Some Details on Madden 10 Patch #2
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With the second patch for Madden 10 just about being wrapped up and nearing submission for certification EA Sports has posted a blog noting some of the things that have been worked on. As previously mentioned this patch is very community input-centric having taken many suggestions into consideration to enhance the gameplay experience. Below are some of the things confirmed for the patch however this does not represent the full list. You can check out the full blog posting here and more details should be coming in the near future.
- Improvements in covering of the flats
- Improved pursuit angles
- CPU takes sacks more often instead of the last second throws while getting hit
- Worked on eliminating various exploits such as with the RB Direct Snap
- Fixing of problems caused by first patch such as black squares for numbers on some helmets
- Addition of Seahawks alternate uniforms
- Improvements to simmed stats in Franchise mode
- Other updates not specified yet to online, replays, uniforms, presentation, and more
October 19, 2009 at 10:34 am
It's crystal clear to my why there is so much complaining about the ratings and why no one can ever agree on who should go up and down: EA & Donny Moore did such a pisspoor job of the initial rankings that so many players are way out of rating range of where they should be.
The simple fact that EA has a forum and actually takes fan's opinions into account is an admittance of their EPIC FAIL on the rosters. The only other job in the world that I can think of besides Donny Moore's where you can perform so poorly yet still keep it, and somehow get paid while doing it, is being an NBA GM.
The last time I bought Madden was in like 07. That game was so terrible I told myself I wouldn't buy it again until it started to show some real promise that it was getting better. I bought Madden 10. I hate myself for buying Madden 10. Why, you say? Because I am not rich. I was only buying one sports game this season between Madden and NBA2k10. I bought Madden. That's why I hate myself. More broken promises because of the fact that EA has gotten fat, rich, and lazy off of the exclusive NFL rights.
October 19, 2009 at 10:35 am
There is some positives about Madden. It seems as though they are making a genuine effort to improve the gameplay. It's not THAT BAD, but then again there are no other football games to compare it to. There is a simple way to, in my eyes, make Madden about 10 times better than it is right now without starting from scratch with a new game engine or anything like that. It's simple: DO A BETTER JOB ON THE ROSTERS.
The rosters are a joke. The player ratings are a joke. Every week in the updates players keep going up yet nobody ever goes down. Part of what sold me on this year's game is that they decided to re-do the ratings and use more of the 1-100 scale as to space out of the ratings a bit. Well that's all been reverted to prior games in effect thanks to the updates that keep bumping players up but rarely taking anyone down.
October 19, 2009 at 7:12 pm
WHATEVER, T.O GOES DOWN FOR BREATHING,…EVERY WEEK
October 19, 2009 at 7:35 pm
I feel ya.
It's because Donny watches the Cowboys game, then watches the Sunday & Monday night games and spends any other time watching the idiots on ESPN talk about nothing (aka why he's so down on T.O) That about wraps up the summary of lil nerdlet donny's weekly "research"
October 19, 2009 at 10:36 am
Madden is one of the most storied and respected video game franchises ever, why do they NOT have a professional scouting agency do their roster work for them? It's baffling that Donny freaking Moore, one of the biggest tools on the planet, is solely in charge of this. I'll reiterate my earlier point, if the rosters were more well done and at least showed some actual effort on EA's part, the game itself would be about 10 times better.
Oh and one final note: has anyone besides me made it past Year 1 in an offline franchise? The player progression model in this game is so laughable. If you're young, you go up a certain amount of points. If you're not young, you don't go up even if you have a historic season. It's absolutely retarded. And the players go up so much that, again, the new "re-done" rosters are once again vaporized by everyone in the game being at least an 80 overall rating. Why is nobody complaining about this? It's so unrealistic and completely destroys the fun of a franchise.
October 19, 2009 at 6:29 pm
well, think about this….to have a historic season, you have to be a blue chipper, say as a rook youre 82, by your 4th year, reasonably after a good 2nd and 3rd year, u should be about 95+…..
doesnt make sense to change all that much after a historic season because your rating is high anyway
October 20, 2009 at 2:28 am
They don't have a scouting agency do it because we've proven to them over and over again that we'll buy the game anyway. As long as we're all dumb enough to keep buying this piece of crap game year in and year out why would they bother cutting into their profits? The only other reason would be pride in a job well done, and 5 minutes with Madden proves that they could not possibly care less about that.
What I wonder is how real NFL athletes are able to play this game without their heads exploding from the ridiculousness of it all.
October 19, 2009 at 10:37 am
That's about all I have to say on this. Kudos to EA for fooling me into buying Madden this year with their flashy ads and promises of better gameplay etc. I mean it, job well done you got me. BUT YOU WILL NOT FOOL ME AGAIN GUARANTEED. Your exclusive NFL license will run out eventually. I'll be waiting.
October 19, 2009 at 1:33 pm
does anyone know if they are ever planning to update the online franchise starting roster? just curious.
October 19, 2009 at 4:55 pm
I really love what EA sports is doing with Madden this year. It seems as if they are "partnering" with the community to make this the best game going. EA is finally learning that if you cater to the community just a little that it will pay off in "spades" in the long run. Keep up the good work EA.
October 19, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Although some would say, legitimately…that making a game and calling ti 'complete'….while there are myriad issues that STILL need fixing…and we as the consumers have to wait until mid OCTOBER for a complete product????
Thats not catering to the community thats assraping us
October 20, 2009 at 2:24 am
Seriously. As far as I'm concerned they can ignore us all they want, just stop shipping broken games.
October 19, 2009 at 6:11 pm
The should fix kickoffs on offline mode…its insane, if i actually try i can score of a kickoff every time…most times i just dive with my return man at the 30 or 40 to ensure that i dont always blow the team out..
October 19, 2009 at 10:14 pm
it was cool while it lasted, KEEP THE DNA OUT OF FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF A PLAYER DOES GET INJURED DURING A SEASON HIS STATS SHoULD STAY PUT UNTIL RETURN!
it makes your job too difficult to keep up with so MANY players, i hate not playing with good players,
but that should be what that team goes through in their real life!! not "my GAME"if that team gets hurt
why hurt my game i payed full price for.
if any team pays me to hurt with them , Im all for it but, not until then.
players were made good/Great for a reason(to keep the game at a high difficulty)
make everyone active,PLEASE!!
and let me adjust my game to my likings, with the best players on top.
I like what u do with the rosters but i like my OVR players on top, Urlacher ,J.Willaims,Odom,K.Jenkins
dont kill there stats, u can change there positions, just leave them all active for me so i can enjoy
MY GAME
October 20, 2009 at 2:21 am
Everyone else "payed" full price too, why should you get to play online with injured players when they can't? You're on here every week and every week you make yourself look like more and more of an idiot. If you want to adjust the game "to your liking" then go through and edit the rosters you dumb shit.
October 19, 2009 at 10:57 pm
When is Madden going to put the mouthpieces on so the players that actually wear one in real life can have one in the game
October 20, 2009 at 2:16 am
Don't give them ideas, they've wasted enough time on presentation crap like broadcast cam and hand towels when they should be fixing the gameplay.
October 26, 2009 at 10:52 am
I actually happen to like this suggestion and think it is probably an easy fix!
October 20, 2009 at 1:55 am
Can we get some flac jackets for the QB's and RB's. Coach Morris is a fit couch for the Bucs. Not everybody has a Andy Reed Body type. Please don't all the flat stuff away because its best counter to the blitz.
October 20, 2009 at 2:47 am
Madden Patches already McNabb better BlastCashBack from those Raiders in Oakland lol…
Philly Eagles will win the Superbowl the day Madden is no longer a game
October 20, 2009 at 4:33 pm
how does this exactly work? Does the patch come into the game as soon as you log in online or does it come with the roster update? or something else? anyone can tell me?
October 20, 2009 at 8:17 pm
It will be an auto update. When you start the game it will tell you there is an update available to download.
October 21, 2009 at 2:47 pm
They need to fix getting fumbles on all madden difficulty. Its pretty dam near impossible to do so.
October 24, 2009 at 9:38 pm
how about the ability to customize controller config? You can in NCAA but not in Madden? WTH?
Not everyone wants sprint on R2!
October 26, 2009 at 11:17 pm
pretty please,
1gotta fix the sucked in blocking (force field) whateva
2i like the WR chucking within 5yards(thats real)
3.fix sacked QB pop fly's (really)
4 the ball goes through the players and my whole player went directly through another player,is it magic or football?
5 madden has already been exploited for years,spending time fighting dumbasses will make your
game un-fun,no one cares about them, you can erase cheaters scores any time u feel like it
6.SO FUxEM (I MEAN THEY HAVE A NAME NOW)cheesers!! really
7 hire people thats "ready for some football"
October 28, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Hi I’m a real madden fan and a couple of things I think should be worth adding. One the the game should have highlights from other game during the season at halftime or end game. Two signature celebrations,like the lambeau leap,etc.three the auto subs for the qb they should subed out if they are doing really poor. The line of scrimmage line.and a more penalties should b called.
October 31, 2009 at 4:43 am
Soooooo ummmmm this was written on october 17th and its almost november 1st. I thought the patch was nearing certification?
October 30, 2009 at 10:07 pm
I dont know if its currently in certification or not, they haven’t stated for certain. From what I’ve been able to gather though mid-Nov seems reasonable to expect it by.
November 3, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Do not put those ugly Broncos uniforms on there please!! Im a Broncos fan but those new brown uniforms are sooo ugly lol.
November 4, 2009 at 10:39 pm
and you sound soooooooooooooo gaaaaaaaaaaaay
November 4, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Please, for crying out loud, have the imported NCAA Draft Classes be consistent depending upon how players performed in NCAA. I've imported the my 2010 draft class into two different franchise, and Class "A": Tebow is taken in the 2nd-3rd round with a rating in the mid 60's. Class "B": Tebow is a Top 10 pick around 85-88 rating. If that's happening, why is Colt McCoy not higher than 60 in either draft class?
I wish that they would put in Brett Favre's actual contract. He's getting A LOT more than just $4 over 1 year. I'd also like to see in-season offline franchise progression (every 4 weeks), Restricted Free Agency.
Heck, port Madden 2005 onto current gen with updated rosters, and I'd buy it again. (Most underrated feature from that game: Player roles ["Injury prone", etc.])
November 4, 2009 at 9:38 pm
They need to add the Chargers "new powder blue" uniforms as well. I know they were pressured a lot to add the Seahawks ones because they caused quite a stir. But the Charger have actually worn their "new powder blues" on more than 1 occasion. They actually wore them this past Sunday against KC. They need to be included in the patch!
November 4, 2009 at 10:42 pm
the sack one is so annoying. I would have like 100+ sacks for the season in franchise if the computer didnt throw it away like that
November 4, 2009 at 11:55 pm
will this patch allow blocked punts and field goals
November 5, 2009 at 12:23 am
How about giving Alex Smith of the 49ers a chin strap
November 5, 2009 at 10:27 pm
dont forget when the QB throws behind his line of scrimmage, that is a fumble!not an incomplete pass if dropped,or tipped by the WR, and if it only hits the ground…that ball should be live.
or has that rule changed?
November 7, 2009 at 12:34 am
they need to fix the online progressions i had 28 sacks with justin tuck and 14 int with fabion washington and both of them went down all the good de and DT went down
November 7, 2009 at 6:52 am
Fact is,most of who critique the Madden Franchise,are football junkies.Madden is the only reason Im into console gaming.period.Have bought every Madden game out since the 95.Im into realistic football game. I hear stories about NFL 2k.But never tried it.I dont mind Madden having exclusive NFL rights.But if they are going to do that…make it right.Even take a year off to get it right.Most of us be cool with that. With all the problems we find from year to year…Madden rocks. An I hope EA is not just feeding off that…But its awesome that they are trying to get it right…even with patches…not many franchises do that. Im not digging the new settings.The all Madden mode to me has always been unrealistic mode..but now even more with missing animations..etc…so that All Madden is just now the cpu cheat mode…Ive just changed to custom mode.All Pro is set at 10..I just use custom settings and set it to 12. The penalty sliders are problems..When set at full,that should mean the penalty is called every time it happens…NOT is called more…or on field goals. Thats seems like a simple idea…why EA messed that up is beyond me..They have been doing it for years. I know they have short time fro year to year..But like I said take a year off..I would be cool with that. All that said…Madden rocks…has its problems…but still my favorite game every year.
November 8, 2009 at 1:33 am
we need for nike vapors and pink armbands like they do in the NFL
November 8, 2009 at 5:24 am
they really need to fix it when you finish a game of superstar mode and it freezes (doesnt happen everytime but every other game or so)
November 11, 2009 at 6:48 pm
I think the flat is ok now. Make some of these whiners get a better game plan. Man to man does'nt stop everything. I know how about when teams where retro uniforms adapt the statium, the field and uniniform accesseries. Take the Bucs for example. The end zones, the logo on the fifty and the perimader should changed to what it was when the teams wore the those uniforms. Players whering black asseceries should be defaulted to orange or white. You know like ankle tape and rist bands. That would be cool.
November 11, 2009 at 9:14 pm
well guys after much research, i have discovered ea hasnt even put the patch up for certification(microsoft) not sure about sony, but probably not either. Looks like ea will tell us anthing to rake up our hard earned money! as amatter of fact Ian and crew didnt take off to work on the patch or rosters, no wait for it…………………………………………………………..they are on a cushy vacation that was paid for by our money we spent on this lazyattmpt at a football game so thanks ea, for treating us fans who pay your bills like shit!! I for one will never buy another game that goes by the madden name ever, no matter how much you guys lie and say the game is better, because its obvious you fags will say anything to steal our money!! i have never in my gaming life been this dissapointed about a game, ive only made it halfway through1 season before i frisbeed that bitch out my third story apartment, so basically i paid 65 dollars for a cheap ass frisbee. THANKS ALOT LIARS
November 13, 2009 at 7:48 pm
You should have saved your 65 dollars and bought some anger management
November 12, 2009 at 3:15 am
Hey Pasta, do you have any idea if the block kick-off glitch is going to be adressed in the next patch coming up? If anyone one else has this problem or knows if it's going to be fixed, please let me know.
November 12, 2009 at 3:45 am
Fix some player models like tony romo that dont really look like him also fix dree bress' hair he looks gay in madden 10
November 13, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Fix the BLOCKING LOGIC FIRST.
November 13, 2009 at 7:56 pm
agreed
November 17, 2009 at 12:30 am
How about allowing the home team to dictate what jersey options road team has. Thats the way it use to be and that the way it is in real life. Nothing ticks me off more than when I am the home team wearing my dark home jersey some genius selects his dark home jersey too.
November 17, 2009 at 3:52 am
You shouldnt be able to stop the run with corners. When in a heavy run formation and players.
November 18, 2009 at 4:16 pm
I think you should be able to load the new rosters into an offline franchise. Many people like playing with the most up to date rosters and I dont want to have to start my franchise over when a new roster comes out and there are some drastic changes. We should be able to load the new roster right into our current franchise so we dont need to start a new franchise. I have been waiting for this feature for ages!!
November 19, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Very true that would make this game over the top!
November 20, 2009 at 2:03 pm
anyone else get tired of offline franchise because you can draft a stud in every round?
take the jack english draft, i got jack english (traded for 1st overall pick), boma in round 2, round 3 i picked up a linebacker (torian watts or the other awesome a potential olb) got leron james in the 5th, in the 4th got a te phoenix bible with a potential and also got prince justin. all a potentials because the scouting bar is ordered from best potential, it's ridiculous.
my personal belief is that potential should be hidden and not something that can be seen, just like real life. i don't want to be able to know that the guy i picked in round 1 is a D potential and redraft that position next year, i think you should have to see the performances themselves, if the guy just stinks and his ratings don't go up you can figure he's got a low potential, and therefore he's a bust.
you shouldn't be able to get so many 80's in late rounds, i think there should be the odd talented player in a late round like 1 per draft, but all the immediate high ratings should be in the first 2 rounds, their potentials differentiating them.
therefore a good draft is based on looking at things like their 40 times and size, college production (we're next gen, i'm sure if you remove something lame like madden moments- nice touch but i'd rather have an amazing franchise- and put in like a parallel collegiate season, or at least certain players being division touchdown leader, sack leader etc.)
i'd also like to have a working Injured Reserve that the cpu actually uses! it's ridiculous how it makes no difference to your roster number and cap hit.
this might look like a mess but i feel at least having the option to hide player potential should be achievable, as should sorting through the draft classes and finding gems in POTENTIAL instead of OVR in the later rounds (with exceptions of course but not too many)
hell customisable draft classes?
so i can actually recreate the next 2 years draft classes or something?
man, franchise is annoying me right now, my team is too good and there's no competition.
in addition its ridiculous that in the 4th quarter cpu qbs become perfect, they can be sacked on 1st and 2nd down and then complete a perfect ball on 3rd and 28 and the qb is jim sorgi or like jamarcus russell. it doesn't make it fun.
obviously money plays should be eradicated, dodgy stats should be sorted (season 1 i had about 18 players with 100 tackles plus, majority of sacks coming from 34 DE's also, which is ridiculous)
this is all do-able. i'm not gonna moan and say i'm never going to buy madden again i love football too much and it's still a GOOD GAME, but there are some things they can do easily, i don't buy time and budgetary constraints either as it IS EA here, invest, you know the profits are gonna be rolling- ANOTHER GRIP. just-eat adverts IN GAME, wtfffff? no way, i don't mind having real stadium sponsors instead of scarn paper co. and vandelay world bank (every stadium is one of these 2 btw. bit of a joke)
snickers and sprint is all realistic, however, a little pop up that means you can't see your Tight End is a joke.
Downloadable Content is a joke too, this AFL thing should be unlocked by winning a superbowl or something not paid for. as should being able to play a superstar season as a real player. i think you are taking liberties there too. if i want to do a season as Peyton Manning then i shouldn't have to pay a few dollars for that right, 50 bucks is enough straight up.
and weekly roster updates are great, but quit boosting one game wonders, it unbalances the game too much! only like give a stat increase to players like Odom who before he got injured made loads of plays consistently and not like Henne who after his first start did well and went up to a high 70. it's a joke.