It's 2014, And Madden's AI Is Still Playing on Rookie

[RaychelSnr]

Things are bad when you’re practically begging for the CPU to put up a stop.

It was the 12th time that drive I had run the same play: HB Dive right up the center. My Eagles had a significant lead, and I wanted the opposing defense to force me to pass the ball. As you may have already guessed, that never came to fruition.

On that 12th play, LeSean McCoy cruised into the endzone for a touchdown. Why was it so easy? Because despite my repetition in the playcalling, the CPU refused to stack the box. Better yet, they would often spread their defensive line in a QB contain. Why? Why wouldn’t they try and stop me, when I’m making it so very easy for them?

The answer is simple: Madden’s AI doesn’t adapt. This is more prevalent in the playcalling than anywhere else, and it’s especially noticeable as the game carries on. No matter the score, no matter the time left on the clock, the CPU fails to adapt defensively.

What a shame it is, that in the year 2014 we still have to abide by house rules and dumb ourselves down to the CPU’s level.

It’s 2014, and Madden’s AI is still wrong.

[charter04]

Is that on All pro or All Madden?

[kjcheezhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by charter04

Is that on All pro or All Madden?

Honestly, he ran hb dive 12 times in a row. Should it really matter if it's on all pro or all madden? What makes it worse it that EA touts adaptive ai as a new feature seemingly every year.

[Gorilla Glass]

That's funny because if I run the same run play continuously, my running backs cough up the ball.

Maybe the game is different for lower tiered teams.

[mike24forever]

If only my WR would fight for balls thrown to them. I play in the S.O.S. League and we don't switch when the ball is in the air, and they look like deer in headlights watching CB's and SS's catching the ball.

[charter04]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

Honestly, he ran hb dive 12 times in a row. Should it really matter if it's on all pro or all madden? What makes it worse it that EA touts adaptive ai as a new feature seemingly every year.

It matters because when I play on all madden it seems like the CPU knows what I'm running a lot of times. It is still messed up. The CPU doesn't adjust enough and aren't "smart". I play most of my games against humans in a OL CFM so I don't have to deal with most of the worst stuff.

[Jarodd21]

It adapts to almost everything else besides running plays up the middle. For some reason the DTs won't shed any blocks against the run up the middle. They shed blocks up the middle against passes.. I'm hoping to see one last patch to address that issue and the USER pass coverage.

[BadAssHskr]

I dont know, but im basically toast aftet that Chiefs game.....