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Official Madden '17 PS4 Online League Thread: DOTA is dead, long live DOTA
- Thread starter FrenchMovieTheme
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The price increase stinks, but at least we're getting all those additional features like:
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my PS4 is now a dedicated Madden machine... as I predicted would happen when I purchased my PS4
my PS4 is now a dedicated Madden machine... as I predicted would happen when I purchased my PS4
I thought you had it for PC too
i do but it runs like shit. i wonder if pc/xbone players can join the same private server...
omg we can play private matches! let's play this week
Azwethinkweiz
Member
Price increase sucks, but I'm sure there will still be sales on eBay or wherever.
Maybe they're increasing the price to handle 2FA.
Maybe they're increasing the price to handle 2FA.
hahahaha
Did I miss something . Did you get a new PC.
He's coming home
to DOTA
already had a nice PC for audio work, but never cared to get a graphics card
just got a 960 for cheap once I saw the light that was RL without vsync and custom deadzone settings!
I just close my eyes as I delete last year's version and those trade-in deals show up - not too bad
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
after playing about 10 games of madden 17, there are definitely a lot of improvements to be excited about (even for us CCM guys). some of the things i've seen that i liked:
- you can't just bullshit with manual control and get insane picks all the time. maybe this is because i'm playing with a junk LB, i mostly control wilhoite (who is horrible) and i just can't get to the balls in my area unless i'm really close to it. in years past (including last year!) i use the shittier of the 2 LB's in the 3-4 because i can make up his deficiencies with manual play, but so far this year i've had a bunch of balls floated right over my head for a completion where in years past it was an INT because i did the jump up 5 yards in the air animation. i have still gotten some picks, but i have to be there to get it. this prevents me from kind of covering 2 guys at once in the same area with a shitty LB... which is as it should be i suppose. maybe it's different if you're controlling kuekly or one of the other super LB's
- pass rush is strong in general, especially against a poor OL. with the niners i have to get the ball out quick. i feel like the D is on me so fast.
- screen defense is improved it seems. they still succeed but they are stopped regularly without manual intervention
- i like the running game a lot better this year. the running between tackles feels tighter and quicker
- i already mentioned this before but i have seen a few "qb gets hit while throwing" turn into fumbles, which as we know last year were incomplete ALL the fucking time. i still think they need to go further in that direction but at least getting some fumbles is a start
- i tested out the formation subs from within the ccm menu and they work as advertised! this is going to be a really underrated/great feature for the league. there are so many guys i draft for one purpose, or maybe 1 play a game, but during an actual game i'm just not thinking about getting them in the game and this can fix things like that. i also messed around with one of the niners formations i don't use much to kind of get a "pure pass rush" roster on the field. things like that should keep a good rotation of your players rather than just the 11 guys on offense and defense that you usually use
- like i said last night, the practice squad stuff is pretty cool. i can see a lot of sniping happening during the season. you can actually disable practice squad sniping but i don't see why we would. the only weird thing is i thought i counted 10 guys on my practice squad and i thought the NFL rule was only 8 but maybe that changed?
- in addition to that, the FA breakdown is much more convenient. you can search FA's by "top 100", "top 100 practice squad eligible" "Non eligible" etc.
- at the beginning of starting your franchise, you set your "season goal" as a coach. the higher your goals, the more XP you will get. if you fail to make your goals you have a higher chance to get fired (although we wont have firings obviously)
- not that anyone here necessarily cares, but i played a single player franchise game and the presentation was actually pretty slick. i haven't listened to the announcing team yet
- you still have weekly "practice", only this year you can practice a play, or series of plays, and then during the game that week if you run that play your team gets a boost? not really sure how that works but its cool i suppose
with all that said, it's still madden. dumb shit still happens so don't expect a totally new game but it is definitely improved in almost every way over last years game (which was a good game overall i felt)
bruh
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
if i get the niners, i need an entirely new team. they are so fucking horrible at so many positions. WR is especially poor -_-
but if i lose them, maybe ill get a powerhouse team!
who needs a PC when the greatest game of all time (Madden) is played on PS4?
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
lol what are the odds im actually going to get the code within that time frame?
wow it actually did work
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
you threw a line drive dart and i was right in front of it.... i don't even think my guy jumped to get it. maybe he did, i dont remember, point being is that it's not very common
do you play any other physical copies regularly?
considering how often you have to fire up Madden for the league...
Azwethinkweiz
Member
I do digital just because we watch a lot of movies in my house and so discs get swapped a lot for Blu rays.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
jfc
heads up Bowser, apparently my bank has killed my debit card because having a job and spending money is "not usual activity". Got declined at my works vending machine today, thought it was the machine. Checked my bank, money still there and no major pending transactions.
Checked my email, and the order for payment was declined this morning for your madden copy.
I'm calling the bank now to see whats up. Hang tight.
heads up Bowser, apparently my bank has killed my debit card because having a job and spending money is "not usual activity". Got declined at my works vending machine today, thought it was the machine. Checked my bank, money still there and no major pending transactions.
Checked my email, and the order for payment was declined this morning for your madden copy.
I'm calling the bank now to see whats up. Hang tight.
Purple Cheeto
Member
I just bought a card for a year of PSN on eBay for $48.50.
It seemed like it was a stretch, but you're right I did throw a bullet pass.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
Slick deals has one for 37.99 today
There is another neogaf league but I don't know where their thread is. I can put you on our reserve list as well!
AT we have to see if any other vets want them first!
Purple Cheeto
Member
Dammit!
That would be awesome, thanks. I'll search around for the other league.
He'll inevitably quit and say game is 2hard when he's repeatedly stomped out by Greg.
CrimsonCommie
Member
everybody is excited about the new Worms game releasing tomorrow right? Can't think of anything else coming out soon
That new one wont have Dragon Ball Z and Hello Kitty maps.
Personally, I think this is one of the better Madden's but it's also going to drive people nuts. Right now the game plays really fast, which I love. You have guys with mediocre speed ratings playing quick, you don’t get caught from behind as much. This speed also comes with a couple of problems. I think DL blockshed as well, if not a bit better than last year’s version, but with the increased speed you better be ready to watch linemen fly through at you, especially when you blitz, the OL tend to disengage faster when they’re overwhelmed. When you couple this aspect, with better coverage, there are going to be times where you feel that you can’t do a thing on O.
There’s also a bunch of randomness, no longer can a QB release the ball while getting popped, as FMT mentioned you’re going to fumble. Defensive players go after the football carrier, they actively try to punch the ball out from behind, if you’re carrying a defender he’s trying to punch it out. I’ve had multiple games where I was stripped from behind, was going in for a TD in one game and the DB punched it out. If shit like this angers you just don’t throw your controller. You need to make good reads in this game as well, combo you routes well.
User play is much better, I feel like I get better animations while usering a defender, still some jankiness, you don’t always get the animation you want but it's more responsive than last year.
I think it’s a fun game, I also think EA is going to tune a bunch of shit and it won’t be the same game a month from now.
Edit: And not that anyone cares, but I thought last years game was trash, I liked some aspects but it just pissed me off way too much. This is a much better game from the jump.
There’s also a bunch of randomness, no longer can a QB release the ball while getting popped, as FMT mentioned you’re going to fumble. Defensive players go after the football carrier, they actively try to punch the ball out from behind, if you’re carrying a defender he’s trying to punch it out. I’ve had multiple games where I was stripped from behind, was going in for a TD in one game and the DB punched it out. If shit like this angers you just don’t throw your controller. You need to make good reads in this game as well, combo you routes well.
User play is much better, I feel like I get better animations while usering a defender, still some jankiness, you don’t always get the animation you want but it's more responsive than last year.
I think it’s a fun game, I also think EA is going to tune a bunch of shit and it won’t be the same game a month from now.
Edit: And not that anyone cares, but I thought last years game was trash, I liked some aspects but it just pissed me off way too much. This is a much better game from the jump.
mastershake
Member
I want them get fucked ez
CrimsonCommie
Member
Alas! I could have done the Best Buy trade-in then!
I'll shoot you a PM and see what the best course of action is.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
I'm heading to the bank after work, this should be resolved by tonight. It wasn't supposed to ship till tomorrow, so we should be fine
I'm taking them. Nashville's so close, I'm basically lifelong.
Ship tomorrow? I figured it would arrive tomorrow. Amazon is trash!
Could keep the order cancelled and just get me a year pass of the PSPlus since that's the same price. Then I could buy digitally and feed my addiction immediately!
Or whatever...