Madden NFL 13 Title Update #2 Available Now (Updated to Include Full Details)

[steamboat]

Complaint I am seeing a lot on these forums:

Why is it such a big deal that it needs to be looked into to simply add editing players into this game?

If you have been following Josh Looman as I have he has answered this question. Editing players can more or less make Connected Careers mode crash or not function correctly with the storylines etc. So it is likely that they have to re-do some of the coding with the storylines and the entire CCM mode to accomodate for editing of players. Last thing I want is for them to rush out editing players and then CCM crashes/freezes every time I play it because of it.

Why is it so hard to implement a fantasy draft into Connected Careers?

They would, in fact, have to rewrite the code for multiple screens of the game and fabricate a whole new screen and process. A new toggle-able option on the CCM startup screen. It alters the flow of the pre-career setup significantly. More signifantly then an edit player option even. It also could potentially lead to a destabilization of the mode if not done correctly.

Then why did they take these things out?

They did not take these things out. This is not the Madden that has existed on this console since day one. The entire code was scrapped, and they used very little of the old code in this new game. Therefore, they did not take it out. They were not able to put it back in under the new format in time.

[bucky60]

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor & Sword

Yep...but nobody wants to read...or comprehend. This is nothing new. But the lynch mob mentality persists. We are all frustrated we have a game that is incomplete. But what else can you do? I am playing other games. No reason to get worked up over a video game.

Mob mentality? No reason to get worked up? I suppose if you are OK with this year in and year out. You are right, this is nothing new. I think the MOB wants this to change. Why should it be OK to wait 2 months after release for a sports game to be playable?

[steamboat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knickerbocker

I get what you ppl are saying BUT ... There have been a lot of problems the developers were aware off. Like the zone problem which is the exact same one as NCAA (they patched it) so I'm sure they could have worked on a decent patch pre release already. Also Accel clock online CCM or injuries online CCM. Cmon someone had to have noticed that before they released it.

Its a different game. Its likely they did not know that the same issue is in it, and if they did, its not like the two games run on the same coding therefore the patch would be necessarily different.

[Hades71]

Quote: Originally Posted by crpav

What I don't get is why patches need to be certified by MS or Sony. My certification from them would be either test the game better before you release it or fix the bugs people want fixed NOW. Why should we have to wait 2 months or more for a patch to fix near game breaking bugs and/or game play? It's a football game and the core of what football is has been lost through the years by EA and the Madden franchise. Make a football game first then build around it.

It has to be cerified for security reasons because its going on their servers, they could give a flip about the game, it isnt theirs.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by bucky60

Mob mentality? No reason to get worked up? I suppose if you are OK with this year in and year out. You are right, this is nothing new. I think the MOB wants this to change. Why should it be OK to wait 2 months after release for a sports game to be playable?

This isn't solely a Madden thing, though.

The same thing happens with the baseball games, FIFA, NHL and NBA 2k. Except for MLB 2k, the difference is those games are better out of the box than Madden and people are more willing to wait.

[JeremyOMFL]

When should we expect the PS3 update to be available?

[Hades71]

Anyone know if the patch is upon ps3 yet? Was on earlier and didnt get it. Eager to see what it does since their is uncharacteristically no actual information in this rant, err thread.

[jpdavis82]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

This isn't solely a Madden thing, though. The same thing happens with the baseball games, FIFA, NHL and NBA 2k. Except for MLB 2k, the difference is those games are better out of the box than Madden and people are more willing to wait.

I have been playing NHL 13 early release via S.T. and it plays flawlessly out of the box. I only played a few games, but I saw no bugs or glitches what so ever. I'm sure there are some, but it was not noticeable in my experience if they were there.