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I'd be down for doing an online franchise if someone wants to run it. I've had zero luck in the past trying to get anything going. People sign up and never play.

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Yeah thatd be sick...I saw another guy posting about it earlier...earthquake was the screen name I think. Im def. down for that

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I am about ready to sell my copy. It was good but I never keep them.

Check out Sahadow Complex on Live. IT is damn good!

[url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Shadow-Complex-Breaks-Xbox-Live-Sales-Records-120618.shtml]Shadow Complex Breaks Xbox Live Sales Records - Downloadable revolution - Softpedia[/url]

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I'm on Quakes Franchise and I attempted to play three times on Saturday. I kept getting disconnected from the server. He has it set to 10 min quarters. After getting to the 4th quarter 3 times and getting disconnected each time I blew my top. If you think that German kid was bad, you haven't seen anything. I don't know if I want to play anymore.

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[quote=Angry;583103]I'm on Quakes Franchise and I attempted to play three times on Saturday. I kept getting disconnected from the server. He has it set to 10 min quarters. After getting to the 4th quarter 3 times and getting disconnected each time I blew my top.[B] If you think that German kid was bad[/B], you haven't seen anything. I don't know if I want to play anymore.[/quote]

What German kid and how do I listen to it? I love hearing people go apeshit.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;583156]What German kid and how do I listen to it? I love hearing people go apeshit.[/quote]

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^ On drugs or acting. My money on acting and/or mental issues.

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I've found out that I love the SuperSim function. Playing defense is kind of boring to me plus I always felt that the games were to long. Especially when compared to games like FIFA and NHL.

I'm also learning that taking the time to read the defense before the snap is extremly helpful and a lot of times I can find matchups to exploit and recognize blitzes on running plays to help me find holes. It really is amazing how far this game has come in terms of realism however they really need to fix the downfield blocking on this game.

[quote=mredskins;583183]^ On drugs or acting. My money on acting and/or mental issues.[/quote]

He was basically trying to take a shot at the German government due to the restrictions they were placing on Video Games. He actually signed a release form to a local news program but they took the video out of context and claimed that the video really was about a kid playing Unreal tournament. Anyway heres the full story.

[URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/854773/the_angry_german_kid.html"]The Angry German Kid - Associated Content[/URL]

[I]"In real life, the German Kid so far as is known was an actor who has several videos on YouTube. He created his Angry video to parody efforts in [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/theme/506/germany.html"]Germany[/URL] to make public policies against computer and video gaming. The original context has mostly been lost and it continues to be surrounded by rumors."[/I]

[quote=Jay Schroeder;583057]I turn that fight for fumble option off too[/quote]

I think that feature is the new passing vision equivalent for the Madden franchise. It sounds good in theory but when you put it in the game it sucks.

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this one does seem pretty real!

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YersIyzsOpc]YouTube - Greatest freak out ever (ORIGINAL VIDEO)[/url]

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Has anyone else noticed that the CPU performs a lot of illegal contact down the field on passing plays and they don't get called for it? Seriously why in the hell am I still getting jammed and disrupted 10 and 15 yards down the field?

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[quote=Mattyk72;582782]One of my gripes about this game is the players tire way too easily. Any drive over 5-6 plays and your guys are all gassed.[/quote]

i found switching the players i control on D really helps not having my guys need subbing. if im AH i know if i try and bull rush (power boost) the O lineman two plays in a row he is going to be replaced with montgomery. so i try to use AH 1 snap, then orakpo 1 snap, barnes or a LB etc until i cycle back to a fresher AH since the comp doesnt use nearly as much burst as i do.

on offense ive really noticed that running the ball 3 or more times with CP will cause him to not have alot of acceleration in the latter carries. as it should be, in real life portis isnt going to have the same burst on his 4th or 5th straight carry as his first of a series.

go skins!!

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the Skins offensive ratings dropped bad after last year.

Portis should be a 94. hes a 93.

Moss... 86... hes a 1000 yard potential guy every season... he should be 88 at least.

Cooley should be a 93. Hes a 91. no sense for his ratings to drop.. whats the excuse lack of touchdown catches?

they didnt match my projections at all.

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[quote=Skins4L;584392]the Skins offensive ratings dropped bad after last year.

Portis should be a 94. hes a 93.

Moss... 86... hes a 1000 yard potential guy every season... he should be 88 at least.

Cooley should be a 93. Hes a 91. no sense for his ratings to drop.. whats the excuse lack of touchdown catches?

they didnt match my projections at all.[/quote]

They changed the rating system, you can't really compare them to last year

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Where the heck is Chase Daniels??

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[quote=09AFTacoma;584556]Where the heck is Chase Daniels??[/quote]

Probably in SmootSmack's Madden '10, where he's the 2nd QB. LOL. :silly:

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Some new thoughts:

- It's funny but in setting the Redskins roster to the actual 53 man one announced recently I found out that I actually make the Redskins an 84 overall. Apparently getting rid of people makes the team better.

- The computer is adjusting way to fast to everything I do. It's to the point now where it feels like no ones ever open. Also I'm kind of pissed at how the DB's always seem to be able to predict when my recievers are going to run an out instead of an in and vice versa. It's like they start to break before my recievers do.

- I'm tired of the offensive line frequently becoming turn styles lately whenever I try and run the ball.

- I want Big Mike and Marcus Mason in the game.

- Marko Mitchell is awesome at this game

- Why does Devin Thomas have a higher catch rating then Malcolm Kelly?

- On Supersim there are way to many special teams touchdowns.

- They need to rework the placement of the timeout and challenge play options. I'm kind of a creature of habit so sometimes I'll go to try and select Supersim and accidently challenge the play then I'll overshoot coaching options and select timeout.

- They need to let you work on your substitution packages in the pause menu.

[quote=Mattyk72;584442]They changed the rating system, you can't really compare them to last year[/quote]

It's kind of funny how often you need to expalin this concept to people. I have a friend that's a Falcons fan and he freaked when he saw the ratings for the Falcons players. Took me a good 5 minutes to explain it and even then he thought it was bull shit.

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Anybody else think Devin Thomas got jobbed on his speed rating? I use him to return kickoffs (all pro) and there's been a few times now where he's caught from behind after breaking free for a big return.

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Tired of the cheesers already. Played this guy the other day who used Philly and of course he put in Vick and just scrambled all over the place. Luckily Vick's accuracy is pretty piss poor so he ended up getting picked off twice and missing a bunch of other throws pretty bad.

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[quote=Dirtbag359;585283]Some new thoughts:

- It's funny but in setting the Redskins roster to the actual 53 man one announced recently I found out that I actually make the Redskins an 84 overall. Apparently getting rid of people makes the team better.

[B]- The computer is adjusting way to fast to everything I do. It's to the point now where it feels like no ones ever open. Also I'm kind of pissed at how the DB's always seem to be able to predict when my recievers are going to run an out instead of an in and vice versa. It's like they start to break before my recievers do.[/B]

- I'm tired of the offensive line frequently becoming turn styles lately whenever I try and run the ball.

- I want Big Mike and Marcus Mason in the game.

- Marko Mitchell is awesome at this game

- Why does Devin Thomas have a higher catch rating then Malcolm Kelly?

- On Supersim there are way to many special teams touchdowns.

- They need to rework the placement of the timeout and challenge play options. I'm kind of a creature of habit so sometimes I'll go to try and select Supersim and accidently challenge the play then I'll overshoot coaching options and select timeout.

- They need to let you work on your substitution packages in the pause menu.



It's kind of funny how often you need to expalin this concept to people. I have a friend that's a Falcons fan and he freaked when he saw the ratings for the Falcons players. Took me a good 5 minutes to explain it and even then he thought it was bull shit.[/quote]

I know exactly how you feel. I have been countering it by mixing up the types of routes that I use. It also helps significantly to sub your recievers into different positions to get those defensive mismatches. It's fun to watch a LB try to cover Moss on a skinny post

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So I haven't really played this game until this last weekend. Overall, I like it a lot. I feel it is definitely a bit more realistic and tactical. With the right amount of tactics I was owning my buds, who all bought the game the night it came out.

I agree with others that people get fatigued/injured too often. This rate should be higher than it was in 09, but madden 10 made it too much. Also the fumble scrum is annoying.

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The first down cut screen is really getting annoying. It pops up way too often.

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[quote=Mattyk72;585640]The first down cut screen is really getting annoying. It pops up way too often.[/quote]

That scene along with the goaline cut screen.

You know what's funny, I have played Madden so much that I know that if the firstdown cut screen is from the point of view which is LEFT of the chain gang, it is a first down. If it is from the RIGHT it is just short. Basically there are two firstdown cut screens, and one is indicative of a first down and the other indicated you are short.

Check it out next time you guys play. lol.

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[quote=hooskins;585642]That scene along with the goaline cut screen.

You know what's funny, I have played Madden so much that I know that if the firstdown cut screen is from the point of view which is LEFT of the chain gang, it is a first down. If it is from the RIGHT it is just short. Basically there are two firstdown cut screens, and one is indicative of a first down and the other indicated you are short.

Check it out next time you guys play. lol.[/quote]

Yup, took about 2-3 times of each before I figured that out. Plus it's usually pretty obvious before they even go to the cut screen. Sometimes you'll have it be a good yard or so and they still go to that, ugh it's so annoying. Wish you could skip it.

Another thing I wish you could skip is all the half time stuff.

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They need a speed mode, where it cuts out all of the cutscenes and halftime crap. Also, what length quarters does everyone else play? I usually stick with the default 5 but in the past, i've gone to 6 in order to get the stats to match up more correctly.

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;585677]They need a speed mode, where it cuts out all of the cutscenes and halftime crap. Also, what length quarters does everyone else play? I usually stick with the default 5 but in the past, i've gone to 6 in order to get the stats to match up more correctly.[/quote]

I generally play 6 or 7 minute quarters.

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anyone make it to the second year yet? i have huge roster salary cap problems. luckily i signed JC to a modest 3 yr 10 mil K right before the 09 season.

to make the cap in 2010 i had to resign a ton of players (AH wasnt willing, actually wanted a ton more money), cut as much depth as possible then sign the lowest asking salary price of FAs to fill the required roster spots.

kinda sucks to have to gut your roster of all the quality depth. luckily i didnt need to sign any top 10 draftees, i dont even want to know what they are askin.

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Yupp I got to my second year. My friends and I did a franchise year, in one day lol. We each took a team in the NFC EAST. They got a bunch of decent players and were F'ed in the cap the next year. I took a more balanced approach and i was still kinda f'ed.

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[quote=over the mountain;585682]anyone make it to the second year yet? i have huge roster salary cap problems. luckily i signed JC to a modest 3 yr 10 mil K right before the 09 season.

to make the cap in 2010 i had to resign a ton of players (AH wasnt willing, actually wanted a ton more money), cut as much depth as possible then sign the lowest asking salary price of FAs to fill the required roster spots.

kinda sucks to have to gut your roster of all the quality depth. luckily i didnt need to sign any top 10 draftees, i dont even want to know what they are askin.[/quote]

I basically had to do the same things.

1. Resign some players to longer, cap relieving contracts. (If it don't help the cap don't do it)

2. Take out the trash and cut every depth position player not worth the money you are paying them.

3. Re build your depth with low budget, but quality free agents.

4. Get what you really want in the draft.

I began my cap saving moves in my first season though. I traded away CP for a 1st rounder and cut ARE. It hurt a little the following offseason, but I got my salary cap back under control by doing the things I mentioned above. Next offseason I might have to extend some contracts again for cap relief, but eventually I will free myself of this cycle.

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JUST GOT MY 1/2 PRICE ps3 THIN FOR 1FITTY. CANT WAIT TO HOOK IT ALL UP TONIGHT !!

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Wow you guys have a lot of time on your hands. I just don't have that kind of time to devote to the game, back in the day, maybe but still there were other things I wanted to do.

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when my girl and roommate are at work or sleepin its madden time. i probably only get 5 hrs a week to play thoo. dont worry, this will fade in a month or so when i have a roster full of computer generated players and the likes of cp are long retired.

go skins!!

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[quote=MCWHITEY;585711]JUST GOT MY 1/2 PRICE ps3 THIN FOR 1FITTY. CANT WAIT TO HOOK IT ALL UP TONIGHT !![/quote]

ya know, the all caps, i might get that, you being excited and all, but WHY in the WORLD would you spell out FITTY? clearly you know where the 1, 2, and 3 are on the keyboard, the 5 and the 0 are so close to there, it's like you could reach out and touch them.

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[quote=mredskins;585717]Wow you guys have a lot of time on your hands. I just don't have that kind of time to devote to the game, back in the day, maybe but still there were other things I wanted to do.[/quote]

I play 1 game a day on weekdays. An hour a day isn't that much. On some weekends I may play a few games if I don't have any plans, then other weekends like the one that just passed I will not even touch my games.

On a side note. I cannot wait and see how well the player development plugin works.

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[quote=Angry;585737]I play 1 game a day on weekdays. An hour a day isn't that much. On some weekends I may play a few games if I don't have any plans, then other weekends like the one that just passed I will not even touch my games.

On a side note. I cannot wait and see how well the [B]player development plugin[/B] works.[/quote]

Is this coming out in the update? Is there a link I can read about what it's all about?

I don't keep my PS3 connected to the internet, I usually plug it up about 1-2 times a month to get the updated rosters and then take it back upstairs to the HDTV. :D

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[quote=DynamiteRave;585743]Is this coming out in the update? Is there a link I can read about what it's all about?

I don't keep my PS3 connected to the internet, I usually plug it up about 1-2 times a month to get the updated rosters and then take it back upstairs to the HDTV. :D[/quote]

Don't the PS3's have built in WiFi? You could keep it connected upstairs.

Also if it doesn't, you could use your laptop as a wireless adapter. Search on YouTube, there are a ton of easy instructional videos. I do this for my xbox 360, and it works great.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;585743][B]Is this coming out in the update? Is there a link I can read about what it's all about[/B]?

I don't keep my PS3 connected to the internet, I usually plug it up about 1-2 times a month to get the updated rosters and then take it back upstairs to the HDTV. :D[/quote]

It's actually an add on that you have to pay additional for. It is supposed to help your players progress faster and better ala Adrian Peterson. You can only use it in Franchise modes.

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Anyone notice in the week 1 update they have Mike Williams on the roster but the pic is totally not him. :doh:

Anyone have an online franchise with any openings going on the 360?

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[quote=09AFTacoma;584556]Where the heck is Chase Daniels??[/quote]

Never heard of Chase Daniels.

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played against teh colts and peyton manning for the first time last night and wholly hell does the game make him just like he is in real life. freakin no huddle offense at any time, adjusting his lineman and TE blockers after he reads your blitz, ability to get the ball off a split second before he gets tackled, i won barely but he had me in fits for the first 3 quarters. he would even do fake snaps with the screen suddenly pulling up as if the ball was snapped, or sit there and not hike the ball at the same count, sometimes we would be at teh line forever.

it was alot of fun.

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Happened to stumble across this article online. Found it pretty interesting.

[url=http://www.mymaddenpad.com/madden/latest-news/video-game-redskins-not-much-better/]Video Game Redskins Not Much Better | MyMaddenPad.com[/url]