So do stiff-arms actually work in this game?

[toocool2win]

As others have said, its a matter of timing. Once defender is engaged, pressing stiff arm is useless, do it few moments before the defender gets to you. If he's coming at you straight on, right stick up is more effective, if from the side stiff arm works better.

Also, check the players you are trying to do it with. There is a rating for stiff arm, so if its low that player will not be very successful.

[h22apwrd94]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sting

Remember the old Gamebreaker series for PS1? Those stiff-arms were LEGENDARY

Gamebreaker 2000 was legendary in my dorm. Those were some wicked stiff-arms. Thomas Jones was THE MAN on that game.

Mike

[Playmakers]

Quote: Originally Posted by toocool2win

As others have said, its a matter of timing. Once defender is engaged, pressing stiff arm is useless, do it few moments before the defender gets to you. If he's coming at you straight on, right stick up is more effective, if from the side stiff arm works better. Also, check the players you are trying to do it with. There is a rating for stiff arm, so if its low that player will not be very successful.

Yep they have to have high stiff arm rating in combination with the defender being a avg tackle rating

Just last night using Earl Campbell on a created team i have he broke outside and then just destroyed my old school Jason Seahorn DB it looked pretty sick......

Also, if have the CPU takle slider down just a noth below 50 you'll see some nice stiff arms suceed more often.

[Hellisan]

Quote: Originally Posted by MBFranchise

I use the stiff arm rather effectively. If you press A slightly before the defender gets to you (and if the defender tries to go low) the RB will push him down to the ground. I think that animation is great. If you wait until the defender is already engaged you get the strange looking over-the-top animations that everyone is talking about. Try getting ready for the hit instead of waiting for contact. Also helps if the defender is coming from behind you or slightly to the side.

Yeah it helps if you are running vertically (like on the sideline) and he is coming from the side. And if you also angle slightly away from the runner while doing it.

[goirish48]

stiffs do work, one of the few thiings which is a very nice feature, so much could be done with this game.

[nxt]

Strange (or maybe not) that this question was originally asked in previous NCAA, but does stiff arm work in NCAA 13? For some reason, I cannot get it to work. BTW, I'm on 360. Is it a timing issue? ratings issue? angle issue?

[jarato]

I've noticed that timing and speed impact running animations as was the same last year. If you're sprinting then they rarely occur.

[KDUB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sting

Remember the old Gamebreaker series for PS1? Those stiff-arms were LEGENDARY

LOL...I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw this thread. Couldn't wait too get near the sideline and just level defenders. Those stiff-arms were brutal!!!