OS Roundtable: If You Could Add One Feature To Madden...

[tanchl]

Duh, PENALTIES!

Does it really matter? We might as well be calling out which SI Swimsuit we wish to "date" first.

[TheRealHST]

TOTAL CONTROL PASSING (for real this time)

I've been harping on this for years now. Madden still lacks the ability for the user to put the ball where he or she wants to put it. Yes, you can sort of lead people but leading people is one aspect. I would like to be able to throw over a defenders head or throw low, almost to the feet of my receiver if it calls for it.

I know some will say I can do all those things, but no, I am not crazy and I know the difference, In All-Pro 2K8 its there and I know what it feels like. Its not in Madden and hasnt ever been. It seems that you still have to rely on slants and out routes, etc to avoid the millions of interceptions you are likely to give up trying something else.

Even in one of the press row podcasts they mentioned their were alot of interceptions. I realize interceptions happen, but jeez. More control of where a person wants to put the ball is needed and not having it takes the fun out of it for me

[cclary24]

Id like to see something similar to what they had for NCAA Football and that is a website to create your own franchise. Playing in whatever state you would like to. I mean taking owner mode to the next level, from what your stadium looks like to the design of your uniform. Being able to use any logo that we desire for helmets, jerseys, pants and the whole stadium. Also the ability to create and fully edit your own roster of players. from their name down to what type of cleats they wear. It would also be nice to have a plethora of jersey and pant types to choose from and the ability to create your own jersey and not have to use the same default uniforms that EA might provide.

[LingeringRegime]

2k engine.

[roadman]

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I agree with Chris, sliders that work!!

Sim and arcade would be nice as well.

[SgtSwagnificent]

TEAMBUILDER!!! WHY, EASPORTS? WHY WON'T YOU GIVE US TEAMBUILDER IN MADDEN???? EITHER PUT IT IN OR FESS UP AS TO WHY YOU WON'T/CAN'T!!!! GIVE ME TEAMBUILDER IOR GIVE ME DEATH!!!!

[charter04]

I agree with all these things but, I want the slider stuff to be fixed and many more sliders added as Chris Sanner stated.

[kpkpkp]

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CPU teams that use practice mode.

Or wind arrows that point the right way, but I don't want to get greedy.

[Candymandagreat]

One thing? Actual Onside Kicks!

I know others have probably had different experiences but I rarely see warping of the ball into the hands of a player (i.e. balls that should have been tipped but not caught being caught or in some cases balls that should not have even been touched by a certain player being caught by said player), but pretty much every single Onside Kick attempt I have made has involved the ball warping right into the players hands. I've managed to recover one once, and only saw a realistic recovery one other time.

Its frustrating enough that players are forced into a single Onside Kick formation when there are dozens of formations used by teams. Even worse is that no matter what you do the ball will only go to one player, the majority of onside kicks are directed towards the second level nowadays with the occasional attempt to bounce one off the front line, yet no matter how hard you kick it (direction is irrelevant because you can't change that), the same guy (who is usually the 3rd WR on a team's roster) gets the first (and because of the warping pretty much the only) shot at the ball.

I could deal with the direction of the ball being predetermined (even if the direction it is predetermined to go in is unrealistic in today's game), if the warping wasn't so rampant.

I want to see many changes made to the game, but this is the one that has annoyed me the most (and it seems like at least the warping could have been fixed in an update).

Breaking the concept behind the round-table here are some other things:
1. Uniform Re-Designs - we can build new stadiums but can't get new uniforms unless we move the team? Truth is I'd be happy with the ability to switch to the Falcons old uniforms (the throwbacks they wore from 2009-12, right now I can recreate those (using the 1960s pants, 70s helmets, and 90s Jerseys), but don't have an away option so while I'd like to rock their throwbacks full-time I currently can only do so with a Home and Alternate, having to settle for their current away jersey)

2. More interactive Depth Chart/ - When I run a system that switches between formations that use 2 SS and 1 FS and 1 SS I'd like to be able to set it up so that my FS of choice would line up at SS when I make that switch to a 2 SS formation. Additionally In a Pistol formation that uses 2 RBs I'd like to be able to easily switch between using 2 HBs and using an HB and a FB from the play selection screen (switching packages as opposed to pausing and going into Depth Chart).

3. Better Commentary - I'd like to see a crew that involved Gruden (but that is unlikely to happen because of his likelihood to return to coaching in the next few years leaving Madden with a need to re-fill that position), but I'd thoroughly enjoy having 2 different crews to switch things up. One thing that I really enjoyed about Madden 10 was the change of audio we got with the intro of Collinsworth, I actually enjoy his real-life commentary, and in the end I don't think he translates well to games (Much Like Corso his insight comes from real-time observations which are hard to recreate in an audio booth months before any football would be played, so we wind up getting canned sayings that quickly become stale), but it was refreshing for me to hear him instead of Madden. It would be great to see 3 different broadcast styles (or even just 2) replicating the difference in broadcasts we see every week in real life. AFC matchups on CBS and NFC on CBS, when the 2 conference collide the away team determines the broadcast (i.e. Titans @ Green Bay = CBS Broadcast), with a possible 3rd broadcast style being NFL Network or ESPN. Breaking it up visually and audibly would go a long way in preventing the presentation from being stale. We need new non-play interactions to boost the presentation value but Phil Simms and Jim Nantz are going to get stale quickly no matter how good the cutscenes are. Also it would be nice if I Simms din't berate me for not picking up enough for the 1st down on 1st down, criticizing me for padding the stats when I pick up 6 and set up 2nd and 4 is absurd, and that's just one example of odd lines being triggered.

Love #3!!!

[gmen15]

I would like more realistic player contracts (RFA, UFA, ability to restructure contracts), more coaches its pretty stupid that there is no offensive and defensive coordinators (it would be cool to hire a OC or DC as your new HC instead of having to hire fake EA coaches), ability to edit imported draft class (EA re-rates all imported players from NCAA horrible) and a few things from NCAA would be cool like previously stated the no huddle options and the formation subs prior to a game so i don't have to sub guys in and out in certain packages. Lastly sliders that actually work...play on all madden and still shatter every record and score 50-60 points every game!!!

EA if its in the game it SHOULD be in the game...

[jc9]

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Customization i.e. players (faces,body, hair, skin tone), equipment, teams, draft, camera, sliders/penalties that work correctly, weather

[HingleMcCringleberry]

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overhaul the defense and special teams entirely.

everybody knows about the awful db/wr interactions, so no need to go into that. other than that, plays to the outside (runs, screens, etc.) are way too powerful. it's as if there are only a handful of plays in the playbook that will stop those plays from gaining at least 15-20 every time because the AI in this game is just terrible. defenders don't understand their gap assignments, their pursuit angles are terrible, and their block shedding is even worse. no reason why the AI can't pick up on a screen when a guy runs it 3 times only for it to get 30+ a play. AI also can't stop outside runs in this game as seem to get 10+ on me every time. Trent Richardson averaged 10.5 ypc against me with the Rams D last game. There is no reason why he should be able to tear up the Rams D in this game when he got 2 yards on 5 carries this season against them. All these people at EA need to do is get out from under that rock they have been living/hiding under and watch one single game on sunday because he's been so bad that he has only had a few runs that got 10 yards period (he had 9 runs of 10 or more all season).

Special teams is even worse than defense. Kicking is nearly impossible to miss inside 55 yards with a decent kicker, punting is designed for you to bomb it to a corner each time instead of trying to place it so that it rolls up inside the 5, and any time you punt it inside the 10 it just bounces one direction. straight through the back of the endzone. And I am under belief that blocked Kicks are literally impossible in this game. The last time I saw a blocked a kick in Madden was back in 2007. Games in Madden aren't won on defense and especially aren't won on special teams. They are won solely on whoever can break more 50 yard plays due to terrible defensive AI.

I could go on for days with more things to fix in these areas... All in all, in this game to succeed in these two areas you have to take off your football hat, and throw away the tape and your football knowledge. You succeed by playing Madden's version of football, which doesn't even come close to the real thing. Time and time again... Hope we don't have to deal with another generation of this nonsense.

[ggsimmonds]

either create a play or custom draft classes

[B-Lo-Z-Ro]

2 Words will make a lot of theses problems put to rest.... FULL CUSTOMIZATION... I know I would like to be able to customize everything from players, uniforms, plays, music (custom soundtracks), photos, positions, schedules, etc. That way all EA has to do is worry about game play & glitches.. Is there a wrong collar color or you want the packers to have all green or all yellow uniforms? I can change that. Is the player too fat or too skinny? I can change that. Let the player have all the control of their game and 80% or more of the complaints & requests will no longer be an issue... IMO

[swishbricks]

make it better like actually try