Madden NFL 11: Madden is Watching (ESPN)

[sb24]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

Too funny. See why this place drives me crazy?!?!?!

We understand completely. Thats why many guys wont step foot into these Madden forums at all. Game is far from perfect of course but you did a great job. This coming from a 2k fan.

[Flamehead]

Quote: Originally Posted by CreatineKasey

Aren't the gameplay complaints the same for offline and online users? - Flats defense - Blocking schemes- OL/DL interactions - pocket forming issues. - Pass ball trajectory - deep ball ineffectiveness - WR's not elevating for the football - can't throw a deep ball and have your player "run under" it. - Locomotion - unrealistic transitions and movements (especially on defense) - backpedaling without a loss in speed. - Hitstick risk/reward issues - Pro-tak multiple broken tackle smoothness. Now, let's say they go in and work on these things. Who wins? online or offline? BOTH! Offline guys are missing the point here gameplay-wise. I understand their anger about offline franchise, but gameplay complaints insinuating that it's catering to casual online players is BS.

And online statistics are needed to identify these?

[CreatineKasey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flamehead

And online statistics are needed to identify these?

Nope.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

That's because the publisher/customer trust has been destroyed this generation by the publisher. Trust is earned and lost through actions, hence the responsiveness to perceived actions.

Wasn't part of that trust restored with 10 taking away the suits? I'm not saying there isn't more work to complete, either.

[PantherBeast_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

Somehow your posts consistently instill a yearning for a warm glass of milk and a nice soft blanky. Sticking with something through thick in thin definitely makes you a fan, and there's nothing wrong with that IMHO. Especially when you grew up with it as a kid. EA Sports lost this fan with the NFL Exclusivity deal, and won't get me back until we have competition once again. I grew up with so many games, it's hard to list them all. I'm fan of games like Zelda, Mario (though didn't like Galaxy game), SoulReaver series, in the late 90's Diablo (DII and soon D3!), TopSpin, APF2K8, God of War (Ultimate Edition arrives in t-minus 6 days!), Assassin's Creed, BioShock, and too many other games for me to list.

Well I understand some fans rights to be mad about EA hogging the NFL rights and all. But thats the way the world works now a days.Yes I admit for the first 4 years of madden new life on the next Gen. Consoles haven't been all that. But Madden 10 is a step in the right direction. I am sorry that EA and the Madden crew can't make everyone happy in the world. I would agree it is time that Madden crew step it up on the realism part of the game engine that is in MLB the show right now. But that is all up to EA and the Madden crew. For all we know behind closed doors right now they might be doing alot work on the game engine and so on. But I feel that EA deserves alot of support from it's fans for all the good years they have given us. Just because they are in a slump right now doesn't mean they deserve to blasted on by their fans. They are trying their best while trying to give their fans everything they ask for. Are would fans wheather Madden crew not listen to us and do what they did year before they started listening to us. All I am saying is alot of people are bailing out on Madden because they are taking to long to get settled into the next Gen consoles. I believe in EA and the madden crew they will soon bring back madden to the top of the gaming sports world. Call me a fanboy are not. It does not bother me. Plus I support the new BB football game coming out in may so you know that. But I still 100% support madden aswell.

[PantherBeast_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by wEEman33

Honestly, he shouldn't have to clean up anything here. People on this forum just seem to overreact and manipulate every little detail that is released about Madden so it fits into their opinion of the series (usually, a negative opinion). Only on this forum can we have basically no real news about Madden 11, yet people are already on here telling us that the sky is falling before it's even been put in place by the creator.

True I agree Ian should not have to clean up at all. But I guess it makes people feel better if explains what all this means and all. But I guess Ian still wanted to make everyone happy to know that they was not doing anything to take away from the fun of the game.

[PantherBeast_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by CreatineKasey

Aren't the gameplay complaints the same for offline and online users? - Flats defense - Blocking schemes- OL/DL interactions - pocket forming issues. - Pass ball trajectory - deep ball ineffectiveness - WR's not elevating for the football - can't throw a deep ball and have your player "run under" it. - Locomotion - unrealistic transitions and movements (especially on defense) - backpedaling without a loss in speed. - Hitstick risk/reward issues - Pro-tak multiple broken tackle smoothness. Now, let's say they go in and work on these things. Who wins? online or offline? BOTH! Offline guys are missing the point here gameplay-wise. I understand their anger about offline franchise, but gameplay complaints insinuating that it's catering to casual online players is BS.

Yes alot of these problems are the main problems most people are complaining about right now. But I mean what do you expect out Ian and crew within a 10 month deadline to finish the game up. When millions of fans across the web asking for every little thing in the game and they are trying to give it to them. To be honest to make the fans once again happy. Ian and crew need to stop listening to fans for one year and just get his crew to focus mainly on gameplay and offline franchise instead of focusing on millions of other projects in the game. People just don't understand how hard it is for a small little group of guys to go through tens of millions lines of coding just to find the problems in the game and fix them. It takes time. Ian and his crew is trying their all to give us the best game possible.

[ZoneKIller]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pantherbeast

Yes alot of these problems are the main problems most people are complaining about right now. But I mean what do you expect out Ian and crew within a 10 month deadline to finish the game up. When millions of fans across the web asking for every little thing in the game and they are trying to give it to them. To be honest to make the fans once again happy. Ian and crew need to stop listening to fans for one year and just get his crew to focus mainly on gameplay and offline franchise instead of focusing on millions of other projects in the game. People just don't understand how hard it is for a small little group of guys to go through tens of millions lines of coding just to find the problems in the game and fix them. It takes time. Ian and his crew is trying their all to give us the best game possible.

I've said that for the longest time.