To all bashing Madden 12's kicking meter. . .

[Cryolemon]

Quote: Originally Posted by tfctillidie

Haven't they said they don't want to do things like this? Probably why Penalties have never been taken seriously either.

I think the reasoning given once was that it would annoy people too much if they lost a game online because of it.

[kjcheezhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by Uped145

It looks the same to me except last years was a straight bar and this year it's curved. I just press a when It gets near the red and then press A when it goes back to the green. Am I doing it wrong???

It is basically the same design, just a different look. A little nervous to see how it works online. Last year the lag was so bad it was almost impossible just to make an extra point.

I also don't understand why people want to add button presses to the kick, they must not be online players. I agree it needs to be a little more difficult, but additional timed button presses are not the answer.

[poopoop]

Quote: Originally Posted by don28

Am I the only one who can picture PS3 and XBox360 controllers being thrown at TV screens in record numbers if the game had botched holds and snaps? I can picture the vitriol from the threads about how a franchise season was ruined because the "CPU cheated."

This is a problem though, they're scared to frustrate people. Not frustrate like a bug would, but like: dropped passes, comeback losses and season ending injuries do. Which makes some sense because it's just a game and people shouldn't be getting frustrated while playing...but at the same time frustration is part of football.

I think it's one of the main reasons it's so easy to go and turn any team around quickly and eats away at the overall challenge. Game is designed for people who want to take their fav team and win a SB every year and win every game.

I wish we'd at least have options for auto-kicking and botched snaps.

[aftershock1914]

Quote: Originally Posted by PGaither84

I just wish there was an auto-kick feature. Once you know how to kick/are used to the kicking meter, you will rarely miss a FG. Obviously we would want the game tuned correctly so good kickers aren't missing all the time, or bad kickers can't make an XP to save their lives. Also, on the topic of kicking, I would like to see botched snaps/holds in the game. While rare, they should happen. While frustrating for the player it happens to, it would be a really cool wrinkle added to the game. "True to the game" and "Everything you see on Sunday" are silly tag lines as it is, but more so when these things are omitted.

Those are good ideas but knowing EA, ther's gonna be a glitch for the first month or 2 that cheesers will abuse online until the patch comes out.