Further Analysis of MM17 Events and Promos:
Gameplay: I like the inclusion of a scramble button. That is an innovative feature that puts speedy QB's at a higher level. Unfortunately, the new update tried (?) something new, in which plays were shown on screen. Unsure of the purpose of this, would have rather seen an audible system (if applicable, I'm not sure how to technology works). Also, I understand the "nerfing"
of certain cards in the game, but the hidden stats kill people. Because we can't see all of the cards' stats (and the fact that the gameplay is so unevenly shaky), we are forced to buy cards and hope they show on film (because how else are we going to see them perform?). And for gameplans, I have a lot of respect for the new addition of gameplans. Now for my next point...
Usual, Classic Content of MM: I love that H2H and Season Mode are required for the Mobile Master; it ensures that people actually work for the cards. But, afterwards, what are the incentives to keep playing those modes? After Hall of Fame, H2H is just a regular aspect with no rewards except boasting how good you are at the game. And Season Mode is such a drag. Same as H2H, no purpose to keep that in place (except to use punters and punt returners). And for leagues, after the first wave of card rewards for Lvl Achievements, there has been no update for new cards (since eifert and sherman are so awful). And no Tournament playoff style occurred (I know of the troubles of it last year, but EA did a good job of banning cheaters and hackers) is upsetting. Same as the others, no special incentives to keep playing Lvl Tournaments. Now onto in-season promos:
First off, Gamechangers, Veterans, X-Factors, Lvl Players, and Journeymen need an immediate upgrade. Can't be hanging around 90 for this long of a time. Signature Players also need a new batch of players (keeps thing interesting)
Also, what happened to Flashbacks? I kinda liked those, but it was stopped short randomly and discontinued (upsetting).
TOTW: No problem with that, wish it included players from MNF, and no problem with Player-Ups, just wished that some of the upgrades were more reasonable (not a lot of elites came from that)
Headliners: No problem with that, same for Team Heroes and MVP Players (except Rhodes with 87 Speed is almost Lvl Sherman-esque)
Football Outsiders: I know there was a problem with this, but why make late season packs include preseason players? Made no sense since no one wanted them. Maybe if less elites were put out each week it would have been better to ensure that players grab current cards instead of ones 12 weeks ago.
What was up with Award Winners? Just a small promo intended to be a cash grab, same for Most Beard Players.
Most in-season promos: I like the players and events for it (like the grind), but the typical routine (collectibles to silvers, silver to golds, golds to elites, and elites for set masters albeit some variations) was mundane. Not to mention that some players become quickly outdated, although adding boosts to them makes people keep them on their teams for quite awhile.
Blitz: Don't mind the promo, understand it is supposed to be fast and difficult to get great players.
Rookie Promo: Another Cash Grab
NFL Playoff Players: Interesting, I liked it, except the boost thing was difficult to understand since not all stat upgrades were shown for awhile.
TOTY: A real killer for me. Sine when are gold players (Matt Moore, really?) necessary for January promos, we are past that at that point, was hoping it became better but it failed.
Domination: Forgot to mention, but Dom Von is near useless at this point with his low coverage.
Gauntlet: Also really hurt me. If Edelman was chosen for his amazing SB grab, there should have been an after-SB Promo where top players in the game (not just the MVP) gets a card? And then use gauntlet for a player who actually had a spectacular year.
SB Promo: I liked it, only thing that killed it was the coin sites that made rare players impossible to get. Could have been better, but I'm not sure how.
Pro Bowl: A shining moment for EA, where the promo was great and not a lot of work was required. I especially loved the community challenges.
Career Tributes: I wish more came out (I know that is difficult to constantly do)
NFL Honors: Another Cash Grab, but I don't have a huge problem with that, since it is for the "best of the best" players.
Season Stars, Fan Favorite, and Throwbacks: Eh at best, no one is fretting about 95 overalls since Ultimate Legends, Campus Heroes, and Positional Heroes are 98+ overalls (great job here!).
Combine: Another great promo, only issues was that the players (all except the combine warriors) were unauctionable. And for players who couldn't put packs (me), we were only able to
do one combine master set at best, maybe 2 is cash was spent for stamina.
Finally, to end on a good note, All-Pro was great.
That's my summary! Took a lot of work to go back and see all the events and promos of MM17 Past. If I forgot something or someone wants to bring up another points, please feel free to do so. Hopefully this gets across to a lot of users and we can impact the changes for MM17 and beyond.
