Reasons to Hate the Madden Mulligan Feature

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by clarkerots

People who say "just turn it off" are obviously not reading the part about the rewind feature possibly being a "fix" to the turnover issue. You can't turn off the rediculous turnovers so turning off the rewind doesn't fix the overall problem. Unless you want to turn off fumbles too, maybe penalites, maybe we can turn off field goals......oh, I can't wait for actual football!!!!

According to Ian Cummings, the TO's were fixed with a patch last year and tweaked this year.

So, words like possibly, could be, speculate, is just one writers opinion.

We won't know one way or another until the game comes out.

[yamabushi]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

According to Ian Cummings, the TO's were fixed with a patch last year and tweaked this year. So, words like possibly, could be, speculate, is just one writers opinion. We won't know one way or another until the game comes out.

Looking at the track record, Id put more weight behind McComb's speculations then EA's press releases.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by yamabushi

Looking at the track record, Id put more weight behind McComb's speculations then EA's press releases.

Normally, I would agree with you. I've always believed history is a good predictor of the future.

For some reason, a gut feeling, I feel that Ian is answering more questions this year and not just on EA's board.

I think he's trying to reach out more to the sim crowd.

Just my opinion, though.

[aggro77]

Umm..actually EA/Tiburon has had this feature in their back pocket for a while. It was present in the last couple of Maddens (2004,2005) that were released for the PS1. They actually called it Mulligans and you got 3 per game. You could not turn the feature off in those versions of the game so it is good to see that they will be Next-Gen gamers the option. I'm sure they will probably dress this up for Next Gen with, probably, a visual rewind of the play, but it is still the same feature that they experimented with in the final days of the PS 1.

[tackle74]

Actually I have not yet bought Madden for my 360, I rent it each year and almost get sick. I have already switched to NCAA this year and think the game much superior and just more fun. When or if EA returns Madden to at least the level of last Gen they are not getting my $120, just $60 for NCAA.

[yamabushi]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

Normally, I would agree with you. I've always believed history is a good predictor of the future. For some reason, a gut feeling, I feel that Ian is answering more questions this year and not just on EA's board. I think he's trying to reach out more to the sim crowd. Just my opinion, though.

Im sure he is. Sales were down last year, and him, and a lot of EA people, are out there trying to sell this product. And like any sales-men theyre going to tell you, true or not, what you want to hear.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by yamabushi

Im sure he is. Sales were down last year, and him, and a lot of EA people, are out there trying to sell this product. And like any sales-men theyre going to tell you, true or not, what you want to hear.

I agree.

And it's up to the consumer to sift through the information and decide if it goes on the good pile or the other piles dodo "list"

Again, just a gut, I don't think Ian is coming off too salesy, if that's a word. He is explaining why features were on put on the cutting room floor. It up to us whether to believe him or not.

[yamabushi]

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