Not only does Madden Ultimate Team encourage spending real-world money more than Diamond Dynasty does, but once the player spends the money, it's much more of a gamble that they will get anything good for it. In Mut 24 coins. players can buy Madden Points used to buy packs, which offers a chance to pull a good Ultimate Team card or item, but no guarantee that the player will get something useful. In Diamond Dynasty, players can use Stubs to buy packs for the same kind of chance, but they can also spend those Stubs directly in the marketplace on a specific player they want. Madden 24 would benefit from unifying currency and making it easier for players to know what they'll be getting when they spend their money.

MLB The Show 22's Diamond Dynasty does a good job of giving gamers the feel of ownership and identity, and both stats and customization go a long way toward accomplishing that. In modes like Ultimate Team or Diamond Dynasty, everyone's team is at least slightly different from the others, so the more the developer can shine a light on those differences, the more of a connection the player will feel to their own team. Diamond Dynasty allows players to fully design and customize their team's uniforms and even the ballpark they play in, giving fans a feeling of identity. In Madden 24. Ultimate Team players only have the option of uniforms that exist in the NFL already or specially designed uniforms that EA Tiburon releases. More customization in MUT would go a long way.

Statistics matter in sports, and dedicated Diamond Dynasty or Ultimate Team players develop a connection to their players Madden 24 coins, so a better statistics tracking system would make MUT a lot better too. In MLB The Show 22. Diamond Dynasty players can see the statistics for any player that they have ever had as part of their lineup, even if they only had one at-bat as part of the squad. It's a fun way for gamers to look at the performance of certain players, see which players have been a part of the active roster the longest, and help establish more of an affinity to the players on their roster. Madden 24 could use that in Ultimate Team.