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Quote: Originally Posted by Coach Captures

It is the same

No, they are not the same personnel.

Dime 2-3 is a four-down over front with two interior defensive linemen (RDTs), two defensive edge rushers (RLE / RRE), one off-ball linebacker (SUBLB), and six defensive backs (one of which is SS2 instead of CB4, if I recall correctly).


Dime 2-3 Will is a 3-down odd front with one interior defensive linemen (RDT), two defensive edge rushers (RLE / RRE), two off-ball linebackers (SUBLBs), and six defensive backs.

Quote:

because I’ve done it for years.

The title update changed defensive audible behavior to account for personnel, similar to how offensive audibles have worked for the past several years now to facilitate formation shifts. Previously, defensive audibles in Madden did not account for on-field personnel, rather they allowed a user to audible to any formation in a given set regardless of any formation subs. From the update notes:

Quote: Originally Posted by EA Sports

Previously users were only able to audible to different defensive sets within a defensive formation but we were not looking at substitutions that were made prior to the audible. Users will no longer be able to audible to a Set that puts their substituted Safety on the Defensive Line. Users will have the ability to audible from Nickel to Dime if they have substituted a Linebacker with a Defensive Back which they could not do before.

The change today specifically prevents a user from exploiting the game by calling Dime 2-3 Will with a safety placed at SUBLB, then audibling to Dime 2-3 which would force that safety down to defensive end.