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Mike Lowe · 12-08-2021, 06:20 PM

Introduction

First, I still recommend using the slider app I built as nothing will customize your experience more personally than that. I plan to make some updates to the app for Madden 23, so thank you for the continued support.

https://forums.operationsports.com/f...lider-app.html

Community feedback has helped me tremendously with the MLB The Show sliders, and I'm hoping to help with a slider set for Madden this year too. I'm admittedly not the best Madden player, but I'd say I'm above average as a floor.

This set will work in broadcast view, standard, or any other you'd like to use as any differences have far more to do with your skill and comfort level. Like anything, practice helps.

The goal of this set is to use data collection and analysis to work toward finding a slider set that matches the output of simulated games (and hopefully real life).

Highlights

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Additional Information

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Overview

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League Settings

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User Settings

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XP Sliders

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Gameplay Sliders

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Mike Lowe · 12-08-2021, 06:21 PM

A slider set does you no good if you don't have a good plan in place. Check out my Top 10 Do's and Don'ts for your Madden 22 offseason.

https://youtu.be/Cj7f3xle_5I

Let's practice what we preach! A follow-up video for my Madden 22 Offseason Do's and Don'ts video. Spoiler alert: This draft uses a real-life draft class.

https://youtu.be/jcvaKcBj5ic

Some of the basics I check week to week in my Madden CFM.

https://youtu.be/iB3Weiotrdw

GhostCookies · 12-09-2021, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Lowe


	Introduction First, I still recommend using the slider app I built as nothing will customize your experience more personally than that. I plan to make some updates to the app for Madden 23, so thank you for the continued support. https://forums.operationsports.com/f...iders-app.html Community feedback has helped me tremendously with the MLB The Show sliders, and I'm hoping to help with a slider set for Madden this year too. I'm admittedly not the best Madden player, but I'd say I'm above average as a floor. This set will work in broadcast view, standard, or any other you'd like to use as any differences have far more to do with your skill and comfort level. Like anything, practice helps. The goal of this set is to use data collection and analysis to work toward finding a slider set that matches the output of simulated games (and hopefully real life). Highlights Spoiler Coming soon Additional Information Spoiler I've done beta testing for OOTP baseball since 2008, as well as testing for Grey Dog Software. I've done similar slider sets for other games here at OS, and I also do a lot of testing and design in my career. The reason I share that brief bio is to explain my approach in being thorough in my settings and adjustments to provide a realistic and challenging set, even if that means I go 5-11 sometimes (my baseball sliders had my team within 2 games of their real life counterpart). I'm not a believer in locking in a slider set and never readjusting. Instead, I look for ways to have the game fluctuate along with my gradual improvements, which are inevitable. I'm not aiming for every game to be some sort of perfect script, and I love seeing results others get from this set as well. Overview Spoiler v1.0 12 minutes quarters No defensive switch (or rare) No user catch (or rare) I control a LB or DB Will work in full games as well as Play The Moments Evaluated and adjusted for added realism and accuracy against simulated CFM games, and hopefully the NFL Main menu settings do not interact with CFM settings. Period. Full stop. I have confirmation from the Madden team (and from years of personal experience) that it's nothing but placebo/statistical variance. League Settings* Spoiler Skill Level: All-Madden (just try it) Game Style: Simulation Pre-Order Bonus: Off League Type: All (I'm using Financial Mogul Owner) Instant Starter: Off Trade Deadline: On Trade Type: Enable All Coach Firing: On Salary Cap: On Superstar Abilities: On Abilities Edit Controls: None Relocation Settings: Optional (I use a secondary Owner account to move teams if necessary) Injury: On Pre Existing Injury: On Practice Squad Stealing: On Player Progression Frequency: Weekly Career Clock: On Progressive Fatigue: On (it's not broken--familiarize yourself with how it works) Practice Injury: On PlayCall Cooldown: 10 PlayCall Limit: 3 Prospect Storylines: On Full On-Field Control: On Minimum Roster Size: 53 (teams need 3 QBs for a QB injury to occur) In-Season Player Movement Limit: Unlimited Player OVR Cut Restrictions: No restriction Offseason Player Cut Limit: Unlimited Breakout Scenarios: On Development Trait Regression: On Desired X-Factor Dev Players: 50 Desired Superstar Dev Players: 75 Desired Star Dev Players: 400 Quarter Length: 12 minutes Accelerated Clock: On Minimum Play Clock Time: 12 Season Experience: All manual (or user preference) Tutorial Pop-ups: Off Auto Progress Players: Off Auto Progress Talents: Off Fill Roster: Off User Settings Spoiler Auto Flip Defensive Play Call: On Defensive Ball Hawk: Off Defensive Heat Seeker Assist: Off Defensive Switch Assist: Off Dynamic Play Call: Off Play Call Button Layout: Triangle, Square, Cross Previous Play Information: On (simulates footage review) On Field Visual Feedback: Off (or Optional) On Field Trainer: Off (or Optional) Defensive Pass Coverage Visual Assist: Off (or Optional) Receiver Visual Assist: Off (or Optional) Drive Goals & XP Feedback: Off (or Optional) Franchise Bottom Line Ticker: Scores Only Franchise Gameplan Boost Notification: Off Coaching Tips: Off (or Optional) Pre-Snap Menu: On Player Names: Pre-Snap Only Camera Toggle: On Passing Cam: On Offense Camera Settings: Any Defense Camera Settings: Any XP Sliders Spoiler Quarterbacks: 50 Halfbacks: 50 Tight Ends: 50 Wide Receivers: 50 Fullbacks: 50 Tackles: 50 Guards: 50 Centers: 50 Defensive Ends: 50 Defensive Tackles: 50 Middle Linebackers: 50 Outside Linebackers: 50 Cornerbacks: 50 Free Safeties: 50 Strong Safeties: 50 Kickers: 50 Punters: 50 Gameplay Sliders Spoiler Player Skill Note: Numbers in parentheses are most recent + or - change to updated number being shown. QB Accuracy: 15 Pass Blocking: 25 WR Catching: 51 Run Blocking: 27 Fumbles: 65 Pass Defense Reaction Time: 90 Interceptions: 20 Pass Coverage: 80 Tackling: 65 CPU Skill QB Accuracy: 9 Pass Blocking: 40 WR Catching: 40 Run Blocking: 50 Fumbles: 65 Pass Defense Reaction Time: 0 Interceptions: 10 Pass Coverage: 50 Tackling: 45 Special Teams FG Power: 50 FG Accuracy: 50 Punt Power: 60 Punt Accuracy: 50 Kickoff Power: 53 (use arc when kicking to avoid too many touchbacks. The AI needs it here so you don't always lead the league in KRs) Game Options Injuries: 50 (focus on training Injury prevention. Don't mistake a Madden injury list for the actual NFL. You'll need depth) Fatigue: 60 Min Player Speed Threshold: 95 Penalties Note: Don't overly focus on which penalty is being called, but instead the number of penalties and yards being accurate. Offsides: 54 False Start: 54 Holding: 53 Face Mask: 54 Defensive Pass Interface: 99 Offensive Pass Interface: On Kick Catch Interference: On Illegal Block In The Back: 53 Intentional Grounding: On Roughing Passer: 50 Roughing Kicker: On Running Into The Kicker: On Illegal Contact: On Auto-Subs Default work fine, so long as you're utilizing specialists in places.

First time trying these sliders. So far I'm loving it. Once I play my 8 regular-season games I will input my stats into your app and see how that goes. First using your app, so hopefully it does well for me. Do you think 8 games is good enough?

Mike Lowe · 12-09-2021, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GhostCookies


	First time trying these sliders. So far I'm loving it. Once I play my 8 regular-season games I will input my stats into your app and see how that goes. First using your app, so hopefully it does well for me. Do you think 8 games is good enough?

Yes but these are not designed to work in unison with the app. 2 separate things is the nutshell explanation without trying to overly complicate a reply.

GhostCookies · 12-10-2021, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Lowe


	Yes but these are not designed to work in unison with the app. 2 separate things is the nutshell explanation without trying to overly complicate a reply.

Gotcha, my apologies.

Mike Lowe · 12-11-2021, 09:05 PM

V1.1 updated on first post. Here's a quick video recapping my first game using v1.1.

I'll upload some highlights later on.

https://youtu.be/Uvb4PlkVl54

Mike Lowe · 12-12-2021, 04:09 PM

V1.2 updated on first post. Here's a video recap of Week 2 using v1.2.

https://youtu.be/FHcg0uDl7B0

C0883R · 12-13-2021, 01:47 AM

Your xp sliders are interesting.what made you set them all at 50?

12-08-2021, 06:20 PM	#1
Mike Lowe All Star OVR: 18 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,219	Mike Lowe Madden 22 Sliders (Next-Gen) Introduction First, I still recommend using the slider app I built as nothing will customize your experience more personally than that. I plan to make some updates to the app for Madden 23, so thank you for the continued support. https://forums.operationsports.com/f...lider-app.html Community feedback has helped me tremendously with the MLB The Show sliders, and I'm hoping to help with a slider set for Madden this year too. I'm admittedly not the best Madden player, but I'd say I'm above average as a floor. This set will work in broadcast view, standard, or any other you'd like to use as any differences have far more to do with your skill and comfort level. Like anything, practice helps. The goal of this set is to use data collection and analysis to work toward finding a slider set that matches the output of simulated games (and hopefully real life). Highlights Spoiler RUNNING GAME A hard-earned 4 yards https://youtu.be/ZeX9JwA4cEg DEFENSE Play your position well! https://youtu.be/k83zEAK-nVQ Build your defense. Having a weak one can get you killed https://youtu.be/-bkzbyoCUMI Tight pass breakup https://youtu.be/tFPjFSsyqVA Deep ball incomplete https://youtu.be/OZrlN7_Azz0 More deep ball incomplete https://youtu.be/zjZWF5Fx4NE Contested single coverage incomplete https://youtu.be/qyoZCdmwoos Double-coverage domination https://youtu.be/USA9ILvCJ0w Proper pass breakup https://youtu.be/wBX80P8lx-A Burned on a bad user defensive route to the ball https://youtu.be/NGOFuNtcLD0 QB ACCURACY Properly-timed pressure leads to organic incompletions https://youtu.be/lRM2xiG-syE Realistic inaccuracy https://youtu.be/g9SHNf37QRo Generic incompletions https://youtu.be/1CRLAAZx1uE Even the best aren't always perfect https://youtu.be/8IJkjmT820M Accuracy and speed differential https://youtu.be/0sR-G0JPCbQ More generic incompletions https://youtu.be/d0Y4gwFYBos STRATEGY Beautiful showcase of sliders https://youtu.be/vi0vA4giA5I Exposing mismatches https://youtu.be/JU4_zDIiqsM Coverage matchups matter https://youtu.be/G8kFa5GIH6A Facemask penalty on a user tackle https://youtu.be/42xmEN0EJy0 When it's not there, live to play another down https://youtu.be/NVqqYbbQMOo Mismatches matter but so does team discipline https://youtu.be/itpB4rzXa_Q MISCELLANEOUS Don't get too cute https://youtu.be/LGodyQ76VT4 Fumbles are part of football https://youtu.be/zjhzXGG5QG4 Penalties create authentic challenges for offenses https://youtu.be/YVTEaj2OGns Additional Information Spoiler I've done beta testing for OOTP baseball since 2008, as well as testing for Grey Dog Software. I've done similar slider sets for other games here at OS, and I also do a lot of testing and design in my career. The reason I share that brief bio is to explain my approach in being thorough in my settings and adjustments to provide a realistic and challenging set, even if that means I go 5-11 sometimes (my baseball sliders had my team within 2 games of their real life counterpart). I'm not a believer in locking in a slider set and never readjusting. Instead, I look for ways to have the game fluctuate along with my gradual improvements, which are inevitable. I'm not aiming for every game to be some sort of perfect script, and I love seeing results others get from this set as well. Overview Spoiler v1.08 12 minutes quarters No defensive switch (or rare) No user catch (or rare) I control a LB or DB Will work in full games as well as Play The Moments Evaluated and adjusted for added realism and accuracy against simulated CFM games, and hopefully the NFL Main menu settings do not interact with CFM settings. Period. Full stop. I have confirmation from the Madden team (and from years of personal experience) that it's nothing but placebo/statistical variance. League Settings* Spoiler Skill Level: All-Madden (just try it) Game Style: Simulation Pre-Order Bonus: Off League Type: All (I'm using Financial Mogul Owner) Instant Starter: Off Trade Deadline: On Trade Type: Enable All Coach Firing: On Salary Cap: On Superstar Abilities: On Abilities Edit Controls: None Relocation Settings: Optional (I use a secondary Owner account to move teams if necessary) Injury: On Pre Existing Injury: On Practice Squad Stealing: On Player Progression Frequency: Weekly Career Clock: On Progressive Fatigue: On (it's not broken--familiarize yourself with how it works) Practice Injury: On PlayCall Cooldown: 10 PlayCall Limit: 3 Prospect Storylines: On Full On-Field Control: On Minimum Roster Size: 53 (teams need 3 QBs for a QB injury to occur) In-Season Player Movement Limit: Unlimited Player OVR Cut Restrictions: No restriction Offseason Player Cut Limit: Unlimited Breakout Scenarios: On Development Trait Regression: On Desired X-Factor Dev Players: 50 Desired Superstar Dev Players: 75 Desired Star Dev Players: 400 Quarter Length: 12 minutes Accelerated Clock: On Minimum Play Clock Time: 12 Season Experience: All manual (or user preference) Tutorial Pop-ups: Off Auto Progress Players: Off Auto Progress Talents: Off Fill Roster: Off User Settings Spoiler Auto Flip Defensive Play Call: On Defensive Ball Hawk: Off Defensive Heat Seeker Assist: Off Defensive Switch Assist: Off Dynamic Play Call: Off Play Call Button Layout: Triangle, Square, Cross Previous Play Information: On (simulates footage review) On Field Visual Feedback: Off (or Optional) On Field Trainer: Off (or Optional) Defensive Pass Coverage Visual Assist: Off (or Optional) Receiver Visual Assist: Off (or Optional) Drive Goals & XP Feedback: Off (or Optional) Franchise Bottom Line Ticker: Scores Only Franchise Gameplan Boost Notification: Off Coaching Tips: Off (or Optional) Pre-Snap Menu: On Player Names: Pre-Snap Only Camera Toggle: On Passing Cam: On Offense Camera Settings: Any Defense Camera Settings: Any XP Sliders Spoiler Quarterbacks: 50 Halfbacks: 50 Tight Ends: 50 Wide Receivers: 50 Fullbacks: 50 Tackles: 50 Guards: 50 Centers: 50 Defensive Ends: 50 Defensive Tackles: 50 Middle Linebackers: 50 Outside Linebackers: 50 Cornerbacks: 50 Free Safeties: 50 Strong Safeties: 50 Kickers: 50 Punters: 50 Gameplay Sliders Spoiler Player Skill Note: Numbers in parentheses are most recent + or - change to updated number being shown. QB Accuracy: 25 Pass Blocking: 25 WR Catching: 50 Run Blocking: 25 Fumbles: 60 (-10) Pass Defense Reaction Time: 85 Interceptions: 22 Pass Coverage: 75 Tackling: 65 CPU Skill QB Accuracy: 9 Pass Blocking: 45 WR Catching: 45 Run Blocking: 50 Fumbles: 70 Pass Defense Reaction Time: 0 Interceptions: 9 Pass Coverage: 47 Tackling: 45 Special Teams FG Power: 50 FG Accuracy: 50 Punt Power: 63 Punt Accuracy: 40 Kickoff Power: 53 (use arc when kicking to avoid too many touchbacks. The AI needs it here so you don't always lead the league in KRs) Game Options Injuries: 50 (focus on training Injury prevention. Don't mistake a Madden injury list for the actual NFL. You'll need depth) Fatigue: 60 Min Player Speed Threshold: 95 Penalties Note: Don't overly focus on which penalty is being called, but instead the number of penalties and yards being accurate. Offsides: 78 (+18) False Start: 75 (+15) Holding: 75 (+15) Face Mask: 75 (+15) Defensive Pass Interface: 99 Offensive Pass Interface: On Kick Catch Interference: On Illegal Block In The Back: 52 Intentional Grounding: On Roughing Passer: 50 Roughing Kicker: On Running Into The Kicker: On Illegal Contact: On Auto-Subs Default work fine, so long as you're utilizing specialists in places. Raider Ren, TiMikkoo, C0883R and 2 others like this. __________________ Franchise. Sliders. $0 spent on microtransactions. @MikeLowe47 \| YouTube \| Discord Last edited by Mike Lowe; 01-20-2022 at 05:08 PM.

12-08-2021, 06:21 PM	#2
Mike Lowe All Star OVR: 18 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,219	Re: Mike Lowe Madden 22 Sliders (Next-Gen) A slider set does you no good if you don't have a good plan in place. Check out my Top 10 Do's and Don'ts for your Madden 22 offseason. https://youtu.be/Cj7f3xle_5I Let's practice what we preach! A follow-up video for my Madden 22 Offseason Do's and Don'ts video. Spoiler alert: This draft uses a real-life draft class. https://youtu.be/jcvaKcBj5ic Some of the basics I check week to week in my Madden CFM. https://youtu.be/iB3Weiotrdw __________________ Franchise. Sliders. $0 spent on microtransactions. @MikeLowe47 \| YouTube \| Discord Last edited by Mike Lowe; 01-17-2022 at 02:44 PM.

12-11-2021, 09:05 PM	#6
Mike Lowe All Star OVR: 18 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,219	Re: Mike Lowe Madden 22 Sliders (Next-Gen) V1.1 updated on first post. Here's a quick video recapping my first game using v1.1. I'll upload some highlights later on. https://youtu.be/Uvb4PlkVl54 __________________ Franchise. Sliders. $0 spent on microtransactions. @MikeLowe47 \| YouTube \| Discord

12-12-2021, 04:09 PM	#7
Mike Lowe All Star OVR: 18 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,219	Re: Mike Lowe Madden 22 Sliders (Next-Gen) V1.2 updated on first post. Here's a video recap of Week 2 using v1.2. https://youtu.be/FHcg0uDl7B0 __________________ Franchise. Sliders. $0 spent on microtransactions. @MikeLowe47 \| YouTube \| Discord

12-13-2021, 01:47 AM	#8
C0883R Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: Sep 2017	Re: Mike Lowe Madden 22 Sliders (Next-Gen) Your xp sliders are interesting.what made you set them all at 50?

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