Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (360, PS3)

[PPerfect_CJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by SECElit3

Define worthless, because this game plays great football. They forewarned everyone in the beginning that CCM was not ready for roster editing. It most likely is not something they can resolve with a patch. Basing the replay value of the game off of the capability to edit rosters, makes no sense to me. Don't get me wrong, I would love have the ability to edit rosters, but I don't see lack of that ability a game breaker by any means. I just hope future roster updates aren't screwed because of the patch.

Worthless to ME by the fact that I spent 60 bucks pretty much assuming that editing would be added back in at a later time. You're right, they did tell us from the beginning that it was out, but after all of the outrage, why WOULDN'T I assume that it would get fixed? That is, if they care enough about their consumers to give them what they want. I duno, maybe I'm expecting too much. I would just like to be able to enjoy Madden again, and sadly, that hasn't really happened in a few years.

[SloeyEZ]

wow, okay, I just have to say this now, and curtail my browsing of "general" threads like this for now on.

1st, this is supposed to be an impressions thread, meaning you play the game and give your impressions on what the patch has or has not changed for you.

2nd, I highlight you because I think maybe 1/2 the posts on here now or just flat out wrong! People are taking one instance or one problem that happened to them and then coming on here posting as if it is exactly the same for everyone else and everyone should feel just like they do.

3rd, Stop It! (yes Mike Ditka) What happens to you is not happening to everyone else all the time. That is what this thread is supposed to be, hey, this just happened to me, is this part of the patch? NOT , this just happened to me therefore the game is broken and everyone should not buy or trade their game because of my experience.

4th, SHARE your experience, do not draw some fanciful, all-knowing, omnipotent, judgement on everyone else that plays the game and/or the people who made the game.

5th. Just the facts!! Put the facts down, what/when/how/where and let the developers draw the correct conclusions from how often we post the same problems and what those problems are. Then this thread and forum would serve its intended purpose which is:

6th COMMUNICATION!! That's why we're here, to communicate, not judge or much more often prejudge.

Finally, play the game, enjoy it, watch what happens that is good and if there isn't enough good to keep you playing, that is great, no problem making your list as some have done of why this game is not playable for you. I'm not bashing bashers, if the game fails for them it fails, and they have every right and SHOULD complain about it. I'm just saying, stop transferring your individual experiences onto everyone else because believe it or not, not everybody is experiencing what you are. Stop assuming, just let us know what's going on and how you feel about it

oh and I posted what my impression was and nobody even bothered sharing that makes me because I'm curious if a) what happened in my game was typical, b) if anyone analyzed my stats differently since they seemed normal to me, and c) auto qbs not seeming to scramble??? No one can verify/repudiate this??? That's the type of thing that would make this thread useful because if 4822 people post that they had 0 qb scrambles when on coach mode then they might fix that in the future...but as of now, it seems like it only happened to me, since there is no corroboration so the developers can't know if it is an ai issue or not....

see how that works?

p.s. this argument about run/pass ratio. I've read very good mix, and very bad mix and my mix was good in preseason game 1. Bills have a pretty good rushing tandem but my d was stout until fitzpatrick scrambled on me. once they did that, they switched to rushing the ball much more often. My impression is that the play calling is dynamic based on success in-game, score (of course) and the defensive opposition. try playing with different teams vs different teams and post whether the run/pass ratio is the same. that would be useful instead of debating theories.

[ghostlight85]

Played one game, haven't had a ton of time for Madden last couple weeks.

Was very pleased with the challenge the CPU provided. I won in a shootout against the Jets. I think I'll need to tweak my sliders if I struggle as much on defense as I did in this game on a regular basis. I'd rather have that problem than what I had before. I gave up 200+ on the ground. I'd like that to be less due to broken tackles, but I can find a way to make it work.

I'm going to play a few more games before making any significant adjustments, but thus far it looks like the CPU defense is still soft, but that is fixable with sliders. CPU run game is better, playcalling was more balanced for the game I played. I threw 6 td passes. Every time I got near the red zone the CPU seemed to stack against the run a little heavier than they should. It basically forced me to beat them through the air. That's fine, the Jets tend to play that way. I just hope not everyone does. They made it damn near impossible to get it in on the ground, but in doing so they made passing pretty easy.

Overall, I think the AI is much improved. With sliders, I believe I will now be able to find settings where the game is dynamic and enjoyable to play. Good job, EA. Hope I continue to see the same results as I play more.

[iverson91]

Seems good to me but the only thing i wanted fixed was man coverage getting beat deep so easy. Hopefully that will come in a patch SOON!

[dmk8932]

Can this patch be uploaded for us poor saps?

[Eddie1967]

Quote: Originally Posted by UC Bearcat

I imagine you'd have a fun experience buying a new car at full price when it doesn't have any seats or an engine inside.

Well if you continue to buy the same "car" with the known flaws every year expecting something different then isn't that your fault? If that's true then you shouldn't complain.

[ryan36]

You know what's weird? I'm 8 games into an offline ccm since last week and I haven't seen a lot of the stupid stuff

[Cutler2Marshall2012]

I am in my 2nd season with the Bears. I played week one vs the Packers and Rashad Jennings (on Jaguars in real life) tore my defense a new one. He had a monster game and I had to put my tackling up a little because he was breaking every tackle. Other then that I have been having fun and getting a very good challenge from the CPU. Today, Super Bowl rematch vs the Broncos. It was a great game. I had a lot of fun and ended up winning 31-21. After the game, I am looking at stats around the league. Im looking at Andrew Luck and when I press back....the damn game froze on me. It just sat on the retrieving data screen and would not do anything else. I forgot to save, which means my epic game vs the Broncos did not stand and will have to play them again. I guess the lesson learned was to save the game right after I am done with a game, and to not look at players stats for too long lol. Other then that I have enjoyed the patch so far. I have not come across any problems with the linemen having skinny arms or the depth chart problem. If anyone else has had the problem with the game freezing on "retrieving data" screen please let me know.