Madden NFL 11 Video: Strategy Pad Criticisms, Letter to Ian Cummings (GoMadden)

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

They still have community day feedback and they could simply post polls and read results without havng to get down and dirty with hardcore haters. I wonder what community day guys thought of this. I bet it wasn't recieved with any enthusiasm.

True, but community day feedback wouldn't be much with the NDA in place. They really can't say much after community day.

[SteelerSpartan]

Good vid....I hope more start to pop up
This isn't a rant, its a thoughtful breakdown of why this thing is going to kill the game for some people


One thing I want made clear though

This thing is slower and Less responsive then the previous system....period

The Delay is small but its there..

For people who make 1 or 2 changes you can get by....but for the guys who make 4 or more moves whether that be shifts,Hot Routes, Press is where this is killing the way they play

No matter how much you "practice" or try and "get used to it"

^^^Im getting a little tired of people yelling that at people who have a problem with the SP......For some people you simply can't make the adjustments you used to make

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

True, but community day feedback wouldn't be much with the NDA in place. They really can't say much after community day.

I say scrap the limited community day and grab a group of willing guys for a few weeks each year. Pay them a small fee and get a real "Innovative Council" meetings going.
I've seen some really great ideas come from the general population that kill some of the design decisions EA makes.

My .02

[PantherBeast_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by SteelerSpartan

Good vid....I hope more start to pop up This isn't a rant, its a thoughtful breakdown of why this thing is going to kill the game for some people One thing I want made clear though This thing is slower and Less responsive then the previous system....period The Delay is small but its there.. For people who make 1 or 2 changes you can get by....but for the guys who make 4 or more moves whether that be shifts,Hot Routes, Press is where this is killing the way they play No matter how much you "practice" or try and "get used to it" ^^^Im getting a little tired of people yelling that at people who have a problem with the SP......For some people you simply can't make the adjustments you used to make

Well bro I thought the same thing when I first tryed the pad for the first time 3 days ago. I said it was slow and took to much time. But since then I got use to it and I do my shifts before the AI snaps the ball. If you practice long enough and if you run the same line shiftss every down. Then after a little pratice you will do it without even thinking about it. Little hit here. Right after your D breaks the huddle start making the line shifts why they are heading to the LOS. That is what I do. But this is agait the AI offline. It might be different for online use. But I mainly play offline anyway.

[WDOgF0reL1fe]

He knows that it was B to switch players right? Not A.
A was the Hot route button like he talks about.

[wangtangkiki]

No one is talking about the run / pass glitch..
The Strategy pad shows you if it's a run or a pass.. Come out in a run play, press any button on the D-Pad..

You will notice that the up button has nothing listed.. like Hot Routes..

I know you are running so I'll be prepared.. [This is a big concern for tournaments & playing against friends]








Anyone else notice that trying to pinch the defense line has a huge lag? It had a lag last year at times but definitely not as bad as this.. The whole game lags for me but it's probably because it's a demo.

[Critical Kills]

I keep hearing "practice!". I honestly don't see how any sort of practice can overcome a poor digital pad on the 360 coupled with a laggy interface in the game. I can practice until I'm blue in the face, is that going to improve my d-pad on my controller or fix the lag in the games programming of the stratpad's menus???

[tdplaya04]

Quote: Originally Posted by jvaccaro

well thought out, and nicely put together... I just don't understand why there's not a menu option to go back to the old method?!?

I was wondering the same thing!