I really love most aspects of the game, everything but the on-field play. I tried getting into it, but the on the field play always ended up putting me off. So, when a new game would come out, I would end up putting this away and focusing on one that didn't frustrate the hell out of me.
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</ONow, since there aren't any other games I'm into at the moment, I popped this back in. I thought, hopefully, most of the things would frustrate would lessen if I was able to put up with it until my players were better, had the playbook mastered, better staff and my skills were higher. So, I set out determined to give it another honest attempt.
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I started by picking the steelers playbook on offense, since I wanted to be able to run the ball and I figured the books good amount of big and 2 TE sets would give me a numbers advantage at the LOS. I also figured I can add more pass plays by stealing easier than runs. I went with the Jags book on defense, figuring it had a good mix of man, zone and blitz plays. The 4-2-5 was a close second, because it was smaller and would be easier to have players learn, but I ended up picking the Jags.
Since the thing that aggravates me most, both in this game and in all things football, if poor offense line play, I started off by focusing on that, performance, and running. I've now got all the offense line special skills, all but the last Running Game special skills, and a level 4 performance. My OC and QB coach are very skilled in performance and passing special skills. My Running back coach is a currently 95 rated Rathman. My defensive coaches are probably even more talented.
<O</OSo, mostly simming I was able to get into year 3 without getting canned. I've got a strong club on both sides of the ball, the plays mastered, and a very good coaching staff. But on the field, the game is still frustrating the hell out of me. Terrible QB decisions from a 95 rated pure passer, Bad running game, and most irritating bad line play. I've got 90+ linemen across the board, with Clady and J. Jackson at tackle, and they consistently get embarrassed by bad defensive linemen. I swear, if I see <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
</st1:City><ST1Jackson</ST1 or Clady get ragdoll'd by a low 70s DE against, I might start pulling out my hair.
<O</OThen on the other side, my defense can't stop anything. The opposing QB, no matter what they are rated, look like a Dan Marino, Manning or Elway. The CPU WR catch everything near them, mine have balls bounce off their faces. My DL can't get any pressure, Seeing a 95 rated X. Cox get stone walled by scrub Offensive tackles makes seeing the crappy CPU DL waltzing into my backfield even more sickening. And it doesn't seem to matter what I throw out there against the pass... Man, press, release, zones, cover 2, cover 3, zone blitz, mix coverage, etc... It all gets carved like a fat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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So, now that I've vented (and thanks for hearing me out, if you made it this far), is their anything that can make the game better during game play? I remember it was being said that sliders didn't do anything much, and from what I tried back in the day, it seemed to back up that idea. But has there been any patch or anything that could fix the sliders? If so, any that might help? Would raising the user and lowering the cpu a smidge help at all? I thought I'd ask before I go messing around with them. Any other ideas are welcome. I'd really like to get into this game again, but the on field game play is still a roadblock for me. Otherwise, isn't it really just a fancy console text based sim? I mean, when I sim the games, other than the fact that McFadden and LeRon James usually end up with 20+ carries each per game and the QB has about 10 pass attempts, my players do very well. But I'd really like to be able to actually play a game without fighting the urge to hurl the controller in disgust...
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</ONow, since there aren't any other games I'm into at the moment, I popped this back in. I thought, hopefully, most of the things would frustrate would lessen if I was able to put up with it until my players were better, had the playbook mastered, better staff and my skills were higher. So, I set out determined to give it another honest attempt.<O
</O<OI started by picking the steelers playbook on offense, since I wanted to be able to run the ball and I figured the books good amount of big and 2 TE sets would give me a numbers advantage at the LOS. I also figured I can add more pass plays by stealing easier than runs. I went with the Jags book on defense, figuring it had a good mix of man, zone and blitz plays. The 4-2-5 was a close second, because it was smaller and would be easier to have players learn, but I ended up picking the Jags.
Since the thing that aggravates me most, both in this game and in all things football, if poor offense line play, I started off by focusing on that, performance, and running. I've now got all the offense line special skills, all but the last Running Game special skills, and a level 4 performance. My OC and QB coach are very skilled in performance and passing special skills. My Running back coach is a currently 95 rated Rathman. My defensive coaches are probably even more talented.
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</OSo, mostly simming I was able to get into year 3 without getting canned. I've got a strong club on both sides of the ball, the plays mastered, and a very good coaching staff. But on the field, the game is still frustrating the hell out of me. Terrible QB decisions from a 95 rated pure passer, Bad running game, and most irritating bad line play. I've got 90+ linemen across the board, with Clady and J. Jackson at tackle, and they consistently get embarrassed by bad defensive linemen. I swear, if I see <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comJackson</ST1 or Clady get ragdoll'd by a low 70s DE against, I might start pulling out my hair.<O
</OThen on the other side, my defense can't stop anything. The opposing QB, no matter what they are rated, look like a Dan Marino, Manning or Elway. The CPU WR catch everything near them, mine have balls bounce off their faces. My DL can't get any pressure, Seeing a 95 rated X. Cox get stone walled by scrub Offensive tackles makes seeing the crappy CPU DL waltzing into my backfield even more sickening. And it doesn't seem to matter what I throw out there against the pass... Man, press, release, zones, cover 2, cover 3, zone blitz, mix coverage, etc... It all gets carved like a fat turkey on Thanksgiving.<O
</O<OSo, now that I've vented (and thanks for hearing me out, if you made it this far), is their anything that can make the game better during game play? I remember it was being said that sliders didn't do anything much, and from what I tried back in the day, it seemed to back up that idea. But has there been any patch or anything that could fix the sliders? If so, any that might help? Would raising the user and lowering the cpu a smidge help at all? I thought I'd ask before I go messing around with them. Any other ideas are welcome. I'd really like to get into this game again, but the on field game play is still a roadblock for me. Otherwise, isn't it really just a fancy console text based sim? I mean, when I sim the games, other than the fact that McFadden and LeRon James usually end up with 20+ carries each per game and the QB has about 10 pass attempts, my players do very well. But I'd really like to be able to actually play a game without fighting the urge to hurl the controller in disgust...
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</OThanks!
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