Ratings Spread

[Purple28Pedestrian]

Playing NBA live I love the fact that there are 5-6 guys ONLY with and OVR +90

some starters are even in the 60's and LOTS in the 70's....

do you guys like that or do you think the huge majority of players over 90 is good in madden. It seems that most rating are bunched between 80-90, with few starters ever being in the 70s.

[rootofalleli]

100% prefer the NBA version you're describing. I'd definitely like to see more meaningful differences in ratings. It's silly to have a system in which most of the numbers just mean "BAD PLAYER- DO NOT START". It would be more interesting to see a system in which average guys were about 50 OVR and acceptable starters were maybe 60 OVR. Some reasons why, all connected to things we see on Sunday:

• Some players are big match-up headaches. Great defensive linemen need to be double-teamed or chipped on almost every play. Awesome receivers need to be double covered. A system that makes a typical starter 85 OVR and a superstar 95 OVR has a harder time with this.
• Some players improve *drastically* in their first few years. Maybe a QB comes into the NFL and isn't ready to play, period. He'll throw picks, get slammed to the turf a lot, and stare down receivers. After a few training camps and some mentoring, he gains 40 points of AWR and a few other ratings boosts that make him worth putting on the field.
• Teams are often desperate for specialists to fill certain roles. Big run-stopping DTs or fast pass-rushing LBs are necessary. Simply having a certain skill set and/or body type and being decent earns these guys roster spots as situational players. They don't need to be starter-quality to have value.

I'd really love to see a Madden game that emphasized smart substitutions, good role-players, and long-term player development. A greater spread of abilities would open up some space to make that a reality.

[rooney8]

Yeah the 90's should be reserved for superstars only.

[jvaccaro]

They developers spread the ratings waaay out for m10. I don't think it would be noticeably beneficial if they did it again this year.

Eventually, all ratings are relative since even the worst NFL player deserves better than a 15 OVR vs Tom Brady's 99... so you basically just have to pick a scale and be consistant with it across the league.

[Hova57]

i think the numbers portion of the ratings are fine , its how it translates to the game is what is wrong with the game. a kicker playing offensive line should not be the rock of the line. not to mention he shouldn't be on the line in the first place. the translation of the ratings is what holds the game back. for instance if wr like hines ward is blocking on a run i would expect a great block, but someone like jeff reed just pancaking a guy is nuts

[JerseySuave4]

keep in mind there are 53 players on an NFL roster and 12-15 on an NBA roster. When you have fewer players you have to make sure you spread things out more.

[sin18]

I think the ratings are pretty good as of now

99s are elite players

90s are pro bowl level players

80s are solid starters, good contributors

70s are projects, young players or weaknesses

60s are small time contributor, dime backs, 3rd down back, a long term project


In my online franchise i've got 3 elite players a 98 and two 99s, afew more pro bowl contributors (3 i think), a handful of 80s and alot of 70s. I've got a 70s player starting at CB 76, FS 78, SS 75, DT 76, RG 76, RT 79, TE 72, FB 79.

I don't think a 60 rating player can belong on a field with 90s payers. Fitz doesn't even need to get open to make a catch, and that is still over 80 overall corners. Can you imagine a 67 overall corner trying to cover fitz? not going to happen!

there isn't THAT major of a disparity in talent between actual players, madden needs to reflect that. i think they are doing pretty good.


P.S. didn't they open up the ratings dramatically this year? last yearthere were only afew starters in the 70s, now atleast a 3rd of the leagues starters are 70s. the panthers have 70s starting in 9 different positions of 22. I sure as hell don't need any 60s

[beastsofboston]

Ratings are fine as is.