I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything (Answers in first post)

[mrprice33]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

How hard was it to block a fg kick or punt? Could you set kickoff coverages in the subs?


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The blocking is still being tuned so what I played is probably not going to be representative of retail.

Not sure on the second one.

[mrprice33]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

Did you run any play-action? If so, what were your results as far as pass protection?

Probably going to have to wait for a gameplay blog to answer this one.

[strawberryshortcake]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

I can only answer things in objective terms. Unfortunately this is an impression, so I can't answer it. When I can, I will definitely give my opinion.

I'm guessing the following could possibly be answered with an objective response considering it's human anatomy and kinesiology . I kind of doubt it's been addressed based on the mini teaser (player models still have protruding knees, bent legs while walking, basically an indication of tight hamstrings, which ultimately affects explosiveness off the blocks), but I would like to know if there were any group discussions about Madden 17 and if anyone talked about their existing player models and movements, and what the future holds for this particular aspect of the game.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ding-knee.html

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[mrprice33]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

So, the way these events typically go is that we are given a bit of direction on what we should be looking for and where we should focus our efforts. Usually we are looking first at the current year's game, trying to find issues of tuning and testing of new features (I spent sooooo much time messing with pattern matching, kicking, etc). Secondly, we're looking at things that can be implemented for the next title or in a patch for the current one.

Something like what you're talking about requires the player models to be completely reworked, which is honestly beyond the scope of these events. It's just one of those things where everyone knows it's weird, but there's nothing we're going to be able to say that's going to be actionable without a serious commitment.

So no, it didn't really come up. The art department is not really a part of these events.


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[Sheen_O_Mack]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

Are all defenses using pattern matching on every zone play or do some plays utilize spot dropping?

It would be nice to have the option

Thanks for taking time to answer all these questions.

[mrprice33]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

Are all defenses using pattern matching on every zone play or do some plays utilize spot dropping?



It would be nice to have the option



Thanks for taking time to answer all these questions.

I'm 99% sure both types of approaches are in the game.

[jpdavis82]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

Has a solution to slow down people from relying on aggressive catch arrived?


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[jfsolo]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

I'm 99% sure both types of approaches are in the game.

I would hope and expect that if spot dropping is still there that it has been reworked so that none of the underneath defenders still stand around and guard an empty area with no receiver within 20 yards or them.

[mrprice33]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

Has a solution to slow down people from relying on aggressive catch arrived?


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Can't answer that

[mrprice33]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

I would hope and expect that if spot dropping is still there that it has been reworked so that none of the underneath defenders still stand around and guard an empty area with no receiver within 20 yards or them.

I think the logic is reworked, but I didn't test this thoroughly.

[Tatupu_64]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

Since you can't really answer many game play questions.... (understandably)

-Do they have half sleeves in game now?



-Are player models the same as last year?

-Is spectacular catch as effective?

[iNolaNightmare]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

I really hope you can answer the above question about half sleeves cause it's something I really want to know as well. I'm not even a big equipment junkie but those are so common in the league today that the game looks weird without them.

[DeuceDouglas]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

I really hope you can answer the above question about half sleeves cause it's something I really want to know as well. I'm not even a big equipment junkie but those are so common in the league today that the game looks weird without them.

The answer is yes and no. There's an option for a one arm sleeve it appears but the actual shooting sleeve or half sleeve, they're a full arm sleeve just on one arm. But what you see pictured isn't in the game.

[tmac747]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

1. are able to customize in cfm like nba2k offers? (like names,positin,numbers,attributes and traits)
2. are the legendary coaches playbooks back in?
3.are you able to customize draft?

[Allball76]

Re: I've played ~40 hours of Madden 17: AMAlmost Anything

what's the breakdown of the new tier system ? Dose a avg player still feel to close to a elite player? In each tier are there certain animation they get or tied too the tier's ?