• Madden NFL 17 Presentation Improvements - Equipment Upgrades

    Perhaps the most widely discussed community question/topic following the initial release of Madden NFL screenshots come from fans wanting to know what new gear and equipment have been added to the game. This is no exception in Madden NFL 17.

    Disclosed in a developer blog, M17 will feature new helmets, facemasks, gloves, cleats, and also some new accessories. With Madden NFL 17 including full roster editing, the increased amount of apparel and equipment will help users customize players and visuals to their liking. Coaches have also been given updated and accurate gear packages to make them look more realistic as well.

    Continue on to read the full blog entry from EA SPORTS.


    MADDEN NFL 17 PRESENTATION IMPROVEMENTS | EQUIPMENT UPGRADES


    In today's NFL, there's a wide range of gear seen on the field, both for players and coaches. Getting that gear into the game for our fans to see and use is something we're excited about bringing to Madden NFL 17. Player and coach gear has been refreshed to further the immersion into the most complete Madden ever. Not only did we add all new licensed gear from NFL-approved equipment providers, but we also updated a lot of existing gear - both using our latest equipment scanning technology. As the pros say 'Look good, feel good, play good'.

    HELMETS

    New Helmets:


    • Riddell Speed Flex
    • Schutt Vengeance
    • Rawlings Tachyon


    Updated Helmets:


    • Air XP
    • Rawlings NRG
    • Riddell RevoSpeed
    • Xenith


    FACEMASKS


    New Facemasks:

    • Speed Flex 2 Bar
    • Speed Flex Robot
    • Speed Flex Robot RB
    • Speed Flex 3 Bar RB
    • Speed Flex 3 Bar LB
    • Speed Flex Fullcage
    • Vengeance 2 Bar
    • Vengeance Robot
    • Vengeance Robot RB
    • Vengeance 3 Bar RB
    • Vengeance Fullcage
    • Revospeed Cage
    • Revospeed Grid
    • Riddell 360 Robot
    • Riddell 360 Robot 2
    • Riddell 360 3 Bar LB
    • Riddell 360 Fullcage
    • Standard Halfcage 2


    Updated Facemasks:


    • Standard 3 Bar RB
    • Standard 3 Bar RB Single
    • Standard 3 Bar RB Jagged
    • Standard Bull RB
    • Standard Fullcage
    • Standard Fullcage 2
    • Revo 3 Bar
    • Revo 3 Bar RB
    • Revo Robot
    • Revo Robot 2
    • Revo Fullcage
    • Revo Fullcage 2
    • Revospeed Fullcage 2
    • Xenith 2 Bar
    • Xenith Robot
    • Xenith Robot RB
    • Xenith 3 Bar RB
    • Xenith Fullcage


    GLOVES


    New Gloves:

    • Nike HyperBeast
    • Nike Vapor Jet
    • Nike Vapor Jet Knit
    • Nike SuperBad
    • Under Armour Swarm
    • Under Armour F5
    • Adidas 5 Star 5.0


    CLEATS



    New Cleats:

    • Nike Vapor Untouchable



    • Nike Vapor Untouchable 2



    • Nike Lunar Beast
    • Nike Zoom Code Elite
    • Nike Alpha Pro 2 ¾ TD
    • Nike Vapor Carbon Elite TD





    • Under Armour Spotlight
    • Under Armour Brawler
    • Under Armour Highlight
    • Under Armour Player Exclusive
    • Player Exclusive Retro
    • Adidas Freak X Kevlar
    • Adidas AdiZero 5 Star



    Beyond the cleats, gloves, helmets and facemasks, we also added a few new accessories that will visually separate each player and make them look more like their real-world counterparts. NFL Players and Madden fans alike have been eagerly awaiting some of these new accessories, including:


    • One-Arm Sleeves - These will be set on each player that wears this style via the default roster so the players in Madden will match their real-world counterparts; these sleeves can also be customized when editing and creating players.
    • Updated Wrist-Tape Options - Black, Team Primary Color and Team Secondary Colored Wrist-Tape
    • Updated the Ankle-Tape options and re-named them to 'Half-Spat' and 'Full-Spat'
    • All the new sleeves, gloves and shoes are set-up for color-swapping to match each team’s primary and secondary colors, as well as black and white.



    In addition to the player gear, we also updated the gear for the coaches. Existing NFL coaches have been updated to the latest styles of NFL Sideline gear and 12 new gear packages have been added that can be chosen from when creating a coach in Franchise. Here's some of the individual pieces included in the Coach Gear Packages - all brand new for the 2016 NFL Season:

    • Nike Drifit Touch Fleece Full-Zip
    • Nike Elite Coach HZ Sweatshirt
    • Nike Elite Coach Polo
    • Nike Elite Coach HZ Full-Zip Hoodie
    • Nike Elite Hybrid Jacket
    • Nike Lockdown Jacket
    • Nike NFL 'Property Of' Circuit Crew
    • Nike NFL 'Property Of' Circuit Pant
    • Nike Performance Practice Hoodie
    • Nike Modern Crew
    • Nike Hooded Sweatshirt
    • Nike Free Trainer 5V6 Shoe


    The new equipment in Madden 17 sticks out immediately as a big visual upgrade and brings more authenticity to the game, especially for all you gear-heads out there. We are extremely excited about all the additions and we think our fans are too. All the new equipment will add an additional level of polish to the most complete Madden ever and sets a great foundation for equipment this year, and beyond.
    This article was originally published in forum thread: Madden NFL 17 Presentation Improvements - Equipment Upgrades started by cdj View original post
    Comments 3 Comments
    1. bdoughty's Avatar
      bdoughty -
      Quote Originally Posted by cdj View Post
      Updated the Ankle-Tape options and re-named them to 'Half-Spat' and 'Full-Spat'
      Sold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    1. Rudy's Avatar
      Rudy -
      I think Ram is in heaven right now. Have the wind socks been updated?
    1. Escobar's Avatar
      Escobar -
      I like how alot of this stuff was already in NCAA '14 lmao. Just like the sideline catches last yer, Madden is slowly integrating NCAA gameplay/features into Madden. Finally using the NCAA team after they brought some of them in after it was cancelled. IMO NCAA still plays and fells 10x better than Madden does now.