Madden NFL 11 Super Bowl Halftime Blog Possible?

[BlueNGold]

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Gameplay with offline Franchise a close second. Everything else can come later. But I mostly want to see gameplay. Improved WR/DB play (sideline catches, jostling on All Pro and All Madden, jump balls, etc.) , improved OL/DL play (chip blocks, double team blocks, etc.), improved AI (enough said), something like that.

[thekodinator]

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^^ Can't we at least get a good offline first?

All I'm saying is that online should have everything offline has... I don't think that's too outlandish. In my mind, that would seem like a "minor" improvement, considering NCAA online dynasty is "fully-featured" when compared to NCAA's offline dynasty.

[brza37]

franchise

[adembroski]

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I think we need to realize that a halftime blog would be a somewhat minor thing, comparable perhaps to last year's Procedural Awareness blog. This early in the cycle, it's tough to drop big news when you're not even sure what'll make the final game. I could see a follow up to last year, showing how PA has been expanded, whether it's become functional rather than simply cosmetic (as was hinted last year).

Alright, so, what do I think? If I were in Ian's position, I'd use it as an opportunity to set the tone for 2011 and do a bit of a Madden 10 retrospective, revisiting the theme "Everything you see on Sunday". Look back at 10, identify what you accomplished and where you feel you fell short, and end the whole thing with one small way you're working toward that same theme. This is really about the 'what' rather than the 'how'. Here's what I'm happy with about '10, here's where I am not happy, and here's what we're focusing on. Then use that as a jumping off point for the blogs the rest of the way out.

[shigogouhou]

I'm encouraged that he apparently has something to blog about on all those topics.

[BedBug]

A new Backbreaker trailer

[bonannogiovanni]

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A new, built from scratch locomotion system.

[Jono078]

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*IF* I did do a M11 SB halftime blog (not saying I am), what would u like to see featured? Gameplay? Franchise? Presentation? Online? Other?

Wow I feel super pumped all of a sudden

Id hope for it to be one of the following:

Presenatation: Game Atmosphere: Madden is really lacking in this department, the stadiums feel to empty. Crowds need to be moving more or waving towels and yelling. Sidelines need to be more busy and interactive. You want to hear your QB yelling and waving his arms frantically to leadhis team down the field. So if it's presentation I hope it touches on atmosphere.

Gameplay: Id just be happy to hear that blocking has been tuned even better or suction passes/tackles have gone.

Franchise: This could be a likely option. He could maybe fit it in on the past few weeks. "So your team has been eliminated and now is looking to the draft to improve for next season.etc etc...". So I'm hoping it's draft news, more realistic sim stats or progression.

Don't really care for online.

[LBzrule]

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Game play in the trenches that's all.

[K_GUN]

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What IAN thought the shortcomings were in M10 and how they plan to fix those shortcomings for M11.

[ch46647]

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Gameplay please!

[CreatineKasey]

I want to see gameplay of course.

[labguy]

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I agree with a couple of people who posted above. I'd quickly talk about the "Everything you see on Sunday" goal. What went well last yr....what was left on the plate. And then start hitting how the EA team addressed those issues this year.

Key points (hopefully)

Making ratings count - A 58 rated LT should not dominate Demarcus Ware all game.

Trench work - Don't need to harp on this. It is well known the shortcomings.

Adding some sort of element of strategy to the game - They need to take the run/pass commit idea and take it to a whole new level. If I know that on 2nd and 4 the guy I am playing is going to run a PA pass then pre-snap I should be able to alert my team about it. If I guess right I am rewarded. If I guess wrong then I should give up rushing yards. The key here is to not overdue it.

Online franchise - It was a good start, but without free agency and a cap it is not everything we see on Sundays. So a quick snippet about that would be nice.

CB/WR interaction - Same as O-line. Needs some work.


Those would be my big ones. I know off-line stats for a franchise are important to people, but I get bored playing the CPU. Online franchise matters more to me.

[johnprestonevans]

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Presentation. Then gameplay.

[Blitzburgh]

I think we need to realize that a halftime blog would be a somewhat minor thing, comparable perhaps to last year's Procedural Awareness blog. This early in the cycle, it's tough to drop big news when you're not even sure what'll make the final game. I could see a follow up to last year, showing how PA has been expanded, whether it's become functional rather than simply cosmetic (as was hinted last year).

Alright, so, what do I think? If I were in Ian's position, I'd use it as an opportunity to set the tone for 2011 and do a bit of a Madden 10 retrospective, revisiting the theme "Everything you see on Sunday". Look back at 10, identify what you accomplished and where you feel you fell short, and end the whole thing with one small way you're working toward that same theme. This is really about the 'what' rather than the 'how'. Here's what I'm happy with about '10, here's where I am not happy, and here's what we're focusing on. Then use that as a jumping off point for the blogs the rest of the way out.

Yep, what he said...