Madden NFL 10 Patch #1 Available, Post Impressions Here

[GatorBait06NC]

I was just about to make my first post on this thread to talk about the laggy running motion. I noticed this right off the bat. Hopefully they fix this quick-like, not months. Madden 10 is the best title they have put out in a while and a patch is hurting it.

And no its not nitpicking when something is right and then they "patch" it and it turns to wrong. Thats called pointing out something to people who should have seen this weeks before we did.

The pass coverage is a lot better. Now I need a whole new set of sliders. In my first franchise I played with a better team and still got smoked by the passing game. Now im playing with a weaker team and im not. So something definately changed with the pass coverage. Its a shame that it lagged out the run game though. A once beautiful game now having framerate issues due to a patch.

I still say the tackle calculating system in broken. Either im just not getting a lot of tackles per individual or this point tackle/tackle for a loss system is still robbing me.

And to whoever said "now we need patches to fix patches" I give you kudos. Classic EA.

[CVC0004]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

anyone else experiencing more penalties? I've been called for pass interference twice, once on defense and once on offense. The Lions were just called for PI as well.

CB,
I still have not seen any PA calls for either side. What sliders are you playing with? Or are these on default?

[Football4Natic]

Quote: Originally Posted by LAKE4742

No. C'mon, stop attacking each other. What do you care if someone points out something not important to YOU. Does it hurt the game? Would you not like even the smallest of issues fixed? Do you have nothing else to post about? Do you work for EA? C'mon. Geeeeeeez.

First of all he is not attacking him.. But that is nitpicking but if that is what makes him buy a game then so be it.

to me the patch is great except for the easy returned kick offs.

game plays great now with the correct sliders

[RogueHominid]

I really am enjoying the small bit of drama added by the improved sideline stuff. The cutscene is small where the refs discuss in or out of bounds issues, but it adds a moment of suspense and thereby some drama to the game.

I like it!

[slthree]

I said it earlier when I addressed my boy Bcruise: The little glitchy thing that happens on long runs is not a game killer for me. It happens rarely and doesn't alter the result of the play.

Do I wish it wasn't there. yes. But, I'm pretty happy with the rest of the gameplay save one thing:

It seems a little tougher to get pressure.

[steveo]

I've basically got an entire season now under this new patch (few games in last season, 14 in current season) and I really do not see much difference other than rushing is much easier and SOME simulated stats are fixed but most are still horribly off. You know it is bad when my team has I think 35-39 defensive sacks through 14 games and am 7th worst with the leader at 64. Oh and of course the annoying sideline cut scene which is more buggy than the end zone one.

Come on madden team...show some pride in your freaking work.

[Spanky]

Quote: Originally Posted by steveo

Come on madden team...show some pride in your freaking work.

You hit on the head there.

As much as this game is a huge improvement over the abomination that was 09 and is a really fun game to play and looks fantastic, the attention to detail is alarmingly bad. Instead of touting silly, little things like handwarmers and towels, they needed to put out a patch that didn't mess up the KO returns and the in-game graphic for team facts.

Also noticed a couple of other little things post-patch. After some penalties, you'll see the referee but won't hear what the penalty is and the accept/decline screen doesn't show up. I had one review where the ref announced the ruling was overturned, but in fact it wasn't.

There is no way they could have possibly overlooked these issues, as they jump out at you, especially the KO returns. The fact that they allowed them to get through shows a disappointing lack of pride in their work.

[DJ]

Don't know if it's coincidence or what but post-patch, I've been picking up a lot more sacks on the CPU. I control a MLB (Foote on Det) so I leave it up to my CPU-controlled teammates to generate a pass rush. In my first season, I was last in sacks by a wide margin but in Year 2 (pre-season), that's not the case.

Still really enjoying the game; a vast improvement from 06-09.