Madden NFL 10 Blog: Letting the "Wildcat" Loose

[daplayawitdafunk]

Quote: Originally Posted by SwayGod53

In regards to 4 player co-op..... This reply right here was better than that wildcat blog could ever be!!! Thanks Ian!!!!!

Thats what Im saying!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That made my day. A thousand thank you's Ian. You have no idea how much I have missed this from Madden.

[Droopy03]

Guys first thing that I would like to say is that I think EA is heading in the right direction to make this a better game for the hardcore gamers and casual gamers. This wildcat play looks really good except the last vidso I think needs to be addressed a little bit. But I would like to look at the Franchise mode and a few things I would like to see in the game.

Franchise mode

1.) EA can we focus more on on the week leading up to your next game in franchise mode? I mean it really just feels like another exbition game. Can we have like a scouting page or something in the fashion? We dont know what our opponent likes to do or what they have been doing to win ball games. I mean can we have some type of scounti where we can maybe see the others teams likes and dislike. I would love to go into a game and prepare for the game and not actually just play it and that is what it is. I want to tell my team that we need to do leading up to the game you know like focus on stoping the run, put pressure on the QB, or maybe even something other teams have done with success. This is a copycat league and as madden say this is in the game and part of the game. I think it would just make it more like a franchise mode game and not just a matchup.

2.) When it comes to the draft one big thing that is missing that really just gets to me is the way you scout a player and to know what he does. For example there are over 50% of the teams in the league that run a 3-4 defense why is this mot more of a focus. When we recruit a player why are there not any DE/LB that we can rscout. in a 3-4 defense the most import thing is to have a good nose taclke and pas rusher and most of these guys are DE converting to LB. Maybe if we can scout a DE and we can choose what we want our scouting team to focus like can this player play in space or can he get to the QB. This is something big that is lacking. Once again I want it to be a franchise game and not feeling just like a matchup in exbition mode.

3.) EA please I like running the ball is there a way that your opponents team gets tired and wore down through out the game if my team is winning at the line of scrimmage. I want to see the defense on the other team get tired. Once again I know the focus this year is if it's in the game than EA has it in the game and this is a big part in the game.

4.) EA please tell me we are focusing more on the defense side of the ball this year. I want to be able to dominate my opponent. I always seam to be the best in run defense but when it comes to pass defense I'm always ranked in the last 3 teams in the league. Please somebody tell me what im doing wong. I'm not blowing the CPU out by 50 points where they are in the position where all they are doing is passing the ball. Yes I do have some 21 point leads sometimes but come on last in the league in pass defense. It doesnt matter if you are running man to man or zone blitzes or just mix your coverages up I cant ever stop the run. Somebody tell me why is the please.

5.) EA sometimes I like to chosse head coach to choose my plays or even madden to choose my plasy, but sometimes im like what the heck are they picking. It could be 3 and 3 and my head coach or madden will choose a quarter defense. Is there a way that part of the game will get much better? Can we have our defensive cord pick the plays if we choose him to off of his rating and his agressive liek and dislike?

6.)Last but not least the 3-4 defense. Can we please focus on this please please please!!!!!! First off I dont want my Middle backer to be in order on the depth chart by there overall rating. can we have a Weak middle backer and a Strong middle backer int he depth chart page. These postions are different attributes to play the position. storng back is more a run back and takes on more blocks and weak backer can run alot better and is better in space.
Can we have a nose tackle and not just DT. Come on now the DT in a 3-4 defense is really the ends and they should be listed as RDT and LDT. And this brings my point back to the draft when we scout these guys we would like to know what these players ideal of scheme they need to play in.

Please responses to this and let me know I'm not the only one thinking this.

P.S. Ian I hope you read this.

Thanks,

[Derrville]

Ian does this vid show off the running animations Simons been working on, or is he still going to do more tweaking?

[sooners52794]

a bit off topic, but i turned on my comp and some spyware protect 2009 kept coming up and im running malwarebytes...long story short after 2 mins 166 things are infected lol its a shame cuz i know a lot of them are still there even after i ran spysweeper...that POS. but on topic...the eagles have run this numerous times and im hoping its as effective as in real life...touchdown interception returns and blown timeouts included

[KANE699]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

I don't remember saying that...I think that might have been KANE_DB. Just like in real life it can be shut down with the right defense. The playbook guys actually just recently came up with a list of plays that they determined as 'wildcat stoppers' so we could tag them for the CPU to use in Adaptive AI (and just normal play-calling AI). When they're more sure with those plays and the game is in better shape, maybe we can release videos in a blog of those plays vs. the Wildcat.

You mfer, it was Charles and A.J

Im pretty sure there are other ways to prevent cheese out of this formation too.

[Bgamer90]

One more question, how fast will the CPU adjust to someone using wildcat?

[LBzrule]

Quote: Originally Posted by NYyankz225

I'm sorry for asking again Ian but you said something about this blog explaining why this Wildcat wouldn't be a cheesefest (unless the "elite 8" hinted at it and not you). Any more info ?

I hinted at it, but talked with the playbook guys, they have some stuff they want to show so we'll have to wait.

[bowdown2shadi]

Quote: Originally Posted by sooners52794

a bit off topic, but i turned on my comp and some spyware protect 2009 kept coming up and im running malwarebytes...long story short after 2 mins 166 things are infected lol its a shame cuz i know a lot of them are still there even after i ran spysweeper...that POS. but on topic...the eagles have run this numerous times and im hoping its as effective as in real life...touchdown interception returns and blown timeouts included

Happened to me a few months ago. They wanted me to pay $40 so I can remove the Virus. Which is BS, cause that is a virus.

Oh and my PC is dead now. That thing turned to the conficker worm...