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5 years ago

Madden 21 tackling broken

The tackling is so broken, my guys will run past ball carriers that are physically touching them and I always go for conservative tackles because it's so bad in this Madden, rarely do tackle animations happen for me when I'm within one yard of the ball carrier, a fix is needed. I can't believe these folks at EA never test things before they release them or implement them. This is just one out of literally 50+ problems with this game. Most small and easy to fix (you would think) yet they won't be addressed.

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  • Also switching players on defense is broken, it always switches you to a player out of position from where the play is happening. I tried to switch to a DB that was playing the ball against a WR on a streak route and it switched me from LB to the middle safety when the ball was thrown toward the left pylon deep. I couldn't even see where I got switched too until I checked the replay. Once again probably won't be addressed like many issues. Especially since it's not under the Yard or MUT since it's franchise they don't care, also it's pretty messed up that EA was giving away free codes for Madden 21 and when someone that actually bought the game and was disappointed with it asked if he could get a code so he could refund it, EA play simply lied and said they had no more codes to give but they were giving out codes to people right after they said that. These games are overpriced they clearly don't use any money to make the game better they just use the money to add more microtransactions in the game. Or game modes that will have microtransactions. Game definitely should be priced at $40 until they actually take time to make this game right. I'd rather wait 2 years at this point. But the GREED is too much at EA.

  • And why is it that the A.I QB NEVER gets called for intentional grounding. He stands in the pocket and immediately throws it out of bounds but it's never called against the A.I. that's been in the game for the past 3 Maddens as far as I can remember, so once again I doubt this will get fixed.

  • Product: Madden NFL 21
    Platform:Sony Playstation 4
    Which console generation do you have? PlayStation 4
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    Date/time issue occurred 19/10/2020
    What type of issue do you have? Gameplay
    Which mode has this happened in? Franchise Mode
    Which part of the mode? Offline
    What is your Franchise League Name? Phins
    Summarize your bug Tackling is completely broken - About 90% of the time since the last update, a defender trying to tackle a ball carrier will have his tackle broken for a majority of plays. The ball carrier will make a run and get tackled by the defender but the tackling defender will slip off the ball carrier as though he just tried to grab something covered in baby oil and the ball carrier is not even affected - not slowed or stuttered. This has nothing to do with the tackling stats of the taclking player as the majority of the time this has happened, I have used a MLB against a running back - and the Linebacker is 99 for tackling. On the 2 out of 10 occasions where the tackle sticks, the tackler always falls back regardless of the strength rating of the two players - Again my MLB is 99 for Strength, Tackling, Hit Power and still gets knocked backwards by speed backs who have strength ratings in the 70s. Therefore the AI is constantly gaining yards either due to missed tackles or falling forward during tackles.
    How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Play offline franchise and attempt to tackle
    What happens when the bug occurs? As described above, either the ball carrier runs like nothing has happened and the tackle just slips off or the ball carrier falls forward through the tackle and gains yards.
    What do you expect to see? For the tackle to be made at least 80-90% of the time if no skill move has been performed - or for players who have tackling stats of 99 - I would expect at tackle success ratio of 99% of the time and only have the odd occasion where a tackle is missed.
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    Product: Madden NFL 21
    Platform: PS4
    Which console generation do you have? PS4
    What is your gamertag/PSN ID?
    Date/time issue occurred From August 2020 to Present Day 10/22/20
    What type of issue do you have? Gameplay
    Which mode has this happened in? Franchise Mode
    Which part of the mode? Offline
    What is your Franchise League Name? Phins
    Summarize your bug Freeze : 

    Tackling is completely broken - About 90% of the time since the last update, a defender trying to tackle a ball carrier will have his tackle broken for a majority of plays.

    The ball carrier will make a run and get tackled by the defender but the tackling defender will slip off the ball carrier as though he just tried to grab something covered in baby oil and the ball carrier is not even affected - not slowed or stuttered.

    This has nothing to do with the tackling stats of the taclking player as the majority of the time this has happened, I have used a MLB against a running back - and the Linebacker is 99 for tackling.

    On the 2 out of 10 occasions where the tackle sticks, the tackler always falls back regardless of the strength rating of the two players - Again my MLB is 99 for Strength, Tackling, Hit Power and still gets knocked backwards by speed backs who have strength ratings in the 70s.

    Therefore the AI is constantly gaining yards either due to missed tackles or falling forward during tackles.


    How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Go make a franchise and attempt to tackle (preferably with a player who has a tackling, Strength, hit strength ratio of 99
    What happens when the bug occurs? As described above, either the ball carrier runs like nothing has happened and the tackle just slips off or the ball carrier falls forward through the tackle and gains yards.
    What do you expect to see? For the tackle to be made at least 80-90% of the time if no skill move has been performed - or for players who have tackling stats of 99 - I would expect at tackle success ratio of 99% of the time and only have the odd occasion where a tackle is missed. I know there are a fair few tackles in the NFL that are missed - but when you have a player you created via draft to be a tackling machine you dont expect to miss 80-90% of your tackles - especially when they are tackles that you are hitting almost head on and not reaching to attempt


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  • Which is horrible because this is a horrific issue. I can't tackle anybody. If I do aggressive tackle they always just dive on the ground, even if I'm lined up directly over the player I'm attempting to tackle.

  • @TDEbish Because people working on the game don't care about their customers I'm just being honest they want to do the least with the game instead of making a great game that they get paid to do
  • The developers and employees are useless they will never make this game realistic

  • They will never fix any of this.  Tackling is so bad how do i run literally  right next to the ball carrier every time.  

    sad that its 2021 and Madden has been getting worse every year.  And they think they can take on NCAA

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