Madden 18 Thresholds

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Noticed quite a few topics lately about ratings and traits lately in the forum. Madden 18 is game built on thresholds. Once you know what the thresholds are and how they work, and the animations they trigger you can go about making a realistic roster for your own use. Which is what I have done. Heck, you won't even need to touch the QB accuracy slider or many other sliders for that matter. Confirmed thresholds by Rex are posted by the MUT community are down below.

Confirmed Thresholds:

Zone Coverage: 80 - 90 - 91
Hurdle (Agility): 80 - 85 - 90 - 95
Juke Move: 65 - 78 - 90
Spin Move: 65 - 79 - 88
Trucking: 65 - 70 - 90
Stiff Arm: 65 - 78 - 88
Spectacular Catch: 80 - 85 - 90 - 95
Finesse Move: 90
Power Move: 90
Route Running: 75 - 91
Height (Inches): 5ft - 5ft8 - 6ft - 6ft4 - 7ft (Height affects Speed)

Speculated Thresholds:

TAS: 81 (Confirmed <89 for sure) [Edit: it's 81 according to multiple pro players]

TAM: 85 (Confirmed <90 for sure) [Edit: It's 86 according to AKG]

TAD: 90 (Confirmed >88 for sure) [Edit: It's 91 according to AKG]

PRC: 90

STR: 91 (0-techs only)

CTH: 75 (Defensive players only)

PBK: 90

[Dannybices]

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Thanks for the info. I never knew that height affects speed. I prefer long 6'1+ cornerbacks. Since this states that 6ft is a threshold, does this mean that it's definitive that a 6'1 corner won't be as quick as a 5'11 corner with the same speed/accel/agility ratings?

[Review]

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Thanks for the info. I never knew that height affects speed. I prefer long 6'1+ cornerbacks. Since this states that 6ft is a threshold, does this mean that it's definitive that a 6'1 corner won't be as quick as a 5'11 corner with the same speed/accel/agility ratings?

The 6'1 DB will be faster than the 5'11 corner since the 5'11 DB is below the 6ft threshold. So basically the 6'1 DB covers more ground and has longer strides.

[Dannybices]

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Got it, thanks. I jumped to the conclusion that players would be faster towards the smaller end of the threshold.

[Shogunreaper]

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as far as i can tell height doesn't effect speed

i tested a 7 foot tall player and a 5 foot 8 tall character with maxed stats and the times were nearly identical.

[briz1046]

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as far as i can tell height doesn't effect speed

i tested a 7 foot tall player and a 5 foot 8 tall character with maxed stats and the times were nearly identical.

This is why we need definitive ratings/slider explanations from the development team

I've lost count of the number of times I've read different people have tested things and drawn polar opposite conclusions from each other

Not trying to throw doubt onto either opinion but both people here can't be correct ..

The amount of misinformation and placebo theories involved in this game is staggering and could be put to bed ( easily?) If a definitive guide was ever made public

[Devaster]

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It is nice to know the thresholds for MUT since you can't change a card's attributes, but what about in CFM? Does having greater than 90 trucking still improve the chance of winning against a defender? 90 unlocks the last trucking animation, but even if that animation triggers does it always win? Does having 99 trucking vs 90 trucking improve the chance of winning against a defender regardless of the trucking animation triggered?

[khaliib]

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It is nice to know the thresholds for MUT since you can't change a card's attributes, but what about in CFM? Does having greater than 90 trucking still improve the chance of winning against a defender? 90 unlocks the last trucking animation, but even if that animation triggers does it always win? Does having 99 trucking vs 90 trucking improve the chance of winning against a defender regardless of the trucking animation triggered?

Sim Play Style uses Delta between two ratings, so as the difference increases so does the impact, esp when you have 15+ pt differences.

[Review]

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More info on zone coverage thresholds which will help you fine-tune your offline rosters. This has all been confirmed by Rex. Chk the video as well.

Zone Coverage
89 and lower - Reaction when ball on the way
90 - Once ball leaves QB's hand
91+ - Once QB throw animation begins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Q3DQbRjSk

[49erscott]

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What do the TAS, TAM and TAD thresholds actually do? Sorry if I'm being stupid.

[oneamongthefence]

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What do the TAS, TAM and TAD thresholds actually do? Sorry if I'm being stupid.

Throw accuracy short, medium, and deep. I think short is 0-10 yards. Medium is 11-24 yards and deep is 25+ yards. I could be wrong on the yardages but it's in that ballpark.

What's interesting is that run block isn't listed. Does that mean it doesn't have a threshhold or does each point matter?

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[Devaster]

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as far as i can tell height doesn't effect speed

i tested a 7 foot tall player and a 5 foot 8 tall character with maxed stats and the times were nearly identical.

The video review from Gutfox was definitive. It has to do with the running animation and EA not account for height. The same running animation is used for all players of any height. And due to this the taller players get a slight advantage from the way the animation works.

[49erscott]

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Throw accuracy short, medium, and deep. I think short is 0-10 yards. Medium is 11-24 yards and deep is 25+ yards. I could be wrong on the yardages but it's in that ballpark.

What's interesting is that run block isn't listed. Does that mean it doesn't have a threshhold or does each point matter?

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I know about that part, but the thresholds themselves? So what does having 81 TAS do that having 80 does not? Or 82 do that 80 does not?

[Kentaurus]

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https://prnt.sc/ijoawe

https://prnt.sc/ijob46

Two identical stat WRs both running hot-route flys. Did twice to ensure slot didn't have advantage/disadvantage (neither player is on LoS)

Hiked ball from goalline, so over 50 yards the 7'0 player gains roughly 2 yards over a 5'5 player. (at 90spd, agi, acc)

-- note: did not edit weights, so those could in theory also have effect.

[Devaster]

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https://prnt.sc/ijoawe

https://prnt.sc/ijob46

Two identical stat WRs both running hot-route flys. Did twice to ensure slot didn't have advantage/disadvantage (neither player is on LoS)

Hiked ball from goalline, so over 50 yards the 7'0 player gains roughly 2 yards over a 5'5 player. (at 90spd, agi, acc)

-- note: did not edit weights, so those could in theory also have effect.

Weight doesn't have an impact. It has all already been tested a couple months ago.