The NFL loves its superstars, from team-lifting QBs like Tom Brady to
game-changing wide receivers like Antonio Brown, and QB-crunching
monsters like Aaron Donald. But Madden hasn't always been able to
highlight these kinds of players in ways that not only make them
powerful but like they perform in real life.
This year's new Superstar X-Factor feature hopes to address this
fact and not only make these players feel like the stars they are, but
also influence Madden across its many modes.Hut 20 Coins
"The NFL last year felt like a star-driven league," says creative
director Mike Young, "appointment viewing-based TV because you had to
see the Rams-Chiefs. You had to see Donald play. You had to see Khalil
Mack play."
Young says there's another reason for the new feature: How can the
game go beyond ratings? "I think ratings are really good at the
measurables," he says, "the combine type stats like speed, but for
instance, Tom Brady has never been a great quarterback in Madden. What
we've done is try to differentiate the quarterbacks and give them very
unique things based on their archetype."Here's how it works: There are
around 140 Superstar abilities in the game (Ed. – text originally listed
70, but this was an error). Some players have none, some have multiple
abilities. These abilities are shaped by real-life players' skills and
in-game player archetypes. Thus, you aren't going to see a slower,
bruising running back get abilities related to more nimble backs.
Most of these abilities have counter-abilities across the line of
scrimmage, so that there are no automatic victories on the field, but
you obviously want to pay extra attention to these players. To this end,
players with superstar abilities will always be marked so everyone
knows.
But Superstar abilities are just the start; there are plenty of
great players in the league, but there are also those who are a cut
above. These are called X-Factor players. X-Factor players have at least
two superstar abilities, but they also a zone ability that lets them
get into the zone – that state that athletes talk about where their
skills are extra heightened. As of the time of this writing, there are
about 28 offensive X-Factor players and 22 defensive ones, with no
special teamers or offensive linemen among them.
X-Factor players have to play themselves into the zone for their
zone ability to activate. For example, if JuJu Smith-Schuster catches
four run-after-the-catch (RAC) passes of 20 yards or more, he's in the
zone. When he's in the zone he'll usually win single-coverage RAC passes
with an animation that gives him an advantage in that situation.Want to
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