Madden NFL 25 to Include Actual NFL Referees?

[hanzsomehanz]

Someone said refs were in a past iteration and this is true. I saw Haucalee in '07 for the 360

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[Aggies7]

It adds to the realism factor but let be honest Steve is right. If they don't call penalties(PI) then who cares what they look like.

Would be nice if they each had own personality like the Umpires in the Show have different strike zones.

[MLBTheShowShortStop]

I hope this comes out for Vita...I'll be getting it on PS4 too

[Big FN Deal]

Quote: Originally Posted by Aggies7

It adds to the realism factor but let be honest Steve is right. If they don't call penalties(PI) then who cares what they look like. Would be nice if they each had own personality like the Umpires in the Show have different strike zones.

I was going to start a thread about this but this thread seems appropriate. Aggies7 mentions about MLB The Show having real umpires crews with different strike zones and with this thread http://www.operationsports.com/forum...nfl-rules.html coming out today it got me to wondering. Kolbe from The Show is on the Madden team now so it wouldn't seem like a stretch that the addition of real NFL refs and a reported focus on real NFL penalties, are signs of a similar ref/crew personality system being added to M25.

http://kotaku.com/5907525/these-are-...lb-12-the-show
http://www.operationsports.com/forum...es-thread.html

Could this be a fix or at least a solid foundation to fix, the issue with penalties like DPI and OPI not being represented well, ever, in next gen Madden?

[ghettogeeksta]

I hope this focus on penalties mean they are getting rid of almost all canned animations, because the only way penalties can be called fair is if the animations are not predetermined.

[Trick13]

I don't understand this at all. Seems time would better spent elsewhere in the game - and if they are going to do anything to improve the on field presentation- it should be on making the sidelines more immersive/active not on the refs, imho

[hanzsomehanz]

Another distraction from the main attraction albeit if they do focus in on penalties it will hopefully lead to an improved physics system that can help refs better detect penalties based on animation pulls and point of contact interferences.

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[splff3000]

Soooo, has anybody heard anything else about this recently? I know I haven't. I'm telling ya, if they scanned all the refs and didn't do anything with penalties I'm gonna lose it lol.