Madden NFL 11 Demo Roundtable

[bigsmallwood]

I appreciate what both had to say and especially Christians honesty.

I will play the demo and judge it for myself to make a final decision! I hope that the final build is like NCAA 11!

[RaychelSnr]

Quote: Originally Posted by Legend Killer

So you are saying the sliders will help the human D pass rush become better are it might help some? My only disappointment that EA has not focused on the D aspect of the game for years now. I really hope sometime in the near future they will address the D and upgrade it some.

I didn't even look and see if Sliders are even in the demo, so I can't comment on that (and I'm away from the console right now). But I'm just saying they really helped the problem in NCAA for me, so I don't see it being much different in Madden.

As far as the solution for defense, Backbreaker gave you a hint of what will help -- a different vantage point. You can always revert the view back to the classic view for hotseat multiplayer games, but moving the camera for defense and giving it more of a personal view would do wonders for that half of the ball.

[PantherBeast_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

I didn't even look and see if Sliders are even in the demo, so I can't comment on that (and I'm away from the console right now). But I'm just saying they really helped the problem in NCAA for me, so I don't see it being much different in Madden. As far as the solution for defense, Backbreaker gave you a hint of what will help -- a different vantage point. You can always revert the view back to the classic view for hotseat multiplayer games, but moving the camera for defense and giving it more of a personal view would do wonders for that half of the ball.

Ya I got your point on the BackBreaker part. I just hope the sliders in madden 11 final build will help with the pass rush a little more.

[steelernation28]

Wow, talk about planting the seed of doubt.

[remjohn]

Whilst i appreciate that this is only a demo, was it possible at all to get an idea of what sort of scores we might expect this year? One of my biggest gripes was that if I played a proper 120 play game it would always end up being 42=35 or something stupid. Is that likely to be the case this year or is it harder to score?

[DirtyJerz32]

Chris, how's the man to man D? Are they following the WR stride for stride or are they running the routes before the WR even makes his move? That's really what I want to know.

Thanks for taking the time.

[SteelCityChamp]

Sounds like sliders may help. Especially the way I play. I will have to judge for myself. Very good article, guys.

[Senator Palmer]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

But I really think QB pressure will be fixed with sliders, just a hunch

Did you try out the new "pass commit" mechanic? In NCAA you can squeeze the left trigger then up on the right stick and your linemen will rush aggressively to collapse the pocket? I'm not sure it's the same set of controls, but I know that is was confirmed by Ian and it has worked great for me so far in NCAA.