Madden NFL 10 Patch #2 Available, Impressions Here (PS3)

[jrodpsu]

Maybe I didn't look hard enough, but I didn't see anyone comment on the 30 yard punts the CPU kicks everytime after the patch has been out. It wasn't like that before...anyone else notice this? I know it can be adjusted, but not in online franchise mode..

[matt8204]

Finally had an opportunity to sit down and play a game with Patch 2- dare I say that I actually had a lot of fun. I was the Cardinals and played the Redskins. I won 38-21. Stats were pretty realistic. It was only on all-pro and found it a bit easy (don't think I was forced to punt once) on offense but it was still a good time. I got some decent pressure on the quarterback (had 2 or 3 sacks) and forced some turnovers. I sensed a bit of comeback AI at the end of the game but it may have just been me slacking off because I had a big lead, lol. Overall, I'm happy with this patch. Can't wait to start a franchise.

[rspencer86]

Man, if they just could have got the sim stats right...

[matt8204]

Quote: Originally Posted by rspencer86

Man, if they just could have got the sim stats right...

Yeah...but sim stats are way off in a lot of sports games. I remember NHL 2004 having the leading points leader with something like 315 in one season. To give you a perspective on how ridiculous that is if you're not a hockey fan; Wayne Gretzky, the greatest point-scorer in NHL history, never had more than 215 in one year.

[rspencer86]

Quote: Originally Posted by matt8204

Yeah...but sim stats are way off in a lot of sports games. I remember NHL 2004 having the leading points leader with something like 315 in one season. To give you a perspective on how ridiculous that is if you're not a hockey fan; Wayne Gretzky, the greatest point-scorer in NHL history, never had more than 215 in one year.

I don't know about a "lot" of games... The Show and NBA 2K10 seem to be on the money.

[matt8204]

Quote: Originally Posted by rspencer86

I don't know about a "lot" of games... The Show and NBA 2K10 seem to be on the money.

You'd know better than me, lol. I've only played football and hockey games lately. But if that's the case, good job out of them. It'd be nice to have the simmed stats nailed but it's not a deal-breaker for me. If the game plays well, I'm good.

[rspencer86]

Quote: Originally Posted by matt8204

You'd know better than me, lol. I've only played football and hockey games lately. But if that's the case, good job out of them. It'd be nice to have the simmed stats nailed but it's not a deal-breaker for me. If the game plays well, I'm good.

Definitely not a game-breaker, but when one of the main bullet points of Patch #2 was improved sim stats and nearly every running back breaks multiple 50+ yard TD runs every single game, that's a problem. When the sack record is being obliterated every year, that's a problem.

Because the franchise mode is relatively bare-bones, the big selling point of it is all of the stat tracking it does. But when the stats are so hokey, it really diminishes that aspect of it.

[brza37]

Quote: Originally Posted by rspencer86

Definitely not a game-breaker, but when one of the main bullet points of Patch #2 was improved sim stats and nearly every running back breaks multiple 50+ yard TD runs every single game, that's a problem. When the sack record is being obliterated every year, that's a problem. Because the franchise mode is relatively bare-bones, the big selling point of it is all of the stat tracking it does. But when the stats are so hokey, it really diminishes that aspect of it.

true.