TTS House Rules getting sweaty

I’m an average Madden player. I have beaten ppl in the top 100 when I’m playing well and I could lose to my three year old daughter when I’m on a cold streak.

I had a few hours this past weekend to hop on and do house rules. Had like 3 flawless runs and was feeling great. I’ve had an hour around lunch during the week to get back on and have faced nothing but absolute sweats (I have a decent team but don’t spend money- so no GTs or new LTDs or anything)…. Can’t get past three wins 😆

I just can’t wait for Friday/Saturday to get here so I can get some zero chill theme teams on the schedule. Hang in there boys.

It absolutely matters WHEN you log on to play. The matchups make all the difference.

Most of my playing time is early morning on weekdays and it’s usually pretty sweaty. Occasionally get an easy game or two but not often.

I rarely get to play on Saturdays but when I do it seems like I get way more easy matchups and don’t have to grind through so many sweatfests.

That said I have made it through 4 flawless runs and lately I haven’t had much playing time until yesterday. I got a flawless run yesterday morning, another yesterday night, and one more this morning. Hoping to get a handful more over the next couple of weeks but I work a lot this time of year so we’ll see.

Cheers!

You have to consider the majority of folks you're  playing during normal work hours likely don't have a job or have more time to play madden than you if you work a normal 9-5 so the comp in those hours will be tougher most of the time.

Moderator Sevein131 said:

You have to consider the majority of folks you're  playing during normal work hours likely don't have a job or have more time to play madden than you if you work a normal 9-5 so the comp in those hours will be tougher most of the time.

This! 1000x.

4PM-8PM is a pretty sweet spot. I've gotten a few 6-0 runs during this time. 

Weekends (anytime) is usually the easiest time to grind. Maybe all the sweats are grinding gauntlet?

Anytime after 8pm? Good luck. I played nothing but normal y off close last night. Daniel Faalale turned my entire team into falafel shawarmas, no wrap.

Moderator Sevein131 said:

You have to consider the majority of folks you're  playing during normal work hours likely don't have a job or have more time to play madden than you if you work a normal 9-5 so the comp in those hours will be tougher most of the time.

Yeah I had never really tried to play during the day M-F before but nap times/work break lines up to where I could. Makes sense that the only other people online are playing for their job or just grind non-stop.

joemainey said:

This! 1000x.

4PM-8PM is a pretty sweet spot. I've gotten a few 6-0 runs during this time. 

Weekends (anytime) is usually the easiest time to grind. Maybe all the sweats are grinding gauntlet?

Anytime after 8pm? Good luck. I played nothing but normal y off close last night. Daniel Faalale turned my entire team into falafel shawarmas, no wrap.

I wish I was able to log on in that timeframe M-F, but the earliest I can get on is after the kids go down at 8-8:30. Might just have to accept the flawless runs will only come on the weekend haha 

And yeah dude, that’s all I been seeing too. Sometimes I can sweat it out, but I just don’t have to energy or time to consistently beat those teams.

I played at midnight -1am on Saturday and was getting cooked. I was also three drinks in at time 🤣🤣🤣. Came back to play on Monday at around 5 pm and dominated. My last two games ended with a pick and a quit by my opponents.  

Ya'll are spot on about the hrs. Sometimes in the day if I take a PTO day or work from home the competition is ass. Especially on days when kids are at home from school. Little timmy be on the mic hollering at the top of his/her lungs. 🤣😭

qwandadon said:

I played at midnight -1am on Saturday and was getting cooked. I was also three drinks in at time 🤣🤣🤣. Came back to play on Monday at around 5 pm and dominated. My last two games ended with a pick and a quit by my opponents.  

Ya'll are spot on about the hrs. Sometimes in the day if I take a PTO day or work from home the competition is ass. Especially on days when kids are at home from school. Little timmy be on the mic hollering at the top of his/her lungs. 🤣😭

Hey man, sometimes a few drinks or puffs help 😂

But yeah anytime towards the end of the night is impossible, especially this time of the year. It’s wild to see the level of competition shift…. Once I get Drake Maye back to back I just shut it off now or play something else.

TheBigG said:

Hey man, sometimes a few drinks or puffs help 😂

But yeah anytime towards the end of the night is impossible, especially this time of the year. It’s wild to see the level of competition shift…. Once I get Drake Maye back to back I just shut it off now or play something else.

Is Drake Maye even that good? I don't really understand the hype with card. He gets Dots. So does  Bryce Young. It's not like Andrew Luck with Omaha. 

Also, I'm used to seeing people running with mad GTs. But, they be ass after they turn the ball over one time or when shutdown their one play cheese.

qwandadon said:

Is Drake Maye even that good? I don't really understand the hype with card. He gets Dots. So does  Bryce Young. It's not like Andrew Luck with Omaha. 

Also, I'm used to seeing people running with mad GTs. But, they be ass after they turn the ball over one time or when shutdown their one play cheese.

It's funny that these people will spend all this coin to get all these abilities for a QB to throw a rpo flat  30  times a game.

qwandadon said:

Is Drake Maye even that good? I don't really understand the hype with card. He gets Dots. So does  Bryce Young. It's not like Andrew Luck with Omaha. 

Also, I'm used to seeing people running with mad GTs. But, they be ass after they turn the ball over one time or when shutdown their one play cheese.

Maye is good but when lamar drops monday there will be panic selling lmao.People always just want the new toy.

tmac1023 said:

It's funny that these people will spend all this coin to get all these abilities for a QB to throw a rpo flat  30  times a game.

Hahaha. The RPO Flat spamming is ridiculous out here. You have to man  up and press and hope they dont audible out of it into a zig route or crosser.  But, I agree the blocking on RPO is atrocious this year. 2yrd pass going for a 50 yd yac is crazy.

rompcrew3601 said:

Maye is good but when lamar drops monday there will be panic selling lmao.People always just want the new toy.

Maye's price is already down to 2.4 right now. I look at his stack and said so what they added AP discounts to his baked on abilities. He's still just another QB in a pile of other stacked out QBs. I'm running Caleb the rest of the way.  It's all preference to me and TT at this point.

qwandadon said:

Hahaha. The RPO Flat spamming is ridiculous out here. You have to man  up and press and hope they dont audible out of it into a zig route or crosser.  But, I agree the blocking on RPO is atrocious this year. 2yrd pass going for a 50 yd yac is crazy.

LMAO It's wild out here. "I WANT DOTS AND BAZOOKA FOR ZERO AP SO I CAN THROW FLATS!!!"