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ItsRealShrill
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6 months ago

"Spike Ball" Glitch PC

Sometimes when im playing in any mode, every time after i run a play on offense my offense will automatically go into "spike ball", i dont understand what is going on. Ive used 3 different controllers and the last controller was a brand new controller and it still does it. There was one time that i restarted the game that it fixed it but recently ive restarted the game 4 times and it still hasnt fixed it. EA, fix this please, ive played 20H already and this glitch makes me want to try to refund this game already!!!! I understand that games have glitchs sometimes but when its just straight unplayable is gets annoying and every madden game has had an issue when i play it! 

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  • same here (Playstation 5); the random unsolicited "spike" happened so often that I don't play anymore; on average, I was playing with 3 downs

    every time it happens, the practical choices are as follows:
    a) let the spike happen, and lose a down;
    b) use a timeout; but then you waste all your timeouts and implicitly lose points near the end of the half when you need them;
    c) audible a "fake spike"; but the plays you can choose from are so limited; additionally (another bug?), the Quarterback is not responsive after a fake spike, you need to try multiple times to pass;  before it finally happen; half the time you get sacked; the other half, the timing is off and you get intercepted

    so, almost every time this happens, you either voluntarily lose a down, you get sacked, or you get intercepted

    this doesn't just happen once, it happens multiple times per quarter; it once happened twice to me in one set of downs; also, it seems like it happens more often if I am winning...

    don't try to say that the computer-assistance doing something smart on my behalf; some of these spikes happen in first quarter when there is 13 minutes left

    and don't tell me any BS about controllers or buttons; two brand new controllers that are swapped every time I play, to charge the battery; kept my fingers off all buttons before the previous plays ended, it still happened

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