Lurk Artist

I understand linebackers have been completely useless for the last few years due to not being able to jump, but why do they get lurk artist for 1 ap??? It’s literally two abilities in one that separately cost 2 ap. This is honestly EA’s problem. One year something will be completely overpowered, so the next year they nerf it into the ground. Then they proceed to take whatever it is that was bad and completely make it overpowered. There’s no in between.

BeeWinz said:

I understand linebackers have been completely useless for the last few years due to not being able to jump, but why do they get lurk artist for 1 ap??? It’s literally two abilities in one that separately cost 2 ap. This is honestly EA’s problem. One year something will be completely overpowered, so the next year they nerf it into the ground. Then they proceed to take whatever it is that was bad and completely make it overpowered. There’s no in between.

Well you can get the same thing if you user a safety for zero.AP

I don't know if you've been playing Madden very long but a few years ago LBs were ridiculously OP as users. 

Ryan Shazier would jump 10 feet in the air to pick anything within 25 yards ....

So for me this is a fine compromise. They finally made certain. LBs usable again.

It’s not the same as usering a safety because safeties don’t get pick artist for 1 ap. And I’m aware of how good linebackers used to be, which goes back to what I said. There’s no in between. They have turned linebackers into better safeties than the actual safeties once again, and now they’re intentionally making them LTD’s  so we’re forced to spend money to obtain the best ability in the game

LB's finally getting some love and Im all for it. 

Safeties still have advantages. They are still faster, more agility and cod, generally better zone/man, can jump without any AP. You dont need pick artist. PA helps your chance of INT.

I think it was a great move...the ability is effective and affordable.  We can even get one of the LBs for free...being able to use linebackers as sub....linebackers is a great touch.

I don't have an issue with it. LBs have been broken for a while. It feels like another way to fix that. I'm here for it.

They needed a way to make them relevant. Now they just need more linebackers with lurk artist that are set cards so people can afford them if they want them.

cferga32 said:

They needed a way to make them relevant. Now they just need more linebackers with lurk artist that are set cards so people can afford them if they want them.

100%. The 1.4 million for a MLB is crazy this season.

I mean, they literally gave us a free LB that can get any team chem and Lurk Artist. You can blame the high prices on the other cards on your fellow man. If y'all stopped paying them prices, then they'd drop.

And yeah, I like LBers getting love. I used Nitschke last year for a large chunk of the season, and now I'm using Crowder. Call me old fashioned, but I think using safeties there is cheap, but understand why it's done (and I do play a safety next to Crowder in Nickel formations). If they ever release reduxes and I get my hands on Dave Robinson, then I very well may be the only person on the planet playing 2 LBers there lol.