Madden NFL 13 Team Focuses on Making Defense Fun Again, What Do You Hope to See?

[bobtrain]

Defense????? Wait.... Aren't there already a million turnovers a game. When they say work on the defense I hope they mean better defense AI so offense can be fun again. No more Safteys jumping streak routes and jumping 5 feet. No Super Human LB's. Oh and the dreaded CB's with eyes in the back of their heads. Com'on EA. Bring us a real sim game again.

[bobtrain]

Pass interference.

wait, pass interference is in the game. What about intentional grounding. Giants got 2 points in the biggest game of the year of that penalty. And late hits? There aren't penalties in madden. Com'on man.

[bobtrain]

Sounds good.

What they need to focus on is the passing game. You can't throw to a WR before he makes his cut because the cb will either pick it off or your QB throws it some place crazy. It's hard to drop a pass in over a defender because they jump up an pick it off all the time, especially LBs.....

Sent from Jesus EVO

ahmen brother. The entire game is broken, but EA will focus on defense and make offense even worse.

[stiffarmleft]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Team Focuses on Making Defense Fun Again, What Do You Hope to See?

Sounds good.

What they need to focus on is the passing game. You can't throw to a WR before he makes his cut because the cb will either pick it off or your QB throws it some place crazy. It's hard to drop a pass in over a defender because they jump up an pick it off all the time, especially LBs.....

Sent from Jesus EVO

I agree, if they are going to focus on one aspect, the passing game as a whole is it, offensively and defensively. Not being able to throw before the receiver makes his break is a game killer for me. Several people said that it was possible in 2011 but based on the demo it was the same as it's ever been. If they could rip one thing out of 2k5/2k8 and put into madden it would be the passing game, from the way the pocket formed to the 3,5,7 step drops, the way the ball was released (it looked like it actually left the quarterback's hand), the way the receiver made their breaks, ball trajectory, scambling, proper mechanics, it was great.

[at23steelers]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Team Focuses on Making Defense Fun Again, What Do You Hope to See?

If he means exciting, then we need a different camera view, specifically the one in NCAA. We need LB's to not be super-human, CB's to not mirror routes before WR even performs it, pass interference, defensive holding, and defenseless WR all to be called and realistic.

[bigsmallwood]

I LOVE playing defense and hope they revamp it in a marvelous manner.

[rooney8]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Team Focuses on Making Defense Fun Again, What Do You Hope to See?

I still don't understand why they have to focus on anything, resources I guess. I don't like when they focus on something in 2005 and then again in 2012. Just makes an imbalanced game. Still glad to hear it's defense. Hope they get creative with it.

[UMhester04]

I want to see the things that we have all been talking about for the past 6 years...you know, the basics of football. Im not going to name them all out again because its been done countless times in the past. Im not falling for the hype train this year until I see some solid proof that SOMETHING is going to be fixed.

[spankdatazz22]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Team Focuses on Making Defense Fun Again, What Do You Hope to See?

Balanced approach please. Do away with the themed upgrades

[rdub78]

Same old same old.

One thing EA is excellent at is talking a big game, so we've all been here and done this before.

Sounds great in theory, let's see the execution now.

[balljonesjr]

Let's hope big hits are more accurate and 190 lb CBs are not consistantly making open field tackles on 220 lb TEs/FBs/RBs

[DubTrey1]

I hope all the changes work out in the end... what was telling to me (at least IMO) was his comment that he still gets calls he shouldn't get... I think that is funny. His phone must have been disconnected the last 7 years.

[Big FN Deal]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Team Focuses on Making Defense Fun Again, What Do You Hope to See?

I cringe at the term "fun" in reference to improving any part of Madden given that it has historically been at odds with realism. That said, I really hope under the new leadership it has become synonymous for authentic, instead of easily accessible and casual friendly like in the past.

[KingV2k3]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Team Focuses on Making Defense Fun Again, What Do You Hope to See?

1) Smarter playcalling / gameplanning by the CPU

2) Better decision making / pocket presence / reads / down and distance / AWR by CPU QB

3) Better implementation of 3-4 for USER

4) Return of "Commit to Pass / Run"

I'd be having a lot more fun playing D, if it was more of a challenge...

CPU O AI has been weak for a while now...

[DUDERMAN]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Team Focuses on Making Defense Fun Again, What Do You Hope to See?

I would like to see defensive player lock added to all game modes. That would instantly make it more fun for me. This is by far my #1 request for defense. It's the only reason I occasionally play NCAA as I'm not an avid college football fan.

I also would like to see better interaction between DL/OL and DB/WR at the line. This would really help with the realism. It would be nice to see DTs be able to push the line back rather than the stock animations (throw down lineman, trip up while trying to swim move around the lineman, the simply be blocked out of the play)

You also need better AI on offense if you are going to make the defense better. Right now in Madden 12 on all pro and all madden, I can send an all out blitz on every play and get the the QB before he can throw about 80% of the time. It would be nice to have AI QBs read and react to plays if I were to bring everyone at the line and press all the receivers. This is an extreme example but it would help make the game a bit more challenging if the QB realizes (though not all the time) when he needs to get the ball out quick.

[edit] Forgot one major thing that needs to be addressed.

DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN 3-4 and 4-3 FRONT SEVEN PLAYERS

Right now I could play in a 3-4 and have 260lb Cliff Avril play DE for me and succeed. At that weight he would likely fail at DE in a 3-4 in the real NFL, he would better be suited for OLB. However his ratings don't adjust so it would be suicide to play him in coverage.

This is the same for 4-3. If I have DeMarcus Ware or Terrel Suggs on a 4-3 team, they better play DE. Currently in the game, their ratings don't adjust so they instantly become 99 rated players.

Basically every player should have a rating that adjusts fairly to a position change depending on the scheme. So if I do move Avril to 3-4 outside linebacker, he should maybe get a slight boost in coverage and a decrease in pass rush for that first year. The CPU should be also smarter when drafting players and putting them in the right positions depending if they play 3-4 or 4-3.

I'm just tired of playing my fantasy drafted leagues, online and offline, and seeing literally over 100 players playing in a scheme that would never work for them.

It would also be nice to have the depth chart act more like a real NFL depth chart. In the NFL, if a team's RCB were to go down, they likely wouldn't put their nickel back in his place outside. If my LDT goes down, I don't want my NT to move over to his place.

This also applies on offense... I likely wouldn't play my slot receiver outside due to injury unless a) He is a versatile player who can get upfield and b) I have a reliable replacement to catch passes over the middle. So a more realistic depth chart would be nice.

Wow, one simple edit to a post and my mind keeps flowing with ideas, like this one...

Please, please, please, please add custom packages that we can switch to in the game. I would love to create a package to have my best pass rushers on the field on 3rd down. There are times in a game I like to be creative but it's a hassle to try and make individual adjustments between plays. So let us create our own packages before the game and easily switch between them at any time.

So lets recap

1. Defensive player lock (reversed camera view so you are looking at the offense)

2. Better interaction at the line between DL/OL, DB/WR

3. Better QB AI to adjust to the defense (needed to help prevent the defense from being over powered for certain plays and helps keep players honest with play calling)

4. Differentiate between 3-4 and 4-3 front seven players

5. More realistic depth chart

6. Custom packages