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It’s been a rough start out of the gate this year for Madden 23. Madden games of the past have been known to contain its fair share of bugs and glitches around launch, but EA does tend to iron those out quickly. We reported earlier this month about issues with the Competitive Field Pass, and now things appear to be reaching a boiling point among some in the Madden NFL community. A number of creators — both big and small in the Madden community — are coming together for a spending freeze under the hashtag “#packstrike.”
A number of notable Madden and MUT content creators, including Zirksee, Mills, and Gutfoxx, are calling for a change from EA on a range of issues.
RETWEET FOR AWARENESS:
— Zirksee🍽️ (@Zirksee) September 21, 2022
Myself and other creators in the community have decided to go on a pack strike. With the massive issues going on in Madden 23 we need changes. DON’T BUY POINTS! Here are the things we want to see changed👇🏻JOIN US TO HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN! #packstrike
ONE LAST TIP:
The #packstrike doesn't mean you have to stop playing Madden. It's more beneficial to the movement if you play.
Show them that money =/= engagement. Show them that good design, interesting content and WORKING MODES gets engagement.
You got this, Madden Family.
— Mills (@MillsTwitch) September 21, 2022
It's time to come together as a community. You think something needs changing, list it along with #packstrike.
Just please don't be an edgelord and fight for EA, we're only trying to get a better game and us all rowing in the same direction is super important here.
— Gutfoxx (@Gutfoxx) September 21, 2022
The demands are primarily focused on making sure that everything players are spending on actually makes sense. Zirksee, in particular, recommends making Rerolls better so that players are able to spend training points and making sure that the people who do spend on the biggest bundles actually get all the pieces they need. And, these individuals are also pushing for a rework of the BND system so that those items can go into sets rather than be stuck in your binder.
As mentioned earlier, this is not the first issue that has popped up for Madden 23 since the title launched last month. A few weeks prior, EA had a number of issues in relation to how cumulative stats were not being tracked for the Competitive Field Pass. This culminated in a temporary gate of MUT, but the issue was resolved after a few hours.
However, these problems did not stop Madden NFL 23 from selling. The NPD Group this week released sales information for the video games industry over August, and Madden 23 was the top title of the month.
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Chris Edgerton
Chris is a 30-year-old with cerebral palsy. With a lifelong fascination, boarding on obsession, with sports games and throughout his year and a half in the video games media industry, he has managed to write several features advocating for more accessibility in the space; gaming is for everyone.
