Madden NFL 10 Blog - Improvements to WR/DB Interaction

[Golden28]

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On 2nd look, why does the WR running the out route on Madden 09 look alot better than the WR running the out route on Madden 10?

I had the same concern but on comparing the first video to the second, you can see that the WR in the second vid (The DB coverage one) is running a much sharper route than the first video.

I think this first video was with a lower rated route runner just to over emphasize the effects of deceleration and momentum.

In the first video the reciever takes 4 steps to decelerate before pushing off his left foot whilst in the second video the WR only needs a couple of steps before he pushes off and turns in.

As Ian said, I quote "We are also utilizing the route running rating much more now when selecting these animations. We totally re-tuned which cut moves play (and how 'open' the WR gets) based on an elite/agile/non-agile separation in regards to that rating"

I believe that in this first video the reciever was definately in the non-agile catagory.

[BSherrod]

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Wow, August just got farther away. Read the article, but I haven't seen the videos yet since the iPhone compatible YouTube video isn't up yet. Great work though guys.

[KingCashus]

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Wow, August just got farther away. Read the article, but I haven't seen the videos yet since the iPhone compatible YouTube video isn't up yet. Great work though guys.

War Eagle! Haha but yeah, I have to wait a couple hours til I can get to a computer as well. Sucks!

[salbowski]

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I can't figure out what could be bigger news than this in terms of gameplay and we're in march?!?!?!?!

i now fully expect a o/d line interaction post () within the next couple of weeks and then what???? does anyone know what else about gameplay could be bigger than those two.

donny or josh will post something on the new franchise format but i'd be expect that to come out much closer to release so it can be a major advertising point...can't upset the marketing department now can we!!!!

i really don't know what else they can tell us after the o/d line post???? o/d line interation will fix the running game so that ties in.

ANY IDEAS??

anyway onto the post itself......

In the first video... can you give us a idea of what the recievers' acceleration and route running ratings were? or would it be possible to post a video of a player with faster and slower acc and route running just so we can see how much the recievers are affected by their ratings.

i love the slower acceleration but i would like an idea of what the players acc rating was?
I like the the reciever's route turn but im worried that he decelerated a tad too much... i don't think he needs to come to a stop before turning- but as stated above this may be to do with the receivers route running rating?! any chance we could get a video of players with higher and lower route running ratings to compare??

i don't have much to say on the db/wr interaction video... was too short for me too make a fair analysis but i like that you're making changes.

the wr/db jostling looks a little (alot) prettier than in 09 when the db accidently runs infront of the wr on streaks and the wr gets stuck/locked behind him unable to get past! which ratings will determine how succesful gettting away from (for the wr) or containing (for the db) the jostling will be?

love that players with average route running will now slip in the rain!!!!! hopefully this can be incorporated into the running game
some how too aswell as on the defensive side... could db's slip in the rain and leave a wr completely open?? any ideas what rating would need to be low for this too happen from the community??

ecstatic that the suction press ani has been taken out... looked ugly.

all in all i'm rather worried that mere words on a computer screen are starting to desolve my apathy towards madden 10 and disgust for EA... in all honesty im rather enthused by the prospect of future blogs and the game itself!!!! never thought i'd say that 6 months ago when my 09 was defying global warming and freezing every 10 minutes!!!

good job guys.

[Golden28]

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War Eagle! Haha but yeah, I have to wait a couple hours til I can get to a computer as well. Sucks!

It's worth the wait. Best blog yet with 3 quality videos showing BIG improvements.

[BSherrod]

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Just watched the videos, great work team.

My only question is what were the ratings off the guy on the route running video? His cut was nice, but it was a bit slow.

I am know fully convinced on this team, as well as both '10 football products. I'm just glad this carryovers to NCAA. Now if you can get OMT to start posting big stuff like this...

[Steven123]

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Ian, you and your guys are really stepping your game up. I can't give you guys too much credit since 2k already had most of the things you've shown so far. But for Madden standards, SUPERB!

[SHO]

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Impressive, but that looks nothing like DRC in the matchup picture. Looks like Antonio Smith.

[Golden28]

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Impressive, but that looks nothing like DRC in the matchup picture. Looks like Antonio Smith.

That's because the Automatic matchup defender was assigned. Cromartie was yet to be picked with the A buton.

Bit of a worry that the automatic matchup let Hines Ward be covered by a DE though?! But as Ian said, we need to objectively look past that in this early screenie :wink:

Mr DRC for the record

[NumberOneRB]

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If they show a fleshed out OL/DL interaction blog with much improved physics I'm sold...

[tmccormi]

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What determines how quickly the guy makes his break in those out patterns? Is it going to be acceleration or route running?

I hate seeing guys like Amani Toomer who run some of the best routes in the NFL not being able to get open because they don't have the acc or agility, but guys 7th RD Draft picks with high acc were pro bowlers because they could cut.

The blog didn't really clarify that for me, so I was hoping someone here could... Basically, is speed still going to be king in determining these breaks or do the breaks not take that into account?

[WFColonel56]

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how will the man lock feature go along with all of the CB packages?....just curious. will it act like mixing subs and packages in 09

[AC IS ART]

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Nice info.

[LBzrule]

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http://insideblog.easports.com/archi...teraction.aspx

Enjoy.

Ian could you make sure of something for the DB to WR assignment feature. Could you make sure if I assign a Safety to the TE, that the OLB or MLB will not swap out with the Safety. On the old games this happened and it created a problem with the fronts I wanted to use.

[Hotlanta]

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Great blog. I'm starting to wonder how much more we could be told before release day cause the so-called little news isn't so little lol.
(Less then 30 Mondays away till the game releases )

Question about the jostling. Any chance we might see this for punt returns too?

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If I ever saw this in Madden where the match-up called for it...