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phantomshark · 10-17-2016, 04:53 PM

Has anyone figured out if it actually does anything this year?

phantomshark · 10-19-2016, 12:18 PM

I'll take that as a no.

underdog13 · 10-19-2016, 12:30 PM

If you're controlling the guy it has no effect. If the CPU is then it has a large effect.

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83evans · 10-19-2016, 01:46 PM

I zerod it out and now players seem to not have a direct path like before. I had a scramble where Tyros made a player miss and ran up the middle for a 20 yd gain. I'll show a video

Issue is a crazy ammount of fall starts

CM Hooe · 10-19-2016, 02:30 PM

According to the Madden NFL gameplay designer Clint Oldenburg, AWR affects a number of things on defense:

reacting to cut blocks
reacting to play-action and special teams fake-outs
defensive "get-off" time (presumably for pass rushers)
penalty chance
"pass rush transition" (I'm not sure what this means)
AI swat vs interception
breakout time for read/blitz vs scrambling quarterback
strip ball chances
defending option plays
"catch tackles"
spatial awareness of open-field blockers
and more things

Sources:
https://twitter.com/clintoldenburg/s...81175792050176
https://twitter.com/clintoldenburg/s...81481963630593
https://twitter.com/clintoldenburg/s...81644509659136

And that's just on defense.

mpd3892 · 10-19-2016, 03:52 PM

This is what EA provided in a previous article on their site:

"Awareness (AWR) – Reacting to the other players on the field, both teammates and opponents."

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TheWood56 · 10-19-2016, 04:00 PM

I believe khaliib mentioned on here before that awareness basically has to do with how "true" they play to their ratings. So basically, two RB's could could have the same exact attributes, yet if one had 90 awareness and the other 60, the 90 RB would play closer to his attributes and would likely break more tackles, make more defenders miss, etc. Whilst with lower awareness they don't necessarily play up to that potential. Whether that's accurate or not is another discussion, but that was one perspective which is an interesting one.

phantomshark · 10-19-2016, 08:23 PM

I did notice that my extremely low AWR QB leads the leage in sack/fumbles, and most of the other leaders also have low AWR, so not sure if that's coincidence or not.

10-17-2016, 04:53 PM	#1
phantomshark Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Sep 2010	Awareness Has anyone figured out if it actually does anything this year?

10-19-2016, 12:18 PM	#2
phantomshark Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Sep 2010	Re: Awareness I'll take that as a no.

10-19-2016, 12:30 PM	#3
underdog13 MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,210	Re: Awareness If you're controlling the guy it has no effect. If the CPU is then it has a large effect. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk malky, stp2081 and BleedGreen710 like this. __________________ PSN: Dalton1985 Steam: Failure To Communicate

10-19-2016, 01:46 PM	#4
83evans Pro OVR: 9 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: Awareness I zerod it out and now players seem to not have a direct path like before. I had a scramble where Tyros made a player miss and ran up the middle for a 20 yd gain. I'll show a video Issue is a crazy ammount of fall starts

10-19-2016, 02:30 PM	#5
CM Hooe Dead! OVR: 45 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Culver City, CA Posts: 20,960	Re: Awareness According to the Madden NFL gameplay designer Clint Oldenburg, AWR affects a number of things on defense: reacting to cut blocks reacting to play-action and special teams fake-outs defensive "get-off" time (presumably for pass rushers) penalty chance "pass rush transition" (I'm not sure what this means) AI swat vs interception breakout time for read/blitz vs scrambling quarterback strip ball chances defending option plays "catch tackles" spatial awareness of open-field blockers and more things Sources: https://twitter.com/clintoldenburg/s...81175792050176 https://twitter.com/clintoldenburg/s...81481963630593 https://twitter.com/clintoldenburg/s...81644509659136 And that's just on defense. Airfaron23, Pandetta, BleedGreen710 and 6 others like this.

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10-19-2016, 03:52 PM	#6
mpd3892 Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Aug 2005	Re: Awareness This is what EA provided in a previous article on their site: "Awareness (AWR) – Reacting to the other players on the field, both teammates and opponents." Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk BleedGreen710, 4thQtrStre5S and jbrew2411 like this.

10-19-2016, 04:00 PM	#7
TheWood56 Rookie OVR: 4 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: Awareness I believe khaliib mentioned on here before that awareness basically has to do with how "true" they play to their ratings. So basically, two RB's could could have the same exact attributes, yet if one had 90 awareness and the other 60, the 90 RB would play closer to his attributes and would likely break more tackles, make more defenders miss, etc. Whilst with lower awareness they don't necessarily play up to that potential. Whether that's accurate or not is another discussion, but that was one perspective which is an interesting one. BleedGreen710, tdawg3782, cable guy and 2 others like this.

10-19-2016, 08:23 PM	#8
phantomshark Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Sep 2010	Re: Awareness I did notice that my extremely low AWR QB leads the leage in sack/fumbles, and most of the other leaders also have low AWR, so not sure if that's coincidence or not. malky likes this.