All-Madden Difficulty

[marcoyk]

I recently tried out All-Madden just to see how it was...
It doesn't even resemble football. Coverages are worthless, robo-qb is alive and well, and you really can't consistently run.
Does anybody get any joy out of playing on All-Madden?

[skip3525]

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I thought it was me. The O Line doesn't block or even try to pick up the blitz. When you do get a pass off the QB throws it at the WR feet incomplete most times or floats a duck to them.
The D Line gets zero pressure even with a top line unless you blitz. The Defense reacts better to the ball and catch INT. When they do they mostly score too.

[bsubenvis]

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Somebody is just going to tell us to play on a lower level, adjust the speed, adjust your sliders..in this thread; all of which I've done. Still haven't found a" perfect" match between all these factors to make it play like a sunday or even Madden 08...
I am looking forward to hearing what they can/will fix w/ patches. Sure its a fun game for what it is; a game. But some of this stuff is really hard to get used to.
OP. I used to (beginning of Madden up to 09, which I sold after the 2nd patch) play all Maddens on the All-Madden level w/ minimal penalty adjutments and a couple of small slider adjustments. To make 09 playable (as playable as a $60 next gen-21 year old game,a well advertised/covered and blogged about game)and somewhat closer to what I want I've spent 5-15 min games (played about 20 before I decided to give this a try) starting on All-Madden adjusting my sliders. Some stuff has been improved by this process including the pass rush and powering down robo qb's. I just wish it was as good out of the box and pre-patched ala 2007 (madden 08) or even as good as advertised. I mean...franchise is a mess, the quick hike cpu fg's/extra points, stats are all over the place completly killing realism...yep, sorry for the rant. I'm just a jerk. For the record...I'm sure I will buy this game next year because I like spending $.
I would also chip in on some patches if EA needs $ so bad, that has to be why they have the DLC stuff right? So they can afford to fix a little more of my already purchased game?

[thekodinator]

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I don't know what to make of all-madden yet. My first two games, packers vs bears and packers vs viqueens, i was getting blown out by 30 points at halftime.

I just played a game as the pack against baltimore and was down 24-7 in the 2nd half but came back and missed a 2-pt comversion at the end to lose 24-22... probably the funnest game i've played on madden. however, it wasnt super realistic. i threw 4 picks (2 pick-sixes) and lost a fumble. plus, i averaged like 2 ypg. i know baltimore's run d is awesome and the packers run game is somewhat suspect, but it was more the cpu blocking that I never had a chance to bust a decent run. meanwhile, mcgahee ran RAMPANT on me.

that said, it was a really entertaining, yet frustrating game... i'll play another one and be back.

[Exonerated]

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All-Madden is rigged.

You cannot run the ball period. The defense knows your plays on offense.

That being said, I can pass the ball up and down the field on them.

[T9R]

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All-Madden is rigged.

You cannot run the ball period. The defense knows your plays on offense.

That being said, I can pass the ball up and down the field on them.

Agreed. I can win on all madden but every time the score ends up being something like 41-37

[raiders81tim]

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I honestly still think all madden is far too easy. I have to crank every rating up to about 18 to get a challenging game.

[Exonerated]

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Agreed. I can win on all madden but every time the score ends up being something like 41-37

All-Madden departs from football simulation and becomes a Game. It may not be football, but its challenging in terms of Madden IQ(as opposed to football IQ).

[Greene_Flash03]

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In all-madden, playing as the chargers I can't run the ball with LT it's ridiculous! I ave 0.8 yds per carry! Passing is easy though... so I don't know what difficulty to play...

[marcoyk]

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I honestly still think all madden is far too easy. I have to crank every rating up to about 18 to get a challenging game.

Are you joking? I don't know how it couldn't be challenging unless you're pulling some hard cheese haha. In past Maddens I always played on All-Madden and won every game, but this All-Madden difficulty is ridiculous.

[marcoyk]

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Somebody is just going to tell us to play on a lower level, adjust the speed, adjust your sliders..in this thread; all of which I've done. Still haven't found a" perfect" match between all these factors to make it play like a sunday or even Madden 08...
I am looking forward to hearing what they can/will fix w/ patches. Sure its a fun game for what it is; a game. But some of this stuff is really hard to get used to.
OP. I used to (beginning of Madden up to 09, which I sold after the 2nd patch) play all Maddens on the All-Madden level w/ minimal penalty adjutments and a couple of small slider adjustments. To make 09 playable (as playable as a $60 next gen-21 year old game,a well advertised/covered and blogged about game)and somewhat closer to what I want I've spent 5-15 min games (played about 20 before I decided to give this a try) starting on All-Madden adjusting my sliders. Some stuff has been improved by this process including the pass rush and powering down robo qb's. I just wish it was as good out of the box and pre-patched ala 2007 (madden 08) or even as good as advertised. I mean...franchise is a mess, the quick hike cpu fg's/extra points, stats are all over the place completly killing realism...yep, sorry for the rant. I'm just a jerk. For the record...I'm sure I will buy this game next year because I like spending $.
I would also chip in on some patches if EA needs $ so bad, that has to be why they have the DLC stuff right? So they can afford to fix a little more of my already purchased game?

I totally agree with you, the only challenging game I've played was on All-Madden. And that was extremely unrealistic. CPU 9/10 passing, user 1 yards per carry with the Redskins, etc. I tried my own sliders which are too easy but get good stats, and I've tried a few sliders on here, but I'm still searching.

[countryboy]

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I play on All-Madden default and have no issues here. I'm the Raiders, so I expect to be on the wrong end of the stick more times than not in the first season, but I'm able to move the ball, usually make the cpu put together long substained drives to score, and basically play a "realistic" game/style of football.

I lose because my talent doesn't stack up to that of whom I'm playing. I did beat the Seahawks in my final pre-season game.

[Deegeezy]

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I feel like I am cheating the CPU unless I am playing it at it's highest level. I've been getting blown out in my Bengals franchise, in the preseason I went 0-4 and I just lost my regular season opener to the Broncos 45-0. I'm still plugging along because I know eventually I figure it out as I always have in the past.

Something I really like about All-Madden is that it forces you to play real football, it forces you to really attempt to field the best team you possibly could, and it forces you to use all of the on-field, game-planning features Madden has to offer, especially on defense.

I know when I finally do figure out All-Madden, it will be pretty gratifying.

[Football4Natic]

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I laugh at those that claim all madden is unrealistic because your skill level is on pro or all pro level.

All Madden with some slider adjustments is by far the most realistic and best challenge.

If you can throw for 400 yards on all madden then you are using money plays and your play style belongs on line in quick match

if you can't run on all madden then you need to stop using sprint and use the blockers and you will improve

the sliders make all madden fantastic

[jeremym480]

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I've made a desicion that I'm going to roll with All-Madden for awhile. I've tried all sorts of slider's but, I can't really find that perfect set (yet). Although, I have been getting some good games but, I just don't lose as much as I think I should.

In my Bills Franchise I finished the 1st season 12-4 but, two of those sim losses late in the season. I sometimes sim games against losing teams late in the season especially once I've clinched a playoff spot.

During the off season I didn't really make a splash in the FA market. I mainly picked up role players and backups. Roman Harper, Larry Foote and John Stinchcomb are the only players I signed.

I didn't do that well in the draft either. I targeted DT Terrance Cody with the 29th pick. I figured Cody and Stroud in the middle would solidify our defensive line. Especially, with Schobel and Maybin on the outside. There was still 3 DT's ahead of Cody so, I decided to trade down to the 5th pick in the 2nd round and picked up the 5th pick in the 3rd round, as well.

To make a long story short Cody was lower than expected (69 overall). And my draft ended up being a bust. I had the worst draft of all the teams and got a grade of F.

Anyways, now I'm 6 games into the 2nd season and I'm 6-0. Hopefully, moving to All Madden will help. Although some of my slider's are more difficult than that. We'll see though.