That didn't take long IOU lol
Gotta say I'm satisfied thus far
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That didn't take long IOU lol
Gotta say I'm satisfied thus far
I have begun working on sliders. They are for All-Pro with 15-minute quarters.Quote:
Originally Posted by umhester04
Obviously, I don't have as much data as I did at NCAA's release since I've only had a couple of days with the game, but I'll put out what I have so far before midnight tonight.
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Anyone know if this is getting a day one patch and if so, what it entails?
There is a day one patch. Justin Dewiel tweeted that to me August 25th when I asked but he did not answer my follow up question of what would be in the patch.
"yea, there's a day one title update like normal."
well, i took the dive. Just went to best buy and traded in $60 dollars worth of old PS2 games for this madden..at least that means its basically free LOL
Really enjoying the game thus far. I downloaded the NEW rosters and started a chise with my Raiders. Currently we are 2-0 in preseason. Based on my starters I should be 0-2 as my starting offense has been terrible. Trent Edwards has been lights out so much to the point that he may earn the starting job. I am enjoying the cut days as well however, the cpu doesn't properly put in backups ( for example in game 2.... first half team one second half team two... I had to put in my own 3rd stringer etc.).
There are some issues though:
presentation is awful.... one of the worst in sports games
why is there only 20 second run-off??? we used to have an option for 15, 25, etc
cpu running is pretty sporadic
some types of passes are darn near impossible to complete while others are money
play action and screens leave a lot to be desired
lots of cpu injuries but very few hum injuries
new kick screen for FG's is awful... hard to tell if you make a kick or not!
Overall though, my biggest question.... WHY REMOVE THE EXTRA POINT???? Something is better than nothing. Overall, the game is a blast BUT there is no longer immersion. Love it or hate it, removing the EXTRA POINT was a MASSIVE mistake. Don't like it? Fine, skip it but don't remove it as many of us out there enjoyed it and watched it every single week.!!!
Other than those gripes, Madden 12 is a great offering thus far.
I thought presentation was one of the major selling points this year ?
how is tackling ?
Right, but I thought we were talking about personnel then, not offensive style. I guess I don't watch enough of their games, 'cause it seems to me that they're out of shotgun often. But I may be wrong about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by rhombic21
It is. But what jaymo wants to see in presentation might be different from what was focused on.Quote:
Originally Posted by ram29jackson
Compared to other games, it still needs work, but compared to Madden NFL 11 it's night and day. The biggest issue for me is commentary; I like what they've done with cameras and broadcast overall.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaymo76
You can set how many seconds are left on the play clock with the run-off if you choose your play early; I believe that 15, 20, and 25 seconds are the options.Quote:
why is there only 20 second run-off??? we used to have an option for 15, 25, etc
You can push a button--I believe it's R2--to change the view on field goals back to the "classic" camera.Quote:
new kick screen for FG's is awful... hard to tell if you make a kick or not!
I liked the presentation a lot in the demo. But I don't think it was a coincidence that there was no commentary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paakaa10
There is a bug in Madden that does not allow you to adjust the accelerated clock in offline franchise. The only option available is 20 seconds for some reason. Maybe this gets patched. Not sure.
So, what you're really saying is that the commentary is awful. Not presentation on the whole. Yes?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudy
Actually, the clock run-off can be greatly customized. Mine is at :14, I believe.
My biggest gripe is that there aren't separate sliders for User and CPU Special Teams. I know it's been that way for years, but come on. I doubt I'll ever miss a kick and if I lower accuracy too much, the CPU will never make one. Sigh.
Also, not being able to adjust ST sliders in Practice Mode is really annoying.
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I know this was IN last year but I can't find it this year. I could see it blocked out in the demo but I can't find it in my downloaded game. Which section is it in for OFFLINE FRANCHISE??? Many other people are struggling finding it as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by steelerfan
And that's in offline Franchise? Hmm. Seems to be some conflicting stuff going around then.Quote:
Originally Posted by steelerfan
Oops... yup wrong word, I meant commentary. Sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
I had no idea you guys were talking about Franchise Mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paakaa10
I just fired one up. It looks like you have no choices for anything related to sliders in Franchise Mode. That is really, really stupid. I thought maybe there would be a work around by setting it up once you actually got into a game, but it's not there. Special Teams sliders aren't there either. :fp:
Sigh. It looks like Madden has found a way to make sure that I will never play a season on Franchise Mode. No sliders, no settings, no steelerfan. :down:
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Yes although I will check out my retail copy tomorrow. Not having played Madden last year may make the commentary easier to take.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
And Steelerfan I totally agree with you about the special teams sliders. Why on earth don't we have user and cpu sliders? Both EA Dev teams make such stupid decisions some times. Madden has had fumble, injury and stamina sliders and the NCAA team refuses to put them in the game. Madden has some cool stuff and then screw up the special teams sliders. Same goes for both teams not sharing camera angles and stuff like that. Some stuff just seems so simple to put in the game and yet it doesn't happen.
Wow. If none of that is in the retail game, I'm glad now that Madden has been relegated to holiday purchase status for me. Some of that would/will ruin franchise for me. Sadly, unless some of that stuff is in the retail game or gets patched in at some point, Madden 12 could follow the path of Madden 11 and become an "achievement whore" game for me, with me knocking out the achievements and then shipping it out to Amazon or someplace else for a trade-in a couple days later.
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Originally Posted by jaymo76
Bahahaha ... I totally didn't realize I was talking to Rudy about jaymo's comment. :fp: @ me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudy
In offline? No sliders? W.t.f. Ridiculously glad I cancelled my Amazon pre-order yesterday then.Quote:
Originally Posted by steelerfan
Did you try tweaking settings from the main menu and then going into offline Franchise? Maybe they carry over that way?Quote:
Originally Posted by steelerfan
I haven't tried anything on the Franchise side yet. I'll have to look into this tonight.
Yes. I did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paakaa10
There doesn't appear to be any place in the Franchise menus to edit anything related to playing the game, except for Quarter Length.
I started my first Preseason Game, ran a couple of plays, and watched the play clock only run down to :20 (it's at :14 in my main settings). So, I paused the game and went into Settings to see if I could at least change it there. Nope.
Not only that, but you can't adjust Special Teams sliders in the Pause Menu either (this is also the case in Practice Mode). It looks like my sliders carried over into the Franchise, but I had been excited to FINALLY be able to play a football game on 15-minute quarters and this oversight has taken that option away.
I can't imagine the reasoning for any of this. Why would the Accelerated Clock only be adjustable for Play Now games? That makes no sense at all. :fp:
Unless someone figures this out, and I'm mistaken, I won't open my copy tomorrow. I'll try to return it to Wal-Mart and be glad I got a $20 credit from Amazon.
Sigh.
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Waaiiit a sec. There's no offline franchise mode sliders?! Are you fuckin' kidding me?
There are, in a limited way.Quote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
They carry over from your profile, but you can only edit then in-game once you get into a Franchise. The Special Teams sliders, however, can't be edited in-game.
The beef I have is that the Accelerated Clock doesn't appear as though it can be moved from :20, at all, in Franchise.
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Wow, wtf? God, there's no fuckin' way I'd buy this game. EA must be out of their fuckin' minds.
I'm going to sleep on this. I suppose all I'm really losing is the ability to play 15-minute quarters.
The game itself seems pretty good. If that's only concession I'll have to make (aside from not having separate User and CPU ST sliders, which I already knew about) maybe I can make this work with 12 or 13-minute quarters. That wouldn't be the end of the world, but it is disappointing. I was really excited to be able to get good play counts on 15-minute quarters, lol.
I'll think about whether or not I take the game back for a bit.
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Don't 15 minute games take a really, really long time to complete? I don't know if I could sit down in one game for that long. :D
Yeah I only go 7 minutes with a :25 accelerated clock. That's enough for me.
I'm like JB i only need 7 minutes maybe up it to 9 but 15 is too long for me. as for impressions really like the game. Jukes are really good , passing seems better easier to find open guys versus NCAA 12 . Had a field goal blocked. I think normal is too fast. it bothers me on the Eagles roster their are some double jerseys given out. two #23 two #25. Also if Steve Smith plays as well as he does in madden he's gonna be a problem at the slot. didn't get sacked alot, but I got rid of the ball fast. Also dropped about 5 ints manually . this game will test your stick skills if you are really good on the sticks doing things manually you will be very successful.
You don't get nearly the amount of plays and stats for your players that you should with only 7 minutes. Especially with an accelerated clock.
I go with 12 minutes and the 25 second run off. However, without the 25 second runoff in franchise this year, the game are taking well over an hour to play which is way too long.
Maybe I missed something, but are you guys saying you can't adjust sliders in offline franchise mode? I don't know if there is an option in the franchise hub, but during the game you can adjust sliders and it saves them.
Cue the MD Code Red jpg. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by I OU a Beatn
It's about snap counts. With the play clock at :14, I was getting 130-135 offensive snaps per game. If I played 12 minute quarters at :20 on the play clock, I'd still get about 130 plays. Therefore, in the way I just described, a 12 and 15 minute quarter game could take the same amount of time to complete.
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Not Special Teams sliders. They're not in the Pause Menu. You can't adjust the Accelerated Clock in Franchise Mode either.Quote:
Originally Posted by iBrandon
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Just got my hard copy... so the patch doesn't fix the accelerated clock issue??? I haven't been able to load the game yet... fatherly duties...
No, that patch was just some stabililty things that came out a week ago or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaymo76
Ah, I didn't see special teams, my fault.Quote:
Originally Posted by steelerfan
Yeah, my copy is sitting here unopened, lol. I have to decide whether or not I can live with the Accelerated Clock issue and the lack of separate User and CPU sliders for Special Teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by iBrandon
A buddy of mine suggested simming all of my FG attempts as an option. That may be what I do, if I keep the game.
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Just got the game and have two minor gripes right off the bat.
Where is my NFL Films Music?
Where is Auto Save? Really Still not in the game? :fp:
So I see in FRANCHISE MODE they also REMOVED the INJURY SLIDER???? Why would injury slider and accelerated clock be removed? It makes no sense. Also, there is no more fumble slider? These decisions don;t make a lot of sense. I also miss the NFL films music... but I said it before and I will say it again, the removal of the EXTRA POINT was a MASSIVE, MASSIVE, MASSIVE mistake. Play Madden 10 and then Madden 12 and the lack of that immersion really hurts this game. I have changed my vote from GREAT to GOOD over some of these issues. However, it's still a very solid game offering.
The fumble slider should be under the running game sliders Jaymo. At least I hope it's there in franchise mode because I know it's there from the main menu. I just popped my game in and I can't even use my online code to get the new rosters. Servers are down or something but that may also be with the PSN too. Not sure.
As for quarter length, stats and number of plays take a backseat to length of games. My games have to be under an hour, stats be damned. If it goes an hour or more I get bored and annoyed.
Do I have to use my online code to get the rosters or how do I get the new ones? Obviously I can't check until the servers open up but I need the new ones.