I posted this at the ESPN forum, but I'm feeling just angry enough to post it here, too. Oh, and 'hi' SportsK1NG.
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Man, this is SO freaking frustrating.
I sang the praises of 2K5 for a long time, especially the online play, but the song is over.
First off, I don't like single player, because Franchise has too many issues, and the AI has too many quirks. So, I just played online, and was happy with it. Very happy, in fact. That was until 1 out of every 3 opponents I play against started controlling the DE and ruining the passing game.
There is no workaround for this. Yes, you can try to run the ball. But if their defense is shutting your run down, then what? You can call for your HB and FB to stay home and block, but as I've been learning, that does very little also. Those who are good at the DE cheese will fly right past them. You can resort to quick patterns, but without the time to read the coverage, every pass is a roll of the dice. Maybe it'll be caught, maybe it'll be deflected, or maybe it'll be intercepted and returned for 6. QB Evade is only marginally successful, because you lose precious time recovering from the animation, which is usually enough for you to get sacked by someone else.
So, come Monday, I'll be trading in 2K5 towards Madden. After all I've been reading, it sounds like it's improved. And I'm sure there'll be cheese there, too. And if I can't work around the Madden cheese, I'll just get rid of the game altogether and wait for hockey.
It sucks. Even those on my Friends List who never used to DE cheese are now doing it. And I'm seeing more and more of it all the time.
So, congratulations, you piece of sh.it cheeseballers. You chased one away. Maybe one day all you'll have left are a great lobby of as.sholes that play just like you do.
Out.