Great Rex Dickson Interview

[Sausage]

http://youtu.be/nJlg4SKHfy8

Great info throughout!! Enjoy

[SolidSquid]

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Can't watch at work but did he say anything about not turning down QB inaccuracies or pass break ups to appease the online crowd?

[munky1307]

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Great interview. Hard not to like Rex. I like he said CFM and commentary are two top areas to improve.

[rkocjay]

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Yup listening to it now

[SolidSquid]

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If any one has time to post a breakdown Id appreciate it lol

[JOS1181]

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If any one has time to post a breakdown Id appreciate it lol

The only thing that I took away from it was that it is to much work for them to fix the tethering issues ( and probably other issues the ancient " architecture " cause ). Cant imagine how my customers would react if I told them it was to much work for my company to fix flaws in my product and for them to pretty much deal with it.

The big difference for my market is that I have competitors to worry about.

[Sphinx]

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Very good interview. This is why I like the developers this year, they are listening and doing what they can.

[Skyboxer]

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The only thing that I took away from it was that it is to much work for them to fix the tethering issues ( and probably other issues the ancient " architecture " cause ). Cant imagine how my customers would react if I told them it was to much work for my company to fix flaws in my product and for them to pretty much deal with it.

The big difference for my market is that I have competitors to worry about.

Haven't listened to it yet but I'm sure he meant it would take too long to fix and get the product out AND wouldn't have the time to make sure no other issues cropped up after the fixes... etc...
Many issues are legacy and probably require a whole new engine etc..

But I'm sure there's a group that will use it as fodder..

[Sphinx]

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The only thing that I took away from it was that it is to much work for them to fix the tethering issues ( and probably other issues the ancient " architecture " cause ). Cant imagine how my customers would react if I told them it was to much work for my company to fix flaws in my product and for them to pretty much deal with it.

The big difference for my market is that I have competitors to worry about.

Wow, of all of the things Rex said, that's what you focused on? Do you have any idea how long it would take to re-architect that part of the game? I mean, I don't know how big the madden development team is or their time restraints. But I think your expectations might be a little too high. If the code is legacy code and needs to be rebuilt, that can take a significant amount of time and effort. Something that can take a couple years to redo and get right, I think the last thing anyone wants is something just thrown in there.

[Mizzou24]

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Made my day hearing this


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[SportsGamer94]

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Wow, of all of the things Rex said, that's what you focused on? Do you have any idea how long it would take to re-architect that part of the game? I mean, I don't know how big the madden development team is or their time restraints. But I think your expectations might be a little too high. If the code is legacy code and needs to be rebuilt, that can take a significant amount of time and effort. Something that can take a couple years to redo and get right, I think the last thing anyone wants is something just thrown in there.

That's why you have a team of engineers working on new mechanics and technologies in the background over a number of years.
If EA/Tiburon was smart they should be researching technology for the next gen of Madden football, start working on it now so it's ready when the next gen of gaming is here then we won't have to wait five years for a true next gen Madden title.

[GameBreaker35]

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The only thing that I took away from it was that it is to much work for them to fix the tethering issues ( and probably other issues the ancient " architecture " cause ). Cant imagine how my customers would react if I told them it was to much work for my company to fix flaws in my product and for them to pretty much deal with it.

The big difference for my market is that I have competitors to worry about.

He never said it was too much work to get to. He just mentioned that it is a major system overhaul; he's basically telling the audience it's not on the immediate agenda. The fact that he was so emphatic with his response about wanting to get to it gives me alot of hope that it will be something of priority soon.

[SportsGamer94]

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The only thing that I took away from it was that it is to much work for them to fix the tethering issues ( and probably other issues the ancient " architecture " cause ). Cant imagine how my customers would react if I told them it was to much work for my company to fix flaws in my product and for them to pretty much deal with it.

The big difference for my market is that I have competitors to worry about.

I think it's safe to assume that pass blocking and line-play in general has the same issue, which is a core engine issue. I really hope they can over come these problems in the next couple years.

[strife1013]

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Thanks for the share. I think we will see a new CCM next year and hopefully an audio overhaul!

[SportsGamer94]

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Last gen really hurt us, an entire decade without accomplishing anything, now Rex and his team have to waste time fixing, removing, and replacing core game-play mechanics instead of working on things that would really make this game great.