Great addition EA. This will make the game seem more realistic. Now what needs to be done is re-invent your tackling system so that this will not be abused in this year's game. Madden needs to insert a real time physics system into its engine to make the gameplay more smooth and less scripted than it has been in previous versions. Overall this is a good idea, but if the tackling system is not changed to compliment it, this will be all for nothing.
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Well given how the NFL treats concussions now, this provides added realism. If only they had a mini game where you the coach can argue or try to convince the team doctor to clear the concussed player"Had I not become a footballer, I think I would have been a virgin" - Peter CrouchComment
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oh please, like concussions are some new disease that had spread (sarcasm). I cant even take the nfl seriously in this past season. that "messege" will only promote concussions to the knuckle head kids out there so out the door with this one (may encourage them to make helmet hits). damn they're so phony. im a highschool player and i know not to hit with my helmet but i also know that this game messege is crap, like who's really going to say "oh god!, T.O. cant return because he has a concussion, i dont want to end up like that guy", really EA? child please.Comment
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also, i dont know why you guys have been expecting so much from a little news. you haven't learned yet, come on. im sure the most you'll get is concussions from wrap/drag tackles (chuckle), remember this is from the business that took off player tatoos "to promote a good image".Comment
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Oh, I can see it now....6 defenders lovingly wrap their arms around the ball carrier and gently lay him on the ground (EA's version of Pro-Tak) whereupon the ball carrier bonks his noggin a tad too hard, and Collinsworth will give a 20 minute monologue about the seriousness of concussions.
And if this was added at the request of the NFL, I can almost promise you it'll happen at least once a game.
Bah!Comment
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I gotta say I'm shocked by the positive response this is getting here.
To me it's just more evidence that their priorities are insanely out of whack.Comment
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6286127
"The game's executive producer, Phil Frazier, told The Times that "Madden NFL 12", with its new concussion rules and the exclusion of helmet-to-helmet hits and headfirst tackling can be a "teaching tool" to players of the game, particularly kids."
Once again catering the game to freaking kids. SWEEEET! So glad that they took out helmet-to-helmet hits and headfirst tackling, two things that happen in real life all the time! YESSS!!Comment
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Very true.....how about starting to focus on making the game better.
Every year they take more out of the game. How about a more in depth Franchise mode......just combine HEAD Coach and Madden into a total Franchise MODE.
Let us make alternative Uni's it's in the PS2 version why not the next Gen.
How about Create a Stadium...more in Depth....be able to improve the current stadium and actually see the improvements.....be able to move teams and keep Uniforms....modify uniforms etc.......
Focus on a "Real" Franchise mode........like having the players and owners argue over billions of dollars and refusing to play.
In line with the Topic of Injuries......the Owners need to show some good faith and put forth a real Health Care Plan for Players. Especially former players.......any former NFL player and member of their union should have 100% free top of the line health care....they made those owners BILLIONS!!!!!! Their blood, their bodies on the line. To make them wait 3 years for coverage is crazy....not taking care of former players is wrong. I know some former players...they are ripped, look insane, and can't pick up 25 lbs. without being in terrible pain. They gave 10-15 years to the league only to be left disabled, and with little $ (League Min in the 70's & 80's not like today). It's discusting that the NFL doesn't take care of former players that made them what they are.Comment
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This is so stupid. I dont wanna pay $60 for a safety lesson. Im tired of hearing people whine over the safety of NFL players. Guess what? They arent forced to play football. Its a vicious mans game that has been brutal on the body every since the game was invented. Players know the rules and dont have to play. Plus they make millions doing something they love. While factory workers go to work every day in bad enviroments doing jobs they hate just to live paycheck to paycheck. No one feels sorry for NFL players.
And what this says to me is that you will most likely see 2 to 3 concussions every game now. Is this one of EAs big improvements/features for Madden 12?? Seriously. Another dumb, pointless feature. How is Madden the game banning helmet to helmet hits and spearing?? Thats never been in the game anyways?? This a cheap add on that EA is trying to hype to the moon. Stupid.PSN: buckeye02Comment
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People will latch onto any small thing they can to complain, this certainly is one of them. All this will likely end up being is an extra comment about why the player isn't returning to the game (there are already generic comments that say just as much) and players will be moved to 'out of the game' automatically when they have a concussion.
The rest is marketing fluff. But i know some here will instead insist this prevented them from working on some massive feature like a new engine (or just from one of the more recent replies: combining Head Coach and Madden, alternative uniforms, create a stadium, re-invent tackling)... 'but no, they added concussions instead'.
Not being able to hit someone illegally (helmet to helmet, spearing) and not being able to return to the game after a concussion are both true to life NFL policies (the latter as of next season). I don't really see much room to complain about their inclusion.Comment
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Great post. NFL players know what they are signing up for when they put all that dust in their bank accounts. I don't care about their safety if they don't.
This is a dumb idea. I can envision my best player going out with a concussion every game. Add to the fact that we do not full rosters. There are more important things they need to include like full penalties before making concussions a bigger part of the game.Comment
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I like the idea, especially with players like Austin Collie having three or four a year. I wonder if they'd ever go the extra step and implement some sort of "fine system" or even have the league come in and suspend your player".
That said you still have the "hit stick".Comment
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its all BS, end of story. With that fining crap being included in madden, no thanks. like EA will go the extra mile (sarcasm), LEARN YOUR LESSON. (no disrespect to anyone and their idea, im just sick of the non sense with this madden series because like i still enjoy my ps2 madden a hell of a whole lot more, not to mention 2K. :-p.Comment
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Heh, find it funny how people are calling it a bad idea and "BS". How is it when the NFL has recently put a big focus on player safety?Last edited by Bgamer90; 04-05-2011, 07:42 AM.Comment
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