DB'S Stat Accurate Sliders (Slow game Speed)

[BloodMeridian]

Just played a game using these as the Bears vs the Lions....here are the main stats

Cutler-Rating 158.3 21 for 26 443 YDS 5 TD

Stafford-Rating 147 25 for 35 398 YDS 4 TD (one clearly wasn't a TD but the game wouldn't allow me to challenge)

Forte 26 for 146 YDS 3 TD and Jones 5 for 45 and Cutler 1 for 5 YDS

Smith 25 for 89 YDS and Stafford 1 for 13 YDS

Leading receivers

Bears
Olsen 7 for 197 YDS 2 TD
Hester 4 for 94 YDS 1 TD

Lions
Williams 7 for 64 YDS 1 TD
C. Johnson 5 for 94 YDS 0 TD

Defensive leaders

Urlacher 11 TAK 2 ASST 2 TFL
Bullocks 5 TAK

Sims 9 TAK 1 ASST 1 TFL
Foote 6 TAK 2 ASST 2 TFL

The Bears had one sack and the Lions had four. No INTs all game although several hit me in the hands. No dropped passes either.

There were a total of 61 plays for the Bears with 18 first downs and 61 plays for the Lions with 16 first downs. I had a rushing fumble with Forte as well.

All in all it was one of the better experiences I've had playing the game. I appreciate you working so diligently to prepare them. At the beginning I felt like I would kill the Lions even worse but I had a couple of missed user tackles and I ran the ball more than normal because I was eating them up through the air.

[mayala03]

Ok so I am VERY new to this sliders stuff. I really want to use these as I have seen many great comments about them. My issue is that I am having trouble inputting them into my game. I know how to get to the right part in the options menu in my ps3 but the thing is after I set it to custom I am noticing that the highest I can go is 20 on the slider and yet there are some values from this set that are higher. Can someone please explain how to input these please. Thanks in advance.

[DrewBledsoe]

Quote: Originally Posted by mayala03

Ok so I am VERY new to this sliders stuff. I really want to use these as I have seen many great comments about them. My issue is that I am having trouble inputting them into my game. I know how to get to the right part in the options menu in my ps3 but the thing is after I set it to custom I am noticing that the highest I can go is 20 on the slider and yet there are some values from this set that are higher. Can someone please explain how to input these please. Thanks in advance.

After picking Custom, use the stick/d pad to move down to Passing, then hit select. This will bring up a sub menu where you can input the sliders:- QB ACC, WR catch, Pass Block. Repeat for Rushing etc.

Hope this sorts you out. Have a good game

[kpkpkp]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrewBledsoe

After picking Custom, use the stick/d pad to move down to Passing, then hit select. This will bring up a sub menu where you can input the sliders:- QB ACC, WR catch, Pass Block. Repeat for Rushing etc. Hope this sorts you out. Have a good game

Hey DB, are you going to tweak these for patch#2 still?

[DrewBledsoe]

Right I finally dloaded the patch#2, and have played some games.

Firstly, I'm really at a loss to say exactly what's changed. OK. I hadn't played Madden in a while, but everything seemed almost exactly the same, as far as gameplay.

I have severe doubts that the Ds really play any better. They may react a little quicker to outside runs, but then the Oline seems to block a little better on outside runs. They may cover the flats a bit better, but then I never really threw (in a cheesy way) to them beforehand. Pursuit angles seem overall a little better, but not really game alteringly.

I really don't see the ai D covering better in any way shape or form. In fact, I'm still hitting far too many passes for my liking.

The ai QB is still virtually untouchable (1 sack in 16 qrts testing)

BUT, it's soo difficult to tell, on only half a dozen half-games. For instance, I'm back to testing SD VS NYJ, and with exactly the same test parameters, you get such different results.

The first one, it was 27-24 to me at the half, both Qbs over 200 yds passing, an offensive shootout. Then the next game, I was trailing 10-3 at the half, with no O for either team to speak of (the TD off a muffed punt)..

The one after that, was great fun, and I tweaked out a 13-10 victory (game completed).

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So to cut a long story shorter, at the moment, the only things that slightly concern me, are the ai maybe not running well enough, and the human passing game being a little strong. But on the second item, I'm possibly judging with a bias of watching the Jets RL horrific passing attack week in and week out. And you have to remember this is still a game

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Will keep testing and let you know....back to see my folks in a couple of days for a few days though (this patch was just too late)...

[MeanMrMustard]

Interesting. I've noticed a bit of a spike in my sack totals, but maybe it's a sample size thing. I've only played a handful of offline games since the patch hit.

But for what it's worth, I had 6 sacks as a team in each of my first two preseason games for a franchise I'm starting. Pre-patch I was right around 1 or 2 a game.

And I realize pre-season means benches for half the game, which changes the o-line/d-line match-ups, but I will say there were quite a few times where the QB wasn't chucking a lame duck at the first sign of contact, when pre-patch I think he would have. Anyway ... My point is, I don't think it's a placebo effect, but I'll leave that to the hardcore testers.

[MeanMrMustard]

I should add, I use the Cowboys, who play a 3-4. I know there was talk of bumping up 3-4 OLB sack totals —*I don't know if that was purely a sim stat thing, or if they were going to actually make them better at getting pressure during gameplay. If it's the latter, that could explain some of my higher sack numbers.

[DrewBledsoe]

Quote: Originally Posted by MeanMrMustard

I should add, I use the Cowboys, who play a 3-4. I know there was talk of bumping up 3-4 OLB sack totals —*I don't know if that was purely a sim stat thing, or if they were going to actually make them better at getting pressure during gameplay. If it's the latter, that could explain some of my higher sack numbers.

I'm pretty sure the 3-4 OLB sacks, were just bumped for sim games.
I also forgot, just how long precise testing takes, to try and establish definite facts......

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Anyways, off away soon for Christmas, back probably Sunday...have a good one everyone!