Madden NFL 21 Patch Available Now - Franchise Mode & Zone Coverage Improvements - Patch Notes

[icicle22]

Ok. Cool. Out of context I thought it was something else. I amy have to use this to keep myself from running same plays all the time.

Quote: Originally Posted by bcruise

That's the play limit commissioner option that was mentioned in the notes.

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[khaliib]

So for testing purposes:
- Saints 1yr Sim

Saints Draft picks/position: #11

1st photo = QB’s on roster (note age/OVR’s)
2nd photo = 1st Rd pick @ #11 (MLB with an 84 OVR as a starter)
3rd photo = 2nd Rd pick @ #11 (RB with a young 93 OVR & Vet 80 OVR)

odd AI Franchise notes:
- 39yr old 71 OVR P. Rivers chooses backing up young Texans Watson when 4 teams don’t have a QB over 68 on their roster

- Eagles draft the 2nd best rated QB in Draft (73 OVR) in 3rd Rd @ pick #7

- Bengals waste a 4th Rd pick on a 61 OVR QB with need in other places

- Jaguars stick with a 65 OVR Minshew ll and spends 1st Rd pick @ #9 on a 75 WR with two under 25 yr old 84 OVR & 77 OVR WR’s
(they use 3rd Rd pick to address QB situation, a 63 OVR QB)

I note this to say....

1) Simply having 1st Rd QB logic that doesn’t even make an attempt get better at the QB position via Draft and/or Trade with viable options, makes this injection non-functioning due to the missing Team Building Logic piece (due in March)

2) With 85 OVR being the max necessary SS Ability Threshold for positions (QB 60-95, FB/OL 70 & 80 OVR’s) going above these thresholds really serves no purpose and simply prolongs the applied Age Regression where too many players are on the T. Brady youth potion in their late 30’s etc...

With this being the only thing in this update for Offline gamers, Gameplay will have to carry my con’t interest in playing.

Off to see how changes to Zone Coverage impact the game.
- esp as it relates to players not rated so high as Front End players

[Darth Aegis]

Reinstalled the game on the PS5 & now it dl the update with the reinstall....

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by bcruise

PS5: CPU seems to be making really good use of the read option, better than I remember at launch. Lamar having no trouble getting into the open field and using moves for even bigger gains. Fun to watch. Guessing this might be the NFL Live playbooks at work, after a full season of playcall data? Still no sign of the drop back bug that plagues last-gen on PS5, but I am feeling like I'm seeing more sacks. CPU is thinking twice about throwing deep now after the zone coverage adjustments.

Yeah they will keep patching that and then......well you know the rest.


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[edaddy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor and Sword

Yeah they will keep patching that and then......well you know the rest. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Hey man when you get a chance to play post patch could you give your impressions of secondary gameplay. The one saving grace for me is next gen movement and they stated they have added next gen movement to the secondary. Hopefully it doesn’t break other movement or speed because it’s perfect on next gen. But backpedaling awareness tracking etc I hope get love in this patch.Thanks!!

[edaddy]

Quote: Originally Posted by MizzouRah

It's playing FANTASTIC now with pass coverage back to defaults on AM, the other slider changes are still needed but wow I'm so happy with these fixes.

Have they kept next gen movement and are there PI calls now?

[Smoke6]

Quote: Originally Posted by edaddy

Have they kept next gen movement and are there PI calls now?

IMO they messed with it and made it feel somewhere between last gen and what they had now on nex gen! I’ve only played a few games online and it just felt faster for some reason

[4thQtrStre5S]

Running Strong Close PA Scissors versus Nickel Cover 3 Match, the flag route is wide open with the outside CB completely missing the presence of the flag receiver. CB just continues to drop deep with back towards threat.