How is Madden 21 not as good as NFL 2k5?
How come EA never answers to critique of the game and how its not even close to as good as a game that came out 15 years ago in NFL 2k5? who can I email to get answers? as a paying customer i feel as...
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EA_Blueberry
Community Manager
Community ManagerIs there anything specific you want the team to look into that you feel will make Madden NFL a better product going forward? There are going to be different opinions and we welcome both positive and negative, but I'm enjoying this year's version of the game so far. Back in November the company announced Madden NFL 20 was the most successful game in franchise history last year and now Madden NFL 21 already has nearly 30% more players year over year from launch.
are you going to answer to any of my specifics or no?
@Sabreu1989I don't believe the managers on this site could answer those specifics even if they wanted to. They are not the programers of the game.
P.S. quarterbacks overthrow wide receivers all the time in real life. Football Outsiders tallied the stats and the best deep ball passer was Mahomes who had a deep ball accuracy of 60.7%. in 2019. Second was Watson at 60%.I mean, of course deep balls are over thrown all the time. But im talking about 5 to 6 yard slants or drags, with my feet set, no pressure in the pocket. Deshaun watson overthrows those over their head right to a linebacker? i've never seen that in real life and i watch a ton of football. I appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions tho man, i know im coming off kind of hostile but it just infuriates me that i had so much more fun with older versions of the game and it makes no sense how its gotten worse over the years. I feel cheated, like EA just straight up does not care about the customer because they know for a fact we are going to buy the new version of the game regardless because we want the updated rosters.
- @Sabreu1989 Trust me I feel your pain. Usually in the situation you are describing a QB underthrows the receiver or throws inside or outside of them, not ten yard over them straight to the LB. That I assume is a preprogrammed animation, because skill doesn't really exist in this game.
- EA_Blueberry
Hey, @Sabreu1989
I wasn't at work over the weekend which is why you didn't get any response. Please tag me later in the day if I don't get back in time for a response as a reminder. I have to focus my current time today tackling issues being reported across all of our sports titles. We can have a discussion on this and ultimately I'll pass along your sentiments, but to set some proper expectations you're asking for an answer that is at a higher level of what we normally chat about on these forums which would come from someone like a Creator Director for the franchise.
I understand that my specifics were more for a creative director or programmer. but theres absolutely no chance i ever get to talk to any of them. so my original question is how come EA has not responded to the widespread criticism of the game? how come no one has come out and at least tried to address the issues publicly? It feels like they dont care what we think about the game
sorry if im coming off kind of hostile I really do appreciate you answering my questions so thank you, i just used to love madden so much and now its just so frustrating to play the game, especially since i like to play competition online and it just feels like i blow everyone out using cheesy mechanics that are easy to exploit and i no longer get the feeling like im making good play calls or outsmarting my opponent. im just frustrated with the state of the game and even more frustrated that no one who can at least give a good reason as to why the game has all these issues.
@Sabreu1989I fully share your assessment and frustration. Specifically, I feel that dichotomy you express in your last post exactly the same way. I vacillate between absolute frustration on the one hand, and love of the game itself on the other.
