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damianhoward86
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20 days ago

Necessary “Quality of Life” Improvements

So I’ve already posted this in the Madden NFL 27 Discussion Section but I thought that seeing as how this also pertains to Superstar Mode, it kind of makes sense to reiterate it in here and it may also have more chance of being seen.

But in the next patch (or the coming updates for the game).. I’m reaching out, in the hope the dev team will see this, so that they can address the following in the Apparel section of the Creation Suite.

Torso:
Add a “White Relaxed T Shirt” option (along with other colors, respective to each team’s uniform colors) to work with the “Compression Tee” options. Many players actually do wear this style (Kyle Williams of the New England Patriots is one of them).

Gloves:
Can you also address glove colors and their respective logo and design colors.
e.g If a player (created or real player) is playing for the New England Patriots, they should be able to wear white Nike gloves with a red logo and design color. etc.

It’s Quality of Life changes like this that need addressing, otherwise the Creation Suite is no different or it hasn’t improved (much), over Madden NFL 26.

Arms:
An overall improvement to the “Arm Sleeve Quarter (Color)” options is needed. Currently, they literally look like they’re just painted straight onto the arms, whereas they should look much more like the “Compression T Shirt” options.

Cleats:
A simple QoL improvement here, would be to bring the Shoe Color Palette that’s currently in Superstar Mode (respective of a team’s uniform colors) into the Creation Suite outside of Superstar Mode. Not every player in the real world wears the same cleat color and the Shoe Color Palette option would correct and alleviate this.

If any of the EA Community Staff could pass this onto the Development team or the correct department that deals with customization, it would be greatly appreciated. Unless the team checks and reads this, themselves.

Thank you.

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  • I agree with this. These might seem like small details individually, but customization is one of those areas where the little things add up quickly, especially for people who spend a lot of time creating players or trying to recreate real NFL appearances accurately.

    The cleat color palette from Superstar Mode is a great example. If that functionality already exists in one part of the game, it would make sense to bring it into the regular Creation Suite as well instead of having different customization options depending on the mode.

    The same goes for gloves, sleeves, and undershirts. More team-specific color combinations and better-looking equipment would make created players feel much less generic.

    I’d also like to see EA continue expanding the Creation Suite beyond just adding a few new items each year. More color control, layering options, equipment variations, and consistency between Superstar and the main editor would go a long way.

    Hopefully some of these can be addressed in updates rather than having to wait for Madden 28.