Dissecting the Madden NFL 18 Features Reveal

[KickassJohnson]

If nothing big is coming for CFM then there's no point in me purchasing the game after 10+ years in a row.. I rarely have time to play now and if there is nothing ground breaking, oh well.

I take time to come to this site and check to see if they're catering to the true fans, the ones who have bought and used their products for years upon years. If they're leaving us out to dry, I'm done. This is the make or break year for myself and the my small group of friends that still play.

[Americas Team]

Play Styles
Simulation - True to player and team ratings using authentic NFL rules and gameplay.

Wonder what this means, does it mean player ratings will be different than on the other two modes? or does it mean all sliders will be turned off or turned way down so the players are more dependent on ratings than sliders?

Also I wonder what they mean by authentic NFL gameplay? fumble snaps? more fumbles and turnovers? more inaccurate throws, will their be a bigger difference between good and bad Qbs? Will the AI be smarter on both side of the ball?

[GoBigRed29]

My group tends to skip a few Maddens since they have a tendency to not really make much progress year to year, especially when it comes to franchise features. After Madden 2006 on the PS2...I've bought 4 years. They have so far missed out on 7 years of sales with me. Looks like they will be missing another year but we will see.

[Americas Team]

Im waiting to hear about pass blocking and pass rushing before I decide to buy or not, if it's another year of pushing two buttons and defensive ends getting sucked into and stuck on blocks, then its a no buy for me.

[johnnyg713]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayStarr

That is so bad. Smh. In fifa frostbite is a minor improvement. Looks like sim fans screwed again. And don't expect to be able to have custom draft classes either. Ugh Ea why do you do this to us.

How do you know frostbite is a minor improvement? So far improvements have been made graphically and the engine has allowed for weather improvements (which could be game changing) and stadium upgrades.

Not to mention a whole new game mode. Story mode. That is only in the game because frostbite allows this type of storytelling.

They also added the new passing mechanic which allows for the ball to be placed exactly where the user wants it to. Could frostbite have a role in that mechanic as well? Maybe true ball physics or something of the sort?

[roadman]

Too early to dissect for me.

I'll wait for the videos and blogs to come out.

[33JAF]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

Too early to dissect for me. I'll wait for the videos and blogs to come out.

Same here, roadman. There's a whole bunch of people jumping to conclusions over a tiny bit of info.

[CPowell007]

Quote: Originally Posted by DeuceDouglas

Suspensions definitely won't ever be in. Draft Class I'd say is extremely unlikely. Training Camp is a possibility but I think they're good with GamePlanning for practice. I could see them doing the old training camp with a few drills for attribute boosts or XP before the season but I wouldn't count on it. CFM is always unknown though so it's hard to tell what they're ever doing.

Any new additions you want to see or expecting to be in?