Kill the sprint button!

[da ThRONe]

Quote: Originally Posted by UnderRatedCoast

I just think it's funny that a bunch of dudes on a message board can come up with so many improvement ideas in a few short minutes that can easily be implemented into a game, but changes rarely happen. Wish I could view the inner workings of the video game industry for about a year so I could see why these things never happen.

I just feel you can get all of the benefits of a sprint button without it. If you had to take your hand off the sprint button everytime you need to do something that dont include you going straight you would barely use it in the first place so it might as while go. It would be more of a problem then its worth.

[TrevJo]

Quote: Originally Posted by da ThRONe

How difficult will it be to have to release the sprint button to set up a move?

Not difficult.

Quote: Originally Posted by UnderRatedCoast

I'd say that A) the difference between the sprint button and running top speed without it shouldn't be a huge difference. B) trying to make moves while holding a sprint button could result in a player tripping over his own feet or stumbling. C) sprinting could cause more fumbles if you are pushing the sprint button while getting tackled (notice how much looser a player holds the ball in real life while he's sprinting on a break away, and how many times that guy gets the ball punched out by a guy who actually catches him from behind)

I agree with all of that. I think in the game there should be consequences for holding the sprint button in non-sprint situations. Changing direction, making moves, hanging on to the ball, even breaking tackles should all be less effective when holding the sprint button. Currently they don't seem to be.

[rhombic21]

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...nt-button.html

[da ThRONe]

Quote: Originally Posted by rhombic21

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...nt-button.html

Well atleast I know where you stand! LOL

[flow32]

Throne, I like the way you think my brother. Im late, as always, but get rid of it and make the ratings matter. I would only worry about players on D overrunning tackles.

[eason24]

Quote: Originally Posted by UnderRatedCoast

I'd say that A) the difference between the sprint button and running top speed without it shouldn't be a huge difference. B) trying to make moves while holding a sprint button could result in a player tripping over his own feet or stumbling. C) sprinting could cause more fumbles if you are pushing the sprint button while getting tackled (notice how much looser a player holds the ball in real life while he's sprinting on a break away, and how many times that guy gets the ball punched out by a guy who actually catches him from behind)

I agree with all of that and would like to add something.
When ever you play someone with a fast wr, they will always send them on a fly route and hold down the sprint button to run up under it. Now how many wr you know that can run top speed while following the ball. So the fix should be that when the ball is in the air and you hold the turbo button, then the target where the ball is going to land should get a lot bigger, jump around, or just go away.

[jclentzthadon]

Quote: Originally Posted by da ThRONe

Yeah yeah its too late to do anything to 10 ,but come on the idea of holding down the sprint button the entire play irks me everytime I play. If you can do it all play with no kind of penalties why not just make it apart of the normal movement and free up a button? If a player can run in a straight line long enough he will(and should) reach top speed on his own. Player usually have a small burst and/or second gear that they time to get through holes or close out on tackles but there is entirely to much changing direction in football for players to be sprinting all play its just a silly idea by EA devs. to think this is a good idea to have this button. Instead have it like most games the more you press the analog stick the faster that player moves. Have a button that gives players a quick burst only which helps them get to there top speed once your player is at top speed the burst will be useless. Any jukes, cuts ,or change in direction will have a negative effect on the speed your traveling base on a) the type of juke, cut ,or change of direction and b) that players ratings. Until every rating counts and there concept of speed changes. Speed will give any player in unfair advantage. Some players like Jahvid Best are a rare combonation of speed and quickness and can cut ,juke ,and/or change directions with little effect on his speed while players like Trindon Holliday(even though his speed translate well to football) who are just speed guys and struggle to change direction and return to top speed as quickly.

Who runs around on turbo the whole game? If I have a real agile player, a guy who can really get going quick I may be more liberal on the the turbo but 99% of the time I use it when I need to. Ending the sprint button would dumb the game down big time. Maybe they just need to make it more of a penalty and they have to some degree with the whole sprinting while turning thing.

Absolutely awful idea...

[Exonerated]

It should be an accelerate button.