Madden Bitching Thread!

[Boostme]

In MUT, I just sold my Cheifs Arrowhead stadium for 3000 coins because i had no coins left to buy injury cards for my Linebackers or else i couldnt play any more games(i had no replacements)..Was this a wise choice that i made? I seen auctions for as low as 3500 coints for arrowhead stadium..oh well..now i can at least go back to playing now =(

[ZForce915]

You would have gotten 2x-3x that in auction.

[Boostme]

You would have gotten 2x-3x that in auction.

dohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[litepink]

Wait, so people will buy all my stadiums in an auction for 6000+ coins? I figured everyone has tons of stadiums, I've been tossing them.

[Rep]

I have an extra Cheifs Arrowhead stadium...any offers???

I thought this was a bitching thread, not a trading thread.

[Sainterz12]

I traded mine to a person who I was happy to accept whatever as I had no interest in the stadium. They gave me 12,000 coins and a gold QB.

[x Stacks x]

LOL. Wow. Y'all had the one of the rarest cards in MUT and didn't even know it. Sucks if you're going for the Collections any time soon.

[TimespliTT]

Ive been disconnected like 20 times in the past hour


I traded mine to a person who I was happy to accept whatever as I had no interest in the stadium. They gave me 12,000 coins and a gold QB. howd you get a player AND coins?

if this forum dead?

[MxPx]

wtf...you get 0 coins for a MUT loss? Even though I scored 2 touchdowns against a level 94 team with a level 64 team? FAIL.

[DashingCW]

wtf...you get 0 coins for a MUT loss? Even though I scored 2 touchdowns against a level 94 team with a level 64 team? FAIL.

How much did you lose by? Even losing by a lot over 50 or so will greatly diminish the coins you get. Regardless of how good you did, and the fact that your playing a real player.

My main complaint is I've lost at least one mut game, because I see a player wide open, throw to him, and I'm picked off by an invisible player that was standing right in front of him. This has happened at least three times.

[MxPx]

How much did you lose by? Even losing by a lot over 50 or so will greatly diminish the coins you get. Regardless of how good you did, and the fact that your playing a real player.

My main complaint is I've lost at least one mut game, because I see a player wide open, throw to him, and I'm picked off by an invisible player that was standing right in front of him. This has happened at least three times.

Lost 30-7, got 0 coins. :(

But it was tournament mode. Does that make it different? I thought the way it worked was, you'd get coins every match like regular, but if you last the 3 rounds you get the bonus amount, (500). If its just you last 3 rounds and only get the 500, that is a waste of time.

[DashingCW]

Lost 30-7, got 0 coins. :(

But it was tournament mode. Does that make it different? I thought the way it worked was, you'd get coins every match like regular, but if you last the 3 rounds you get the bonus amount, (500). If its just you last 3 rounds and only get the 500, that is a waste of time.

That's what I thought the first time to. No, you only get coins if you win and it is a set amount. Each game you win gives you more coins, but only in set increments. I beat a 96 when I was a 77, and got like 500 coins I think. That was the last time I played a tournament. I just play regular head to head now only.

[Rep]

wtf...you get 0 coins for a MUT loss? Even though I scored 2 touchdowns against a level 94 team with a level 64 team? FAIL.

You said you got 2 touchdowns, but lost 30-7 ? :)

[MxPx]

You said you got 2 touchdowns, but lost 30-7 ? :)

So I exaggerated a bit. ;) My defense is atrocious right now. Highest level player is maybe a 65. Every single defensive play, the line opens right up the middle. FAIL.

[MxPx]

I hate how you have to exit out of every game. There should be a "Go Back To Menu" feature. Its annoying to have to go...

Pause
Quit Game
Quit Game
Yes

At the end of every match.

Edit: And anybody have any hints on how to get better at superstar mode? Every running play I lose 2-5 yards. Every pass is intercepted, or I get sacked. Receivers don't follow their routes half the time. Can't get more than 20points per game.

[DashingCW]

What team are you on? You could have a really weak offensive line. My QB superstar got drafted to the Texans, and I pretty much listen to what the coach tells me to do. I follow which ever route is the red route first, and if thats not open I look then scramble. I would recommend using audibles a lot as a QB. Read the defense and call audibles. And yeah I only ever score a like 20 usually. Except when simming plays my special teams usually manages to return one or two punts a game.

[MxPx]

What team are you on? You could have a really weak offensive line. My QB superstar got drafted to the Texans, and I pretty much listen to what the coach tells me to do. I follow which ever route is the red route first, and if thats not open I look then scramble. I would recommend using audibles a lot as a QB. Read the defense and call audibles.

Patriots...who shouldn't be THAT shabby. I've been using audibles lately...been helping somewhat. But I still can't get my damn people to catch the ball.

They'll catch a wide open catch...get hit...drop the ball for incomplete pass.

That or the ball will randomly get thrown in the dirt, or thrown 20 yards further than it should have been. All my character's accuracy stats are decent...70+, overall rating of 67...but simply cannot connect.

[Paully05]

Ok couple fo things,

1.) The "improved" free agent bidding, I find it idiotic. They give you like 2 minutes to bid on a guy, which for me is not enough time. I like to check out their stats from the previous year, and go through my line up to see if the player is enough of an improvement over my guy to warrant big money. But I do not have enough time to do that, so I am passing on the top rated free agents most of the time.

2.) Gameplay - This might just be me, but it seems like whenever I am driving the ball down the field, and go for anything close to a pass down the middle of the field, the ball is always either tipped by a linebacker jumping 40 feet in the air, or picked off. I would say this happens 90% of the time I pass down the middle.

3.) Gameplay - Same as the last few years, your offensive line is crap. They hold a block until you go to run by, and then all of a sudden you are tackled. I play as the Jets, who have a very solid O-Line, and I get pissed when this happens.

4.) I have heard the commentary repeat itself many times during a single game, call wrong players names, and sounds like shit most of the time.

5.) I have played MUT since Madden 10, and what does EA reward me for this loyalty?? A FUCKING GLITCHED ACHIEVEMENT. I don't care about the 5 gamerscore to be honest, I care about the completed game. And the fact that EA has basically said "That sucks, deal with it". This will probably be my last Madden game, which is sad since I have played them since 1992 on the super nintendo. Fix your damn mistakes EA.

[Rep]

Superstar Mode.

I play WR for the Falcons. Michael Turner, this season, has 129 carries for only 95 yards. Kinda odd don't you think?

[DashingCW]

Yeah, I find it really hard to have legit stats for superstar mode. It's easily my least favorite mode. My biggest problem was that I got the starting job over Matt Schaub. I'd like to at least work for it. And the fact that at the 7 game mark I've thrown for 4 TD's, and we've only lost one game.

[Rep]

Yeah, I find it really hard to have legit stats for superstar mode. It's easily my least favorite mode. My biggest problem was that I got the starting job over Matt Schaub. I'd like to at least work for it. And the fact that at the 7 game mark I've thrown for 4 TD's, and we've only lost one game.

I find it easier to play as a quarterback in superstar mode. I'm playing as a WR and are team's record is only 3-10. I average 10 receptions a game, but we still lose. It's mainly because all they pick is running plays, and we can't go anywhere.

I did, however, get the starting WR position in front of Roddy White and Julio Jones without even working for it.

[MxPx]

Superstar mode is retarded. I just had 6 interceptions in a row. Thanks a lot, coach.

Legit, I don't get it.

You're running a screen play where the WR is going to slant to the corner...yet then he doesn't do it. He starts making a B-line straight down the field. So you go to throw to him, and it sails 20yds over his head directly to the defensive player who catches it for an interception.

And every time I run a play with a wide open player...they are not paying attention to the ball and it goes right past them.

[Darabos]

I like the ability to improve my Superstar over the course of the season, however, the things you earn points for seem arbitrary. I created a DT and I was awarded points for allowing a TD and another time the HB ran right past me for a large gain and I was awarded points. In future versions I would hope there is a more structure to the point system based on the position I'm actually playing.

I hate the auctions in MUT. Madden 10 there wasn't a minimum value to post cards to auction. I would auction off playbooks at half the cost and people would bid up to double the value. I dont use Live Points to get coins so the auction block is not an option for me.

I started franchise mode and I think for the first time in several years I'm not going to use it. The consistency thing doesn't seem to effect much. The new scouting system sucks. And i just feel like the menus aren't fluid enough. It bothers me.

Stat lists...WHY? There is all that wasted space where the player info is once you highlight them why do I have to scroll all the way to the right to view stamina? And why would I care at all about a CB's run blocking or throwing power stat? Why can't they just simplify it and show the stats that are important to the position like in MUT?

The stat list is my biggest pet peeve.

[MxPx]

Apparently altering the difficulty level also affects the skill-level sliders...

I set it on All-Madden the other day to try and pick up some more points, but quickly found myself losing matches 63-0...56-7...etc. (Compared to it being the other way around on a slightly lower setting) Somehow my player skill levels had gone down to 0, and the cpu skill levels gone up to 100. I was legit about to sell the game, thinking I was just that bad at it. No wonder my offensive line was literally doing NOTHING.

Cliffs: All-Madden + 0 player skill level = hella owned.

lol

[RedAuerbach]

Well first the "Create an MUT" achievement is glitched to hell.

Secondly, a few times I've done what the achievement calls for (Ex. Hillis or Best) and I complete the game and don't get the achievement. What gives?

Thirdly, I can never get interceptions even with sliders all the way up? Why!?

[DashingCW]

Well first the "Create an MUT" achievement is glitched to hell.

Secondly, a few times I've done what the achievement calls for (Ex. Hillis or Best) and I complete the game and don't get the achievement. What gives?

Thirdly, I can never get interceptions even with sliders all the way up? Why!?

I think the biggest thing is sometimes the achievements don't work if they are not on 5 min quarters. I played on rookie, 5 min games, and I never didn't get an achievement I should have had.

[Foxxy kyle]

I saw a lot of glitches in this game on ps3, unfortunately cant remember much of that night but I do Remember in the franchise they had the wrong names in the enzones.

[oDREWBYo]

has anyone noticed that when you draft some players their shoulder pads and even heads sometimes are really messed up i can even enjoy the game seeing all that i dont want to go past the first season cuz the the players look like shit!!!!

anyone else have this problem?

[MxPx]

Well first the "Create an MUT" achievement is glitched to hell.

Secondly, a few times I've done what the achievement calls for (Ex. Hillis or Best) and I complete the game and don't get the achievement. What gives?

Thirdly, I can never get interceptions even with sliders all the way up? Why!?

Its not glitched. If it were glitched, NOBODY would be able to get that cheevo. Yet millions of users such as myself got it with no problem. :p

Interceptions...switch to your player covering the guy who is about to receive the pass...jump in the air, intercept ball. Easy. As. Cake. If your sliders are on 100 it should be an interception at least 7/10 times.

[MxPx]

Why do my settings reset every time I shut the game off?

[RedAuerbach]

Its not glitched.

Tell that to the hundreds who can't get it.

[MxPx]

Tell that to the hundreds who can't get it.

It is an achievement for new players only. That is not a "glitch".

[MxPx]

There's no playoffs in Be a Pro mode? What's the point of winning matches then? lol

[xMidget_Furyx]

Why do my settings reset every time I shut the game off?
you need to press the :back: to save the settings

what i can't stand it the coins earned vs coins you have to spend

[MxPx]

you need to press the :back: to save the settings

what i can't stand it the coins earned vs coins you have to spend

Agreed. Takes me maybe 8-9 games to be able to buy a bronze pack. That's 8-9 games, with 5-minute quarters, meaning a solid 4 hours of play. (20 minutes of clock time + time-outs + breaks, etc. EIGHT times)

In FIFA, I can play a single 12-minute match, (2, 6-minute halfs) not even win the game, and still receive more than enough coins to buy a bronze pack.

[SpeakDoggYo]

Agreed. Takes me maybe 8-9 games to be able to buy a bronze pack. That's 8-9 games, with 5-minute quarters, meaning a solid 4 hours of play. (20 minutes of clock time + time-outs + breaks, etc. EIGHT times)

In FIFA, I can play a single 12-minute match, (2, 6-minute halfs) not even win the game, and still receive more than enough coins to buy a bronze pack.

I also agree with this. You either have to dedicate an insane amount of time to playing MUT games, or you have to spend real money to get enough coins to get rolling. Another problem, is once you complete the majority of the collections, it is difficult to continue earning coins. For example, I have all collections complete except for the Marshall and the Fantasy Week 1 D/ST collections.

So I spent 400,000 coins trying to find the Leftwich card today and was unsuccessful. You have a limited number of auction slots, so unless you have cards that people will buy right away, its tough to earn back coins fast enough to keep your total amount up.

[DashingCW]

I also agree with this. You either have to dedicate an insane amount of time to playing MUT games, or you have to spend real money to get enough coins to get rolling. Another problem, is once you complete the majority of the collections, it is difficult to continue earning coins. For example, I have all collections complete except for the Marshall and the Fantasy Week 1 D/ST collections.

So I spent 400,000 coins trying to find the Leftwich card today and was unsuccessful. You have a limited number of auction slots, so unless you have cards that people will buy right away, its tough to earn back coins fast enough to keep your total amount up.

I agree with this so much. I haven't completed all collections, but I could if I wanted to. Most of the core collections I only need one or two cards, but I buy so many packs I just leave them open as I could find the missing card. If anything it's forced me to play every two or three days. A typical week is I play on Friday after the new collections are open. Play usually until I have all fantasy card collections so I won't miss them. Then play two days later see what sold, and then buy packs until my auctions are full again. Repeat until Friday. My only saving grace is I found Legursky and Dixon 10 or 15 packs apart.

[SpeakDoggYo]

I agree with this so much. I haven't completed all collections, but I could if I wanted to. Most of the core collections I only need one or two cards, but I buy so many packs I just leave them open as I could find the missing card. If anything it's forced me to play every two or three days. A typical week is I play on Friday after the new collections are open. Play usually until I have all fantasy card collections so I won't miss them. Then play two days later see what sold, and then buy packs until my auctions are full again. Repeat until Friday. My only saving grace is I found Legursky and Dixon 10 or 15 packs apart.

I definitely need to start only playing every 2 or 3 days like this. I waste too many coins searching for cards when I have a full auction block and simply discard cards from the pack.

I've been spending a ton of time trying to get the Patrick Willis fantasy card this week, but I dont think its going to happen. The card seems incredibly rare.

[DashingCW]

I definitely need to start only playing every 2 or 3 days like this. I waste too many coins searching for cards when I have a full auction block and simply discard cards from the pack.

I've been spending a ton of time trying to get the Patrick Willis fantasy card this week, but I dont think its going to happen. The card seems incredibly rare.

If I had an extra I'd trade it to you. This Friday was the most packs I've bought in a very long time. I somehow got Willis in pack 2 I bought after the new collections were added. Then realized him and Ben were ridiculously hard to find. So I kept opening packs hoping to get another Willis or Ben, because I knew I could trade the Willis for a Ben. Eventually I got a 2nd Willis.

[SpeakDoggYo]

If I had an extra I'd trade it to you. This Friday was the most packs I've bought in a very long time. I somehow got Willis in pack 2 I bought after the new collections were added. Then realized him and Ben were ridiculously hard to find. So I kept opening packs hoping to get another Willis or Ben, because I knew I could trade the Willis for a Ben. Eventually I got a 2nd Willis.

The most frustrating thing for me is I've now come across 3 Big Ben fantasy cards in all the packs that I've opened searching for Willis. Still no Willis though. If I can't find one or get someone to trade with me, oh well. I won't be finishing the HOF edition collections either, so add another one to the list I guess.

[david10985]

Are there any other modes I can get gold coins in other than mut? Only have 505 coins empty spot at RE and cannot fill it.

[SpeakDoggYo]

Are there any other modes I can get gold coins in other than mut? Only have 505 coins empty spot at RE and cannot fill it.

Online H2H.

[MxPx]

What the shit is with all this freezing lately?

You'll go into Play Now, and won't be able to choose teams for a minute. Music will play like normal, but you can't choose teams. Eventually it loads up or whatever, and you can choose teams fine, but why the initial pause?

[JAW LV]

What the shit is with all this freezing lately?

I just wrapped up this game yesterday and noticed some random freezing too.

My rant: I really hate the MUT achievements, if I wasn't a completionist I would have skipped that part. I broke down and ended up spending a few bucks to get my team up to 80... I really didn't have the patience to put in 20+ hrs to get all those coins.

[KillrNut]

One minor complaint here from regular gameplay.

When returning a punt, the punt return members of my team that are supposed to block the "gunners" from the other team are always complete idiots and don't block for me at all, so I always either have to fair catch or get tackled right away when returning a punt.

Yet, for the CPU, they block my team's gunners like normal.


Other than that, very happy with this year's edition so far. Been adjusting sliders trying to get the difficulty/realism just right, and then gonna dive into franchise mode. I dont play superstar or MUT, but I'm sure ill do it eventually just to get the acheivements.

[Clark Knight 11]

I cant stand the auction and trade system in mut! These people require the world just cause they got lucky and got a rare card, then post it to trade with All and dont accept shit! You offer your best cards and you get snubbed! If they want something specific take the time to change the trade settings. ANNOYING! oh and auction it takes 15 secs to reload the damn bid screen how bout an on screen refresh? Ok thats it i feel better!

[ItalianWeapons]

I cant stand the auction and trade system in mut! These people require the world just cause they got lucky and got a rare card, then post it to trade with All and dont accept shit! You offer your best cards and you get snubbed! If they want something specific take the time to change the trade settings. ANNOYING! oh and auction it takes 15 secs to reload the damn bid screen how bout an on screen refresh? Ok thats it i feel better!
I feel ya, dont like the bidglitched auctions.

[xI C0uch P0tat0]

The only achievement I have left is make an MUT trade and I've made like five. Definitely glitchy.

Also, glad I'm done with the interceptions achievements. They are a pain, even using two controllers. I thow up ducks and instead of catching the ball they wanna bat it down every damn time.