Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

I think most of these jokers in our league are strangers that jumped in. Do you guys want to scap this current one and start over with a private one? Your call.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

Matty, seeing as how I'm 1-3 right now, I have no objections. BTW- what the hell is the Direct Snap "glitch" DK is going on about? I haven't seen it...

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

[QUOTE=Mattyk72;466483]what team were u?[/QUOTE]

Viking's!!!!! sorry to mess up your league

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[QUOTE=vaoutlaws2006;466479]dark knight you cant be serious can you? sounds like someone had their way with you on madden. madden isnt ncaa if thats what you were expecting you are sadly mistaking. the dives and power runs dont work if you hit turbo off the snap...which is the only way you could have such poor production running the ball.[/QUOTE]

i been playing unranked games so just mostly labbing, and no one has had they way with me...... i dont play games on all-pro never have, and if your not using an elite-team you cant compete...... even games i lost online, i've been in the game (except one)....but if you through the ball, all you hoping is the computer jump and get it for you on offense and defense.... i dont play games where the computer has more control than the user...........

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

[QUOTE=BleedBurgundy;466485]Matty, seeing as how I'm 1-3 right now, I have no objections. BTW- what the hell is the Direct Snap "glitch" DK is going on about? I haven't seen it...[/QUOTE]


its the most popular glitch in the game, go to some game sites and read about it.....its nearly impossible to stop and if someone is using a Tampa Bay playbook or the Shotgun playbook, then dont play them.......this guy i played used it the whole game......if you go to the direct hb in the shotgun, you can snap it to anyplayer that has an icon......you guranteed 5-7 yards plus most likely to break away, and if anyone think that fun.......is a fool, there some site that tell you how to contain it.......but no chance. I've been playing sports games for over 20 years.......and thats no fun at all

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[QUOTE=DarkKnight;466489]its the most popular glitch in the game, go to some game sites and read about it.....its nearly impossible to stop and if someone is using a Tampa Bay playbook or the Shotgun playbook, then dont play them.......this guy i played used it the whole game......if you go to the direct hb in the shotgun, you can snap it to anyplayer that has an icon......you guranteed 5-7 yards plus most likely to break away, and if anyone think that fun.......is a fool, there some site that tell you how to contain it.......but no chance. I've been playing sports games for over 20 years.......and thats no fun at all[/QUOTE]

yeah, that would pretty much suck. THat's one of the benefits of a private league, if one of the 'pathers does that, we can call 'em out.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

I've got an awesome team and I'm 3-0... But do as you must.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

[quote=Mattyk72;466484]I think most of these jokers in our league are strangers that jumped in. Do you guys want to scap this current one and start over with a private one? Your call.[/quote]


If you start a new one let me know. I am having a so-so go at it. 3-2 i think is my record. Every game i have played has been hard fought. I have not had any run ins with anyone cheating but i think outside of amonte everyone i have played is on warpath.

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[quote=DarkKnight;466488]i been playing unranked games so just mostly labbing, and no one has had they way with me...... i dont play games on all-pro never have, and if your not using an elite-team you cant compete...... even games i lost online, i've been in the game (except one)....but if you through the ball, all you hoping is the computer jump and get it for you on offense and defense.... i dont play games where the computer has more control than the user...........[/quote]


I would simply suggest you give it a chance. I felt the same way after i had played it the first few times....but to each their own i guess. I didnt buy ncaa 09....so i dont really know how different the two are. Is ncaa 09 worth the $60?

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

Ncaa is fun, but they're 2 different games. You can't expect to do the same things and if you look around you can find many more glitches for ncaa than madden.

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The one thing that has been pissing me off is QB sneaks on short yardage, it works every damn time. Except when I try it of course, my QB fumbled. :doh:

I played a ranked game online last night where I should have kicked this guy's ass if it wasn't for 2 fumbles on drives where I was deep in his territory. Instead I had to hold on for a 10-6 win. The BS fumbles really ticked me off.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

[quote=EternalEnigma21;466497]I've got an awesome team and I'm 3-0... But do as you must.[/quote]

maybe I'll just boot all the outsiders

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

[quote=Mattyk72;466509]The one thing that has been pissing me off is QB sneaks on short yardage, it works every damn time. Except when I try it of course, my QB fumbled. :doh:

I played a ranked game online last night where I should have kicked this guy's ass if it wasn't for 2 fumbles on drives where I was deep in his territory. Instead I had to hold on for a 10-6 win. The BS fumbles really ticked me off.[/quote]

try this....when its obvious thats what they are going to do i get in a goalline d swap reid for laron and put london to the right of the center and smash the line with landry and i stop that play maybe 8 out of 10 times when i am using the skins.

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[quote=Mattyk72;466510]maybe I'll just boot all the outsiders[/quote]


Im cool with whatever, i just want to play quickly...I'm having fun! Half the fun for me was drafting :)

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

I'm gonna be on within an hour after the game tonight for one game... maybe two depending on how much i drink if anyone wants to play.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

[QUOTE=vaoutlaws2006;466501]I would simply suggest you give it a chance. I felt the same way after i had played it the first few times....but to each their own i guess. I didnt buy ncaa 09....so i dont really know how different the two are. Is ncaa 09 worth the $60?[/QUOTE]


thanks man, maybe your right.........but i hate the cheating part alot.......i would never play like that to win......im probably swith my madden to the PS3

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

darknight, the lag on ps3 network is abysmal in madden. it ruins the game. i have problems with ncaa on ps3 and with cod4 pretty bad... but little problems in comparison to 360

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Whoever plays the Panthers dominated me. I was definitely foreshadowing to tonights game.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

[QUOTE=EternalEnigma21;466955]darknight, the lag on ps3 network is abysmal in madden. it ruins the game. i have problems with ncaa on ps3 and with cod4 pretty bad... but little problems in comparison to 360[/QUOTE]

thanks for the head's up

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

got my first loss to amonte... I outplayed him the entire game, but gave up a td whiffing on a tackle with plenty of time left. I was driving and braylong fumbled, but looked down. I hit pause to check, but the game didn't pause, so i hit it again.... then the lag caught up and the game quickly paused and unpaused without giving me a chance to challenge... bs.

then i allowed a field goal to take a 3pt lead, and had used all my timeouts all i had was a minute to score from my own 30... i got within the twenty before time expired...

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[quote=Daseal;467019]Whoever plays the Panthers dominated me. I was definitely foreshadowing to tonights game.[/quote]


that would be me...lol...and i dont know how comfortable i am being playing as the panthers now after last night. but you were a good sport about the xbox game we played.

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Yeah. I havent played a console system since PS2. I hit the wrong button on the first pick, and it was downhill from there =p

I'm still learning. Ill figure it out before too long!

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[quote=Daseal;467370]Yeah. I havent played a console system since PS2. I hit the wrong button on the first pick, and it was downhill from there =p

I'm still learning. Ill figure it out before too long![/quote]

ps2 to xbox 360 is almost as big of a jump from the college level to the pro level....some make it some dont...lol....but i appreciate how you hung in there and didnt quit. the button layout is different from ps2 or 3 to xbox. check the web for strategies or such....i wanna switch teams now! I feel like the next one i play as the panthers i am gonna throw...lol.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

Yeah. I keep hitting the bottom button when I see X. I also heard the run and gun playbook was good. I hated it.

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[quote=Daseal;467404]Yeah. I keep hitting the bottom button when I see X. I also heard the run and gun playbook was good. I hated it.[/quote]


funny thats what i use. run and gun.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

I went through and dumped those that haven't played a game yet, they were all outsiders anyway. I've decided to leave the rest of the outsiders as long as they continue to get their games in.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

How do you guys find games? I log on and look at everyones Gamercard -- is that the way to do it?

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

[QUOTE=Daseal;467510]How do you guys find games? I log on and look at everyones Gamercard -- is that the way to do it?[/QUOTE]

You go into the league, check the standings, the last column on the right denotes whether the player is online or not. If they are and you haven't played each other yet, select the player and "invite to league match."

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Also once your in the standings screen you can click the right stick and go to your adress book with L T and then go to league members with R T. At that point you can see what the online members are doing so you don't invite someone playing in a ranked game, or you can see if they're in the 4Q and shoot them a quick message to see if they want to play before you actually invite them.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

Well, anyone looking for that first victory should really consider taking me on. (Matt... Daseal...) I thought my last game was bad... but then I ran into vaoutlaws... Didn't even score. So after three games, not only am I 0-3 (like Matt!), but I've given up 126 points. Yep. That's not a typo. 126 points. For those of you bad at math, that's an average of 42 points per game.

So the 2008 New Orleans Saints (a.k.a. 1976 Bucs) accept all challengers... just preferably crappy ones. And I'm not above someone purposely letting me score or winning. (Just to throw that out there...)

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

big red my friend hats off you were definetly a great sport and i swear i didnt mean to run it up.....i dont know how to feel about that victory considering the team i was playing with. Well folks i only have 3 people left to play and they are dogger dw, smashmode who fyi plays with the skins i dont know how i feel about trying to win that one with my team, and amk 359. Not sure who except smashmode is on warpath but whenever you have time i am on...on and off most days. Hail skins!

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smashmode is matty. I gotta get some more games in... Ill be on tomorrow evening if someone wants a game.. probably around eight thirty

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Here's some info what fixes coming for the 2nd patch:

Two Weeks of Madden NFL 09

Well it's been two weeks since Madden officially launched and it
sure has been a busy time for us. I truly hope everyone is enjoying
the game, and I wanted to drop an update on some things we've been
working on for our 2nd patch. We feel that without a doubt this
encapsulates the top issues we're hearing from the forums and
community leaders, and hope that this list truly makes Madden NFL
09 the ultimate sports game for you.

1. Kicking play disconnect: If two opponents play a game with
two different camera angles, in any situation where a game winning
or tying kick was to be made, a disconnect could occur. "ActionCam"
forces the game to go into slow-motion to add drama to these late
kicks, but unfortunately the Classic camera does not, thus forcing
the "disconnect". This has been fixed...all cameras can still be used
as well.

Workaround until the patch: If possible, ensure that you and your
opponent have the same camera type chosen before starting an online
game.

2. Stability issues in the play call / halftime highlights /
postgame highlights screens (especially in Franchise mode after
training games): This was a hard one to track down as not everyone
was seeing it , we did find the issue however with some Instant
Replay / cache corruption, and have a fix ready for patch 2.

Workaround until the patch: Save and re-boot after any point where
you have entered the game. We learned that the likelihood of this
issue appearing is magnified after multiple loads into and out of
the game engine. From what we've seen so far, people that have
tried playing only one game at a time (or even one Franchise
training session at a time), and saving/rebooting afterwards, have
had zero crashes.

3. Stability issues with Madden IQ end of game popup: This
has been fixed.

Workaround until the patch: Always choose "No" at the Madden IQ end
of game popup.

4. "WR direct snap" exploit: Cheesers found an exploit to
direct snap to a WR for easy short yardage gain. Not only are we
fixing this play (i.e. we aren't removing it), we are also going to
be re-setting records for anyone with a winning record that has
been found to be using this play.

5. Franchise Progression / Regression (or lack thereof): The
lack of higher numbers was a tuning value that I think everyone
agreed was just too low. This has been juiced up so you should see
more realistic progression now.

6. Edited players don't progress: Players were not
progressing after their jersey number (or pretty much any other
attribute). This has been fixed.

7. Stability issue when exiting Madden '93 in CE version:
This has been fixed.

8. Deep ball glitch: Some enterprising gamers found a way to
throw a deep ball while crossing the LOS and hit a receiver wide
open at a decent rate. We addressed this by making sure the DB will
no longer break on the ball when the QB crosses the line while
throwing.

9. CPU running out of bounds: This bug appears when the CPU
tries to switch hands while running to the sidelines. This is fixed
for patch 2.

10. Penalty sliders ineffective: A common complaint from the
hardcore community was the lack of effect from the penalty sliders.
We increased these substantially for patch 2.

11. Field degradation: Another common complaint was the lack of
field degradation. Our effect was very subtle, which was also
getting overshadowed by our lighting and post effects, so we
increased this effect for the patch.

12. Stability issue with the Eagles and a full ring meter: We
found and fixed a rare issue where the gamer could run into
stability issues while using the Eagles in mini-game with a ring
meter that was completely full.

13. Play call screen hitch: We found and fixed a bug that was
causing a noticeable hitch when exiting the play call screen

14. Prevent Defense issue: We found and fixed an issue where
defenders sharing a deep zone/prevent assignment would loosen their
coverage (because they thought the other guy was covering for
them), which allowed the receiver to get behind them even though
they were in Prevent.

15. Brett Favre stats: With the late addition of Brett Favre, we
were not able to get his Career and Season statistics into the game
for the roster update. This has now been added for patch 2.

16. Defensive Preplay Mis-cue: We found and fixed an issue where
defenders would leave their man wide open in a Cover 3.

17. CPU quick-snap: A very common complaint on the forums was the
speed at which the CPU snapped the ball. We added a random length
of time (no less than 5 seconds) for the CPU to wait and even make
pre-play adjustments.

18. Online playbook switch: We found and fixed an issue where
playbooks were re-setting to the defaults after the playbook select
popup was closed.

I hope this makes everyone quite happy.

The patch is being tested as I write this and will be sent off for
verification in the morning, so we are targeting less than a 3 week
turnaround from today for this to hit the general public. (Woohoo!)
We will also make sure to provide updates as the patch progresses
through the 3rd party approval process. As a side note, as of this
moment there have been no changes to database schema, so you won't
have to re-start your Franchise or delete any files.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

Glad to know the cover 3 thing was a glitch. I got burned that way a few times. Also, I found they played better cover 3 I'd you audible to it.

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I can't wait for that patch to hit.

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I just played a ranked game against a mega-cheeser who did the WR direct snap all the way down the field. When you're stuck in a game against a douchebag like that what can you do? I couldn't find his user info anywhere and there's no way to message them. I ended up pulling my ethernet connection to disconnect. I just wish there was a way to report crap like that.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

[quote=Mattyk72;470107]I just played a ranked game against a mega-cheeser who did the WR direct snap all the way down the field. When you're stuck in a game against a douchebag like that what can you do? I couldn't find his user info anywhere and there's no way to message them. I ended up pulling my ethernet connection to disconnect. I just wish there was a way to report crap like that.[/quote]


Now you see, I said this before anyone knew what this was, now if you think that's any fun, more than half of the online users are using the WR glitch, NCAA has less glitches since their patch......and nothing like that....

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[quote=DarkKnight;470112]Now you see, I said this before anyone knew what this was, now if you think that's any fun, more than half of the online users are using the WR glitch, NCAA has less glitches since their patch......and nothing like that....[/quote]

EA is supposed to be fixing this in an upcoming patch but it can't come soon enough.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

[quote=Mattyk72;470114]EA is supposed to be fixing this in an upcoming patch but it can't come soon enough.[/quote]


tell me about it. I played someone yesterday who run that stupid wr glitch play like every other play. but cheaters never win. i figured out how to stop it and ended up winning the game.

Re: Warpath Madden league (360)
 

[quote=vaoutlaws2006;470407]tell me about it. I played someone yesterday who run that stupid wr glitch play like every other play. but cheaters never win. i figured out how to stop it and ended up winning the game.[/quote]

What did you do? I tried manning up and pressing the WRs but every time he was getting at least 2-3 yards at the worst.

I still can't believe someone would have the balls to cheese so blatantly like that. I mean c'mon where's the fun in doing that?