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Madden 09 Patch #2 Released, Impressions Here

07:34 AM - September 23, 2008 by TJdaSportsGuy

The Madden NFL 09 patch #2 has been released. Please post your impressions here.

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# 341 Howie75 @ 09/25/08 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Niffla


	I actually took the game out and snapped it in half. Pretty dumb because I coulda traded it in to Gamestop or something but this game deserves the trash can. It actually felt really good tossing in the 2 halves of a Madden disc into the garbage with old discarded pizza crusts, coke cans and cheetos wrappers. Right were it belongs.

Did you dig your copy out of the trash and glue the halves back together???

Or did you have a backup copy to continue playing and still gripe about?

# 342 Niffla @ 09/25/08 02:42 AM

Backup copy. I still want to be able to gripe about it.

# 343 Mic2904 @ 09/25/08 03:11 AM

I honeslty only had a freeze twice since Madden came out.

I think I had somewhat 10 online Games and probably about 30 offline games.... plus training, Virtual trainer, Madden moments etc... no problem what so ever!

# 344 ktd1976 @ 09/25/08 03:50 AM

Talk about Ironic.....

After 5 straight in game freezes witht he patch, I decided to try something.....I deleted the patch, then tried to play a Franchise game.

NO FREEZES

This is messed up

# 345 Hunsy34 @ 09/25/08 03:57 AM

I have never had a freezing problem but I have yet to play any franchise games. As far as robo QB i have turned down the pass defence so its harder for the cpu qb which seemed to help a little. I have defence running up to an 18 and that seemes to be pretty realistic. Watching that video of the giants and raiders or whoever it was in the rain I cant wait to play a mud bowl like that it looked awsome. i have most of my penalty's around 75 and it seems to be fairly realistic. I will keep playing games and making tweaks. I do custom sliders now cause the my skill was so up and down if you played great then had an off game. If people are havin such a problem with their passing game or the cpu passing game being too good just tweak the sliders thats what they are there for. I had cpu running up to a 20 but them thomas jones ran for an average of 11.1 on me so I figured I had jumped up too high from 15. Anyone else have succes with the sliders?

# 346 JoeC @ 09/25/08 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Niffla


	Backup copy. I still want to be able to gripe about it.

Why on earth would you buy 2 copies of a game in the first place.....especially a game that you consider to be complete "garbage"???

I feel bad for everyone having the freezing issues maybe its just a batch of bad discs. Because I have had the game since release and played the heck out of it and I have yet to have it freeze on me a single time before or post patch. I play quick games, I sim franchise modes, play games in franchise mode and never had it freeze a single time. Now it will probably freeze on me since I posted this I probably jinxed myself just now.

# 347 Niffla @ 09/25/08 07:09 AM

I was joking. I don't have a backup copy.

# 348 TJdaSportsGuy @ 09/25/08 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by The Chef


	So what your saying is, its freezing constantly? I highly doubt "most" people are having trouble getting through a game without freezing but I can clearly see you are since Ive read it a half dozen times in various threads.

It's not as bad as the 10-post wonders are making it sound. It sounds like the people who had freezing issues prior to the patch are still having them and the people who aren't...still aren't.

The only freezing issues I had prior to patch 2 came once I got to Year 3 of my franchise. Ian gave a pretty good indication that it was that type of freezing that was addressed in this patch.

Now with patch 2, I'm 7 games into my first season (started EVERYTHING fresh post-patch), and I've yet to experience even one freeze.

# 349 Niffla @ 09/25/08 08:14 AM

The 10 post wonders? LMAO

When I grow up I want to have 12,000 posts on a sports gaming message board just like you. Your family must be so proud.

# 350 TJdaSportsGuy @ 09/25/08 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Niffla


	Your family must be so proud.

They are...I have a trophy with my post count on it up on my mantle.

# 351 TJdaSportsGuy @ 09/25/08 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by MJenness


	Perhaps GameFAQs is a place more suitable for your style of posting.

BINGO!!

# 352 spyder23 @ 09/25/08 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ktd1976


	Talk about Ironic..... After 5 straight in game freezes witht he patch, I decided to try something.....I deleted the patch, then tried to play a Franchise game. NO FREEZES This is messed up

Try this. I remember last year this happened to me ALL the time. Every game. I'd be so damn pissed I couldn't see straight.

I'd play an entire game only to have it freeze at the replay box.

Then at halftime, I started to WATCH a few replays(b/c the box pops up there as well) of the first half. Not all five, just two or three. Takes but thirty seconds.

After the game...NO freezes. I was shocked, and I never had another freeze after that.

So give it a try. Watch a few of the highlights at halftime. Like actually open it up so it fills the entire screen. Then flip to another one of the five and do the same. I always made sure I watched three.

# 353 Niffla @ 09/25/08 08:37 AM

Believe it or not I'm not here to troll or bash EA for no reason. I feel like though that based on my experience with 09' that I have a little bit of a right to be upset. Obviously some feel I shouldn't be upset at all. I don't enjoy having this problem if you can believe it. If I could have it my way I'd LOVE to be one of the guys who are on here brushing off the complainers because that would mean my disc actually worked.

I paid 65 dollars for this game and couldn't even play it. I guess I am in the minority of people that are having this problem. Let me just say though that it sucks to be one of the unfortunate few.

I love Madden. I have purchased every Madden since the early 90's. Franchise mode is a yearly tradition for me and it's just frustrating to have had the disc sitting in front of me for nearly 2 months without being able to play it without 50% of my games freezing up on me.

Just put yourself in our shoes for a moment.

# 354 TJdaSportsGuy @ 09/25/08 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Niffla


	Believe it or not I'm not here to troll or bash EA for no reason. I feel like though that based on my experience with 09' that I have a little bit of a right to be upset. Obviously some feel I shouldn't be upset at all. I don't enjoy having this problem if you can believe it. If I could have it my way I'd LOVE to be one of the guys who are on here brushing off the complainers because that would mean my disc actually worked. I paid 65 dollars for this game and couldn't even play it. I guess I am in the minority of people that are having this problem. Let me just say though that it sucks to be one of the unfortunate few. I love Madden. I have purchased every Madden since the early 90's. Franchise mode is a yearly tradition for me and it's just frustrating to have had the disc sitting in front of me for nearly 2 months without being able to play it without 50% of my games freezing up on me. Just put yourself in our shoes for a moment.

Quality post and I can completely relate. Now if you would've just written more posts like this before now, I wouldn't have called you a 10-post wonder!

# 355 Niffla @ 09/25/08 09:44 AM

They were heat of the moment posts after my game froze up again

# 356 Pete1210 @ 09/25/08 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Magus Relmyn


	This might be a stupid question, but where exactly do you download the patch? I was only able to access the roster update from starting a quick match.

I have the same question. Or does the game automatically patch? I put Madden in last night and did not see any patch update

# 357 rainesdaddy @ 09/25/08 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Niffla


	The 10 post wonders? LMAO When I grow up I want to have 12,000 posts on a sports gaming message board just like you. Your family must be so proud.

funny

# 358 TheShizNo1 @ 09/25/08 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by marktg30


	Ok, I am confused as h311 about this freezing. I am either seeing a very vocal few people or every single person has an unplayable freezing franchise. Can anyone clear this up?

It seems w/ this patch, if you start a new franchise, it won't crash(Freeze to the point of not being able to play it anymore). But it does seem there has been a lot of freezes in general since the patch.

# 359 ProjD989 @ 09/25/08 12:40 PM

The problem that has been popping up lately in franchise mode, madden moments and online mode is that the after a play is over it does not go back to the play call screen mode. This has happened several times a game when it has happened. The only way around is to press start to pause the game and press start to resume it again. Only then the play call screen appears. The clock is still counting down. You can see camera spinning around the stadium and hear noise and commentary in the background. My only concern is if your playing a ranked game and you run of pauses then will the play screen come back afterwords? Anyone else have this type of problem?

# 360 TheShizNo1 @ 09/25/08 12:50 PM

Have had it happen before offline. I don't play Madden online

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