Madden NFL 10 Blog: Customization

[NYG34]

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Im hoping the "high level" feature is

All new, ESPN style gameplay presentation. Complete with pregame, halftime and post game shows. Everything you see in an ESPN gameday presentation, see it in Madden 2010(i refuse to call it Madden 10).

Different style presentation for regular Sunday games, Monday night games, Playoff games and the Superbowl.

Just to tell you i wish they had ESPN presentation but Ian said it wont be in the game. so were stuck with two crappy Commentators. same with the crowd they wont change it either in madden it sounds like im at liberty i wish they could change these. and IAN EVERY THING U SEE ON SUNDAY. how about ESPN presentation and Real Crowd noise. U SEE AND HEAR THAT ON SUNDAY.

[stux]

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I was looking for this post but didn't see it. Thanks to whom ever (Edit: boucher) pointed it out to me on my post.

Ian man thanks for finally telling me Injury sliders are back in! I was going to keep asking till you told me hehe.

CPU Sliders = really good news

Fatigue slider sweet
the speed slider and game speed options are still great additions
Coach Mode options is great news

and all the visual options are sweet

This was a really good bog keep up the good work!

Can't wait for Franchise Mode news when you are able!

[Big_Mig_11]

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Okay, I'm going to try my best to remember what I attempted to post here earlier, lol.

I think the fact that user customizations are getting attention is a clear sign that you guys are taking the feedback seriously. I'm really pumped about how far this can go.

Now of course I do have some comments/concerns:

*Celebration Hotspots: I gotta be honest... I'm not a fan of this at all and I was really hoping it would be gone entirely. The reason the celebration systems for FIFA and 2K Football have been so well-liked is because they allowed for the flow of (here comes that all important word) continuity. Those systems are seamless, and free/open. In FIFA, you're allowed to control when, where, and how you're going to celebrate regardless of where you stand. In 2K Football, the entire endzone is a hotspot. This is where you wanna be. Running around to hit a spot just to celebrate does not look like what we see on Sunday's.

More importantly, the camera properly captures the scoring player in those two game examples, whereas in Madden it's just not right at all. Madden 09's TD's were anticlimactic not only because of how we had to celebrate, but also because the camera stayed so far away and overhead from the scoring player. It made absolutely no sense. No matter what, the camera should never be far away from the scoring player like that. You've got to get down in there and spotlight. That's what we see on Sunday's, and it should have nothing to do with whether we get to a spot or not. The camera should be capturing the scoring player properly no matter what. A TD shouldn't anticlimactic, and the scoring player should not be treated like he's unimportant to the scene.

I'm not sure what happened when user celebrations were added this generation and what challenge may be preventing a needed fix, but the entire endzone needs to be a hotspot. The entire endzone. I can't imagine why this is being done any other way, but all I know is, this run-to-a-spot stuff just isn't doing it.

*Menu Music: I'm holding out hope for custom soundtracks. That's the only thing I care about involving music. Continue with the stuff you always do, that's fine, but we need to have custom tracks for in-game events. NCAA 09 had it and I was disappointed it didn't show up in Madden. I'm hoping that its absence has nothing to do with EA not wanting to somehow take attention off of the EA Trax label, but to that I say if EA is concerned with that what does that say about their confidence in the EA Trax? If they think they're putting out music people want to hear, then they should have nothing to worry about by having a custom soundtrack option.

*Video controls: I see no option for this. Sooooo many games have this now. I played a 360 Arcade game called "Feeding Frenzy" a kiddie game... guess what? It has video controls. FIFA, NBA Live, NHL, Fight Night... all EA Sports games... all have video controls. Madden is the only one left out. How come?

We need controls for color, brightness, contrast, tint, and filter settings. I'd also wish for a control to be able to choose the brightness and intensity of lighting, but I can settle for just the standard set I mentioned.

*Favorite Team: I'd like to see a "Random" or "All NFL" option. I'm sure I can't be the only football fanatic in the world who watches everybody and doesn't have a specific favorite team. For my type, this option would be perfect. I'd love to see the CPU randomly select team themes. Even those with a favorite team may like this because it will give the game a constant living/moving/fresh kind of personality, because as you start the game and move through menu's you never know what NFL Team or star you're going to see.

*One last thought: I see you have some things to turn on/off some indicators. I'd like to see a setting allowing us to turn on/off passing indicators. This could actually be made into a mini sim feature. What's more sim than a QB having to remember what routes his receivers are running?

I'd also like to see a settings to turn on/off all indicators. This simple little thing would allow a cleaner look for people making videos of Madden in action. Youtubers, and those who record Coach mode action would appreciate this the most. Also, there is potential there to make a mini feature of it.

I agree that the running to a hotspot ruins the continuity, looks corny, and takes out the excitment of a celebration. However, I think they should not be gone entirely. I would like to see only on hotspot in the endzone and thats in front of the field goal posts. BC after Tony Gonzelez scores on a fade route, he DOES have to run to that area to dunk the ball. Also, keep the hotspots for Lambeau Field. But there should not be 3 in the endzone. I would prefer just one right down the middle....

[SA1NT401]

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I LIKE what i am seeing thus far.

Thanks for all the updates Ian. look forward to more as they are made available.

[djordan]

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Press Release. It's supposed to debut/release this week I think.

Press release isn't going to be released this week my man.

[RGiles36]

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Press release isn't going to be released this week my man.

According to the below, it will:

Sorry, no. Miscommunication here.

There will be a press release this week that covers high level features, ship date, and platforms. NCAA had a similar press release a few weeks ago when Season Showdown was announced.

The cover announcement is separate and will occur later in April.

Oh yeah, Ian will have his blog up shortly. It's completely unrelated to the press release so it's like a double-whammy of info this week.

Hope this helps.

Phil

[TheWatcher]

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I agree that the running to a hotspot ruins the continuity, looks corny, and takes out the excitment of a celebration. However, I think they should not be gone entirely. I would like to see only on hotspot in the endzone and thats in front of the field goal posts. BC after Tony Gonzelez scores on a fade route, he DOES have to run to that area to dunk the ball. Also, keep the hotspots for Lambeau Field. But there should not be 3 in the endzone. I would prefer just one right down the middle....

I don't see why the goalpost stuff can't just be intuitive. You score and keep running towards it, camera changes and you time how you complete the sequence.

As for the Lambeau stuff and anything dealing with player-fan interaction, this needs a complete overhaul. It just wasn't big enough last year. Something like this is more ideal. Something where once you cross the back of the endzone, you go into a large full screen shot like this:

[Derrville]

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There should be custom celebrations. Some players dont do a disco dance, they just hug teammates and go to the sidelines, even if you dont go in a blue square and start walking off, they still automatically go into a celebration and it looks stupid.

[humblerumbler]

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When I hear "customization" I think player editing
which has been piss poor for years,team editing I like to keep up with offseason team moves from the main menu however theres not nearly enough room in the free agent pool to do all the moves and it just gets frustrating trying to release Shawn Springs from the Redskins like happened in real life but being prevented because the free agent pool is "full". Why is there not more room?
When I think of customazation I also think of having depth charts based on scheme, schemes based on who the coordinaters are not the head coach.
thats just my thoughts.

[jerseyjay14]

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Pro's
Sliders are back in full force
Camera angles seem like at least a 35/65 possibility

Con's
nothing on player editing?

Huge Letdowns

no controller configs?

[mikeveli20]

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Kinda surprised few are caring about the injury and fatigue sliders...those have been requests for over 5 years I think.

I'm very happy about these sliders. Is there any chance the injury slider can be split into Injury Frequency and Injury Severity? That would be cool.

[humblerumbler]

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yes custom controls are a MUST!

[mikeveli20]

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Any chance a block kick slider is anywhere to be found in these customization sections?

[Megatron2k7]

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*whew*

Another guy who doesn't seem to understand what "customization" means. I keed, I keeeed... :wink:

Not everyone wants a "sim experience" (in fact, I would venture a guess that most Madden fans don't). Given that fact, the only way were going to get a sim-type game from Madden is if it's something the user can opt out of if they so choose.

That's where the speed differential slider comes in. It will allow the individual user to tailor the game experience according to their own tastes. If some people want arcade football with lots of big plays, they can just crank that baby up. If others might prefer a grind it out type game with an emphasis on strategy...turn it down. If someone wants something in between, leave it on the default setting for the difficulty level you prefer.

I'm really not seeing a problem here, in fact I think this is one of the better ideas EA has implemented in a long time. It make's it possible for the game to be all things to all people in a way that difficulty settings alone can not.

Sorry man, but I'm gonna stand my ground on this one, and disagree. I think most of us in here want a sim experience......not arcade.

I have no problem if the slider works in stages, like it looks like it was going to in the March 9th blog. I really don't mind as much when I think of Rookie and Pro difficulty having this unrealistic differential, but, like I said.... my concern is the fact that it now looks like it will be a 0-100 scale.

When playing online, will we be at sim speed differential, or one of the unrealistic expanded differentials...??? What if realistic speed differential doesn't occur until All Madden difficulty, and we are left playing on All Pro online...???

Does anyone in here want to play online where your 75 speed LB will suddenly play like he has 65 speed just to make the 90+ speed guys stand out all the more...???

I live in WI bro... I know cheese when I see it....

By the way.......... I do understand what customization is, and I appreciate every bit of it that we are receiving, except this one area. No need to insult me like I don't know what I'm talking about. I've been playing this game since it all started ..... over 20 years now.......I think I've earned the right to state my opinion of something that may turn out to be questionable in this game.

[jfsolo]

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Sorry man, but I'm gonna stand my ground on this one, and disagree. I think most of us in here want a sim experience......not arcade.

I have no problem if the slider works in stages, like it looks like it was going to in the March 9th blog. I really don't mind as much when I think of Rookie and Pro difficulty having this unrealistic differential, but, like I said.... my concern is the fact that it now looks like it will be a 0-100 scale.

When playing online, will we be at sim speed differential, or one of the unrealistic expanded differentials...??? What if realistic speed differential doesn't occur until All Madden difficulty, and we are left playing on All Pro online...???

Does anyone in here want to play online where your 75 speed LB will suddenly play like he has 65 speed just to make the 90+ speed guys stand out all the more...???

I live in WI bro... I know cheese when I see it....

By the way.......... I do understand what customization is, and I appreciate every bit of it that we are receiving, except this one area. No need to insult me like I don't know what I'm talking about. I've been playing this game since it all started ..... over 20 years now.......I think I've earned the right to state my opinion of something that may turn out to be questionable in this game.

Online play is always set up in a way that lets players be successful even if they lack football knowledge or utilize inane football strategy.

No sports developer ever tunes the default online setting to a degree where they will make many of those playing look totally incompetent. I think you're going to have to find some league or lobby, or room, that will allow customized settings that are more sim oriented.