2v2 3v3 regular roster not recycled Mut
To the EA SPORTS Madden Team,
I’m writing this out of genuine disgust and disappointment with the direction Madden has taken, specifically the removal of regular-team 2v2 and 3v3 gameplay.
I have purchased every Madden. Every single one. This will be the first Madden I will not be keeping, and my refund has already been accepted.
For a lot of us, Madden is not about MUT. We don’t want recycled MUT players, fantasy lineups, packs, or another mode built around constantly spending money. We want to pick an NFL team, use its actual roster, get two or three friends together, and compete against another group doing the same thing.
REGULAR ROSTERS. 2v2. 3v3.
Why is that so difficult?
In my opinion, regular-team 3v3 is one of the most skill-based and competitive ways Madden can be played. Everyone has access to the same NFL teams and rosters. You can’t simply build or buy your way into having a better lineup. Winning comes down to play calling, adjustments, communication, user control, football knowledge, and how well three people can work together.
That is Madden at its best.
Removing this mode years ago was a mistake. Bringing it back but burying it deep within the menus was another mistake. And now taking that option away again sends a pretty clear message to players like me.
It feels like EA is determined to funnel players toward modes built around Ultimate Team and continued spending, even when a portion of your longtime player base is telling you that we simply want to play competitive football with NORMAL NFL ROSTERS.
Put regular-team 2v2 and 3v3 where it belongs:
Front and center under Head-to-Head.
Make it easy to find. Promote it. Give players 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 options using regular NFL teams and see what happens.
I believe EA already knows what would happen: people would play it.
That may be exactly why longtime players are so frustrated. Instead of expanding the ways friends can compete using the actual NFL teams the game is supposedly built around, Madden continues pushing players toward modes that revolve around cards, upgrades, and spending.
Not everybody wants MUT.
Some of us just want football.
Some of us want to grab two friends, pick our favorite NFL team, jump into a 3v3 game, and find out which group is better.
I’ve supported this franchise for decades. Madden has been one of those games I purchased automatically every year. I never thought I would reach the point where I requested a refund because the game no longer offered the experience I bought Madden to play.
But here we are.
My refund has been accepted, and unless regular-roster 2v2 and 3v3 returns, this will be the first Madden I do not purchase and play.
EA, listen to the players who have supported this franchise long before Ultimate Team became the focus.
Bring back regular-team 2v2 and 3v3.
Put it under Head-to-Head where everyone can actually see it.
Stop trying to turn every type of Madden player into an Ultimate Team customer
Give us football back.
A longtime Madden player who has finally had enough
PINCHHITTN
