The game isnt even fun anymore

[hawley088]

I mainly play online, my record at the moment is like 199-154 so I am a decent player, I TRY not to cheese, although I have done my fair share in certain situations, but I wont cheese until I see it first, but now I feel like, with my online level and skill points, all I play are the hardcore cheesers and its very hard to enjoy the game that way. I had a guy that for the kickoffs he would do a short high kick to the sidelines so i let it go to go out of bounds and somehow he ended up getting to it and got the ball back on like my 40, thats just 1 of many crazy things I have seen

I know I should try offline but that just isnt fun for me, I like the live competition but I cant out cheese the professional cheesers so I am stuck playing these losers! I even tried making a new account and that was great until I shot up to level 10 in 15 games and now I play the cheesers

We need fair play back and you should not be able to drop all 11 guys into coverage, or they will drop 10 guys with one rushing the qb and he gets through all of your linemen because only 1 was blocking him, the rest were just standing still

[Big FN Deal]

That is a good point OP and one I think some don't understand when others "complain" about Madden. The football it plays and allows to be played, just isn't fun to some people. I would love to go online and get blown out by someone that out schemed me, not with so called stick skills or program exploits. I wouldn't have fun playing 11 v 11 NFL Blitz and that's pretty much what Madden reminds me of in online ranked.

The most disappointing thing for me in reference to online play and makes me think the devs/programmers really couldn't care less is the lack of options to disable things that are exploitable. You brought up Fair Play, I don't get why this was removed and there is not some separate online ranked lobby for this. Also why there are not toggle options to disable things like preplay defensive adjustments, limit hot routes, etc.

[Maxil]

That kickoff thing is going around, must of been posted somewhere because I'm seeing it an awful lot lately, before it was just listed on this one guys pretty slow website but yeah.. the kickoff is pure cheese. Really high and angled towards an easy out of bounds, but lands short of going out. If you let it hit the ground it nearly always bounces back towards the kicking team, if you catch it you get hit sticked the very moment.

Counter is to do a fair catch, if they aren't wise you'll draw some flags.


As for the full coverage, sadly it's almost needed. They gave QB's even more power with the precision passing this year, and any adequate QB can throw off the coverage, so the best bet is just to clog up as many routes as you can. I usually start out with some kind of zone blitz so at least 2 guys rush, 1 is in spy, and a purple zone at each side. The rest of it is based on what he's liking to do.

Really sucks, but otherwise someone who can use the stick can put it anywhere a defender is not.

[tdogg097]

That is why I stopped playing online a long time ago. I play the game because I love football and most of the people that play online do so because they love to play video games. The strategy and sport of it means nothing to them. Fortunately, I do enjoy the offline version and that is what I stick to. I don't know what to tell. Maybe find a online CCM that is sim style or a community that doesn't allow cheesing.

[Smoke6]

The onside kicking is the worst, but these guys will be mad and complaining when EA only allowes it once per qtr or something like that just like they killed the strip ball.

When they do complain, I will be there to throw it in their faces and truly see how desperate they play to win then. EA needs to crackdown on these clowns like they're doing in real life sports with PEDs.

People are getting tired of the cheaters!

[8mileroad]

I can't be the only person on these forums who still plays this game and has fun.

[uly27]

have you tried some sim leagues?? i wont play lobby games anymore it feels so different when you are playing with guys who dont cheese. its pretty fun i gotta say. im in 1 lg right now that advances every tue and sat mornings but i know there are others on this board that run their lgs in a sim fashion but move the season along faster.

[Smoke6]

Quote: Originally Posted by uly27

have you tried some sim leagues?? i wont play lobby games anymore it feels so different when you are playing with guys who dont cheese. its pretty fun i gotta say. im in 1 lg right now that advances every tue and sat mornings but i know there are others on this board that run their lgs in a sim fashion but move the season along faster.

Tried them and have had some success, the only problem I have had is the issue with playing games daily. I love football, and I enjoy the competition but not the type that wins at all costs and plays to the exploits of the game.

Most of the SIM leagues dont last very long, especially this year for some reason. I also love to have my team (49ers) as I dont feel comfortable playing with anyother team!