Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream, Watch it Here

[LorenzoDC]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

Well I feel like Peter Griffin on that episode of Family Guy where he angrily goes to confront Bill Clinton but ends up in bed with him, lol. I intended to watch this stream strictly to mark time, not expecting to be the slightest bit interested, much less impressed, then...... BAM!, by the time this thing was over I'm considering buying it new to support their effort. Really well done guys, people have been saying for years how they wish Tiburon would just show us the game actually being played, aside from all that trailer marketing stuff and they delivered in this stream, JP and I kept trying to tell you guys about this "new" team., lmao. (j/k)

Seriously though, there was a lot of good stuff shown in that stream and considering what Ian said about the down sales of M10 influencing the direction of M11, I definitely plan on going out to buy M15 new, to support what these guys seem to be trying to do.

That said, a few of quick issues I hope can be addressed pre release. On that pass by Rivers where he is hit while throwing, again I think those passes are still too accurate, it might have been slightly off target but it still hit that receiver in stride, for the most part.

Secondly, they said they added the User ability for the intended receiver to swat down potential INTs BUT ill the CPU/AI controlled receivers do the same thing? If not, that needs to be, especially for offline Users that play the CPU and people in "no switch" leagues.

Lastly, in the same vein as the previous point, please make sure that AI/CPU defenders use the "steering" to push the pocket, I saw various bullet points about AI teammates mattering and the CPU/AI using the presnap adjustments so hopefully this all falls under the same umbrella.

Again though, really well done presentation.

Guess I'll have to watch this thing once it gets posted in archive.

[wordtobigbird]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

Guess I'll have to watch this thing once it gets posted in archive.

http://www.twitch.tv/archive/archive_popout?id=548832711&t=1386s

[4thQtrStre5S]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

When they were talking about the different difficulty levels the one guy mentioned something real quick about how they untied the sliders from them. Did anyone else catch that? Or is this nothing new?

caught that very clearly, as sliders and the mysteriy behind them all has me going bald from frustration...I hope there is more detail in regards to sliders in the future....

[GiantBlue76]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

When they were talking about the different difficulty levels the one guy mentioned something real quick about how they untied the sliders from them. Did anyone else catch that? Or is this nothing new?

Great point Phil, I meant to ask about that too. I caught it and I was trying to work while listening, that very point made me get up from my desk and take a look. I want to know more about this as well.

[wordtobigbird]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

When they were talking about the different difficulty levels the one guy mentioned something real quick about how they untied the sliders from them. Did anyone else catch that? Or is this nothing new?

I didn't even catch that. Wow that's huge. That's definitely new. Before the difficulty levels WERE the sliders. All Pro 50/50, All Madden 25/75, etc. So now that they are separate that is going to be veryyyyyyy interesting for sliders..

[RexDEAFootball]

Well I feel like Peter Griffin on that episode of Family Guy where he angrily goes to confront Bill Clinton but ends up in bed with him, lol. I intended to watch this stream strictly to mark time, not expecting to be the slightest bit interested, much less impressed, then...... BAM!, by the time this thing was over I'm considering buying it new to support their effort. Really well done guys, people have been saying for years how they wish Tiburon would just show us the game actually being played, aside from all that trailer marketing stuff and they delivered in this stream, JP and I kept trying to tell you guys about this "new" team., lmao. (j/k)

Seriously though, there was a lot of good stuff shown in that stream and considering what Ian said about the down sales of M10 influencing the direction of M11, I definitely plan on going out to buy M15 new, to support what these guys seem to be trying to do.

That said, a few of quick issues I hope can be addressed pre release. On that pass by Rivers where he is hit while throwing, again I think those passes are still too accurate, it might have been slightly off target but it still hit that receiver in stride, for the most part.

Secondly, they said they added the User ability for the intended receiver to swat down potential INTs BUT ill the CPU/AI controlled receivers do the same thing? If not, that needs to be, especially for offline Users that play the CPU and people in "no switch" leagues.

Lastly, in the same vein as the previous point, please make sure that AI/CPU defenders use the "steering" to push the pocket, I saw various bullet points about AI teammates mattering and the CPU/AI using the presnap adjustments so hopefully this all falls under the same umbrella.

Again though, really well done presentation.

>> I definitely plan on going out to buy M15 new, to support what these guys seem to be trying to do.

We REALLY appreciate it and this means a lot to us. The game needs to sell well for EA to continue to embrace our vision, so comments like these are a lot more valuable to us than you may realize.

[Hooe]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

When they were talking about the different difficulty levels the one guy mentioned something real quick about how they untied the sliders from them. Did anyone else catch that? Or is this nothing new?

Don't take my word for it, but I don't believe this is anything new.

I think this is just referring to the difficulty settings now simply being slider pre-sets. Notice in the current Madden games if you change any slider at all after having set it to, say, All-Pro, the difficulty title changes to "Custom".

I think this was originally done in Madden 12? Possibly Madden 10, foggy. Was definitely present in 13 and 25.

Again, I could be completely wrong, but that's my interpretation.

[PantherBeast_OS]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

While I'm going back to watch the replay of the stream. I wasn't able catch all of it. But what I did see looks good. But that was Human vs Human. What worries me how much of a boost in speed will the AI defenders get Human vs AI or how will the animations for the AI be that they can still catchup with a WR in warp speed. Stuff like that what has bother me for years now in madden. AI hands of glue I feel will still be in the game. Where the AI gets a ton of ints per game. I much whether would of want them to do a human vs AI game then Human vs Human. It's a totally different story from those. I'm still a little bit worried about how powerful the AI is going to be right now for offline CFM mode.

[4thQtrStre5S]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

Don't take my word for it, but I don't believe this is anything new.

I think this is just referring to the difficulty settings now simply being slider pre-sets. Notice in the current Madden games if you change any slider at all after having set it to, say, All-Pro, the difficulty title changes to "Custom".

I think this was originally done in Madden 12? Possibly Madden 10, foggy. Was definitely present in 13 and 25.

Again, I could be completely wrong, but that's my interpretation.

IF that is in fact what they mean, then I hope Rex or whoever will get people together and create an extensive slider manual covering the full details of Hum, CPU, and Penalty sliders and how they act and interact. Seems that even CPU sliders act differently than Hum sliders....SMH

[Big FN Deal]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

Guess I'll have to watch this thing once it gets posted in archive.

lol, don't get me wrong, certain issues are still obviously present but like so many have stated before, you definitely get some tangible evidence that these guys are trying to make Madden, less Madden. When you watch the video, I think you'll get what I mean.

[charter04]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

I'm so mad that I missed the live stream. I was totally planning on watching but, got tied up at that time. Going to watch the archived video for sure.

Even though I've been critical of some of the last ten years I really like what I've seen from Rex and Clint. I really hope they get this were it seems like they want it. Guess I better watch the video so I can give real impressions.

[kehlis]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

>> I definitely plan on going out to buy M15 new, to support what these guys seem to be trying to do.

We REALLY appreciate it and this means a lot to us. The game needs to sell well for EA to continue to embrace our vision, so comments like these are a lot more valuable to us than you may realize.

Rex,

If you keep up this vision and direction, I promise you that you won't have to worry about a lack of sales from this site.

Out of principal I can't say job well done so instead I will say looking very good!

[iLLWiLL]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

I'm so mad that I missed the live stream

wordtobigbird just posted the link to the archive up above. It's slow as a mofo though. Hoping someone posts it to youtube...

[iLLWiLL]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

>> I definitely plan on going out to buy M15 new, to support what these guys seem to be trying to do.

We REALLY appreciate it and this means a lot to us. The game needs to sell well for EA to continue to embrace our vision, so comments like these are a lot more valuable to us than you may realize.

I know you caught alot of flack for the "Come at me, bro" comment at 2K. I only caught the tail end of the livestream, but I noticed how much humility Rex showed with the game. He openly acknowledged that this may not be the "90+" rated game that some people are wanting, and talked about areas that need to be more robust (e.g., WR/DB interaction) and will have to wait until next year. And I appreciate that honesty...

I'm part of the group Rex mentioned that have skipped Madden for a few years and that he thinks this would be the year to give it a try again -- it's pretty much a 'Buy' for me...

[SoxFan01605]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Developer Livestream Starts at 4:30 PM EST, Watch it Here

Seriously though, there was a lot of good stuff shown in that stream and considering what Ian said about the down sales of M10 influencing the direction of M11, I definitely plan on going out to buy M15 new, to support what these guys seem to be trying to do.

You make a good point.

The skeptic in me still wants to see what's going on with franchise aspects in connected careers before I feel so bold...lol...but I do agree that good behavior should be rewarded and encouraged for the future.

Maybe I'll buy a gift copy for my nephew toward that end, because I certainly support the vision and apparent direction.

EDIT:

>> I definitely plan on going out to buy M15 new, to support what these guys seem to be trying to do.

We REALLY appreciate it and this means a lot to us. The game needs to sell well for EA to continue to embrace our vision, so comments like these are a lot more valuable to us than you may realize.

If you guys executed anything close to what you've described as your vision/direction, then I echo what kehlis said: you'll have no trouble here!