Mike Lowe Madden 22 Sliders (Next-Gen)

[Mike Lowe]

Introduction

First, I still recommend using the slider app I built as nothing will customize your experience more personally than that. I plan to make some updates to the app for Madden 23, so thank you for the continued support.

https://forums.operationsports.com/f...lider-app.html

Community feedback has helped me tremendously with the MLB The Show sliders, and I'm hoping to help with a slider set for Madden this year too. I'm admittedly not the best Madden player, but I'd say I'm above average as a floor.

This set will work in broadcast view, standard, or any other you'd like to use as any differences have far more to do with your skill and comfort level. Like anything, practice helps.

The goal of this set is to use data collection and analysis to work toward finding a slider set that matches the output of simulated games (and hopefully real life).

Highlights

Spoiler

RUNNING GAME

A hard-earned 4 yards
https://youtu.be/ZeX9JwA4cEg

DEFENSE

Play your position well!
https://youtu.be/k83zEAK-nVQ

Build your defense. Having a weak one can get you killed
https://youtu.be/-bkzbyoCUMI

Tight pass breakup
https://youtu.be/tFPjFSsyqVA

Deep ball incomplete
https://youtu.be/OZrlN7_Azz0

More deep ball incomplete
https://youtu.be/zjZWF5Fx4NE

Contested single coverage incomplete
https://youtu.be/qyoZCdmwoos

Double-coverage domination
https://youtu.be/USA9ILvCJ0w

Proper pass breakup
https://youtu.be/wBX80P8lx-A

Burned on a bad user defensive route to the ball
https://youtu.be/NGOFuNtcLD0

QB ACCURACY

Properly-timed pressure leads to organic incompletions
https://youtu.be/lRM2xiG-syE

Realistic inaccuracy
https://youtu.be/g9SHNf37QRo

Generic incompletions
https://youtu.be/1CRLAAZx1uE

Even the best aren't always perfect
https://youtu.be/8IJkjmT820M

Accuracy and speed differential
https://youtu.be/0sR-G0JPCbQ

More generic incompletions
https://youtu.be/d0Y4gwFYBos

STRATEGY

Beautiful showcase of sliders
https://youtu.be/vi0vA4giA5I

Exposing mismatches
https://youtu.be/JU4_zDIiqsM

Coverage matchups matter
https://youtu.be/G8kFa5GIH6A

Facemask penalty on a user tackle
https://youtu.be/42xmEN0EJy0

When it's not there, live to play another down
https://youtu.be/NVqqYbbQMOo

Mismatches matter but so does team discipline
https://youtu.be/itpB4rzXa_Q

MISCELLANEOUS

Don't get too cute
https://youtu.be/LGodyQ76VT4

Fumbles are part of football
https://youtu.be/zjhzXGG5QG4

Penalties create authentic challenges for offenses
https://youtu.be/YVTEaj2OGns

Additional Information

Spoiler

I've done beta testing for OOTP baseball since 2008, as well as testing for Grey Dog Software. I've done similar slider sets for other games here at OS, and I also do a lot of testing and design in my career.

The reason I share that brief bio is to explain my approach in being thorough in my settings and adjustments to provide a realistic and challenging set, even if that means I go 5-11 sometimes (my baseball sliders had my team within 2 games of their real life counterpart).

I'm not a believer in locking in a slider set and never readjusting. Instead, I look for ways to have the game fluctuate along with my gradual improvements, which are inevitable.

I'm not aiming for every game to be some sort of perfect script, and I love seeing results others get from this set as well.

Overview

Spoiler

v1.08
*12 minutes quarters
*No defensive switch (or rare)
*No user catch (or rare)
*I control a LB or DB
*Will work in full games as well as Play The Moments
*Evaluated and adjusted for added realism and accuracy against simulated CFM games, and hopefully the NFL
*Main menu settings do not interact with CFM settings. Period. Full stop. I have confirmation from the Madden team (and from years of personal experience) that it's nothing but placebo/statistical variance.

League Settings

Spoiler

Skill Level: All-Madden (just try it)

Game Style: Simulation

Pre-Order Bonus: Off

League Type: All (I'm using Financial Mogul Owner)

Instant Starter: Off

Trade Deadline: On

Trade Type: Enable All

Coach Firing: On

Salary Cap: On

Superstar Abilities: On

Abilities Edit Controls: None

Relocation Settings: Optional (I use a secondary Owner account to move teams if necessary)

Injury: On

Pre Existing Injury: On

Practice Squad Stealing: On

Player Progression Frequency: Weekly

Career Clock: On

Progressive Fatigue: On (it's not broken--familiarize yourself with how it works)

Practice Injury: On

PlayCall Cooldown: 10

PlayCall Limit: 3

Prospect Storylines: On

Full On-Field Control: On

Minimum Roster Size: 53 (teams need 3 QBs for a QB injury to occur)

In-Season Player Movement Limit: Unlimited

Player OVR Cut Restrictions: No restriction

Offseason Player Cut Limit: Unlimited

Breakout Scenarios: On

Development Trait Regression: On

Desired X-Factor Dev Players: 50

Desired Superstar Dev Players: 75

Desired Star Dev Players: 400

Quarter Length: 12 minutes

Accelerated Clock: On

Minimum Play Clock Time: 12

Season Experience: All manual (or user preference)

Tutorial Pop-ups: Off

Auto Progress Players: Off

Auto Progress Talents: Off

Fill Roster: Off

User Settings

Spoiler

Auto Flip Defensive Play Call: On

Defensive Ball Hawk: Off

Defensive Heat Seeker Assist: Off

Defensive Switch Assist: Off

Dynamic Play Call: Off

Play Call Button Layout: Triangle, Square, Cross

Previous Play Information: On (simulates footage review)

On Field Visual Feedback: Off (or Optional)

On Field Trainer: Off (or Optional)

Defensive Pass Coverage Visual Assist: Off (or Optional)

Receiver Visual Assist: Off (or Optional)

Drive Goals & XP Feedback: Off (or Optional)

Franchise Bottom Line Ticker: Scores Only

Franchise Gameplan Boost Notification: Off

Coaching Tips: Off (or Optional)

Pre-Snap Menu: On

Player Names: Pre-Snap Only

Camera Toggle: On

Passing Cam: On

Offense Camera Settings: Any

Defense Camera Settings: Any

XP Sliders

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Quarterbacks: 50

Halfbacks: 50

Tight Ends: 50

Wide Receivers: 50

Fullbacks: 50

Tackles: 50

Guards: 50

Centers: 50

Defensive Ends: 50

Defensive Tackles: 50

Middle Linebackers: 50

Outside Linebackers: 50

Cornerbacks: 50

Free Safeties: 50

Strong Safeties: 50

Kickers: 50

Punters: 50

Gameplay Sliders

Spoiler

Player Skill

Note: Numbers in parentheses are most recent + or - change to updated number being shown.

QB Accuracy: 25

Pass Blocking: 25

WR Catching: 50

Run Blocking: 25

Fumbles: 60 (-10)

Pass Defense Reaction Time: 85

Interceptions: 22

Pass Coverage: 75

Tackling: 65

CPU Skill

QB Accuracy: 9

Pass Blocking: 45

WR Catching: 45

Run Blocking: 50

Fumbles: 70

Pass Defense Reaction Time: 0

Interceptions: 9

Pass Coverage: 47

Tackling: 45

Special Teams

FG Power: 50

FG Accuracy: 50

Punt Power: 63

Punt Accuracy: 40

Kickoff Power: 53 (use arc when kicking to avoid too many touchbacks. The AI needs it here so you don't always lead the league in KRs)

Game Options

Injuries: 50 (focus on training Injury prevention. Don't mistake a Madden injury list for the actual NFL. You'll need depth)

Fatigue: 60

Min Player Speed Threshold: 95

Penalties

Note: Don't overly focus on *which* penalty is being called, but instead the number of penalties and yards being accurate.

Offsides: 78 (+18)

False Start: 75 (+15)

Holding: 75 (+15)

Face Mask: 75 (+15)

Defensive Pass Interface: 99

Offensive Pass Interface: On

Kick Catch Interference: On

Illegal Block In The Back: 52

Intentional Grounding: On

Roughing Passer: 50

Roughing Kicker: On

Running Into The Kicker: On

Illegal Contact: On

Auto-Subs

Default work fine, so long as you're utilizing specialists in places.

[Mike Lowe]

A slider set does you no good if you don't have a good plan in place. Check out my Top 10 Do's and Don'ts for your Madden 22 offseason.

https://youtu.be/Cj7f3xle_5I


Let's practice what we preach! A follow-up video for my Madden 22 Offseason Do's and Don'ts video. Spoiler alert: This draft uses a real-life draft class.

https://youtu.be/jcvaKcBj5ic

Some of the basics I check week to week in my Madden CFM.

https://youtu.be/iB3Weiotrdw

[GhostCookies]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Lowe

Introduction First, I still recommend using the slider app I built as nothing will customize your experience more personally than that. I plan to make some updates to the app for Madden 23, so thank you for the continued support. https://forums.operationsports.com/f...iders-app.html Community feedback has helped me tremendously with the MLB The Show sliders, and I'm hoping to help with a slider set for Madden this year too. I'm admittedly not the best Madden player, but I'd say I'm above average as a floor. This set will work in broadcast view, standard, or any other you'd like to use as any differences have far more to do with your skill and comfort level. Like anything, practice helps. The goal of this set is to use data collection and analysis to work toward finding a slider set that matches the output of simulated games (and hopefully real life). Highlights Spoiler Coming soon Additional Information Spoiler I've done beta testing for OOTP baseball since 2008, as well as testing for Grey Dog Software. I've done similar slider sets for other games here at OS, and I also do a lot of testing and design in my career. The reason I share that brief bio is to explain my approach in being thorough in my settings and adjustments to provide a realistic and challenging set, even if that means I go 5-11 sometimes (my baseball sliders had my team within 2 games of their real life counterpart). I'm not a believer in locking in a slider set and never readjusting. Instead, I look for ways to have the game fluctuate along with my gradual improvements, which are inevitable. I'm not aiming for every game to be some sort of perfect script, and I love seeing results others get from this set as well. Overview Spoiler v1.0 *12 minutes quarters *No defensive switch (or rare) *No user catch (or rare) *I control a LB or DB *Will work in full games as well as Play The Moments *Evaluated and adjusted for added realism and accuracy against simulated CFM games, and hopefully the NFL *Main menu settings do not interact with CFM settings. Period. Full stop. I have confirmation from the Madden team (and from years of personal experience) that it's nothing but placebo/statistical variance. League Settings Spoiler Skill Level: All-Madden (just try it) Game Style: Simulation Pre-Order Bonus: Off League Type: All (I'm using Financial Mogul Owner) Instant Starter: Off Trade Deadline: On Trade Type: Enable All Coach Firing: On Salary Cap: On Superstar Abilities: On Abilities Edit Controls: None Relocation Settings: Optional (I use a secondary Owner account to move teams if necessary) Injury: On Pre Existing Injury: On Practice Squad Stealing: On Player Progression Frequency: Weekly Career Clock: On Progressive Fatigue: On (it's not broken--familiarize yourself with how it works) Practice Injury: On PlayCall Cooldown: 10 PlayCall Limit: 3 Prospect Storylines: On Full On-Field Control: On Minimum Roster Size: 53 (teams need 3 QBs for a QB injury to occur) In-Season Player Movement Limit: Unlimited Player OVR Cut Restrictions: No restriction Offseason Player Cut Limit: Unlimited Breakout Scenarios: On Development Trait Regression: On Desired X-Factor Dev Players: 50 Desired Superstar Dev Players: 75 Desired Star Dev Players: 400 Quarter Length: 12 minutes Accelerated Clock: On Minimum Play Clock Time: 12 Season Experience: All manual (or user preference) Tutorial Pop-ups: Off Auto Progress Players: Off Auto Progress Talents: Off Fill Roster: Off User Settings Spoiler Auto Flip Defensive Play Call: On Defensive Ball Hawk: Off Defensive Heat Seeker Assist: Off Defensive Switch Assist: Off Dynamic Play Call: Off Play Call Button Layout: Triangle, Square, Cross Previous Play Information: On (simulates footage review) On Field Visual Feedback: Off (or Optional) On Field Trainer: Off (or Optional) Defensive Pass Coverage Visual Assist: Off (or Optional) Receiver Visual Assist: Off (or Optional) Drive Goals & XP Feedback: Off (or Optional) Franchise Bottom Line Ticker: Scores Only Franchise Gameplan Boost Notification: Off Coaching Tips: Off (or Optional) Pre-Snap Menu: On Player Names: Pre-Snap Only Camera Toggle: On Passing Cam: On Offense Camera Settings: Any Defense Camera Settings: Any XP Sliders Spoiler Quarterbacks: 50 Halfbacks: 50 Tight Ends: 50 Wide Receivers: 50 Fullbacks: 50 Tackles: 50 Guards: 50 Centers: 50 Defensive Ends: 50 Defensive Tackles: 50 Middle Linebackers: 50 Outside Linebackers: 50 Cornerbacks: 50 Free Safeties: 50 Strong Safeties: 50 Kickers: 50 Punters: 50 Gameplay Sliders Spoiler Player Skill Note: Numbers in parentheses are most recent + or - change to updated number being shown. QB Accuracy: 15 Pass Blocking: 25 WR Catching: 51 Run Blocking: 27 Fumbles: 65 Pass Defense Reaction Time: 90 Interceptions: 20 Pass Coverage: 80 Tackling: 65 CPU Skill QB Accuracy: 9 Pass Blocking: 40 WR Catching: 40 Run Blocking: 50 Fumbles: 65 Pass Defense Reaction Time: 0 Interceptions: 10 Pass Coverage: 50 Tackling: 45 Special Teams FG Power: 50 FG Accuracy: 50 Punt Power: 60 Punt Accuracy: 50 Kickoff Power: 53 (use arc when kicking to avoid too many touchbacks. The AI needs it here so you don't always lead the league in KRs) Game Options Injuries: 50 (focus on training Injury prevention. Don't mistake a Madden injury list for the actual NFL. You'll need depth) Fatigue: 60 Min Player Speed Threshold: 95 Penalties Note: Don't overly focus on *which* penalty is being called, but instead the number of penalties and yards being accurate. Offsides: 54 False Start: 54 Holding: 53 Face Mask: 54 Defensive Pass Interface: 99 Offensive Pass Interface: On Kick Catch Interference: On Illegal Block In The Back: 53 Intentional Grounding: On Roughing Passer: 50 Roughing Kicker: On Running Into The Kicker: On Illegal Contact: On Auto-Subs Default work fine, so long as you're utilizing specialists in places.

First time trying these sliders. So far I'm loving it. Once I play my 8 regular-season games I will input my stats into your app and see how that goes. First using your app, so hopefully it does well for me. Do you think 8 games is good enough?

[Mike Lowe]

Quote: Originally Posted by GhostCookies

First time trying these sliders. So far I'm loving it. Once I play my 8 regular-season games I will input my stats into your app and see how that goes. First using your app, so hopefully it does well for me. Do you think 8 games is good enough?

Yes but these are not designed to work in unison with the app. 2 separate things is the nutshell explanation without trying to overly complicate a reply.

[GhostCookies]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Lowe

Yes but these are not designed to work in unison with the app. 2 separate things is the nutshell explanation without trying to overly complicate a reply.

Gotcha, my apologies.

[Mike Lowe]

V1.1 updated on first post. Here's a quick video recapping my first game using v1.1.

I'll upload some highlights later on.

https://youtu.be/Uvb4PlkVl54

[Mike Lowe]

V1.2 updated on first post. Here's a video recap of Week 2 using v1.2.

https://youtu.be/FHcg0uDl7B0

[C0883R]

Your xp sliders are interesting.what made you set them all at 50?