Community Manager@Drizzt9922
What do you think would be an ideal XP system?
I think there should be rewards for meaningful off/def. stats: overall yardage, first downs, and touchdowns, ints, sacks, TFL's, maybe even extra for things like fourth down conversions, high QB passer ratings, etc. Even if it's only 1xp per yard, 7xp per TD, o think this would make it feel like your gameplay has more of a direct influence on how rewarding the results are. You could still add some for winning, and maybe include XP for completed quarters.
It feels like more XP for real gameplay is a better way to keep people in.
In the current system, if I play a full game out and lost by one point, I get less than half the XP if I'd won, which makes games that seem like theyre losing experiences hard to stomach bc and more time sunk in isn't valuable. Rewarding in game benchmarks would be more rewarding for better players, encourage more "football style" play and keep a losing game from feeling like "wasted time."
Maybe there could even give more XP for diff. Percentages of varied play calling, using different formations, etc, to further dissuade bots that run goalline all game or people who abuse one play for four quarters.
Community ManagerThank you for the detailed feedback. Overall it sounds like you both want it based off performance for individual achievements in games.
I like the idea of the scoring differential you suggested, @Neo_Novalis. I'd be nice if you received extra XP if you scored 28 points but still lost the game, that way it still rewards you for sticking into a tight game and putting up a good score despite a loss. If you play a higher ranked opponent, a handicap on how many points you earn would be nice to balance out games so XP distribution feels fair.
I think these would fit well as bonus XP. I like to chew the clock myself because I focus on my run game. At the end of the day it's about who wins the game, no matter what got you there. That is the nature of the NFL. If a player doesn't have a great offense but a great defense, I suppose there needs to be XP rewards from a defensive side otherwise players that run the ball could fall behind in XP due to their game strategies.
These are great submissions and thank you both for taking time out to write some detailed feedback on how you think the game would be better. I know games can get frustrating at times and everyone could use a place to vent. I know things got off to a rocky start in the thread but we sincerely appreciate this type of constructive feedback, @Drizzt9922
I'll swing this up the chain for you both. Good luck this weekend playing and watching NFL games on Sunday.
@EA_Blueberry thank you for the response. I do appreciate the time and I apologize for implying should be fired. Obviously you don't have anything to do with the game as it reaches sale. It is just frustrating that the only NFL product sometimes feels hostile towards me
