I'm a cheeser but I want to become sim. Can you give me tips/advice?

[Guru03]

Mods, please move if it needs to go to another thread.

I'm a cheeser and I want to become sim. In Madden, I play on pro mode and I play on freshman in NCAA. I pass 80-90 % of the time, and I'm not a very good player.

Any tips or advice out there on how to become a sim player?

[Kingd803]

Sorry to not answer your question but I have a question of my own. How did you pick your favorite teams? Serious question. Did you live in or around all those teams? Or what?

[darkxsacrificex]

best advise learn to take a loss

mix play calling and for money plays use them few times a game but dont relay on them to get ur first down everytime u in third and long etc
just learn the playbook in and out matter if its 3rd and 15 or 2nd and 2 just
try use ur whole playbook

learn who going be open before u hike it this aspect
isnt for sim or freestyle but helps out alot and learn how to go through ur reads

same goes for rb try read the oline and dline before u hike the ball and learn
where the wholes be before u hike it and run with it as a rb

other thing set ur own rules but just try say this to urself
would the NFL go for it it here or would they go for 2 points here
playing free style to sim will take time u get set limits for urself and like i said
matter what happens in the game u will accept the loss or win

so punt on forth down etc

i dont know how u play but these simple steps and each person that say sim there different style of sim

[movethechains11]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kingd803

Sorry to not answer your question but I have a question of my own. How did you pick your favorite teams? Serious question. Did you live in or around all those teams? Or what?

Bandwagon at its best haha

[FlyEaglesFly3]

Watch sports.
Do what they do.

[speedy9313]

lol the first step is admitting you have a problem

[capt.krappy]

Wow,,, I like this question. Mainly because it's so rare. "Sim" is about everything the first guy mentioned and "attitude". Learn concepts and if you pass alot... learn how those concepts beat the coverages. Most "non-sim" play revolves around people using a play because it "works" whether they know the why of it or not. When you beat people because you out "thought" them (in regards to those concepts) rather than relying on a play that abuses the AI, your well on your way to playing a "sim" game. You'll also understand why so many people are frustrated with various aspects of this year's game. Good luck

Quote: Originally Posted by Guru03

Mods, please move if it needs to go to another thread. I'm a cheeser and I want to become sim. In Madden, I play on pro mode and I play on freshman in NCAA. I pass 80-90 % of the time, and I'm not a very good player. Any tips or advice out there on how to become a sim player?

[FlyEaglesFly3]

The problem with the question, is that no matter what we SAY, it wont help him.

The art of Sim football isn't a study, it's not a scheme, or a thing that we TRY to do.

Being a Sim player comes from the straight love and knowledge of the sport. Going 19-0 on easy, winning every award isn't what the sport is about. It's about a challenge, a balance, and an understanding of that sport. When I'm playing madden of course my goal is to win, but I want to win in a way that suits my team; Using players that I've seen in OTAs or pre-season favorites and utilizing them the way that fits their strengths.

Being sim isn't about HOW we play, it's about why we play. We play for realism not for stats. We play to feel proud when we have a 15 play drive and punch it in before halftime. Not score 85 points a game.

We don't see it as a style or a thought process. It's just what is real and makes sense. When you know the real life sport, transferring it onto the games, is a thoughtless act.