Madden 09 Producer Blog: Play Call Changes: EA Sports

[BezO]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

There wasn't any spin put on your diatribe at all. I'm simply posting my honest opinions, as you are doing... right?

Calling my opinions a rant is also a spin.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Again, all this from 4 minutes of pre-release video.

Honestly, I don't know what vid you're referring to. I'm talking about the Play Call Changes blog. I only saw text & pics. If there was a vid, I missed it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

It will not be 2k football. Just like you felt last year, you should probably just stick with 2k football if that is what you are looking for.

Harlemal, are you paying attention? I'm guessing it was Pared who brought up 2K the 1st time, triggering my response. To the both of you, I haven't played 2K football since 2004/5, not counting testing out 2K8 on a store kiosk... and not buying it. This is beyond spin. This is irrelevant & inaccurate. I just told you that I could care less about 2K football. But I think at least some of your argument is based on assumptions.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Ugh. You're going in circles now.

You'll have to explain. Or not.

[yamabushi]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

I'll be the optimist and say it's a feature in the NFL and now, finally, in the game, even though it maybe a small element in some peoples eyes. As far as blocking/O-line A.I. too early to determine in my opinion. As one of the producers said about the 4 minute video, not everything is included in the video or bugs not worked out, yet.

Ill agree to the extent that Id rather see and hear about even the most tenuously gameplay connected feature then how pretty the play calling screen looks.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by BezO

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Sorry, I'm not interested in arguing for the sake of arguing. You can do that with someone else. I'm not going to quote every single line you post and respond to feed your ridiculous claims and your obvious (at this point) agenda. It's quite obvious to anyone if they look at your post history where you make claims how you've only purchased one Madden game in the past 5 years and don't plan on purchasing any others. Also, it's pretty amazing you can make so many conclusions considering you "only play at a friends house or a store kiosk since you don't rent games on principle."

You have a lot of posts in the Madden forum considering you don't play the game much as you like to claim. That's a lot of time and energy spent knocking a game, again, that you don't play.

Others can continue to give you the attention you demand; I won't have any part of it anymore.

Enjoy.

[K_GUN]

pwned!

[BezO]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Sorry, I'm not interested in arguing for the sake of arguing.

Good. Niether am I. But I don't know where that came from.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

and your obvious (at this point) agenda.

My agenda is to express my opinons on video games. Any assumptions you make beyond that are on you.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

It's quite obvious to anyone if they look at your post history where you make claims how you've only purchased one Madden game in the past 5 years and don't plan on purchasing any others. Also, it's pretty amazing you can make so many conclusions considering you "only play at a friends house or a store kiosk since you don't rent games on principle."

Your point? Does the game play differently on other TVs & kiosks?

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

You have a lot of posts in the Madden forum considering you don't play the game much as you like to claim. That's a lot of time and energy spent knocking a game, again, that you don't play.

Make up your mind. Either I don't play or I play at friend's houses.

And you sure put a lot of work in to say nothing.

[ewto16]

ESPN News updates are a joke. In general, if I'm playing a game, I don't wnat updates and info on the real world. I want a ticker that shows info about my season on the game. Also, those updates weren't even live.

ESPN's Primetime show went away because NBC (not NFL) got the Sunday night game. As part of that package, they got the rights to the first highlight show after the games were over. ESPN lost the rights to do Primetime at that time slot. You will notice it is on at different times now.

I have no doubt that the NFL would like the NFL network to have a large presense in Madden. If using Marshall Faulk to tell me that the score of every game I play is going to be close and probably 20-23 is your idea of integration, then I feel very sorry for you.

Quote: Originally Posted by K_GUN

streaming espnews updates u ain't gonna see ESPN overlays....and b4 u drop an F-bomb on EA try to remember that the NFL calls the shots on a lot of stuff these days when it comes to their product and hows its used.......i.e. notice how ESPN's primetime show just disappeared one year...poor ratings?...nope....the NFL wanted their show on their network to be the ones to go over game highlights (i think its called gameday) the NFL wants THEIR network (and new team) to get the exposure, what better way to do that than use the #1 selling (and only) NFL game on the market? still don't believe me? anybody notice in Head Coach 09 that MEL KIPER has been replaced with ADAM SCHEFTER....of the NFL network

[BezO]

Quote: Originally Posted by K_GUN

pwned!

I've only purchased 1 Madden in the past 5 years. Thus, I only play at friend's houses. And as the game looks so far, I don't see me buying this year's version. Yeah, pwned.

[Harlemal]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Sorry, I'm not interested in arguing for the sake of arguing. You can do that with someone else. I'm not going to quote every single line you post and respond to feed your ridiculous claims and your obvious (at this point) agenda. It's quite obvious to anyone if they look at your post history where you make claims how you've only purchased one Madden game in the past 5 years and don't plan on purchasing any others. Also, it's pretty amazing you can make so many conclusions considering you "only play at a friends house or a store kiosk since you don't rent games on principle." You have a lot of posts in the Madden forum considering you don't play the game much as you like to claim. That's a lot of time and energy spent knocking a game, again, that you don't play. Others can continue to give you the attention you demand; I won't have any part of it anymore. Enjoy.

dam u aint have to do him like dat