Madden NFL 10 Blog - Improvements to WR/DB Interaction

[glitchditcher]

In the man coverage video- the part that says "defender trailing behind" is showing what happens only when the defender is over matched and gets beat, right ? Because if that's what happens every single time the defender doesn't jump the route, man coverage will be easily exploited once again. That WR was wide open.

[wordtobigbird]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocky

The guy is Madden 09 is running a much better out route however. He rolls off his outside foot, he has alot less steps, and he has far less turning signals. He is running a pretty good out route if besides the fact that he needs to sell the vertical more and he actually has to follow the laws of physics. The guy in 10 follows the law of physics but he runs a very sloppy route.

yeah i was going to ask about the rating of that WR. looks like hes way too slow to make his break.

[rhombic21]

First, this looks great! Really glad to see this new tech working it's way into the game.

Second, I am also interested in the following questions that BezO poses.

Quote: Originally Posted by BezO

Excellent! These "minor" announcements have been quite major. Just a few questions. -Any Cover 2 specific chuch animations where the CB is trying to force the WR inside? -Can pass interferance be called during a chuck? -Will motion have an effect on the DB's ability to chuck? -Is there a shading feature that allows the CBs to line up inside, straight up & outside of the WR? And will this effect chucking?

[kmart2180]

Amazing stuff Ian! It just keeps on getting better and better . One thing I would like to hear about is the fade route. I think that route is long overdo, and needs to be correctly reworked. I love the jostling

[green94]

This is the 6th blog in MARCH people. Unbelievable what Ian and his team are putting together this year!!

[Golden28]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocky

On 2nd look, why does the WR running the out route on Madden 09 look alot better than the WR running the out route on Madden 10?

How do you mean?

Do you mean the WR in 09 looks a better player as he's quicker into the cut or do you mean that the animations are better in 09 than 10?

***EDIT*** sorry, just seen your explanation.

Looks fabulous BTW. Much more realistic momentum and as for the jostling and procedural awareness. Fantastic.

Can't wait to see how it plays in conjunction with the new QB ratings.

Elite QB/WR tandems should really stand out this year, as should shutdown corners.

[drlw322]

Quote: Originally Posted by BezO

Excellent! These "minor" announcements have been quite major. Just a few questions. -Any Cover 2 specific chuch animations where the CB is trying to force the WR inside? -Can pass interferance be called during a chuck? -Will motion have an effect on the DB's ability to chuck? -Is there a shading feature that allows the CBs to line up inside, straight up & outside of the WR? And will this effect chucking?

here you go

Quote:

Re-factored the logic for win/loss on chucks based on the route the receiver wants to run. For example, if the WR wants to run inside (i.e. a post), and he "wins" the press, then he won't just pick an animation that beats the press, he'll pick one of many press beating animations that actually break inside. Likewise for defensive players...they'll push the player inside if they "win" the press in like a Cover 2 situation.

[callmetaternuts]

Great job Ian (and team). A few questions.

- The way the route runner slows down to get into his cut, is it that slow due to it being a (presumably) a tight end. I dont know that alot of WR's take that much time.
- There used to be a bug with the matchup screen where it would end up with a LB on a WR with a CB on the tight end or back ( i cant remember how it happened). Just a heads up

Everything looks great. Impressed thus far