I know Madden has gameplay issues, but..

[shugknight]

No offense to the topic creator..

But why is it that whenever somebody moves up to All-Madden level, and LOSE, they automatically think its the AI CHEAT??

Ive been playing All-Madden for this years and last years version. I have never experienced any AI cheat unless it was my fault to begin with. All it takes is smart decisions.

[ghm125]

madden just sucks......joking......but i know what he is saying it does happen,and it makes u wonder,also the opposite too if you are down,then all of a sudden,they (the computer) cant catch they turn it over and your guys are now"on fire"..... i quit trying tofigure it out.i just play and let em fall where they may..online play is where its at...human opponent...

[LionsFan20]

The game I originally posted about is the ONLY one I lost. I am 13-1 right now,but some games you just know it couldn't happen that way. For instance can you even name the 3rd string QB for Miami?

[dano]

Quote: Originally Posted by Whaaaazuuuuup

i thought the same way til recently. when i finally sat down and made myself learn this game. just like NBA2k6 and LIVE06 play completely different, but the fundamental of basletball are the same (shoot, pass, dribble ect...). MADDEN punishes you for making bad decisions. you must be aware of alot that's going on...

I hate it when guys bash a poster saying "your just aren't good". the guy is making a good point. the fact that a DE can outrun your team is proof enough. and the mysterious turnovers are a joke. however, i play on all pro because i don't want to play where a 74 rated CB can shut down my 95 rated WR. i want rating to matter. so on all pro with Playmakers sliders you can get a very good game.

This is a video game. in real life a team like the Bear are not going to "punish' you if you make a mistake. only good teams with higher rated players will make you pay. that is why i like all pro.

I played against brady. i was winning by 10 on the road and i played it too conservative. a lot of 3 and outs. i was up by 7 with 52 seconds and they scored with about 5 plays left on a bomb over my 95 rated CB. this was on all pro as well. the point is that i didn't mind that because it was brady. i do mind if it is some scrub tearing up my defense.

[cable guy]

Just play on all-pro, adjusting the sliders to your liking.

Playmakers are a good set.

You can make it as difficult as All-Madden if you want.

If want to play All-Madden, use The Proffesionals or Playmakers(he has AM sliders as well)

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by coogrfan

It has been stated repeatedly over the years by the Madden development team that All-Madden was never intended to provide a realisitic sim experience. The sole point of that difficulty setting has always been to make the game as difficult as possible. It does this by giving the cpu's players a huge ratings boost. The game only plays straight (i.e. w/unmodified player ratings) on all-pro. The thing to do to get realistic games is to find a set of sliders for that level that you like.

I can't really comment on Madden 2006 since I didn't buy it (only playing NCAA 2006) but I disagree with the general statement. I felt the same way up until 2005. I never played All-Madden until then for the same reasons you posted but I felt the All-Madden level on 2005 was by far the best experience. I found All-pro to be crappy for some reason and less of a sim experience regardless of the different sliders. Maybe it was just me but I didn't experience the cheating with my sliders and had a lot more fun at that level in 2005 than All-Pro.

Did you feel the same way about 2005 or every year?

[coogrfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by rudyjuly2

I can't really comment on Madden 2006 since I didn't buy it (only playing NCAA 2006) but I disagree with the general statement. I felt the same way up until 2005. I never played All-Madden until then for the same reasons you posted but I felt the All-Madden level on 2005 was by far the best experience. I found All-pro to be crappy for some reason and less of a sim experience regardless of the different sliders. Maybe it was just me but I didn't experience the cheating with my sliders and had a lot more fun at that level in 2005 than All-Pro. Did you feel the same way about 2005 or every year?

Imo All-Madden in the 2005 version of the game was the same cpu cheat fest it had always been. Maybe you're just much better at Madden than I am?

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by coogrfan

Imo All-Madden in the 2005 version of the game was the same cpu cheat fest it had always been. Maybe you're just much better at Madden than I am?

I doubt I'm a much better player. I don't play online but would guess I'm above average to good but not a great player. I just liked the speed of Madden 2005 on All-Madden much better. I really didn't think the CPU cheated on me at that level because I always felt All-Madden was terrible in prior years. The only reason I gave it a good chance was that TCrouch said in his impressions that he liked All-Madden the best and that it was different from the past. Usually I think its a testosterone thing for the so-called Madden experts. The passing game was a good challenge. I did tweak the sliders heavily though - I always boost my pass protection. However I'm on AA on NCAA 2006 and have no intention of moving to heisman.