Do you think Gameflow will end up in the Madden graveyard next year?

[VRICH]

Re: Do you think Gameflow will end up in the Madden graveyard next year?

Hope not. I really like it & I love game plan.

[Exonerated]

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To me thats the worst part...i dont want to keep hearing how the play is supposed to run i already know what to do

I believe we have reached an impasse.

[prime21time37]

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with the right tweaks and a little more options, i think gameflow could be an excellent part of the future. i enjoy it now, but would love to see some upgrades.

[sb24]

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Hope not...I like it a lot.

I hope they make the game plan feature deeper.

Gameplan + Gameflow, works really well.

Agree

If they improve defensive game planning, add time remaining/score modifiers, and opponent scouting reports in franchise mode, it'll be back and it'll become indispensable to sim guys.

Agreed. I love it on offense but the defensive side is the weak point. I hate how if you are playing a friend on the same system, if he chooses gameflow, you cant see what offensive package he is sending on the field. I have no idea if he is in a 3 TE set or 4 wide. If I use gameflow myself I have to spend time figuring out what play they called and trying to make adjustments all before my friend quick snaps it.

If you have 2 to choose from then "gameflow" really has no purpose. You can just choose to ask madden and get 3 plays to choose from.

You must have missed the point. Gameflow/gameplanning is basically the same thing(Not the same thing as ask madden). Once I have set up MY gameplan I can look though a list of the few plays I would call in the situation. Ask madden was just a random set of plays. I want my box of three plays to be something relevent not a draw, playaction, or a run play from a bad formation. Huge difference.

[Answer348]

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I use Gameflow and generally enjoy it, but I agree that it lacks some specificity. The biggest thing about game-planning in the NFL is that teams design specific game plans for specific opponents.

For example, I know that the Colts are much more likely to shred me with the passing game than the running game, so my Gameflow should be tailored towards adding more defensive backs rather than just matching the number of WRs in the offensive formation.

However, if I'm playing the Dolphins, Gameflow should stop calling weak zone defenses and increase the number of run blitzes.

[TNT713]

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GameFlow is NOT the turnoff that QB Vision is for one reason and one reason only...

One button bypasses it.

We button through cut scenes all the time. Have been for decades. Now instead of hitting X, they hit square (or the 360 equivalent).

QB Vision on the other hand was a game breaker... In some modes, there was no option to turn it off. Many of us hated it and it became a DEAL BREAKER.

GameFlow isn't a deal breaker because you can hit square. As long as you can get past it with square, it will stay in the game.

Later

[Klocker]

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GameFlow is NOT the turnoff that QB Vision is for one reason and one reason only...

One button bypasses it.

We button through cut scenes all the time. Have been for decades. Now instead of hitting X, they hit square (or the 360 equivalent).

QB Vision on the other hand was a game breaker... In some modes, there was no option to turn it off. Many of us hated it and it became a DEAL BREAKER.

GameFlow isn't a deal breaker because you can hit square. As long as you can get past it with square, it will stay in the game.

Later

or you can just turn it off in options for good.

Why people are almost "offended" that it is in the game as an OPTION is beyond me. oh wait, no it's not... "they wasted time when they could have been coding new ways to sell hot dogs and foam fingers and recruiting imaginary players instead of on this gameflow crap".

I am glad they made the on the field game go faster and more fun with Gameflow. Keep it!

[statum71]

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I hope not. I like not having to flip through hundreds of plays.

I just wish the defensive Gameflow were better. My Gameflow calls blitz with 4 wideouts and guys end up wide open all the time.

[nastynacho1]

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Do you think Gameflow will end up in the land of forgotten features in 12? Just like the Vision cone, etc? I don't think there is much of a backing to bring it back year? What do you think?

Your title would make a good feature thread with pics of vision cone and all others like tony B taken out :P

[Dog]

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i sure hope not. i think its a great feature if you take the time to make a gameplan

[RGiles36]

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I hope not...it has a lot of potential if it's fleshed out. Could be a gamechanger.

[Meast21Forever]

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I hope not...it has a lot of potential if it's fleshed out. Could be a gamechanger.

i wouldn't mind. i turned it off after one game. that said, i don't care if it's left in as an option - just as long as it remains that.. an option. if ea forces it on us, i'll take issue.

[ChiTown Heros]

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I love not having to pick through a ton of plays, but I have run into issues specifically at the end of halfs and games where the game flow call is to kick a field goal when there is plenty of time left on the clock for a couple more plays. No big deal if you have timeouts left, but I have had to take delay of game penalties in order to run a new offensive play. I'll open the play book up probably 5-6 time a game, I like to rely on my gameplan for most of the game.

[MrHale]

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i like it, faster games and its fun to know what ur not picking.

[Sausage]

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Gameflow has potential; at its current state, it is almost useless for persons with football knowledge (much to shallow). For little Billy who justs wants to run far, pass often, and score a lot it is gnarley and sadly who Madden 11 is targeting with its theme of Simpler (yes), Deeper (no), Quicker (somewhat, if your opponent is also using gameflow).