DaSwampMonstah

Classic EA. Trying to fix a “problem” by overcompensating and turning something they saw as an advantage into a disadvantage instead of evening it out.

I have to ask the same question. They completely screwed up the captains this time. I’m going to stop short of saying that they don’t play the game much, if at all before making the changes, but it sure looks like it. Bakhtiari and Godwin are now almost impossible to make the bonus unless you completely ignore your opponents coaching tactics. I don’t want to just sit here and criticize them, because I’m sure they’re trying to put out their best product, but sometimes I have to ask myself if they even play the game.

Let me preface this by saying that I try my best not to get on Muthead to criticize anyone, including EA. And I’m sure this comment will be buried by the Freeze Promo, but I’ll say it anyway. I just don’t understand the logic behind some of these changes to the captains. The previous settings were actually fair for the first time this season. Do you guys play the game before making changes, or do you just blindly make the change without any idea of the consequences? For example, the Bakhtiari and Godwin changes basically make it impossible to get the bonus unless you completely ignore the other players Coach Tactics and accept you’ll be giving you opponent all of those points. I’ve played roughly 3,000 overdrive matches this season, and I am consistently in the top 100 over the last 3 seasons of madden. Since the change was made I have lost every single matchup that wasn’t also against Godwin or Bakhtiari, regardless of the level of my opponent. Just another example of EA trying to fix something that wasn’t broken and screwing it up royally.

Yes, I was using Godwin in the slot. I moved him outside to a spot I rarely throw to and Moss to the slot. That patched up the situation, but apparently Godwin isn’t showing up as a WR. Thanks for the input!

Update: Issue still not fixed after delete/reload of app.

Yeah, I’d agree with most of that too. I feel like it was the a.i. that made OD so frustrating this season. There were so many matches that I could tell right away I was going to lose. And that was regardless of the other player’s Team Power or ranking. WRs drop passes every time they’re hit, the defense is always in position, QB throws wild passes, and you get stopped inches short of the 1st or the TD every time. It’s like EA tried to use these types of matches to even the playing field when all they really needed to do is have the gameplay be consistent.

There are only a handful of folks that have played as many Overdrive matches as I have this year (just under 8,000), and my nemesis has been BrandyMoss. There was a period of the season that I probably lost 10-12 straight to him (maybe I shouldn’t assume it’s a “him”).