Madden NFL 15 Video - Simulated Season Stats

[troy184]

5th season in....Matt Ryan is a free agent 63 OVR rating

[kaletore11]

I don't even know what to say...

[tc020791]

Quote: Originally Posted by troy184

5th season in....Matt Ryan is a free agent 63 OVR rating

Looks like 32 team control again this year. It's kind of a pain but if the gameplay is as good as advertised it may be worth it.

[treq21]

Quote: Originally Posted by tc020791

Looks like 32 team control again this year. It's kind of a pain but if the gameplay is as good as advertised it may be worth it.

Its completely unacceptable that we have to go to these lengths to enjoy this game. Every year something doesnt work right with this game. I have neither the time nor the inclination to waste hours of my life tinkering with this thing to get it to play right.

If this isnt fixed, it'll be another no buy year for me, 3rd in a row. Really too bad, since the gameplay looks better.

[CM Hooe]

I think it's premature to call progression "broken". The way progression has always worked in CFM is that if a player doesn't meet his Level 1 season goal, he regresses. If guys are meeting their season goals and regressing, then that's different, but the passing stats are low enough that I'd wouldn't be surprised if QBs were having trouble reaching their season TD or yardage thresholds (it depends on player style which one he has).

I obviously don't have the game yet, but I would assume that the regression is a consequence of poor simulation stats and not an independent issue altogether.

[usaaaaaa]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

I think it's premature to call progression "broken". The way progression has always worked in CFM is that if a player doesn't meet his Level 1 season goal, he regresses. If guys are meeting their season goals and regressing, then that's different, but the passing stats are low enough that I'd wouldn't be surprised if QBs were having trouble reaching their season TD or yardage thresholds (it depends on player style which one he has). I obviously don't have the game yet, but I would assume that the regression is a consequence of poor simulation stats and not an independent issue altogether.

The right way to put it would be saying the whole way the game goes about progression and regression is broken. It relies on simulated stats and when those simulation systems are broken, it breaks the progression/regression system. Not in the sense that it doesn't work at all, but in the sense that it isn't creating accurate or realistic progression/regression.

[KingV2k3]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

I obviously don't have the game yet, but I would assume that the regression is a consequence of poor simulation stats and not an independent issue altogether.

"Spitball" thought:

I've been following this issue (across a few threads) and it seems that every possible workaround has been tired except one:

Global edit boosts to QB Confidence rating...

The main issue with the sim engine are:

1) Low YPC (which leads to low total yardage)

2) Running the ball into the endzone (as opposed to passing it)

3) Low pass attempts versus rush attempts

4) Too many sacks taken

PERHAPS more "Confidence" would lead to more aggressive and successful QB play...

The "domino effect" would be less regression and fewer dodgy player movement issues

I'd look at the QB's whose stats / progression / regression are the most "realistic" and then use that as a base to determine a range to pull the rest into...

Failing that, doing 10% / 20% / 25% / 33% / etc. global boosts may work as well...

Since "Confidence" is the new feature, that's the first place I'd look...

Unfortunately, I'm away from the console until after Labor Day, but I figured I'd throw that out anyway...

Continued thanks for all the testing and info, gents!

[jcmreds]

Looks like I'll be sticking with The Show, and waiting on 2K's NBA and WWE games.