Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

[Swagnificent]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

With 360 users, there's a bug with the patch and AFL DLC stuff. If you haven't downloaded the AFL DLC then you won't have Favre's and Vick's career stats in the game, as well as the 49ers helmet fix. It's annoying and it seems like you have to pay for the patch. But it's a bug/glitch, and the only way to have their stats and the 49ers helmet fix is to download the AFL DLC. Once you download the AFL stuff, then you'll see the Vick/Favre stats and the 49ers helmet will be fixed. Again, it's a wierd bug/glitch and it's only an issue with 360 users.

An easy to way see if you have the patch, is to go to the main menu and see if there's an option that says "AFL Legacy Mode." If you have that option in the main menu, then you have the patch. If not, then try clearing your cache and rebooting Madden to see if the game prompts you to download the patch.

Hope that helps.

thanks dude

I just checked and I do have the AFL legacy mode as an option

[Young J 334]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

Pursuit angles STILL blow...Everything else seems to be tuned pretty nicely

EDIT: I'm playin this guy online. He has the Vikes and AP is able to run in a U. YES! A whole darn U. He is exploiting the hell out of it too. Gettin ready to ban playin the Vikes too. Already stopped playin the Titans for this reason.
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[Soodmeg]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

Ugh, I hate the 7 min qrt and it has officially made me stop playing online. When I play madden online I want a quick game against another multiple people, not a 45 min *** **** marathon with some random guy I dont care about.

Thats what Online Franchises and friends are for. I wanted to play a couple matches inbetween football games today it took like a hour to get through one game.

[Segagendude]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

The patch did more harm than good IMO.

Deleted it after two days.

What do I mean?? Pretty much what everyone else have been seeing. Some are minor annoyances, others are gamekillers.

I sat and thought about it-----did I actually have any gripes about the game pre-patch? Nope. I was one of the few that enjoyed it out of the box. So the patch went bye-bye.

My impressions......

[DOPESQUAD V3NOM]

is there going to be a patch or the patch??????

lmao dat bad to hear...u guys at EA are lazy...u guys had to kno about the glitches in the patch and wat do u guys do..still release it...

[stealthieOne]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

my gripe is why is that a de or dt can intercept the ball..and maybe have a 65-70 spd..and nobody can catch to him for 90 yds? why is when someone intercepts the ball, nobody can catch them? why when i hit circle its putting me to the closes person to the player and not the person who may be in a better position?

Why is darren mcfadden slower than felix jones? when felix was his back up and felix combine results were slower than mcfadden?

Why are interceptions so perfect? in the nfl how many times do defenders stand in the perfect spot to jump and make a play on the ball? why can ware a de, go in pass coverage and intercept the ball like he's a corner? he just struggle with making the pic...not make it perfectly? how can someone be in a 4-3, 46, 34...i call a 4-5wr set and then everybody is covered? how is ware able to keep up with a speedy wr?

[spixxx8]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

I still can't stand the open drop passes and the way off passes... can't stand this game sorry that's just me.

[dbeth]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

I still can't stand the open drop passes and the way off passes... can't stand this game sorry that's just me.

Neither can the coaches in the real-life NFL. Sorry, but I'd rather have some realism to the game so that I can get incomplete passes in ways other than the passes being tipped. Not every pass in the NFL gets caught and not every pass in the NFL is on the money.

[spixxx8]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

Neither can the coaches in the real-life NFL. Sorry, but I'd rather have some realism to the game so that I can get incomplete passes in ways other than the passes being tipped. Not every pass in the NFL gets caught and not every pass in the NFL is on the money.

I can understand drop passes but drop passes all the time.. its annoying. ok I know not every qb is dead on with there passes in real life but its atleast somewhere in the area of the WR. I throw passes in the middle of the field where my wr is on the far left... Come on man! If i was playing with J Russell then i can understand but not with peyton or brady...

[mr_president]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

I can understand drop passes but drop passes all the time.. its annoying. ok I know not every qb is dead on with there passes in real life but its atleast somewhere in the area of the WR. I throw passes in the middle of the field where my wr is on the far left... Come on man! If i was playing with J Russell then i can understand but not with peyton or brady...

peyton and brady throw lots of passes of the mark, but they are masked by the excellent receivers that surround them.
another thing this game lacks is the ability for the receiver to make adjustments and to go get the ball thus bailing the QB out of a bad toss or a toss that is of the mark.

[NYBorn81]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

I can understand drop passes but drop passes all the time.. its annoying. ok I know not every qb is dead on with there passes in real life but its atleast somewhere in the area of the WR. I throw passes in the middle of the field where my wr is on the far left... Come on man! If i was playing with J Russell then i can understand but not with peyton or brady...

I've never seen a pass thrown way off like that, maybe its just you.

[jira2004]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

I still can't stand the open drop passes and the way off passes... can't stand this game sorry that's just me.

Dude I would bet it's you...I just had the most amazing game I played with the 49ers angainst the vikings in my Franchise..

Long story short I loss 24-27 just like the real game yesterday lost in overtime on a fg by the vikings...

game stats....AP 188 yds rush
Gore 125 yds rush


Favre 96 yds
Hill 120yds
This patch rocks.....peace

[SoxFan01605]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

I can understand drop passes but drop passes all the time.. its annoying. ok I know not every qb is dead on with there passes in real life but its atleast somewhere in the area of the WR. I throw passes in the middle of the field where my wr is on the far left... Come on man! If i was playing with J Russell then i can understand but not with peyton or brady...

If you're seeing such off-the-mark passes, I wonder if you are perhaps holding the L stick more than you realize. A few things:

1. If you try to lead your receivers by holding the L stick prior to hitting the throw button, you will often trigger a "throw on the run" type animation or throw (and quite likely cause more governance form the corresponding rating...something likely to impact all QBs, but more negatively effect the likes of more pocket oriented passers like a Peyton Manning).

Watch closely to see if you are doing this. I caught myself doing it while shuffling around in the pocket and leaning on the L stick while I was passing.

2. If you are leading the pass after the throw, then you may just be applying too much pressure. It's especially easy to do on the 360 (for me at least) as their seems to be a dead spot before it's effect is felt on the stick. This causes an instinct to mash the button to whatever position you're trying to lead, and ends up putting too much influence on the throw...often times causing complete misses of your target.

3. If this is something you've mainly noticed post-patch, then it could simply be the change to slider effectiveness showing through on whatever sliders you use. It may be time to revisit them, if you haven't already. That's assuming you mess with them at all. If you don't, it may be time to play around with the Human accuracy slider.

I haven't run onto your issues, so hopefully some of this helps out. I personally think they've got the accuracy balanced better than ever (for the Madden series, anyway). Might not be for everyone though. Try some of that out if you haven't already, and see how it goes.

EDIT: As for dropped passes, I agree it's a bit more difficult to get a proper balance. I don't think it's that bad, but it's something that could probably still use some future tweaking.

[spixxx8]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

If you're seeing such off-the-mark passes, I wonder if you are perhaps holding the L stick more than you realize. A few things:

1. If you try to lead your receivers by holding the L stick prior to hitting the throw button, you will often trigger a "throw on the run" type animation or throw (and quite likely cause more governance form the corresponding rating...something likely to impact all QBs, but more negatively effect the likes of more pocket oriented passers like a Peyton Manning).

Watch closely to see if you are doing this. I caught myself doing it while shuffling around in the pocket and leaning on the L stick while I was passing.

2. If you are leading the pass after the throw, then you may just be applying too much pressure. It's especially easy to do on the 360 (for me at least) as their seems to be a dead spot before it's effect is felt on the stick. This causes an instinct to mash the button to whatever position you're trying to lead, and ends up putting too much influence on the throw...often times causing complete misses of your target.

3. If this is something you've mainly noticed post-patch, then it could simply be the change to slider effectiveness showing through on whatever sliders you use. It may be time to revisit them, if you haven't already. That's assuming you mess with them at all. If you don't, it may be time to play around with the Human accuracy slider.

I haven't run onto your issues, so hopefully some of this helps out. I personally think they've got the accuracy balanced better than ever (for the Madden series, anyway). Might not be for everyone though. Try some of that out if you haven't already, and see how it goes.

EDIT: As for dropped passes, I agree it's a bit more difficult to get a proper balance. I don't think it's that bad, but it's something that could probably still use some future tweaking.

Thanks I'll look into that.

[Steeler99]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

What's up with the new "frame-rate" problem caused by the patch? Seems like any time I get a RB into a full sprint, he has this jerky, hesitation running movement .... anyone else seeing this?