Madden NFL 11 Title Update #4 Details

[Playmakers]

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Playmaker not knocking u for your liking madden, but do u play the SHOW, FIFA or 2k basketball. These games have set the standard and madden has not reached there level yet. Madden may be fun for u, because u have your slider thing going, but for many its not. The issues that we the community have been telling these guys have been ignored and since its the only NFL game in town..we have no options, unless dont buy at all. I'm not bashing, u do your thing, but madden is poking us the gamers in the face and its time to poke them back.

i have played the SHOW and NBA 2K11 both amazing games IMO

I'm not a soccer fan but i have heard great things about Fifa....I understand the complaints with EA they are lazy at times.

But this year I think Madden 11 is a good game. It's not on the level of NBA 2K11 or the Show but I think it's a good game and sometimes people tend to bring up EA's past when speaking of Madden 11

Hey i'll be the 1st to admit I stopped playing Madden 07-09 because those games had a lot of issues. Madden 10 was aight notthing special to me

But Madden 11 is a good game....yes it has issues but i think some people are asking for patches in regards to issues that can be fixed in the gameplay department by the USER himself.

I also think all these complaints lead to EA screwing up gameplay more so than helping it. My responce again was directed towards the guy who got mad because of pass defense on All-Madden level.

That is not a valid complaint IMO.....that is a personal problem with the game between him and the level he's playing on. No patch is needed for that type of stuff

[adfletch71]

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adfletch71...

I have never played sony's mlb game but i can say this...

nba 2k has not put out "perfect" games. 2k8 is fun, but the pick and roll is an easy basket and I've yet to find a slider set to stop that, or even contain it. nba 2k9 was awful, and nba 2k10, though improved, had a lot of holes that never really did get patched.

i enjoy nba 2k11, but it has a few flaws as well (intercepted passes at a high rate and i've yet to see anything but shooting fouls and a couple over the backs). so let's not pretend that 2k is perfect...

i know that playmaker has worked VERY hard on his slider set, of which i use (with a few slight variations to fit my skill level). i played 3 games last night using 3 different matchups and had some VERY fun games (one of which i held the opposition to 5 fg's total) and all of them were varied. madden is not a perfect game, but NO game is perfect.

what's funny is that we go through this EVERY stinkin' year - guys will go out and buy it before waiting because madden pulls all of us into the midnight release - impulse purchase. then we b!tch and moan, but we can only blame ourselves. if people wait around 72 hours after release date to read the impressions thread here they would make a MUCH better decision on whether to buy the game or not.

playmaker is right, though. there are some things that can be fixed with sliders...and I can honestly say that i have NEVER played a sports game yet that didn't require slider adjustments (even the almighty nba 2k11). madden is not a great game, but it's not a bad one either.

U are right my friend, no game is perfect and MLB the SHOW and NBA2K11 needs tweaks. But, when it comes too the overall feel and gameplay, these blow madden away. Now how many years have we as a community complain about franchise and better presentation? The Show and 2K works on all aspects of the game in development. Look at madden, now they talking about 2012 its franchise, but what about the other things we have complained about for years or whats going to be taking out next year..its never solid with these dudes. Thats whats frustrating about this whole EA exclusive license thing, because if we had a choice we could choose another in its place, if we felt it wasnt for us.

[mkharsh33]

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U are right my friend, no game is perfect and MLB the SHOW and NBA2K11 needs tweaks. But, when it comes too the overall feel and gameplay, these blow madden away. Now how many years have we as a community complain about franchise and better presentation? The Show and 2K works on all aspects of the game in development. Look at madden, now they talking about 2012 its franchise, but what about the other things we have complained about for years or whats going to be taking out next year..its never solid with these dudes. Thats whats frustrating about this whole EA exclusive license thing, because if we had a choice we could choose another in its place, if we felt it wasnt for us.

i totally agree with you. it shouldn't take 2 months of tweaking sliders for us to get a game that's remotely enjoyable. i still find it frustrating, but at least it's tolerable. madden had better realize that we want a SIMULATION football game, not some arcade version. but i don't like the direction this game is going if they believe we want a passing fest...

[Tyrant8RDFL]

Wow Im highly disappointed. No fixes for the defense. They really don't see that this needs to be addressed.

I would have been happy if they at least addressed the zone coverage assignments.

[Tyrant8RDFL]

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Time to trade Madden in for Medal of Honor.....

Only do it if your going to play online, because the campaign is EXTREMELY SHORT, and easy to beat on the hard level.

I just sold my Madden 11 and got almost all my money back. Bought NBA2K11, best decision ever!

Reading this title update just made me glad I made that decision.

Also if you still need that football fix. NCAA is solid. Much better in the A.I dept than Madden is.

[Senator Palmer]

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naw he was playing the CPU on All Madden.....that's what he said

So it would make sense for him to take 10 seconds to tweak a slider on All- Madden to stop this issue he's complaining about instead of requesting a patch because he's spending time on All-Madden level where that type of stuff is known to happen all the time.

But then again you have guys that feel everything should be perfect for them and if not they start complaining even about things they can simply fix themselves but they are too lazy

Nah, it's not lazy. This post a few pages back sums it up for me.

C the Lyte

If you are going to tweak sliders correctly, it takes a lot of time to get what you want. I have put hours upon hours tweaking them, and refuse to do it again.

Sliders shouldn't be there to give me a realistic or fair game which is what I am looking for. I always thought sliders where there to compensate for an area where I may be lacking in skill.

And I am not looking for a perfect game for me. I am looking for a game that plays like the game I see on Sunday which is what the mantra is supposed to be. I don't think that is too much to ask for $60 when the gameplay was so much better in previous iterations.

[Senator Palmer]

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My responce again was directed towards the guy who got mad because of pass defense on All-Madden level.

That is not a valid complaint IMO.....that is a personal problem with the game between him and the level he's playing on. No patch is needed for that type of stuff

And by the way, I wasn't mad. Not in the least. Maybe a little disappointed, but there was no anger in my post and no bashing of EA or the development team. You on the other hand seemed to have tweaked a nerve. The issue that I brought up is an issue that many others have echoed.

[JaymeeAwesome]

Sure I'm disappointed that many of what people requested was not tweaked in this patch but I'm still happy with the game. I found a slider set that does what I need.

All of you that complain...EA already got your money this year no matter if you trade it in or not and you know what? You are going to spend the same money next year. That's all a business wants...to move products and unless people aren't buying the product there's no need to bust their butt to make an amazing product. I respect that.

[youALREADYknow]

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Gameplanning. It's hard to believe that they will release another full title update without fixing this. It's a cover feature.

[ac-greasy]

I just threw up in my mouth after reading that list.

[LionsFanNJ]

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Hmm. Well i traded Madden in for NBA 2k and planned on hearing about the last patch to decide if i would buy it again. With the focus seemingly all on Ultimate Team now and minimal on the field fixes i think NCAA will be my football fix this year. Dissappointing really as i know Ian and Co. see these issues but decide other things take priority.

Well, i'll keep an eye out on M12 anyway. At least they've outright said they'll work on franchise for next year, and I'm sure some more fixes are forthcoming. Well it is what it is.

[49UNCFan]

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Madden bye bye! I'm going to buy it used next year!!!

[PaperBoyx703]

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Yeah I believe that everyone complaining should take a deep breathe and realize nothing you say can force the developer's hands in any way possible. Once you buy they are happy and could care less if you complain or not.

Simply dont but the game if you want a perfect game, which you wont ever have a one so you will be without a football game. If you buy it make the best of it and dont pay attention to the little things.

Yes we all want realism, but to sit there and constantly mash your keyboards because people who aren't within your reach are ignoring you or turning a blind eye to what your posting and wishing for is pointless there is no need for the added stress.

Either play or dont. Because im sure over half the ones who have the copy of the game and are complaining will go back and continue to play the game despite its flaws, until 2012 and then the whole cycle will repeat itself.

I agree with an earlier post from MkHarsh33, Lets NOT say 2k titles were perfect, and 2k5 at its time was realistic but when i look back at all the titles then a now I just laugh at how much I was excited to play those things compared to what i have now. People arent ever going to be happy with everything but all the ones posting these problems have a point and all who are "defending" or coming up with suggestions have a point.

The only way to get the "sunday gameplay' we want so much, is to actually go sign a contract suit up, put on a helmet and hit someone, other than that your asking too much from a video game plain and simple.

Yes EA has an exclusive license and arent, to what we say,doing the best they can, paying the 60 bucks and wishing for a miracle and then getting disappointed and bashing EA for a game we bought isnt going to help any matter.

[metallicatz]

Wow, Madden news certainly brings out all the melodramatic babies in full force. No wonder Ian never comes around anymore. I imagine it got old really quick wading through all the childish, agenda-based whining in order to get to the occasional diamond in the rough post that's actually worth a damn from a constructive criticism standpoint. For years you people have whined about "not enough post-patch support". They give it to you and you whine. "why can't they offer regular tuner adjustments like the NHL series?". They give it to you and you whine. You complain about correct 3rd jersey uniforms and stupid jersey patches. They give them to you and you whine. And you wonder why they want nothing to do with you? LOL.

[Jim Jones]

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Wow, Madden news certainly brings out all the melodramatic babies in full force. No wonder Ian never comes around anymore. I imagine it got old really quick wading through all the childish, agenda-based whining in order to get to the occasional diamond in the rough post that's actually worth a damn from a constructive criticism standpoint.

Yeah, why should he come here anymore? He's too busy spending his time at whatever lame *** message boards there are out there that demand freaking tournaments in Ultimate Team.