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the *NEW* Official Madden Xbox League Thread Season I: F U EA (Now with poll!)
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FrenchMovieTheme said:
That is very important people. If you are thinking you might flake on us, do so now and all is forgiven. Once the league starts (unless you have a good excuse of course....we won't hate you if your brother dies and you quit.....only to return in season 2 and win the superbowl like Rocky!) So in closing.....Leave now or forever be known as a flake of the highest order (well, you'll have to take second, Bog's our man in the flake hall of fame)
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
my nice conversation with shadowred. read below, but let me explain something (as i did to him): truthfully i wont bend on this policy, not even a little. you want to play ahead in the league, feel free to do it, but i wont unlock the weeks to enter stats until they are due.
heh, 14 games and 2 Broken Xbox's later, I've got another one of those damn things. AND $106 credit.
Lets see:
Xbox+acc (the Xbox with the died Modem) $82.50
Broken beyond repair XBox $25
SW: KOTOR $5
Fable $14.50
Lumines $20
RE4 $15
Forza $24.50
Twisted Metal PSP $15
SSX Tricky Xbox $1
Ninja Gaiden $5
Midnight Club 3 $32.50
Madden 05 THE BIG $2.00
Halo 1 $3
NBA2K3 $0.50
Splinter Cell $0.75
Rallitsport $0.75
WOO :/
Lets see:
Xbox+acc (the Xbox with the died Modem) $82.50
Broken beyond repair XBox $25
SW: KOTOR $5
Fable $14.50
Lumines $20
RE4 $15
Forza $24.50
Twisted Metal PSP $15
SSX Tricky Xbox $1
Ninja Gaiden $5
Midnight Club 3 $32.50
Madden 05 THE BIG $2.00
Halo 1 $3
NBA2K3 $0.50
Splinter Cell $0.75
Rallitsport $0.75
WOO :/
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Still waiting, KingV. Problem is tomorrow I am going to the yankees game, so I won't really be around. :|
Cerebral Palsy
Banned
Yeah, I say no playing ahead. If you do you can save the stats to enter when your game is supposed to be played. The whole point of this league is STATS STATS STATS. Did I mention stats make it so much more fun? STATS!
And I don't see why FMT wouldn't work with a dedicated player that finds out he has to go out of town for 5 days or whatever.
And I don't see why FMT wouldn't work with a dedicated player that finds out he has to go out of town for 5 days or whatever.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
i have no problem with you guys playing ahead but im not going to allow any scores or stats to be entered until the correct date. i know you guys read it above but i'll reiterate it here, this is a sim league. i dont want any bullcrap "saints are 4-0, bills are 7-2, jets are 0-1" etc. i want the league to run smooth on a "week by week" basis, and that's how it's going to run. you will thank me for it later 
p.s. guys try to keep the "playing ahead" to a minimum. a lot of the fun in leagues stems from the buildup over the "week", and getting ready for your opponent. if you are playing 3 league games in the night what fun is that? not going to tell you how to play, but a lot of people have put a lot of work into making this an enjoyable league, so the least you could do is play in the spirit of the league and the way it was intended to be played
but i do understand when it is an exceptional/special circumstance, and of course i would always rather have the game played early than not played at all.
p.s. guys try to keep the "playing ahead" to a minimum. a lot of the fun in leagues stems from the buildup over the "week", and getting ready for your opponent. if you are playing 3 league games in the night what fun is that? not going to tell you how to play, but a lot of people have put a lot of work into making this an enjoyable league, so the least you could do is play in the spirit of the league and the way it was intended to be played
but i do understand when it is an exceptional/special circumstance, and of course i would always rather have the game played early than not played at all.
I couldn't be more excited, except that I suck at the game.
edit---for the record, I won't be playing ahead except in an emergency and ONLY on a one league-week basis. If I'm on your schedule at week 8, and you play your first 7 games in 5 days, guess you're going to have a long wait for your next game.
edit---for the record, I won't be playing ahead except in an emergency and ONLY on a one league-week basis. If I'm on your schedule at week 8, and you play your first 7 games in 5 days, guess you're going to have a long wait for your next game.
iceDragon7
Banned
:lol Not to be mean but I think ShadowRedz is pissed of the beating I gave him earlier today with the Jets...Thats what he gets for taking my Raiders! :lol
Guys, I know FMT has been trying to hammer home this point over and over and over, but that conversation with ShadowRed leads me to believe that it still might not be sinking in with some people. This league requires committment. It will drag on, it will sometimes be a hassle, and it will be frustrating. I only played 2 out of 4 seasons last year due to burnout and scheduling problems. I think it's kinda cool that we have so much interest this year and I don't want to discourage people, but at the same time I'm really skeptical about it. If it doesn't sound like fun to play a slow, plodding schedule over the course of a couple months, then this probably isn't for you. Like FMT said, this league only requires you to play 1 game every 96 hours, so if that's not enough for you to get your madden fix, you still have time for other leagues or quick tourneys.
I see absolutely no point to a "league" where people can play 16 games back to back to back and then wait 1-3 months to see if they make the playoffs.
I see absolutely no point to a "league" where people can play 16 games back to back to back and then wait 1-3 months to see if they make the playoffs.
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Lonestar said:
3 fumbles.
I was one of the dudes who asked FMT if we could play all 16 games right away, but it's cause we could play both pre-season games right away! Forgive me FMT, I know not what I do!
Is there any chance we can get a sneak peek at the divisions? I need to begin setting up my playbooks!
I was doing good for a week, but lately, nothing I've done, has been done well. I've thrown like 8 INT's against FMT the last 2 games we've played (pretty much the main reason I lost both games), and 3 against Malley and 2 against DJ Tet.
I'm either trying too much, or going for too long of a pass play, my TE isn't the best out there, miss throwing my RB's in the flat...
I'm either trying too much, or going for too long of a pass play, my TE isn't the best out there, miss throwing my RB's in the flat...
Well I'm pretty sure I'm cursed with this game. I have lost almost all of my lastest games in the 4th quarter. Most of them within the last two minutes. I just can't close anyone out at all. I'll play good smart defense all game (against FMT) then make a small adjustment and get burned (FMT, Lone, Matrix, Slo).
I have become a fumble machine. In a game against Fifty yesterday I fumbled twice in the 1st quarter (he fumbled once as well, I think we were playing with one of those new ice balls). I have intercepted two TD passes and then got rocked and fumbled the ball at my goalline. I have recovered a fumble and took one step and got rocked and fumbled it right back. I have ran Vick to the sideline and got hit while I was going out of bounds and had the ball jump back into play for a fumble.
Something has got to give with this game. As it can be seen by my stats my offense is starting to come along again. But I also give up the ball the most. Just like last year.
Heck I watched Fifty switch to a safety that was already in the air (had jumped up to knock one of my passes away) and the ball got tipped twice and he caught it. Ridiculous.
I don't know if I get nervous at the end of a game or if the game has some rubberband AI in it cause I just find it really really odd that a pass that I have defended perfectly all game now gets through. It really sucks losing this way.
And... the cone rules. All cone haters can eat it.
(I think controlling the DB is cheating )
I have become a fumble machine. In a game against Fifty yesterday I fumbled twice in the 1st quarter (he fumbled once as well, I think we were playing with one of those new ice balls). I have intercepted two TD passes and then got rocked and fumbled the ball at my goalline. I have recovered a fumble and took one step and got rocked and fumbled it right back. I have ran Vick to the sideline and got hit while I was going out of bounds and had the ball jump back into play for a fumble.
Something has got to give with this game. As it can be seen by my stats my offense is starting to come along again. But I also give up the ball the most. Just like last year.
Heck I watched Fifty switch to a safety that was already in the air (had jumped up to knock one of my passes away) and the ball got tipped twice and he caught it. Ridiculous.
I don't know if I get nervous at the end of a game or if the game has some rubberband AI in it cause I just find it really really odd that a pass that I have defended perfectly all game now gets through. It really sucks losing this way.
And... the cone rules. All cone haters can eat it.
(I think controlling the DB is cheating
)WE NEED A PATCH, LIKE, YESTERDAY EA SPORTS
I'm not going to recount the button glitch. If you want to know it, go to Maddenmania or whatever Madden forum and look it up. Let's just say though, once you know it, you can tell run/pass from any two back set and some one back sets. I played my friend last night who doesn't know the glitch, and dispite all my best efforts, it's hard not to peek. The main problem in this is not just giving away a run or a pass, but how it affects the overall game. On defense, you will want to avoid pulling the camera back for any reason. Want to see who you are supposed to cover, too bad, your opponent will think you are cheating. Want to make sure you are doubleteaming the right receiver, too bad. Want to make sure you called your player into a QB Spy? You get the picture. Anytime the defensive player pulls that camera back, it will be in YOUR mind that he is trying to cheat. Anyway, it's not a huge deal for the defense not to do this, but unfortunately, this glitch affects both sides of the ball.
On offense, if you want to hide whether or not you are running, sometimes I like to call hot routes etc that wouldn't affect the running play obviously. I used to be a regular Peyton Manning up there, hot routes on pass, hot routes on run, anything to keep opponents off my tendencies. Oops. You see, when you call a hot route, yep, you are giving away your run or pass due to the glitch. Need to pull the camera back to study the defense? Again, at your own discretion. This doesn't ruin hot routes, as you'll always have throwing downs, but forget about 3rd and 2, coming out in a running formation, watching the line get stacked, hot routing a streak, your opponent knowing you've hot routed and ran consistently, and getting 6. That's not possible anymore thanks to this glitch. To the people who I will play online, my eyes won't help but peek into your backfield every time you hot route, every time you fake hut, every time the play starts (ruins draws VERY well).
I don't know the solution, but the problem is pretty damn huge in my opinion. It all but ruined my games last night.
On a side note, in the patch EA, could you fix hot route blocking? Why do I have plays that my fb/rb won't stay in and block even when I hot route him to do so? When there are 3 other receivers out there running patterns too? Why does it only work on some plays EA? This is dangerous, because now I have to check my play to make sure they are staying in, or just watch them and hope they stay for the blitz. Online it's not that big of a deal, especially since it's obviously happening in a passing down usually, but in person you have to show all your routes to check and see if the RB is going to grace you with a block.
anyway...still excited about the league
I'm not going to recount the button glitch. If you want to know it, go to Maddenmania or whatever Madden forum and look it up. Let's just say though, once you know it, you can tell run/pass from any two back set and some one back sets. I played my friend last night who doesn't know the glitch, and dispite all my best efforts, it's hard not to peek. The main problem in this is not just giving away a run or a pass, but how it affects the overall game. On defense, you will want to avoid pulling the camera back for any reason. Want to see who you are supposed to cover, too bad, your opponent will think you are cheating. Want to make sure you are doubleteaming the right receiver, too bad. Want to make sure you called your player into a QB Spy? You get the picture. Anytime the defensive player pulls that camera back, it will be in YOUR mind that he is trying to cheat. Anyway, it's not a huge deal for the defense not to do this, but unfortunately, this glitch affects both sides of the ball.
On offense, if you want to hide whether or not you are running, sometimes I like to call hot routes etc that wouldn't affect the running play obviously. I used to be a regular Peyton Manning up there, hot routes on pass, hot routes on run, anything to keep opponents off my tendencies. Oops. You see, when you call a hot route, yep, you are giving away your run or pass due to the glitch. Need to pull the camera back to study the defense? Again, at your own discretion. This doesn't ruin hot routes, as you'll always have throwing downs, but forget about 3rd and 2, coming out in a running formation, watching the line get stacked, hot routing a streak, your opponent knowing you've hot routed and ran consistently, and getting 6. That's not possible anymore thanks to this glitch. To the people who I will play online, my eyes won't help but peek into your backfield every time you hot route, every time you fake hut, every time the play starts (ruins draws VERY well).
I don't know the solution, but the problem is pretty damn huge in my opinion. It all but ruined my games last night.
On a side note, in the patch EA, could you fix hot route blocking? Why do I have plays that my fb/rb won't stay in and block even when I hot route him to do so? When there are 3 other receivers out there running patterns too? Why does it only work on some plays EA? This is dangerous, because now I have to check my play to make sure they are staying in, or just watch them and hope they stay for the blitz. Online it's not that big of a deal, especially since it's obviously happening in a passing down usually, but in person you have to show all your routes to check and see if the RB is going to grace you with a block.
anyway...still excited about the league
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Truelize said:
Problem is that at the end of the game, if a player is down he will open up his playbook and just wing it downfield, but a lot of defensive coordinators don't compensate. I've lost a couple of games to slo right at the end, but not because of bad play calling, rather blown assignments on my part.
You just gotta adapt, fuck bend but don't break D. You'll be bending over at the goalline is all the bending you'll do.FrenchMovieTheme
Member
schedule is completed. please note the following:
* bigzep has been dropped to bring the number down to 28. i dropped him because he was blown out, then didn't report his preseason player stats and i havne't seen him online since. if this is a mistake on my part i apologize in advance to him. i realize his internet very well could be down or something else, but it just seems odd to me. if this is my mistake then i apologize, but i have to get this league on the road.
* i'm not going to have much tolerance for failure to report stats. and by "much" i mean any. if we have to boot you and have fill-ins, then so be it. i am a reasonable person and if something happens like your power goes out as you're entering stats or some crazy shit, then that isn't your fault. this is why i would prefer that BOTH players at least leave their stat screen up until it's confirmed that your opponent has recorded the stats (either by hand or computer).
the schedule will be up in a few hours, i am in the process of entering it now. however, i will not unlock it until sometime tomorrow. all of you will be contacted at that point (either by email, here, or other means)
email/im/pm me with questions or comments
* bigzep has been dropped to bring the number down to 28. i dropped him because he was blown out, then didn't report his preseason player stats and i havne't seen him online since. if this is a mistake on my part i apologize in advance to him. i realize his internet very well could be down or something else, but it just seems odd to me. if this is my mistake then i apologize, but i have to get this league on the road.
* i'm not going to have much tolerance for failure to report stats. and by "much" i mean any. if we have to boot you and have fill-ins, then so be it. i am a reasonable person and if something happens like your power goes out as you're entering stats or some crazy shit, then that isn't your fault. this is why i would prefer that BOTH players at least leave their stat screen up until it's confirmed that your opponent has recorded the stats (either by hand or computer).
the schedule will be up in a few hours, i am in the process of entering it now. however, i will not unlock it until sometime tomorrow. all of you will be contacted at that point (either by email, here, or other means)
email/im/pm me with questions or comments
I Love when people used constant corner routes and swing passes to the RB everytime. It gets to the point where ill just let them march down the field, and as soon as they get close ill switch to a zone defence and have a LB or DB waiting in on the flat or on the corner route to jump the pass and intercept for a TD. its even worse when they keep on doing it. I think i ended up with like 5 INT's one game.
Truelize said:I don't know if I get nervous at the end of a game or if the game has some rubberband AI in it cause I just find it really really odd that a pass that I have defended perfectly all game now gets through. It really sucks losing this way.
And... the cone rules. All cone haters can eat it.
(I think controlling the DB is cheating
As wellington can attest to in the games i've played against him, this is my curse as well.
(Kotex, IM me)
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
FrenchMovieTheme said:
Gents,
Last night I was enterin' my stats and when I clicked the save button the page took unusually long and then it timed out. Twice.
No website is perfect, make sure to leave your Xbox on until you know the stats are up.
Fucking pain in the ass to enter the stats three times, though.
Edit: DM is in my division. Do I have to play him or do you want to just give me the L?
At least we only have 4 people in it! You have a better chance of making it....and one of the top 3 offenses in the game, with a much improved D. It should be a good season if everyone does their part and keeps their cool after a loss (well, just enter the stats ;p you can still get angry!)
