In Madden, what ever happened too......

[Dawg1919]

What ever happened too......

1. The ability to make custom plays, and custom playbooks?

2. Running out of bounds on punts untouched and then coming back in to make a tackle?

3. The ability to have certain players for certain packages set, before you played a game?

4. The halftime show?

5. The chain gang?

6. Hitting guys out of bounds and being penalized?

7. Hitting WR's before they are about to catch a ball and then getting penalized?

8. The "Old" truck stick?

9. Stands half full when your team was performing bad?

10. The crowd booing a bad pick at the draft?

11. Helmets coming off on extremly hard hits?

12. The original kick meter?

13. The QB cone?

14. The ability to play as an offensive lineman and block?

15. The scouting report that revealed plays and tendencies that your opponent ran and the percentage that they ran them?

16. Hiring and firing your assistants?

17. Setting your prices, rebuilding your stadium, change location?

18. Having WR's play in the secondary as well as other players play completly different positions? Remember sneakin your backup QB in at punter and pissing off your buddy when you threw out of the punt formation.

19. Expansion draft? See Texans and Browns 2.0.

20. What ever happened to the greatest offensive play ever in the Madden franchise? The "middle" screen, to the running back, out of the 4 receiver set, Shotgun formation. Loved that play!!!

21. Icing the kicker?

22. Wind affecting a pass? Yes that used to be in the game.

23. Player roles?

24. Player's getting pissed if they were second string or not playing, and sitting out because they were unhappy with their current contract?

25. John Madden and Pat Summerall?

Honorable mention, players section includes....
1. Mike Alstotts Truck move
2. Mike Vick's scrambles
3. Derrick Brooks speed
4. Michael Bennett bouncing like a pinball off defenders
5. Herman Moore 98
6. Emmitt Smith's Spin move (early 90's version)
7. Ray Lewis '05
8. Scott Mitchell's arm
9. Dante Hall on a kick return
10. Warrick Dunn's juke move

Dishonorable mention includes.....
1. Making a pass 30 yards down field as your QB is facing the opposite direction and falling down.
2. Playing defense, before 05.
3. The WR drag route in the 90's, simply put, the cheesiest money play ever made. (You could easily go 28 for 28 with a QB in a game)
4. Trade logic before Madden 13
5. The spin move in the mid 2000's that actually made you move faster than if you held the sprint button.
6. The NEW Truck stick.
7. Cb's the same size as a DT, 90's versions.
8. Ability to get out of an injury animation by going no huddle
9. Rocket catching.
10. Zone defense in Madden 13!!!

[ASkylitMike]

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1. I miss it too. Such a great part of the past Madden games.

3. I've wanted that for years! Sometimes you don't want your first string wide receiver on a Singleback handoff, because your 4th string is your return man with the speed and agility!

6. Come to think of it, yeah, where'd that go??

8. Miss it SO MUCH! Now it just looks like a normal tackle, I don't even know if the hit stick is even 'activated' or whatever.

9. Yes! It makes the win that much sweeter when you're the away team.

10. THIS! Whether it's applause or booing, it was a great little part of the draft!

11. YES! That's one of the things that definitely strokes your ego when you're playing. Even if it didn't mean an injury sometimes, you still get to think 'Yeah, that guy's gone! Hit him pretty hard... Yeah.'

12. I love the sliding kick meter of '12 (And others), but I've gotten used to both. We kinda have to, since it's an on and off thing.

16. Another part that should definitely be included.

17. One of my old favorites! Loved rebuilding the stadium.

18. Goes along with #3, loved that!

22. Yep, definitely. Wind, rain, snow, everything should. It's only common sense.

24. One of the biggest things I miss about the games. As annoying as it was, players holding out and being unhappy for not starting was SUCH a great addition.

[fballturkey]

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We gave up all that for a twitter feed, broken XP system, and a 30 second blurb about rookies in the draft that is never brought up again.

I'm not trying to be a jerk here but I don't see any other additions in CCM compared to franchise. They really should have let CCM cook another year.

Reading that list takes me back though. Madden really did used to be a good game. Not necessarily a realistic sim but a good game. Now it's neither.

[CJ1K]

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Majority of that list was taken out a year after it was put in. Perhaps they will bring it back and promote it as a "new feature" in future iterations.

[Jerikokai]

Majority of that list was taken out a year after it was put in. Perhaps they will bring it back and promote it as a "new feature" in future iterations.

Of course they will. That's EAs cash cow for u.

[roadman]

Re: In Madden, what ever happened too......

Of course they will. That's EAs cash cow for u.

Madden isn't the cash cow, FIFA is.

[BTownSlinger]

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I had a player on my team got called for roughness. Hit a player as he was going out of bounds.

[I_Tyler_Durden_I]

25. surprise onside kick. Or is it still in there and I can't find it with the new, sorry old, sorry what so ever kicking-meter?

OT: Yesterday I saw an illegal touching on the Offense. First time in my Madden-life and Im playing it since 95. So there seems to be some kind of inovation but they're pretty good in hiding it from the masses.

[UC Bearcat]

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Madden isn't the cash cow, FIFA is.

Not in America..

[somewhatdamaged2]

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The ability to redirect WRs when scrambling with the QB was awesome! You could scramble away from a pass rush then push the right stick in the direction of the scramble and the QB would point his finger to where the WR should adjust his route... super useful. Or you could make your WR come back to you when running a post route.

I'm pretty sure it was the year Madden had Vick on the cover (2004 maybe?) were they introduced it... i think it was gone the next year.

[roadman]

Re: In Madden, what ever happened too......

Not in America..

Sales, including Madden, are counted worldwide, that is why I included FIFA.

[Fakename22]

Re: In Madden, what ever happened too......

Add: Defensive matchups


Add: Fairplay for Online (atleast the option)

[steamboat]

Re: In Madden, what ever happened too......

What ever happened too......

1. The ability to make custom plays, and custom playbooks?

Miss this, but not really a big deal to me.

2. Running out of bounds on punts untouched and then coming back in to make a tackle?

Have seen this call made in M13

3. The ability to have certain players for certain packages set, before you played a game?
Missed for sure

4. The halftime show?
Eh, it was never good enough for me not to skip

5. The chain gang?
Eh, but will come back in M14 for sure with the refs being concentrated on.

6. Hitting guys out of bounds and being penalized?
Have seen this call in M13

7. Hitting WR's before they are about to catch a ball and then getting penalized?
Have seen this call in M13

8. The "Old" truck stick?
Eh, not different enough for me to mind.

9. Stands half full when your team was performing bad?
This is a big deal to me, but its because there is no owner mode anymore.
10. The crowd booing a bad pick at the draft?
Prefer the current draft 100x more then boos, but I'm sure it will come back

11. Helmets coming off on extremly hard hits?
The algorithm for this was way off. I hated it it happened too much.

12. The original kick meter?
I prefer the new one

13. The QB cone?
Hated it

14. The ability to play as an offensive lineman and block?
People want to do this?

15. The scouting report that revealed plays and tendencies that your opponent ran and the percentage that they ran them?
Rarely useful if playing someone who knew their own scouting report.

16. Hiring and firing your assistants?
I believe Head coach style assistants are coming to the game soon.

17. Setting your prices, rebuilding your stadium, change location?
No owner mode..miss it greatly.

18. Having WR's play in the secondary as well as other players play completly different positions? Remember sneakin your backup QB in at punter and pissing off your buddy when you threw out of the punt formation.

Eh, it happens irl but not enough for me to care. I do wish that once in a blue moon a punter like Tom Tupa comes along in the draft.

19. Expansion draft? See Texans and Browns 2.0.
I wish this were an option in every sports game, but alas it only is in years where expansion happens.

20. What ever happened to the greatest offensive play ever in the Madden franchise? The "middle" screen, to the running back, out of the 4 receiver set, Shotgun formation. Loved that play!!!
interesting

21. Icing the kicker?
In the game

22. Wind affecting a pass? Yes that used to be in the game.
Its understated but still happens

23. Player roles?
Was replaced by traits largely. They expanded them. I believe roles will come back tho.
24. Player's getting pissed if they were second string or not playing, and sitting out because they were unhappy with their current contract?
Maybe an NFL request not to have

25. John Madden and Pat Summerall?
Both are retired from these things.

Honorable mention, players section includes....
1. Mike Alstotts Truck move
2. Mike Vick's scrambles
3. Derrick Brooks speed
4. Michael Bennett bouncing like a pinball off defenders
5. Herman Moore 98
6. Emmitt Smith's Spin move (early 90's version)
7. Ray Lewis '05
8. Scott Mitchell's arm
9. Dante Hall on a kick return
10. Warrick Dunn's juke move

Dishonorable mention includes.....
1. Making a pass 30 yards down field as your QB is facing the opposite direction and falling down.
2. Playing defense, before 05.
3. The WR drag route in the 90's, simply put, the cheesiest money play ever made. (You could easily go 28 for 28 with a QB in a game)
4. Trade logic before Madden 13
5. The spin move in the mid 2000's that actually made you move faster than if you held the sprint button.
6. The NEW Truck stick.
7. Cb's the same size as a DT, 90's versions.
8. Ability to get out of an injury animation by going no huddle
9. Rocket catching.
10. Zone defense in Madden 13!!!

So, yeah. Cookie crumbles

[Ninjas N Grits]

The ability to redirect WRs when scrambling with the QB was awesome! You could scramble away from a pass rush then push the right stick in the direction of the scramble and the QB would point his finger to where the WR should adjust his route... super useful. Or you could make your WR come back to you when running a post route.

I'm pretty sure it was the year Madden had Vick on the cover (2004 maybe?) were they introduced it... i think it was gone the next year.

It's still in. It was in last yr too. You have to pull LTrigger and then flick the right stick. It kills against man coverage.

****Everybody knows Jackie Robinson was #42****

[Fresh8142]

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I really miss owner mode, the only time I have ever played 20+ season in a madden game was when owner mode was in the game