Breakout challenges - for whales and super players only?!

highsierra2024 said:

I'm totally overwhelmed with the new challenges. Realistically you alway need to play for 4 stars as otherwise you won't get enough rewards.

I'm a 84 OVR with NMS (except for the CFB + Madden 25 bundle). My skills are mediocre especially after a 15 year hiatus from Madden.

While I did pretty well - with a bit of grinding - to get a full count of stars (Legends, TOTW, Boom, Team Captains etc.) I totally - and I mean TOTALLY- fail with the new challenges. I also manage to fulfill the requirements for the Season 2 Field Pass alright (have reached Level 34 or 35) even though I hate the INT requirements.

I managed the first of the Achane challenges after several tries but the second already gives me massive problems. No matter what I try (Stretch, ISO, shifting players pre-play) I get only a few yards in the second challenge that requires 20+ yds rushing in 2 attempts. Best was 19 yds with a Stretch only to be tackled for loss in the next play. Most plays are 2-3 yds with a lot of TFLs by the CPUs in the next try. Tried at least 25 time with no luck.

Switching over the other Breakout challenges section and I don't even manage to complete a pass except a few lame drag routes which are not enough to get those 4 stars. I have Hines and a few other 86 speed receivers but no luck.

Is it just me - being a lame mediocre player - or has the difficulty being bumped up?

I like to hear your opinion. Thx! (yeah, I know....gidgud....but that doesn't really help me)

Max the tebow helmet stickers if you don’t already have a running QB. Pick - 3wr set W/te on line and rb in backfield. Motion rb out to side opposite the wr stack. pick pass play and roll to rb side. call time out to replenish qb stamina to repeat

highsierra2024 said:

I'm totally overwhelmed with the new challenges. Realistically you alway need to play for 4 stars as otherwise you won't get enough rewards.

I'm a 84 OVR with NMS (except for the CFB + Madden 25 bundle). My skills are mediocre especially after a 15 year hiatus from Madden.

While I did pretty well - with a bit of grinding - to get a full count of stars (Legends, TOTW, Boom, Team Captains etc.) I totally - and I mean TOTALLY- fail with the new challenges. I also manage to fulfill the requirements for the Season 2 Field Pass alright (have reached Level 34 or 35) even though I hate the INT requirements.

I managed the first of the Achane challenges after several tries but the second already gives me massive problems. No matter what I try (Stretch, ISO, shifting players pre-play) I get only a few yards in the second challenge that requires 20+ yds rushing in 2 attempts. Best was 19 yds with a Stretch only to be tackled for loss in the next play. Most plays are 2-3 yds with a lot of TFLs by the CPUs in the next try. Tried at least 25 time with no luck.

Switching over the other Breakout challenges section and I don't even manage to complete a pass except a few lame drag routes which are not enough to get those 4 stars. I have Hines and a few other 86 speed receivers but no luck.

Is it just me - being a lame mediocre player - or has the difficulty being bumped up?

I like to hear your opinion. Thx! (yeah, I know....gidgud....but that doesn't really help me)

Try  building a theme team using cheap gold players as your backups for O-line and every other backup position pretty much. It’ll help a lot with the speed aspect

SosaChamberlain said:

ravens (pb) pistol strong(f) power option(p)

the later the pitch the bigger the play if u know how to attack the edge w the qb 

if u run this on me online i’ll bite u tho i’m just tryna help get u some stars

You are my hero

I’m 83 NMS And a very average player. For running challenges I always use a speedy QB and Tebow does the trick perfectly fine. Levels Y Sail, your WRs run in the same direction and all the CPU defenders follow them. Therefore creating an open space to your QB and you can run about 20 to 30 yards until a safety comes to tackle him.

highsierra2024 said:

And I will give that a try too! Which playbook are you using?

I also tried QB Draw out of an Empty Formation as others have recommended. It really went well the first tries managing 6, 7 or even 9 yards which Stafford. Which I believe has minus 50 speed. I subbed in Tebow but his blazing 79 speed not once managed to pick up as many  yards...LOL. Still the end result was always "Challenge Failed".

I believe I already posted my suggestions for run game, you mentioned Seattle offense, so I assume you read through that HB Off Tackle worked for me, but I think you need to cycle plays, others Adaptive AI potentially kicks in and shuts things down. 

Run challenges were far and away the most difficult. For any passing situation, Corner routes are your friend. They cook almost anything. 

And you don't need an 88 OVR team to be competitive. However, you will need to invest some time researching budget beasts. Jeremy Chinn for example, 83 OVR but he's 6'3" tall and 86 SPD with high change of direction. 

Start collecting twenty players from your favorite team to get that +1 SPD boost, using gold players as backups makes this simple and fairly inexpensive this year. 

Quitting is, unfortunately, the correct decision here. EA is awful and beyond incompetent. They treat us (the player base) liek we're a bunch of idiots and will continue to exploit those of us who are dumb enough to keep giving them money. This is not a good game.

Yet here I am, powerless to simply walk away. All that being said, what you are experiencing is EXACTLY as EA has designed it. They want you to get frustrated, so you break down and buy packs, chasing that OVR. Team building is definitely a huge skill gap. Create a roster share it in the appropriate forums and ask for help. YouTube is good for general information and knowledge on the gap, sorry you learned the hard way about market moves.

These challenges are a little tougher. As some have mentioned, don’t touch the sprint button until you’re well past the line of scrimmage. Hitting sprint early gives the defenders immediate sheds. Also, invest in a mobile QB. I’m using core Lamar and will upgrade at QB when the prices drop next week when Levis gets released.

highsierra2024 said:

I'm totally overwhelmed with the new challenges. Realistically you alway need to play for 4 stars as otherwise you won't get enough rewards.

I'm a 84 OVR with NMS (except for the CFB + Madden 25 bundle). My skills are mediocre especially after a 15 year hiatus from Madden.

While I did pretty well - with a bit of grinding - to get a full count of stars (Legends, TOTW, Boom, Team Captains etc.) I totally - and I mean TOTALLY- fail with the new challenges. I also manage to fulfill the requirements for the Season 2 Field Pass alright (have reached Level 34 or 35) even though I hate the INT requirements.

I managed the first of the Achane challenges after several tries but the second already gives me massive problems. No matter what I try (Stretch, ISO, shifting players pre-play) I get only a few yards in the second challenge that requires 20+ yds rushing in 2 attempts. Best was 19 yds with a Stretch only to be tackled for loss in the next play. Most plays are 2-3 yds with a lot of TFLs by the CPUs in the next try. Tried at least 25 time with no luck.

Switching over the other Breakout challenges section and I don't even manage to complete a pass except a few lame drag routes which are not enough to get those 4 stars. I have Hines and a few other 86 speed receivers but no luck.

Is it just me - being a lame mediocre player - or has the difficulty being bumped up?

I like to hear your opinion. Thx! (yeah, I know....gidgud....but that doesn't really help me)

I completed it. it was easy. Get a running Qb

Someone posted this earlier today and it helped me get them done...

https://www.mut.gg/forums/forum/mut-discussion-10/topic/a-tip-for-these-new-solos-47957/

Your wr gets tired after each play so I alternated between Cheetah and Worthy but get your twol fastest WRs on the Jet Sweep and you should be able to muddle through.  I'm not a toter and was having trouble with all my conventional run plays.

mcgogogithui said:

You are my hero

glad i could help 🙏🏽

I went back and went for 4 stars on some of the running challenges, and yeah this is some of the dumbest shit I have ever seen. I popped a 40+ yard run on the first play a few times. Running QB with trips to one side. And every time, the defense got instant sheds on every play after and I was throwing out of sacks or taking 10 yard losses. Again, stats mean absolutely nothing. An 80 ovr DE completely smashing an 86 ovr OT? And an 80 speed DE outrunning an 86 speed QB with a 5 yard lead? Oh and the best, when a 30 yard run counts as 0 yards - that was pretty epic! All I will say is the SOB that designed this - I hope karma finds them quickly.

Just a quick update:

First of all thank you for everyone who shared their experience, help and suggestions.

I added Travis Frederick at C and that made a HUGE difference. Not only does he play so much better than 82 Cushenberry but he also added +1RBK to 82 Legend Olsen who I have at TE (I need a better TE and I hope I can grab some kind of Gronk next week).

Today I also got my UA pack.  I had already had 87 speed CJ and  85 OVR UA Barkley but I had to take 88 Barkley to get that extra speed. Usually I would have taken 88 Garrett as my DEs are mediocre at best but defense doesn't make such a difference for the casual gamer like me as my switch stick skills are limited.

Before I received that pack I also bought 87 Lawrence for a more mobile QB. So my coin stack to a severe hit and I might regret it soon but...

....I managed to finish all run challenges with 4 stars. Some still took a few tries but it made all the difference. Even with my standard Colts Playbook using HB Stretch or Inside Runs out of Gun Bunch.

So my team is still 84 OVR and my coins are down to a meager 1.5 mil but at least I had a bit of fun today.

40/40.

rednecksoftheus said:

Don't even need to run empty. Just make sure your routes all go to one side, and on man coverage the other side of the field is wide open.

Yup agreed

I have played a total of two of these breakout challenges.  Max star level is all-pro, competitive.  

I'm running a Patriots theme team and even with a lineup using RPs with Pats chem, two breakouts players (one is 85 OVR Keion White) I have an 82 OVR lineup and struggled with the two I've played.

I've decided it's not worth the aggravation to keep trying.  I have the player from this program I want, the coin rewards are pretty lame and I have zero patience for "the grind" any more.

Props to any and all who invest their time in these.

I am NMS and cruised through these solos. Run plays are easy if you got the right ones. I Form Close Stretch is a monster For me.