Opinions on ULs

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Hey guys,

I wanted to see how you all felt about the ULs we have been getting And what you guys prefer When it comes to big names VS newer guys/smaller name guys compared to people like Moss, Dickerson, etc. I like getting new guys for ULs but sometimes they’re a little boring. I know we can’t get huge names week in and week out, but sometimes I like the same guys that we always get rather than maybe an Elroy Hirsch or a Bernard Pollard. Not that these cards are bad, and I enjoy having them, but I think you guys get what I mean. i get less excited for guys like this for some reason. So, what are your opinions? Do you enjoy big names often, or do you like it more when we receive less common guys for ULs?

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I think we have more of a connection to the guys we know and that makes them more enjoyable or at least that’s how I feel. I am probably one of the few who is excited for Newsome since he is a Bama guy !!!

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This has definitely been good for people running the specific theme teams of the lesser players for sure. Adds in a bit more depth and variety instead of just upgrades to their current roster. While it is refreshing to see new names especially a lot one’s people know nothing about, I can see how it irks many.

Thinking “Ultimate Legend” most instantly zone into Hall of Fame type players/superb pro careers. Early in the year this year when they dropped a few ”Legend“ players I had hardly heard of (I’m 35 and have followed the NFL since ‘94) I looked up the definition of the word “legend”.

”An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical”.

I honed in on the word “historical” on that meaning it doesn’t necessarily have to be one of legendary fame or status (as other definitions did hint at). While we may want the typical Moss, Deion, Vick crew, we always know EA will work them into the game year in and year out. The freshness is kinda nice, but the popular Ultimate Legends always have a warm spot in our hearts.

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Busta said:

This has definitely been good for people running the specific theme teams of the lesser players for sure. Adds in a bit more depth and variety instead of just upgrades to their current roster. While it is refreshing to see new names especially a lot one’s people know nothing about, I can see how it irks many.

Thinking “Ultimate Legend” most instantly zone into Hall of Fame type players/superb pro careers. Early in the year this year when they dropped a few ”Legend“ players I had hardly heard of (I’m 35 and have followed the NFL since ‘94) I looked up the definition of the word “legend”.

”An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical”.

I honed in on the word “historical” on that meaning it doesn’t necessarily have to be one of legendary fame or status (as other definitions did hint at). While we may want the typical Moss, Deion, Vick crew, we always know EA will work them into the game year in and year out. The freshness is kinda nice, but the popular Ultimate Legends always have a warm spot in our hearts.

TL;DR-I agree and I like the mixture of big/lesser known guys, but the soft spot takes over when thinking of ULs or players in general people would like because our best memories in madden are using the big name guys that are always on our team.

Yeah i agree with all of this. i feel it’s good to receive new or different cards often enough to keep the game fresh, while mixing in the weekends of ULs like we had with Moss and Sean Taylor.

I understand upgrading Team Diamonds through ULs (kind of) but im okay with the cards being lesser known names so long as the card is good and usable. i understand the Ozzie Newsome as we got him as a UL last year (albeit at the very tail end of the game) but i feel like there are so many players that need upgrades and EA Doing promos that don’t include legends like MM really lengthens the time between upgrades for guys like Brandon Marshall, Plaxico Burress, and Mike Haynes to name a few And people with the theme teams that have these legends get confused because it’s like ”these guys on my theme team are some of the greatest and well known players of all time yet they don’t get upgrades/cards before these other randos?” And i can understand that but all in all, if the card is good enough to be a filler then it might as well go on my team, but I do genuinely understand wanting to use your favorite players and if those players are these big names that aren’t getting upgrades because it looks like EA is trying to spread out these lesser known Guys into the mix which is fine but like you said, we are always fond of players we get every year because we’re supposed to. we know they are coming and we create the wildest plays and funniest moments typically when using big name players every year because they are always on our teams And I that soft spot seems to take over for me more often than not. i used Odell’s draft card in M20 and he instantly became one of my favorite madden cards to use and he went to LSU so even better. Now i always try to get his best available card (now his redux/LTD is 900k so maybe not just yet in M22)

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