X-Factors and Abilities

We have 6 months left until madden 25 and we are already getting guys with 2 free abilities and pre-lit x-factors. Why? Every year they come out with cards like this that find a way to make every card they release after it irrelevant unless it has a better ability stack. Save this shit for may, this is terrible. Even winning isn't fun anymore, there's no skill gap.

Couldn't agree more. But the reason why is cause they make money off it. I think the OP abilities and X factor shit drives up YouTube views and stuff like that which makes people spend money for them. Also they're so OP that when u lose to them, you feel like u kinda need them to win. I hate that there's so many abilities this early, but that's what madden has come to now. It honestly sucks like u can hardly complete any passes now without getting sacked or some BS KO unless u either run meta cheese or play against someone that sucks.

And yeah I agree winning isn't fun anymore. especially when u go all the way to the Super Bowl to lose to someone with OP abilities all over the place running some meta bullshit. Winning was fun earlier in the year when the game was actually still based on mostly skill instead of how much you spend on the game.

Jmoney917917 said:

Couldn't agree more. But the reason why is cause they make money off it. I think the OP abilities and X factor shit drives up YouTube views and stuff like that which makes people spend money for them. Also they're so OP that when u lose to them, you feel like u kinda need them to win. I hate that there's so many abilities this early, but that's what madden has come to now. It honestly sucks like u can hardly complete any passes now without getting sacked or some BS KO unless u either run meta cheese or play against someone that sucks.

Honestly, I'm so competitive though I just fall into the trap. I know a slew of A-gap blitzes from 4 different formations. Then I have DZKO+MZKO+PA on both safeties, DZKO+FZKO+PA on corner, but now I can get the derwin and use him at CB with all 3 KOs and avalanche, so if you check it down over there you'll just fumble, slot corner is byard with midzone and wireless coverage (which for some reason never turns off). I got on yesterday, got 5 shutouts, nobody played past the second quarter. I'm not having fun either at this point and I'm on the winning side. 

But now every promo moving forward will not get them money unless they make the ability stacks EVEN BETTER, so it only gets worse. Either the content will be bad because the cards won't be useable, or the game gets worse because soon it'll be impossible to play offense since everyone will have the 85' bears defense... so stupid