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calirapper
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21 days ago

“Competitive Madden 26: 4 Features to Improve Realism and Fairness”

 

I want to share a few focused ideas that could make competitive online gameplay in Madden 26 more realistic, fair, and exciting:

 

  1. Bring Injuries Back
    • Real football has injuries, and adapting to them adds strategy and unpredictability.
    • EA’s motto is “If it’s in the game, it’s in the game.” Injuries should be in competitive play too.
  2. Challenges + Chains
    • Let players throw the red flag and challenge plays, especially ball spots.
    • Bring back the chains for measuring first downs—this adds authenticity and removes doubt.
  3. Rematch Feature
    • After intense games, both players often want a run-back.
    • A rematch option would add hype and build true competitive rivalries.
  4. All-Madden, No Assistance
    • Competitive modes should be pure All-Madden difficulty—no computer assists.
    • Madden used to be harder, and at the competitive level, players should win or lose purely on skill.

These four changes would make competitive Madden more strategic, authentic, and rewarding. I do have more ideas, but I wanted to start here to test the waters and hopefully get a direct response from the EA developers.

What do other players think—should these features be added to competitive Madden 26?

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