[Info] Madden NFL 16 Title Update #2 Now Available

The second Madden NFL 16 title update is now available. Included are improvements and fixes to Madden NFL 16 gameplay, Connected Franchise, Madden Ultimate Team, and more.

GAMEPLAY

• Addressed issue where if a team called a time out on the safety punt, they would then be able to kick a regular kickoff
• Addressed issue where sometimes a defender would have a poor pursuit angle toward the ball carrier if the ball carrier was breaking a tackle during a catch
• Addressed issue where sometimes defensive linemen would freeze for the remainder of the play after being knocked to the ground
• Addressed issue where the defense would not adjust alignment if the CPU controlled offensive team enacted a concept audible
• Updated Individual Coverage adjustments to not only affect the pre-snap shading but also the post play leverage technique
• Addressed issue where adjusting the ZONE shading would have an effect on the defenders drop location instead of just the leverage technique
• Addressed issue where cancelling a PA Fake would allow for a 1-step drop on certain plays
• Addressed issue where the game clock would be restarted of a declined penalty after an incomplete pass
• Addressed issue where safeties in Cover 4 Deep assignments were reacting to run too quickly

CONNECTED FRANCHISE

• Addressed issue where defensive holding slider would reset when exiting the screen
• Addressed issue where accelerated clock would not work in H2H CFM games
• Addressed issue where visual feedback settings were pulling from the user’s profile instead of league settings
• Addressed issue where some settings would carry back to the FE after playing a CFM game
• Addressed issue where the CPU would retain an empty roster spot when simming to the regular season when there is a player on Injured Reserve (note: changes aren’t reflected until after your current season is finished)
• Addressed issue where the user could not sort player while in the Fantasy draft board
• Removed Kick Return as a scoutable trait (note: changes won’t be reflected until after your current season is finished)
• CFM Trade tuning
• Addressed issue in CFM H2H where uniforms would change back to default home/away even after changing them in the team select screen
• Addressed a rare issue that caused some Franchise files to be corrupted, preventing players from accessing their CFM (note: this won’t repair already corrupted files, and only prevents future occurrences)

MADDEN ULTIMATE TEAM

• MUT Play a Friend quarter length boosted to four minutes from two minutes
• In MUT H2H Seasons and Draft Champions H2H Draft, terminating the game during the load screen will give the quitter a loss and the opponent a win. In MUT, Contracts will still be removed.

OTHER

• Play Now games were using regular season overtime rules rather than playoff overtime rules (removed possibility for ties)
• Addressed issue in online games where the defensive timer would run out during a pause causing the game to auto pick the defensive play
• Addressed over 100 general bug and stability issues

Source: https://www.easports.com/madden-nfl/news/2015/title-update-2

[Patch Notes] Madden NFL 16 Title Update #1 Now Available

The first Madden NFL 16 title update is now available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Included are improvements and fixes to Madden NFL 16 gameplay, Connected Franchise, Madden Ultimate Team, and more.

GAMEPLAY

• Addressed issue where AI defenders would get encroachment penalties after random huddle breaks and occasionally during the no-huddle offense
• Addressed rare issue where receivers were called down by contact even when they weren’t being touched
• Addressed quarterback locomotion warps on certain drop backs

CONNECTED FRANCHISE

• Addressed issue where players could receive over 100 confidence resulting in a short-term attribute boost
• Improved regression tuning for offensive linemen
• Tuned rookie deep accuracy rating
• Tuned supersim stats where pocket quarterbacks were generating too many rushing attempts
• Addressed issue where team could sign elite free agents for a low amount
• Addressed issue where some free agents would disappear from the free agent pool

MADDEN ULTIMATE TEAM

• Addressed a rare issue where certain items would not have an image

OTHER

• Addressed issue where the commentary line and presentation would repeat for a quarterback who returned from injury
• Addressed a crash that could occur when using multiple controllers
• Addressed a crash that could occur when exiting a game and the background video would continue to loop
• Addressed general bugs and stability issues

Source: https://www.easports.com/madden-nfl/news/2015/title-update-1