Madden NFL 10 Blog - Improvements to WR/DB Interaction

[drlw322]

Re: Latest Madden NFL 10 blog - WR/DB Interaction

Excellent! These "minor" announcements have been quite major.

Just a few questions.

-Any Cover 2 specific chuch animations where the CB is trying to force the WR inside?
-Can pass interferance be called during a chuck?
-Will motion have an effect on the DB's ability to chuck?
-Is there a shading feature that allows the CBs to line up inside, straight up & outside of the WR? And will this effect chucking?

here you go

• Re-factored the logic for win/loss on chucks based on the route the receiver wants to run. For example, if the WR wants to run inside (i.e. a post), and he "wins" the press, then he won't just pick an animation that beats the press, he'll pick one of many press beating animations that actually break inside. Likewise for defensive players...they'll push the player inside if they "win" the press in like a Cover 2 situation.

[callmetaternuts]

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Great job Ian (and team). A few questions.

- The way the route runner slows down to get into his cut, is it that slow due to it being a (presumably) a tight end. I dont know that alot of WR's take that much time.
- There used to be a bug with the matchup screen where it would end up with a LB on a WR with a CB on the tight end or back ( i cant remember how it happened). Just a heads up

Everything looks great. Impressed thus far

[cowboy_kmoney]

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Its on Its on,Man we have something here Madden fans and there even putting it all on NCAA so we may have a playable game in that one also....Keep doing your thang Ian.

[marktg30]

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[Tito78]

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I love the difference in acceleration; it sort of reminded me of one of the "other games" from that "other" company. Good work, I hope the next blog is about OL/DL and LB interaction.

Also, please make the LBs and safties line up where they're supposed to. There's no such thing as a ROLB; OLBs either line up on the strong or weak side. The strong safties need to line up on the strong side of the formation.

[rhombic21]

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I think this improvement, perhaps more than anything else (except for potential re-working of OL/DL interaction) that we have seen since the game went to next-gen, is going to have the most fundamental impact on the way that people play the game, and the way that people experience the game.

[Palo20]

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The Madden '09 route looks like more of a "speed out" that Marvin Harrison has run a lot through the years where the WR doesn't break down as much, they just cut off the inside leg. Mike Martz uses this a lot too.

To me, those should be 2 different routes.

[edubbs]

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I really like the tidbit about how DB's will track the receivers eyes while in man coverage.

This will give the impression of playing 1 on 1 man defense a much better look IMO. I can't wait to see what they did with OL/DL interaction.

[Rashad19]

Re: Latest Madden NFL 10 blog - WR/DB Interaction

I think this improvement, perhaps more than anything else (except for potential re-working of OL/DL interaction) that we have seen since the game went to next-gen, is going to have the most fundamental impact on the way that people play the game, and the way that people experience the game.

I completely agree...gone are the days of of not putting some thought and strategy into offensive playcalling. I'm curious to see the offensive gameplans that are going to evolve now that Madden 10 is creating a 'Sim' enviornment. I see some true battles on the horizon between sim style players!!

[marktg30]

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Looks like Ward's speed stat shows the new ratings system a little bit as well.

82 down from 87.... nice

[grunt]

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I wanted to see the hand to hand combat during press coverage.

[ngoulding]

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Ian, I thought these were meant to be small announcements? Already you've provided more solutions to long running Madden problems (terrible db/wr interaction, players staring vacantly into space, terrible stat keeping) than all the previous next gen Madden titles combined. I can't begin to imagine what the 'big' announcements around draft time and into the summer will be. Great work

[marktg30]

Re: Latest Madden NFL 10 blog - WR/DB Interaction

Ian, I thought these were meant to be small announcements? Already you've provided more solutions to long running Madden problems (terrible db/wr interaction, players staring vacantly into space, terrible stat keeping) than all the previous next gen Madden titles combined. I can't begin to imagine what the 'big' announcements around draft time and into the summer will be. Great work

I have to admit... this is great news, but I am becoming a little more concerned that Franchise fixes will be treated as a 'new feature'.

[baumy300]

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Ian, have you guys done anything to make "jump" balls a factor in this years game?

We know what Fitz did throughout the playoffs with his leaping ability was deadly, but Madden needs to give the receivers a chance to leap for a ball!

[youALREADYknow]

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One question:

Was the acceleration/deceleration change to running changed across the board for the '10 version of EA football games?

This change was absolutely necessary and I applaud it for WR/DB interaction, but hope that the change will apply to every player's movement on the field.