x-factors and abilities disappear in some MUT Solo Challenges

I also took notes while playing the Zero Chill challenges released on Dec. 14th.

I played challenges in 6 'series' (i.e. the first game from each series was started from the menu 'Challenges' while I started the next challenges using the option 'play next challenge' directly after finishing the previous challenge) and the bug occured in 3 of them:

1. played challenges: 2, bug appeared in the 2nd challenge (maybe in the first already without notice)
2. played challenges: 6, no bug 
3. played challenge: 1, no bug (end of 'Mr Grouch')
4. played challenges: 5, bug appeared in 5th challenge
5. played challenges. 4, bug appeared in 3rd and 4th challenge
6. played challenge: 1, no bug (end of 'Mutville')

summarising: the bug occured in 3 out of the 6 series I played to complete the first two sets of Zero Chill Solo Challenges. In total, I had 4 games without x-factors nor abilities. if I did not stop the series as soon as the bug appeared for the first time (i.e. going back to the menu and newly loading into the challenges) I would have had 4-5 Solos with x-factors and abilities and 14-15 Solos without x-factors/abilities (incl. the repetitions of a few Solos to collect all available bonus stars. the '4-5' results from the fact that I cannot exactly remember whether the bug was already there in the very first Solo).

frankly, the bug simply occurs far too often!

UPDATE: in the 3rd Zero Chill solos series ('Who's Sandersclaws?') the bug did not occur.

for the MCS 'Week 6 AFC North' Challenges the bug occured in the second game (against the Ravens). after going back to the menu and starting the 3rd challenge (against the Browns) , x-factors and abilities were back again.

summary: bug occured in one of four Solos

next update:

• I've faced no issues in the 4th bunch of Zero Chill Solos ('Hills of Mount Punt-it').
• in the 'The 50' challenges (from Dec. 12th) the bug occured twice. the first time in 'Larry Allen 2', the second time in 'Sean Taylor 2'

for me 2 times today. 1st in the i think 5th game from the latest zero chill solos and 2nd in the 4th game of the weekly 50. and still no reply from @EA that they even noticed this issue...

Zero Chill Solos series 5 -7:

• 'The North Pole': the bug appeared in Solos 2 and 6.
• 'The Island of undrafted boys': no bug occured.
• 'Reindeer Games': no bug occured

MCC 'Week 7: NFC North': bug did not occur

The 50 'Week 14': bug did not occur

Zero Chill Solos series 8: bug did not occur

I did not see this bug for a while now (maybe just because I did go back to the menu more often and did not play longer series of Solo Challenges in a row). but the bug returned in the 5th challenge of the 'Mr Grouch is comin' to town'.

I've just seen that a player reported this bug to occur in Solo Battles (Just played a game of Solo Battles and all my abilities are missing from the game — EA Forums).

I've often stated already that I think that rewards for Solo Battles should not be linked to a leaderboard. the leaderboard is so heavily affected by DNFs and bugs that I cannot see any fairness in it.

and since DNFs and bugs are so widespread in this game, I'd really prefer to transform Solo Battles in one-game-events where it only matters to win the game. if you are able to win the game, you are rewarded a pack. and your skills score could be converted to coins. that would alleviate the DNF problem somewhat since if you face a DNF only this one game (but not the whole week) is affected.

happens to me again when playing the weekly 50 challenges. played all 6 in a row and in the last game x-factors and abilities are gone.

just finished both series of Solo Challenges in the 'NFL Playoffs Celebration' promo. this bug occured twice. first, it was in the 'Washington' game, and second in the 'Broncos' challenge. since I did not go back to the menu after completing the 'Broncos' challenge, I had in total 3 (of 25) games without x-factors and abilities.

I still did not recognize any pattern that might cause this bug.

and again...after playing 3 or 4 toty challenges in a row.