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

[brycepunk]

So with this new patch the game is worth keeping. Two nights ago I had decided after 20+ face-palm wtf? moments in a single game I was going to sell it back for $10 or whatever, but now people are saying it's worth playing.
I don't have the PS3 online so I'd have to bring it to a friend's house and set it up... is it worth it? Or is the game just now tolerable?

[Pcoejr1]

I never thought I would be saying this but I think this will be the last year with me buying the madden franchise. I have brought madden every year since 2k stop making a football game and this year has to be one of the most frustrating years. Madden has made some great improvements, but I hate the fact that even after the patch, all-pro is too easy and all-madden does not give you realistic gameplay. I also hate that if you don't implement sliders, the game at times is impossible to enjoy. I'm really debating on selling my copy of madden. Online seems to be the only realistic gameplay that you get....but even online has its faults.

[sooner1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Block-O

Why do I keep seeing posts like this??? Madden is far better than NCAA. The pass defense in NCAA is the worst Ive ever seen. Then you throw in the fact that the Dynasty mode is complete garbage with recruiting being the worst ever in the series, progression being state, and no team ever gets better overall. Teams just slowly get worse through the years. AI recruiting logic killed NCAA for me. That and pass defense caused me to not have even touched this game in months. All those patches and tuner updates just made the game worse. Madden is much better. Esp on the defensive side of the ball. What I want to know is if patch 3 fixed the the glitchy, choppy gameplay that patch #2 caused. After getting patch 2 I noticed that the game was completely stuttering and choppy on every single play. I just deleted #2 and played with the default out of the box set up. So did patch 3 make it better or worse???

Pass defense worse then madden?? Please explain. Madden has the worst pass defense ive ever seen in a video game. NCAA puts Madden to shame this year. Pass defense is good on Ncaa compared to madden where there is no pass defense. I guess you like shootouts??

[adembroski]

Quote: Originally Posted by Block-O

Why do I keep seeing posts like this??? Madden is far better than NCAA. The pass defense in NCAA is the worst Ive ever seen. Then you throw in the fact that the Dynasty mode is complete garbage with recruiting being the worst ever in the series, progression being state, and no team ever gets better overall. Teams just slowly get worse through the years. AI recruiting logic killed NCAA for me. That and pass defense caused me to not have even touched this game in months. All those patches and tuner updates just made the game worse. Madden is much better. Esp on the defensive side of the ball.

Wow...

The few valid points you made are no longer valid as patches/tune files have fixed dynasty mode to a great degree. It's easily the best Dynasty has been on this generation now.

As for pass defense... I don't know where to start except to say you really come off like you never played NCAA because the broken pass defense in Madden was clear and apparent the moment I picked up a controller, but I have a solid, challenging passing game out of the box in NCAA.

[kd7818]

Does anyone have the new patch for dl?

[youALREADYknow]

Quote: Originally Posted by adembroski

As for pass defense... I don't know where to start except to say you really come off like you never played NCAA because the broken pass defense in Madden was clear and apparent the moment I picked up a controller, but I have a solid, challenging passing game out of the box in NCAA.

I can hit any 90+ SPD WR on a slant out of the slot on 80-90% of my pass attempts against virtually any defense the CPU uses.

To say that NCAA's pass defense is solid is absurd. I've seen DB's run away from the ball while it's in the air, DB's stand still while a WR catches a jump ball 50 yards down the field in front of their face, and LB's stand 10 yards from the QB like a statue staring him in the face while a player runs through their zone untouched and uncovered.

I waited until Patch #3 to pick up Madden and it's light years ahead of NCAA in almost every aspect of on-the-field football. Off-the-field NCAA still is a better game, but they botched so much in Dynasty mode this year that it's rendered almost irrelevant.

note: I edit every team's Defensive Gameplan to make them actually play true to life defense. Too bad there is nothing that can be done to fix NCAA's defensive woes (Engage Eight.... terrible).

Both games need some serious work next year, but I have more faith in Madden fixing Franchise mode (see Donny Moore) than NCAA actually playing like a college football game with a realistic option attack, realistic triple option blocking, and actual scrambling QB's.

[JVM]

Quote: Originally Posted by youALREADYknow

I can hit any 90+ SPD WR on a slant out of the slot on 80-90% of my pass attempts against virtually any defense the CPU uses. To say that NCAA's pass defense is solid is absurd. I've seen DB's run away from the ball while it's in the air, DB's stand still while a WR catches a jump ball 50 yards down the field in front of their face, and LB's stand 10 yards from the QB like a statue staring him in the face while a player runs through their zone untouched and uncovered. I waited until Patch #3 to pick up Madden and it's light years ahead of NCAA in almost every aspect of on-the-field football. Off-the-field NCAA still is a better game, but they botched so much in Dynasty mode this year that it's rendered almost irrelevant. note: I edit every team's Defensive Gameplan to make them actually play true to life defense. Too bad there is nothing that can be done to fix NCAA's defensive woes (Engage Eight.... terrible). Both games need some serious work next year, but I have more faith in Madden fixing Franchise mode (see Donny Moore) than NCAA actually playing like a college football game with a realistic option attack, realistic triple option blocking, and actual scrambling QB's.

I see the same things in Madden 11 with the new patch. Plus, DBs are many times seemingly afraid to catch the ball, just maybe they think it could cause the Flu or something. I mean, way too often the ball bounces off their chest or goes through their hands--in the same game every game!

[lisinas]

Quote: Originally Posted by JVM

I see the same things in Madden 11 with the new patch. Plus, DBs are many times seemingly afraid to catch the ball, just maybe they think it could cause the Flu or something. I mean, way too often the ball bounces off their chest or goes through their hands--in the same game every game!

Oh just dont... i played 20~ games with this new patch in madden and i have not seen a thing like you are talking about.
And dont get me wrong , im not madden fan boy , neither ***** of ncaa or w/e , i dont even care about ncaa tbh,but i have not seen a thing in madden like that though its still has some issues on defense.
And about balls going through hands... yeah i saw it 2times, both plays were against me and ball went through my defenders hands. But its what, 2times in 100 + games ? I mean really ? Does it bother you so much ?