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  • killer miller31
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    • Aug 2009
    • 327

    #106
    Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

    Originally posted by kehlis
    In your last post you said you don't understand why people would complain about something if it is an option.

    If people are debating about something that isn't an option to them, how is your point relevant?

    Don't get me wrong, I don't play online. It doesn't matter to me at all...

    But your last two posts pretty much contradict themselves...
    no man they are saying they dont want to have to pause the game to change to the old control when they start online games...lol so i was meaning they will have the option they are just being that picky about it was my point cause i saw a few people acting crazy over it lol...sorry for the bad wording in my last post
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    • JerseySuave4
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      • Mar 2006
      • 5152

      #107
      the demo may have actually made me switch my mind on Madden. It also switched my mind on auto sprint and i actually change NCAA from auto sprint off to on and i'm enjoying it a lot more. But the gameplay itself made me think about getting Madden. I like Gameflow because i dont need to be bothered with the coaching aspect and i can just play. The strategy pad sucks but other than that i was impressed. Too bad they didnt improve on the franchise mode.

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      • Skyboxer
        Donny Baseball!
        • Jul 2002
        • 20302

        #108
        Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

        Originally posted by gilgamesh348
        not really....one less patch they'll be able to do to fix bugs n stuff
        No. 1 less FREE patch. They can do as many as they want but the first 2 are free. At least that's what I believe it is.
        SO if they do use up the "free" ones, it's still up to them to fix whats wrong regardless if they have to $ to patch it.

        IMO
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        • ODogg
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          • Feb 2003
          • 37953

          #109
          Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

          I'd like to think my poll of people not buying the game due to the strategy pad played a small role in EA's decision to reverse their decision to only have the strategy pad as the pre-play option.

          Either way, thank GOODNESS this will be fixed!! I am not kidding when I say I was seriously considering not buying Madden 11 this year.
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          • Skyboxer
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            • Jul 2002
            • 20302

            #110
            Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

            I'm fine with the decision to make it an option to use the old way. Should have done it that way to begin with.
            I just hope they still decide at some point to make better play design, add a real play editor and/or a tiered typseof play calling system so people don't feel the need to design plays at the LOS. Granted there will always be those special people that will want to always have that ability but what are you going to do.
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            • ryan36
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              • Feb 2003
              • 10139

              #111
              Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

              Originally posted by Skyboxer
              I'm fine with the decision to make it an option to use the old way. Should have done it that way to begin with.
              I just hope they still decide at some point to make better play design, add a real play editor and/or a tiered typseof play calling system so people don't feel the need to design plays at the LOS. Granted there will always be those special people that will want to always have that ability but what are you going to do.
              I would take this another step...tiered D play call, with coverage shifts, shade...but no D-hot routes.

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              • Skyboxer
                Donny Baseball!
                • Jul 2002
                • 20302

                #112
                Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

                Originally posted by ryan36
                I would take this another step...tiered D play call, with coverage shifts, shade...but no D-hot routes.
                I'm fine with that and would prefer it.
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                • BezO
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                  • Jul 2004
                  • 4414

                  #113
                  Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

                  Now do a study on why it's necessary to audible so often. Then fix the playbooks & defensive play calling mechanic.

                  Edit: Yeah, what Ryan36 & Skyboxer said
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                  • humpdump66
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                    • Jul 2004
                    • 243

                    #114
                    Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

                    After playing about 5 games on with the Demo, the strat pad does not seem so tough. Just relearning is all. I pretty much got it down already.

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                    • jcofor25
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                      • Jun 2009
                      • 302

                      #115
                      Lastly, there was no way to easily communicate that A/X would bring up your hot routes, Y/Triangle would bring up coverage audibles, etc without a big piece of intrusive UI that had to always be displayed.

                      Thats what the instruction book is for.
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                      • Boregard
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                        • Jun 2008
                        • 614

                        #116
                        Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

                        Originally posted by jcofor25
                        Lastly, there was no way to easily communicate that A/X would bring up your hot routes, Y/Triangle would bring up coverage audibles, etc without a big piece of intrusive UI that had to always be displayed.

                        Thats what the instruction book is for.
                        Madden has a book that comes with the game??? LOL that thing is useless and has been since about M04 for PS2.
                        What I mean to say is I agree that no change was needed except for fixing the "book"!!!

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                        • SA1NT401
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                          • Sep 2007
                          • 3498

                          #117
                          Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

                          Thanks for the blog...Funny how staggering those stats are...Dont know how accurate they actually are though? I mean how can you track stuff in madden 10 when a TON of people dont even go online at all...Heck, there are still a ton not even connected. Online however, issues could happen due to LAG maybe...Mistakes....IDK

                          I still think it was a BS decision and those numbers in the billions are inflated for sure. I mean...what are we talking about here...EA is watching you?

                          Either way, i appreciate the blog from IAN, but in the end it is just to isolate the issue and defuse it by any means. But of course, i could be wrong.

                          I can live with the strat pad no matter how non-user friendly it may be....I am still betting it wont be in Madden 12.

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                          • ryan36
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                            • Feb 2003
                            • 10139

                            #118
                            Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

                            Originally posted by SA1NT401
                            Thanks for the blog...Funny how staggering those stats are...Dont know how accurate they actually are though? I mean how can you track stuff in madden 10 when a TON of people dont even go online at all...Heck, there are still a ton not even connected. Online however, issues could happen due to LAG maybe...Mistakes....IDK

                            I still think it was a BS decision and those numbers in the billions are inflated for sure. I mean...what are we talking about here...EA is watching you?

                            Either way, i appreciate the blog from IAN, but in the end it is just to isolate the issue and defuse it by any means. But of course, i could be wrong.

                            I can live with the strat pad no matter how non-user friendly it may be....I am still betting it wont be in Madden 12.
                            I think they pull that from all the 360 connected consoles...which is a little big brother if you ask me, but that's probably in a EULA somewhere.

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                            • rXWiZKiD
                              Rookie
                              • Aug 2010
                              • 2

                              #119
                              Originally posted by jWILL10
                              Good. The old style is being patched through. Now, we can stop all the complaining about the small, albeit unnecessary change.

                              Just wish they would do the same thing for QB Vision, though...
                              Eww... I think QB Vision was the worst feature of all Madden History.

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                              • SA1NT401
                                Banned
                                • Sep 2007
                                • 3498

                                #120
                                Re: Madden NFL 11 Blog: GameFlow and The Strategy Pad

                                Good to see they are gonna put in the old pre-play stuff. At least that will be there when i get it used mid to late september or later.

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