Madden 09 Online Plagued by Problems

by pastapadre
Posted August 13th, 2008 at 11:28 am

After the disastrous online play of last year it was going to be important to see how Madden 09 performed right out of the gates. The only additions to online this year were the “leagues” and having random weather. So overall performance had to be a focus. While lag was an issue last year it was disconnects that caused the most headaches. In fact my first 17 attempts with 08 ended in disconnects. In regards to what EA was doing about it I was told that four engineers were dedicated to making sure online play ran well this year which represents a significant effort.

How is 09 doing so far? Disconnects are happening frequently (late game field goals seem to be the biggest culprit) and PS3 users are having their games freeze when they attempt to enter lobby rooms. Both of these issues are serious enough to really damage any enjoyment to be had with online. While the games have been relatively lag free they don’t seem to be quite as responsive as NCAA 09 and have an overriding sluggish feeling.

Feel free to leave your thoughts on how online is performing for you in the comments. While it is early in release these problems still shouldn’t be happening. I will update if I hear details on what is being done to address them.

Update: The lobby freezing issue should now be fixed.

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mark

yep, I had the same problems with leagues tonight. Said there was an error. I did play a quick match, and that went off without a hitch. Hope they fix the league thing soon though, isn’t that the most exciting part of madden online this year? I think it is.
mark

yep, I had the same problems with leagues tonight. Said there was an error. I did play a quick match, and that went off without a hitch. Hope they fix the league thing soon though, isn’t that the most exciting part of madden online this year? I think it is.
mike

for those of you with the good copies of madden 09, please tell me where u got it. i got mine at gamestop and it was freezing.
mike

for those of you with the good copies of madden 09, please tell me where u got it. i got mine at gamestop and it was freezing.
jrow

how about i get 3 games in a row my opponent leaves so i continue and win versus cpu and dont get wins. i had the ball in the 4th with 28 seconds to go and he just quit cuz i came back and took the lead by 1 point. so i continue and i dont get a win….so its like you can play anybody and if you are gonna lose and they have a good record you could just quit if you are gonna lose right at the end. and they will never get a win. i JUST got done playing a game and it did it again. Does anyone else have this.
jrow

how about i get 3 games in a row my opponent leaves so i continue and win versus cpu and dont get wins. i had the ball in the 4th with 28 seconds to go and he just quit cuz i came back and took the lead by 1 point. so i continue and i dont get a win….so its like you can play anybody and if you are gonna lose and they have a good record you could just quit if you are gonna lose right at the end. and they will never get a win. i JUST got done playing a game and it did it again. Does anyone else have this.
Nick

I started my madden season 10-1 with no disconnects and no DNF. Today i played 4 games in a row with all of them ending up being disconneted. That brought my record to 10-5 and having a 28% DNF. Its fucking bullshit. There is something up with the ea server and they need to figure it out. I had the game last year with the same problems, and it seems they still havent figured it out. FUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nick

I started my madden season 10-1 with no disconnects and no DNF. Today i played 4 games in a row with all of them ending up being disconneted. That brought my record to 10-5 and having a 28% DNF. Its fucking bullshit. There is something up with the ea server and they need to figure it out. I had the game last year with the same problems, and it seems they still havent figured it out. FUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://nflfansleague.proboards56.com/index.cgi blix

I cant connect to the EA servers at all… i cleaned my cache in my memory settings and it didnt work.. thinking it was my disk i trade in for another and still nothing… i am at my last ends.. i have been a big time madden fan for years and compete in a very competitve online league (http://www.leaguedaddy.com/leagues/?lid=1884) but i really have no clue what to do here.. i am afraid my days as an active madden league gamer may be coming to an end… very dissapointing to say the least… if i could connect and at least start a game that would cut out i would be satisfied.
http://nflfansleague.proboards56.com/index.cgi blix

I cant connect to the EA servers at all… i cleaned my cache in my memory settings and it didnt work.. thinking it was my disk i trade in for another and still nothing… i am at my last ends.. i have been a big time madden fan for years and compete in a very competitve online league (http://www.leaguedaddy.com/leagues/?lid=1884) but i really have no clue what to do here.. i am afraid my days as an active madden league gamer may be coming to an end… very dissapointing to say the least… if i could connect and at least start a game that would cut out i would be satisfied.
Rammer

I CAN’T EVEN DOWNLOAD THE ONLINE ROSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Rammer

I CAN’T EVEN DOWNLOAD THE ONLINE ROSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Ben Riley

ive had madden 09 for like a week now and the game always lags on kicks and punts…….and im not just talking about a little lag….i mean its terrible i havent been able to make a kick longer than a PAT so far. I have also noticed lagging when i go to throw the ball as the QB and when im picking the plays
Ben Riley

ive had madden 09 for like a week now and the game always lags on kicks and punts…….and im not just talking about a little lag….i mean its terrible i havent been able to make a kick longer than a PAT so far. I have also noticed lagging when i go to throw the ball as the QB and when im picking the plays
Ben Riley

all of the before mentioned things only happen online tho…offline they are fine
Ben Riley

all of the before mentioned things only happen online tho…offline they are fine
Quan

This type of stuff upsets me.
Quan

This type of stuff upsets me.
ea blows

i haven’t been able to sign in to EA servers since last week. EA sucks.
ea blows

i haven’t been able to sign in to EA servers since last week. EA sucks.
DP

Is it just mine or does anyones game lose connection anytime a play is challenged? I will watch part of the challenge and hit X and I lose connection.
DP

Is it just mine or does anyones game lose connection anytime a play is challenged? I will watch part of the challenge and hit X and I lose connection.
NY JETS

taking off all the weapons DOES stop the D/C (knock on wood)…i’ve played 5 games straight without a single D/C now and now im flattered with the online game play
NY JETS

taking off all the weapons DOES stop the D/C (knock on wood)…i’ve played 5 games straight without a single D/C now and now im flattered with the online game play
di

MORE THAN NOT I CANT SIGN IN TO EA SERVERS THIS SUCKS AND YES I AM HOLLERING!!!!! MADDEN SUCKS!
di

MORE THAN NOT I CANT SIGN IN TO EA SERVERS THIS SUCKS AND YES I AM HOLLERING!!!!! MADDEN SUCKS!
DaMan

My problem is with online players disconnecting the game while your playing. Also, Ive two disconnects in the first quarter with the score 0-0 and the games counted as a loss to for me.
DaMan

My problem is with online players disconnecting the game while your playing. Also, Ive two disconnects in the first quarter with the score 0-0 and the games counted as a loss to for me.
pete

THE CONNECTION TO YOUR OPPONENT HAS BEEN LOST!!!! Happens 100% of the time when kicking a tying or go ahead FG or tying XP. This is the worst online experience I have ever seen. It happens late too so me and whomever I’m playing waste an hour of our lives. I have played about 100 games and more than 1/2 of them have disconnected like this. I don’t get a DNF but it’s a f*cking waste of my time. WOW. How does EA not address this and why can I not find anything on their site? HORRIBLE.
pete

THE CONNECTION TO YOUR OPPONENT HAS BEEN LOST!!!! Happens 100% of the time when kicking a tying or go ahead FG or tying XP. This is the worst online experience I have ever seen. It happens late too so me and whomever I’m playing waste an hour of our lives. I have played about 100 games and more than 1/2 of them have disconnected like this. I don’t get a DNF but it’s a f*cking waste of my time. WOW. How does EA not address this and why can I not find anything on their site? HORRIBLE.
Mj757

No problems with lag but disconnects are driving me crazy., especially when I’m winning. Right now my record is sucking big time b/c of D/C’s. My record is like 26-60 but about 40 of those losses have come by D/C’s. After I get disconnected, I end up losing like 55-14 or worse. One of my losses came against the #1 ranked player, I was winning 14-7, getting ready to kick a FG to go up 10 with 1 minute left and as the ball was hiked the game D/C. When the results finally showed up, I lost 17-14. Other than the D/C’s, I think the game is great.
Mj757

No problems with lag but disconnects are driving me crazy., especially when I’m winning. Right now my record is sucking big time b/c of D/C’s. My record is like 26-60 but about 40 of those losses have come by D/C’s. After I get disconnected, I end up losing like 55-14 or worse. One of my losses came against the #1 ranked player, I was winning 14-7, getting ready to kick a FG to go up 10 with 1 minute left and as the ball was hiked the game D/C. When the results finally showed up, I lost 17-14. Other than the D/C’s, I think the game is great.
DUBB SAPP

Ain’t got nothin to say but yall need to do something about the ea servers cause we getting served aight, served a bad record…
DUBB SAPP

Ain’t got nothin to say but yall need to do something about the ea servers cause we getting served aight, served a bad record…
imbout2beatyoass

i play online every day .4 out of 5 times the game d/c me.they need to fix this fast!and take half of the loses i recieved off.
imbout2beatyoass

i play online every day .4 out of 5 times the game d/c me.they need to fix this fast!and take half of the loses i recieved off.
Dominic

can you play a specific person online
Dominic

can you play a specific person online
MIGUEL

I GET INVITED TO A GAME AND THEN IT WILL SAY GAME SESSION CLOSED OR SERVER TOO FULL!!! OR WHEN I ACCEPT THE INVITE I CAN SEE MYSELF PICKING THE TEAM BUT NOT THE OTHER PERSON AND HE CAN SEE HIMSELF BUT NOT ME?? CAN ANYONE HELP??
MIGUEL

I GET INVITED TO A GAME AND THEN IT WILL SAY GAME SESSION CLOSED OR SERVER TOO FULL!!! OR WHEN I ACCEPT THE INVITE I CAN SEE MYSELF PICKING THE TEAM BUT NOT THE OTHER PERSON AND HE CAN SEE HIMSELF BUT NOT ME?? CAN ANYONE HELP??