No Madden QB ratings?

[sniperhare]

NCAA usually adds the upgrades Madden has the next year, and the updated QB accuracy ratings would really help distinguish what offense a team runs and how they recruit for it.

Why haven't the NCAA devs implemented this feature?

[prototype561]

120x4=480 qbs, who is going to sit there and rate those extra categories. Madden has only 120 qbs to rate plus if they added those to ncaa they would probably get in trouble for player likeness. But its probably because its so many players to rate.

[sniperhare]

And why can't EA hire people for a week to do this? They have the money. They could even set up a moderated forum and invite knowledgeable posters who can subjectively rate players.

[Biodawg03]

Quote: Originally Posted by sniperhare

And why can't EA hire people for a week to do this? They have the money. They could even set up a moderated forum and invite knowledgeable posters who can subjectively rate players.

EA can't even subjectively rate players (see: FSU every year) so how do you honestly think that fans would be able to do this?

[Roy Rogers]

Quote: Originally Posted by Biodawg03

EA can't even subjectively rate players (see: FSU every year) so how do you honestly think that fans would be able to do this?

Subjectively. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

(I was quoting Inigo Montoya, not trying to be a smartass.)

Subjectively means with bias, Objectively means without bias and is the word you are looking for.

[ActLikeYouCrow]

roster makers just have to put added emphasis on lowering thp or tha, its not idea, but its the only way to go

[SA1NT401]

I think the ratings now (THP/THA) are sufficient enough for NCAA....They just need to be a bit more realistic.....Look at the back ups for TEXAS...96THP as a Freshman? C'mon.

But thats what roster fanatics like myself are for.....EDIT EDIT and EDIT some more....

[Playmakers]

Quote: Originally Posted by ActLikeYouCrow

roster makers just have to put added emphasis on lowering thp or tha, its not idea, but its the only way to go

I wish they would include sliders this year that allows the USER to customize the game play for passing

They should add a SHORT, MEDIUM and LONG accuarcy slider and then let the players arm strength stricly be tied into his in game rating

As for the QB's based on the years I've spent changing ratings and testing them in NCAA and Madden

This is an example of a QB who can cause some serious damage on the field vs the human player for the CPU

QB "A"
82 Throwing power
88 Accuarcy
90 Awareness

Here is an example of the EA QB's that look god awful on the field year after year
QB "B"
94 Throwing Power
88 Accuarcy
68 Awareness

There is a key rating for QB "A" that will allow him to perform better on the field than QB "B"

But because of QB B's arm strength he'll be rated higher overall in the game. Lots of guys assume just because QB B has a powerful arm and solid accuarcy he would be the better QB.

But 8 out of 10 x's you play the CPU the QB "A" is gonna out play QB "B" on the field.

QB "B" is what EA has been giving us for the past 3-4 years and every year out of the box he turns the ball over like 4-5 picks a game. He's never off target with a throw but he still throws a ton of picks

QB "A" will actually produce a more realistic game performance because he'll mis fire on some passes and you'll see a wide variety of incompletions with him. He will protect the ball and not turn it over as much as QB "B"

This is all tied into "AWARENESS"......you can ask just about anyone who has used MY ALUMNI rosters and played against guys like Ty Detmer, Joe Montana or Doug Flutie. Those guys are never created with a big arm but they still out perform any DEFAULT QB's the rosters EA releases every year.