Madden NFL 10: Dream Wildcat Scenario

[Swingking77]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Dream Wildcat Scenario

The problem is the D AI. It shouldn't be an issue if guys run the play. The AI should addapt to plays you pick... If you pick the same play over and over again, by the 3rd/4th time you pick it, the CPU should have it on lockdown... (Maybe make this depent on coaches abilities) It really doesn't matter what formation you pick against it either since it's pretty much a running play (save for the one pass option)... It's too bad that online ruins the entire game... I don't even play online anymore because there are SO many things that are exploited this and every year... To have a broken and exploitable portion of the game ruin a offline/core portion of the game is a shame... Stop the online bias EA... Stop it now!

[shavane]

I personally don't think anything should be disabled online, they should just be able to write defensive AI that can deal with it.

If they fix the D instead just creating patches that handicap the offense the wildcat wouldn't be considered cheesy. Personally I like the WC...I don't use it but I love seeing it on Sundays and I even like playing against it. The problem is EA takes all the suggestions from online play and trys to correct only these problems. The approach they take makes no sense like the people abusing the flats instead of correcting the D to cover the flat better they have the back hesitating for an insane amount of time before slipping into the flats. This made every cheesy nano blitzers day because they could nano all day and that was one less counter for it. I don't like to abuse the flats but if I'm playing some cornball that wants to nano blitz me I will definately abuse the flats until they stop. The WC I don't even know what they did to that but its completely broken now and its no fun because of the restrictions placed on it. Its very basic, QB can't scramble which is a big part of passing out of the WC, and I hope they expand on it next year.

[Cryolemon]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Dream Wildcat Scenario

If they fix the D instead just creating patches that handicap the offense the wildcat wouldn't be considered cheesy. Personally I like the WC...I don't use it but I love seeing it on Sundays and I even like playing against it. The problem is EA takes all the suggestions from online play and trys to correct only these problems. The approach they take makes no sense like the people abusing the flats instead of correcting the D to cover the flat better they have the back hesitating for an insane amount of time before slipping into the flats. This made every cheesy nano blitzers day because they could nano all day and that was one less counter for it. I don't like to abuse the flats but if I'm playing some cornball that wants to nano blitz me I will definately abuse the flats until they stop. The WC I don't even know what they did to that but its completely broken now and its no fun because of the restrictions placed on it. Its very basic, QB can't scramble which is a big part of passing out of the WC, and I hope they expand on it next year.

The annoying thing about the lack of scrambling is the fact that the actual play where Brown fakes the handoff to Williams and throws to the TE is actually a designed rollout!

[StormJH1]

Two things, first, no way the Miami Dolphins are wasting another high round draft pick on yet another quarterback. Henne was a 2nd, I believe, they drafted White as a Wildcat luxury, and now they're going to bring in Tebow too? I think the OP is hopeful Florida homer.

Two, I don't want hear about removing features or entire packages because they encourage cheesing ONLINE. In the real NFL, I heard a stat that Wildcat formation plays average about 5 yards per play. If running the Wildcat in a videogame results in more lopsided results, that's a programming/A.I. issue, and it means they need to fix that part of the game...NOT restrict which players you throw in the damn formation.

[JMD]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Dream Wildcat Scenario

I personally don't think anything should be disabled online, they should just be able to write defensive AI that can deal with it.

I agree. What happen to the "If you see it on Sundays" Term EA was using? If the Wildcat is going to be in the game, then it can't be limited by programming that delays the action and slows the play down. Defenses can defend it in the NFL so they should be able to in the game. I've noticed some teams are using the Option play also Titans and Chiefs to name 2, that should be in the game as well.

[pietasterp]

I finally give EA another chance (though involuntarily), and they pull this stunt...why break the Wildcat on purpose? That is just the laziest, most inane reaction to a vocal minority I've ever seen. If they were going to do this, why not give us the option not use this patch in online play (if both parties agree)? So now because a few guys hate the Wildcat, we all can't use it? Only EA would think a solution to a "problem" would be to just strip functionality from their already limited game....

[IceNHL]

As a Dolphins fan, if we blow a draft pick on Tim Tebow for the sake of the Wildcat, ill vomit.

We need LBs, DBs and WRs. And with Henne coming into his own, the last thing we all need are more gimmicks. This is written like Pat White actually was an effective option this season (couple of good plays, but mostly useless).

As far as Madden, i dont mind if they 'put chains' on the wildcat in the game. If they let you do anything you wanted, online matches would become unplayable. Running the wildcat NOW is over-exploited in online play as it is.

[goh]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Dream Wildcat Scenario

After the patch the Wildcat is virtually unuseable. I too am sick of having online play determine what is happening to my offline franchise.....I guess we know where the EA loyalty lies.

I hadn't even played it with the patch. I was talking out of box. It's even worse now?

[Reaman]

Tim Tebow is perfect for the wildcat. And no where else.

[mjd3221]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Dream Wildcat Scenario

where was it reported that the jags have interest in drafting tebow in round 1?

It wasn't. Our owner just said we would take a look at him, like every other player, and the media went crazy with "ZOMG, Tebow will be the savior" ****. Our GM has said he will draft best player avalible as he has been doing, and I highly doubt that will be Tebow in the 1st. Our franchise player, MJD, was asked about it, and he was clearly pissed off at the question. It's just the media looking for a story, and they love Tebow. The only person who has said we should draft Tebow is the governer of Florida, who I hope has no impact on our draft picks.

On topic, yeah, the one place Tebow would be good at would be Wildcat, espeicallly in Madden.

[wildthing2022000]

I just want EA to let the Jets to have the wildcat formation and with the correct personnel on it, 2 versions one with Washington and the other with Smith. Don't know why they don't have it since they did run it last year.

[Cryolemon]

I just want EA to let the Jets to have the wildcat formation and with the correct personnel on it, 2 versions one with Washington and the other with Smith. Don't know why they don't have it since they did run it last year.

I agree, they should also have the plays where Smith lines up under center and runs the option or hands it off (I presume they have a pass or two from it too, but they've not run any yet).

[Dolso003]

Tebow could play QB and White could switch to WR ala Randle El....as a Dolphins fan that would be pretty awesome, and I just cant see White ever being an effective QB

[Cryolemon]

Tebow could play QB and White could switch to WR ala Randle El....as a Dolphins fan that would be pretty awesome, and I just cant see White ever being an effective QB

I'm not sure White will ever be a good QB, but he can be effective in the Wildcat, hell in that Pittsburgh game he was pretty much running the WVU offence pretty well until Ike Taylor laid him out.

[goh]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Dream Wildcat Scenario

I see the problem now after the last patch. You can't hand the ball off on run plays. I forgot to hold A the first time,hit a rewind held A and it didn't anything and my QB got injured. Checking on another forum it turns out you can't hand off the ball.

There are no words EA,no words.