Madden NFL 10 Preview: Five Things to Know (ESPN)

[FootballDetails]

Quote: Originally Posted by jvaccaro

They also mentioned how the refs get knocked over all the time.

I'm thrilled (and I mean thrilled) that refs are in the game, but they seem to get knocked down a lot.

Now, if a user purposefully runs into a ref, that's one thing, but the refs should have good avoidance A.I. It's amazing how often real refs stay out of the way.

[mwjr]

Fumble button?

That's just silly.

[MCNABB51BOI]

i bought 360 2years ago just to play madden i havent played the game 1 time on it. i still play PS2 this year so far i like all the new additions i dont know about the fumble thing yet but im def feeling alot of other things good ish ian im trusting you this year dawg.

[RufusTruthfist]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

This was key to the early design though...the meter actually drops out but you can keep hitting buttons to gain possession. You don't truly know who wins until the ref gets to the bottom of the pile....the meter disappears a good 2-3 seconds before he "finds out" the winner.

So one could conceivably be "winning" on the meter and lose the ball in the time between meter disappearance and referee call? If so, I have no problem with the idea of an unobtrusive meter. I just want to maintain the element of suspense that arises during those few seconds when your team is in a pileup.

[ShimSham]

Quote: Originally Posted by crackdownjr

yeah that makes sense, give a tangible number rating for the intangibles

I was intentionally making fun of all the analysts who assign these ridiculous attributes to players.

I always hate when people say, "He's got intangibles"

That just means, "he's better than people who look similiar to him, but I'm too lazy as an analyst to figure out why."

[Nza]

Pro tak sounds stunning if used right. A night and day difference from 09. This is what I had in mind 4 years ago for next gen NFL.

Refs falling down too much is a little odd and would detract from realism. If it's a simple fix, I hope it is taken care of as it would get pretty lame IMO to keep seeing them tumble.

Not sure about the cut scene/minigame for fumbles. To be honest Ian, Phil etc, I'd personally prefer if there was an option to simulate the piles based on ratings where relevant, like str and awr. The same for kicking actually. Like some NBA games do with free throws, I'd prefer both the piles and kicking could be set to CPU simulate.

[radatdude2]

loving what i been seeing i love the idea of the fight for the fumble button mashing, thats what happens in a fumble heap its like a punching action but it really sounds like the meter should be removed so you only one who gets the ball when the ref makes the call. plus i really wanna be close to the action and see the fight

[Exonerated]

No meters. Nothing on the screen except the buttons we have to mash.

So in the corner X comes up. We mash X. Then in another corner Y comes up. We mash Y.


Then we stop and wait for the refs decision/

No meters. Nothing. Just prompt us the button in the corner of the screen.