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

[Critical Kills]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

Not a bad idea, but if you remap right trigger to "throw the ball", how do you break the pocket / scramble? Sprint is mapped to R2 / RT in every other gameplay context, I'd personally be hesitant to change it for just one gameplay state if it were my decision to make.

Uh no, they aren't going to be changing R2, LOL

[SolidSquid]

I highly doubt they add any more input to the actual passing mechanic. It's why people still freak out over the vision cone they couldn't handle aiming and throwing. I think it will simply be each qb will have a "throw radius". So imagine throwing to X there is basically a "target" around player X. The higher rated the qb the smaller the circle or target the lower rated qb the bigger the target. No the football can land in any spot in said target, thus giving higher qb more accurate target and lower rated ones higher chances of overthrows underthrows or offline ones

[4thQtrStre5S]

If target passing does use a system where you place your pass using the right analog stick and then the right trigger to throw, then all your other button previously used to throw to a specific receiver could be open.

Of course, there would need to be an option to use or not use the new target system if this was the case.


To integrate both passing systems to be used simultaneously, I would have to think on more. But I am sure EA/Tiburon got something working...Probably not as elaborate as have been suggested here..

[Godgers12]

Target passing probably works in conjunction with icon passing, it's most likely just a more responsive version of lead passing.

[sva91]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

Uh no, they aren't going to be changing R2, LOL

Well they have changed it before. In earlier days I remember it being a rapid fire button press to increase speed. But yes, I agree it would be a pretty drastic change.

But imagine how cool it would be to have guys like Brady and Rodgers move their passing icon from one side of the field to the other super fast, with a lock-in mechanic used in FPS games to choose recievers, whereas lesser qbs like Brock would really struggle to target receivers and go through progressions. It would definitely change how users call plays.

[Qcsports4]

I'm hoping that it's just a refined system of how QB accuracy ratings, how hard buttons are pushed, using the control stick etc. will effect your pases. If EA was to add more and more things to do in order to pass, we'd run out of time to pass because the defense would already be in our backfield by the time we'd find the open receiver. Plus, we have to move our QB around a little in case our pocket collapses on one side to step up to throw. One question I do have that I don't think has been brought up. How will the difficulty levels (Pro, All-Star etc.) effect the gameplay levels (simulation, competition)? What are you alls thoughts on that?

[Critical Kills]

Quote: Originally Posted by 4thQtrStre5S

If target passing does use a system where you place your pass using the right analog stick and then the right trigger to throw, then all your other button previously used to throw to a specific receiver could be open. Of course, there would need to be an option to use or not use the new target system if this was the case. To integrate both passing systems to be used simultaneously, I would have to think on more. But I am sure EA/Tiburon got something working...Probably not as elaborate as have been suggested here..

You guys are making it overly complicated. In NCAA when they did it before they simply had it where you clicked R3 and a target appeared on the field and then you pressed the button to throw to the target and that was it. Not complicated at all.

And if you never clicked in R3 then you just used the normal passing mechanic.

[Critical Kills]

Quote: Originally Posted by sva91

Well they have changed it before. In earlier days I remember it being a rapid fire button press to increase speed. But yes, I agree it would be a pretty drastic change.

It's never been a rapid fire button press. NFL2K had something like that though. And the R2 being turbo is now an established standard in sports gaming. That isn't changing.