Meta

droblunts313 said:

Good thing they added the greatest defensive feature ever put in the game. It’s called switch sticking. 

Also it’s not like only your players are getting taken advantage of. It goes both ways. We all know this game isn’t perfect so stop acting like it should be.

There's also something that used to exist in real life and even on Madden pre-MUT. It's called sportsmanship and integrity, but now people are so desparate on here that they'll cheat their brains out to feel like they finally won at something in life

Crab5 said:

There's also something that used to exist in real life and even on Madden pre-MUT. It's called sportsmanship and integrity, but now people are so desparate on here that they'll cheat their brains out to feel like they finally won at something in life

Bingo! I get cussed out if I win or lose.  lol. Droblunts is the spokesperson for the cheaters.

Please I need gg points

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Crab5 said:

There's also something that used to exist in real life and even on Madden pre-MUT. It's called sportsmanship and integrity, but now people are so desparate on here that they'll cheat their brains out to feel like they finally won at something in life

Have you ever seen a madden tournament before mut? Watch those madden bus games. They were playing more unethical than kids play today. They would nano blitz every play and swerve catch 50 yard bombs that wouldn’t be open. People would cheat and look at the play you picked. I promise you sportsmanship and integrity have been lacking since the beginning of madden. Like I’ve said 100 times we’re playing a videogame and people will always do whatever it takes to get an edge.

Crab5 said:

I actually don't run any meta stuff or depend on any glitches to win, I don't need to. lol

Nice!

droblunts313 said:

Have you ever seen a madden tournament before mut? Watch those madden bus games. They were playing more unethical than kids play today. They would nano blitz every play and swerve catch 50 yard bombs that wouldn’t be open. People would cheat and look at the play you picked. I promise you sportsmanship and integrity have been lacking since the beginning of madden. Like I’ve said 100 times we’re playing a videogame and people will always do whatever it takes to get an edge.

You're talking about total sweat hogs, 95% of the player base wasn't that way, and we would actively avoid playing with people who were

CamJurgens2023 said:

I understand its a every year thing and there really is no point in complaining, but it isn't enjoyable being in bunch x nasty and hybrid man or cover 4 all game. Don't get me wrong I win lots of games, but playing like this imo is as bad as the people who "need" cheaper ability buckets. Sometimes I go into regs for a breather, but like doing "meta" kinda just rots ur brain in not even really thinking about the game

This is why I play online CFM. I still play MUT where I run the META and win my games. Its a nice change of pace to take a breather building my team and playing real football in CFM tho.

i go 5 wide all game and its fun

NJJETS9 said:

Hey at least your realizing how lame being another gun bunch x nasty spammer is after 5 months of the game being out. Most of these clowns will continue mindlessly spamming that meta trash until the next madden. People who play like that no longer play for fun even tho they somehow convinced themselves they do, its all just a mindless grind for coins. Spam gun bunch x nasty to get coins to buy new cards for spamming gun bunch x nasty. Try different formations and get creative it makes the game 10x more fun. You’ll be worse before you get better but at least you wont be just another meta brainrot sheep

It’d be nice if people actually tried to play the football and not just the game 😂😂 but yea I agree people just basically grinding coins by running meta cuz i even hear spammers say “this ain’t fun” , then why you doing it ?😂😂  Just play football 2026😭

tlaufer11 said:

I think @CamJurgens you may just need some better opponents. At the same time, I don't see why you need to be in Bunch X Nasty. Its just a formation. You can create that Mtn Y Post or whatever without the motion with hot routes on most formations. Try the ravens playbook which doesn't have that formation.

Defensively, Im curious what your doing with cover 4 man hybrid. My defense sucks (but i also suck).

I don't run bunch x nasty 24/7 but I like running Gun in general because I hate being in any other set and those are usually bad, I don't cheese I just really like the way bunch x nasty is set up. I've had cover 4 man hybrid played against me a few times I mean I've done a lot of things but manly when I play one of those times of defenses I play the short and intermediate (Yac) game til they get impatient and start to blitz

tlaufer11 said:

Also, I think people who can't stop "Cheese" are sort of pussies. 

Mid Blitz - Block 6 guys. Outs, corners, meshes, deep crossers and anything to the RB are wide open. This play kind of sucks. Theres a QB Power that will also completely destroy it.

RPOs - Put Coaching settings to RPO Pass = conservative. Also, if you see it once, defend with user. Or guess pass.

RPO Bubble - Hard flats, man press, use user. Also see above.

Gun X Nasty - Im not sure why this is cheese, I dont have this formation, but Ive certainly played against it. Maybe take away the first read and blitz so theres not enough time for them to make all the reads. I think most plays have guys open most times. Sometimes its a bad rep and you gotta take a sack but generally my eyes are in the wrong place. 

Im not very good, but it comes down to stick skills and a mental battle usually. The game is actually fine, I think people have to be able to adjust when their first plan doesnt work, instead of running it back repeatedly.

Thats a reasonable opinion tbh

tlaufer11 said:

Also, I think people who can't stop "Cheese" are sort of pussies. 

Mid Blitz - Block 6 guys. Outs, corners, meshes, deep crossers and anything to the RB are wide open. This play kind of sucks. Theres a QB Power that will also completely destroy it.

RPOs - Put Coaching settings to RPO Pass = conservative. Also, if you see it once, defend with user. Or guess pass.

RPO Bubble - Hard flats, man press, use user. Also see above.

Gun X Nasty - Im not sure why this is cheese, I dont have this formation, but Ive certainly played against it. Maybe take away the first read and blitz so theres not enough time for them to make all the reads. I think most plays have guys open most times. Sometimes its a bad rep and you gotta take a sack but generally my eyes are in the wrong place. 

Im not very good, but it comes down to stick skills and a mental battle usually. The game is actually fine, I think people have to be able to adjust when their first plan doesnt work, instead of running it back repeatedly.

Cook. Mfs call anything and everything "glitches" and "cheese" but refuse to adjust or try to stop it, they js lay down, die, and then run to forums to sob about how someone ran corner routes all game and fried them (user error lol). 

Stunts, switch sticking, usering the rb, usering other routes and zone dropping are all things you can do to adjust. There aren't any legit glitches (that I know of) like route stem glitching, the motion glitches from earlier this year, etc. But no, because someone ran a cover 3 beater out of bunch while you were in stock cover 3 now its bunch is cheese and glitchy

Ja119911 said:

I am new to the game. My first year in MUT. I think for the first month understand why some meta plays work and don't. Then find your own style. I was lucky to meet a really friendly welcoming Madden player who showed me lots  of stuff.   I think it's lame that there are thousands of plays to pick but all you see is Bunch x nasty, and trips TE.   Also I don't know why EA is allowing this mugging nonsense. It basically nerfs a majority of under center formations.

You said it. Under center you can almost guarantee a sack

I asked the same questions on a twitch stream and was banned by EA. I was watching the pros play and they all came out in bunch x nasty or trips TE the entire game and I was just curious to know why professional players are running the meta instead of opening up the playbook and showing why they are pros. A lot of people watch to try and learn and it's just not a good look to pay people to be on the same formation over and over. Just my opinion.