Playaction STILL Broken in Madden 12?

[mrprice33]

Quote: Originally Posted by therizing02

Play Action passes work fine in both NCAA and Madden. Yes, you have to set them up, but the biggest problem with the PA pass is not the psychic D Coordinator it's the fact that the CPU blitzes way too often in EA football games. Blitzes will blow up pretty much any PA pass IRL. Look at the playbooks in NCAA and Madden. Notice how many plays involve blitzing LBs and DBs? Then take a look at the real life percentages teams blitz.

Yes! I probably audible out of half of the PAs I call due to obvious blitzing.

[Anaxamander]

Quote: Originally Posted by therizing02

Play Action passes work fine in both NCAA and Madden. Yes, you have to set them up, but the biggest problem with the PA pass is not the psychic D Coordinator it's the fact that the CPU blitzes way too often in EA football games. Blitzes will blow up pretty much any PA pass IRL. Look at the playbooks in NCAA and Madden. Notice how many plays involve blitzing LBs and DBs? Then take a look at the real life percentages teams blitz. Last year the Jets led the league in Zone Blitz frequency at 14.7%. There were only two teams that ran zone blitzes more than 10% of the time. There were 8 teams in the league that sent 6 pass rushers more than 10% of the time. The Saints led the league at 22.9% and the Eagles were second at 21%. The Bears were a distant third at 16%. With the way the play books are set up in EA football games the CPU is sending blitzers at least 60% of the time! Not even close to realistic. Thankfully we have custom playbooks and can edit out plays like Engage Eight, double CB blitzes and the rest of the nonsense. Last year I created generic play books for each defense and offense and it made Madden a very enjoyable and even more realistic game. I'm starting to do the same with NCAA this year. There are multiple issues in in NCAA and Madden but one of the biggest issues that has gone untouched over the last 10 years in the CPU play calling. It's abysmal at best. Options with slow QBs, blitzing way too often, poor late game clock management, four verticles, etc. Take a look at the Madden playbooks from last year and notice how many times some version of Four Verticles is in every teams playbook. Pathetic. Between that play, Bench, and the WR corner play, the CPU hardly ever ran anything else in passing situations!

Those custom playbooks you speak off--can we download them from each other? I would like to try your method for myself this year.

[therizing02]

Quote: Originally Posted by Anaxamander

Those custom playbooks you speak off--can we download them from each other? I would like to try your method for myself this year.

Can't exactly remember Anax. If you check out the Game planning thread there are a lot of helpful hints in there though. The gameplay in Madden 11 was excellent with edited play books/gameplans.

[TheWayItIS]

Quote: Originally Posted by ms24forever

If you KNOW the answer, why did you start this thread? He gave you an example of it not being broken for him. Therefore, this thread is an attempt at trolling. That simple.

Would you please elaborate how EXACTLY this thread is an attempt at trolling? I am very curious as to how you came to that conclusion. Seeing as how most of your comments on this site are accusing others of trolling, it is becoming VERY clear that YOU are the TROLL.

[Cnada]

The playaction is broken. Perhaps using the same formation will help but how life like is that!!

The risk of using the playaction is way too high. Getting sacked on PA is way way too high. I dont run it out of fear that even if i know im about to get hit i cant do anything about it.

You can have 200 yards on the ground and the LB will still go not bite on PA.

I also hate how the computer 'knows' what the type of play i called is.

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Required balance so that im not a *****.


Improved pocket, more solid in M12, wraps around really nicely