Official Madden 2012 Thread

[Champskins]

guys i have about 5 open spots on a PS3 online franchise that will be fantasy drafting on Sep 9th (maybe 10th) in the evening. most of us have played together since madden '10 in online lgs, so there's not much trouble with rules. if you want more info, either reply or PM me.

I tried to do this with ya'll last time, but was never able to actually get on cus my internet kept getting jacked up. I finally moved out of that place and my internet works fine. Ill let you know when I actually buy the game to see if there are any more spots.

[Disco Dave]

I'm going to buy it tomorrow after work. I don't play as much as I use to and I'm not as good of a player as I use to be. If you want at add me as a friend my PSN is RIPDOG. Don't add me if you don't play realistic football!!!

[Boston Skins]

Don't add me if you don't play realistic football!!!

'Tis the most frustrating part of playing madden online.

[djbubba4life]

Just went and watched my friends playing it. Passing on it for the third year in a row.

[Stugein]

I'm not buying it because I suck at defending passes. Seriously, I can't figure out how to defend passes in any modern Madden game. Whenever I take over the defender I can't follow the WR route, I can't break up passes, can't intercept..nothing. As soon as I get "focus" on the defender the WR just breaks away from me. My son has figured out that all he has to do is run the Hail Mary on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th down every possession against me and he wins. My pals say "just let the computer control your corners and safeties in coverage", but that just feels cheap and unsatisfying to me.

So until I can noodle out pass defending I'll just stick with 2011. No point in paying $60 for my kids to throw Hail Marys for 60 minutes, just with better graphics.

[SonOfWashington]

I'm not buying it because I suck at defending passes. Seriously, I can't figure out how to defend passes in any modern Madden game. Whenever I take over the defender I can't follow the WR route, I can't break up passes, can't intercept..nothing. As soon as I get "focus" on the defender the WR just breaks away from me. My son has figured out that all he has to do is run the Hail Mary on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th down every possession against me and he wins. My pals say "just let the computer control your corners and safeties in coverage", but that just feels cheap and unsatisfying to me.

So until I can noodle out pass defending I'll just stick with 2011. No point in paying $60 for my kids to throw Hail Marys for 60 minutes, just with better graphics.

You should ground them.

[Enter Apotheosis]

From what I've heard, I may end up buying in this year after skipping 11... although I still fully expect to regret it.

I'm not buying it because I suck at defending passes. Seriously, I can't figure out how to defend passes in any modern Madden game. Whenever I take over the defender I can't follow the WR route, I can't break up passes, can't intercept..nothing. As soon as I get "focus" on the defender the WR just breaks away from me. My son has figured out that all he has to do is run the Hail Mary on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th down every possession against me and he wins. My pals say "just let the computer control your corners and safeties in coverage", but that just feels cheap and unsatisfying to me.

So until I can noodle out pass defending I'll just stick with 2011. No point in paying $60 for my kids to throw Hail Marys for 60 minutes, just with better graphics.

Your pals are right, you shouldn't be controlling cornerbacks or deep safeties if you can't handle it. Be smart and start out by playing short zones with LBs and safeties until your timing and control improves then eventually graduate to deep safety coverage. After you get good at that you should be able to handle just about anything. What you have right now is a serious controller coordination deficit

[Heisenberg]

The only thing that made Madden 10 fun was the ES Online Franchise that lasted 5-6 weeks or so before everyone stopped playing. I was pissed because I was in first place with the Colts at the time.

Wish there was a way to do that and make sure everyone still participated as the season went along.

[BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93]

anybody playing franchise and having EVERY SINGLE game being played in the pouring rain??
It never changes

its so weird and it makes Beck suck even worse

[ixcuincle]

I'm not buying it because I suck at defending passes. Seriously, I can't figure out how to defend passes in any modern Madden game. Whenever I take over the defender I can't follow the WR route, I can't break up passes, can't intercept..nothing. As soon as I get "focus" on the defender the WR just breaks away from me. My son has figured out that all he has to do is run the Hail Mary on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th down every possession against me and he wins. My pals say "just let the computer control your corners and safeties in coverage", but that just feels cheap and unsatisfying to me.

So until I can noodle out pass defending I'll just stick with 2011. No point in paying $60 for my kids to throw Hail Marys for 60 minutes, just with better graphics.

Dime / Quarter defense

Send your corners to blitz

[No Excuses]

anybody playing franchise and having EVERY SINGLE game being played in the pouring rain??
It never changes

its so weird and it makes Beck suck even worse

It's a glitch for specific teams. I have it as well. The idiots at EA sports made a "random algorithmic equation" or some variant of this bull**** to make "realistic random weather"..While doing this, they took away your option to custom choose weather before each game.

The developers of Madden are truly a bunch of thumb sucking morons. The only reason they get my $60 every year is because I love football. I wish 2k had never lost the rights to make NFL games.

[ixcuincle]

How much longer is this damn monopoly going to happen? As others have said, EA Sports is great with FIFA and NHL. FIFA is one of the best games every year. But they **** everything else up, especially Madden. People complain about the commentary, complain about the weather. Why can't EA get simple things like this right?

[boysetsfire]

It's a glitch for specific teams. I have it as well. The idiots at EA sports made a "random algorithmic equation" or some variant of this bull**** to make "realistic random weather"..While doing this, they took away your option to custom choose weather before each game.

The developers of Madden are truly a bunch of thumb sucking morons. The only reason they get my $60 every year is because I love football. I wish 2k had never lost the rights to make NFL games.

That's ridiculous.

[BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93]

It's a glitch for specific teams. I have it as well. The idiots at EA sports made a "random algorithmic equation" or some variant of this bull**** to make "realistic random weather"..While doing this, they took away your option to custom choose weather before each game.

The developers of Madden are truly a bunch of thumb sucking morons. The only reason they get my $60 every year is because I love football. I wish 2k had never lost the rights to make NFL games.

oh thanks dude...that is soo mind numbingly stupid smh

and the commentary is piss poor...they sit there and talk about one player all game and dont say **** about the actual game

and the lack of real sustained crowd noise pisses me off to no end every year

it's the divisional playoffs and quiet as hell

The NHL series has the best playoff atmosphere in all of gaming

[Slacky McSlackAss]

oh thanks dude...that is soo mind numbingly stupid smh

and the commentary is piss poor...they sit there and talk about one player all game and dont say **** about the actual game

and the lack of real sustained crowd noise pisses me off to no end every year

it's the divisional playoffs and quiet as hell

The NHL series has the best playoff atmosphere in all of gaming

Even NCAA got the crowd noise right...My best guess is that the idiots at EA know no matter how ****ty Madden is, people will still buy it. The other two games still have competition on the market. FIFA has PES and NHL has the 2K series, therefore they need to improve upon those games to make sure they keep their market share. Until the monopoly ends, this will continue to happen every year.