This week's Ultimate Legends are Barry Sanders, Howie Long, and LTD Ray Lewis. You can earn Barry Sanders and Howie Long through sets, but the LTD Ray Lewis will only be available in packs for 48 hours. You can see all of the versions of these Ultimate Legends and their full ratings below:
Ray Lewis
Barry Sanders
Howie Long
What do you think of these Ultimate Legends?
One of the biggest changes that EA Sports announced during their Madden NFL 20 Ultimate Team reveal was Ultimate Challenges. In this article we'll go over exactly how Ultimate Challenges will change the way you play MUT by turning Solo Challenges into more dynamic and custom experiences.
Ultimate Challenges are EA's replacement for Solo Challenges in Madden 20. They've completely overhauled the Solo Challenge system to give players a lot more control over how they play the mode. What are some of those changes?
Ultimate Challenges don't have to be a solo experience! You now have the ability to join forces with your friends to tackle Ultimate Challenges together. You can team up with your friends just like in Squads and try to complete the challenge sequences together.
Ultimate Challenges can be customized. The new challenge system is designed to test for skill instead of just forcing you to grind for hours to complete mindless tasks. Ultimate Challenges will have various difficulties (Star Ratings) that will totally change the objectives and rewards for each challenge.
Jake Stein mentioned that changing the Star Rating could change more than just the difficulty. Depending on what you choose, it could change field position, who starts with the ball, and other in-game factors that will make the challenge more difficult.
Ultimate Challenges can be played out of order. In a lot of cases, you'll have the ability to play through these challenges in any order you choose. This will allow you to go after the rewards you want without having to grind through unnecessary filler games.
Ultimate Challenges are replayable. Because of the new star system for rewards, you'll want to complete each Ultimate Challenge on the hardest difficulty that you can. Luckily, you can play each Ultimate Challenge as many times as it takes to make sure you're getting the maximum rewards possible.
EA has decided to shift away from sequential solo challenges and give players a more customize-able path to the best rewards. Now, instead of simply playing through a sequence in order to get to the last game for the best rewards, you'll have the opportunity to hit certain 'milestones' by collecting stars.
The rewards for challenge sequences are based on how many stars you've earned, not how many challenges you've completed. So it's possible to get some of the best rewards by reaching those star milestones before you've played every single challenge.
In most Ultimate Challenges you'll have the ability to choose whether you're going after 1, 2, or 3 stars. Choosing the stars is essentially the same as choosing your difficulty level. More stars = harder challenges. Additionally, each Ultimate Challenge will have bonus goals -- things like "Pass for 50 yards on one play" or "Use 3 ballcarrier moves and score a TD on a single play" -- that will allow you to pick up extra stars.
In order to get the most stars possible, you'll have to complete each challenge and its bonus goals on the hardest difficulty. Luckily, as we mentioned before, Ultimate Challenges are replayable, so you'll have the opportunity to do them as many times as necessary. And don't forget to team up with your friends!
What do you think of Ultimate Challenges and how they are changing the MUT experience?
EA Sports has announced a ton of new information about Madden Ultimate Team and how they've updated and redesigned it for Madden NFL 20. This article will go over Missions and some of the MUT changes that have been revealed, but make sure to check out EA's stream for a more complete overview here.
In the broadcast, Jake Stein made an appearance to talk with Kraelo about new MUT features like Missions and Ultimate Challenges. He also touched on how bigger changes in Madden 20, like player archetypes and Superstar X-Factor Abilities, will be implemented into MUT to make for a better player experience.
Jake Stein described Missions as your "hotspot" for getting things done in MUT 20. For new players, it will be the guide they need and walk them through the steps needed to complete Ultimate Team tasks.
The goal of Missions is to make Madden Ultimate Team more accessible for everyone. In addition to showing you a clear path to each new item that you want, it will also be a shortcut to the areas of MUT that you need to visit in order to complete those tasks. For example, if you need an item to complete a set, the Missions page will show you where you can find that item and then navigate you right to that page. So if you need to buy an item on the Auction House, the Missions page will be your shortcut there.
This new feature in MUT will make it a lot easier for you to know the exact steps to take to get the players or items that you want the most. It's been designed to show you the most efficient path to a particular goal that you choose. So if your goal in Madden 20 is to become a MUT Master, the Missions hub will tell you what you need to do next and provide a shortcut for you to that area of MUT.
Whether you're brand new to Madden Ultimate Team or a savvy veteran, Missions are going to be a crucial part of your MUT experience in Madden NFL 20. For more information, make sure to check out EA's Madden Ultimate Team Deep Dive article here.
What do you think of the Missions concept? Are you looking forward to the guidance that Missions are designed to provide?
Friday Night Football is back! This week you can watch as 32 players compete for their chance at a winner-take-all prize of $1,000. Can Cleff become the first player to win 3 FNF championships? Here's how to watch:
What: Friday Night Football, sponsored by Grubhub
When: Friday (5/17) at 8:00PM ET
Where: Watch on https://www.twitch.tv/mutheadtv
Bracket: https://challonge.com/muthead_fnf_15
Drops: Yes
Giveaways: Every hour
FNF is always filled with great games, including this double OT game from last week between Serious Moe and Golden Glover. Check it out below:
And make sure to tune in early tomorrow night for our KFC Tailgate. Thanks to Grubhub, by showing up and being active in the chat around 7:30 ET you'll have an increased chance at winning a KFC gift card before the tournament kicks off!
We're also running our second Muthead Community Championship tonight (Thursday, 5/16) where 8 members from the MH Forums will fight for the same $1,000 prize that the pros compete for every week. You can tune in to watch the tournament tonight at 8PM ET.
What: Muthead Community Championship #2
When: Thursday (5/16) at 8PM ET.
Where: Watch on https://www.twitch.tv/mutheadtv
Bracket: https://challonge.com/muthead_cc_2
Giveaways: Yes
Take a look at the brackets and let us know who you think will be $1,000 richer after this weekend.
This morning EA released four new LTD Position Heroes. These players will be available in packs for 48 hours. You can see their full ratings below:
The first of three solo sequences is also now available for the Position Heroes program. EA has hinted that if you complete this sequence and the next two when they are released that you will be able to earn a 99 OVR Position Hero.
What do you think of this new batch of Position Heroes?