Madden 2013

[Sorter]

Due to the Madden 12 thread, I'd thought i'd post what the news is about this years edition.

-There will be no more picks from defenders looking over the shoulder or having the ball come over head. Defense must face the ball.
- Super jump abilities for LBs/DBs has been taken away
-Receiver icons will light up for pass plays when they would expect the ball on certain routes. Doesn't mean they're open, but when they would expect the ball coming out of breaks.
-There are new accuracy tweaks. They want you to throw into windows instead of waiting for the receiver gets open (almost impossible on 12)
- New throwing motions, and specific drop backs for all qbs (3,5,7 step drops)
-QBs do PA faster so you don't get raped by defenses constantly.

All I've heard so far really, but it seems that this game should play better. However, that is what is said every year. Until Madden gets a true competitor imo (2ksports) they will continue to put out a shitty product.

[DBOSHO]

I scored 98 playing a friend online. I had 42 in the first quarter. I dont know how the **** i did it.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by DBOSHO

I scored 98 playing a friend online. I had 42 in the first quarter. I dont know how the **** i did it.

Your friend sucks?

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by PornChief

Somebody explain to me why they don't port this game for PC's. My sons a IT student computer nerd and the best he's come up with is 'they're idiots' and 'that shit is gay anyhow so who cares play world of tanks or something'.

This would allow people to fix EA's horrid AI system and then they would actually have to do some work to match it.

[Imon Yourside]

Originally Posted by PornChief

Somebody explain to me why they don't port this game for PC's. My sons a IT student computer nerd and the best he's come up with is 'they're idiots' and 'that shit is gay anyhow so who cares play world of tanks or something'.

They blame piracy, i hate the console only BS. Truth is there is just as much piracy on the xplox as their is on the PC. Only it's easier on the 360 because once you have spoofed the custom firmware you don't even have to crack the games.

[DBOSHO]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Your friend sucks?

98 points. I couldnt do that in 10 tries on rookie.

[DBOSHO]

Fade passes are almost worthless in this game, a comolete turnaround from last year when you could automatically score with any tall reciever that can jump.

still cant run the ball. Pretty frustrating.

Curl routes are the new slant passes. If your man is playing off its an easy 10 yards. Baldwin always beats his man and his route running is a 70 something.

It seems like no matter how good your rolb is, he always gets stonewalled and no matter how bad your lolb is he gets pressure.

[lcarus]

Is it just me or is All-Madden a lot easier this year? Back on PS2, I dominated on All-Madden, but once the next gen Maddens started coming out, AM became absurdly difficult, while All-Pro was too easy.

This year though, I was whooping ass on All-Pro so I decided to see what All-Madden was like this time. Well, I'm 15-1 and about to start the playoffs tonight. Running the ball is extremely easy with Charles. I used his massive amounts of experience points and now he has a 99 in speed and a 98 in acceleration. I put the rest of the points in carrying because I figure might as well give him less of a chance to fumble. With my coach experience points, I spent most of them on DT experience points boost so I can progress Poe faster, and next I'm gonna buy the QB exp boost so when I draft a QB in the offseason I will be able to progress him faster. See ya Cassel!

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by DBOSHO

Fade passes are almost worthless in this game, a comolete turnaround from last year when you could automatically score with any tall reciever that can jump.

still cant run the ball. Pretty frustrating.

Curl routes are the new slant passes. If your man is playing off its an easy 10 yards. Baldwin always beats his man and his route running is a 70 something.

It seems like no matter how good your rolb is, he always gets stonewalled and no matter how bad your lolb is he gets pressure.

You have to manually catch fade passes this year. No more CPU auto rocket catch.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by lcarus

Is it just me or is All-Madden a lot easier this year? Back on PS2, I dominated on All-Madden, but once the next gen Maddens started coming out, AM became absurdly difficult, while All-Pro was too easy.

This year though, I was whooping ass on All-Pro so I decided to see what All-Madden was like this time. Well, I'm 15-1 and about to start the playoffs tonight. Running the ball is extremely easy with Charles. I used his massive amounts of experience points and now he has a 99 in speed and a 98 in acceleration. I put the rest of the points in carrying because I figure might as well give him less of a chance to fumble. With my coach experience points, I spent most of them on DT experience points boost so I can progress Poe faster, and next I'm gonna buy the QB exp boost so when I draft a QB in the offseason I will be able to progress him faster. See ya Cassel!

Why not just continue to develop Matty?/Pioli

[Fishpicker]

Originally Posted by DBOSHO

Fade passes are almost worthless in this game, a comolete turnaround from last year when you could automatically score with any tall reciever that can jump.

still cant run the ball. Pretty frustrating.

Curl routes are the new slant passes. If your man is playing off its an easy 10 yards. Baldwin always beats his man and his route running is a 70 something.

It seems like no matter how good your rolb is, he always gets stonewalled and no matter how bad your lolb is he gets pressure.

or throw a bullet pass to the receiver and catch it manually

I can run right to the outside just because Charles always gets the corner. I never run inside or off tackle. running left rarely works. goal line situations are the exception. run a lead dive play and just hurdle over the line.

curl routes almost always work and drag route lobs always work.

the ratings for the OLBs don't really matter. the offenses' left tackle will hold a block well while the right tackle always sucks at it.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by lcarus

Is it just me or is All-Madden a lot easier this year? Back on PS2, I dominated on All-Madden, but once the next gen Maddens started coming out, AM became absurdly difficult, while All-Pro was too easy.

Yes, it is easier this year. Last year's version the All Madden level had the habit of the occasional game where the CPU would just cheat. For example, a back would break 6 tackles and run for an 80 TD against you. And this might happen 3 or 4 times in a game. Not every game, mind you. Anytime I had a game where it felt like the CPU was not being realistic and just cheating me, I would quit and start over. I don't care if I lose, but not like that.

Oh, and I finished my first season 15-1 and won the SB playing all the way through on All Madden.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Fishpicker

or throw a bullet pass to the receiver and catch it manually

I can run right to the outside just because Charles always gets the corner. I never run inside or off tackle. running left rarely works. goal line situations are the exception. run a lead dive play and just hurdle over the line.

curl routes almost always work and drag route lobs always work.

the ratings for the OLBs don't really matter. the offenses' left tackle will hold a block well while the right tackle always sucks at it.

Running left works. You just have to run the right plays at the right times. Try the singleback counter play. You can even put Baldwin in motion to the right and if the defense is in man to man, it will leave one less defender over there.

[lcarus]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Yes, it is easier this year. Last year's version the All Madden level had the habit of the occasional game where the CPU would just cheat. For example, a back would break 6 tackles and run for an 80 TD against you. And this might happen 3 or 4 times in a game. Not every game, mind you. Anytime I had a game where it felt like the CPU was not being realistic and just cheating me, I would quit and start over. I don't care if I lose, but not like that.

Oh, and I finished my first season 15-1 and won the SB playing all the way through on All Madden.

Yeah I'm 15-1 this year on All Madden. I'm about to play my first playoff game against the Jets. I'm gonna whoop their ass. The one game I lost was against ****ing Oakland. I lost 7-0 somehow because of god damn Cassel. Every time I was about to score, Cassel would **** it up. I had a broken passing play and I took off up the sideline with Cassel. I had a couple blockers and somehow I ended up tip-toeing down the sideline for like 65 yards. BUT, then some asshole came up behind me and popped Cassel right before he crossed the goal line. I was as close to the sideline as possible, and of course the fumble didn't go out of bounds. It bounced right to the middle of the endzone and they recovered it.

That's another thing that's pissing me off about All Madden this year. Whenever my opponent fumbles, they recover it so fast I don't even have time to react. Literally by the time the word "FUMBLE" pops up, they've already recovered it. That happens every single damn time. Also, I get a bunch of sacks every game, but I never make the QB fumble. You'd think popping the QB 8 times a game with Houston or Hali and I might see a fumble occur ONCE. Nope. So I started rushing the QB with the intention of stripping the ball with L1. It never works.

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by Bump

they've taken out every feature I've ever liked that made the game more enjoyable for me.

I'm still pissed that you still can't pick certain players for certain plays. Like I would rather have Hillis in an iform big formation, but no....you can't do that anymore and haven't been able to do it in 5 years.

EA has proved that they don't care about anything other than profits and people who buy this shit are just sheep.

The fact of the matter is, they bought themselves a monopoly forcing the competition to close it's doors when they were already making a superior product for a lower price. What good are rights if people can't stand up for them?

Okay, let me ask you a hypothetical question. Scenario: You make video games. Your most popular seller is a game based off the NFL product that you pay royalties for.

Now imagine that the NFL called you and said "We're no longer allowing anyone who pays to use our image, and we're going to auction the rights off to a single exclusive buyer at a much higher rate."

Would you bid on that property in an attempt to obtain it, or are you fundamentally reeruned?

Blame the NFL. EA did what any company would do.

[lcarus]

Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

Okay, let me ask you a hypothetical question. Scenario: You make video games. Your most popular seller is a game based off the NFL product that you pay royalties for.

Now imagine that the NFL called you and said "We're no longer allowing anyone who pays to use our image, and we're going to auction the rights off to a single exclusive buyer at a much higher rate."

Would you bid on that property in an attempt to obtain it, or are you fundamentally reeruned?

Blame the NFL. EA did what any company would do.

Exactly. It's the fault of the NFL. 2K can't compete with EA Sports when it comes to a bidding war.