Madden NFL 19 Deep Dive: MUT

[drlw322]

EA Sports recently posted a new blog post complete with details on this year's Madden Ultimate...

Written By: Chris Sanner

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[SolidSquid]

Not for me but hoping there are some good things in there for the MUT crowd

[roadman]

I am curious how long this thread turns out to be at OS. lol

Not for me, either, but hope it received some nice additions for the people that enjoy it.

[Hooe]

Quote:

In addition to the three major features we have built, there are a few other important things worth touching on. A good place to start is an addition that all of Madden will benefit from and that’s the inclusion of seven new specialist positions. In the lineup screen you will see some new options (in addition to 3rd Down Half Back) that will help you get the players you want in the right position on the field in specific formations: Rush Right/Left Defensive End Rush Defensive Tackle Slot Cornerback Sub Linebacker Power Half Back Slot Wide Receiver I’ll save the deep dive for a future blog, but at a high level, these positions were created so that gameplay could tag formations with these new specialist positions. So for instance, instead of having to manually sub a defensive end down to defensive tackle out of Nickel, just assign that player to your Rush Defensive Tackle slot and he’ll already be there every time you call a Nickel defense.

This. This is good stuff worth highlighting for all Madden players.

[SolidSquid]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

This. This is good stuff worth highlighting for all Madden players.

Yea but its nothing groundbreaking, its a more efficient way to do something weve already been able to with formation subs and packages

[roadman]

That is nice CM, very nice. Finally, a 3rd down back.

I also picked up this and hope it transfers over to CFM as well:

MUT Squads returns in Madden 19 and, new this year, we have added the ability to play games against the CPU. You and two of your friends can team up to take on challenges that will be a mix of various difficulties, playstyles, and even weather.

The even weather part would be nice.

Eh, SS, I'll disagree with you. I will take efficiency any day over PITA setups.

[Darth Aegis]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

This. This is good stuff worth highlighting for all Madden players.

Thanks for pointing this out. I skimmed thru it and totally missed this. Definitely, nice to see.

[RogueHominid]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

This. This is good stuff worth highlighting for all Madden players.

There will undoubtedly be stuff in the MUT development that benefits all gamers, and this seems like a really solid development that also benefits sim offline guys such as myself. I'm all for more specialist depth chart positions and look forward to more of this as they continue to develop the game and find ways to allow us to use the whole roster as creatively as real NFL coaches do.