Here we go. I understand the reason why developers put in sliders for sports gaming but would someone explain too me, what actually brings out the players ratings in the games. Would it be default sliders, of which developers leave them in the middle. Would shifting all sliders to zero make the ratings show? How about sliders maxed out? Would this be overkill? To me, if they put sliders in the game, they are meant to be changed but wouldn't that make ratings weaker or stronger? How are the games meant too be played using the actual ratings the developers assign.
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Re: Sports Game Sliders...
It's funny because I was just looking at this the other day. I believe the defaults are indeed there to show the true abilities of the players. For example in Madden's case, the awareness slider affects the defense's reaction time. If you go into to practice mode with that slider maxed, then even on the Pro level EVERYONE becomes a shutdown corner - LB's and safetys included. They stick to their man like glue and almost never lose him. As you gradually move it back towards default you start seeing a difference for the 80 - 90 rated CB's - they don't get as quick a step, and fall behind the WR's first move. Hot route out patterns are the best way to see this.
Or, try editing a CB's awareness rating to 99, max out the slider, and then gradually bring it down to see how low it can go before he starts losing a step. It'll probably be a few clicks below default - when their true rating starts equaling less than 99.
If it's safe to assume that all the Madden sliders work like that, then I think maxing or zeroing any sliders could indeed be overkill. In the awareness example, you'd be giving Linemen, LB's and safety's Awareness they shouldn't have, while at the same time making all CB's into shutdown gods.
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Re: Sports Game Sliders...
bc, what level would be the preferred for default ratings?CLICK ME==> NY Jets Dynasty
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Re: Sports Game Sliders...
IMO, it would be All-Pro, as it seems to back up what the devs say about the game being tuned to that level. Using that awareness example again, it's not really possible to get the defense up to an All-Madden (godlike) level of coverage on PRO, even with awareness maxed. But on All Pro, changing the slider can make the D play as sharp as All-Madden or as dumb as Pro default. I think somewhere in the middle of those two extremes lies the true ratings, and All-Pro's the best level to find it. Incidentally, it's kinda funny that even zeroing the CPU awareness on AllMadden really doesn't hurt them at all - that level is so tilted toward the CPU it's not funny.
I think AP gives a slight boost toward the CPU to make things tougher, but nothing like AM.
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Re: Sports Game Sliders...
have you tried zero down all the sliders?Comment
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