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Old 10-15-2014, 04:50 AM   #17
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Lower your threshold.. Try 16-20 - do not go lower than 16 or higher than 20...I've done extensive testing with this.
What did you find when doing this?
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What I believe to be the best Penalty Slider info that is still relevant for M15:

KBLover http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2044609349

Based on my observations - not claiming it's absolute, but it's what I've seen with a few examples on some of them to illustrate:

Offsides
Higher - Increases block shedding and acceleration/explosiveness at the snap (think of how some defenders try to 'guess' the snap - they are exploding off the line right at or just before the snap). This highlights "those who can't" i.e. the ones who are slower off the ball and are weaker at getting off blocks.

Lower - Causes the defenders to hold back more. They don't explode as much off the line (though high ACC defenders still DO come off the line). This highlights "those who can", the guys who can get off the ball, get off blocks, etc.

False Start

Basically like Offsides, but for Offensive Linemen/blockers on the play. Same thinking can be used - they are trying to 'cheat' and get a head start on their kick steps, blocking stance, pulling, etc

Holding

Higher: Increases duration of blocking engagements and success rate of defenders maintaining the block when a shed attempt is made (this is what sometimes triggers the holding animations and the penalty). This aids "those who can't", i.e. the guys who struggle in making and holding blocks - this helps them succeed at the cost of maybe triggering more penalties. This also causes those who ARE good to cause more penalties because some successes will be considered "illegal".

Lower: Decreases duration of blocking engagements and makes it more likely that defenders will shed blocks. This also decreases the number of holding animations (because the blocker will outright fail more often) and lowers penalty call possibilities. This highlights "both", the guys who can block and pancake and do all that good stuff without creating more mistakes. It also exposes the scrubs because they'll get no "help" and just suck.

This creates a frustrating trade off. If you want calls and those who suck to make penalties, you also have to give the good guys more likelihood to have "bad calls" against them. While that does happen - usually it's the guys who get beat, have bad awareness/technique, and have to "compensate" that tend to draw more flags.

Face Mask

Higher: May increase the "violence" of hits and the success/incidence of hit stick/Big Hitter tackles. Also increases the occurrence of the facemask animations and penalty call likelihood resulting. This may make most guys into hard hitters, regardless of POW.

Lower: May decrease the number big hits and decreases the number of facemask animations and calls. This may highlight POW more, even if they are "Big Hitter: Yes" players.

Defensive Pass Interference

Higher: Decreases the aggressiveness of the pass coverage. Think of it as the defender is worried about triggering a DPI call, so he plays back more and more conservatively. This is probably why we don't see more DPI with it up high.

Lower: Increases the aggressiveness of the pass coverage. The defender isn't worried about the penalty call and is going to make the most aggressive play he can. While this sounds like it always favors the defense, it can burn the defense if the defender is aggressive and/or has low AWR/PRC/MCV/ZCV.

Interesting thing here is that I think lower DPI is overall more help. Defenders tend not to have a lot of ball awareness - until an interception is "rolled up" (you can almost see it, the defender will take coverage/route to the ball with a different animation, etc). This doesn't create more of that animation (INT slider), but it lets more "free form" aggression to play out i.e. "I see the ball and I'm gonna swat it/pick it/attack that pass." I think lower plays out both the "Plays the Ball" trait and the AWR/PRC/MCV/ZCV of the defender better.

Offensive Pass Interference

Higher: The receivers run their routes more passively. Similar logic as above for DPI - the player is concerned about triggering OPI so there's "physicality" in the route running. This might also impact press coverage as well. If the WR are less physical in their routes and ball reactions, it would follow that press should last longer. Higher tends to emphasize "those who can" i.e. the guys who can run sharp routes, beat press coverage, make the special catch, hold on in traffic.

Lower: The receivers run their routes with aggression and physically. They worry less about OPI calls and will do what it takes to get the ball. They are more willing to play like Michael Irvin or other physical WRs. It follows that they'll also tend to go aggressively after passes and may beat press coverage more.

Depending on what you want - you can go either way here. If you want to make route running and ball skills more valuable, a higher setting works well (and I consider 50 "high" here - above that and it seems like you start killing everyone's ability a bit much), if you want to make the scrubs instead of the higher end players stand out (i.e. you feel that just about every NFL player can run a decent or better route), a lower setting does that job well, imo.

Punt Catch Interference

Higher: All out, go get 'em, get that ball carrier, see that ball, close on it in the air, get there and make the tackle, smack that receiver and tackle that completion for no YAC. That's what higher tends to do. Defenders will see the ball, close on it's location and rally to tackle whoever ends up with it.

Lower: Defenders tend to play a little more cautiously. They want to "read" (such that it is in this game) more and wait until the play is a little closer to them to respond. Seem to worry more about being caught out of position than to anticipate what might happen next.

Creates another interesting trade-off. Deception may well work better on higher, though it might also create more of what some consider "psychic" play by the pursuit when the play is not deceptive*/defender is not fooled, etc. Lower, you might get guys not responding to what's in front of them sometimes, but they may be less pulled out of position because they aren't trying to shag anything that moves and do less "freelancing". So which is "right" - both. Depends on the kind of defense you want to emulate, disciplined, conservative, but sometimes too much so, or aggressive, attacking...but sometimes too much so. Each has strengths and weaknesses. I've used 0 and 100 - both extremes and anything in between can work.

For example, I have this on 100 and saw Rolando McClain abandon his zone because he thought Freeman was about to scramble into open space. Freeman saw that and hit his TE who beat the man coverage...right where McClain was...and I've done similar to the CPU.

*by deceptive, I don't mean just read options and PA. I mean reverses, counters, draws, incorrect committing (you do pass commit, CPU does shotgun draw), or a player making a mistake and recovering (he fooled himself, was fooled initially on a double move route, etc)

Clipping

Higher: Back to worrying about penalties - players are less inclined to make certain down field/open field blocks (perhaps it's the angle of the would be contact - and if it would cause clipping, the player doesn't do the block). Similar to holding, this may cause more mistakes from those who do often block down field (high IBL players?) or cause more otherwise legit blocks to animate and be called as clipping.

Lower: Players are more apt to just hit a defender. See defender, hit defender. See defender, block defender. Defender trying to get down field to cover kick/punt, chase defender hoping for a chance to hit defender. Good down field blockers won't get called as much on lower settings, but it might make poorer down field blockers more successful because they'll block more, and less likely to get called if they DO make a bad block.


Intentional Grounding

This might be my favorite one.

Higher: QB gets worried about pressure more. "Clock in his head" ticks faster, he thinks "I need to get rid of this ball. I NEED to get rid of this ball. WHERE CAN I THROW THIS BALL?!" And more often will tend to throw it away. "Shoot, I ain't tryin' to die for a football game."

Lower: QB doesn't want to abandon a play. Always wants to make something happen. It's the Ben Rothlisberger setting. QB thinks "I'm gonna find someone open. Just wait, someone will open up. They getting close, but I got time, someone will open up." Then when the pressure gets there:

QB will either force the ball, take the nearest open receiver, start to scramble, throw it away, manuever around until feeling safe, then repeat the above "Lower:" process - Josh Freeman did this to me in that game I just played - he moved around, didn't run, found someone open and hit him. His "Force Passes" is Ideal...

You can do so much with this slider because it also seems to determine when the above scenarios happen. Lower makes fewer "no one open, throw it away" situations - so coverage droops a bit. Higher can create more of those "throw it away" - Coverage might improve some. Lower makes the QB more patient. If everyone is covered 3 seconds into the play, he's more likely to keep looking. Higher makes the QB give up more - everyone covered in 1.5 seconds - screw it, throw it away.

This slider can help make the QB traits show up more. The value will depend on your other settings and what not, but I think lower will make the Force Passes trait really show out (especially if you have good coverage). Higher might make Sense Pressure show up (you might see the patient QBs do better than the Paranoid). What I'm still trying to figure out is which shows more degrading in play due to sacks/hits, and more impact on the User QB.


Roughing the Passer

Higher: In addition to creating more roughing the passer calls (almost literally, high enough and the QBs will take a dive to try to draw a flag even when grazed). Defenders will also understand it's two-hand touch on the QB and pull up more and be less aggressive getting to the QB.

Lower: All bets are off. QB is a football player and we'll treat him like one. Refs look the other way on MOST late hits on the QB (you can still get some roughing QB penalties). Best of all, the pass rush will get more determined and fierce, and when in trouble, QBs better think fast.

Lower seemed to get my pass rushing going. Guys like Von Miller really get after me when they are blitzing and if a DL gets free, they don't hesitate to go after the QB. I make sure I have to either roll out or check it down even before it might actually open up (anticipate the pressure, which creates chances for me to be deceived). For the CPU, it can help stop the throw-it-deep always type thing, forcing the CPU to check down or to use intermediate throws more.

The downside is that I can't draw as many flags as a scrambling QB throwing just before I'm hit. That was one of Terrelle Pryor's best attributes, er...I mean...

Roughing the Kicker

Higher: For whatever reason that only deities and whoever programmed this game knows, this seems to impact overall pursuit in all phases and activities in the game, decreasing it because...I don't know. It impacts more than just kicking situations. Perhaps it's a proxy for all late hit type penalties, like if you hit stick someone near the boundary. I actually got called for that recently.

Lower: Players don't care. They'll just go and hit and try to make tackles and such. Though, I haven't seen the CPU get called for a late hit like I did, but I know they've tried it. Just in the game I just finished, the CPU corner drove Denarius Moore into the ground about 5 yards out of bounds. Maybe this is why I saw a defender plant Robert Griffin III into ground...on a kneel down...WAY after the play...with no flag.
This was a great read !! Upon your findings what are your penalty sliders?
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Old 10-15-2014, 12:15 PM   #19
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This was a great read !! Upon your findings what are your penalty sliders?
My penalty ratings at this moment, I am still testing, and I only move a slider a point or two in either direction: (from offside to RtK)

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My penalty ratings at this moment, I am still testing, and I only move a slider a point or two in either direction: (from offside to RtK)

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Thanks for sharing! Was wondering if by any chance you could post your slider set in its entirety? I would definitely like to test it out and offer my feedback/stats (i.e. Box scores, etc).
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Thanks for sharing! Was wondering if by any chance you could post your slider set in its entirety? I would definitely like to test it out and offer my feedback/stats (i.e. Box scores, etc).
Sure, as of now, starting at QB Acc. the follow as this:

The sliders are the same for HUM/CPU as my focus at this point is tuning in the CPU ability first, and then I can adjust HUM sliders to best fit my skill level. I also set sliders to allow for a more opening running game, so that I have to do more then just use a base 4 man front to stop the CPU from going 5 or so yards and attempt.. Game speed "slow."

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5

FG Pwr 55
FG Acc 33
Punt Pwr 50
Punt Acc 75
KO Pwr 50

Injury 50
Fatigue 55
Threshold 50

I have turned off all the "ball hawk," "strafe assist," heat seeker assist," and "switch assist."

I have not adjusted substitutions yet.
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Old 10-15-2014, 01:53 PM   #22
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Side question, off topic: When I test CPU sliders I play CPU v CPU games to get as much CPU information as possible....But I have noticed one consistent occurrence, the visiting team will general have a passer completion rating around 20 points less than the Home team QB...This happens even when I play the same teams against each other, like Packers v Packers....


IS there some sort of home field advantage junk going on behind the scenes?
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Sure, as of now, starting at QB Acc. the follow as this:

The sliders are the same for HUM/CPU as my focus at this point is tuning in the CPU ability first, and then I can adjust HUM sliders to best fit my skill level. I also set sliders to allow for a more opening running game, so that I have to do more then just use a base 4 man front to stop the CPU from going 5 or so yards and attempt.. Game speed "slow."

5
56
42

56
50

60
33
46

5

FG Pwr 55
FG Acc 33
Punt Pwr 50
Punt Acc 75
KO Pwr 50

Injury 50
Fatigue 55
Threshold 50

I have turned off all the "ball hawk," "strafe assist," heat seeker assist," and "switch assist."

I have not adjusted substitutions yet.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing my friend (& for being super responsive)! Got a couple of questions for you, if you don't mind...

1) What level is this on? All-Pro or All-Madden?

2) Is your defensive graphics on: Full, Normal, or None?

3) I see that you put it on 'Slow'...For me personally, I prefer slow simply b/c I feel like the animations 'play out better', w/ less herky-jerky movement. Now I've noticed, if I use SECElit3's FBG roster on Normal, the animations play out like its on slow b/c of the ratings adjustments I suppose for speed and acceleration...But I digress...Back to my question. LOL! There has been discussion that on 'Fast' it 'speeds' up the QB's progression for lack of a better term and gets him to make quicker decisions on getting the ball out. Have you made any observation on this in particular?

4) Did you delete or keep the tuner update? I heard that deleting the tuner actually makes HUM running game much harder.

5) Are you testing using Offline or Online CFM?

6) What are your Quarter Lengths (12-15 minutes) w/ runoff (20, 15, or 12 seconds)?

Would be great to get your thoughts. Again, really appreciate the knowledge your sharing! Wish EA could do the same...But in all fairness, this is the BEST...hold on...GOAT (greatest of all time) iteration of Madden that has ever been released! Now, if we could only break the 'da-vinci code' on sliders...

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Side question, off topic: When I test CPU sliders I play CPU v CPU games to get as much CPU information as possible....But I have noticed one consistent occurrence, the visiting team will general have a passer completion rating around 20 points less than the Home team QB...This happens even when I play the same teams against each other, like Packers v Packers....


IS there some sort of home field advantage junk going on behind the scenes?
That would not be totally surprising would it? It's EA...
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