25 Days of Madden: The Vision Cone

[TeeDogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by jagsrock95

Anyone remember "read and Lead" from nfl fever. I thought that was probably the best implementation of this type of feature. It took a little getting used to but it was less intrusive and more accurate.

off topic: Fever animated extremely well for that time.

on topic: I never cared for the vision cone. but I give EA props for trying to add an element of realism to the game. especially the ability to look off defenders and separate upper and lower tier QBs. I just didn't feel it was the right implementation.

[armagedn]

I think the current mechanic of waiting until the receiver is looking for the ball (the icon is goes from dull to bright) is better.

[kjcheezhead]

I was a huge fan of the vision cone. Madden 08 on ps2 remains my favorite game of all time and its not a coincidence that was the last game that had that feature.

It may not have been implemented realistically but it differentiated the skills of qbs better than any other. As the player, I see the field the same no matter what qb I use. The cone made it much more challenging to play. I didn't have to move it using Brett Favre but when Brett went down and rookie Aaron Rodgers went in, my passing game suffered. I had to read pre snap, to know who my primary, my second wr was so I knew where to go before pressure got to me.

I miss that. It was a better system than just hit x to throw to x and left stick to manipulate routes as needed that is in today.

[kc10785]

It was easy to go through progression in the field. One of the most realistic features they added. This was gold going against players who Like to use the safety. I used to look them off and hit the other WR. It was great. I love the fact that you can't throw the ball accurate if you not looking at the area

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[juduking]

If you think about it, the vision cone is about as close as one would get to actually portraying how a QB would actually see the field. I always tried to use it, but it was just one too many button presses for me and I would get sacked almost every time. With the new consoles coming maybe something like the vision cone could be done with touch controls so it would be more responsive and quicker?

[slick589]

Quote: Originally Posted by juduking

If you think about it, the vision cone is about as close as one would get to actually portraying how a QB would actually see the field. I always tried to use it, but it was just one too many button presses for me and I would get sacked almost every time. With the new consoles coming maybe something like the vision cone could be done with touch controls so it would be more responsive and quicker?

Not sure but I don't think Xbox one has touch controls.

Unfortunately I don't see the VC ever being brought back. If they were going to the would have already, even just made it an option off by default. Arcade/tourney/casual users were against it and EA doesn't want to alienate its primary market

[amgine808]

Love the cone, it kept people honest. made you focus on the actual game of football (looking off safeties-staying in the pocket). it hurt the vick abusers. one of the best features of madden.

[HeavyHitter55]

When the vision cone first came out, I was very skeptical. I had to play numerous games to decide whether I even wanted to buy the game. Once I got used to it though, it was amazing! It made playing defense and offense fun - really fun. Ever since then, and playing guys online, this would be the solution to some of the many problems with cheesers. It would make it more difficult for the user to do such miraculous things, like sprinting back 20 yards to throw a 50 yard pass away from the LOS.

Honestly, it the vision cone made a comeback, even as an optional feature, it would be much welcomed.