Madden NFL 25 Title Update #1 to Fix Disappearing Players

[NYJin2011tm]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Title Update #1 to Fix Disappearing Players

EA was voted worst company in America for a reason!

[Flamehead]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Title Update #1 to Fix Disappearing Players

What difference does it make if the bug is being fixed with a patch? Your logic is equivalent to complaining that your burger was under-cooked at a restaurant after it was just replaced with a cooked one.

You forgot to mention in your analogy the restaurant has repeatedly sent out undercooked burgers. And the patrons are getting tired of it because it’s the only burger joint in town. And sometimes we’d just like to have a nice burger, you know? Is that asking for too much?

This doesn’t affect me personally as I have xbox and internet, but good grief. THIS is another example of why people are so put out with this company. Yes, it’ll be ‘fixed’ with a day one patch, and yes, little Timmy’s family who buys it for him for his B-day but still doesn’t have internet will be the minority.

But are you kidding me? When will QA ever be a priority? Not good, EA, not good at all. As someone else asked, what else awaits us because resources were allocated elsewhere?

[LionsFanNJ]

First the NCAA facemasks and now this? What about this years games give them problems putting out PS3 versions??? Hell I remember two years ago the "oil puddles" Madden had going on only on the PS3

Makes me extremely hesitant to pick up EA sports games on PS4 even with the PC infrastructure

[Soprano00]

Do they just not test the PS3 version of the game? This is just something that blows my mind. I know they just port the game to PS3 but come on, invisible players, in the final build? How? Just how

On Madden 12 there were invisible players in Ultimate Team games, and this in the retail version and still after a few patches

[oathofsilence]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Title Update #1 to Fix Disappearing Players

Nothing worse than getting blindsided by an invisible DE...

[GisherJohn24]

You forgot to mention in your analogy the restaurant has repeatedly sent out undercooked burgers. And the patrons are getting tired of it because it’s the only burger joint in town. And sometimes we’d just like to have a nice burger, you know? Is that asking for too much?

This doesn’t affect me personally as I have xbox and internet, but good grief. THIS is another example of why people are so put out with this company. Yes, it’ll be ‘fixed’ with a day one patch, and yes, little Timmy’s family who buys it for him for his B-day but still doesn’t have internet will be the minority.

But are you kidding me? When will QA ever be a priority? Not good, EA, not good at all. As someone else asked, what else awaits us because resources were allocated elsewhere?

Doesn't the NFL determine when this game needs to be available to sell by a particular date? Basically a licensing deadline requirement? So isn't it kind of the NFL's fault for forcing contracts and street date? Let's face it, if the devs had an extra year to develop it, I'm sure they would and be happy about it.

[Gosens6]

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Doesn't the NFL determine when this game needs to be available to sell by a particular date? Basically a licensing deadline requirement? So isn't it kind of the NFL's fault for forcing contracts and street date? Let's face it, if the devs had an extra year to develop it, I'm sure they would and be happy about it.

But would the company be happy about it? They make BIG bucks off of this game releasing every year, as does the NFL. The devs might like it, but EA and the NFL are loving the yearly releases.

[SECElit3]

So far this demo has done nothing but disappoint me. I've played two halves and have seen nothing that would make me want to buy this version. I've also been sacked by an invisible clay Matthews, intercepted by an invisible corner back and scored on by an invisible torrey Smith. Guess I'll be waiting for the next gen version after all.

Aaaaand what makes you think it's going to be better next gen? Same scumbag company, same lazy developers, same lack of innovation, same greed, same policies, and same QA department. I mean really. Think about it. You will get the same game with upgraded graphics.

[LastExit]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Title Update #1 to Fix Disappearing Players

Definitely good news, but I have to say....how on Earth did this glitch get past them when they were getting the game ready for retail release?????? Don't they have people who test this game out????
I've played the Madden Demo 4 times and have quit because this bug shows up every time - it's not an obscure thing that only affected a few people.

[Gosens6]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Title Update #1 to Fix Disappearing Players

Definitely good news, but I have to say....how on Earth did this glitch get past them when they were getting the game ready for retail release?????? Don't they have people who test this game out????
I've played the Madden Demo 4 times and have quit because this bug shows up every time - it's not an obscure thing that only affected a few people.

They clearly don't test the PS3 version, it's ported right over from the 360.

[Ice_Cold345]

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Any more I question if games get bug tested anymore. With games like WWE 12/13 being super bugged filled and bugs that exist in Madden 13 that were nearly game breaking and this bug that should have been pretty obvious to see/fix before release wasn't, really raises questions in my mind. That, or the developers become lazy and just port it to the PS3 from the 360 and go all Mean Gene Okerland on it.

It's nice that are patching it, but seriously how was this not seen? Also, why didn't they make the patch available for download online, like the PS3 does for it's system updates. Seriously, for a company like EA not to do it, it's shows laziness.

[Flightwhite24]

If anyone has ever wondered whether or not EA test there games before release??! Now you have your answer

I'm no longer even interested in doing my usual get the game early routine for M25 and I'm not even on PS3.

I refuse to pay any extra to get this early If one of my eBay connects hooks me up great but I'm not breaking my neck for this game

I just don't trust EA any longer. I think it's a DAMN SHAME come next week unknowing Internet less buyers are gonna get burned for $60 plus and there won't be a thing they can do to recoup there loss.

I have plenty of friends/relatives who don't have Internet due to there financial state that game but can't afford Internet or have no use for it who are gonna get burned if I/someone don't warn them

SHAME ON YOU EA

[spike83]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Title Update #1 to Fix Disappearing Players

Cross your fingers that all this nonsense we have experienced this summer with both NCAA and Madden ends here and does not continue with FIFA and NHL...

[ggunnerr]

Re: Madden NFL 25 Title Update #1 to Fix Disappearing Players

Definitely good news, but I have to say....how on Earth did this glitch get past them when they were getting the game ready for retail release?????? Don't they have people who test this game out????
I've played the Madden Demo 4 times and have quit because this bug shows up every time - it's not an obscure thing that only affected a few people.

Same reason a few years back the game shipped without Fatigue and it took almost a month to patch it in. Limited funding on Quality Control, and a lack of passion/caring.

[SECElit3]

I am still waiting on my patch to fix the grey facemasks that are plaguing the PS3 title because of the same dang thing. I mean seriously, when does it stop? Yay, you just slammed one of our title updates, to fix an issue that could have been clearly seen in about 30, check that, 10 min, of testing the game. Pathetic, really! There has got to be some way to get the NFL to release the contract that is keeping other companies from developing the game next gen. We have dealt with this crap for almost 10 freaking years! 10! Now we are possibly looking to have deal with the same damn roller coaster for another 10 years? I'll be honest with you, I hope lawsuits start hitting this greedy company hard. I hope it hits them so hard, they sink. This is not so much directed at the developers, but at the suits at the top who continuously allow this to happen.

I seriously feel sorry for the guys who will buy this game retail and have to deal with this because they have no Internet connection to download the patch!

If this was my company, I would be ashamed, and I guarantee, if this kept up, heads would roll!