Things that I believe are true 🧵 : 1. MUT cannot be eliminated from the MCS. The whole reason the MCS is funded by EA is it’s a marketing tool for Ultimate Team. There is no way MUT will be removed fully from the MCS while still being paid for by EA. 2. There is a desire to create consistency in the player base. This is why the Pro League was formed. Imagine watching the NFL, rooting for the Bills, and then the next 3 weeks the Bills aren’t playing. It’s hard to build storylines and rooting interest when the player base changes each week. Also, it saves money on the travel side because you can book everyone’s travel way in advance instead of having to wait until elims end a week before the live to book flights (this being an added benefit, not the reason for the change). 3. Clubs are probably never coming back. I know a lot of people loved it (I am one of those people) BUT it was a 3 month long, cost prohibitive tournament that only a third of NFL teams really bought into. NFL teams want fandom and people to buy their merch and tickets. Holding a tournament where players openly didn’t root for teams they were competing to represent because the bracket looked sweet wasn’t what these teams wanted to invest in. Also remember when nasty streak was the meta and then it got patched before all the clubs were played? 4. Madden, as it stands right now, does NOT build, patch, adjust, or tweak the game for the MCS or competitive players. Competitive players are playing a game with millions of other players and are only a small piece of the pie. Salary cap was an awesome mode for comp, but was rarely played outside of the MCS. Again, do I wish SC and DC were in the game? Yeah, but it’s not the reality we live in. 5. MUT is expensive. I don’t really have much to add here. Just a mathematical fact. 6. The MCS will be around as long as it makes fiscal sense for EA to run it. Prize pools were cut, yes. EA went from an in house production team to outsourcing it and utilizing their relationship with Full Sail. All of these cost cutting measures were used to keep the MCS around. Trust me, EA could have cut the program at any point if they wanted to. The fact that even during an ownership transition the MCS is still around shows there is still value for the MCS to EA. So, friends, as self appointed, unofficial, unaffiliated, and unpaid #CommisionerMizesko , what MCS changes would you like to see next year with the following constraints : - MUT has to be a part of the MCS - No new game modes are added - No more than 8 players at a live event - 6 live events max - MUT doesn’t have a significant cost reduction next year. Let’s say it stays the exact same as this year for this exercise - EA still runs the MCS, no third party takeover at the top I want to hear format ideas, tournament structures, anything to make the MCS better within these boundaries above. Love to hear your ideas in this thought exercise!

- Ran an esports program for 4 years - Been a part of multiple iterations of the MCS - Would listen to voices from the community and the company - Trusted by EA to be a part of multiple different titles/broadcast - Wants the MCS to stay strong for years and believes it can be the most approachable esport in the world to all age groups - Wants to work for EA full time #CommissionerMizesko