Madden 09 Patch Details

by pastapadre
Posted August 6th, 2008 at 6:59 am

Madden 09 producer Phil Frazier has revealed the details of the first patch for the game which is expected to be available on or around the release date of August 12th, as well as some potential areas to be addressed by a second patch and ideas for downloadable content.

The first patch will predominantly be fixes that most people wouldn’t have even noticed. The biggest one of the bunch is likely the adjustment that has been made to reduce frequent long kick returns. This wasn’t something that was identified as being a problem at the community event, though most agree it is within NCAA Football 09.

The second patch will react more to the community suggestions following release of the game and they already have an idea of some of the items to work towards. CPU QB accuracy and field degradation being ones that stand out at this point.

There is also some talk as to potential downloadable content. One mentioned is the accelerated clock which had been investigated for a patch but ultimately would’ve been too large a file to qualify. It has been said that the DLC may be free.

Continue on for the full details on all this from Phil Frazier.

Patch #1 (currently with MS/Sony for certification)
1. Changed default quarter length of online leagues to 5 minutes.
2. Solved a very rare stability issue that occured when using a couple of playbooks.
3. Eliminated a button mashing glitch during high latency online games.
4. Eliminated a stability issue that sometimes occured while viewing the player HUB in online leagues.
5. Fixed a tricky disc eject glitch that occured at specific points of online games.
6. Kick Return Tuning – made improvements to help reduce frequent long kick returns.
7. Safety Tuning – eliminated issue where safeties in deep zone coverage would sometimes not react to a run to their side.
8. The game skill slider for interceptions was tuned to amplify it’s affect.

Patch #2 Possibilities
1. Ghost Juking OOB fix – aka CPU players running out of bounds
2. CPU Accuracy tuning
3. Amplify the field degredation effect (the system is currently working but is hidden by some of our late added post effects)
4. Other post-release community feedback

DLC Possibilities
1. Accelerated Clock
2. CPU Sliders (you would have the all new human sliders as well as a brand new screen of CPU sliders)
3. Legacy Gen Controller Config
4. Madden Community Gamerpics

Tags: patch

r00tabaga

I would like to see a patch for toned down flashes
r00tabaga

I would like to see a patch for toned down flashes
http://www.pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

Yup, I’m with you on that one too.
http://www.pastapadre.com pastapadre

Yup, I’m with you on that one too.
Da901Scholar

why are some people complaining about the flashes, they aren’t a big deal, why are ya’ll looking at the crowd when you’re supposed to be looking at the field.
Da901Scholar

why are some people complaining about the flashes, they aren’t a big deal, why are ya’ll looking at the crowd when you’re supposed to be looking at the field.
Chad

Pasta can you or someone explain the use of the Live Draft Tracker? Can i use this to draft for my online league or is it just fantasy football?

Or can i draft for fantasy football and transfer to online league ?
Chad

Pasta can you or someone explain the use of the Live Draft Tracker? Can i use this to draft for my online league or is it just fantasy football?

Or can i draft for fantasy football and transfer to online league ?
Fred

3. Amplify the field degredation effect (the system is currently working but is hidden by some of our late added post effects)

Maybe now the guys at OS can keep away from the ledge.
Fred

3. Amplify the field degredation effect (the system is currently working but is hidden by some of our late added post effects)

Maybe now the guys at OS can keep away from the ledge.
losty

Pasta,

I think you should mention that Phil also said this potential DLC would be free, rather than the kind of DLC most of use are used to costing actual money. As you said by having it as DLC it gets around patch limiting size.
losty

Pasta,

I think you should mention that Phil also said this potential DLC would be free, rather than the kind of DLC most of use are used to costing actual money. As you said by having it as DLC it gets around patch limiting size.
pastapadre

[quote comment="31013"]Pasta,

I think you should mention that Phil also said this potential DLC would be free, rather than the kind of DLC most of use are used to costing actual money. As you said by having it as DLC it gets around patch limiting size.[/quote]

Yeah good point I’ll add that in.

[quote comment="31011"]Pasta can you or someone explain the use of the Live Draft Tracker? Can i use this to draft for my online league or is it just fantasy football?

Or can i draft for fantasy football and transfer to online league ?[/quote]

Check out my interview from a while back. The live draft tracker is just for the in-house type draft experience.

http://www.pastapadre.com/2588/full-details-on-ea-fantasy-football
pastapadre

[quote comment="31013"]Pasta,

I think you should mention that Phil also said this potential DLC would be free, rather than the kind of DLC most of use are used to costing actual money. As you said by having it as DLC it gets around patch limiting size.[/quote]

Yeah good point I’ll add that in.

[quote comment="31011"]Pasta can you or someone explain the use of the Live Draft Tracker? Can i use this to draft for my online league or is it just fantasy football?

Or can i draft for fantasy football and transfer to online league ?[/quote]

Check out my interview from a while back. The live draft tracker is just for the in-house type draft experience.

http://www.pastapadre.com/2588/full-details-on-ea-fantasy-football
nba2k9

EA Sports is really taking care of there games lately, if there is a flaw they get it fixed pretty fast. There doin roster updates faster and with Live everyday. They really make u wanna buy there games because I feel like they really finally wanna give me a good product to have fun playing.
nba2k9

EA Sports is really taking care of there games lately, if there is a flaw they get it fixed pretty fast. There doin roster updates faster and with Live everyday. They really make u wanna buy there games because I feel like they really finally wanna give me a good product to have fun playing.
Grey

Pasta…what about toned down FG kicking Length!!! Will that be adjusted??

Also, I noticed that I DLed a patch for NCAA Football last night. Was the patch released? Or was that something else?
Grey

Pasta…what about toned down FG kicking Length!!! Will that be adjusted??

Also, I noticed that I DLed a patch for NCAA Football last night. Was the patch released? Or was that something else?
http://www.pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

The player editing patch for NCAA came yesterday.

Not sure on FG kicking length, I guess they’re putting it on the sliders for us to make our own adjustments. Doesn’t solve online play though.
http://www.pastapadre.com pastapadre

The player editing patch for NCAA came yesterday.

Not sure on FG kicking length, I guess they’re putting it on the sliders for us to make our own adjustments. Doesn’t solve online play though.
TDeLo

They better make it free. Thats like paying for the weapon system or the vision cone.
TDeLo

They better make it free. Thats like paying for the weapon system or the vision cone.
tyghtwork

Whats DLC?
tyghtwork

Whats DLC?
r00tabaga

I hope this is the last year of that stupid kicking mechanic too. I’m all for bringing back the old 3-button 1/2 arc kicking meter. It was harder to be accurate when going for full power and made it much more realistic. I can’t remember the last time I missed inside the 35 yard line……..
………and camera flashes only occur at certain moments of games. Should not be constant…I have had Bills season tix for 5 yrs and we “rarely” have opportunities for pictures!!!!!!!!
r00tabaga

I hope this is the last year of that stupid kicking mechanic too. I’m all for bringing back the old 3-button 1/2 arc kicking meter. It was harder to be accurate when going for full power and made it much more realistic. I can’t remember the last time I missed inside the 35 yard line……..
………and camera flashes only occur at certain moments of games. Should not be constant…I have had Bills season tix for 5 yrs and we “rarely” have opportunities for pictures!!!!!!!!
coogrfan

DLC= Downloadable Content, i.e. it would be available on XBL Marketplace.
coogrfan

DLC= Downloadable Content, i.e. it would be available on XBL Marketplace.
Mrlux

“2. CPU Sliders (you would have the all new human sliders as well as a brand new screen of CPU sliders)”

So will there not be any default sliders to adjust with the game or is this a new slider interface?
Mrlux

“2. CPU Sliders (you would have the all new human sliders as well as a brand new screen of CPU sliders)”

So will there not be any default sliders to adjust with the game or is this a new slider interface?
James

already with the patches??? sounds like signs of another poor madden game (even though I hope to be proved wrong)… its so close to release day and yet they I’ve barely heard anything about franchise mode because last years franchise mode was so horrible it made the game unplayable for me cause I’m all about the franchise (not online with that one season crap they’re talking about this year).

Does anyone know where I could find details on franchise mode (to see if they fixed anything)?
James

already with the patches??? sounds like signs of another poor madden game (even though I hope to be proved wrong)… its so close to release day and yet they I’ve barely heard anything about franchise mode because last years franchise mode was so horrible it made the game unplayable for me cause I’m all about the franchise (not online with that one season crap they’re talking about this year).

Does anyone know where I could find details on franchise mode (to see if they fixed anything)?
Mike

Pasta-
Thanks for the inside scoop.

A suggestion for DLC; is new Madden Moments, it would be cool if they could create new madden moments based on the current years events. So if something happened in week 1 – 3 they would allow you to play out those scenarios with the updated rosters.

ex. Brett Favre gets traded to vikings and has a 4th Quarter comback against the Packers.
Mike

Pasta-
Thanks for the inside scoop.

A suggestion for DLC; is new Madden Moments, it would be cool if they could create new madden moments based on the current years events. So if something happened in week 1 – 3 they would allow you to play out those scenarios with the updated rosters.

ex. Brett Favre gets traded to vikings and has a 4th Quarter comback against the Packers.
Josh

[quote comment="31009"]why are some people complaining about the flashes, they aren’t a big deal, why are ya’ll looking at the crowd when you’re supposed to be looking at the field.[/quote]

You can’t help but notice the excessive flashes. You say you’re supposed to be looking at the field and not the crowd as if we have tunnel vision like your eyes won’t notice the crowd when playing.
Josh

[quote comment="31009"]why are some people complaining about the flashes, they aren’t a big deal, why are ya’ll looking at the crowd when you’re supposed to be looking at the field.[/quote]

You can’t help but notice the excessive flashes. You say you’re supposed to be looking at the field and not the crowd as if we have tunnel vision like your eyes won’t notice the crowd when playing.
Josh

Can they send a patch to add field degredation in NCAA 09. They did say that we would have it and we don’t.
Josh

Can they send a patch to add field degredation in NCAA 09. They did say that we would have it and we don’t.
James

[quote comment="31009"]why are some people complaining about the flashes, they aren’t a big deal, why are ya’ll looking at the crowd when you’re supposed to be looking at the field.[/quote]

If thats the case why do they even add sideline players or fans in general???… the atmosphere is one of the components to a great game and when its 1st and 10 in a regular season game and bulbs are going off like its the superbowl it takes away from the game… because if you have ever been to a real football game you would know that pictures don’t go off like that.
James

[quote comment="31009"]why are some people complaining about the flashes, they aren’t a big deal, why are ya’ll looking at the crowd when you’re supposed to be looking at the field.[/quote]

If thats the case why do they even add sideline players or fans in general???… the atmosphere is one of the components to a great game and when its 1st and 10 in a regular season game and bulbs are going off like its the superbowl it takes away from the game… because if you have ever been to a real football game you would know that pictures don’t go off like that.
IIAMLEGEND

will onlin3e leauges allow fa signing?
IIAMLEGEND

will onlin3e leauges allow fa signing?
r00tabaga

thank you James…….
r00tabaga

thank you James…….
Freddie

Pasta … What if you don’t have xbox live??
Freddie

Pasta … What if you don’t have xbox live??
http://pastapadre.com/ sdot

I hope that next yr Madden shows SS mode sum LUV b/c that’s my fav pt about EA’s football games but dey did NOTHING wit it this yr in NCAA & I heard MADDEN got the same treatment so i’m NOT sure if it’s even worth a purchase

if ur NOT 1st ur Last
http://pastapadre.com sdot

I hope that next yr Madden shows SS mode sum LUV b/c that’s my fav pt about EA’s football games but dey did NOTHING wit it this yr in NCAA & I heard MADDEN got the same treatment so i’m NOT sure if it’s even worth a purchase

if ur NOT 1st ur Last
Josh

[quote comment="31029"][quote comment="31009"]why are some people complaining about the flashes, they aren’t a big deal, why are ya’ll looking at the crowd when you’re supposed to be looking at the field.[/quote]

If thats the case why do they even add sideline players or fans in general???… the atmosphere is one of the components to a great game and when its 1st and 10 in a regular season game and bulbs are going off like its the superbowl it takes away from the game… because if you have ever been to a real football game you would know that pictures don’t go off like that.[/quote]

Well said brotha. That’s what I say to people who say that refs & chaingangs aren’t important. Like it or not they’re part of an NFL game. If refs aren’t important then why have people in the crowd? Heck why even play in a stadium? Lets just play with a field and no atmosphere since all were supposed to look at is the field right? I think EA should change their logo to “If it’s in the game it might be in ours”. Lol
Josh

[quote comment="31029"][quote comment="31009"]why are some people complaining about the flashes, they aren’t a big deal, why are ya’ll looking at the crowd when you’re supposed to be looking at the field.[/quote]

If thats the case why do they even add sideline players or fans in general???… the atmosphere is one of the components to a great game and when its 1st and 10 in a regular season game and bulbs are going off like its the superbowl it takes away from the game… because if you have ever been to a real football game you would know that pictures don’t go off like that.[/quote]

Well said brotha. That’s what I say to people who say that refs & chaingangs aren’t important. Like it or not they’re part of an NFL game. If refs aren’t important then why have people in the crowd? Heck why even play in a stadium? Lets just play with a field and no atmosphere since all were supposed to look at is the field right? I think EA should change their logo to “If it’s in the game it might be in ours”. Lol