Madden 09 Patch #2 Released, Impressions Here

[swanlee]

"I know what you are saying but if you cover guys and pressure the qb, the qb does make bad throws."


The QB should make bad throws even without pressure or good coverage. At least 3-5 throws a game should be just bad throws, to low to high, off target etc. badly timed. Even when given great protection against a weak defense QB's will still make bad throws even the best of them.

[BroMontana82]

i agree that there are some bad throws from time to time based on the routes receivers are running. at least in NCAA the sliders really helped this out. i think adjusting the accuracy slider helps a little bit and hopefully the DLC (if there still is one upcoming) will have the CPU sliders. this really made the NCAA gameplay 100% better.

[Pasdabru]

Hopefully it's just a coincidence. But I had never had a freeze in my franchise prior to today in my first game after the patch (360). Just froze up after a play at the playcall screen. Could not select any formations, but could right click on view the whole replay. After which stuck back at the playcall screen. Also able to hit start for the pause menu, but could not get out of that. Don't think this is similar to the freezes everyone was talking about prior to the patch, hopefully just a dirty disc situation.

[Zuke]

when does the progression happen like after so many weeks or what. does it happen after preseason to

[dave374]

Just finished my second 10-minute quarter game post-patch and I gotta say I am pretty damned happy with the results.
If anyone is the robo-QB now, it's me.
So far, in the two games:
CPU: Kyle Orton 16-30
CPU: Phillip Rivers 17-34 3 INTs

CPU run game has been great with my sliders (see slider section).
Forte ran for over 100 yards and Tomlinson 19-84 (they had to pass a lot in the 4th quarter).

I am seeing CPU QB throw deep balls now, something I didn't see before, though I'd still like to see more.

If EA could improve the CPU's gamecalling logic, this game would be borderline great.

[bull]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pasdabru

Hopefully it's just a coincidence. But I had never had a freeze in my franchise prior to today in my first game after the patch (360). Just froze up after a play at the playcall screen. Could not select any formations, but could right click on view the whole replay. After which stuck back at the playcall screen. Also able to hit start for the pause menu, but could not get out of that. Don't think this is similar to the freezes everyone was talking about prior to the patch, hopefully just a dirty disc situation.

I had this exact situation in a non franchise game. I was on defense, and after about a minute of being unable to do anything but view the whole replay, the action returned to the field and I just audibled to a defensive play. After that, no problem the rest of the game. I almost shut the game off thinking it had completely frozen.

[Bulldogs78]

I love how when the CPU has the ball at my 20 yard line, 4th quarter, 1st and 10, around 2:15 left score being 22-20 and they let the clock run down. To the 2 minute.

Good stuff right there.

[deon2333]

When downloading the patch, should you erase the first patch then download the second or just download the patch?