Madden NFL 11 Patch 1.03 Available, Post Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

[JohnDoe8865]

Quote: Originally Posted by raguel

... bad pathing is still killing the pass defense.

I see a lot of this. I know they have cleaned up the pursuit angles somewhat, but the path that a defender takes to get into position in a zone, for example, really needs some work.

[oneamongthefence]

Really disappointed that kr is easier. I've had one kick return since I had madden. But the yardage I got was really realistic. Hopefully I don't find myself getting more than one a game.

[Exonerated]

I had the greatest KR of all time pre-patch. 45 KR/PR TDs in 3.5 seasons.

KR seems easier. PR seems a bit harder -- although your players block for you know which is a relief.

Don't notice more/less broken tackles. My sliders already had this good pre-patch.

Zone defense seems better. Haven't played enough MCV yet to see any difference.

[LowerWolf]

Second game post-patch felt a lot like pre-patch.

Default All-Pro, I beat the Saints 41-38. Hit Ginn for a 77-yard TD pass with 1 second left for the game-winner. Brees had an 81-yard TD pass earlier in the game. Granted, it was the Saints, but there was very little defense on either side.

First-game post-patch was a lot more defensive, so maybe this was a fluke.

[Exonerated]

Saints gave up 76 plays of 20+ yards last season. Good for 31st in the league.

[lopnk]

Quote: Originally Posted by deadly738

So I played one game with Patch 1.03. Here is what I noticed: The pass defense is a little better. It seems like defenders react quicker to passes now. You still have to call the right plays or else your D will get lit up. Broken tackles have decreased dramatically. It seemed like almost every first hit was a tackle. Play-Action blocking is greatly improved. I do not have to scramble immediately after faking the handoff now. Run defense seems to have improved a little as well. Kick returns are more or less the same as before. However, it does seem like you can get more yards now. For example, instead of reaching the 15-20, you can get to the 25-30 now. The Kick Meter seems to have slowed down just a little bit. The speed is still dependent on the Kicker's ratings and the difficulty. Overall, the game seems to play much better with the new patch.

Kick returns are more or less the same as before. However, it does seem like you can get more yards now. For example, instead of reaching the 15-20, you can get to the 25-30 now.


for those of you complaining its going to be to easy. this is the fix i like. i had to find ways to kick it super short vs the cpu or i was always pining them on the 10yrd line on kickoffs.

try not running back and forth like an idiot and kickoffs will be more like they are in RL. find a lane and hit it. but then again i play madden as a SIM. i do not play online because of cheesers.

[randombrother]

I just don't understand why EVERYTHING needs to be synced up in games. Doesn't make sense. Why does my kicking meter NEED to be synced up with my opponent online? Let me do the kicking on my side and sync up the RESULTS of it to my opponent. Same with baseball. Let me do the pitching movements on my console and then sync the RESULTS of it to the opponent. That way these actions can be smooth as offline with the results then being synced online afterward.

[the_EDJ]

I can't connect for my Online Franchise game now. It errors out and says can't download info.

I can connect to the guy in a lobby. I can connect to strangers just fine. This has never happened before! Please tell me someone has seen this before. Is it the patch? Is it my new ISP at the new apartment?