EightyOne's posts

Re: Why get on the mic

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<p>I have used the mic a few times. Mainly to ask for someone to play it straight or to run some different plays. I've stopped doing it though. Partly because I guess how someone plays the game is up to them, even if 4th and 23 from their 8 does seem a…</p>

Re: NMS plan of attack

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<p>Grind everything bud. And after that grind a bit more. H2H can also help with a lot of the daily challenges etc but you need to win a lot to make it pay off. Solo Battles are easier wins but bore me rigid. Hopefully, you'll get lucky with a pack ope…</p>

Re: Anyone know what this GG strat card is for

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<p>Just for promo players so pretty much useless unless you really want Jeff Okudah to have +5 RBK for some reason.</p>

Re: How would you rate this year's Madden a little bit over a month in?

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<p>Lots of positives about 'gameplay'? I'm curious, does anyone think it plays like real football?</p>

Re: How would you rate this year's Madden a little bit over a month in?

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<p>It's a 3.</p> <p>I started writing down everything that was wrong this year but the list was long and boring and everyone knows what's on it so I stopped.  In an average hour playing, I'll experience 10 - 15 minutes of fun but the rest will be either bore…</p>

Re: Issue with promos this year

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<p>It's crazy. The game is 1 month old and yesterday I had nothing to do unless I wanted to grind through 96 challenges for a BND85 in UK or do something similar in the AKA promo for players with stupid names on the jersey. And, let's face it, no one c…</p>

Re: how are we feeling about this year so far?

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MrAgentSochi said:

Pretty bad considering that this was supposedly a "make or break" year

<p>I vote 'break'.</p>

Re: how are we feeling about this year so far?

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rimbaud76 said:

If you were unhappy with the 85 BND after 380 stars, you'll be even less happy with the auctionable 81+ that you get after 480.  I feel like 5-starring 96 challenges warranted something a bit better than the 81 that I received.  I would have gladly taken another 85 BND.

Did anyone get anything better than an 81 after completing all 96?

<p>96 challenges for maybe 10k in coins is BS. I took one look at the whole UK promo and dumped it. 380 stars is crazy.</p> <p>Finished the Headliners promo for the Jaylen Watson and the Forge Pack. It was shit. Campus Heros got me a relatively pain-free Mic…</p>

Re: how are we feeling about this year so far?

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<p>The game is OK. It needs some tweaks IMO - ZCV is very soft, Contain seems ineffective and I think running is a bit OP but it plays OK mostly.</p> <p>I don't like MUT outside of playing H2H though. Pack 'rewards' are awful and it takes an age to level up.…</p>

Re: Help Please

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MrWonderful89 said:

You realise there are a lot of Europeans who have had little to no exposure to any of this in real life ?

And are coming very late to U.S. football.

<p>Erm, slightly patronising no?</p> <p>I'm in the UK. I played for 12 years, watched the Fridge roll over the goal line in the 1st Superbowl I saw and haven't missed one in 37 years. Football has actually been pretty big in Europe for ages, particularly in …</p>

Re: Gameplay is >~*|^{ awful

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SportsPerson94 said:

I don't believe in DDA. If people actually believe in DDA and still spend time and/or money on the game, that's insane. Why would you play a game that you think is rigged?

<p>Depends what you think DDA is man.</p> <p>It's not EA 'cheating',  just an algorithm designed to keep players engaged. If you won everything with the team you had you'd either get bored or stop grinding or buying packs. That's all. This way you stay engag…</p>

Re: Gameplay is >~*|^{ awful

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<p>3 words - dynamic difficulty adjustment.</p> <p>When I'm up to 2 losses, no matter how many games I've won but particularly if I've won 4, that next game is a P. I. G. Playoffs - 90% of the time take longer to find an opponent and if I'm up by more than 1…</p>

Re: Did we get a confirmation on bans?

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<p>I was banned. I never played the 81 thing and now I'm un-banned. EA provided no explanation for the ban or the un-ban and offered no make-right.</p>

Re: Massive Ban Wave

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elmango30 said:

Fair but I know how to defend everything you listed off

<p>So do I. Is that the the point though?</p>

Re: Massive Ban Wave

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elmango30 said:

That’s true, I just hesitate personally to try to make exterior rules for competition in a video game- it’s not super important to me that we both play like NFL coordinators on each side of the ball, it’s more important that we attempt to counter each other’s strategies

zones play better this year if you have drops turned on, and to be clear - my definition of madden skill is winning games of madden. I add 0 qualifiers for it

<p>And listen, I make no criticism of you or what you said. But that's why the CFM I play in has the rules it has; the guy that runs it just wants a league and a game that performs as true to real life as is possible within the confines of a crappy gam…</p>