CPU QB throwing the ball away right after snap

[john1842msu]

I'm really frustrated by this one aspect of the CPU AI. Several times per game, the CPU QB takes the snap and immediately throws the ball out of bounds. This often happens when I've dialed up a a blitz, but not always. Is anyone else noticing this and is there a slider to fix it?

I've read some comments on the slider threads about the intentional grounding slider maybe affecting this but some of the comments contradict others, so I'm really unsure.

Can anyone help me with this?

[JrueToTheGame]

Drop the Intentional grounding Slider.

[JrueToTheGame]

Quote: Originally Posted by john1842msu

I'm really frustrated by this one aspect of the CPU AI. Several times per game, the CPU QB takes the snap and immediately throws the ball out of bounds. This often happens when I've dialed up a a blitz, but not always. Is anyone else noticing this and is there a slider to fix it? I've read some comments on the slider threads about the intentional grounding slider maybe affecting this but some of the comments contradict others, so I'm really unsure. Can anyone help me with this?

Bottom line is 100 IG=Qb will rarely ever take off and will try and throw the ball away at all costs if he feels even a little pressure (sometimes even as soon as the play begins as you are seeing).

0 IG= The WB will scramble at any chance that they get and will rarely ever throw the ball away thats why sometimes this slider being to low can lead to a ton of sacks.

As for contradicting opinions all I can say is any opinion that contradicts the info above is wrong lol.

[john1842msu]

thanks, man. Will try that out.

But it seems counter-intuitive what you just wrote. Seems like having the IG slider set higher would lead to the QB being more worried about getting the penalty and scrambling more. And dropping the IG slider towards 0 would cause the QB to throw the ball away more, since he doesn't have to worry about the flag.

[JrueToTheGame]

Yup that is a perfectly understandable point of view/thought process, and that is why people's opinions contradict, because the slider does not react in the way that we think it should. That conclusion up there^ is from hours of testing not what I thought the slider should do because I was thinking the same way.

Even my Slider set I have it set at 99 because I was seeing way too many runs, but now that I am seeing those auto throwaways I am testing at a lower number.

[westview33]

Quote: Originally Posted by JrueToTheGame

Bottom line is 100 IG=Qb will rarely ever take off and will try and throw the ball away at all costs if he feels even a little pressure (sometimes even as soon as the play begins as you are seeing).

I've been playing with IG at 100 since the game released and see QB's scrambling frequently on varsity level.

I even check the tendency ratings before each game and it's not just the scrambling QB's. I've seen both pocket & balanced QB's take off running during games.

I really don't think IG at 100 absolutely stops them from running because there are other factors that tie into gameplay such as Pass Blocking slider, Tackling slider set low triggers more sack avoidance animations by the CPU QB's in the pocket and Gameplan options (You can also set this for human defense that ties into scrambling QB's).

So there are a few variables IMO that relates to this theory that 100 IG stops QB's from scrambling.

[pur1ty]

Matt10 recently updated his sliders to give CPU WR-Catching a 45 rating, up from 40. In my experience and his, this seems to have reduced the amount of insta-throwaways considerably. Give it a try.

Also on the IG question, set it at 99 IMO.

[JrueToTheGame]

The catch slider improves route running and the catch rating, it has no effect on the throw away tendency, the reason this would produce less throwaways is because more receivers are open quicker.