Madden 2013

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Fishpicker

are you playing online or off? all the weird stuff happens when I play offline single. PvP is a much better experience so long as your opponent doesn't exploit the cheese.

Offline franchise mode. Played through one season.

[CoMoChief]

So how much more smoother and better is the actual game compared to demo? I just downloaded the demo and I'm just starting to get used to it.

User-rushing the QB is ****ing hard unless you bring the house.

I know there would be some difference and patchups, but is there a considerable difference?

I can already tell this game is better than last year's, but I'm still skeptical about purchasing this game.

I've seen posts about how people have trouble running the ball. Get a fast RB and run stretch plays against man coverage and you're golden. They've made it more real about how much better certain QB's are than others....just by the demo, Eli is 10000x better than Alex Smith, even w/ all of the weapons they have in their passing game.

[Kyle DeLexus]

Jamaal went off for 363 yards rushing in my last game against the Jets, including a nice 96 yarder to end the first half. I was just planning on running out the clock and juked out two defenders and was off to the races.

[Gonzo]

Originally Posted by Kyle DeLexus

Jamaal went off for 363 yards rushing in my last game against the Jets, including a nice 96 yarder to end the first half. I was just planning on running out the clock and juked out two defenders and was off to the races.

Yep,
I've ran with JC for over 2500 yards this season, 30 TD's and over 800 yards receiving.
Of course, I started this year on all pro for the first 6 games. However, Charles' ability to break tackles is superhuman in this edition. Hillis is a monster at FB as well.

[DBOSHO]

I scored 98 playing a friend online. I had 42 in the first quarter. I dont know how the **** i did it.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by DBOSHO

I scored 98 playing a friend online. I had 42 in the first quarter. I dont know how the **** i did it.

Your friend sucks?

[DBOSHO]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Your friend sucks?

98 points. I couldnt do that in 10 tries on rookie.

[DBOSHO]

Fade passes are almost worthless in this game, a comolete turnaround from last year when you could automatically score with any tall reciever that can jump.

still cant run the ball. Pretty frustrating.

Curl routes are the new slant passes. If your man is playing off its an easy 10 yards. Baldwin always beats his man and his route running is a 70 something.

It seems like no matter how good your rolb is, he always gets stonewalled and no matter how bad your lolb is he gets pressure.

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by DBOSHO

Fade passes are almost worthless in this game, a comolete turnaround from last year when you could automatically score with any tall reciever that can jump.

still cant run the ball. Pretty frustrating.

Curl routes are the new slant passes. If your man is playing off its an easy 10 yards. Baldwin always beats his man and his route running is a 70 something.

It seems like no matter how good your rolb is, he always gets stonewalled and no matter how bad your lolb is he gets pressure.

You have to manually catch fade passes this year. No more CPU auto rocket catch.

[Fishpicker]

Originally Posted by DBOSHO

Fade passes are almost worthless in this game, a comolete turnaround from last year when you could automatically score with any tall reciever that can jump.

still cant run the ball. Pretty frustrating.

Curl routes are the new slant passes. If your man is playing off its an easy 10 yards. Baldwin always beats his man and his route running is a 70 something.

It seems like no matter how good your rolb is, he always gets stonewalled and no matter how bad your lolb is he gets pressure.

or throw a bullet pass to the receiver and catch it manually

I can run right to the outside just because Charles always gets the corner. I never run inside or off tackle. running left rarely works. goal line situations are the exception. run a lead dive play and just hurdle over the line.

curl routes almost always work and drag route lobs always work.

the ratings for the OLBs don't really matter. the offenses' left tackle will hold a block well while the right tackle always sucks at it.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Fishpicker

or throw a bullet pass to the receiver and catch it manually

I can run right to the outside just because Charles always gets the corner. I never run inside or off tackle. running left rarely works. goal line situations are the exception. run a lead dive play and just hurdle over the line.

curl routes almost always work and drag route lobs always work.

the ratings for the OLBs don't really matter. the offenses' left tackle will hold a block well while the right tackle always sucks at it.

Running left works. You just have to run the right plays at the right times. Try the singleback counter play. You can even put Baldwin in motion to the right and if the defense is in man to man, it will leave one less defender over there.

[lcarus]

Is it just me or is All-Madden a lot easier this year? Back on PS2, I dominated on All-Madden, but once the next gen Maddens started coming out, AM became absurdly difficult, while All-Pro was too easy.

This year though, I was whooping ass on All-Pro so I decided to see what All-Madden was like this time. Well, I'm 15-1 and about to start the playoffs tonight. Running the ball is extremely easy with Charles. I used his massive amounts of experience points and now he has a 99 in speed and a 98 in acceleration. I put the rest of the points in carrying because I figure might as well give him less of a chance to fumble. With my coach experience points, I spent most of them on DT experience points boost so I can progress Poe faster, and next I'm gonna buy the QB exp boost so when I draft a QB in the offseason I will be able to progress him faster. See ya Cassel!

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by lcarus

Is it just me or is All-Madden a lot easier this year? Back on PS2, I dominated on All-Madden, but once the next gen Maddens started coming out, AM became absurdly difficult, while All-Pro was too easy.

This year though, I was whooping ass on All-Pro so I decided to see what All-Madden was like this time. Well, I'm 15-1 and about to start the playoffs tonight. Running the ball is extremely easy with Charles. I used his massive amounts of experience points and now he has a 99 in speed and a 98 in acceleration. I put the rest of the points in carrying because I figure might as well give him less of a chance to fumble. With my coach experience points, I spent most of them on DT experience points boost so I can progress Poe faster, and next I'm gonna buy the QB exp boost so when I draft a QB in the offseason I will be able to progress him faster. See ya Cassel!

Why not just continue to develop Matty?/Pioli

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by lcarus

Is it just me or is All-Madden a lot easier this year? Back on PS2, I dominated on All-Madden, but once the next gen Maddens started coming out, AM became absurdly difficult, while All-Pro was too easy.

Yes, it is easier this year. Last year's version the All Madden level had the habit of the occasional game where the CPU would just cheat. For example, a back would break 6 tackles and run for an 80 TD against you. And this might happen 3 or 4 times in a game. Not every game, mind you. Anytime I had a game where it felt like the CPU was not being realistic and just cheating me, I would quit and start over. I don't care if I lose, but not like that.

Oh, and I finished my first season 15-1 and won the SB playing all the way through on All Madden.

[lcarus]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Yes, it is easier this year. Last year's version the All Madden level had the habit of the occasional game where the CPU would just cheat. For example, a back would break 6 tackles and run for an 80 TD against you. And this might happen 3 or 4 times in a game. Not every game, mind you. Anytime I had a game where it felt like the CPU was not being realistic and just cheating me, I would quit and start over. I don't care if I lose, but not like that.

Oh, and I finished my first season 15-1 and won the SB playing all the way through on All Madden.

Yeah I'm 15-1 this year on All Madden. I'm about to play my first playoff game against the Jets. I'm gonna whoop their ass. The one game I lost was against ****ing Oakland. I lost 7-0 somehow because of god damn Cassel. Every time I was about to score, Cassel would **** it up. I had a broken passing play and I took off up the sideline with Cassel. I had a couple blockers and somehow I ended up tip-toeing down the sideline for like 65 yards. BUT, then some asshole came up behind me and popped Cassel right before he crossed the goal line. I was as close to the sideline as possible, and of course the fumble didn't go out of bounds. It bounced right to the middle of the endzone and they recovered it.

That's another thing that's pissing me off about All Madden this year. Whenever my opponent fumbles, they recover it so fast I don't even have time to react. Literally by the time the word "FUMBLE" pops up, they've already recovered it. That happens every single damn time. Also, I get a bunch of sacks every game, but I never make the QB fumble. You'd think popping the QB 8 times a game with Houston or Hali and I might see a fumble occur ONCE. Nope. So I started rushing the QB with the intention of stripping the ball with L1. It never works.