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

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.

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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.