Madden NFL 18 Features New Target Passing, Coverage Assignments & More

[montesixpac]

However the target passing works I just hope that it can be done quickly without adding a pause or slowing down of the gameplay. I'd like to see something fairly simple like hitting the button that corresponds with the receivers icon and then it gives you a general location close to that receiver. Then you use the right thumb stick to move that during the qb's throwing motion and wherever you are aiming when his motion is complete is the general direction which of course can also be affected by a qb's accuracy and how he is throwing it (in the pocket with set feet, falling back, on the move, etc.)

I'm excited for this as often I'd like to do something like simply throw the ball at my receivers feet to keep a safe pass but still give him the opportunity to make a play on the ball. So often I have tried using the directional passing like this but it often goes where I didn't want it and turns into a dangerous pass (although you can have arid passes I feel like it is just the lack of actual control over where I am throwing the ball).

[jfsolo]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

I don't know why you guys are so adamant EA cannot put a specific target on the field and have your QB throw to that spot. They did it back on the original Playstation for college football. Am I the only one who remembers this? I think it was 1998 or 1999 but it was the original Playstation I recall, not PS2.

Quote: Originally Posted by Greenblood60

I watched some game-play of NCAA 99 and I still can't figure out how the mechanic worked. Don't get me wrong; I'm certainly am intrigued, but I have no idea how the user chose to throw to one spot versus another.

The User chose the receiver and the type of pass, then the game showed you where the ball was actually going to land. The User was't really choosing to throw to that exact spot, just to that receiver in that general vicinity. I'm expecting this to be much more involved than that was.

[ODogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by jfsolo

The User chose the receiver and the type of pass, then the game showed you where the ball was actually going to land. The User was't really choosing to throw to that exact spot, just to that receiver in that general vicinity. I'm expecting this to be much more involved than that was.

In NCAA after you clicked in the right stick you actually moved the reticule on the field; it didn't just show you where it was going to land. I specifically remember because the first time I tried it I was trying to throw a long bomb and the reticule moved so fast I overthrew the guy by about 30 yards.

[SolidSquid]

Quote: Originally Posted by DeuceDouglas

I could see it end up being something like Trigger+Receiver Icon+Thumbstick with different directions correlating to different "targets" (i.e. High and away, low and behind, low and in front, etc.) and having the triggers be tied to either a touch or bullet pass. Basically a mechanic very similar to the ball-carrier moves implemented last year and similar, but expanded, version to what I believe is already in place. The description stating that you're no longer throw at receivers and you can throw it anywhere on the field obviously contradicts that kind of mechanic though. But it's hard for me to envision them implementing any kind of difficult mechanic or something with a steep learning curve, especially if it's the default for online. Hard to say though, definitely the most interested in seeing this in action.

This makes sense. It's basically the precision modifier applied to the passing game. Would be surprised if this isn't exactly what it is

[SolidSquid]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

I don't know why you guys are so adamant EA cannot put a specific target on the field and have your QB throw to that spot. They did it back on the original Playstation for college football. Am I the only one who remembers this? I think it was 1998 or 1999 but it was the original Playstation I recall, not PS2.

I see no reason why they wouldn't, as long as they give us the option to hide it.

[Americas Team]

My guess is that the target passing is going to work similar to how the passing is now but instead of the ball being tethered to the receiver (where basically thumb stick pressure doesn't matter) you will be able to throw it to a spot on the field using the left thumb stick to aim at a spot on the field.

[BreakingBad2013]

Quote: Originally Posted by SolidSquid

This makes sense. It's basically the precision modifier applied to the passing game. Would be surprised if this isn't exactly what it is

That would still just be using buttons not throwing to a "spot" but throwing tova WR. I doubt that's the mechanic. It's going to be something new and fresh and hopefully they've tested it with the gamechangers

[ParaAut]

Maybe someone can describe the free passing mechanic in FIFA17? I just played it twice and I'm not skilled enough to really judge the mechanic.

But in general you can have the passing help active and just press the button for the pass recipient, works in general in the same way as it is in Madden now. But you can also disable the passing help and just use free passing, so you can really lead the recipient in a certain area of the field. I could imagine Madden will use a very similar system as it is the same Frostbite engine.

Maybe someone more skilled in FIFA can describe the functionality and advantages/disadvantages better than me.