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EA Sports, just admit the truth

Posted on September 1, 2012 at 06:46 PM.

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Browsing EA Sports own forums, one of their developers shed some actual HONESTY. He said the reason Madden doesn't have true coach mode is because their engine isn't designed for CPU vs CPU game play. Now let us all think hard about this for a few minutes. Let it marinate.

If the CPU can't perform against it's own self in a game, then it REALLY isn't designed for Human vs CPU game play either. So why don't EA Sports just come out and say hey, our sports game is really designed for user vs user game play.

Our games really don't think for itself. Instead it just reacts to YOUR button presses and your stick presses. If they did that, people expectations playing against the CPU would be much lower.

Comments

# 1 Dazraz @ Sep 1

Absolute spot on. It's the same reason the FIFA series doesn't have a CPU v CPU mode. These games are developed with an engine that responds in a manner that counters your tendencies as opposed to an AI that can think for itself.

# 2 maddcatt @ Sep 1

I think it's amazing that there is an AI in our generation ..it's artifical intelligence and it will NEVER !! be at everybody's liking ...Human vs Human is where it's at this years game ...I don't even see how it's fun without that human element involved, but everybody's different

# 3 liberaluser @ Sep 1

The developer was being very honest in this instance but pouncing on his statement does relations with the community no favors. But you really expect EA is gonna shout from the rooftops that the A.I. isn't up to par? Of course not. Until they start work on fixing it they will never admit in an interview that the cpu is broken.

I still agree with you that Madden isn't up to par yet btw.

# 4 Gotmadskillzson @ Sep 1

That developer deserves a promotion and a raise for being HONEST. I rather they be honest instead of just avoiding and brushing pass issues that been in the series for years.

If their sports games were made for user vs user play, there is no shame in saying that. It is quite a few games that are made that way.

# 5 Jimbo614 @ Sep 2

To me, the way it should work is in "Play Now", you'd get Human vs Human under Arcade play.
Franchise should be set for CPU vs CPU with true Sim action.
Not addressing bloggers point, but he HAS hit on something.

# 6 rudyjuly2 @ Sep 2

I agree. They need to spend a lot of time on cpu AI. It has barely improved in 10+ years. The current gen took a major hit from the PS2 era and it's taken years to get back to what it was. EA is so focused on online play that this area is years behind where it should be.