Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

[kzdwfy]

I'm feeling like that 11 seconds given is not enough time to go through my pay call screen and make a call. I'm rushing to make that call that I want. Any recommendations on how to help me?

[sbattisti]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

You're definitely not the only one. There's not much you can do about it, other than speed up your playcalling.

When idea would be to spend some time in practice, really familiarizing yourself with your defensive playbook. That's what I'm trying to do. Otherwise, I am going to keep calling the same three or four plays!

[Captain Obvious]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

it tells you how many recievers they have, u can match it with a formation with the same amount of dbs, that takes like 1-2 seconds, then 9 seconds to pick a play, thats plenty of time. hasnt it always been like that in madden?

[Skyboxer]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

I haven't had many issues but think it should be 3-5 seconds longer.

[kzdwfy]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

it tells you how many recievers they have, u can match it with a formation with the same amount of dbs, that takes like 1-2 seconds, then 9 seconds to pick a play, thats plenty of time. hasnt it always been like that in madden?

You might be right but I do remember in an earlier edition of madden the time moved pretty quickly.

@skyboxer I agree 3-5 seconds and I'm good

[ForUntoOblivionSoar∞]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

it tells you how many recievers they have, u can match it with a formation with the same amount of dbs, that takes like 1-2 seconds, then 9 seconds to pick a play, thats plenty of time. hasnt it always been like that in madden?

CPU is picking plays faster now, which usually only leaves you only a little more than those 10 seconds to choose. Used to be it would take a little longer.

[Shon 23]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

I too wish there were a couple to a few more seconds to pick a play while on defense, but after a while of learning the playbook, you start to get quicker picking your go-to plays in certain downs and situations. I agree, though. Just a little bit more time would be nice, regardless.

[The JareBear]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

It's definitely an issue IMO. Some of us may have gotten used to it and adjusted but that doesn't make it ok.

I can find a play in ten seconds but its frustrating trying to do formation subs and find a play in ten seconds

[Kodii Rockets]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

There is one thing that I've found, if you go to SuperSim and click on that. When you back out you'll have a fresh 12 seconds.

[Sheba2011]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

I too wish there were a couple to a few more seconds to pick a play while on defense, but after a while of learning the playbook, you start to get quicker picking your go-to plays in certain downs and situations. I agree, though. Just a little bit more time would be nice, regardless.

Should be about 3 seconds longer but like you said once you start learning your go to plays it's much easier. Helps to know tendencies of what your opponent runs (or should run) in certain situations as well.

[Cavicchi]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

The way they had play calling setup last year was fine for me. Trying to sort through defensive and offensive plays is time consuming and causes frustration.

I always call by formation and annoying to say the least trying to find what I want, especially offensive. I edited my playbook and have lots of shotgun formations, and trying to find what I want is no picnic. The order in which they appear is driving me bananas. Just give me the play calling system from last year and I'm happy.

[doctahg]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

I find the new interface a lot slower, just scrolling to a different formation takes a lot longer, which is killing it for me.

[bkrich83]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

I don't know if it's just me getting older, or the new interface, but I am having a hell of a time getting my defensive calls in on time.

[Tyrant8RDFL]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

I don't know if it's just me getting older, or the new interface, but I am having a hell of a time getting my defensive calls in on time.

Im right there with you. The interface to me isnt as friendly as the previous interface we traditionally had in madden, and is why it feels like we dont have enough time.

In the past madden i can call my play in no time, but this interface to me is a step backwards.

I wish they gave us a option to having more windows appear in the play calling screen, or choose the past interface.

[Hooe]

Re: Anyone having a problem with not having enough time to call a defensive play

I've actually personally switched to GameFlow play calling with a custom game plan on account of the "defense pick a play" timer being too fast for me to work with in the new interface.

Granted, since custom game plans actually work in connected franchise this year (they may have worked in M25 but I never tried, but they did not work in M13), this isn't really a problem for me, but I can understand that this solution may not be for everyone, particularly someone who wants to manage formation substitutions on their own.