More Madden NFL 18 Features Revealed

[Cowboy008]

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I'm hoping they added more things into franchise mode this year.

[Pokes404]

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Solid news so far, but I will be anxiously waiting to hear something about the return of Online Team Play. Please, EA ...

[jfsolo]

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Interested in seeing how the passing works. If the sliding and warp catches are still there, I won't be impressed.....

It should be easy to test this out in practice by purposely placing passes in areas that should make them totally uncatchable and observing if physics defying shenanigans ensue.

[DeuceDouglas]

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Hopefully in sim mode, ratings, pressure, and weather will have a strong impact on where the ball ultimately ends up when using Target Passing.

This is exactly what I want to see. On Competitive or Arcade, the ball goes right where you decide it goes. On Simulation it relies heavily on ratings and the conditions. I was coming into this year thinking there wasn't going to be any difference between Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes so hopefully this will change that. It'd be great if they tuned velocity/arm strength as well so that the variance was more noticeable. It's also going to be really interesting to see certain scenarios like throwing an out before a receiver breaks and how the game handles that.

[jbd345]

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Player introductions are nice! Also sounds like dynamic weather is in. Story mode will probably be revealed at ea play.

[ianlast]

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Target passing, hmm. Awesome that we'll finally be able to drop the ball "in the bucket" along the sidelines and in between zones, make true back pylon throws, place screens/slants perfectly for some RAC, etc.

However, they absolutely have to give us the option of using target passing and face buttons AT THE SAME TIME. I should be able to check down quickly using the face buttons if I have to.

[TreyIM2]

First off, info looks a lil scant, for now. Nothing making me go gaga just yet. And I can care less about the story mode not mentioned here but I'll eff with it if I decide I want to try something different....

Secondly, regarding target passing, I'm wondering if they dug up a lil known feature Madden had ages ago on PS1 where, as QB, you would click the R3 button and you would literally get a target on the field that you control with the right stick.
I actually LOVED that back in the day and used it all the time, and wonder if they refined it or it will be the same exact feature.
If it is the same or basically, then hate to say a lie is being told but at the same time, seemed like almost no one even knew it was in Madden years ago when I brought it up before, I believe on here, if not other sites.

[BlackBetty15]

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Honestly, I enjoyed Madden 17 enough that if the only thing they implemented was ratings and the styles of play...and made them as they intended which for us sm folks means penalties, mistakes ect...then this warrants my pre order. I might even do the GOAT just because. Everything else is pure bonus and welcome. I assume nothing and take info in stride.

[PVarck31]

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If Coach Adjustments goes both ways that could add a lot of immersion.

I want to finally see the AI start to aggressively play the run if I'm cramming it down their throats. Get me out of my comfort zone and make me play chess.

[BlackBetty15]

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One thing I'm curious to see if they found a way to make differentiate players more than in years past. I'm definitely think rating system will be the same. But players need to play more like themselves. Before Traits, there were nothing to differentiate players at all. But even Traits was never fully implemented like it should have. NBA 2k has done a great job making players play like themselves with Tendencies. Traits would need to fully implemented. In years past, CPU QB AI would be lethal regardless of QB. Also if AI playcalling has been revised

I am not a fan of the Madden traits portfolio AT ALL. Reason being is the development team hasn't redone the ratings scheme. The way I see it, and ol Clint can't convince me it doesnt...is that traits and the ratings do mix well together. They conflict with each other and this it doesn't make the players play "true to form" which is why we have weird QB play IMO.

[iFnotWhyNoT]

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Interested in seeing how the passing works. If the sliding and warp catches are still there, I won't be impressed.....

It should be easy to test this out in practice by purposely placing passes in areas that should make them totally uncatchable and observing if physics defying shenanigans ensue.

The WR/DB interactions and animations shown in the trailer from last year, to me, make it more likely than not sliding and warping will occur, especially when those animations occur. It will be hard to throw to a spot with the Josh Norman on Dez animation triggering and it looking completely natural. Too soon to know for sure but that's my expectation if those animations are still present, the bodies tend to warp together and then the ball warps to the hand.

I'm not a developer but it seems really hard to get rid of all the sliding and warping with so many things going on and and two-man animations occurring at the same time. Hoping for the best.

[UFCMPunk]

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GameStop has revealed some more Madden NFL 18 features. Check them out below.

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This intrigues me a lot. Sounds like this is the Season Mode everyone has been wanting without all the Franchise responsibilities. This also has me wondering if there is going to be some kind of "Start Today" within CFM where we can start the season within the real actual NFL season.

[BlackBetty15]

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This intrigues me a lot. Sounds like this is the Season Mode everyone has been wanting without all the Franchise responsibilities. This also has me wondering if there is going to be some kind of "Start Today" within CFM where we can start the season within the real actual NFL season.

You beat me to it 😉

[XxKnicksRules215xX]

nope nope nope not going to get me this year lol I will be waiting until everyone else played the game and the honey moon is over and were all saying once again this is the same madden it's always been.

[Godgers12]

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By that description I don't think coverage assignments is what we all hope it is.