User Pass Defense Not Working As Intended
I feel like the title is self explanatory. It's so broken it's almost not worth playing. DB's do not react as they should, and do not attack the ball the way they should. They are nearly oblivious to...
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EA_Shepard yes please pass this on to the correct team!!! THE DEFENSE IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE!! Theres no coverage from AI defenders they are slow and dont cover any assignments or any man coverage routes.. somebody is ALWAYS wide open no matter what i call. Even in cover 4 defense the saftey is oblivious to the WR running a fly route down the sideline and just doesn't see him or move...The terrible defense is making the game NOT FUN AT ALL. We gotta struggle n grind just to get to a punt or incompletion. O and don't even try to play the chiefs..they are a cheat code on the all madden difficulty level. For the first madden ever im 32'd in pass coverage with a 93 rated defense how does this happen...IT HAS NEVER BEEN LIKE THAT. I hope they fix this or im gonna stop playing it and be forced to play college football 26 instead..
EA_ShepardCommunity Manager
rdeadwyler It is frustrating when you put together a 93 overall defense, and it feels like the AI is not covering anything. Safeties ignoring deep routes in a Cover 4 or defenders not reacting in man coverage take the fun out of the game. When you grind just to force a punt or an incompletion, it starts to feel broken instead of competitive.
You are not alone in noticing this. Other players have also said that coverage feels inconsistent, especially against high-powered teams like the Chiefs, where it feels almost impossible to slow them down in my experience. Defense should be holding up and giving you a fair shot, not leaving wide-open receivers every play. I can just hear my high school coach yelling at us for this one. I was a defensive tackle in high school, and if anyone ran up the middle in practice, that was going to be a bad day for us. I read the feedback all day like this. So, for me, it is good to have these types of conversations. I get specifics from y'all and not just things like "fix the game". These are the conversations we need to be having on the forums.
I will make sure this gets passed along so it is looked at. This is a quick follow-up for you. Are you seeing this issue mainly in All Madden, or does it happen across other difficulty levels, too? And when you run Cover 4, is it mostly the safeties failing to react, or are linebackers and corners breaking down as well?
are you using ai to write these replies or was your position replaced by an ai chat bot?
- EA_Shepard
KevThaKidd258 Don't really need AI to write when you have been writing for 30 years. I'm pre-internet, but now I have Grammarly (which also uses AI to format) to correct everything and make everything I do more structured.
Hello sorry for the late response, usually is happening on all madden. And yeah usually the safeties but also yes cornerbacks too sometimes for them they dont move right away and stay flat footed its like they let the WR run right past before they turn and run with them out of press coverage. But there has been some improvements haven't seen it really, im going to continue monitor after ther latest update.
I’ve tried playing from pro to all Madden and it’s the same at every level. The QB scrambles are crazy. Aaron Rodger’s scrambled for 60 against me and had a 30 yarder. The defenders just stand there until he’s like 15 yards upfield already.
the pass D is similar where the defenders just stand there. Like zero reaction to routes in their area. In man coverage sometimes a defender will just get stuck in place like they are glued to the ground. The gameplay is what needs to be focused on. It’s the need. The little details in the stadiums and uniforms are wants not needs. The bones of the game is the rosters and gameplay. Those should be the priority every year and if those are dialed in then spend a little time working on building out the details.
we need to stop buying any ea games if this is the product they give us. its something wrong/ gamebreaking every year and we all spend our hard earned money on this crap.
