I’m in the minority here…

At this point I don’t care either way. Guys are still gonna spam the same meta - the dice rolls will just be shifted depending on where each of us have abilities.

Jaysonguy said:

The players are literally not programmed to work without abilities. 

Linemen do not block correctly without them. The Pick Artist or Tip Drill? You would have to sacrifice their ability to play coverage if you chose that option. 

I don't know why picking which part of the game is broken seems like a good idea to you.

Bro I run only PA on my safeties and they jumó routes like crazy. There’s 0 AP Secure Protectors so I don’t know why you’re bringing linemen blocking into this… abilities dont mess up their codes, EA did. Nobody uses other linemen abilities unless you run every play, then you’d use NS or Post Up. All this is doing is making it so people can’t get bailed out as easy. Sick of not being able to pass the ball cause it gets knocked out every play. I feel like the only people who are upset about this Are the people that run a specific scheme reliant on abilities (like AKA X-Factor backs). For gameplay, I don’t see a downside. Now for EA, this is obviously a cash grab so THAT is the reason people should be upset. In terms of actual in game gameplay, it’s not a bad thing. In fact, it’s literally the opposite.

ThorsQuads said:

Bro I run only PA on my safeties and they jumó routes like crazy. There’s 0 AP Secure Protectors so I don’t know why you’re bringing linemen blocking into this… abilities dont mess up their codes, EA did. Nobody uses other linemen abilities unless you run every play, then you’d use NS or Post Up. All this is doing is making it so people can’t get bailed out as easy. Sick of not being able to pass the ball cause it gets knocked out every play. I feel like the only people who are upset about this Are the people that run a specific scheme reliant on abilities (like AKA X-Factor backs). For gameplay, I don’t see a downside. Now for EA, this is obviously a cash grab so THAT is the reason people should be upset. In terms of actual in game gameplay, it’s not a bad thing. In fact, it’s literally the opposite.

I know for a fact that the players do not react without abilities but for some reason you say they do. 

You had two choices. 

1. Play the game with working players

2. Play the game with broken players

You think that when players were playing correctly it was too difficult and you're entitled to your opinion. Instead, you think it'll be easier to play with broken players.

jaybird said:

At this point I don’t care either way. Guys are still gonna spam the same meta - the dice rolls will just be shifted depending on where each of us have abilities.

Yeah it will just be harder for sure. Like if you wanna run Gun Tight, your QB needs at least 2-3 AP. We’ll say 0 for linemen since you can get a full SP line for 0. 1 AP for an X-Factor back. That only leaves 3 AP for receivers/TEs. So we are talking like 1, maybe 2 abilities MAX per receiver. Will be harder for sure I think but I guess we will have to see.

FloorGeneral said:

I'm just confused, because all I saw over the past month are posts about how bad abilities are, and they ruined the game. Yet now that abilities will be limited, everyone is bitching. Can't have it both ways people.

This^^^

So they changed the AP strategy and we have to build new AP schemes. This really isn’t that big of a deal with all the 0ap abilities out there. You just have to develop a new strategy but looks like a bunch of people just want to whine and complain. EA gets no respect. This “community” is all over the place.

Jaysonguy said:

I know for a fact that the players do not react without abilities but for some reason you say they do. 

You had two choices. 

1. Play the game with working players

2. Play the game with broken players

You think that when players were playing correctly it was too difficult and you're entitled to your opinion. Instead, you think it'll be easier to play with broken players.

There are still abilities though… like I said: I run free Pick Artist on Sean T and Cromwell and they jump routes. Abilities aren’t getting taken away. And loads of players have a free ability bucket so you don’t even have to run PA of you don’t want to. I agree with you that players don’t work without abilities… that’s why they’re still in the game? You just can’t stack abilities on a player now like having all the Route KOs and OSA on Pat Pete. Like I said: less bailouts, more strategy.