Madden 24 thoughts

Almost 10 days playin mut 24 and my bal*s are almost full. And im sayin this after winnin 3 sbs, so is not like "I'm bad so i'm cryin".

It's sad how this game makes good also trash people. I mean, I understand EA wants people to play... but you cant give us a FULL ARCADE game. Come on. Its like fast and furious! People snap the ball, then they dont know what to do so start running all over the field with their stupid qbs. Neither real Vick and Lamar run so much. Also when they dont know what to do, cause they so bad they cant even make an hot route, they suddendly start runnin the ball 76 times. And u can hit stick their rbs 76 straight times and they wont fumble. People spamming man cov or people playin in a toxic way. It's just pathetic. I mean every year is the same stupid story with this game and the comunity playin it.

yeah. run game is super OP, zones don’t react, catches in traffic are crazy and content has been a slow roll. not to mention the rewards just not issuing. been a week and i haven’t got my House rules rewards yet. these 80 over alls would have helped me heaps day 1-5. now whenever i get them they’ll be useless to me

the way I've lost some games is beyond infuriating. I'm going on long drives and opponents just spam stretch and qb boot legs.

It is objectively the worst Madden in history. And I don't care it's barely released, one patch is not gonna change anything. 

Zones are broken beyond belief, match coverage simply doesn't work at all, blitzing doesn't work either as lineman would stop their assignment instead of rushing and they sit at the LoS doing nothing or they run INSIDE of their teammates bodies, run blocks and pass blocks are terrible and exactly the same as in Madden 23 with just slightly tuned sliders, pursuit angles are beyond disgusting, tackling (yet again) doesn't exist and is gonna get worse with abilities, the AI is omega broken with one jurdle or juke being able to fool 5 players at once, knockouts are random as fuck or DDA dictated and shit is so funny when you take 5 steps and someone gets that teleporting animation from behind to tap you in the back so you drop the ball OR when someone throws directly into the zone and still catches it after getting hit Kam Chancellor style, the physics engine that they advertised as well as the AI that was supposed to stop play spammers is nowhere to be found, performance difference between platforms is RIDICULOUS (PC to Xbox to PS5) ...

I can go on, and on, and on...

They fully deserve that rating on metacritic.com even with those paid reviews rolling out like crazy.

I feel bad for all those people spending money on this game, skill ceiling is extremely low and even people hard stuck in Rookie can win with literal MCS competitors, they took away the competition and left us with a gambling scheme. 

If you see someone talking about "skill" in Madden you should be able to smack that person in the face for being extremely ignorant.

As someone who constantly sits in Legends division of MUT H2H with NMS theme team for the past 5 years, I have never felt so disheartened to continue playing.

Game is dead, so is the community(apart from people who think they did something cool when pulling an LTD after spending hundreds).

SosaChamberlain said:

the way I've lost some games is beyond infuriating. I'm going on long drives and opponents just spam stretch and qb boot legs.

Lol I lost a game 12 seconds left because Devin Hester just outruns my kick return units to the left or right for TDs back to back times. I figured taking the lead with 12 seconds would secure me the win.

JHBG said:

Almost 10 days playin mut 24 and my bal*s are almost full. And im sayin this after winnin 3 sbs, so is not like "I'm bad so i'm cryin".

It's sad how this game makes good also trash people. I mean, I understand EA wants people to play... but you cant give us a FULL ARCADE game. Come on. Its like fast and furious! People snap the ball, then they dont know what to do so start running all over the field with their stupid qbs. Neither real Vick and Lamar run so much. Also when they dont know what to do, cause they so bad they cant even make an hot route, they suddendly start runnin the ball 76 times. And u can hit stick their rbs 76 straight times and they wont fumble. People spamming man cov or people playin in a toxic way. It's just pathetic. I mean every year is the same stupid story with this game and the comunity playin it.

Ya there’s issues but it’s still better than last year, at least if you get nano blitzed you can run from it. Last year you Couldn’t get away at all. I’d rather have good o and bad d than good d and bad o. Nobody likes not being able to score. This game is way more fun than last year in that aspect

blckovr said:

It is objectively the worst Madden in history. And I don't care it's barely released, one patch is not gonna change anything. 

Zones are broken beyond belief, match coverage simply doesn't work at all, blitzing doesn't work either as lineman would stop their assignment instead of rushing and they sit at the LoS doing nothing or they run INSIDE of their teammates bodies, run blocks and pass blocks are terrible and exactly the same as in Madden 23 with just slightly tuned sliders, pursuit angles are beyond disgusting, tackling (yet again) doesn't exist and is gonna get worse with abilities, the AI is omega broken with one jurdle or juke being able to fool 5 players at once, knockouts are random as fuck or DDA dictated and shit is so funny when you take 5 steps and someone gets that teleporting animation from behind to tap you in the back so you drop the ball OR when someone throws directly into the zone and still catches it after getting hit Kam Chancellor style, the physics engine that they advertised as well as the AI that was supposed to stop play spammers is nowhere to be found, performance difference between platforms is RIDICULOUS (PC to Xbox to PS5) ...

I can go on, and on, and on...

They fully deserve that rating on metacritic.com even with those paid reviews rolling out like crazy.

I feel bad for all those people spending money on this game, skill ceiling is extremely low and even people hard stuck in Rookie can win with literal MCS competitors, they took away the competition and left us with a gambling scheme. 

If you see someone talking about "skill" in Madden you should be able to smack that person in the face for being extremely ignorant.

As someone who constantly sits in Legends division of MUT H2H with NMS theme team for the past 5 years, I have never felt so disheartened to continue playing.

Game is dead, so is the community(apart from people who think they did something cool when pulling an LTD after spending hundreds).

L take, super over exaggerate. I still think last year is way worst. For someone sitting in legend tier you’d think you enjoy the game more if you’re actually winning that much. Usually takes like this come from people that lose over half their games.

You mentioned sitting in legend tier and then Madden not having any skill in the same paragraph. Confusing

TheNickSix said:

L take, super over exaggerate. I still think last year is way worst. For someone sitting in legend tier you’d think you enjoy the game more if you’re actually winning that much. Usually takes like this come from people that lose over half their games.

Yeah, your super informative response and posts are so much better.

I provided you with actual facts that everyone playing this game can prove.

Getting to legends division is not about winning a lot. You would know if you actually played the game.

Stop blaming me for you being dense.

Just FYI I had over 65% win ratio in Madden 23.

SportsPerson94 said:

You mentioned sitting in legend tier and then Madden not having any skill in the same paragraph. Confusing

What's confusing ? 

There is a system in place that doesn't work as a competitive ladder and it's pretty obvious, as you can cheese your way out to the top. You probably never wondered why you only have to get to the playoffs to progress to the next division.

My statement meant that I saw pretty much everything this game has to offer, from glitches and bugs to actual cheats. I have seen every single scheme people are running etc.

Couple of years ago the "skill" part was way more present.

blckovr said:

What's confusing ? 

There is a system in place that doesn't work as a competitive ladder and it's pretty obvious, as you can cheese your way out to the top. You probably never wondered why you only have to get to the playoffs to progress to the next division.

My statement meant that I saw pretty much everything this game has to offer, from glitches and bugs to actual cheats. I have seen every single scheme people are running etc.

Couple of years ago the "skill" part was way more present.

yea i understand. Idk man, i reached a point where i just take Madden for what it is. 2-3 years ago, i was into it hardcore, leaderboards and all that. It's just too glitchy and inconsistent to even care that much anymore. I took the year off last year so i guess that's why i'm actually enjoying 24 but it feels like a game that wasn't ready to be released.

Took a year off for the first time for ‘23 am now just getting my flow back. I have used the same defensive scheme since Madden 15 so that part is pretty easy outside of learning what you can and can’t adjust pre-snap. Offensively, it seems pretty weird. I don’t follow any meta-stuff due to liking to create my own scheme. That being said, the only things that seem to get open are crossers and I refuse to run them ad naseum. I’ve found myself running the ball a lot more than usual, as I can attack my opponents using all the runs in my book.

blckovr said:

Yeah, your super informative response and posts are so much better.

I provided you with actual facts that everyone playing this game can prove.

Getting to legends division is not about winning a lot. You would know if you actually played the game.

Stop blaming me for you being dense.

Just FYI I had over 65% win ratio in Madden 23.

I don’t really see any facts in what was a well thought out very organized complaint about the game, I just simply think it’s an exaggeration and I don’t agree with it. Weird that you’d track down my other stuff and comment on that too, maybe find a different hobby if madden makes you so miserable. My win % is similar and I never stayed in legend longer than a season. The tiers make it easier to stay slightly above .500 because you play your own comp. what I was pointing out though is obviously some one that claims to be of your skill level and comp would typically be more knowledgable, and when the game is bad you figure out how it works and get around that.

The game has issues, with quick snapping and random inaccurate passes topping the list.  But I’m generally having fun.  I just wish folks wouldn’t quit out of MUT Champs games so fast because I need to accrue some stats for the Comp Pass…