More Madden NFL 18 Features Revealed

[illwill10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Retropyro

Hoping they finally add in co-ordinators and a coaching carousel.

I loved that feature in NCAA football 14. Taking 3 or 4 years to develop your side of football as a coordinator and increase your reputation. Then go to your dream job and build a dynasty.
They obviously would need custom playbooks. I loved recruiting players to fit my defense/offense.

[OhMrHanky]

Quote: Originally Posted by howboutdat

i have to agree there. they knew it was something highly asked for , for years now. If they intentionally worded it like this, and then thats not what it is.... man they gonna have alot of pissed off people .Not exactly what you want to do with your base. Also the more i hear people talk about it, and the more i read, including from the guy here who used to work at EA, im not sure how much im really gonna dig this new playstyle system. I hope its makes thing better, but im already starting to come down and feel some serious doubts about it .We shall see i guess. Long time to go yet. Also the wording of this i find odd "Choose to PLAY and manage your Franchise from your smart phone using the Madden Companion App." I can see the manage part, like bringing back ability to sign fa, resign players, trade players, spend xp like we had before. But the wording " choose to play & manage" almost makes me wonder what we can "play" from the app.... or does it mean , choose how you play CFM and also you can manage it from app?

I can't find the write up, but I think I saw someone mention this is more like the tackle cone. Lol. Meaning, it's like a graphical tool to help u cover better during a play. Something to help true beginners or people who struggle to play pass d. Maybe, we also get to choose db vs wr, but I def have my doubts on this.


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[howboutdat]

Quote: Originally Posted by OhMrHanky

I can't find the write up, but I think I saw someone mention this is more like the tackle cone. Lol. Meaning, it's like a graphical tool to help u cover better during a play. Something to help true beginners or people who struggle to play pass d. Maybe, we also get to choose db vs wr, but I def have my doubts on this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

well if that is the case, then that is just crap and they gonna have alot of pissed off people when they finally give details on that.Sorry but ima call that what it is if that is the case. I hope your wrong, but honestly after having 24 hours to digest the little info that came out and think about how things tend to actually play out compared to what is promised early on...... i have all but almost lost my excitement already for whats been talked about so far... Guess the old saying ,fool me once shame on you , fool me 10 times , im an idiot....

[jpdavis82]

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[OhMrHanky]

Quote: Originally Posted by howboutdat

well if that is the case, then that is just crap and they gonna have alot of pissed off people when they finally give details on that.Sorry but ima call that what it is if that is the case. I hope your wrong, but honestly after having 24 hours to digest the little info that came out and think about how things tend to actually play out compared to what is promised early on...... i have all but almost lost my excitement already for whats been talked about so far... Guess the old saying ,fool me once shame on you , fool me 10 times , im an idiot....

Yeah, here's the back of back description:

"Coverage Assignment: Know your job in pass coverage with an on-screen, real-time UI system informing you of your coverage assignment in pass defense."


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[Greenblood60]

"Target Passing: For the first time ever, no longer are you tied to throwing at your open wide receiver. Throw to who you want, in the exact spot on the field with all-new Target Passing, giving you, ultimate control over where the ball is thrown."

It's like they read my mind. I wasn't going to even pay attention this year unless they did something new regarding the passing game. We've been passing the same way for two decades. Hopefully it isn't too nerfed, meaning they don't assist the user too much. I know they're weary of alienating people by making the mechanic too difficult ( we all remember how the vision cone was received ), but whatever they do, I hope completing a wide open pass isn't a given. Missing a wide open receiver on a go route, and missing out on a TD, because of an over throw on the user's end will make completing that same type of pass much more satisfying.

What's probably going to happen is that the user is still going to be able press x to throw to the x receiver ( like always ), but the targeting mechanic will also allow the user to throw anywhere they want to on the field. If that's the case, I hope using the targeting system gives a user a distinct advantage over users who choose to pass the traditional ( easier ) way.

[sebennayx]

Quote: Originally Posted by OhMrHanky

Yeah, here's the back of back description: "Coverage Assignment: Know your job in pass coverage with an on-screen, real-time UI system informing you of your coverage assignment in pass defense." Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

From a gameplay perspective, maybe that means splits, positioning on release, route stem, etc. will actually matter...and hoping deep zones have been fixed

[Greenblood60]

Quote: Originally Posted by DeuceDouglas

Very interested to see how this works. It's gotta be something super simple and easy. If it means untethered receivers though I'm all for it. Color me intrigued.

If that's the case, color me not intrigued. I anticipate new targeting system giving users the ability to throw the ball where ever they want to on the field, while still allowing them to pass the way we always have. For example, on a fade route in the endzone, the user to could either simply press the button to throw the ball to the receiver running the fade route, or the user could use the targeting system and aim for the corner in the back of the endzone.