Official Strategy Pad Discussion Thread

[nyj721]

Quote: Originally Posted by sky454

Did you read what I posted? It's now extremely time consuming to hot route, shift, manually setup nanos, manually reposition players to one side of the line. Therefore EA has now reduced. and if you snap the ball tight away against a human opponent ELMINATED exotic nanos and other exploits. You simply CANNOT setup exotic nanos and move a ton of defensive players into every gap if your human opponent in ranked and unranked games snaps the ball immediately. It's impossible to pull it off period, I don't care if you've mastered the d-pad. You simply won't have time to pull it off if your human opponent snaps the ball immediately. Again there are better ways to eliminate exploits but this is EA's solution. So for everyone asking why?, saying things like I hate it, I can't believe...etc. Read my post on page 20 of this thread. Hopefully everyone will understand why it's in the game now. You may not like it but it's EA's solution.

What makes you or EA think that no one will find a way to exploit the system? If a human really wants to exploit a video game, with enough time and will power, it will happen. There is always a work around or an exploit. There are even people on OS already saying they can make a number of pre-snap adjustments, so if they can do it, cheesers can do it.

[2krunk4u]

Quote: Originally Posted by BlueNGold

Once you select the player, move the left stick and they'll go in motion. Works the same as years past.

I'll try it again next time.

This truly makes 2010 that much better.

[dolfanfrank]

I want to ask this question with the understanding that my question may be considered "cheese" but I almost never play online, and my technique was my answer for a pass rush.

Ok, last year I would control a DL(usually a DE) pre-snap I'd press triangle then press L3 down & R3 right and also hold R2(turbo) Im not sure which action(thinking triangle) frooze the defense.

At the snap I would release R3 and just before my defender engaged with a blocker I would use the R3(pass rush stick) and flick to the right or left and would be able to get a good/great pass rush.

Seems to me that from what Im reading this new strategy pad approach along with the removal of the turbo button(which Im ok with) may have elimenated my pass rush technique.

Anyone know if basically you can still freeze a defender?
or if they know and have used this technique I described if its do-able this year?

Thanks guys for your knowledge and info

[WFColonel56]

Quote: Originally Posted by dolfanfrank

I want to ask this question with the understanding that my question may be considered "cheese" but I almost never play online, and my technique was my answer for a pass rush. Ok, last year I would control a DL(usually a DE) pre-snap I'd press triangle then press L3 down & R3 right and also hold R2(turbo) Im not sure which action(thinking triangle) frooze the defense. At the snap I would release R3 and just before my defender engaged with a blocker I would use the R3(pass rush stick) and flick to the right or left and would be able to get a good/great pass rush. Seems to me that from what Im reading this new strategy pad approach along with the removal of the turbo button(which Im ok with) may have elimenated my pass rush technique. Anyone know if basically you can still freeze a defender? or if they know and have used this technique I described if its do-able this year? Thanks guys for your knowledge and info

i dont knw how to do the "turbo blitz" this year but there is a way....i saw a live stream of the retail madden game and the guy was doing it

[Dog]

Strategy Pad Commands.

DEFENSE:

Right, Right = LB Shift Right
Right, Left = LB Left
Right, Down, = LB Pinch
Right Up = LB Spread
Right, Right (analog) = LOLB Blitz
Right, Left (analog) = ROLB Blitz
Right, Down (analog) = ALL LB Blitz
Right, Up (analog) ALL LB Zone

Left, Right = DL Shift Right
Left, Left = DL Shift Left
Left, Down = DL Pinch
Left, Up = DL Spread
Left, Right (analog) = Crash Right
Left, Left (analog) = Crash Left
Left, Down (analog) = Crash Middle
Left, UP (analog) = Pass



(defensive playmaker individual assignments)

Down, Right = Curl to Flat Zone
Down, Left = Flat Zone
Down, Down = Blitz
Down, Up = Hook Zone
Down, Right (analog) = QB Contain
Down, Left (analog) = QB Spy
Down, Down (analog) = Man Coverage
Down, Up (analog) = Deep 2A

Up, Right = Man Align
Up, Left = Show Blitz
Up, Down, = Press Coverage
Up, Up = Back off Coverage
Up, Right (analog) = Zones to Right
Up, Left (analog) = Zones to Left
Up, Down (analog) = Zones to Middle
Up, Up (analog) = Zones to Sidelines



OFFENSE:

Right = Motion Right (select person to motion)
Left = Motion Left (select person to motion)

Down, Right = Block Right
Down, Left = Block Left
Down, Down = Pinch Blockers
Down, Up = Aggressive

Up, Receiver Icon, Right = Out Right
Up, Receiver Icon, Left = Out Left
Up, Receiver Icon, Down = Curl
Up, Receiver Icon, Up = Streak
Up, Receiver Icon, Right (analog) = Slant Right
Up, Receiver Icon, Left (analog) = Slant Left
Up, Receiver Icon, Down (analog) = Drag
Up, Receiver Icon Up (analog) = Fade
Up, Receiver Icon L2 (or left trigger) = Block Left
Up, Receiver Icon R2 (right trigger) = Block Right
Up, Receiver Icon R3 (idk press right analog stick) = Smart Route (receiver makes route to reach 1^st down marker)

[iamgramps]

In regards to the strategy pad, "love takes time", keep the pad and in do time, people will come to appreciate it. You shouldn't be able to drop every lineman into coverage, then change your linebackers, and safety's assignment in a matter of seconds. That's not "sim", so the pad should only allow one, maybe two adjustments. No, the described adjustments don't take stick skill either.

[SteelerSpartan]

Quote: Originally Posted by iamgramps

In regards to the strategy pad, "love takes time", keep the pad and in do time, people will come to appreciate it. You shouldn't be able to drop every lineman into coverage, then change your linebackers, and safety's assignment in a matter of seconds. That's not "sim", so the pad should only allow one, maybe two adjustments. No, the described adjustments don't take stick skill either.

Ive spent a bunch of time with it and its still slower and less responsive then before, its a fact


and until EA adds legit Defensive Playbooks that give the teams their own Identity.....The multiple changes are needed IMO

Ive listed why earlier in this thread


I just feel like we are being punished for their lack luster coding if that stuff about "Strategy Pad=Intended to cut cheesing" is true

Fine then I want the ability to move the Qb taken out because some people scramble around with Vick unrealistically......Heck why stop there....might as well take out all user movement of the players

Can't have Users manually cutting back through holes that real RBs wouldn't be able to see now can we......lol

See where this type of Band-aid logic could lead us

[dolfanfrank]

Quote: Originally Posted by WFColonel56

i dont knw how to do the "turbo blitz" this year but there is a way....i saw a live stream of the retail madden game and the guy was doing it

Where did you see this video? did he say he was using "turbo blitz"?

thanks