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Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Arrives October 16th, Edit CCM Rosters and More

05:35 PM - October 3, 2012 by Find_the_Door

Check out the Madden NFL 13 title update #3 details.

Feature Additions:

Custom Rosters Offline: Added the ability to start an offline career with a custom roster.

Connected Careers Edit Player: Added the ability to edit gear and information for players in a league.

Coach Mode in Connected Careers: Added the ability to use coach mode in Connected Careers.

Changing Schemes in Connected Careers: Added the ability to change offensive and defensive schemes as a coach.

Offline Play Along in Connected Careers: Added the ability for multiple people to join a CCM game. This applies to coaches only.

Draft Clock: Added a draft clock during the draft that is displayed on screen if you leave the draft interface to view rosters, depth charts, etc.

Draft Filter: Added a filter to the draft screen to display players that have been drafted.

Connected Careers Practice XP: Added the ability for user controlled players to earn extra XP in practice mode through the stats they accumulate.
Gameplay Tuning:

Fixed an issue where WRs were dropping too many passes when playing on All Madden difficulty setting.
Fixed an issue where it was too easy to time the kick meter on FGs and PATs in user vs. user games.
Fixed an issue where punt returners were moving away from the landing spot if you called a fair catch while letting the CPU control the player.
Fixed an issue where someone who attempted to bull rush with the R stick once the ball was snapped activated run commit.

Commentary:

Added over a dozen logic fixes to make our commentary more intelligent.

Presentation:

Fixed an issue where specific offensive player celebrations were not triggering.
Fixed an issue where the referee was backwards when calling a penalty.
Fixed an issue with the Giants away uniforms (missing a sleeve stripe).

Connected Careers:

Fixed an issue where Offline Gameplay AI/Logic did not match the logic in Play Now.
Fixed an issue where playing the game on All-Madden is too easy.
Fixed an issue where changing the camera setting in CCM game works for single player.
Fixed an issue where League Sliders had limited impact on difficulty.
Fixed an issue where the Accelerated Clock did not function in an online CCM game when the option was set to On.
Fixed an issue where you could not turn on/off GameFlow in CCM.
Fixed an issue where you were unable to sign Free Agents during the season.
Fixed an issue where 'Starting a League' would reset Player Schemes.
Fixed an issue where after declining a trade offer, you are no longer able to accept or decline another offer.
Fixed an issue where you could exploit supersim to run the game clock indefinitely.
Fixed some spelling and polish issues in the News and Twitter.
Fixed an issue where a coach could make a contract offer to a user controlled player.
Fixed an issue where you are forced to select a throwing style for a created player that is not a QB.
Fixed an issue where turning Auto-Start to off does not save week to week.
Fixed an issue where you can see rookie overall ratings by accessing the player card of the prospect through Team Needs.
Fixed an issue where changing Auto-Sub Frequency does not change the correct data.
Fixed an issue where the profanity filter was preventing offline players from typing in their names.
Fixed an issue where you can draft a player and then trade down while the draft is paused. The issue resulted in the user keeping both the traded picks and drafted player.

Stability:

Fixed numerous crashes.
Fixed an issue with the in-game pause menu disappearing.

Madden Ultimate Team:

Changed the Packs button to Store Button.
Condensed Leaderboards and Help menus.
Implemented the ability to view videos from the hub.
Implemented Store Panel Changes.
Moved Auctions/Trades to a separate menu option.
Fixed several Solo Challenge exploits

Playbooks:

Fixed an issue where theHail Mary formation in a custom playbook had a blank play that resulted in a broken formation and invisible players if selected.

Source - Madden NFL 13 Title Update #3 Details

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# 281 pee aye see ee @ 10/04/12 04:57 AM

I didn't see anything about the punter/kicker issue in the preseason. I actually haven't seen much talk about it in a while but it's still having a pretty big impact in my games. yay patch though.

# 282 MattIntellect @ 10/04/12 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by prey2god


	Well constructive criticism can get you so far when you get no response, which will lead to complaints when a product intentionally takes out key features in it's product. But I do hear what you're saying. I'm just glad they took the time to try to make their fans happy and I am happy.

In reality, the uproar as a whole contributed to Madden's post launch support of features that were not planned to be in the game. However, the people that were able to relay the problems and issues with the game in a constructive manner, were most effective in bringing about these updates.

# 283 geisterhome @ 10/04/12 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by pee aye see ee


	I didn't see anything about the punter/kicker issue in the preseason. I actually haven't seen much talk about it in a while but it's still having a pretty big impact in my games. yay patch though.

this!

# 284 elementz09 @ 10/04/12 05:26 AM

I actually.....might buy this now.

# 285 SloeyEZ @ 10/04/12 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jfsolo


	I obviously can't prove it, but it's my opinion that in every patch, more than what they put in the notes gets fixed. So when we look at the notes for this patch and what they are actually telling us about, I'm really impressed with their effort. Despite being more optimistic than most about them being seriously committed to making this a great game, I still am pleasantly surprised that many things that I thought wouldn't be fixed until next year, were instead addressed in M13. Yes, we have to see how it's implemented, and yes some of these fixed aren't going to work, but I hope that some of the tired anti EA rhetoric can be put out to pasture now, and the focus can be solely about constructive lobbying for improvements in the core gameplay mechanics/A.I. and the addition of new CCM features and the return of all lost franchise mode elements.

This was my thinking also, like hopefully wind direction but probably more like additional uniform changes and what-not.

Point 2--People please actually read the patch notes, and then if you have a question after reading the entire patch notes please look for your answer elsewhere in the thread before posting. If you can't take the time to look for your answer, then it must not be that important! juss sayin this thread ballooned so much 1/2 the posts are not going to get read by Emm & others. And on that note...

Emm, do you know if the reason Position changes are not editable during your career is due to a technical limitation? I'm just really curious as to why you can change a roster ahead of time, but once you start your career you are stuck with the positions noted (and draft). Of course, I mean offline CCM if people are worried about cheating online by changing roster positions somehow. Really people, who are you that try to find ways to cheat every angle? lol

For my style of play, this will probably be #1 immediate need (besides actual game play) until next patch or M14.

# 286 Moegames @ 10/04/12 06:30 AM

Impressive patch - just another dirty sock to stuff into some of the hateeeer's and troll's mouths around here. Seriously... EA sports has proved to me since launch day that they really wanted to improve the overall experience of madden and regardless of the bugs and things missing from madden on day 1 release..i was pretty satisfied with the product. While there were things that made me a bit upset..like the zoom cam being way too low and unusable and not working in CCM, some AI logic things that bugged me and create a player was not able to be used in CCM coach mode (regular franchise mode)..i was still able to over look these and many other short comings because the game itself is solid and makes for a fun and exciting NFL football game.

Now with this new patch coming mid october...it is just more proof that EA sports really is'nt on some shady stuff ..this is proof in the pudding that the reason why certain things were missing were because of the reasons they said they were not in... "lack of time" ...so all the haters, after this patch and your still complaining...go and troll elsewhere and let the rest of us enjoy the game but most importantly..let us continue to help madden developers improve the game by our "constructive criticism"...there is nothing wrong with pointing out bugs, flaws and things we think need corrected but dont sit here and bash a game and bash the developers when we see "REAL" effort being put forth into this game..even after it's release.

Trolls, complainers and disgruntled haters are never satisfied and always complaining. That will never change..these people will always be around..so you guys that are positive minded...brush them off like flies...dont let them get you down or spoil the fun you are having with Madden 13.

Props to EA Sports for their effort and the fact that they are listening to their consumers. I said it before and i'll say it again..i am a fan of all sorts of genre's of videogames. I go to a ton of various gaming forums.. a lot that are not sports gaming forums and a lot of official gaming company forums and EA sports is one of very few that actually "listen" to their consumers and actually use our idea's and put into the game. We should appreciate that instead of finding ways to keep hating on them. I just dont get it...how some people are just so selfish and heartless in here..i am just thankful that my heart is not like that...I thank God he gave me a grateful heart that is unselfish and a mind that can focus on positives rather than negatives. I couldnt even imagine living life always unsatisfied with things.

Thank You EA SPORTS! Some of us do appreciate you're hard work!!

# 287 CT Pitbull @ 10/04/12 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CT Pittbull


	so if they did NOT fix the Bears away orange pants can we now edit the opponents uniforms in a single player CCM??

so can anyone answer this question for me if you can it is greatly appreciated...thanks

# 288 Moegames @ 10/04/12 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by FinnZzgo


	Glad to hear that you guys fixed my number 1 problem the zoom camera , in CCM thanks!!!!

The bigger question about the zoom cam is if they were able to tweak it since release day. Yes its great that it is fixed but after having spent some quality time with it from release day 1...i and many others found it to be way too low and not tilted down enough. A few guys around here actually discussed this with Mike Young about it *recently* and from what i gather is that mike young may be able to adjust it for us.

Seriously bro..the way the zoom cam is now..its so close to being pure greatness but because of how low it is and having no tilt..the field of view down field ruins it for passing plays...you're perspective when looking down field for open receivers is handicapped bigtime by how the zoom cam angle is right now..like i said..so close to perfection but yet so far away.

Honestly it just needs just a tiny bit of adjustments and it would be GODLY! ...Oh i just hope Mike Young was able to tweak it for this patch man...but since i already gave up on it after trying it countless times in "Play Now" mode..i have already given up and reverted back to "standard" cam which i am ok with.... "even" if the zoom cam does not get the tweaks that is needed for it to be playable this year. I wont be using the zoom cam if its not tweaked so its raised higher up and tilted down a bit...i'll just keep using standard cam but trust me..i am praying it's tweaked in the patch.

# 289 Moegames @ 10/04/12 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Old Derek


	I think it was because of all the customers unhappy, and more important sales of madden 13 have nearly stopped. This patch should spark a little interest and sales. Just wish the art team would have worked a little harder and fixed chicago's pants, darkened up the grass a little in shade(too bright of green), and fixed the zoom cam angle. Seams weird all the art department did was fix some sleeves,lol.

One thing that eerks me is misinformed or lying posters talking out their a$$. This is a GREAT example of a poster deliberately trying to make madden look worse than what it is, trying to bash it in a stealthy manner...aka stealth troll.

You say Madden 13 sales have nearly stopped but yet last weekly sales reports for Madden 13 were around 125,000 from Sept 22nd to Sept 29th (just 360/ps3 not counting vita, wii). ...those are not weak numbers by no means for being its 4 or 5 week since release day and also considering Madden's first week sold 1.65 million copies which broke the record for this generation of Madden copies sold this generation of consoles, yet you sit here and try to lie about how bad its doing and how the majority of consumers dislike it. You base this from what? This forum after its been released? The majority that is left here are disgruntled trolls and us hardcore gamers left trying to give input to help with patches...the rest of the users are done with these forums and wont be back until pre-release madden 14 time frame. You cant even figure that out...

You say nearly all consumers were unhappy with madden but the sales reports above prove you absolutely wrong. Not only that but right here in Operation Sport Forums ran a poll in these madden forums asking who liked and disliked Madden after release day...this poll was posted by the OS Staff about a week or two AFTER madden 13 released. Did you even notice the results? It was like 88% Liked vs 12% disliked madden 13....

Dude, seriously...you just got owned by me with all facts and i did it laying back in bed using one hand on my Ipad2 while my other hand sipping on a 7-up with a straw lol

PS Nah seriously i dont know if you were trying to troll or not..was just giving you a hard time since you complainers give EA a hard time..just giving you a piece of pie back..thats all. I dont really know what your agenda is or was..but just a bit of advice..you should really make sure you "know" what you are talking about before speaking. This is how people, places, things get bad rep's....most of the time its from lies or people talking about what they do not really know.

# 290 Moegames @ 10/04/12 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by GamingLegendOS


	Are you serious? So now we must throw a party for a company that took 2 months to fix a broken product that they charged $60 for? All these things should have been part of retail but they know they can patch them in later so they do not worry about it. Until EA does not bring back what has been given to us for ever not only in Madden but any sports game the ability to use more then one team in a season or more users in a season then this game is still a scripted mode and not sim.... Sorry but I dont want to start a season and see a ton of moves that are not part of the real NFL. That is fine for those fantasy lovers but why take away what sim lovers have always had. I have not touched madden since week 2 that it came out.

Ok we have heard your rants and hate,etc,etc,etc about madden 13 countless times in these forums, so why the hell are you still here posting? If you hate it so much...adios amigo! *like yesterday*..

This is where you haters go too far... if you do not like the game, have extreme hatred towards it and developers of it..why sit around and waste your precious time banging it, bashing it to death...it's like some annoying belligerent drunk crashing in on a nice pleasant party where all of us are having fun, enjoying the good news, people,etc and all we keep hearing is your angry rants and disgruntled noise.

Move along dude...and everyone else in this thread still bashing EA after their hard efforts for us... please follow GamingLegendOS out the door, here i'll open it for ya's. adios!

# 291 Galarius @ 10/04/12 08:20 AM

great news, very pleased they are adding coach mode to the coach CCM....i have had some pretty great coach mode games this year in exhibition with slight slider adjustments...also love being able to take edited rosters into a CCM

# 292 Moegames @ 10/04/12 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by scoonie05


	And 2k13 isn't broken with all the issues going on?? Lol, u can't even save an association right now AMONG others things. So 2k13 isn't the holy Grail either ......

Dude..those of us with 2k13 (i have it too!) ..know the issues with it, in fact 99% of gamers know every game has issues...the guy you quote is simply trolling like he always does around here. Not sure if you havent noticed but he's a known hateeeer around here...yet still buy's madden each year, yeah makes no sense actually..i some times wonder if some of these guys even own madden or if they are just old disgruntled ESPN NFL 2k5 fanboys that havent let go of what happened 7 years ago. And just so you know..i was a die hard NFL 2k5 fan.

As far as NBA2k13.. yeah i agree man. Its hilarious how he uses that game compared to madden when we talk about glaring bugs.

# 293 brandon27 @ 10/04/12 08:41 AM

Wow EA!!! You've really done it this time!! This is some of the greatest news I've seen in a post release patch ever. Nicely done. Most of the big issues I've been having with this game are going to get fixed up, just in time too. I was starting to loose interest because of alot the small frustrations that are being addressed here. Nicely done.

Little disappointed you can't edit player positions once you start the CCM, but some progress here is better than none at all. Nicely done.

# 294 sportdan30 @ 10/04/12 08:56 AM

Late game AI logic...fixed??? No answer

Teams play like they should? No answer

# 295 reddogmaddogbul @ 10/04/12 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Moegames


	The bigger question about the zoom cam is if they were able to tweak it since release day. Yes its great that it is fixed but after having spent some quality time with it from release day 1...i and many others found it to be way too low and not tilted down enough. A few guys around here actually discussed this with Mike Young about it recently and from what i gather is that mike young may be able to adjust it for us. Seriously bro..the way the zoom cam is now..its so close to being pure greatness but because of how low it is and having no tilt..the field of view down field ruins it for passing plays...you're perspective when looking down field for open receivers is handicapped bigtime by how the zoom cam angle is right now..like i said..so close to perfection but yet so far away. Honestly it just needs just a tiny bit of adjustments and it would be GODLY! ...Oh i just hope Mike Young was able to tweak it for this patch man...but since i already gave up on it after trying it countless times in "Play Now" mode..i have already given up and reverted back to "standard" cam which i am ok with.... "even" if the zoom cam does not get the tweaks that is needed for it to be playable this year. I wont be using the zoom cam if its not tweaked so its raised higher up and tilted down a bit...i'll just keep using standard cam but trust me..i am praying it's tweaked in the patch.

(co-sign)....I couldn't agree more.

# 296 tfctillidie @ 10/04/12 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Moegames


	Impressive patch - just another dirty sock to stuff into some of the hateeeer's and troll's mouths around here. Seriously... EA sports has proved to me since launch day that they really wanted to improve the overall experience of madden and regardless of the bugs and things missing from madden on day 1 release..i was pretty satisfied with the product. While there were things that made me a bit upset..like the zoom cam being way too low and unusable and not working in CCM, some AI logic things that bugged me and create a player was not able to be used in CCM coach mode (regular franchise mode)..i was still able to over look these and many other short comings because the game itself is solid and makes for a fun and exciting NFL football game. Now with this new patch coming mid october...it is just more proof that EA sports really is'nt on some shady stuff ..this is proof in the pudding that the reason why certain things were missing were because of the reasons they said they were not in... "lack of time" ...so all the haters, after this patch and your still complaining...go and troll elsewhere and let the rest of us enjoy the game but most importantly..let us continue to help madden developers improve the game by our "constructive criticism"...there is nothing wrong with pointing out bugs, flaws and things we think need corrected but dont sit here and bash a game and bash the developers when we see "REAL" effort being put forth into this game..even after it's release. Trolls, complainers and disgruntled haters are never satisfied and always complaining. That will never change..these people will always be around..so you guys that are positive minded...brush them off like flies...dont let them get you down or spoil the fun you are having with Madden 13. Props to EA Sports for their effort and the fact that they are listening to their consumers. I said it before and i'll say it again..i am a fan of all sorts of genre's of videogames. I go to a ton of various gaming forums.. a lot that are not sports gaming forums and a lot of official gaming company forums and EA sports is one of very few that actually "listen" to their consumers and actually use our idea's and put into the game. We should appreciate that instead of finding ways to keep hating on them. I just dont get it...how some people are just so selfish and heartless in here..i am just thankful that my heart is not like that...I thank God he gave me a grateful heart that is unselfish and a mind that can focus on positives rather than negatives. I couldnt even imagine living life always unsatisfied with things. Thank You EA SPORTS! Some of us do appreciate you're hard work!!

I find these kind of posts bothersome. Don't get me wrong, it's good that this patch is out, however, this should have happened regardless.

If you ordered some food and were given the wrong dish or it's missing a component, would you write them a glowing letter of applause because they fixed THEIR mistake?

I'm sorry, but this is what we should have gotten in the first place. Nobody is a "troll" or "complainer" for being sold something broken and asking for what they paid for. It's simply not right and excusing that behaviour is why we have such culture today, why selling games that NEED patches to function as intended has become acceptable practice.

# 297 ABR173rd @ 10/04/12 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Moegames


	Ok we have heard your rants and hate,etc,etc,etc about madden 13 countless times in these forums, so why the hell are you still here posting? If you hate it so much...adios amigo! like yesterday.. This is where you haters go too far... if you do not like the game, have extreme hatred towards it and developers of it..why sit around and waste your precious time banging it, bashing it to death...it's like some annoying belligerent drunk crashing in on a nice pleasant party where all of us are having fun, enjoying the good news, people,etc and all we keep hearing is your angry rants and disgruntled noise. Move along dude...and everyone else in this thread still bashing EA after their hard efforts for us... please follow GamingLegendOS out the door, here i'll open it for ya's. adios!

A quick word to the wise- continually calling user's on this forum "haters" violates TOS. Other user's here have also pointed out to you that there are better ways to articulate your points aside from calling anyone who disagrees with you a "*****". Not really sure what your agenda is in this thread but hopefully it changes soon.

On a side note, there have been numerous reports of PS3'a doing a hard shutdown when quitting Madden after the last patch. Is this being addressed, I have yet to get a response on this issue?

# 298 Nick Saban @ 10/04/12 09:22 AM

Sorry if its been posted but does anyone have the problem where you cant look at all the players in the league on offline CCM? i like fast MLBs but i hate looking through all the NFL teams to find one. i wish i was able to just view the whole league like in the old games

# 299 BSchwartz07 @ 10/04/12 09:31 AM

I'm pretty excited! I have a CCM with some friends, and signed Vince Young to run some wild cat for the Broncos, the game gave him #7... it just looks wrong...

One thing that I would like to see fixed is that the Seahawks grey alternates are considered HOME jerseys on the game, so when you play with them the other team is locked into white jerseys, makes the teams almost impossible to tell apart....

# 300 Ueauvan @ 10/04/12 09:35 AM

its good, but it shouldnt have needed this much to be fixed after launch. thank you for listening but qc should have caught this before launch.

edit players how you given it is not what i wanted because after i start my career thats it i cant edit. i dont want to edit stats, but if in year 2 i draft a T who is a better C or G, i cant switch positions, i can only change them on depth chart and take the awr hit. same for olb/de ss/ilb olb/ilb i guess. thats how i read the change.

camera is still facing down if you on defence as a user player ccm. thats not good and biased to offensive players. madden 08 on pc was good for camera as a superstar and you faced the ball. you dont have to work in reverse.

and lack of custom playbook in ccm still bugs me but whatever. i am supposed to jump for joy that patch 3 is coming out. sorry guys it shouldnt have been needed, god forbid you might want to launch when it was as good as possible rather not just to hit a marketing launch date.

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