MADDEN - Gameflow/Gameplan/Sliders/Testing Franchise!

[pokerplaya]

This will be the thread where I post the gameplan/gameflow and other such important things I notice throughout the course of my franchise. TO START:

I will be running a detailed gameplan that I make from Scratch, using the Detroit Lions with the initial roster update that I recieved last night. 11 Minute Quarters, 15 second runoff. I won't be making any trades for the initial season, and will only sign a free agent to my roster in the case of injury at a position. In other words, I'm the stock Lions unless someone gets hurt, for the first year.

I'm looking at testing how gameplanning works in conjunction with Gameflow to provide possibly the biggest jump in realism in playcalling in quite some time. Note that I said possibly. We are going to have to put in some work with our gameplans at very least, and then constructively post what needs to be tweaked in order to get EA to hear our concerns.

I will also use this as a slider area if it becomes necessary. Otherwise, the game will be played strictly on default All-Pro until that time, with small penalty tweaks. Also, I run my HB in/out at 83/88 for when I post stats.

Thanks! Off to get us started, thanks Ryan for the quick response.

[pokerplaya]

Re: MADDEN - Gameflow/Gameplan/Sliders/Testing Franchise!

OK, so I am in the finishing stages of really hashing out what I feel would be my gameplan if I called all the plays myself. If this feature works with my full gameplan, I think I'll honestly be in ecstasy because it's so easy (albeit a bit time consuming if you want to be thorough).

I'll be in quick reply after this during the next hour and a half or so typing in anything at all I see that could be tweaked, or that made me scratch my head. Look out for info here!

[pokerplaya]

Re: MADDEN - Gameflow/Gameplan/Sliders/Testing Franchise!

OK - a running diary of any crap I notice, or strange/great accomplishments to go with our testing. Gotta love laptops next to the bed which happens to be the Madden station with a 56" TV rarin to kick the Lions off!

Going into the first game, against the division rival Bears!

At the start, I see my Lions are a 78 Overall to the Bears 85. Should be a tough game!

Great start so far Gameplanned a couple blitzes... my OLB Follett screams through on their initial drive, crushes Cutler as he goes to throw and the ball floats harmlessly to DE Avril for the Old Spice Swagger Pick 6 achievement!

Next drive, Cutler throws a bomb just as the pressure is getting to him into coverage, a pick for SS Ko Simpson! The coordinator was talking to me in my ear about the double team, and I had this play gameplanned for sure!

Took over on around the 9, and Stafford dropped back after PA on his first throw, got killed in a spin and fumbled. Thought he was down, but he dropped the ball, but the Lions D HOLDS inside the 5! 7-3 Lions.

9 Play, 82 Yard Drive capped off by a 16 yard toss from Matt Stafford to Bryant Johnson on 3rd and 10 from the 16! 14-3 Lions nearing the end of the 1st.

I would generally be worried about the scoring if someone told me that it would be 14-3 at the end of the 1st in most games but Avril's INT return was only 14 yards, and they got their 3 points getting stuffed for 4 yards on 3 plays inside my 10. I put together a very nice, methodical drive there and deserved to score, so we'll see how it continues!

I would like to stop at this point, first though - to say that everyone is FREAKING out about gameplan and gameflow. For one, if you set your gameplan and want control, it puts all your gameplanned plays for that situation at the top of the playcalls for ease of use. The system is so well-implemented, I sure hope some people apologize to EA. You have so much control, whether you choose to use Gameflow or not (but I've been seeing my gameplan come out completely so far!).

[pokerplaya]

Re: MADDEN - Gameflow/Gameplan/Sliders/Testing Franchise!

CPU just made a great read on a slant... Knox got a quick step and separation on Bly at the corner, and with no help over the top and a throw in stride, Knox is off to the races.

14-10 Detroit.

78 Yards later on Derrick Williams catch on a crossing pattern and to the house, and I'm beginning to worry about All-Pro, and not about Gameflow. My gameplan is obviously working perfectly, at least offensively!

Chicago had a nicely orchestrated drive, but I held in the red zone and they were forced to take a short FG. I then turned over the ball on my next possession, good play action but blitzer was unaccounted for and I got drilled into throwing a duck to Urlacher. But the defense held, and I am now taking over on the 20 with 8 minutes left in the 2nd, leading 21-13.

And THERE is the CPU D... worked it all the way down to 4th and Goal at the 1, tried to punch it in, CPU picked a great play from my gameplan and Urlacher blew it up. Bears take over on their 2. But at the same time,

Cutler hooked up with Aromashodu for 63 yards to cap a 9 play drive, and they kicked the PAT, so I'll get the ball with 1:52 left in the half up a point, 21-20.

(Don't expect any other game reports to be this in-depth, trying to look at the gameplan and just posting everything)

56 yard TD pass... rolled away from the blitz, Calvin had one step... gone. 28-20, we're not to half...

47 yard TD to Aromashodu... I probably pulled the DB away from possibly making the play but I think he still makes it anyways to be honest.

4 plays and 54 yards later I have to kick a FG to end the half. Make sure you do not gameflow inside of 10 seconds, it will be the kick always and I felt I could have taken a shot at the endzone.

So here's the halftime stats, I'm disgusted.

Disgusted to where I do not even know if can finish this game without restarting and beginning immediate work on sliders.

PASSING:

Cutler 15/23 for 347 yards (65%) 3TD, 2INT Long 78
Stafford 14/16 for 298 yards (87%) 3TD, 1INT Long 78

Mind you, those are halftime stats. Both passers should break Van Brocklin's record. I gotta go find sliders, glad I know Gameplan works.

[kazjason]

Re: MADDEN - Gameflow/Gameplan/Sliders/Testing Franchise!

Cool to see that it seems to work effectively. Do you expect to change the gameplan against different teams?