Some Madden NFL 16 Features Revealed, Pre-Order & Deluxe Edition Details

[4thQtrStre5S]

Quote: Originally Posted by Big FN Deal

That demonstrates the issue with using stats as a foundation for ratings though, at least in this case. There are reasons for those numbers that extend beyond pass accuracy and the like, which the game should focus on implementing vs just say making every QB's deep ball accuracy the equivalent of 38% or less.

There definitely are other factors, but considering EA/Tiburon, I am giving the easiest method..LOL

The accuracy, according to EA is merely a location mechanic of where the ball will end up in a square target area; but lowering the short, medium and long accuracies does bring overall completion percentages into a realistic range..

I am going to try some more testing with Jay Cutler as the CPU QB...Editied his passing accuracies as follows:

SAC: 80
MAC: 68
DAC: 41

THA: 63

Cutler's lifetime throw accuracy is: 61.7...

Aaron Rodgers passing attributes will be adjusted also, as follows:

SAC: 80
MAC: 75
DAC: 40

THA: 65

Rodgers' lifetime Pass Accuracy is: 65.8%

[oneamongthefence]

Quote: Originally Posted by Big FN Deal

Even in the case of game tuning, it maybe more organic to trying to get more deep incompletions through more pass break ups somehow, than pass inaccuracy.

This. Too many times deep pass completions are due to dumb AI where the defender will just stand there and watch the pass get completed or there's some morphing going on where the receiver makes an impossible play in the ball with a jetpack or limbs go through one another.

Hopefully the WR/DB interactions will make everything a lot more organic.

[4thQtrStre5S]

Quote: Originally Posted by 4thQtrStre5S

There definitely are other factors, but considering EA/Tiburon, I am giving the easiest method..LOL The accuracy, according to EA is merely a location mechanic of where the ball will end up in a square target area; but lowering the short, medium and long accuracies does bring overall completion percentages into a realistic range.. I am going to try some more testing with Jay Cutler as the CPU QB...Editied his passing accuracies as follows: SAC: 80 MAC: 68 DAC: 41 THA: 63 Cutler's lifetime throw accuracy is: 61.7... Aaron Rodgers passing attributes will be adjusted also, as follows: SAC: 80 MAC: 75 DAC: 40 THA: 65 Rodgers' lifetime Pass Accuracy is: 65.8%

This tests didn't turn out well, the high short accuracy rating was too much..Going to try reversing the numbers, thus making DAC 80, MAC 60 and SAC 40...

In previous test, making SAC, MAC and DAC all about the same, in a range between 55 and 69 seemed to work great.

Now Cutler will be at:

SAC: 63
MAC: 62
DAC: 61

THA: 62

Rodgers will be:
SAC: 65
MAC: 65
DAC: 65

THA: 65

[DeuceDouglas]

Quote: Originally Posted by oneamongthefence

This. Too many times deep pass completions are due to dumb AI where the defender will just stand there and watch the pass get completed or there's some morphing going on where the receiver makes an impossible play in the ball with a jetpack or limbs go through one another. Hopefully the WR/DB interactions will make everything a lot more organic.

This is where the QB inaccuracies were supposed to help but the issue still remained where passes were either deadly accurate or like 30 yards over everyone's head. There's never any poorly underthrown balls or real tracking of the deep ball either. Same goes for balls that are just out of reach or where the receiver has to contort in a way that doesn't allow for him to possibly make the catch but still get a hand on it. Pair that with some more than question AI in coverage and creates problems obviously.

I'll be interested to see how much these new mechanics change any of it all. I feel like it will help more in the intermediate game than anything but the deep ball will still suffer just due to lack of tight enough coverage.

[4thQtrStre5S]

Editing in the lifetime completion percentage of QB's into each accuracy rating category, SAC, MAC, DAC, really seems to make a difference in reeling in the outrages completion percentages....

I would also debate that QB accuracy doesn't vary that much over the distances the NFL defines as shot, medium and long..

I am seeing more passes off target, but within the range that a WR can still make a grab; the WR now actually has to catch passes that are low, behind, high and out in front of them, instead of a bunch of passes right at the numbers..

This is merely an attempt to show that a HUGE issue with Madden falls right on the attributes themselves....Until the attributes are adjusted, using hard data from scouting reports and season statistics, the madden series will continue to suffer inflated game results...

[ggsimmonds]

Quote: Originally Posted by 4thQtrStre5S

According to this NFL passing chart, no QB should have a long passing attribute rating over ~38%, OR 38 out of the 1 to 100 Madden scale....

Those completion percentages are not simple matters of accuracy though. The chart itself even implies that by the low completion percentage in the bottom left.

You cannot fix completion percentage by only adjusting the QB accuracy sliders.

[4thQtrStre5S]

Quote: Originally Posted by ggsimmonds

Those completion percentages are not simple matters of accuracy though. The chart itself even implies that by the low completion percentage in the bottom left. You cannot fix completion percentage by only adjusting the QB accuracy sliders.

Actually, in Madden, you can..

Edited Cutler and Rodgers to:

Cutler:
SAC: 63
MAC: 62
DAC: 61

THA: 62

Rodgers:
SAC: 65
MAC: 65
DAC: 65

THA: 65

Played a CPU v CPU game, 15 minute quarters, All-Pro, with all default settings...

Cutler: 50.0% completion. 161 yards. 0 td. 0 int. 5.0 avg per pass. 23 yd long.
Rodgers: 70.0% completion. 254 yards. 2 td. 0 int. 8.4 avg per pass. 51 yd long.

Packers won 37-0

The QB Accuracy ratings give a zone of how well a QB may do, independent of other team players, but with more normal settings, we will see more normal results in comparison with NFL results...

Ultimately ALL attributes need to be brought into realistic lines using scouting reports and NFL stats for veterans...But it can be done...Madden players generally have good 40 times, but their 10 yard and 20 yard splits are way off because acceleration is messed up..In Madden players reach top speed in about 5 yards, while NFL player hit top speed at about 15 to 20 yards..

there was a total of 13 sacks..indicating other attribute issues are present; though there are still issues with OL/DL interactions, as most sacks come from the left side at a very high rate.

[Greg Putnam]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

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I like to play these games from the point of view of a broadcaster/beat writer. So it's VERY VERY important that the game play itself, cpu vs cpu with as little input from me as possible. I very much like NOT KNOWING the outcome ahead of time. After my heart transplant, I have pretty bad hand tremors making manual input nearly impossible. Will this game allow me to do this, to play out the 2015 season like this? And this is also needed by me for ALL ps4 sports games.