Madden NFL 20 Welcomes the Most Players Ever Recorded For NFL Kickoff Weekend

[Steve_OS]

Thanks to the launch of Madden NFL 20 Superstar KO and the global free trial over...

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[timhere1970]

People still love their running qb's playing head to head.

[JayhawkerStL]

Quote: Originally Posted by timhere1970

People still love their running qb's playing head to head.

They are also the easiest folks to beat online. Run a QB Spy and QB contain, and you bottle up guys like Vick, forcing them to throw. Typically, those users don't know what to do next.

Interestingly, I have not used Vick a single time in superstar KO. I do grab Mahomes if I ever get a chance, but I've been getting Russel Wilson and Aaron Rodgers on my teams, if I go QB at all. A good rushing QB is helpful, though. I have had Deshaun Watson a few times, too.

But, man, you do need to get down and slide. Those QBs fumble all the time if you are trying to run them like a RB. That balances it out some.

But the numbers they listed in that article are pretty eye-popping. They ought to give a clue about why EA is taking their sports games in the direction they are. Those folks may not be posting here, but they own the game and are playing it in gigantic numbers.

[timhere1970]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayhawkerStL

They are also the easiest folks to beat online. Run a QB Spy and QB contain, and you bottle up guys like Vick, forcing them to throw. Typically, those users don't know what to do next. Interestingly, I have not used Vick a single time in superstar KO. I do grab Mahomes if I ever get a chance, but I've been getting Russel Wilson and Aaron Rodgers on my teams, if I go QB at all. A good rushing QB is helpful, though. I have had Deshaun Watson a few times, too. But, man, you do need to get down and slide. Those QBs fumble all the time if you are trying to run them like a RB. That balances it out some. But the numbers they listed in that article are pretty eye-popping. They ought to give a clue about why EA is taking their sports games in the direction they are. Those folks may not be posting here, but they own the game and are playing it in gigantic numbers.

The year over year numbers don't impress me much because it was free this year. Madden being free on opening week of football season is a great marketing strategy with the game being released early. That makes the excitement of America's most popular sport drive players to your game and creates an opportunity to sell it to those who have not tried it and get mut sells as well. Great strategy but comparing the number of players while free to last year when it was only people who bought the game playing doesn't mean a lot to me. It may lead to sales for them and if it does i am sure we will hear about it and if it doesn't it we will never see the data.

[JayhawkerStL]

Quote: Originally Posted by timhere1970

The year over year numbers don't impress me much because it was free this year. Madden being free on opening week of football season is a great marketing strategy with the game being released early. That makes the excitement of America's most popular sport drive players to your game and creates an opportunity to sell it to those who have not tried it and get mut sells as well. Great strategy but comparing the number of players while free to last year when it was only people who bought the game playing doesn't mean a lot to me. It may lead to sales for them and if it does i am sure we will hear about it and if it doesn't it we will never see the data.

For me, it wasn't about how many were playing, but what they were playing.

[timhere1970]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayhawkerStL

For me, it wasn't about how many were playing, but what they were playing.

What were they palying? Was franchise up 50% or down 150%? They don't really give us numbers on what modes were being played.