Madden 12 Updates

Thadden wrote:From IGN:

"What is Madden NFL 12's Release Date?
Madden NFL 12 arrives in stores later than usual -- August 30. Let's hope it's lead-in to the start of the NFL season.

What's new this year?
There's quite a lot, actually. Five Madden NFL 12 additions you'll notice right off the bat: Authentic presentation (both in pre-game and during the game), the addition of custom playbooks, improvements to Gameflow (AI-controlled play-calling), collision technology for better tackling, and improved defensive AI.

What's the biggest gameplay change?
That's something EA has not revealed yet. We're hoping that's the focus of Madden NFL 12 at E3 2011.

What's new in Superstar mode?
The two biggest changes -- you now earn skill points which you can spend however you like to upgrade your player and practices have actual value in improving your superstar.

What's new in Franchise mode?
A whole lot. No, really -- Tiburon claims 90% of all Madden players try out Franchise mode. The team finally invested some time into greatly improving things. Here's a cheat sheet:
•Dynamic Player Performance: Player ratings fluctuate based on consistency and confidence.


•Player Roles: More than 20 roles (Playoff Performer, Trench Warrior) affect player and team stats throughout the season.


•The Pre-Season Matters: Start with 75-player roster and need to make cuts each week. Playing pre-season games reveals player ratings.


•Scouting Reworked: Tiered scouting system reveals ratings tied to different events (college season, combine, pro day, individual workout).


•Draft Class Improvements: Robust set of draftees built for 30 seasons of franchise. Teams draft based on their real tendencies.


•Free Agent Bidding Wars: eBay style bidding against other GMs creates intense, rapid-fire free agent period that takes only a few minutes to complete.


•Smarter General Managers: Better re-sign and cut logic. GMs make trades and sign free agents who fit their needs, with player roles factored in.


•Coaches Matter: Coaches have small positive and negative impact on how players perform on the field based on their style.


•Edit Any Player: Alter the ratings of any player -- rookie, created player, or established veteran.


•Change Teams: In any offseason, change control of which teams you run in Franchise mode.


•Numerous Tweaks: Many other small tuning and additions are coming, including retirement logic, a more accurate salary system, fixes to the injured reserve system, better simulation stats, and more.
How has Madden online changed?
EA hasn't revealed this yet, but we're told a big addition is in the works.

Is this for real?
The additions listed are for real. What we don't know is how well they'll play. Until we invest 10 hours into Franchise mode, there's no telling if all the new features work well together. But it sounds very, very promising.

Madden has done some good things with gameplay in the past couple of years, but has done a very poor job with adding and improving its features. Looks that that's changing with Madden NFL 12."

I like this it looks very promising

BaltRavensFan20 wrote:The only thing I see they didnt address, atleast on that list, is the ability to bring people out of retirement (Favre for example)

SnA ExclusiVe wrote:I love how they improved offensive and defensive line interaction, especially on passing plays concerning double teams. I'm glad they now have some respect for 3-4 defensive lineman like Haloti Ngata, Vince Wilfork, Casey Hampton, and Justin Smith, etc. and they recognize that ONE blocker could never block these guys.

/sarcasm

Seriously, when are they going to respect physics and weight and momentum and strength? Never? That's my guess! Telling me that 3 blitzing 3-4 defensive lineman can be blocked by 3 single offensive lineman is a fucking joke.

at23steelers wrote:

SnA ExclusiVe wrote:I love how they improved offensive and defensive line interaction, especially on passing plays concerning double teams. I'm glad they now have some respect for 3-4 defensive lineman like Haloti Ngata, Vince Wilfork, Casey Hampton, and Justin Smith, etc. and they recognize that ONE blocker could never block these guys.

/sarcasm

Seriously, when are they going to respect physics and weight and momentum and strength? Never? That's my guess! Telling me that 3 blitzing 3-4 defensive lineman can be blocked by 3 single offensive lineman is a fucking joke.

It's because you either don't play madden enough or just suck at it!!! haha, ok i cant say that with a straight face with your record at the bottom.

SnA ExclusiVe wrote:I love how they improved offensive and defensive line interaction, especially on passing plays concerning double teams. I'm glad they now have some respect for 3-4 defensive lineman like Haloti Ngata, Vince Wilfork, Casey Hampton, and Justin Smith, etc. and they recognize that ONE blocker could never block these guys.

/sarcasm

Seriously, when are they going to respect physics and weight and momentum and strength? Never? That's my guess! Telling me that 3 blitzing 3-4 defensive lineman can be blocked by 3 single offensive lineman is a fucking joke.

Thadden wrote:

SnA ExclusiVe wrote:I love how they improved offensive and defensive line interaction, especially on passing plays concerning double teams. I'm glad they now have some respect for 3-4 defensive lineman like Haloti Ngata, Vince Wilfork, Casey Hampton, and Justin Smith, etc. and they recognize that ONE blocker could never block these guys.

/sarcasm

Seriously, when are they going to respect physics and weight and momentum and strength? Never? That's my guess! Telling me that 3 blitzing 3-4 defensive lineman can be blocked by 3 single offensive lineman is a fucking joke.

I saw an interview where the Frazier guy said the collision system is the first step to a future physics engine

SnA ExclusiVe wrote:

Thadden wrote:

SnA ExclusiVe wrote:I love how they improved offensive and defensive line interaction, especially on passing plays concerning double teams. I'm glad they now have some respect for 3-4 defensive lineman like Haloti Ngata, Vince Wilfork, Casey Hampton, and Justin Smith, etc. and they recognize that ONE blocker could never block these guys.

/sarcasm

Seriously, when are they going to respect physics and weight and momentum and strength? Never? That's my guess! Telling me that 3 blitzing 3-4 defensive lineman can be blocked by 3 single offensive lineman is a fucking joke.

I saw an interview where the Frazier guy said the collision system is the first step to a future physics engine

Ah, of course...

the typical "Yeah, we'll get right on that....next year" line.

SnA ExclusiVe wrote:

Thadden wrote:

SnA ExclusiVe wrote:I love how they improved offensive and defensive line interaction, especially on passing plays concerning double teams. I'm glad they now have some respect for 3-4 defensive lineman like Haloti Ngata, Vince Wilfork, Casey Hampton, and Justin Smith, etc. and they recognize that ONE blocker could never block these guys.

/sarcasm

Seriously, when are they going to respect physics and weight and momentum and strength? Never? That's my guess! Telling me that 3 blitzing 3-4 defensive lineman can be blocked by 3 single offensive lineman is a fucking joke.

I saw an interview where the Frazier guy said the collision system is the first step to a future physics engine

Ah, of course...

the typical "Yeah, we'll get right on that....next year" line.

TheDrunkGuyOnTheCouch wrote:

SnA ExclusiVe wrote:

Thadden wrote:

SnA ExclusiVe wrote:I love how they improved offensive and defensive line interaction, especially on passing plays concerning double teams. I'm glad they now have some respect for 3-4 defensive lineman like Haloti Ngata, Vince Wilfork, Casey Hampton, and Justin Smith, etc. and they recognize that ONE blocker could never block these guys.

/sarcasm

Seriously, when are they going to respect physics and weight and momentum and strength? Never? That's my guess! Telling me that 3 blitzing 3-4 defensive lineman can be blocked by 3 single offensive lineman is a fucking joke.

I saw an interview where the Frazier guy said the collision system is the first step to a future physics engine

Ah, of course...

the typical "Yeah, we'll get right on that....next year" line.

TheDrunkGuyOnTheCouch is right, NHL 11 had parts of a physics engine in place

Normally I am not one to defend the EA Madden team but a physics engine is something that needs to be done in steps, at least if you're releasing a new version of the game in question every single year. They could have *maybe* done a total physics revamp this year, but VERY few other improvements would have been able to be made and everyone would have just complained that franchise still sucked, gameplay was the same, ec.

The NHL team makes a ton of improvements all the time and just did the first revamp in a 3 year process of said revamp last year.

HurpDurpHurray wrote:http://www.ea.com/madden-nfl/blog/franchise-mode

This looks very nice. Few things I would want to check first:

1. Dynamic Player Performance looks good with hot and cold streak but the random choosing of a player's rating kinda makes me worry. Is it going to be a simple 'flip a coin' approach where you could have a player constantly bad throughout the season or will it be more logical?

2. Free Agent Bidding looks like the same idea that was implemented years ago in NFL Head Coach. But in that game, if you won the bid then didn't sign him, he would not be put back on the bidding section and would not be signed until a while later. Hopefully it's not the same

3. "If you have a mentor on your roster, he makes the young players better as long as he’s on the team." So does that mean I can have a rookie QB set to the role as 'Mentor' and he'll help the other younger guys? It states nothing about age or years played being a factor in this. Also, why is there two Aaron Rodgers in the picture?

4. Future draft picks are a great idea but will it be like NHL 11 where the draft picks are all based on what each team has in real life or just be the generic type where every team gets a pick each round?

HurpDurpHurray wrote:http://www.ea.com/madden-nfl/blog/franchise-mode

This looks very nice. Few things I would want to check first:

1. Dynamic Player Performance looks good with hot and cold streak but the random choosing of a player's rating kinda makes me worry. Is it going to be a simple 'flip a coin' approach where you could have a player constantly bad throughout the season or will it be more logical?

2. Free Agent Bidding looks like the same idea that was implemented years ago in NFL Head Coach. But in that game, if you won the bid then didn't sign him, he would not be put back on the bidding section and would not be signed until a while later. Hopefully it's not the same

3. "If you have a mentor on your roster, he makes the young players better as long as he’s on the team." So does that mean I can have a rookie QB set to the role as 'Mentor' and he'll help the other younger guys? It states nothing about age or years played being a factor in this. Also, why is there two Aaron Rodgers in the picture?

4. Future draft picks are a great idea but will it be like NHL 11 where the draft picks are all based on what each team has in real life or just be the generic type where every team gets a pick each round?

Jetsown08 wrote:HOLY SHIT.

This game looks GREAT. I love what they're doing. Madden has my money right now, just because of how good franchise mode is. Even if the gameplay sucks ass (which it probably will be decent), I'll still buy it. DAMN! They've hired the right staff for sure.

TRU11 wrote:lolz you know we all say this shit each fucking year. then we get the demo and be like okay a lil tweaks here and there and it should be good. then when we get the actual game is pretty much like the demo and stuff dont work like they wanted to.

i rather wait till i see actual game play footage and get my hand on the demo before i even say its an improvement.

to be honest all this crap they just added is worthless if they game play still sucks.

i prefer they improve the game play and dont add a damm thing.