Madden NFL 12 Title Update #2 Details

[LambertandHam]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Title Update #2 Details

Fixed sony is just as bad as MS at this stuff.

True. I only play on a 360, so I'm used to MS.

[kpkpkp]

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I'm in season 5 of my franchise and the NFL looks like a freak show now. To not repair that is truly UNFORGIVEABLE!

I did something like this just to see how bad the should pads issue was.

I started a franchise. simmed through 4 seasons, let the CPU auto picks drafts, auto manage lineups etc etc... just to get through the simming.

Then I played a couple games in pre-season on season 5... and wow...

SEVERAL players (all from the Madden generated classes) had ridiculous looking shoulder pads. Spiked way out to the side as if the guy was wearing shoulder pads for someone 20 sizes larger.

I cant beleive they didnt patch this...

Are they even aware that shoulder pads look so comical?

Who the hell tests this stuff? (besides us)

[bigbob]

Re: Madden 12 Patch Details Released

Fixed an issue where gameplans that had 0 plays in them would cause players to bundle together on the field. This was always avoidable by not setting 0 plays in your gameplan, but in the future this is prevented

It wasn't always avoidable. Nice try though EA. If you had someone who didn't create a gameplan at all, it still happened whenever you used a custom playbook. So you can't have 0 plays in a created gameplan if the gameplan was never made.

[BobbyColtrane]

Re: Madden 12 Patch Details Released

just curious because i haven't played this game at all this year - can you edit the shoulder pads down?

[RogueHominid]

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I'm in season 5 of my franchise and the NFL looks like a freak show now. To not repair that is truly UNFORGIVEABLE!

Hmmm. That's a bummer. Is it like this for all UFAs at all positions? And is it like this for all draft class members?

I wonder why they wouldn't let us edit body types and shoulder pad width but would allow us to edit shoulder pad height, all other equipment, and attributes?

If it's just the UFAs, I'll edit them all down to 0, but if it's the draft classes too then that's another story.

[jd369]

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When are folks gonna realize that the only way to get EA to make a good game is to have a full boycott? They dont care how much people complain as long as they are laying down their 60 bucks every year, why do you think they arent ever on these boards answering for themselves? I gave it a try for the first time in 4 years this year, and I probably wont want to give it another try for another 4. MONEY drives them, not their customer's satisfaction.

[Franchise408]

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And that my friends is our Madden 12 franchise experience.

But somehow this is the best football game ever made

[Pandetta]

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When are folks gonna realize that the only way to get EA to make a good game is to have a full boycott? They dont care how much people complain as long as they are laying down their 60 bucks every year, why do you think they arent ever on these boards answering for themselves? I gave it a try for the first time in 4 years this year, and I probably wont want to give it another try for another 4. MONEY drives them, not their customer's satisfaction.

Unfortunately, boycotting a monopoly is realistically impossible. You have 5 million casual fans of which forums like these comprise less than 1% and a corporation + NFL combination aiming to maintain the current high profit scenario.

Depressing, but a good solution has yet to be found.

[NFCastle]

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The big shoulder pads are a little weird to me. I think I'm going to have one UFA with huge pads make the squad, and he's at FS. What I did was give him max shoulder pad height and I'm going to see if that will just make him look like he's wearing Ronnie Lott/Dennis Smith-era pads.

I also have an OG who weighs in at 265 or something. There's no reason for that. Even if the dude was good I can't countenance that. What I'd do with that case is move him to FB.

Other than the pads and the occasional odd weight (not all UFAs are off weight wise--the FS is 6-0, 210), I like the UFA system. I think this year I have 9 or so who have a legitimate shot to make the final roster. That's a high number, but I'm running with KC, and we have needs at several spots.

I'd rather build through walk-ons and the draft than go snap up the highest rated FA so my team has monster depth.

I don't mind having UDFAs in the game, I have only kept 1 so far, 6'8 277 lb tight end that was pretty solid other than his awareness.

The problem comes with the computer thinking they are 99 overall, and cutting a player that is a 73 overall rookie with A potential to keep one of these UDFAs that ends up being 40 overall with F potential.

The league becomes flooded with 40 overall F rated players..half of which are affected by the appearance issues, making the NFL look like a circus.

[RogueHominid]

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I don't mind having UDFAs in the game, I have only kept 1 so far, 6'8 277 lb tight end that was pretty solid other than his awareness.

The problem comes with the computer thinking they are 99 overall, and cutting a player that is a 73 overall rookie with A potential to keep one of these UDFAs that ends up being 40 overall with F potential.

The league becomes flooded with 40 overall F rated players..half of which are affected by the appearance issues, making the NFL look like a circus.

OK, that's not good. I didn't want to edit those guys down but I may if it winds up doing that to the game. I'm still just a bit puzzled as to why I can't edit that but I can edit other stuff.

The releasing of players that are actually better in favor of UFAs is fine by me if it's done to a reasonable degree. Real life teams don't exactly know who will pan out. But if it's rampant, then that's another issue.

[B-Lo-Z-Ro]

CAN WE GET THE WIND METER FIXED??? CANT TELL WHICH WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING???

[B-Lo-Z-Ro]

im guess the shoulder pad problem is because of the lack of weight that the rookies come in with dealing with the linemen, backers etc.. iwish they would jus scrap the ultimate team & superstar mode and focus on the needed stuff in franchise, online & play now.. they game would prob be where it should be realism wise if they didnt try to come up with new things each year that isnt needed & just focus on fixing the basiscs that are missing every year.. AND LET US USE OUR OWN MUSIC IN GAME, never was a fan of their soundtracks

[MelR2000]

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It's ashame that EA doesn't feel our (the buyers of their game) frustration. They obviously don't have a very competent quality control department. I can't stand the fact I STILL do business with a company like this. It my fault they put out such a low quality product...I keep buying it!!

[SoulAssassin]

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Occupy EA Campus!

[C the Lyte]

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It's ashame that EA doesn't feel our (the buyers of their game) frustration. They obviously don't have a very competent quality control department. I can't stand the fact I STILL do business with a company like this. It my fault they put out such a low quality product...I keep buying it!!

This is not a low quality product, Sir.