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Madden NFL 11 introduces online scouting. Check it out, over at ESPN.

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"I like to throw the curl route on first down in "Madden." Prefer to throw it to the receiver on the right side of the screen. I have the timing down so perfect in my head that I can usually do it without even looking. Eight yards to open the drive.

As John Madden used to say, "Boom!"

And it's funny, I know my tendencies, a couple of my best friends know what I've been up to for years, but when I go online and play random people, that curl route is still always open.

But not for long.

With "Madden NFL 11," EA Sports is tracking your every play in order to deliver scouting reports to your online opponents. So now, whether I'm playing against a "Madden" vet in Sacramento or a newbie in Denver, all they need to do is order up my report and they'll know my tendencies as well as the people I've been playing "Madden" against since high school.

"Online scouting tracks all of your play-calling and what you like to do in different situations," explains producer Donny Moore. "We're tracking every online game that you play: online ranked, unranked, and 'Madden Ultimate Team' head-to-head."

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# 121 da ThRONe @ 06/04/10 02:06 PM
I dont know if this was asked or answered already so bear with me. But will there be offline scouting during franchise mode. Is this new "Gameflow" feature going to take teams tendencies into to consideration?
 
# 122 ODogg @ 06/04/10 02:37 PM
They said not, but they are thinking about trying to add in a patch..
 
# 123 Eclipso @ 06/04/10 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bcruise
I think this paragraph answers that question:

"But how do you unlock these scouting reports? "Madden" producer Phil Frazier provides the details: "Scouting is a consumable. So you earn coins in every online game that you play as long as you don't quit or disconnect. You can then spend these coins on scouting reports or other things within the game (gamers will also be able to use real money to buy coin packs or scouting packs, but the prices are not final). It's the same economy that drives 'Madden Ultimate Team.' So you can literally be playing 'Madden Ultimate Team' online, earn some coins, then turn around and either buy a pack of cards or a scouting pack. The economy drives a lot more this year than just 'Madden Ultimate Team, but we're not talking dollars per scouting report here. You're earning these coins by playing 'Madden' online, so this isn't a money-grab for us. This is about building up your online skills. We're trying to provide a competitive advantage and we're presenting it to you in a way that's authentic to the sport of football.'"

It's the same "coins" that MUT uses, I guess. And while you CAN buy those with real money, you can earn them pretty easily by playing.
I am ok with this as long as the coins you make come in at a good pace so it doesnt "force" you to actually purchase them.
 
# 124 splff3000 @ 06/05/10 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by tlc12576
Alot of us are optimistic about Madden 11 but sometimes it seems that EAs' marketing dept thinks Madden gamers are just gulliable gophers,IMO.I can only speak for me but in this case,they are mistaken.LOL
Lol, I feel the exact same way sometimes. Like they think we're a bunch of kids that don't really know anything about anything.
 
# 125 Exonerated @ 06/05/10 09:21 AM
The incentive of coins definitely reduces DNF in FIFA ultimate team. I may be up 7-0 and the other dude won't leave because he doesn't want to lose DNF.
 
# 126 The Lob Mob @ 06/27/10 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by countryboy
you don't have to pay for anything. You earn coins in the game by playing online without quitting or disconnecting.
then why don't they just let you see the scouting reports then & leave it at that?
 


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