How would you rate this year's Madden a little bit over a month in?

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Out of 10, I would give MUT a 3.5. Maybe a 4.

The amount of grinding needed to get max field pass rewards is too much. That's an understatement. I do enjoy grinding, but at some point it becomes too much since I have a life outside of Madden, and that point has already been passed. Field Passes get a 2.5 out of 10 from me.

Gameplay is an 8. Gameplay has been really enjoyable and in a good spot, and I hope it stays this way.

Menus get a 3 out of 10. Lag is annoying like usual and the Companion App isn't as good as it should be.

Content gets a 3.5. No programs that have really stood out, and the copy and paste is boring.

Rewards get a 2.5. I don't think this needs an explanation as to why.

Non-MUT mods have been really enjoyable so far. 9 out of 10 for those. 

I wish MUT was as good as the other modes... but it's not. No where near as good.

The amount of issues/glitches that have affected this game and many users upsets me more than usual, because this was supposedly a "make or break" year. There has been far more "break" than "make".

Had it not been for the existence of MUT.GG, I would've quit a long time ago.

Bonus: The only thing about Madden 24 that is better than Madden 23 is that they're not "honoring" John Madden by slapping him on the cover again while producing a shitty game.

5/10

Gameplay: 8/10. Really enjoyable so far

Content Drops: 8/10. No random delays so far apart from a couple hours which is manageable

Field Passes: 2/10. Last years format was nearly perfect, and they heavily overcorrected in my opinion this year.

Menus: 2/10. Laggy for no reason and Companion App was coded by little kids

Non-Ultimate Team: 9/10. Really impressed in the revamped superstar mode, and the new park more like 2k. Franchise is still the same, which is fine by me as it really doesn't need any major revamps.

Overall, its decent, and enjoyable for bursts but not for a long time in a row like previous years.

Outside of MUT, 24 has easily been my favorite Madden since at least the 05-08 days.

Gameplay is finally in a good spot. Superstar mode isn't quite like the old glory days, but definitely an addition this game needed.

MUT is mostly frustrating, though. I used to love this mode so much 5+ years ago, but it's hard to justify now.

5 out 10. I would have graded the last one a 7 out of 10.

Franchise is better, but Ultimate Team is demonstrably worse  IMO. 

So, I'm playing less overall.

SteelersFan19 said:

5/10

Gameplay: 8/10. Really enjoyable so far

Content Drops: 8/10. No random delays so far apart from a couple hours which is manageable

Field Passes: 2/10. Last years format was nearly perfect, and they heavily overcorrected in my opinion this year.

Menus: 2/10. Laggy for no reason and Companion App was coded by little kids

Non-Ultimate Team: 9/10. Really impressed in the revamped superstar mode, and the new park more like 2k. Franchise is still the same, which is fine by me as it really doesn't need any major revamps.

Overall, its decent, and enjoyable for bursts but not for a long time in a row like previous years.

Completely agree. I’ve been having a lot of fun on franchise (even when I have to play on old gen to do it with my friend) and the content and card art in mut is pretty good, but the fact that everything is a grind and not a fun one brings it way down.

I would honestly say a 3/10.

Gameplay is a 7(vs. 4 to 5 the past few years)

Content and rewards are a  1 easily, as is the fun factor.  Game is. It fun.  Games are meant to be fun, not a second job that pays way less, and axtually costs you money(and plenty of it) just to keep up……

5/10

6/10 

gamplay: 8/10 there’s no crazy ability or scheme that overpowers the game at the moment.

content: 4/10 promos have been mid or below average copy and paste. They are giving the Steelers some love so happy with that. I’m a big Steelers fan.

field pass and level pass: 2/10 the grind is overwhi at times and the stat win only counting needs to change. If Pickens was not the level reward I would not have grinded the compass.

4.5/10

gameplay is fun, squads is laggy as fuck, promos can be better, franchise is cool.

if they added plays that can be saved each game gameplay would be 10/10 for me.

6.9

It's a 3.

I started writing down everything that was wrong this year but the list was long and boring and everyone knows what's on it so I stopped.  In an average hour playing, I'll experience 10 - 15 minutes of fun but the rest will be either boredom, bemusement, or mockery. Madden 23 was better in a way because with that game I felt rage, with this one it's just disappointment. The game has no soul. Everything from opening a reward to completing a challenge is just dull. H2H just about keeps me interested and because of that I literally HAVE to play the challenges in order to get better players (I'm NMS) but shouldn't I be playing them because they're fun? They're not. It feels like a job. Anyone who only plays solo must surely have packed it in already.

A "make or break" year apparently. No, just marketing horseshit to get all of us slubs buying it again.

5/10

MUT used to feel action packed. Nothing’s thrilling anymore.

8. All the comp cfms have ran really smooth which is nice, MUT rewards are pretty good, dont have to blow a ton of money to have the best possible team, gameplay is in a REALLY good place. My only qualm is weekend league. What happened to my baby lmao

Going to give it a solid 3. There's a couple of positive things, but none worthy of any kind of award.

I think the game is overall fine, but the MUT team in particular is on a real bender to try and implode the mode. I've grinded MUT for the past 8 years and here's where I see huge regression:

• Field passes require a high level of grind with not much ROI. Them not rewarding a BND champion FANTASY pack seems like a big miss. Grinding a whole promo pass for a 86  is laughable. The comp pass also requires like 5-8 full games a day? Not sustainable for almost anyone.
• Sets are awful. Many promo sets cost much more than the cards are worth and the elimination of BND cards on return have hurt the mode overall. I don't even look at the hero cards much anymore due to this. It used to be fun to build a set and pick some cards that could help add to the team.
• Packs are so bad. The only reason we aren't pack striking is because the big bundles have champion toppers and have kept prices somewhat reasonable. All other pack odds are awful. A couple of years ago, All - Pro Fantasy packs were like 30k and were actually quite good. Now, every pack is 40k or more for 3 golds ...  ha. Every coin pack is an 80% loss now unless you hit the 4% odds of a decent card.
• Re-rolls are broken. Some folks with more attention than myself are recording promo re-rolls giving back 30% of what you put in. 30%?! That might be the consistently worst investment in video games. 
• Content schedule. We lost wild card Wednesday this year and gained nothing to replace it. While it wasn't perfect, it did bring in somewhat affordable cards to fill niches and gave us a free one every once in awhile. 

Overall, I wish the MUT team understood that when you reward players for playing the game and having fun, you see great engagement. Making people play in a certain way to fulfill tedious objectives does not lead to long term engagement, but burnout and frustration. I'm much more willing to spend additional money on the mode when it's fun and rewarding, not when it feels like I have to. 

I was 50/50 on getting the game this year and I'm not sure I would have if I knew the mode would regress this much.