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pastapadre
08-05-2007, 02:48 PM
Fred posted up his impressions of the first game he played online (vs Rac)

http://www.sportsgamer.com/forums/madden-general-talk/181932-freds-first-impressions.html


------8/5 Online impressions--------------------------
Only so much to report after 1 game. and there is nobody else with the game right now so this is all i can report.

* -roster update when you start
* -no alternate jerseys online
* -you can play for a trophy. basically bet on trophy
* -rings transfer over online
* -i had a 3-7 record despite not playing a single game
* -something frustrating on 4th down it defaults to ask madden punt block and youd ont have time to get to regular punt return. so the play clock ends and it put me in dime.
* -hb pass in bears playbook. its not cheesy like in ps2/xbox. since your throwing with a rb it shows. I'd like to see how this works with LT and not Benson lol.
* -online challenge this year. CPU reviewed the fumble inside 2 mins. play reversed.
* -after the game it shows trophy history and how many times its been on the line. so if you played someone else, it'll show who else you played it against with it on the line
* -The game was laggy. But as a disclaimer ALL games i've ever played with rac on next gen have been laggy. I'll have to play someone else like Pasta who i've never had laggy games with before i say completely this game is laggy.
* -the weather was clear and sunny. not sure if it'll always be that way.
* -After the game went to check gamecast and still nothing in that menu. Not really sure what that is at this point.
* -Ranked games are only All-Pro 5 mins.



I asked about depth chart lag:

yup lag in the depth chart menus too. it sucked.

Regarding not enough time to choose plays on defense:

ya you have to hurry the hell up lol. Also, if i zoom out when im on offense to do my hot routes or whatever the opponent cant change the defender he wants to be until i zoom back in.

If Madden is as bad as NCAA's online experience I'm going to be really upset. I was all over NCAA for that and thats a game I had only intended to play for a month. So this would be even worse. I'm sick and tired of these problems. The patch last year fixed online lag for the 360, why would it be back again??? Even just imagining playing laggy Madden games again irritates me lol.

Fred
08-05-2007, 02:58 PM
like i said rac and i have ALWAYS had laggy ass games on the 360. we'll see, but ya its not a good sign.

CR Knight
08-05-2007, 03:01 PM
laggy online games from EA?!? UNpossible!!!:p

Typical. I truly believe EA doesn't give a crap about their online service. It's a real shame.

pastapadre
08-05-2007, 03:02 PM
like i said rac and i have ALWAYS had laggy ass games on the 360. we'll see, but ya its not a good sign.

yeah but all the people who I always had trouble with, East Coast guys like Moz and Bates, played flawlessly after the patch last year. If that lag is back I'm going to flip out lol.

The depth chart lag I'm guessing isn't tied into that though. That was a problem in NCAA even in games that played smoothly from what I understand.

BME
08-05-2007, 03:24 PM
A major concern.

With the ranked games being back to All-pro and 5 mins .. EA should expect many people running leagues this year, which would mean much more online play. (Personally, I didn't play much online last year ... based on 4 min ranked games)

DNEUM
08-05-2007, 03:40 PM
I'm gonna fuckin freak out if lag is back in Madden.

It was perfect after the patch last year whether I was playing west coast or east coast guys. I really hope this is just because its so early and hasn't been released yet or something along those lines.

Charger
08-05-2007, 08:27 PM
Cr you just have shitty internet.

LabSim
08-05-2007, 08:28 PM
Hold up... so if offense zooms out you cant do any defensive changes? that can ruin the whole game.. you sure your guy didnt just get stuck and you can press B to unfreeze it??

LVradio
08-05-2007, 08:35 PM
It always seems like there is something wrong with online play. This surprises me especially if the plan on having one of the final 32 slots in the Madden challenge determined from an online ladder, the online game would be completely different from the actual play now version.

CR Knight
08-05-2007, 09:05 PM
Cr you just have shitty internet.

The EA games are the only ones I have problems with lag/disc. Every other game I've played online has been fine.

XxMad-CowxX
08-06-2007, 12:04 AM
Wow, I hope its not as bad.

Maybe they will fix some things, but this really sounded bad.

"If i zoom out when im on offense to do my hot routes or whatever the opponent cant change the defender he wants to be until i zoom back in."

I hope they fix this or something...

KGB
08-07-2007, 11:12 AM
Damn, makes me want to take a break from Madden this year.