Regular Updates to X Factor Abilities/Abilities and Activation Requirements

Beforehand, Thank you for reading this and please hit the XP button to try to get the attention of EA members. I really think abilities need to be readjusted and done so in a regular manner through maintenance updates or title updates (perhaps every season like other EA games). I may not have conveyed the idea correctly or fully, in this post but hopefully you understand where I’m going. 😎

Hello, 

I and other players I know that play Madden were wondering why the team updates players who have abilities, but not the actual abilities themselves. As you probably know (hopefully), many of the abilities for Superstars and X-Factor players are overshadowed in Madden which cause an unenjoyable experience when every player has the same ability across several teams whether in MUT or in Franchise. 

I believe that making regular changes to these abilities and effects would make the player base feel more satisfied by these updates and these changes as well. For example, O-line and D-line abilities: You’ll only see people use certain abilities such as Inside Stuff, Secure Protector, Edge Threat, and Puller Elite while there are so many other abilities that could be expanded or buffed to create diversity in gameplans! 

Additionally, some X Factor Abilities are essentially never touched such as Brick Wall, Blitz Radar, Vanguard, etc because they are so weak that there is no point in putting them. I, myself, have always tried to explore all kinds of ability combos to create my “perfect scheme” but the abilities aren’t balanced at all. 

Tier Lists online even have many of the more creative-sounding abilities all the way at the bottom, and its a lot! Why have all the abilities when only a select few will be used and actually have a noticeable effect. Brick Wall, an ability I mentioned before is such a cool ability but it hardly works and goes away almost instantly. Blitz Radar has no use in activating because it is so hard to reach, and for barely any profit. It would probably be better as a normal ability perhaps, but that is up to you at EA. 

Furthermore, Escape Artist. Yes this ability was OP in the previous madden but the team has gone overboard with its nerfs and I and others believe that it wasn’t thought through enough. By puttinf Escape Artist at X Factor it is already inherently nerfed since it takes some means of activating PLUS the game this year has made the edge rushers insanely quick to react to scrambling attempts that, when paired with the crazily high “scramble for 10+ yards”, its almost impossible against good defense. Whats worse is the ability isn’t that good anymore when activated, which is fair, but when its locked away by that tough of a jail cell how is it even viable anymore? 

So I please ask you to consider updating abilities in the game and balancing abilities based on your teams thoughts and the community. I believe we need this type of a system in place in a game where these abilities can impact the game to a point where user skill cannot, and if not in updates, then for the next Madden. Make certain abilities easier to achieve, and the overlooked abilities at the depths of Tier Lists viable again. MUT.GG has a cool tier list if you’d like to check it out, and its crazy how some really interesting abilities just aren’t that good!