New Madden NFL 10 Player Ratings Philosophy

[DNEUM]

http://www.vsngaming.com/2009/02/new-madden-nfl-10-player-rating-philosophy/

Pretty good stuff if it has the impact it should.

 

[AJay]

I like it, glad to see this happening.

 

[Yawkey Way]

i really like what their doing. Now its not all about overalls, you need to look into his intangible ratings. Now specific ratings play much more into how your player does, and yet you still don't need 99 speed to beat people in your running game. I'm really looking forward to Madden.

 

[Maestro]

Eh im not sure if i like it that much.

 

[G-men]

im in favor of it

 

[dboy_dc]

Yea I hated how teams like the Raiders could keep up with top teams because of speed ratings.

 

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[Houston]

I don't know about this..........

So if the game's on the line and I need a last sec TD and I throw it to a rookie who's wide open there's a chance that he'd drop it?

And what's the point of bringing ratings down? if almost everyone else is also getting moved down. It makes no difference

 

[Point Blank]

Here is more from Ian on OS.

In Madden NFL 10, WR SPD range is currently 70-100…CB is currently 75-99. So as you may or may not tell, the SPD range has been pushed down, in our opinions, to better reflect the “sim-gameplay” style that Ian and Phil have been telling you about all winter long. This SPD change has been updated for each position, so it makes a huge game play affect.

Ian and I had a game the other day where Earnest Graham broke one up the middle for a 55 yard touchdown run… and he could not be caught!…E-Grahams’ Madden NFL 10 current SPD rating….80 SPD. That should give you a good sense of what is possible with the new ratings. It’s not all about having the 90+ SPD anymore. On this particular run, Ian’s CB’s got hung up against some blockers and all I had to do was beat one safety and Graham was gone! He had Brandon Jacobs and his 85 SPD breaking some long runs as well. On the flip side of bigger/slower backs, Chris Johnson is absolutely lethal right now. You can actually get him outside with sweeps now and he is a beast to stop. But again, we are constantly tuning the gameplay, we have an entire team dedicated to that and they are some of the best people we have in the building.

So there you have it, player ratings are in for a major overhaul this year and I am really excited already with the impact they are having on the early builds of the game. And rest assured, we are well aware of the outside impacts this will have….Rookies will now come into the league based on the new ranges, NCAA Import guys are being tuned as well…Progression has been accounted for as well to better reflect breakout stars and burned-out former stars. Meaning, we want to have bigger jumps in OVR this year, both positive and negative. That’s all for now, probably gave away too much already!

Would love to hear any feedback about this big new change in the way we do player ratings. I’d be happy to answer any questions regarding the new rating ranges….please no individual ratings questions, not answering those! Stay tuned for more Madden player rating related blogs in the future!

 

[Aso]

The point is to make the ratings mean a little bit more. This is definitely a good thing.

 

[Point Blank]

I don't know about this..........

So if the game's on the line and I need a last sec TD and I throw it to a rookie who's wide open there's a chance that he'd drop it?

And what's the point of bringing ratings down? if almost everyone else is also getting moved down. It makes no difference

Well there's a chance a rookie would do that in real life..

 

[OnlyOneBeerLeft]

the cheese is melting...sweet now we should be able to have actual "sim" games

 

[Aso]

Let me tell you, these rating drops make a big difference when that slot rookie WR with 90+ speed now drops every 3rd pass or so, or just simply cannot get open.

YAY! Now sucky receivers actually suck. See the ratings mean a lot more. It also seems as if man coverage will be back.

 

[DNEUM]

Here is more from Ian on OS.

Yea that's all in the linked article from the post I made. Make sure you guys read the full thing if you didn't already, not just the part I quoted.

 

[Houston]

So I'm guessing that now Marvin Harrison will actually be a better WR than Terrance Newman?

Hmmmmmm It seems as though I need to re-think my madden stragety............

 

[Aso]

It reduces cheese just a tad.

 

[dboy_dc]

AP will still be a beast....

They should make it so QB's can't go deep every play, or their arm will fatigue out or something like that.

 

[Mit]

I like what they are going with this. Can't wait to see the end product.

 

[Kia Kaha]

im not to sure yet, ill have to learn more

 

[Lumpkin]

so far in theory it sounds good, hopefully it will play out as good as it sounds.