Madden NFL 13 Community Event #1 - Feedback Wanted

[Big FN Deal]

Quote: Originally Posted by CRMosier_LM

I would say we had a pretty good impact on last years game especially in terms of gameplay. We will see a lot of the feedback we took with us last year in this years game and also some of the feedback we take this year will make it into this years game. They are bringing in guys who have a certain focus on each aspect of the game (atleast that's what I see) so they will get a broad array of feedback and ideas.

This highlights something a love about interacting with people that have so many different perspectives, with an open mind, there is the potential to see things another way. This is a great point and something I never thought of. Granted, I personally don't see how effective it's been historically but I am open and hopeful for change after what was done with M12.

Also CD invitees, somebody please make sure in the mist of all the excitement surrounding M13, that there are actually people playing M12 at Tiburon, to remind them of glaring issues. I think we can all agree that, given whatever strides made for M12, seeing some of the same issues that have been in Madden since before the first CD this gen and well after, is disheartening. QB dropbacks, skating, lack of WR/DB fighting for the football, one pass defender being able to cover too much field, pass trajectory, lacking emphasis of Special Teams and just the general lack of inherent NFL risk/reward in gameplay, immediately come to mind.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by rgiles36

But you also need people that get a certain enjoyment from Madden as is

That answers the question perfectly for me.

Nothing about the game is enjoyable. It's about as stale as 4 year old bread. People don't have self-control and play the game because it's NFL "football."

Despite my feelings about EA Football as a whole, until they make a more focused effort to bring the excitement of the sport into video game form there is no point to having individuals stop by and give feedback that hasn't really been soaked in going by year's past.

Other game companies seem willing to REALLY listen to feedback from the consumer. EA, for whatever reason, thinks these events are business as usual and I wouldn't be surprised if nothing has really changed in the 5+ years they have been doing them.

[ter11tam]

This is what I want to know about from Madden NFL 13:
1). will we finally get teambuilder or at least better 3d logos in create a team mode.
2). better gameplay between the OL/DL, CB/WR.
3). Multiple camera angles.
This is all I need to know. Thank you

Hey there, thanks for the post, Just wondering what will be the future of the Commentary, Creation Zone and the Superbowl on Madden 13. I understand you can not tell us everything which is fair but I was wondering if you have an insight? For example will there be any additions to the Superbowl to make it more realistic and bring out the atmosphere?
Thanks

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Other game companies seem willing to REALLY listen to feedback from the consumer. EA, for whatever reason, thinks these events are business as usual and I wouldn't be surprised if nothing has really changed in the 5+ years they have been doing them.

That's why I questioned earlier the timing of CD in the alpha stage. Sure, a few suggestions might be able to be implemented in the next few months. but the I would think the majority of the ideas were developed by the Madden team for 13 in August-through October.

I think what RynoAid said earlier, take the ideas that are already there and give feedback on how to tighten those ideas up from the feedback here and other places. The community won't know fully until June/July if their feedback was instrumental and the CD folks won't be able to divulge anything until it goes public.

At the end of the day, our feedback can't hurt, but I also know that sometimes, what our priorities are might not line up with what the Madden's team priorities are.

[loloben]

Is EA thinking about adding more TV Crews? I would love to CBS/FOX do the sunday day games, and ESPN doing NFL Countdown and NFL Primetime+ night games.

[adfletch71]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

That answers the question perfectly for me. Nothing about the game is enjoyable. It's about as stale as 4 year old bread. People don't have self-control and play the game because it's NFL "football." Despite my feelings about EA Football as a whole, until they make a more focused effort to bring the excitement of the sport into video game form there is no point to having individuals stop by and give feedback that hasn't really been soaked in going by year's past. Other game companies seem willing to REALLY listen to feedback from the consumer. EA, for whatever reason, thinks these events are business as usual and I wouldn't be surprised if nothing has really changed in the 5+ years they have been doing them.

That's my point of view as well, how many wish list have we put out every year and it's the same thing. How many community days have we had? I remember when Ian even had a picture of him with a community wish list that he said he look at and even said he wanted too surpass NFL2k5. I don't know why we even have wish list anymore on operationsports, because we have 7 years of wish list that the community have given. If these guys say they look at the forums, they know what's needed and what's expected. It's EA corporate mindset that's the problem and it's too the casual gamer and tournament guys that they cater too. Until they change that mindset, we not going too get to the meat and bones of fundamentals of football. It's always going too be RUN & GUN high speed FOOTBALL.

That's why we need too have guys right in the beginning of development and not in feb. Let our voices be heard early and opinions and objections set in at the beginning. it's a marketing ploy more than anything, and we been dealing with this stuff since what 2009.

[GiantBlue76]

Quote: Originally Posted by adfletch71

That's my point of view as well, how many wish list have we put out every year and it's the same thing. How many community days have we had? I remember when Ian even had a picture of him with a community wish list that he said he look at and even said he wanted too surpass NFL2k5. I don't know why we even have wish list anymore on operationsports, because we have 7 years of wish list that the community have given. If these guys say they look at the forums, they know what's needed and what's expected. It's EA corporate mindset that's the problem and it's too the casual gamer and tournament guys that they cater too. Until they change that mindset, we not going too get to the meat and bones of fundamentals of football. It's always going too be RUN & GUN high speed FOOTBALL. That's why we need too have guys right in the beginning of development and not in feb. Let our voices be heard early and opinions and objections set in at the beginning. it's a marketing ploy more than anything, and we been dealing with this stuff since what 2009.

I think you guys might be misunderstanding what community day really is. It's not an invitation, necessarily, for the community to influence the game as much as we might think. It's more of a guage for them to determine how well the game will sell. They want to know if someone who doesn't play Madden would be willing to buy it. TNT hit the nail on the head in an earlier post. It's a risky business decision by EA to cater the game more towards people who may or may not buy the game and can't tell the difference between cover 2 and cover 4. What they have done is geared the game more towards those kinds of folks, and they are not buying the game anyway. Along with not really garnering the growth in sales, they have slowly begun to alienate the folks who actually ARE fans and ARE football heads who want to buy the game. I know a LOT of guys who are my age who were HUGE madden gamers from the beginning who have stopped buying the game all together because it's gotten so ridiculous.