Madden NFL 10 Blog - Improvements to WR/DB Interaction

[NYyankz225]

Excellent blog! Only thing is that I definitely agree that in the first video the new '10 route is pretty "sloppy". Hopefully that's not an elite receiver animation.

Acceleration is the single biggest issue in Madden imo and you're making big strides already. Only thing I'm curious about is if the DB has this new acceleration logic as well. I'd assume they did cause if not people DBs would have a huge advantage over the WRs with this new more realistic acceleration

Edit: After looking at the video again the route isn't as sloppy as I thought. Still doesn't look like an elite route runner but I'm sure you're aware of that.

[Joborule]

Another great update. I've missed the defensive assignments feature since I last played on PS2. It's good to have that back because now I don't have to worry about Moss not getting covered by Bailey and instead was covered by Bly, which was not a great matchup.

The route running improvements look sharp as well. Really shows you how fast those players came out of their routes and how easily they can cut on the dime without losing much of a step. Those are acceleration and agility of about 100! So hopefully we get realistic distinctions in how the players accelerate, decelerate, and cut. This will make covering all types receivers a bit more realistic, but also should not make receivers be superman and get off target throws so easily as in the past. Receivers that have quick feet should be much more powerful then receivers that are flat-footed. That is if they can catch. The same thing goes for defenders and will add more diversity between good DB's and average ones. It looks as a whole momentum and player running skills have more of a presence.

But the best bit like you said is the jostling down the feild. That has been one aspect of the Madden game that has been missing for far too long since it's very frequent in real football. How many pass interference calls are a result from jostling correct? Majority of them.

Looking forward to the next bit.

[wookie48]

One Word....WOW. Now I cant wait until the D/O line interaction and the RB animations come into focus

[WDOgF0reL1fe]

Woo awesome

[johnprestonevans]

VERY nice work here.

[Golden28]

Awesome stuff Ian.

Small question. In the route running video the Madden 10 reciever seems to look back at the QB once he makes his cut, is this procedural awareness in motion or am I imagining it?

[Jon22]

Everything is looking good. But, if ball trajectory is not improved than all will be lost.

[johnnyg713]

Quote: Originally Posted by youALREADYknow

One question: Was the acceleration/deceleration change to running changed across the board for the '10 version of EA football games? This change was absolutely necessary and I applaud it for WR/DB interaction, but hope that the change will apply to every player's movement on the field.

I second that! It is EXTREMELY important that every player's moment on the field will be effected the same way.