Madden NFL 10 Patch #2 Available, Impressions Here (PS3)

[MU ATO]

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[Swingking77]

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This could go in the bugs glitch, but I haven't had this happen to me until the new patch was released. When I throw a long ball down field, even if the receiver dosen't make the catch, they show the animation cut scene where the refs try and determin if it was a good catch or not... I've also had the animation say "no good", yet the spot is at the place of the catch and I've also had the complete opposite happen where they say it was a catch and it wasn't... Again, sorry if this is a known glitch, but again, didn't have this until this patch hit...

[GeauxTigers11]

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My frustration has reached an all time high. I bought the ps3 last year figuring that i would enjoy Madden way more on next gen. I always loved the gameplay on the ps2 version. Now i'm actually missing playing madden on the ps2.

I waited for weeks for patch 2 to come out to fix the cpu qb sack/lame duck issue, as that was my biggest grip about the game. Since patch 2, i have been very disapointed. I just dont see an improvement in that area.

Some people say they do, and if you do, you have no idea how envious of you i am that you are now able to enjoy your game. I wish i could. I've tried so hard to like Madden 10. But i just cant get into it when i see lame duck after lame duck and not being able to get any sacks with my cpu controlled players.

If this one issue was fixed, i could deal with the other issues this game has for now. But this issue is literally killing any shot i have at enjoying madden for the first time since i started playing back in the Sega Genesis days.

[KBLover]

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Some people say they do, and if you do, you have no idea how envious of you i am that you are now able to enjoy your game. I wish i could. I've tried so hard to like Madden 10. But i just cant get into it when i see lame duck after lame duck and not being able to get any sacks with my cpu controlled players.

Just curious, but what's the AWR ratings of the QBs in question? I ask because when I play with Josh Johnson, I get WAY more lame duck pop ups than if I play with Flacco. The AI in that game (McNabb) didn't have any popup throws (all of his went down into the ground).

I have a feeling it's an AWR thing.

[Hova57]

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Just curious, but what's the AWR ratings of the QBs in question? I ask because when I play with Josh Johnson, I get WAY more lame duck pop ups than if I play with Flacco. The AI in that game (McNabb) didn't have any popup throws (all of his went down into the ground).

I have a feeling it's an AWR thing.

the strength of the qb may take some stock in this i play with eagles and i noticed even if he is hit his ball go toward ground if so that's cool so the same thing should be seen with farve too.

[KBLover]

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the strength of the qb may take some stock in this i play with eagles and i noticed even if he is hit his ball go toward ground if so that's cool so the same thing should be seen with farve too.

That would be cool - would give STR a good use for QBs.

[oneamongthefence]

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After the patch i noticed that when i would run the ball for a td and if i met a guy at the td line and a tackle animation would play and many times i would still be fighting therough the tackle and before a tackle cutscene would happen the when the cutscene of the refs decidingf if it was td plays before im tackled. its like the cutscene comes on too early. it doesnt let the tackle animation play out. It's annoying when im fighting for that yard and before i even get tackled the refs decide i didnt get the td. This is in the middle of the field btw.

[ABR173rd]

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I will say this years Madden has made some dramatic improvements,it obviously still needs some work.That being said since patch 2 Ive noticed Defense seems different, I notice my MLB getting more tackles than before which is good,as well as my defensive linemen getting more sacks without me controlling them which was another major complaint I had and it seems fixed!

Things seem a bit more balanced I am playing offline dynasty and I play almost all of my games so some of these weird stat glitches I havent noticed yet.As far as in game gameplay goes there are some improvements however the O-line still acts like a bunch of jerrys kids on some plays which is annoying and Im guessing at this point it is unfixable because it would have been fixed by now if it wasnt.

[jrodpsu]

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Maybe I didn't look hard enough, but I didn't see anyone comment on the 30 yard punts the CPU kicks everytime after the patch has been out. It wasn't like that before...anyone else notice this? I know it can be adjusted, but not in online franchise mode..

[matt8204]

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Finally had an opportunity to sit down and play a game with Patch 2- dare I say that I actually had a lot of fun. I was the Cardinals and played the Redskins. I won 38-21. Stats were pretty realistic. It was only on all-pro and found it a bit easy (don't think I was forced to punt once) on offense but it was still a good time. I got some decent pressure on the quarterback (had 2 or 3 sacks) and forced some turnovers. I sensed a bit of comeback AI at the end of the game but it may have just been me slacking off because I had a big lead, lol. Overall, I'm happy with this patch. Can't wait to start a franchise.

[rspencer86]

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Man, if they just could have got the sim stats right...

[matt8204]

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Man, if they just could have got the sim stats right...

Yeah...but sim stats are way off in a lot of sports games. I remember NHL 2004 having the leading points leader with something like 315 in one season. To give you a perspective on how ridiculous that is if you're not a hockey fan; Wayne Gretzky, the greatest point-scorer in NHL history, never had more than 215 in one year.

[rspencer86]

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Yeah...but sim stats are way off in a lot of sports games. I remember NHL 2004 having the leading points leader with something like 315 in one season. To give you a perspective on how ridiculous that is if you're not a hockey fan; Wayne Gretzky, the greatest point-scorer in NHL history, never had more than 215 in one year.

I don't know about a "lot" of games... The Show and NBA 2K10 seem to be on the money.

[matt8204]

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I don't know about a "lot" of games... The Show and NBA 2K10 seem to be on the money.

You'd know better than me, lol. I've only played football and hockey games lately. But if that's the case, good job out of them. It'd be nice to have the simmed stats nailed but it's not a deal-breaker for me. If the game plays well, I'm good.

[rspencer86]

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You'd know better than me, lol. I've only played football and hockey games lately. But if that's the case, good job out of them. It'd be nice to have the simmed stats nailed but it's not a deal-breaker for me. If the game plays well, I'm good.

Definitely not a game-breaker, but when one of the main bullet points of Patch #2 was improved sim stats and nearly every running back breaks multiple 50+ yard TD runs every single game, that's a problem. When the sack record is being obliterated every year, that's a problem.

Because the franchise mode is relatively bare-bones, the big selling point of it is all of the stat tracking it does. But when the stats are so hokey, it really diminishes that aspect of it.