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RaychelSnr · 11-07-2013, 11:33 AM

RGIII is dangerous running the ball, but only because he is a rare talent.

One of the Madden franchises' most glaring issues in past versions of the game has been with its offensive and defensive line interaction.

The gamer never got a realistic representation of an incredibly important part of football in the line play. We ended up seeing the same two or three animations that didn’t portray any kind of realism.

Madden 25 on next generation systems is touting a new “War in the Trenches” feature which promises to not only give overhauled offensive/defensive line play, but more importantly, it promises to change the way we play the game.

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soonermagic88 · 11-07-2013, 11:38 AM

You hit the nail on the head. The sim guys will love it. Those who like arcade style probably won't.
I'm a sim guy and former lineman so this is something i've been wanting for a LONG time.
I just hope the non sim community doesn't cry about it and cause EA to fix (break) it.

NDAlum · 11-07-2013, 11:47 AM

I highly doubt they will put an end to guys rolling out and abusing the poor Madden AI

If they do kudos to the Madden team

However I won't hold my breath

kjcheezhead · 11-07-2013, 11:51 AM

Let's hope so. The last time they tried this was Madden 10 and Ian mentioned in some interviews his fear people would keep dropping back and getting sacked. I don't think the pocket was the problem, but 10s sales weren't great and EA responded by going with more arcade style in 11.

I have my complaints with Madden, but the new pocket isn't one of them (at least what they shown so far). I just want to see it complimented with a more realistic route based passing game.

sactown_13 · 11-07-2013, 11:53 AM

WR/DB interaction is huge in this sense. love that they touched the line but it will be for none if they dont fix the megatron vs random d back

tfctillidie · 11-07-2013, 12:10 PM

I assume the sim crowd will appreciate it....but it's really hard to evaluate when we've seen so little.

roadman · 11-07-2013, 12:12 PM

Casuals should be able to adjust to a real pocket.

maddenps2 · 11-07-2013, 12:22 PM

Lets see how it works before passing judgement on how people will react, we have seen similar boasts of new technology by the madden development team before, such as advanced tackling systems, and advanced step mechanics that never panned out or made the gameplay that much more realistic or sim like.

11-07-2013, 11:33 AM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Will People Adjust to the Pocket in Next-Gen Madden? RGIII is dangerous running the ball, but only because he is a rare talent. One of the Madden franchises' most glaring issues in past versions of the game has been with its offensive and defensive line interaction. The gamer never got a realistic representation of an incredibly important part of football in the line play. We ended up seeing the same two or three animations that didn’t portray any kind of realism. Madden 25 on next generation systems is touting a new “War in the Trenches” feature which promises to not only give overhauled offensive/defensive line play, but more importantly, it promises to change the way we play the game. Read More - Will People Adjust to the Pocket in Next-Gen Madden? Platform: PS3 / PS4 / Xbox 360 / Xbox One TheRealHST and SageInfinite like this.

11-07-2013, 11:38 AM	#2
soonermagic88 Pro OVR: 6 Join Date: Jul 2011 Blog Entries: 2	You hit the nail on the head. The sim guys will love it. Those who like arcade style probably won't. I'm a sim guy and former lineman so this is something i've been wanting for a LONG time. I just hope the non sim community doesn't cry about it and cause EA to fix (break) it. Bat, ANDROMADA 1, Jarodd21 and 4 others like this.

11-07-2013, 11:47 AM	#3
NDAlum ND OVR: 29 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NC Posts: 11,469	Re: Will People Adust to the Pocket in Next-Gen Madden? I highly doubt they will put an end to guys rolling out and abusing the poor Madden AI If they do kudos to the Madden team However I won't hold my breath JasonWilliams55, DukeC, The Duke and 10 others like this. __________________ SOS Madden League (PS4) \| League Archives SOS Crew Bowl III & VIII Champs Atlanta Braves Fantasy Draft Franchise \| Google Docs History NL East Champs 5x \| WS Champion 1x (2020)

11-07-2013, 11:51 AM	#4
kjcheezhead MVP OVR: 27 Join Date: May 2009 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Will People Adust to the Pocket in Next-Gen Madden? Let's hope so. The last time they tried this was Madden 10 and Ian mentioned in some interviews his fear people would keep dropping back and getting sacked. I don't think the pocket was the problem, but 10s sales weren't great and EA responded by going with more arcade style in 11. I have my complaints with Madden, but the new pocket isn't one of them (at least what they shown so far). I just want to see it complimented with a more realistic route based passing game. GiantBlue76, Only1LT, SageInfinite and 1 others like this.

11-07-2013, 12:10 PM	#6
tfctillidie Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: Aug 2011	Re: Will People Adust to the Pocket in Next-Gen Madden? I assume the sim crowd will appreciate it....but it's really hard to evaluate when we've seen so little. __________________

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11-07-2013, 11:53 AM	#5
sactown_13 Pro OVR: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 481	WR/DB interaction is huge in this sense. love that they touched the line but it will be for none if they dont fix the megatron vs random d back

11-07-2013, 12:12 PM	#7
roadman ll Str OVR: 34 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Midwest Posts: 26,424	Re: Will People Adust to the Pocket in Next-Gen Madden? Casuals should be able to adjust to a real pocket.

11-07-2013, 12:22 PM	#8
maddenps2 MVP OVR: 12 Join Date: Jul 2004	Re: Will People Adust to the Pocket in Next-Gen Madden? Lets see how it works before passing judgement on how people will react, we have seen similar boasts of new technology by the madden development team before, such as advanced tackling systems, and advanced step mechanics that never panned out or made the gameplay that much more realistic or sim like. SteelerSpartan and unfriendlyghst like this.