March 2018
Crowd noise also, make the routes go fuzzy or just have a really random and odd snap of the ball if the crowd noise is so loud, obviously it's a 1 in a 1,000 play, but that element of randomness makes football. I personally prefer playing on the road, as the opposing crowd noise and hostile environment is fun to play in, but I'd love to have that really emphasized. Going to Seattle, Pittsburgh, Foxborough, intimidating, but it creates an atmosphere.
Wear and tear also, maybe when a running back is 20-27, playing a full season at a high volume of carries does not deteriorate the proposed wear and tear bar, but as the player gets older or carries are exceptionally high, this decreases and so does the overall. Same with a 39 year old Quarterback, why continue to play him in a blow out? Sure you can avoid injury, but you also want him fresh (a small reason why Tom Brady has lasted so long and Peyton hasn't, Peyton refused to be benched, as an All-time great that's understandable - he commands that respect, but ultimately it may have cost him another year or so). The same with the end of the season, why should we rest our starters? They either get injured or not, that's not a real incentive. However if they're worn down, tired, that rest is required.
Also, fatigue isn't really a factor in Madden, it doesn't seem possible to tire a defense out, make them "gassed", introducing that would make Madden an even better experience
April 2018 - last edited April 2018
April 2018
April 2018
First I'd like to state that, I know that making a game is extremely difficult and I love what these guys do. With that being said, I'd love to see improvement in the computer AI. I've had too many experiences with the AI basically losing a game because they'll just stand there and not move. I've noticed that after plays all the players just continue to run downfield for no reason. When playing as one player in franchise mode the AI has no idea how to play defense; when in zone coverage the opposing quarterback can get at least 15 yards because the defensive player just sits in their respective zone until the QB crosses the line of scrimmage. Their are way too many random events that cost me the game, I feel like the game has already decided who will win before you even start playing that game.
This franchise has been around for way too long to not have a solid computer AI in the game. It's almost like they throw away any progress made in the previous version.
Sorry if this sounds like a rant, I really don't want it to.
Thanks for reading
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May 2018
Allow us to challenge all plays.
When choosing to challenge a play we should be asked what we are challenging (catch, fumble, out of bounds, spot of the ball, TD, etc).
I was recently playing a game where I clearly scored a TD with more than 2 minutes left in the half (ball was caught and the WR ran about 10yds before stepping fully and completely in the end zone with the ball crossing the white line of the end zone before he was pushed out of bounds). I was ruled out at the 1yd line even though my WR received a 'drive goal' award for scoring a TD. I was not able to challenge the play! It said 'there is nothing to challenge'. On one hand Madden recognized that it was a TD because of the drive goal, but on the other it said that it wasn't a TD and there was nothing to challenge. I feel this is exactly what the challenge option should be for!
Regardless of the situation a coach should always be allowed to risk a timeout to challenge any play whether or not it's a good idea.
July 2018 - last edited July 2018
Owner- runs stadium/relocation
Gm- re signs players/FA
Headcoach- picks draft choices
Offensive coordinator- calls and chooses off playbook
Asst off. Coord
Defensive coordinator- calls and chooses def playbook
Asst def coordinator
7 users(coaches) per team or put 4 more coaches in to make it 11 users or even 4 users as scouts and they do all the scouting for the team
Devin wade becomes a head coach?
Asst coachs can help with post snap adjustments?