NFL players. There are a bunch of good college players that are still in college and have not played in the NFL yet. I read that one current college player did not sign (Arch Manning), but there are a lot that did. I am enjoying using Singleton (PSU, HB).
They have guys that had/have good NFL careers Like Ray Lewis, Chad Johnson, Brian Urlacher, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Joe Burrow, etc.
They have upgraded to 90 OVR already, so it is moving much faster than MUT.
They have realistic looking players, stadiums and mascots. The fans look like cartoon characters, and they need to upgrade that or not show camera views of them. They have marching band music that makes it feel like a college game. I do not know if they have the crazy performer(s) that I have seen Grambling have, but that would be something if they did include it in the game!
They have objectives where you have to do a few plays from each offensive and defensive playbook which is nice if you have not used all of them yet. You get the playbook and other rewards for completing these tasks.
They let you create your own playbook and pick audibles, which sounds great! I will experiment with this option this weekend.
I am too game poor to mess with player upgrades, but it appears there are some added abilities that can be utilized. The abilities seem to be different than MUT.
It is crazy expensive to change a player's team chemistry, but that appears to be an option.
The game only allows 2 different zoom settings. I normally play MUT Zoomed in one more than what we are allowed in CFB, and I am still trying to get use to this.
There are a lot of option plays and a lot of hurry-up offense in this game, which is consistent with college football.
They have a ton of different celebrations. I have not tried these yet.
They give you rewards for MUT (starting at level 10 if you reach level 20 in CFB, 3 players that convert to a champion, etc.)
Thank you, this is great analysis
Do you think in the 10 hour trail, I can reach level 20 in CFB to get the Mut rewards?
jimshredder said:Thank you, this is great analysis
Do you think in the 10 hour trail, I can reach level 20 in CFB to get the Mut rewards?
It took me 5 to 5 1/2 hours to get to level 20. I concentrated on what I was doing, with the goal of getting to level 20 asap. I do not see any reason why you couldn't do the same.
Wooooo said:It took me 5 to 5 1/2 hours to get to level 20. I concentrated on what I was doing, with the goal of getting to level 20 asap. I do not see any reason why you couldn't do the same.
Thanks
jimshredder said:Thanks
I think i finally hit level 30 last evening, after probably ~15 hours of gameplay. I really dig your odds if you plan to rip through it in the free trial. I believe your timing is impeccable, as Solo Battles are finally back in game. I intend to check it out further this weekend and continue the ultra-casual CUT adventures... from time to time.
I believe i've earned two rewards towards MUT25 thus far, am i correct to believe there's still a third to be had? Or am i somehow confusing this with a potential upgrade for an existing reward -- i believe this was during the Ultimate Alumni solo challenges where I saw this message, but kind of blanking on any other detail. Regardless, i'm enjoying being a casual, but do not envision myself continuing a ton once MUT exists. A lifetime of 49ers passion and magic (and suffering, especially of late when #BananaHands chokes) isn't easily replicated, for better or worse.
peatrick said:I think i finally hit level 30 last evening, after probably ~15 hours of gameplay. I really dig your odds if you plan to rip through it in the free trial. I believe your timing is impeccable, as Solo Battles are finally back in game. I intend to check it out further this weekend and continue the ultra-casual CUT adventures... from time to time.
I believe i've earned two rewards towards MUT25 thus far, am i correct to believe there's still a third to be had? Or am i somehow confusing this with a potential upgrade for an existing reward -- i believe this was during the Ultimate Alumni solo challenges where I saw this message, but kind of blanking on any other detail. Regardless, i'm enjoying being a casual, but do not envision myself continuing a ton once MUT exists. A lifetime of 49ers passion and magic (and suffering, especially of late when #BananaHands chokes) isn't easily replicated, for better or worse.
I think there are 3 Alumni rewards and once you have all 3 they can be combined to get a Champion in Madden. I think the last of the 3 rewards was not available until the most recent alumni drop/challenges that included Barkley & Micah Parsons.
Wooooo said:I think there are 3 Alumni rewards and once you have all 3 they can be combined to get a Champion in Madden. I think the last of the 3 rewards was not available until the most recent alumni drop/challenges that included Barkley & Micah Parsons.
Thank you, that was exactly it! Managed to acquire those last evening. Appreciate your expertise and insight, i am the most casual CFB gamer. Any other Challenges that offer particularly good rewards? I started going down the offensive stuff sequentially, but being 15-20+ hours into the game, the grey cards aren't going to offer upgrades. I still haven't even figured out which playbooks I want to run, but will eventually circle back to earn those, once i figure out which specifically.
peatrick said:Thank you, that was exactly it! Managed to acquire those last evening. Appreciate your expertise and insight, i am the most casual CFB gamer. Any other Challenges that offer particularly good rewards? I started going down the offensive stuff sequentially, but being 15-20+ hours into the game, the grey cards aren't going to offer upgrades. I still haven't even figured out which playbooks I want to run, but will eventually circle back to earn those, once i figure out which specifically.
Most of the challenges seemed to help my progression and help build my team. I feel the Legends were the least helpful out of what they are offering. I got a couple 80 OVR players that quickly became back ups. LOL.
Some people have had good luck playing and winning a National Championship.
Winning the National Championship on Freshman Level gives a Field Goal pack and a Hail Mary pack. I got a couple good starters from these reward packs. I think if you win at a lower level and then win at the next higher level the rewards are better than if you keep playing at the lower level. Meaning if you win on Freshman Level it is worth advancing to Varsity Level. These games go fast (shorter quarters)!
In general the rewards for playing solo seem better in CFB than MUT. I like that I got a lot done and I only had to play 3 Head to Head games for Field Pass XP. The House Rules only rewards 500 coins, so I would avoid playing House Rules.
I read the the solo challenges, which were locked, are working now. I think playing one solo challenge is part of the orientation field pass and there is a pack for completing the orientation field pass.
I chose some popular playbooks when doing the offensive and defensive playbook challenges and then sold the playbooks for a decent amount of coins. Check the auction house to see what playbooks are going for, I was surprised by some. You get packs also for doing the different playbooks when you get enough stars.
I have a question for you....Did you have any issues making a user catch and getting credit for it in the Michigan State Heartbreaker challenge? I Made every type of catch and did not get credit for it and did not get the 4th star. I even used X and fell to the ground in the backfield and did not get credit for a user catch. I am not sure if that challenge is glitched, or if I am doing something wrong?