Madden NFL 10 Patch #2 Available, Impressions Here (360)

[Guffers]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #2 Available, Impressions Here (360)

I've played about 8 games post patch and have seen 4 replays after TD's. I would much rather they played after every score, be it a 3 yard run or a 70 yard bomb. Maybe next year.

It is a solid game now though, I can see Madden 11 and 12 being incredible.

[captaink]

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I don't know if it's me but I'm getting more chain gang cut scenes and it seems to be at times where they shouldn't be, like on plays where I'm clearly 2-3 yards past the 1st down line and they bring the chain gang out and measure and according to the chain gang I just made it by an inch. When I saw this the 1st time I'm like OK bad ball spot but it happened 2 more times in the same game.

[GoBlue!]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #2 Available, Impressions Here (360)

Game speed matchs the setting better IMO, but the RB's are supermen now. Stewart and Williams (CAR) combine for 400 yds with 5 TDs for me against GB. Prior to the patch I never had that kind of insane numbers. Looks like I need to work on some slidders.

[Skyboxer]

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I can't get a game in now. 5 lockups when I tried playing today. Screen just locks up and have to reset the 360. NEVER had this problem before and I've played a few games post patch. Have no idea why it's locking up today.

Uninstalled-Installed...seems ok now..no lockups

[moylan1234]

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Watch below. I'm playing the Saints and Bush gets a handoff at my two yard line. Watch as I try to stop him but can't, and Bush scores a touchdown. WAIT.... No, EA and Madden say HE DID NOT SCORE! I kid you not. The following play was NOT ruled a touchdown and the Saints were given the ball at the one yard line. On third down I sacked Brees, and the Saints kicked a field goal. Thanks to this play I would up winning the game.

You be the judge. Is THIS a touchdown? Madden 10 post-patch 2 says NO.

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his knee was down but the ball clearly crosses the endzone line. why can't EA just admit they're clueless about football and move on?

[DrUrsus]

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I had a game last night where I was down 30-29 after scoring a TD and I could have kicked an extra point to tie the game with 2:10 left in the game. Instead since it isn't real life, and its Madden, I was confident in a play I could use to score a 2 point conversion.
I clearly got the 2 point conversion, but they stated my WR was out of bounds (not even close during the play and watching replay). I was not even able to challenge this, so I ended up losing. It really ticked me off since it was a real game in my Franchise, so I couldn't save it and will now have to replay the game.
I guess maybe that is what I get for not playing realistically.
Anyone see this before the patch? (It probably was there, but I never saw it before).

[Skyboxer]

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I had a play today where the RB was tackled 3 FULL YARDS past the first down marker.....The freaking chain gang comes in to measure lol! Well they measure and say I was short.... I was pretty ticked BUT after that cut scene it said first and 10...
So I calmed down.
Obviously a problem in the chain gang programming. I also have not seen a decline in the chain gang uses and in fact believe I've seen more since the patch.

[tj1182]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #2 Available, Impressions Here (360)

his knee was down but the ball clearly crosses the endzone line. why can't EA just admit they're clueless about football and move on?

It's a blown call by the ref. What? You never seen one of those before?

[tj1182]

Re: Madden NFL 10 Patch #2 Available, Impressions Here (360)

I had a play today where the RB was tackled 3 FULL YARDS past the first down marker.....The freaking chain gang comes in to measure lol! Well they measure and say I was short.... I was pretty ticked BUT after that cut scene it said first and 10...
So I calmed down.
Obviously a problem in the chain gang programming. I also have not seen a decline in the chain gang uses and in fact believe I've seen more since the patch.

Yeah, they also do this with obvious Touchdowns too. I like the feature, but it needs a lot of fine tuning.

[moylan1234]

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It's a blown call by the ref. What? You never seen one of those before?

it's not a blown call it's a glitch. I guarantee that same play gets called the same way everytime because EA just can't figure out how to program the rules of football correctly. the computer calls the ball where the knee touches down everytime and a true blown call every now and then wouldn't be problem, but the fact is rule glitches like that happen all the time on both their football games.

[RealDetroit]

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Yeah post patch I've experienced this same problem, it seems to happen on any catch near the sideline or if a ball carrier runs out of bounds after a catch. Almost every game now the CPU will catch a pass in bounds and if his momentum carries him out of bounds, a cut scene appears and the refs rule it no catch out of bounds, although the runner clearly has 4 sometimes 5 feet in bounds. This never happened before patch 2. I also had a clear td catch in the endzone, it was reviewed and overturned, but rather than getting the ball back at the 10 yard line where the ball was before that play, they gave it to me on the one yard line, totally inexplicable.

[EmpireWF]

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Issue I've noticed is now the wild cat playbook is useless. Post patch, the jet sweep play, the RB running to take the hand off will run into the RB taking the snap and the whole play is snuffed out.


Dolphins playbook is now totally messed up.

[CreatineKasey]

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With the flats being more solidly covered, a lot of opponents are opening up their passing game. I just had a wonderful game against a very good Colts user and it was about as rewarding of a chess match as I've gotten in M10. Before the patch, whenever things got hairy people just went to the flats. Since that isn't an option anymore, the opponent used real football strategy to move the ball. It was really awesome.

I also love the fact that nothing really feels "off limits" in M10 now with the flats being fixed. Call whatever wherever and whenever because the game is now really balanced. Props to EA.

[2krules]

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I've been asking EA for the same dang thing in NCAA and Madden for 3 years now, and I'm finally going to give up; they will never do it.

All I want is realistic auto replay frequency. EA said replays would be better with patch 2, but I'm just not seeing it. Replays are still far too infrequent, and I am yet to see one after a TD. Seriously important plays that would get 2 or 3 instant replays on TV get none in Madden. For example: I converted a 10 yard 4th down conversion attempt. No replay. On the very next play, I threw an int in the end zone. No replay.

I just don't get it. Oh well, I'm going to give up all hope for this with EA.

[ghostlight85]

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Love the in game stuff so far, the blocking seems to be much better and more dynamic. For some reason it just feels better, more like real football. Good job tuning here.

Hate the new stats in franchise. Really. I could take the lack of rushing touchdowns and secondary backs sucking wind (which they still mostly do) more than the complete lunacy of having 10-15 guys over 1500 yards and 3 guys topping 2,000 most every year.

Please focus on this somewhat for next year, it really does hurt the immersion of franchise for it to be like an NFL blitz league with the stats. 8-9 ypc for elite backs? Chris Johnson is having a phenomenal season to be around 6 ypc. Like, as in it's almost never going to happen in the NFL kind of phenomenal.

Everyone has already said all of this, I know. But... seriously.