On offense, I do not believe in saying, "Do not run money plays or pitch plays, or screens." I believe in finding a slider set that makes it so you can run these plays, but at a limited success rate. I think the patch really helps with the flats, and also with QC accuracy. Run the kind of offense you want with these!
Defense:
Defensively, there's not much I can tell you. Be whoever you want. You don't have to control one player. I hate slider sets that say, "You have to be the middle linebacker for these sliders to work correctly." Be the player you want. They will still work.
Special Teams:
This is the one area that is not fixable. Let the computer return your punts and kickoffs. Kicking and punting wise, to make more of a challenge, I do not move the arrows. Instead I use the stick for movement.
On to the slider set. I have played 5 games with these. All the games have been Packers @ Vikings. I wanted to get a set that creates variety in games. So far, the games are 3-2, in favor of me (Vikings). The scores have been as follows: 21-17 Vikings, 24-13 Packers, 31-24 Vikings, 17-10 Packers, 20-18 Vikings. I am going to play one more game after I post these for stat purposes. Let's get to the settings and sliders now!
GAME OPTIONS:
Favorite Team- Personal
Play books- Personal
Play call style- Advanced
Quarter Length- 12 Minutes
Play Clock- On
Accelerated Clock- On
Accelerated Clock Runoff- 15 Seconds
Camera Settings- Standard
Injuries- 50
Fatigue- 70
Game Speed- Slow
Play Min Speed Threshold- 75
Auto Instant Replays- Off
Coach Mode- Off
EA Sports Backtrack- Disabled
Fight for the Fumble- Off
PENALTIES:
Offside- 100
False Start- 100
Holding- 50
Facemask- 60
Defensive Pass Interference- 100
Offensive Pass Interference- 100
KR/PR Interference- 100
Clipping- 60
Int. Grounding- 100
Roughing the Passer- 100
Roughing the Kicker- 100
PLAYER SKILL:
Preset Skill Level- Custom
Passing 14
QB Accuracy- 25
Pass Blocking- 25
WR Catching- 35
Rushing 15
Broken Tackles- 25
Run Blocking- 5
Fumbles- 35
Pass Defense 14
Reaction Time- 40
Interceptions- 5
Pass Rushing- 40
Rush Defense 20
Reaction Time- 0
Block Shedding- 0
Tackling- 0
CPU SKILL:
Passing
QB Accuracy- 50
Pass Blocking- 40
WR Catching- 35
Rushing
Broken Tackles- 55
Run Blocking- 50
Fumbles- 40
Pass Defense
Reaction Time- 50
Interceptions- 5
Pass Rushing- 50
Rush Defense
Reaction Time- 50
Block Shedding- 65
Tackling- 50
Special Teams
FG Power- 40
FG Accuracy- 25
Punt Power- 50
Punt Accuracy- 50
Kickoff Power- 40
AUTO SUBS:
Only change is RB, change it to 70/80
There they are. I will post stats after my game, remember, same game, Packers @ Vikings. I will post every stat from the game so you guys can see these. Give some feedback, I'm open to feedback, just make it positive to try make these the perfect set for Madden.
Patch 2 Thoughts
After playing this game all day so far, I have found that the new patch really does fix a lot of things. I noticed a crisper gameplay and better animations, but I also noticed more big plays. That's the reason for the threshold being so high. Also, there's actually CPU false starts and offsides now! That is huge because you don't have to rely on holding and clippings calls to get penalties. I also feel like the CPU passing game is a lot better. They fixed the sack issue a little bit, but the CPU's line is unreal at default settings. I remember during testing before these sliders they would sometimes get 5-7 seconds of time. I'd have to say good job to EA for this patch, but it seems like it's the first patch they've given because the first one was downright awful.
Now go and play some games with these and enjoy the new Madden!

 
		
	 
		
	 
		
	
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