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Sainters7 · 08-06-2011, 10:09 AM

I'm surprised this comes out so late this year, is that just due to delays because of the lockout (dragging feet for more updated rosters due to late FA start maybe?), or just the way Madden rolls now? I remember back 6-7 years ago when I was still in "buy Madden every year" mode, it was released in late July. Then later it was early August. Now its not till damn near kickoff.

I'm interested to see what the new QB composure (or whatever they're calling it) feature will be like, where your QB can get rattled from a slow start depending on who you are. NCAA had something similar (still could, haven't played one since '09), where if you threw a pick and guessed the wrong D play on that chart afterwards, your QB would come a bit unglued and start sailing some balls next series. Cool feature.

EDIT: One last Q, about crowd noise. Does pumping up your home crowd when you're on D actually affect the opposing team at all? I know in older versions it didn't (Madden 03-08), but I switched to NCAA for a few years and it actually does in those. Just wondering if I really need to be mashing the "pump up crowd" button before every single snap on D at home, or if I'm just wasting my time.

08-06-2011, 10:09 AM	#5
Sainters7 Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: back in the 403 Exp:	I'm surprised this comes out so late this year, is that just due to delays because of the lockout (dragging feet for more updated rosters due to late FA start maybe?), or just the way Madden rolls now? I remember back 6-7 years ago when I was still in "buy Madden every year" mode, it was released in late July. Then later it was early August. Now its not till damn near kickoff. I'm interested to see what the new QB composure (or whatever they're calling it) feature will be like, where your QB can get rattled from a slow start depending on who you are. NCAA had something similar (still could, haven't played one since '09), where if you threw a pick and guessed the wrong D play on that chart afterwards, your QB would come a bit unglued and start sailing some balls next series. Cool feature. EDIT: One last Q, about crowd noise. Does pumping up your home crowd when you're on D actually affect the opposing team at all? I know in older versions it didn't (Madden 03-08), but I switched to NCAA for a few years and it actually does in those. Just wondering if I really need to be mashing the "pump up crowd" button before every single snap on D at home, or if I'm just wasting my time. Last edited by Sainters7; 08-06-2011 at 10:15 AM.