Madden 24 Feb 28 patch notes: X-Factor changes, fatigue tuning, more

❘ Published: 2024-02-28T19:18:48

Electronic Arts

Here’s a look at the patch notes for the Madden 24 February 28 title update, including the final X-Factor update of the year.

On February 28, EA Sports set the scene for Season 5 of Madden Ultimate Team and made several gameplay changes through a new title update.

Among those gameplay changes included new X-Factor players and a tweak to player fatigue.

Here’s a look at the latest Madden 24 title update and the accompanying patch notes.

A look at the notable changes

Now that the 2023 NFL season has concluded, several players have received new X-Factor ability upgrades to reflect their strong seasons. Per the Madden 24 team, this is the final X-Factor “shuffle” of the season.

Among those changes, Jaguars linebacker Josh Allen now has Unstoppable Force, while Lions standout receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has Double Me.

Additionally, the Madden 24 team reverted a Fatigue change that caused defenders to receive a significant penalty when pass rushing and engaging with a much larger blocker.

Fatigue has been a documented issue among the player base for several weeks. While the Madden development team stated the concept worked on premise, it led to other issues that hindered the user experience.

Madden 24 February 28 patch notes

Here are the patch notes for the February 28 Madden 24 title update:

NEW X-FACTORS

CeeDee Lamb
- X-Factor: Rac ‘Em Up
Josh Allen
- X-Factor: Unstoppable Force
Kyle Hamilton
- X-Factor: Reinforcement
Matt Milano
- X-Factor: Reinforcement
Amon-Ra St. Brown
- X-Factor: Double Me

NEW SUPERSTARS

Kyle Juszczyk
Laremy Tunsil
Nico Collins
Chris Lindstrom
Antoine Winfield Jr.
Denzel Ward
David Njoku
Trey Hendrickson
Evan Engram
Travis Etienne Jr.
Derrick Brown
Creed Humphrey
Isaiah Pacheco
Frank Ragnow
Penei Sewell
Sam LaPorta
Raheem Mostert
Kyren Williams
Breece Hall

DOWNGRADED X-FACTORS

Von Miller
Josh Jacobs
Demarcus Lawrence
Austin Ekeler
Terry McLaurin

DOWNGRADED SUPERSTARS

Cameron Jordan
Kevin Byard
Dallas Goedert
Ryan Jensen
Mekhi Becton
Kyle Pitts
Shaq Barrett
Daniel Carlson
Younghoe Koo
Diontae Johnson
Tony Pollard

GAMEPLAY

Fatigue Tuning Update – We have now reverted the Fatigue changes where defenders would get a severe fatigue penalty when pass rushing and engaging in a block with a blocker that was significantly bigger than the defender.

DEV NOTE – Though the concept of this new fatigue penalty was something that was correct in premise, the application resulted in too many undesired artifacts that hindered the end user’s playing experience. We do plan to revisit this in the future and possibly implement a more comprehensive version in an upcoming title.

MADDEN ULTIMATE TEAM

Stability and Server Disconnection fixes.

SUPERSTAR MODE

General Stability fixes

This title update launched alongside Season 5 of Madden Ultimate Team.