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Official Xbox 360 Madden '12 Online Franchise Thread: Dream Team Edition
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FrenchMovieTheme
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Smokey said:
well i'm open for reducing speed but the couple games i had played were slowed down a bit on ranked. we'll see!
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Is it just me or are spider sense LBs back whereas the DBs seem more normal? I think Goff has had a pick in every game I've played but I haven't really set him up in a lot of zones, they more occur when you keep a back in to block that he's supposed to be on. I played the Texans and Demeco ranged a good 3 yards laterally to make a pick on a throw I was making to a slot receiver running a streak. Against the Broncos, whoever their MLB is batted down pass after pass.
If anyone wants to play tomorrow or Monday let me know. I think across three games I've allowed 3 total points. Need human competition. -_-
If anyone wants to play tomorrow or Monday let me know. I think across three games I've allowed 3 total points. Need human competition. -_-
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Unfortunately, I no longer have an Xbox 360.
FrenchMovieTheme
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god alex smith is horrible in this game -_-
Wellington
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Just played two games with a buddy, the running games are so effective we just stopped passing. He was the Colts I was the Giants so it's not like either team is known for not passing. I feel like if the DL is blocked up the LBs just aren't making any plays. In one game I had 8 carries 234 yards and 2 tds with Bradshaw and my friend had 11 carries 165 yards with Addai.
Wellington
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All-Pro buddy!BigAT said:
TheDrizzlerJ11
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I hope Tom Brady breaks his leg in the hurricane. The AFC East is just so much more fun without him.
FrenchMovieTheme
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lulz god the defense sucks here compared to NCAA. in a way it reminds me a lot of NFL 2k: some plays your guys would do what you called for them to do, and other plays you say wtf?
running is pretty easy for me. just beat this guy who was using the packers and i had 275 yards rushing with gore.... dude was stacking the line too. on one hand this is ridiculous, on the other hand i did get a lot of yards because there was no one in the secondary to bring me down. he couldn't run much on me save for 1 long run. i went back and looked at all my big gore runs to see if i noticed any "non" tackles (as we see in ncaa) and i didn't see any. what i did notice is that when the guy would switch to the nearest defender, the defender stops. so even if he is right next to gore, and you switch to him, there is a moment delay where he won't attempt a tackle or anything until you "gain" control of him. kind of lame.
pass defense can be frustrating. sometimes my guys are right there to make a play and they just don't. this mostly happens with zone. its like SLIGHTLY outside of their "zone" so they aren't going to make the play! doesn't happen always but this is what i'm talking about with my 2k comparison. i suppose in a way it mimics real life... i mean you don't always get your guys don't exactly what they are supposed to be doing in real life either. assignments are blown, etc. just frustrating when i call a good defense that should get the stop but it's negated.
a major issue is the deep balls.... the guy using the pack was 10/24 for something like 220 yards. he just had a few bombs that i couldn't do anything about. a guy who quit on me before this was using the lions and all he'd do is bomb it to calvin johnson. he only connected on 1/8 bombs before he quit after i went up 17-0, but i would say 5/7 of the misses were VERY close to being caught and i just got lucky to knock the ball away. the offensive player (whether controlled by human or not) has superior jumping ability and there is no "jump" for the DB to counter it. hit stick and hope for the best!
the game is definitely enjoyable but i'm sick of playing these random dickholes. as of right now i'd have to give the nod to NCAA as the better game. i just feel like the defensive side is more polished (even considering the non tackles we see). offensive side is probably about a wash, maybe a slight advantage to madden. wellington is right about the running so far though.... haven't had any problems! i will say no one has really run on me yet, but i have run into a lot of 4 wide cheeseballs who run maybe 4 times a game. haven't played the dreamteam yet surprisingly...
running is pretty easy for me. just beat this guy who was using the packers and i had 275 yards rushing with gore.... dude was stacking the line too. on one hand this is ridiculous, on the other hand i did get a lot of yards because there was no one in the secondary to bring me down. he couldn't run much on me save for 1 long run. i went back and looked at all my big gore runs to see if i noticed any "non" tackles (as we see in ncaa) and i didn't see any. what i did notice is that when the guy would switch to the nearest defender, the defender stops. so even if he is right next to gore, and you switch to him, there is a moment delay where he won't attempt a tackle or anything until you "gain" control of him. kind of lame.
pass defense can be frustrating. sometimes my guys are right there to make a play and they just don't. this mostly happens with zone. its like SLIGHTLY outside of their "zone" so they aren't going to make the play! doesn't happen always but this is what i'm talking about with my 2k comparison. i suppose in a way it mimics real life... i mean you don't always get your guys don't exactly what they are supposed to be doing in real life either. assignments are blown, etc. just frustrating when i call a good defense that should get the stop but it's negated.
a major issue is the deep balls.... the guy using the pack was 10/24 for something like 220 yards. he just had a few bombs that i couldn't do anything about. a guy who quit on me before this was using the lions and all he'd do is bomb it to calvin johnson. he only connected on 1/8 bombs before he quit after i went up 17-0, but i would say 5/7 of the misses were VERY close to being caught and i just got lucky to knock the ball away. the offensive player (whether controlled by human or not) has superior jumping ability and there is no "jump" for the DB to counter it. hit stick and hope for the best!
the game is definitely enjoyable but i'm sick of playing these random dickholes. as of right now i'd have to give the nod to NCAA as the better game. i just feel like the defensive side is more polished (even considering the non tackles we see). offensive side is probably about a wash, maybe a slight advantage to madden. wellington is right about the running so far though.... haven't had any problems! i will say no one has really run on me yet, but i have run into a lot of 4 wide cheeseballs who run maybe 4 times a game. haven't played the dreamteam yet surprisingly...
Wellington
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:jncRorschach said:
Agreeing with FMT on the deep pass issue. I've completed more than 50% of my deep pass attempts and those that aren't completed are very very close. Even slow-sters like Nicks get big time separation from defenders. Guys that like to leave 1 on 1 coverage on the outside could be in trouble this year.
TheDrizzlerJ11
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Sanjuro Tsubaki said:
Isn't the storm still hitting you? I hope you don't plan on using the generator indoors..
FrenchMovieTheme
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Rorschach said:
except you know i actually like ncaa a lot
storybook77
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Passing in this game is absurdly hard while running is just the opposite....ugh.
I'm enjoying it better than last year's after some slider tweaks but NCAA is still the better overall game.
The commentary and the presentation (this includes audio) in Madden is god awful.
I'm enjoying it better than last year's after some slider tweaks but NCAA is still the better overall game.
The commentary and the presentation (this includes audio) in Madden is god awful.
storybook77
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eznark said:
Oh it is. Not only does it sound robotic, but half the time what they're saying doesn't even match what's happening. Hell, they didn't even get Julio Jones name right.
FrenchMovieTheme
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the commentary is pretty horrible. one funny thing is most of the time after you score and go to the kickoff it will say "And Patrick Willis gets ready to send this ball away" or any random other player, but not your kicker!
one thing i do like about the presentation is that after a run or pass completion it will flash that players current stats.
one thing i do like about the presentation is that after a run or pass completion it will flash that players current stats.
It is wretched. It's really sparse, too. There are times where 30-45 seconds will pass with nothing said--it's like Cris and Gus are on the cusp of a bitter divorce and have nothing to say to one another. There are also plenty of lines delivered that are so different in audio quality that it's obvious they're from different recording sessions. And the times that it is there, and sounds decent, it's utter nonsense that doesn't reflect what just happened.
I thought NCAA's commentary felt inexcusably old and tired--but Madden makes it smell fresh as a daisy.
(and NBA 2K11 embarrasses the shit out of both of them)
I thought NCAA's commentary felt inexcusably old and tired--but Madden makes it smell fresh as a daisy.
(and NBA 2K11 embarrasses the shit out of both of them)
storybook77
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FrenchMovieTheme said:
I like some of the overlays too but it's so quiet during some of them that you'd think Gus and Cris were supposed to be saying something about them (i.e. the QB stats at the beginning of the game, the FINAL score, etc.)
FrenchMovieTheme
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i would honestly rather they bring back the genesis madden/summeral commentary. i'm not even joking to be funny. i'm sure it wouldn't be that hard to do
Wellington
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I wouldn't say passing is absurdly hard. One thing is that I was playing against my friend and his pass rush was crazy because it's all speed rushers, but my overall better DL was getting stuffed.
Zones are pretty ineffective as well. He's the type that throws 4 ints per game and he's had no trouble against zone blitzes.
Zones are pretty ineffective as well. He's the type that throws 4 ints per game and he's had no trouble against zone blitzes.
storybook77
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Wellington said:
I'm more alluding to the spidey sense of the LB's and sometimes the safeties. They really need to develop a way to throw a pass in between a bullet and a lob too.