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MaddenFranchise10 · 08-18-2011, 06:27 PM

There's no logic to AI play calling. Defenses don't choose plays based on personnel matchups, down and distance, or offensive style. On offense, the AI doesn't call strategic plays either, often calling run plays while losing with little time left.

That's just how NCAA/Madden is.

The only way for EA devs to make the game challenging is to implement AI cheats. Defenses need to know what play you're running, since they can't make reads or react to the offense in a realistic manner.

It's the same with the psychic db's and super lb's. The devs couldn't program a read and react defensive system that was realistically challenging, so they just programmed the defense to cheat the user.

For their credit, the devs tried hard to make the AI cheating as subtle as possible. I'm sure most "casuals" don't ever notice this issue.

This illusory sense of strategy is what makes NCAA/Madden challenging. Without a cheating AI system, it would be too easy to game the defense, since the defense knows nothing about football strategy, and wouldn't be able to react to audibles.

08-18-2011, 06:27 PM	#9
MaddenFranchise10 Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Dec 2009	Re: Is there a way to stop the psychic playcalling/audibling? There's no logic to AI play calling. Defenses don't choose plays based on personnel matchups, down and distance, or offensive style. On offense, the AI doesn't call strategic plays either, often calling run plays while losing with little time left. That's just how NCAA/Madden is. The only way for EA devs to make the game challenging is to implement AI cheats. Defenses need to know what play you're running, since they can't make reads or react to the offense in a realistic manner. It's the same with the psychic db's and super lb's. The devs couldn't program a read and react defensive system that was realistically challenging, so they just programmed the defense to cheat the user. For their credit, the devs tried hard to make the AI cheating as subtle as possible. I'm sure most "casuals" don't ever notice this issue. This illusory sense of strategy is what makes NCAA/Madden challenging. Without a cheating AI system, it would be too easy to game the defense, since the defense knows nothing about football strategy, and wouldn't be able to react to audibles.