Hi! Making my first topic here. Before we get started, I want to assure that I don't think I'm the best Madden player in the world by any means. This is the first year since 2014 where I got the most recent Madden game at or before launch so I'm getting back into the swing of things.
I went ahead and made a Chargers Fantasy Draft Franchise, and I usually focus on OLine and defensive skill players since positions like RB and WR can still be workable without superstars for the most part. One thing that irks me is that it seems like certain events are hard-coded to happen once the week has started. I played against Denver in Week 7, played it twice due to a desire to experiment. Both times my QB Cody Kessler(originally had AJ McCarron but found his ratings to be too hard to work with) was picked off 4-5 times. I usually throw a pick or two a game so I'm not frustrated that the defense punished me, but I noticed that it seems to to make QBs make horrible throws for no reason, even on passes that normally work without too much of a hassle. On the second attempt I threw a pick that was definitely on me, threw a bullet to a elongated slant route with a LB jumping the route so no biggie. On Defense, picked off Derek Carr to get the ball back in their red zone, needing a TD to get the lead (think it was 27-23). My first offensive snap after the turnover, threw to a wide open receiver but Kessler made a WILD pass and it was picked off. Yeah frustrating in any situation but ratings aside, I truly feel that the pass should have at least gotten close to the intended receiver. Kessler wasn't pressured at all and his feet were set, already making passes like that (I believe it was a slot slant) quite a few times in the game. I also noticed that the CPU seemingly has the power to block kicks and punts whenever they need to, had like 4 or 5 times where a PAT or punt was blocked by Week 5, all coming at critical moments or at least where it benefited the CPU greatly.
I'm all for a good challenge, but I think the programming is set a little biased towards the CPU getting plays they need where they otherwise would lose out pretty big. All in all I could just be a paranoid conspiracy theorist thinking EA Sports is just wanting to make CFM hard on me personally, but if anyone has anything to add whether it's confirming that my thoughts have standing or just telling me that I need to play better (I use default sliders), it's all welcome!
I went ahead and made a Chargers Fantasy Draft Franchise, and I usually focus on OLine and defensive skill players since positions like RB and WR can still be workable without superstars for the most part. One thing that irks me is that it seems like certain events are hard-coded to happen once the week has started. I played against Denver in Week 7, played it twice due to a desire to experiment. Both times my QB Cody Kessler(originally had AJ McCarron but found his ratings to be too hard to work with) was picked off 4-5 times. I usually throw a pick or two a game so I'm not frustrated that the defense punished me, but I noticed that it seems to to make QBs make horrible throws for no reason, even on passes that normally work without too much of a hassle. On the second attempt I threw a pick that was definitely on me, threw a bullet to a elongated slant route with a LB jumping the route so no biggie. On Defense, picked off Derek Carr to get the ball back in their red zone, needing a TD to get the lead (think it was 27-23). My first offensive snap after the turnover, threw to a wide open receiver but Kessler made a WILD pass and it was picked off. Yeah frustrating in any situation but ratings aside, I truly feel that the pass should have at least gotten close to the intended receiver. Kessler wasn't pressured at all and his feet were set, already making passes like that (I believe it was a slot slant) quite a few times in the game. I also noticed that the CPU seemingly has the power to block kicks and punts whenever they need to, had like 4 or 5 times where a PAT or punt was blocked by Week 5, all coming at critical moments or at least where it benefited the CPU greatly.
I'm all for a good challenge, but I think the programming is set a little biased towards the CPU getting plays they need where they otherwise would lose out pretty big. All in all I could just be a paranoid conspiracy theorist thinking EA Sports is just wanting to make CFM hard on me personally, but if anyone has anything to add whether it's confirming that my thoughts have standing or just telling me that I need to play better (I use default sliders), it's all welcome!
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