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  • WISports
    Banned
    • Jun 2013
    • 2058

    #691
    Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

    I gotta say, these are the worst TD celebrations I've ever seen in a Madden game.

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    • NYJin2011tm
      MVP
      • Oct 2011
      • 2760

      #692
      Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

      Kinda sad when you think about it that in Tecmo Super Bowl you could block kicks and punts and it took until Madden 17 to get this. Frustrating really. Overall though I do enjoy Madden games.

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      • Armor and Sword
        The Lama
        • Sep 2010
        • 21779

        #693
        Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

        A huge negative with this years launch release and subsequent day one patch (I don't know if the 1.02 is a culprit either).

        The game in offline Franchise Mode is highly unstable.

        I have never had so many hard crash and soft freezes in my life with a AAA game like this since Skyrim on PS3

        It is highly frustrating and just IMO inexcusable. This next patch really needs to address offline CFM stability.

        Hard crashes constantly in the Formation Suns menu

        Soft freezes inside the schemes menu

        Soft freezes when you are loading into weekly game planning practice.

        It's crazy.

        I have reported all of it.

        Please EA Fix it. It's constant and time consuming.
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        • jfsolo
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          • May 2003
          • 12965

          #694
          Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

          I just figured out that even with one team control in CFM, I, as the commissioner, can tune up the rosters of the CPU teams, tweaking and balancing various positions to help limit their roster errors in terms of trading and cutting players. This really helps right after the draft. Good Stuff.
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          • Tomba
            TOMBA IS ONLINE
            • Sep 2006
            • 8908

            #695
            Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

            Originally posted by Armor and Sword
            A huge negative with this years launch release and subsequent day one patch (I don't know if the 1.02 is a culprit either).

            The game in offline Franchise Mode is highly unstable.

            I have never had so many hard crash and soft freezes in my life with a AAA game like this since Skyrim on PS3

            It is highly frustrating and just IMO inexcusable. This next patch really needs to address offline CFM stability.

            Hard crashes constantly in the Formation Suns menu

            Soft freezes inside the schemes menu

            Soft freezes when you are loading into weekly game planning practice.

            It's crazy.

            I have reported all of it.

            Please EA Fix it. It's constant and time consuming.

            yeah with stuff like this you HAVE to post all over their twitter feeds that means All the individual developers and also fb.

            Not only on OS. remember OS is only about 25% of the Sports games buying demographic =/
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            • RogueHominid
              Hall Of Fame
              • Aug 2006
              • 10898

              #696
              Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

              Originally posted by Armor and Sword
              A huge negative with this years launch release and subsequent day one patch (I don't know if the 1.02 is a culprit either).

              The game in offline Franchise Mode is highly unstable.

              I have never had so many hard crash and soft freezes in my life with a AAA game like this since Skyrim on PS3

              It is highly frustrating and just IMO inexcusable. This next patch really needs to address offline CFM stability.

              Hard crashes constantly in the Formation Suns menu

              Soft freezes inside the schemes menu

              Soft freezes when you are loading into weekly game planning practice.

              It's crazy.

              I have reported all of it.

              Please EA Fix it. It's constant and time consuming.
              I too have had this issues, all over the menus. I've had it in formation subs, coaching schemes, practice--mostly in formation subs and coaching schemes though. It happens so often that it saps the enjoyment out of tinkering with the finer details of franchise mode. I thought it was just me.

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              • Zac
                World-Class Diver
                • Jan 2008
                • 4269

                #697
                Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

                I am about at my wits end with this game. I think I'm going to try and get a refund from Sony for my digital purchase. I bought this on Saturday night. After it downloaded, it took me three times of starting the game and it locking up on the load screen for the opening Rams intro thing, because it actually loaded it. Then on the fourth time it crashed to dash. I gave up.

                Today I loaded it up, it got to the menu. I started an offline CFM. Loading first game, locks up on load screen. Restart game. Loads game this time. Then it locks up during a play call. Load into game again. Make it to third quarter this time. Crashes to dash during play call. I delete the download and re download it. Locks up trying to loads main menu first time. I said **** it and turned it off. Almost deleted it. Probably should have. Not sure I want to deal with this non sense.

                This is the worst experience I have ever had with a Madden game. I can't even say if I like the game play. I haven't been able to actually play the game enough. The one game I got into the third quarter was the farthest I got in two days.

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                • wryly
                  Banned
                  • Jul 2008
                  • 134

                  #698
                  Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

                  The more I play this game, the more bored I get. I don't have a second controller, and therefore can't assign playbooks to CPU teams. This absolutely kills it for me, as I'm a CFM guy strictly. It seems like every team plays the same. They're predictable and use only a fraction of their playbooks.

                  It's the best Madden yet, no doubt. But after a couple weeks and maybe 50 games, I'm ready to quit, as I know I've seen everything it has to offer. Wish I could return or trade in digital purchases. If I had the disc, I'd swap it for something else at this point. Maybe the game should ship with a controller next year, for the idiots like me who expect to be able to play a single player game with one controller.

                  In short, these things are still completely broken for the CPU: autosubs, formation subs, playbooks, and playcalling. Kills the game for me.
                  Last edited by wryly; 09-12-2016, 05:59 AM.

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                  • Bootzilla
                    MVP
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 1433

                    #699
                    Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

                    This game just takes too much of my time trying to get it to play right. I understand everyone has varying degrees of skill and ability but, the game out of the box on all-pro where the game is supposedly tuned should be a little closer to simulating the game.

                    I'm strictly a solo CFM player and despite all of the improvements that have been made, the core gameplay has overall only slightly improved and in some cases regressed over the years.

                    After 5 CFM games I've had more kicks blocked than I've thrown errant passes.

                    My rookie 74 now 76 rated QB leads the league in every statistical category.

                    My 84 now 86 running back is averaging 8 yards a carry behind an offensive line with only one player that is rated higher than 79.

                    Defensively my 93 rated corner playing inside technique has trouble defending a low rated, poor release, poor route running, 3rd receiver on a slant route. Instantly beat, instant separation.

                    CPU AI and play calling is just bizarre. From not mixing it up on offense and not focusing on their star players. Calling ridiculously bad defenses (press coverage, no safety help) when sitting in a deep zone would be more appropriate.

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                    • Sturzinator
                      Pro
                      • Aug 2012
                      • 917

                      #700
                      Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

                      Originally posted by wryly
                      The more I play this game, the more bored I get. I don't have a second controller, and therefore can't assign playbooks to CPU teams. This absolutely kills it for me, as I'm a CFM guy strictly. It seems like every team plays the same. They're predictable and use only a fraction of their playbooks.

                      It's the best Madden yet, no doubt. But after a couple weeks and maybe 50 games, I'm ready to quit, as I know I've seen everything it has to offer. Wish I could return or trade in digital purchases. If I had the disc, I'd swap it for something else at this point. Maybe the game should ship with a controller next year, for the idiots like me who expect to be able to play a single player game with one controller.

                      In short, these things are still completely broken for the CPU: autosubs, formation subs, playbooks, and playcalling. Kills the game for me.

                      Actually, you don't need a second controller to assign CPU play books. Just sayin....you can check out Armor and Swords thread in the slider section, he explains the process well. There are also other threads dealing with getting that properly set up.


                      My problem is the freezing issue as well. Can't play enough to form much of an impression yet due to the constant freezing in offline CFM. This leads to a very poor impression right off the bat.

                      Tough to wring any enjoyment out of the game while dealing with this. To this point, it has largely just wasted my time. Hopefully it will get fixed promptly so I can relay some actual game play impressions.
                      Last edited by Sturzinator; 09-12-2016, 11:43 AM.

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                      • authentic
                        All Star
                        • Jul 2009
                        • 5812

                        #701
                        Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

                        One thing I've been wondering...Why is it that we still can't play 15 minute quarters without accelerated clock? In some ways, I wish there was more time in between plays to enjoy the full game. Accelerated clock just feels like non stop action.
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                        • Fist Of Kings
                          Pro
                          • Oct 2009
                          • 793

                          #702
                          Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

                          Originally posted by WISports
                          I gotta say, these are the worst TD celebrations I've ever seen in a Madden game.
                          They should take a page out of 2k and put in an emotion rating for each player. Seeing the great Jason Witten hip hopping is just wrong lol. Witten at most will spike the ball, or hands the ball to a ref like Barry Sanders instead of dancing.

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                          • Speedy
                            #Ace
                            • Apr 2008
                            • 16143

                            #703
                            Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

                            Originally posted by Armor and Sword
                            I have never had so many hard crash and soft freezes in my life with a AAA game like this since Skyrim on PS3

                            It is highly frustrating and just IMO inexcusable.
                            Did you ever play BF4 (ironically, another EA title) when it came out?...the amount of crashing (hard and soft) was absolutely incredible and your notes remind me of that. I could only play intervals of 30 minutes before it would crash my console and I'd have to reboot the entire system.
                            Originally posted by Gibson88
                            Anyone who asked for an ETA is not being Master of their Domain.
                            It's hard though...especially when I got my neighbor playing their franchise across the street...maybe I will occupy myself with Glamore Magazine.

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                            • wryly
                              Banned
                              • Jul 2008
                              • 134

                              #704
                              Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

                              Originally posted by Sturzinator
                              Actually, you don't need a second controller to assign CPU play books. Just sayin....you can check out Armor and Swords thread in the slider section, he explains the process well. There are also other threads dealing with getting that properly set up.


                              My problem is the freezing issue as well. Can't play enough to form much of an impression yet due to the constant freezing in offline CFM. This leads to a very poor impression right off the bat.

                              Tough to wring any enjoyment out of the game while dealing with this. To this point, it has largely just wasted my time. Hopefully it will get fixed promptly so I can relay some actual game play impressions.
                              Wow, thanks for the info. That could save the game for me, as I'm not having crashes.

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                              • keshunleon
                                MVP
                                • Apr 2006
                                • 2111

                                #705
                                Re: Madden NFL 17 Impressions

                                What in the Samuel L. Jackson is going on with the CHALLENGES?

                                It doesn't even give you the option to choose what to challenge.

                                The CPU cheats all the time with this!!!!

                                I will sack the QB or hit the QB and he will lose the ball, the arm is moving backward yet he'll throw it 10yds out of bounds or even throw a perfect pass 25yds down the field. Never a fumble, CAN'T CHALLENGE.

                                I can't challenge nothing, intentional grounding is NEVER CALLED and what should've been a fumble is called an incomplete pass.
                                Last edited by keshunleon; 09-13-2016, 01:18 PM.
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