Madden NFL 16 News Post

Madden NFL 16 Title Update #1 Available Now, Roster Update Scheduled For Friday

10:28 AM - September 9, 2015 by Steve_OS

The much anticipated Madden NFL 16 patch has arrived for both Xbox One (732 MB) and PlayStation 4 (749 MB). Check out the list of updates below, which include improvements and fixes for gameplay, Connected Franchise, Madden Ultimate Team, and more.

UPDATE: Just received official word from EA.

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	Players will not need to restart their Connected Franchises to see most of the fixes in the Title Update. However, due to draft classes being randomly generated, you will have to restart if you want the changes to your current draft class, as we cannot retroactively change those ratings.

Also of note, the roster update is scheduled to arrive on Friday, according to Rex Dickson, creative director of the Madden NFL series.

Let us know what you are seeing!

GAMEPLAY

Addressed issue where AI defenders would get encroachment penalties after random huddle breaks and occasionally during the no-huddle offense
Addressed rare issue where receivers were called down by contact even when they weren�t being touched
Addressed quarterback locomotion warps on certain drop backs

CONNECTED FRANCHISE

Addressed issue where players could receive over 100 confidence resulting in a short-term attribute boost
Tuned regression for offensive linemen
Tuned rookie deep accuracy rating
Tuned supersim stats where pocket quarterbacks were generating too many rushing attempts
Addressed issue where team could sign elite free agents for a low amount
Addressed issue where some free agents would disappear from the free agent pool

MADDEN ULTIMATE TEAM

Addressed a rare issue where certain items would not have an image

OTHER

Addressed issue where the commentary line and presentation would repeat for a quarterback who returned from injury
Addressed a crash that could occur when using multiple controllers
Addressed a crash that could occur when exiting a game and the background video would continue to loop
Addressed general bugs and stability issues

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# 421 kse79x @ 09/09/15 09:40 PM

https://twitter.com/RexDEAFootball/s...56538043035648

So this Rex guy at EA comes across as a real jack ***. Hes been asked all day and finally sorta answered about the speed issue.....with a sarcastic comment.

When asked if speed will be increased for veteran players with the roster update he responded with:
"Yes. Especially for older guys who have been in the league for awhile."

Dude, dont be a friggin jack ***. You know damn well some are waiting to start their leagues specifically thinking this roster update will do something about the speed. So just say yes or no. After the way this game has rolled out and the major issues its had, you owe it to your customers to be straight up.

# 422 howboutdat @ 09/09/15 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by StefJoeHalt


	So they tuned pocket QB's "not" to run.? It appears it the opposite as pocket QB's are running too much Sent from my broken iPhone using my data I can't afford

Yup so they "fixed " it in patch notes, but its not really fixed, kinda like oline regression. Please dont list it as a patch note when its not actually fixed please EA.

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Originally Posted by Phobia


	EA QA team should all be fired or add another 50+ employees. Its absolutly mind numbing the problems we are faced with at launch every year. It literally doesn't pay to get the game at launch but months down the road for cheaper once they work all the issues out. My sincere comment to EA, fix your bug squashing department, its not coming off as professional. Sent from da lil phone.

This is exactly how i feel.Fire your QA team hire same amount + 100 more. Sorry i get games need patches now in days , but what i find funny is ,MUT didnt have much it needed fixed but CFM had a the biggest list and even half of what is listed isnt even fixed. Its very unprofessional indeed. This is very disturbing . If we wanna go on the "not enough time" excuse, then stop putting so much on your plate because its more than obvious they can't handle it.And no , i wouldn't say " they aren't doing enough" if they did that, id instead say , thank you for finally producing the mode the way it should be and i can play it. So frustrated with all this right now. We are at best 2 more weeks out from another patch, if its that soon ,and who knows if it will fix much, then after that , we will probably be left with anything not fixed to "just deal with" another year, just like we were last year with regression and confidence. This may be my last year for sure if so.

# 423 roadman @ 09/09/15 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kse79x


	https://twitter.com/RexDEAFootball/s...56538043035648 So this Rex guy at EA comes across as a real jack *. Hes been asked all day and finally sorta answered about the speed issue.....with a sarcastic comment. When asked if speed will be increased for veteran players with the roster update he responded with: "Yes. Especially for older guys who have been in the league for awhile." Dude, dont be a friggin jack *. You know damn well some are waiting to start their leagues specifically thinking this roster update will do something about the speed. So just say yes or no. After the way this game has rolled out and the major issues its had, you owe it to your customers to be straight up.

I'm not happy with bugs are increasing as we go along here, but that is the same answer he gave in an interview a week ago.

I think the answer is on the up and up and hasn't changed since he said it last week in the interview.

# 424 SmashMan @ 09/09/15 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by kse79x


	https://twitter.com/RexDEAFootball/s...56538043035648 So this Rex guy at EA comes across as a real jack *. Hes been asked all day and finally sorta answered about the speed issue.....with a sarcastic comment. When asked if speed will be increased for veteran players with the roster update he responded with: "Yes. Especially for older guys who have been in the league for awhile." Dude, dont be a friggin jack *. You know damn well some are waiting to start their leagues specifically thinking this roster update will do something about the speed. So just say yes or no. After the way this game has rolled out and the major issues its had, you owe it to your customers to be straight up.

What part of his answer is sarcastic? Actually, what part of it makes him a jackass?

# 425 fancyclaps @ 09/09/15 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kse79x


	https://twitter.com/RexDEAFootball/s...56538043035648 So this Rex guy at EA comes across as a real jack *. Hes been asked all day and finally sorta answered about the speed issue.....with a sarcastic comment. When asked if speed will be increased for veteran players with the roster update he responded with: "Yes. Especially for older guys who have been in the league for awhile." Dude, dont be a friggin jack *. You know damn well some are waiting to start their leagues specifically thinking this roster update will do something about the speed. So just say yes or no. After the way this game has rolled out and the major issues its had, you owe it to your customers to be straight up.

That's odd you took that as him being sarcastic...I took that statement at face value. It's hard to read sarcasm through text sometimes, but how do you know he's being sarcastic?

# 426 Moegames @ 09/09/15 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by raiderz4eva


	Beggars cant be choosers. I am happy with the update. Is it perfect? No. Can I play cfm now? Yes. Fast rookies? Who cares. Madden Gods are good.

Nice, someone with a reasonable mind sitting atop shoulders. It's hard to read so much complaining all the time, especially from the same culprits, its ludicrous to put lightly. People are overlooking how good Madden is this year EVEN WITH it's flaws and yet we got a thread filled with whining and complaining because a patch don't fix every damn thing to perfection...geesh

Enjoy the game, people. Why so serious? lol

# 427 Moegames @ 09/09/15 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bigeastbumrush


	It's a shame that so many people are playing the role of QA testers instead of actually making an attempt to enjoy the game.

Well said

# 428 Von Dozier @ 09/09/15 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kse79x


	https://twitter.com/RexDEAFootball/s...56538043035648 So this Rex guy at EA comes across as a real jack *. Hes been asked all day and finally sorta answered about the speed issue.....with a sarcastic comment. When asked if speed will be increased for veteran players with the roster update he responded with: "Yes. Especially for older guys who have been in the league for awhile." Dude, dont be a friggin jack *. You know damn well some are waiting to start their leagues specifically thinking this roster update will do something about the speed. So just say yes or no. After the way this game has rolled out and the major issues its had, you owe it to your customers to be straight up.

But.. he said yes?

# 429 pack4life69 @ 09/09/15 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Moegames


	Nice, someone with a reasonable mind sitting atop shoulders. It's hard to read so much complaining all the time, especially from the same culprits, its ludicrous to put lightly. People are overlooking how good Madden is this year EVEN WITH it's flaws and yet we got a thread filled with whining and complaining because a patch don't fix every damn thing to perfection...geesh Enjoy the game, people. Why so serious? lol

If the only mode u play is CFM then the game is unplayable.

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# 430 BlackBetty15 @ 09/09/15 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bigeastbumrush


	It's a shame that so many people are playing the role of QA testers instead of actually making an attempt to enjoy the game.

Well...when in my cfm...the majority of LT are giving up 5 sacks a game and qb are literally rushing 5-10 times a game I get concerned enough to try and fix it lol

# 431 StefJoeHalt @ 09/09/15 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Cpterp22


	Please post videos of this. This didn't happen before patch, so video proof will help EA know it's a problem

I think u misunderstood my quote...I was asking the person I quoted...I am at work now..earlier all I had time for was sim a few seasons for LT regression

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# 432 newgeneration11 @ 09/09/15 10:09 PM

So do you guys think this QB scrambling issue can just be tuned ??

# 433 thomguy123 @ 09/09/15 10:14 PM

Did this patch address the custom playbook issue where formations would just disappear?

# 434 roadman @ 09/09/15 10:20 PM

Yeah, I was playing a game around lunch time today and playing the Jaguars vs Packers.

Bortles took off running more than a few times and I thought that was odd, plus the Packers had more sacks vs prior to the patch.

EA needs to fix this and the other crap that's floating around.

# 435 phillyfan23 @ 09/09/15 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SolidSquid


	Wish I was man. Had to shut the game off because I was getting pissed and it was time for my son to eat but if I play any more tonight I'll be sure to get some vids.

this is only post patch correct? or post tuner as well?

thx

# 436 BroadStreetDog @ 09/09/15 10:24 PM

I'm just going to sell the game now while I can still get full price, then buy it back used later at a discount when they fix the issues that should've been identified by QA.

Not beta testing Madden for another year. I'm not gonna complain about it, just going to get my money back and play something else. It isn't worth the energy.

Shame the NFL can't have a working game ready in time for Week 1.

# 437 Last Gunfighter @ 09/09/15 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by phillyfan23


	this is only post patch correct? or post tuner as well? thx

This did not happen post tuner.

# 438 eastcoast49ers @ 09/09/15 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by roadman


	Yeah, I was playing a game around lunch time today and playing the Jaguars vs Packers. Bortles took off running more than a few times and I thought that was odd, plus the Packers had more sacks vs prior to the patch. EA needs to fix this and the other crap that's floating around.

My sack totals have increased dramatically post-patch. Thought it was a one game anomale, but this is like Madden 15 level sacks

# 439 T5063 @ 09/09/15 10:27 PM

something is definitely up with the QBs. I just played brady and he was scrambling way too much... got a few sacks on him that would have been throwaways pre patch.

# 440 Gosens6 @ 09/09/15 10:35 PM

Alright, this is gonna be a bit of a long post, but I just need to express my feelings on this situation.

EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR. Every year there are glitches and bugs that make this game near unplayable in certain modes.

This isn't even me being angry, this isn't me taking a jab at EA, or at Tiburon, or anyone who makes this game; but to me, this is absolutely unacceptable at this point.

Let's just cut to the chase, when the developers tell you not to start your franchise mode and wait for a patch, you can call the mode "broken", and I hate using that word for videos games. Is the mode accessible? Yes. Can you play games in the mode? Yes. Can you sim and play multiple seasons in the mode? Yes. Will you have fun doing it if you care about realism at all? Hell no.

The outrageous confidence boots on these "goal drives" makes every game a blowout, 63-22 victory, I mean come on, how did this make it past testing? Or, if you knew it existed, how could you willingly ship this game in its current state and be okay with it? I know I'm not okay with it, nor are other users on this site.

Then, the LT regression issue. 34 sacks given up by Greg Robinson?? His pass block goes to a 36 rating?! My god, this one seriously just makes my head hurt.

Rookies not being scaled correctly, now QBs are even facing a nasty regression bug with their AWR.

It's said by someone every year on this board that we buy this game to be QA testers, and this is the first year I'm actually going to echo that sentiment.

Now, I'll give credit where credit is due, they came out with a patch fairly quickly, kudos to them. This tells me they already knew the issues existed, and they were working on a patch before the game even shipped. Fine, whatever, we all bought the game, is what it is.

But to patch and tune the game, and significantly change the way it plays. Now before I get all the, "it's a placebo, game plays exactly the same" replies, no, it just simply does not.

The tackling is definitely not as organic as it was before the tuner and patch. Everything seems to be stiff, 1 on 1 tackles all over again, it looks boring.

The running game, my lord how the running game has changed. I learned that I had to work to earn my yards rushing in this game, and I would be successful. The CPU was what needed a tuning to their running game, but instead, the HUM game is so beefed up, I can easily rack up 150 on the ground without even trying at this point.

Now we get to the almighty pocket QBs scrambling almost every play and taking a sack. I don't even know what to say to this, on top of robo QB showing its ugly head again, I can't even fathom what happened here.

We shouldn't have to test the game, and find massive workarounds that those of us with busy and hectic lives can even begin to do. I don't have time for 32 team controlled CFMs, or to go and mass edit ratings, or change all the QBs in the games traits, or switch all LT positions and do the god damn hokey pokey for things to work right!

I've never been more annoyed with a Madden game in my life. I will NEVER buy this game on release day again. This is the first time I have in maybe 4 years, and I realized what I haven't in so long. I've given up on this series. No development team in the world can undo what has been done to this god forsaken game.

Good luck to you all who will continue to support this game. To those of you who continuously slider test and try to find workarounds to make things so as they're intended. You're all a much more patient group than I, and I salute you.

I'm selling this game while it still has value, hopefully someone else will find much more enjoyment from it than I did.

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