Having same issues. So frustrating. Just want to play
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Madden NFL '17 |OT| It's Madden Season
- Thread starter The Albatross
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Having same issues. So frustrating. Just want to play
guitarguy316
Member
Are ps4 and XBO versions the same in frame rate and resolution?
TheFurizzlyBear
Member
That sucks, id shoot em an email at least EDIT: I saw you already did. I would just keep doing it till it happens. Also damn, still not fixed for pre-order peeps? Was hoping to play some when I get home from work. Hope it's up tomorrow, wanna get a feel for Franchise so I can make adjustments for my league with friends...
Yep. Even clicked on play trial within the app. Takes me to store page and only option is "play". Which then tells me Im to early.
When I did it I had to find the right listing in the store. None of the four that show up when searching worked. I had to pick the Standard Edition and then below it had "also in this bundle". I had to select hat icon and then from the next page I was able to launch it.
InsertNameHere
Member
I'm absolutely having a blast with this Madden. Madden 16 I just didn't have any fun with, but for some reason things have just clicked in this version. I love how players have more weight to them.
TheFurizzlyBear
Member
What version of the game did you pre-order?
The Albatross
Member
Yeah, I'm not doing anything unusual with my install... Been using EA Access since launch and haven't had the problem until now. When I contact Microsoft they said they were aware of the issue and they're working with EA on it, but who knows.
Regardless, I'm going to ask for a refund for this month for EA Access... It's bogus that so many people with pre-orders -- the very fans of the game that they should ensure everything is working for -- are left out in the cold.
Still hoping to get it resolved because this is the first free weekend I've had in about 3 months, but not optimistic.
Regardless, I'm going to ask for a refund for this month for EA Access... It's bogus that so many people with pre-orders -- the very fans of the game that they should ensure everything is working for -- are left out in the cold.
Still hoping to get it resolved because this is the first free weekend I've had in about 3 months, but not optimistic.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Here is how you fix this:
4 free propacks for everyone! Even PS4 owners.
4 free propacks for everyone! Even PS4 owners.
You had me, and then you lost me.
wumster3000
Member
I'm almost sure they are. The last two have been the same.
Yea ea access has been acknowledging that/saying the same stuff all day sadly
TheFurizzlyBear
Member
I'v said it before but this is clearly an unfortunate issue with the new store update. No EA access trials came out durring the preview period or else this would of been caught. I'd say its a little more on MS then EA at this point. EA probably didn't think MS would break this or didn't even think about it
More I think about it the more I think your right and its some kind of coding issue of sorts.
They have had near identical issues in the past with other games on EA Access including Madden 16. They usually get it sorted within 24 hours. With another game there was an issue with people who downloaded it while launching it from the EA Access instead of the store. And other quirky things like that.
TheFurizzlyBear
Member
I definitely remember some quirks but nothing that was not just the first few hours on the day before. Nothing as wide spread for this length of time
I seems to be doing the ownership check first and when that triggers "yes" then it throws up the too early message instead of checking for "EA access" access.
The Albatross
Member
Yep, this is definitely unique for an EA Access launch and I bet it's related to the store updates. I've downloaded nearly every EA Access game and within an hour or two they have it launching fine.
I uploaded a video of the problem which I'm sure is similar for other's:
https://youtu.be/sPohT4Cje7o
EA has a Support thread, but of course, it's displayed as "Solved" which obviously isn't true:
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-...ccess-after-pre-ordering/m-p/5491705#U5491705
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I uploaded a video of the problem which I'm sure is similar for other's:
https://youtu.be/sPohT4Cje7o
EA has a Support thread, but of course, it's displayed as "Solved" which obviously isn't true:
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-...ccess-after-pre-ordering/m-p/5491705#U5491705
If you have an EA account subscribe to this and add a comment to it.
TriniTrin
war of titties grampa
Have you seen this reddit thread about the tells of audibles and play types? I mean damn, day one patch hopefully!
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Hey, a fellow Jaguars fan!
Obviously PS4 owners can't access it early but they might complain if other gamers get a freebie in Ultimate team and they don't. It's good PR all around.
Then they can complain to Sony about not letting them have EA Access. Members also get 10% off the game and in game purchases.
And BORTLES TO AROB IS GODMODE
The Albatross
Member
Holy shit, you can't be serious...
Christ almighty EA how does this shit make it into the game. How is this even possible to screw that up?! And it's found the day it's released to the public... Jesus.
Aah, apparently Rex is aware of it and they're working on a fix:
https://twitter.com/RexDEAFootball/status/766306345071116288
That's a crushing bug because I use coaches cam before every play, and it'd basically ruin the game for me. Reminds me of the psychic AI in previous versions of the game (or well probably even recent versions as well) where if you came out in a run, they'd have a run defense picked for you, and so audible to a short pass would work almost 100% of the time.
TheFurizzlyBear
Member
That seems like it will be a quick fix. Wouldn't be suprised if its already rolled in to the day one patch
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
Another Jags fan here, finally the Jags have a good team I can play online with, already had 2 guys quite today lol
The Albatross
Member
Yep, booted into the game this morning. Should be working now.
TheFurizzlyBear
Member
It's game development, man. It could of just popped up after the latest update. They have a lot of hardcore Madden players who have been playing off and on the last few months. I doubt they would not of noticed, so I'm guessing this is a newer bug
blurredvision
Member
You realize that every game has bugs in it at release, right? I have been heavily involved in quality assurance in another industry (printer firmware) and the team is small. Once that team has already made pass after pass, everything blends together. It's easy to miss the small stuff unless your QA track is insanely detailed. This is something pretty simple, which actually makes it easier to get through because nobody thinks to look for it. I guarantee you it makes it into the QA track in future years, though.
A million people playing a game will always find something that a team of 10 people missed. That's just how it is and always will be.
It took them 3 years to fix a backwards wind meter. Don't make excuses for them.
lmao
Andodalf
Banned
ohhh yeah
The Albatross
Member
I do know that every game has bugs, and I'm a software engineer, so I have some experience with automated testing, quality engineering, and shippable bugs in software.
That said, this is a bug that has never been present in a Madden game before and it's one that reveals your opponents plays to you. That's a ridiculous bug.
It's good that they're fixing it but it's one of those things that you scratch your head over because it's so significant. I'm glad they're going to fix it, but it's still insane that this shipped. EA has had noteably poor bug control in this franchise. I've made posts about this before, but there was a customer reported shipped bug with the SuperSim mode that's been present in the game engine for 8 years. I reported it in 2008, and have posts on internet forums and bug report sites for EA going back almost a decade (I''m not kidding, here was a follow-up post I wrote in 2011), and as of Madden '16, the bug was still present. I'm assuming it's fixed for Madden '17 because of the new "Play the Moments" feature would really highlight it, but then again, it also persisted when the NCAA series let you play as just an offensive or defensive coordinator, which also shined a light on it.
As other mentioned head-scratching bugs like the reverse wind (wind was always blowing in the opposite direction that it indicated) and coin toss (in Madden '16, you had this coin toss decision prior to the game, but in Franchise mode, the opposing AI team won the coin toss 100% of the time or it just chose the opposite of whatever your coin toss selection is), these were bugs reported by customers and present in the game for multiple releases, year after year.
I think being involved in software development has made me more critical of companies when they ship bugs that should not be shippable in multiple releases.
The Elite
BOSS
I doubt they fixed it for NHL.
Sorry EA, I won't pick up your sports titles until you fix the menu lag.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
anyone around to play a game on xbone? i want to test out all madden!
The Albatross
Member
Wow, PastaPadre just tweeted this video of the season-long updated commentary:
https://twitter.com/pastapadre/status/766726964073738240
The color announcer talking about Rookie QBs, comments about how Jared Goff and Wentz got injured in the first preseason game, and Treyvon Boykin leading Seattle in a comeback.
That's awesome and impressive that they get those clips in just one week into preseason. I figured it wouldn't start till the regular season. Kudos EA
https://twitter.com/pastapadre/status/766726964073738240
The color announcer talking about Rookie QBs, comments about how Jared Goff and Wentz got injured in the first preseason game, and Treyvon Boykin leading Seattle in a comeback.
That's awesome and impressive that they get those clips in just one week into preseason. I figured it wouldn't start till the regular season. Kudos EA
No thanks, I would rather hear about Phil Simms' bad business decisions 5 times a game.
You think they're going to record custom lines for your team going winless in year one or just keep it generic?
They can use clips from the first 18 games of the Patriots 2007 season.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
Anyone around to play?
TurboButts
Member
After a 2 year Madden break, I think I'm ready to try this years game. Focus on franchise mode sounds good, as that might as well be the only mode in the game for me.
Is this seriously the first year they've added practice squad? So will rosters and preseason actually be realistic now?
Is this seriously the first year they've added practice squad? So will rosters and preseason actually be realistic now?
Thats great stuff, glad they are doing something with the commentary this year
Wow EA is really having a lot of issues with this trail, they should just give everybody on EA access the full game early lol, and then just lock it on the 23rd unless you buy it or have a disk