Madden NFL 10 Patch #2 Available, Impressions Here (PS3)

[dfos81]

Quote: Originally Posted by grunt

This is for my game play people. I have a question regarding the cover 2. Some were saying now the gap between the corner and the safety is too large. There are 2 cover 2 formations one that play an inverted flats indicated by the blue and the other that play a more passive flat which is indicated by the yellow. When playing cover 2 (yellow) how effective are they playing the flats? When playing cover 2 (blue) how large is the gap between the cb and the safety?

The dbs in the yellow hook zone cover 2 will cover deep down the sideline, especially if you highlight that WR to cover better. Base cover 2 w/ the blue seems to focus much more on the flats now, which it should.
Good news is, I saw Shawn Springs playing a blue cover 2 zone and b/c he only had 1 assignment underneath, he seemed to keep dropping, almost like he was in a yellow hook zone, so if the zones not flooded, then they will drop more so.
I belive its just right and w/ the recent changes I've made to my sliders this morning, games are for sure more defensive now.

Another thing for those wondering, cutscenes still happen on the goal-line. Haven't seen the randomness in the cutscene for the chain gang though, darn it.

Haven't seen the jitter running, but I'm still not sure if that has more to do w/ fatigue. I'm in pre-season, so its not like WRs, rbs, Tes are playing a full game. So it could still happen down the stretch of reg. games.

I'll keep posting stuff I find as far as gameplay, as it comes. Thanks for the feedback on sliders as well guys!

[CreatineKasey]

Quote: Originally Posted by thudias

Nope..the higher the trajectory the more Jake Delhomme you are.

It has to do with lower trajectory and taking sacks when hit, not passes overall.

[ForeverYoung]

From EA forums:
"So here is the pass I was talking about in another thread. It is clearly caught. Then the receiver runs with the ball for AT LEAST 5 steps before being hit and "fumbling" it.

However, in PATCH 2, this is now considered an INCOMPLETE PASS.

http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/14081213"


Has anyone seen something like this?

And some other guys report that sideline chatches are even worse since patch 2 (pass ruled incomplete although receiver had more than 2 steps before he ran out of bounds)?

[dfos81]

Quote: Originally Posted by ForeverYoung

From EA forums: "So here is the pass I was talking about in another thread. It is clearly caught. Then the receiver runs with the ball for AT LEAST 5 steps before being hit and "fumbling" it. However, in PATCH 2, this is now considered an INCOMPLETE PASS. http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/14081213" Has anyone seen something like this? And some other guys report that sideline chatches are even worse since patch 2 (pass ruled incomplete although receiver had more than 2 steps before he ran out of bounds)?

I noticed the sideline out of bounds catches, but they looked out of bounds on the 2nd step everytime. Imo, this just makes for a more defensive game.
Now, the 1st question about the the WR taking 5 steps, then getting hit and it being called incomplete is B/S. I've seen a fumble called after taking 2 or 3 steps though. .

[darthsat]

Just thought I'd post some off-line franchise stats on all-madden, default sliders, 8min quarters with 15 second accelerated clock. I just recorded the stats that others have observed to be inflated post-patch.

1st Season

Passing:
Top 3 Passer Rating:
110.2
101.5
100.4

Top 3 Passing Yards:
4536
4088
3891

Top 3 Passing TD's:
44
36
32

Rushing:
Top 3 Rushing Yards:
1940
1930
1865

Top 3 Rushing TD's:
25
19
17

Top 3 Rushing YPC:
7.2
7.1
7.0

Receiving:

Top 3 Receptions:
104
102
100

Top 3 Receiving Yards:
1522
1488
1399

Top 3 Receiving TD's:
17
17
14

Defense:
Top 3 Sacks:
19.5
19.5
18.0


2nd Season

Passing:
Top 3 Passer Rating:
99.4
97.0
95.6

Top 3 Passing Yards:
4264
3813
3803

Top 3 Passing TD's:
38
34
31

Rushing:
Top 3 Rushing Yards:
2294
2029
2008

Top 3 Rushing TD's:
19
17
16

Top 3 Rushing YPC:
8.2
7.7
7.4

Receiving:

Top 3 Receptions:
93
91
90

Top 3 Receiving Yards:
1438
1416
1384

Top 3 Receiving TD's:
16
14
13

Defense:
Top 3 Sacks:
19.5
19.0
18.0

3rd Season

Passing:
Top 3 Passer Rating:
96.5
96.3
94.8

Top 3 Passing Yards:
4283
4038
3893

Top 3 Passing TD's:
34
31
30

Rushing:
Top 3 Rushing Yards:
2047
1876
1815

Top 3 Rushing TD's:
19
17
17

Top 3 Rushing YPC:
9.7
8.3
7.9

Receiving:

Top 3 Receptions:
107
96
94

Top 3 Receiving Yards:
1411
1367
1358

Top 3 Receiving TD's:
16
15
12

Defense:
Top 3 Sacks:
20.0
18.5
18.0


Obviously I can't say others will get similar numbers, but these are somewhat similar to the ones others have posted so far. The difference is that in simming 3 seasons, I didn't have a completely crazy stat total (30sacks, 2,600 rush yds). The one crazy one was the 8.3 and 9.7 YPC. The 9.7 was on a guy with just 133 carries. I can live with these stat trends overall, and the higher receiving and passing stats will be more fun to compete with since I have been having the top 3 in receptions and yards in my off-line franchise for my last couple seasons with patch 1. Also, I think these inflated stats are worth it with the improved gameplay (smoother running, slightly better CPU Defense).

[Hiro1]

lol at this thread good thing I play in an online franchise where all 32 teams are controlled. I loved the game b4 the p3ch and love it even more with the flats being better.

[Guigsdaddy]

Is anyone seeing any more auto replays? I still am not seeing many especially on TD's. Please answer.

Thanks,

[crumpled_heap]

Still no brown pants. How long does it take to make a pair of brown pants? A couple minutes? Did this even cross the mind of the developers?