Does any one just simulate their games.

[texson]

I play the practices and simulate games, it is just the way I prefer to play. When simming my games, even with a decent team or at least I think so, I usually come out with a loosing record. Do sliders effect game play when simming? What all does effect game play or when you sim is the win or loss completely random? I use the Cowboys with an over all offense of 85 and defense of 83. Its not great, but its not horrible. Can anyone give advice on a better win ratio when simming games without cheesing?

[Robrain]

Simming is HEAVILY weighted in favor of teams that have a franchise QB. We're talking high accuracy and AWR and 90+ OVR.

I had a string of QBs when I was testing simming, and kept making the playoffs, even got to the Super Bowl once, but lost it against Stafford and the Lions.

The rest of my team was insane, but because I didn't have a star QB, my chances of winning the Super Bowl were probably less than 1%.

After the Super Bowl loss I drafted that like 38-year old QB Pop Warren, who starts with ridiculously high overalls but only stays in the league a handful of years.

Won the Super Bowl that very season.

Immediately stopped simming out of disgust.

[gr18]

The thing that keeps me playing almost every game in the last many years of Madden iterations is the anger I get at the horrible sim stats.There's always something that stands out enough to make you want to not save and try again.

[josefrees]

I only practice when my QB is so bad he can't get XP otherwise. I sim regular season games and play some playoff games. Most of the time I am messing around with different percentages when you create a new coach. I've found that if you want QBs to not throw a ton of interceptions when you sim you put it conservative. I have mostly been trying to get a Peyton Manning level production from QB. I used to always set it at a slightly aggressive (55 or so) and the QBs would have nearly as many INTs as TDs even if they had 4000 yards--with it set more conservatively even average QBs seem to play better simmed. And defensively it is fun to try out different defenses to see which are productive simming. The one I got now is pretty good. Along with productive QBing I've been trying to get some rushing stats out of rushing QBs. I can't for the life of me get rushing stats near where they should for a running QB.

[Gronk4M13]

The only games I sim are some of the preseason games and some games late in the year, when I either have clinched the playoffs or been eliminated from the playoff picture.

[GamingSavedMySanity]

Quote: Originally Posted by Robrain

Simming is HEAVILY weighted in favor of teams that have a franchise QB. We're talking high accuracy and AWR and 90+ OVR. I had a string of QBs when I was testing simming, and kept making the playoffs, even got to the Super Bowl once, but lost it against Stafford and the Lions. The rest of my team was insane, but because I didn't have a star QB, my chances of winning the Super Bowl were probably less than 1%. After the Super Bowl loss I drafted that like 38-year old QB Pop Warren, who starts with ridiculously high overalls but only stays in the league a handful of years. Won the Super Bowl that very season. Immediately stopped simming out of disgust.

Isn't that how it is in real life though? (rex grossman bears) you obviously don't need a HOF caliber QB but you do for the most part need a franchise qb even if he is an average qb.

that being said simming is pretty bad in madden.

[texson]

I do have a very good Quarterback, but in 5 seasons, no playoffs, not even one.

[Robrain]

Quote: Originally Posted by GamingSavedMySanity

Isn't that how it is in real life though? (rex grossman bears) you obviously don't need a HOF caliber QB but you do for the most part need a franchise qb even if he is an average qb. that being said simming is pretty bad in madden.

I'd consider an 85-89 QB in Madden to be a franchise QB. RGIII for instance.

But it seems like you need 90+ to have any sliver of chance of winning the Super Bowl. All other factors regarding your team appear to be mostly irrelevant. If you don't have the QB, you simply can't win it.