Are challenges completely broken?

[extremeskins04]

I've been in several situations where a ball was caught with one or even both feet clearly out of bounds, but even after challenging it's always a catch.

Is this completely broken this year? I mean it's sorta broken every year, but this time it's really bad.

In fact, I haven't had one challenge go my way yet on clear plays that should have been overturned.

[maademperor]

I'd say yup. I've had challenges that I won that didnt actually overturn the play...they will say challenge won but then the ball and down are at the same spot as before the challenge and also what you described.

I barely even try anymore unless I'm desperate and can afford to lose the timeout

[allhailben7]

What really sucks is challenging an offensive incompletion on the sidelines, only to see your WR take one of those false steps, getting two of the same foot in instead, when he could have had 3...

[Matthew25x]

Quote: Originally Posted by allhailben7

What really sucks is challenging an offensive incompletion on the sidelines, only to see your WR take one of those false steps, getting two of the same foot in instead, when he could have had 3...

I lost a challenge for a touchdown because of this. My guy caught the ball and it looked like he had plenty of room but they called him out of bounds. So I challenge and the replay shows one leg coming down but before it lands it switches and goes back up then the other leg starts coming down. It looks insanely awkward and led to him only getting one foot in bounds when it looked like it should have been 3 or 4.

So I lost the challenge, as always, and thats when I officially gave up on challenging plays.

[Ian Iachimoe]

I would also have to say yes & the 'officials' are terrible.

[Herbn]

Yup, the challenge system is awful. I don't even bother unless I have timeouts to spare or it's an absolutely critical one that I need to at least try.

So annoying when the option to challenge just disappears and you get screwed.

[stp2081]

At least on Xbox, pressing LT right after a play will result in your challenging it (if Madden allows it to be challenged, which itself can be unpredictable). I actually won my very first challenge in the game where the CPU's pass reception was clearly out of bounds, but my factually-correct challenges after that haven't won to the point where I sometimes just don't challenge the ruling on a play that I would have challenged in real life.


EDIT: Also, aside from the obvious lack of penalties, not sure why they messed with the refs audio/vocals. (Another) obvious step back.

[LorenzoDC]

Yes, they are broken. But they have never worked in any edition of Madden in the first place. "Broken" kinda implies something once worked.