The trade logic overhaul will also address assets whose trade value is somewhat unique to professional American football: draft picks.
Madden’s franchise mode has had the means of trading upcoming draft picks since Madden NFL 13 in 2012.
Tweeting under the hashtag #FixFranchise after Madden NFL 21’s launch caught the attention of EA Tiburon developers, who promised the three rounds of Franchise updates culminating in Thursday’s patch.
But longtime fans still resented the lack of attention to Franchise mode, whose most recent significant upgrade came in 2016.