Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

[Cavicchi]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

First thing I have learned since coming over to the Dark Side from Head Coach, from reading on here, and now experience, is play on All-Madden only. Everything in the game seems to work better on All-Madden but I do not control any of my players and use auto-qb (coach) mode also. Heck I'll even super sim my FGs of over 30 instead of manually kicking them.

But, what I'm trying to say is (and only a 7 game sample) that since switching to a-m I have seen much more "consistent" ai at both end of halfs and throughout a game. Again though, I can't compare to other Maddens or even the difference that controlling a player may make, so take this for what it is worth, prolly not much

Super sim field goals? How are you doing that in this game???

I should add I've only played pre-season games and not seen an option for super sim.

[bluestreak10]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

Super sim field goals? How are you doing that in this game???

I should add I've only played pre-season games and not seen an option for super sim.

supersim is under coaching options if u play on gameflow u have to wait until the gameflow menu pops up to be able to do this..

[pimpinpidgeon8]

yea thought it was just me but the Player sliders dont save.. but the CPU ones do as well as penalties, and kick sliders.. the only sliders that dont seem to wanna stay are the player..

For me none of the sliders save. They just go back to the default level I'm playing at. Didn't have this problem prior to the patch...

[bluestreak10]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

For me none of the sliders save. They just go back to the default level I'm playing at. Didn't have this problem prior to the patch...

idk if this works but before i play a game i just go back and fix the player sliders its annoying but i guess it works? but EA prolly wont fix this anyway..i do wish we could just used created rosters on online CCM!! then the sliders would actually WORK!

[DJ]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

After being pretty negative when the patch first dropped, I felt it only right to come back and post some updated thoughts.

While the CPU play calling at times is an issue, overall I have to say that I'm really enjoying Madden 13 now. The patch made the CPU run more effective, which, if they are going to run the ball, they may as well be good at it.

Connected Careers takes a lot of heat but I find it quite enjoyable. The XP system is nice ... I like picking and choosing where and how to progress my players instead of it being random.

The replays are still slow (Vita version has the Madden 12-style replays, it's a big difference between the two) and I wish you could choose not to see them, but at least you can button-press through them.

For me, the game doesn't need much tweaking in the way of sliders. I'm using BZito's minimalist set and getting a nice variety of results. Again, with the patch fixes, the CPU is more of a threat with the ball, and that will increase the replay value.

Is Madden 13 perfect? No. It is a good game that does try NEW things (CCM, Infinity Engine), and EA should be applauded for that. If you get caught up in looking for every little flaw, you'll hate Madden 13, but if you just like to kick back after work and enjoy a nice blend of simulation and arcade football, Madden 13 is a game for you.

[KR817]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

I'll share my opinion as well.

Aside from the skinny arms syndrome on certain players, the new patch has done wonders for the game IMO.

I'm using a decent set of sliders and my first three games have been fairly realistic.

I'm the Giants. The Cowboys beat me 37-29. I beat the Buccaneers 31-13 and then I beat the Panthers 23-20 in OT. All with fairly realistic statistics. I'm having a decent time playing.

[bluestreak10]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

I'll share my opinion as well.

Aside from the skinny arms syndrome on certain players, the new patch has done wonders for the game IMO.

I'm using a decent set of sliders and my first three games have been fairly realistic.

I'm the Giants. The Cowboys beat me 37-29. I beat the Buccaneers 31-13 and then I beat the Panthers 23-20 in OT. All with fairly realistic statistics. I'm having a decent time playing.

i just got done playing saints vs. broncos game for week 8.. saints ran the ball on me very well had bout 130 rushing yards combined from all 3 running backs. had a hard time stoppin them and brees throwin down field most of the time.. was down 21-9 goin into half time.. got the ball back in the beginning of the 3rd the score was 21-12 recovered an onside kick late with 4:10 to go in the 4th it was 31-33 saints picked me off and scored.. final was 37-33 manning had thrown over 500 yards while the broncos run game was only held to 25 yards. just couldnt get anything goin on the ground. very realistic in my opinion since broncos cant run the ball well and there defense kinda sucks in real life lol.

[Cubfan]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

That is nice but the much bigger problem for late game AI is the cpu running the ball when they have little time left and should be throwing it. Seeing Tom Brady call a running play with only 1 WR on the field from my 20 with 2 seconds left is absurd and others are seeing the same thing. This was not a problem in M12.

Has anyone on All-Pro found it easier to run the ball after the patch? I've been breaking quite a few long runs lately and I don't think my skills have gotten any better.

Yes and no. Chargers (ME) vs Vikings All-Pro 10 min quarters

Adrian Peterson 27/60 yards
Toby Gerhart 9/34 yards
Matt Asiata 1/7 yards 1 td

Ryan Matthews 33/152 yards 1 td
Ronnie Brown 5/22 yards

The computer was hit in the back field or would run in to oline way to much.

[neilsc04]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

Hello everyone. Quick question I'd like to have some assistance with. I have been playing madden since the super nintendo version came out and was anticipating purchasing the game this year until I heard that they didn't include the "franchise mode" like they have for many years prior. The way that I typically play madden is by selecting all 32 teams (so I can play with any team) and altering their depth charts and injuries much like the real NFL season plays out. To keep this short, does this new patch/update address this? If so, do I select this new mode call connected careers and select the coach option and proceed from there? Thanks in advance for any feedback on this.

[Rushdown]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

Since the patch I've had a player that I can't remove from the trade block. I mean I can go and select "remove player from trade block" and then have tried saving at every different screen pretty much. It shows him off the block, but once I advance week I get trade offers for him and when I check him under Roster, he's on the damn trade block again.

Anyone else seen this?

EDIT: This is for offline CCM.

[Cavicchi]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

Hello everyone. Quick question I'd like to have some assistance with. I have been playing madden since the super nintendo version came out and was anticipating purchasing the game this year until I heard that they didn't include the "franchise mode" like they have for many years prior. The way that I typically play madden is by selecting all 32 teams (so I can play with any team) and altering their depth charts and injuries much like the real NFL season plays out. To keep this short, does this new patch/update address this? If so, do I select this new mode call connected careers and select the coach option and proceed from there? Thanks in advance for any feedback on this.

You can't select more than one team. CCM is different than Franchise mode in previous Madden games. The CPU does wacky things with the depth chart, such as having starters in 2nd string backup positions.

[niles08]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

Everybody seems to be so negative when it comes to the game. I'm thankful for what they put out each year, and think that $60 is reasonable for something that i'm going to play for quite some time compared to $30 to go to the movies for 3 hours. I feel that the game got a bad wrap from the start when it was announced that CC would replace franchise mode. People panicked. Is CC really different than franchise? I haven't noticed a difference and actually enjoy it more with the twitter feeds and being able to do the same stuff i've always done in franchise. I feel like people are going to complain either way, something is always going to be wrong. I enjoy the game and I know I am in the minority on this one.

After the patch impressions:

Only played one game with Jareds black sliders and got destroyed on the ground. Ryan Matthews ran for 247 yards on 32 carries with 3 touchdowns. What was different in this one was how exciting it was at the end. I was up 25-24 with less than a minute left. They ended up with a big passing play for a touchdown to make it 31-25. On the next play i proceded to hit a slant to Justin Blackman who turned up field for an 80 yard td and ended up winning 32-31. Crazy game.

[bigbob]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

Has anyone noticed players freezing since the patch? It's happened twice so far, both on the computer.

One was a wide receiver screen, the receiver caught it but then he froze in place and started shaking.

The second time was an interception where the computer intercepted the ball and he froze in the interception animation and started shaking.

[KingV2k3]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

Has anyone noticed players freezing since the patch? It's happened twice so far, both on the computer.

One was a wide receiver screen, the receiver caught it but then he froze in place and started shaking.

The second time was an interception where the computer intercepted the ball and he froze in the interception animation and started shaking.

Do you have a custom roster?

So far, that seems to be the culprit of a lot of stuff...

[bigbob]

Re: Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

Do you have a custom roster?

So far, that seems to be the culprit of a lot of stuff...

No, this is an Online CCM that has been going on for about a month so no custom.