Madden NFL 11 Patch 1.03 Available, Post Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

[Todem]

Alright finally played tonight offline and online.


Offline - Great. CPU defense a little tighter. Play calling logic a little better. Minor tweaks to sliders...nothing drastic. I love the game offline


Online - Still sucks.


This is an offline title this year. No question.

NCAA online is better and more stable.


The game is as good as it is going to get this year. And I am fine with it.

[BStackz]

I have to admit they really messed up special teams.
Field goals are impossible to miss, the things moves ridiculously slow.

Kick returning is easier than ever, I'm playing right now the game is at the 2 minute warning now... i ran the ball back twice, he did it once.

[JohnDoe8865]

I asked Ian on twitter about the QB intro scenes. Still waiting to hear something.

[steelernation28]

One thing I have noticed is that the REF still incorrectly calls for a repeat of 4th down for penalties on punt returns. Thats something that happens every game and its annoying.

[GreenReign86]

Wow! The FG kicking is a joke. It is way too easy. Now if you miss ANY FG, you my *** well just pack it in and never play Madden again for as long as you shall live. Instead of making it more challenging which was the intent of the new meter, as well as making accuracy count for something, now, if you have a working thumb on your right hand, you would have to be stoned drunk to miss. I could probably make a 60 yarder blind folded. I can see it now, every kicker in my online franchise will be something like 20 for 20. What a joke.

[miamikris]

Quote: Originally Posted by youALREADYknow

I still fail to understand why anyone thinks NCAA gameplay is better than Madden. NCAA player movement is still ridiculously robotic and even worse than the PS2 days.

I would have to agree!Just curious bro do you play coach mode for madden as well and if so do you have sliders?I been using bill's.Im playing this and madden.

[Hjkflannel]

I play with playmakers sliders , slightly tweaked to my strengths and weaknesses. The only era difference I have noticed is return kicks is way to easy, almost one free td per game - what still frustrates me most is sacks - the quarter back just gets rid of way to accurately just before y get there

[Todem]

Some more thoughts on this patch.

There are still the same issues with the CB's in pass coverage when they are making up ground to get under or in front of a WR to defend a pass. They still just flat out stop short under AI control. You must gain control of the DB once you see the ball in the air on deep routes and corner routes or it is almost always an aoutomatic reception and big gain for the AI or human.

The Kick meter online is insane. What was a lag problem is now a bug with this patch because it is literally impossible to miss a kick.

On Kick returns the the strafe (or in and out) return exploit is even more prevalent in human games. Playing against the CPU I will not let myself exploit that because what is the fun in that?


Offline - Again the game to me at east is great. A ton of fun. With sliders and gameplanning I am having a ton of fun. i had 2 great games last night in my chise. Games that went right down to the wire and CPU ended up with both wins! They are calling an even better game now with the game plans.


Online - This game is almost unplayable in sim leagues. A Major letdown and I am still deciding if I want to invest the time into a sim league. The game is just way too loose, defense is still almost non existent. You can hit slants, flats and crosses at will. You would have to hold back to make the game realistic and that is a pain in the *** and causes a lot of frustration and arguments. Plus you will always get guys who will call the same 4-5 plays because they want to win at all costs.


The Online experience IMO is a joke.