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Irezawa's avatar
5 years ago

Madden NFL 21 - Franchise Mode- Plays are simulated that you should have control

DISCLAIMER: I do not know if there is such a bug in Madden 21. This bug was in Maddens 18-20 and I'm trying to find out if 21 has it too. Original title of this topic was "Is this bug still there?" but for whatever reason, @EA_Blueberry edited it so that it doesn't make any sense anymore.

There was a persistent bug in previous games where in CFM with a created player, the game simulated some of your downs. You could see the player with your name running on the field and see the change in stats, even though you didn't play. This happened when playing an offensive position with Instant Starter turned off. And it happened A LOT.

I noticed this bug in Madden 19 and according to bug report forum, it was still around in Madden 20 so I skipped the whole game. I then found a dirt-cheap copy of Madden 18, as you often do with older sports games, and I got it out of curiosity to see if the bug was already around. It was. This bug is confirmed to having been in the game since 2017 and if I were to bet, I'd say it's probably been there even longer. But until Madden 21, it hasn't been fixed. And judging by the responses to those bug reports, EA doesn't even seem to understand it. I reported the bug for Madden 19 and commented on bug reports by other players for Madden 20, so it has been brought to EA's attention several times along the years. I've tried to run down step-by-step instructions to help them see what's going on and give as detailed descriptions as possible so they could grasp the issue, but so far only result has been a confirmation that they're legitimate morons.

Since CFM is what I do about about 90% of the time when I'm playing and half of that I play as a running back, this bug... well, bugs me a lot. It's a major issue since it literally prevents me from playing the game. Because of that I don't feel like buying another game unless I'm certain it's fixed. Judging by the forums, Madden 21 is a dumpster fire in many ways. It seems to have it's fair share of issues, but how about this specific issue? Is it still there?

I'll add couple of links here. First is my initial bug report from August 2018 and the second is a bug report by another player where I'm trying to chime in and make the EA representative see what's going on. You can see how futile an attempt it was.

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-Madden-Games/Bugs-in-Franchise-Mode/m-p/6978237

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Madden-NFL-20/Franchise-mode-as-player-skipping-plays/m-p/8577387

EA_Blueberry: Changed post title to meet bug description

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  • What the hell, @EA_Blueberry? Why did you change the title of this post? I'm trying to get an answer to a question and you're completely messing it. I'm not reporting a bug here, I reported it YEARS ago (see link #1) and tried to explain it TO YOU (see link #2). I'm trying to ask people if this bug is still around and you just wiped the question away. Do you really get kicks from being a clueless *? Well, since I got your attention, at least answer the damn question. Oh right, you can't because you don't understand the whole bug. I guess I really have to give up. I hope you don't get paid for being a "Community Manager" because that would really crush me.

  • EA_Blueberry's avatar
    EA_Blueberry
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    5 years ago

    @Irezawa 

    The post title was changed to help improve it's visibility in search results for those being impacted by it and help players find the thread related to the same issue they're experiencing. The Madden QA team will utilize this board as a resource to gather info from players impacted whom post here and other back-end data to find out how many are actually experiencing this. By changing the post title I'm attempting to improve it's ranking on where it falls on the list of bugs the team has to tackle. 

    I'm raising this up to the team. Question for you though and this might be tedious so if you don't want to do it I completely understand, but if you go through the summary and add together all the rushing yards for the player does it match up with their total amount that game? Wondering/hoping if it's actually a different player that rushed but it threw in your player's name. Looking to confirm if it's a visual error with the summary or if it's actually simulating plays on your behalf. 

  • Irezawa's avatar
    Irezawa
    5 years ago

    Wow, @EA_Blueberry. You're killing me.

    I'm asking here if the bug still exists in the latest game. There's no point in asking me for additional information since I DON'T OWN THE GAME. I want to know if the bug still exists because whether or not I'll ever buy another Madden depends on it.

    This post does not need to be "ranked in bugs list" because THIS IS NOT A BUG REPORT. THIS IS A QUESTION TO THE PUBLIC. So could you please, please CHANGE THE TITLE OF THE POST BACK TO WHAT IT WAS.

    This bug has been reported several times along the years by several players. Read that part aloud if it helps. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ALREADY. IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED ALREADY. Yes, the stats are affected because that's how you see your player has indeed taken the field. AS HAS BEEN STATED MANY TIMES BEFORE.

    "I'm raising this up to the team." Does this mean it is in the game? Does this mean that the team never got those bug reports? 

    You're killing me.

  • Yup, it's still there. Found the trial edition from PS Store so decided to give it a go and see for myself. After very first quarter of a game as HB, my stats show that I've ran the ball three times for total of 11 yards. Except that I haven't. I've played exactly one down where I received a pass for -1 yards. I haven't carried the ball once. Apparently this will never be fixed, so I guess that's it for the series then.

  • Dootsoc's avatar
    Dootsoc
    4 years ago

    I have been having this same issue since madden 18 - madden 21 as well and can confirm it actually does simulate your players rushing attempts and counts it in the stats. It’s such a major issue that it’s caused me to not only refrain from buying madden 22 but I actually bought madden 22, noticed the bug is still in the simulation and had it refunded. It’s been about 5 years of this frustration I may never buy madden again until I know it’s fixed

  • @Dootsoc @Irezawa  Hey, I have asked this on another related topic but that was already outdated, anyways, have you guys found a solution? Madden 23 and this is happening every single game! I see you both trying to fix this problem, and you might not even have Madden 23 because of it, but there is no way this is all EA has done? Sorry to bother you on a problem that may still exist but I'm really trying to solve this issue.

  • It’s still there in madden 24 superstar mode..I just noticed it on a 4th and inches..thinking we’d kick a field goal and instead I’m on the field with 1st and goal..look at play history and i threw a 14 yard pass when I wasn’t on the field. Makes me wonder other times its happened..there were other instances where I wondered why a field goal wasn’t kicked or even attempted but didn’t view the play history, annoying.

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