Madden NFL 10 Blog: 2nd Title Update Preliminary Details

[BenjiA]

any news about Injuries in CPU vs. CPU games?

[JaymeeAwesome]

Quote: Originally Posted by carnalnirvava

thanks dude, my game will be sold monday luckly i found someone crazy enough to give me 40 for it.... no AI fixes: qb's that throw to the slots rb that run out of bounds cpu that throw for 4 yds on 3rd and 5 8 man blitz spidey sense defenders did i miss any i really would like to know what feedback ya'll listen to

Brady and the pats always throw short of the 1st down marker on third down....kinda aggravates me most sundays, but he dumps it to welker or faulk whom can most of the time make it past the marker

[viceguy]

Quote: Originally Posted by SteelerSpartan

No mention of the excessive over the shoulder catches??? Those look awful when they happen when they're not supposed to

Yea i was looking for something pertaining to this as well...ive seemed to accept so many other problems but this two handed over the shoulder is a killer...notice in practise mode 'offense' only the number of spec annimations that could be put into the game?????????

[Flamehead]

Perhaps I missed it, but has anyone outright confirmed it will be November? The blogs says it "won't be in October".

So are people making an educated assumption that it will be in November because of that, or was it outright said?

IMHO, I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being sometime in December. I'm not trying to get "cute" here, I'm serious. I sometimes wonder if November is optimistic given...well, you know the rest.

[swiftychampleone]

Quote: Originally Posted by favredollarfootlong

This is so pathetic that we have to wait probably 3 months from the games release date to see if we will get an acceptable playing game. The patches still probably won't get the game fixed. They will probably making more glitches where there weren't any before. I am sick of the waiting and the people defending EA when they say that there is more information to what will be fixed or there is more to be heard. Stop defending EA. We have been waiting for the last 5 years to have a good football video game sim. Every year is supposed to be the year and the last year that was the year was 2004. I am so sick of being promised things and having all the hype being built up and then always being let down. EA, you are such a disappointment. It's unacceptable...start making better games the first time around, find people who can get it right.

I think it's pretty entertaining how people spend $65 for a game and have to wait three months for it to be fixed with patches. That's why I'll never spend no more than $35 for any video game. I haven't bought Madden since 2005 because 06 was the same and 07-10 have been broken gameplay wise. There is no way I could defend EA or be content with this.

Maybe this is a generation where the patch is a crutch for QA teams and the customers drink the Kool-Aid and also think it's right. Now I'm all for patches to fix certain things, but this is too many things to fix. When November comes, half of the NFL season will be gone. It's time we start pushing for a Madden game that's playable (NBA Live 10 anyone?) right out the box.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by swiftychampleone

I think it's pretty entertaining how people spend $65 for a game and have to wait three months for it to be fixed with patches. That's why I'll never spend no more than $35 for any video game. I haven't bought Madden since 2005 because 06 was the same and 07-10 have been broken gameplay wise. There is no way I could defend EA or be content with this. Maybe this is a generation where the patch is a crutch for QA teams and the customers drink the Kool-Aid and also think it's right. Now I'm all for patches to fix certain things, but this is too many things to fix. When November comes, half of the NFL season will be gone. It's time we start pushing for a Madden game that's playable (NBA Live 10 anyone?) right out the box.

Interesting. I didn't pay $65.00 for my game and last time I checked, it still works for me, including gameplay. Yes, there are flaws in gameplay that we hope are getting fixed, but my copy of 10 is much better than 08 and 09. I hated both of those games.

In addition, I don't own a sports game on NG that doesn't have patches, so, I don't see what the big deal is. It's pretty mandatory with sports gaming on NG with one year cycles. NBA Live doesn't seem to be without faults, either, with 45 pages of patch requests.

[drae2]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flamehead

Perhaps I missed it, but has anyone outright confirmed it will be November? The blogs says it "won't be in October". So are people making an educated assumption that it will be in November because of that, or was it outright said? IMHO, I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being sometime in December. I'm not trying to get "cute" here, I'm serious. I sometimes wonder if November is optimistic given...well, you know the rest.

Nope, just said it won't be October, which is fine by mean. If it takes longer to get things right, then so be it.

[baa7]

Quote: Originally Posted by favredollarfootlong

This is so pathetic... I am sick of the waiting... I am so sick of being promised things and having all the hype being built up and then always being let down... It's unacceptable...start making better games the first time around, find people who can get it right.

A few "I refuse to be sick/upset/let down again this year, EA!" helpful hints:

- Rent the game before rushing out and buying it.
- Wait 2-3 weeks after release and check user reviews.
- Before heading to the shopping mall, remove all cash and plastic from your wallet.
- Put a blindfold on and duct tape your hands behind your back when wandering through EB.
- If you're married, tell your wife you're going out to go buy another video game. That'll put a quick end to that idea.
- When all else fails, simply grab a brain.