Madden NFL 12 Super Bowl Halftime Blog: Tuner Sets and Surprise Onside Kicks

[RedZoneD25]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

UPDATE: The podcast is now on iTunes, for those that couldn't listen to it, via the blog. Via WTFitsDaveyJ.

lol thanks Steve.

[Steve_OS]

Via Ian.

http://twitter.com/#!/ian_cummings/s...22017249325057

Since so many people have asked...surprise onside as of today is only allowed 2x per team per game. That value is also in the tuner set.

[BlueNGold]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

Via Ian. http://twitter.com/#!/ian_cummings/s...22017249325057 Since so many people have asked...surprise onside as of today is only allowed 2x per team per game. That value is also in the tuner set.

Sounds good to me. I wasn't sure if they were going to put a limit or anything on it.

[KyGamerLT]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

Via Ian. http://twitter.com/#!/ian_cummings/s...22017249325057 Since so many people have asked...surprise onside as of today is only allowed 2x per team per game. That value is also in the tuner set.

Good to hear.

[phant030]

Wonder if there will be some type of 'coaching' to make your team more aware on the kickoff.

[Bellsprout]

Is this going to be strictly luck? Or will there be some strategy to surprise onsides?

Like, will I be able to tell if players in the front line are breaking back to get in their blocking position slightly before the ball is kicked, so the next time I kickoff I can look for this and use the surprise onside if I see it again? Or will it be pretty much random?

[MrSkagTrendy]

Where is the fighting for the ball which is a staple of the onside? And where is the emotion from Philly after recovering it? Nice feature but a long way to go.

[JMD]

Quote: Originally Posted by MizzouBravesFan

Surprise onside kicks eh...like it but can see it getting abused online.

One of the biggest problems with Madden is that it did not include these types of plays because of the "fear" of what abuses might take place online.

I say NO MORE to that mentality. You can't keep things out of a game just because you are concerned about some cheeseballer. Find a core group of sim gamers to play with and the problem is solved. There are enough good communities like this one around now so that type of player can be avoided. The game should not suffer because of them.