HardKnox22

I've always thought these are the guys who can't pass a background check to coach school or kids football teams, so this is their way of filling that void.

Yeah good info for OP, he may not realize EA is going to get their money either way. 'Free to play' doesn't mean you can compete.

How do you know they failed? I'm not looking to sue EA over the game that I buy every single year. I like the game enough to keep investing in it. I just think it's silly when anyone who plays the game says the haven't noticed anything. Have you noticed any forced momentum swings in the game? They're much easier to understand when they're benefitting you.

This site is about Madden, so that’s what we talk about here. Maybe if his name had something to do with the devil, he’d be more trustworthy.

I notice it more when it’s benefitting me. You can feel the difference in your players reaction time and speed/movement. They play like they have superpowers. Stick around in a game where it seems like you’re outmatched, the momentum swing and series of crazy plays will seem forced (if your being honest). It won’t happen every game, but when it does it’s very easy to see.

You’ve never experienced this forced momentum I’m talking about?

Hahaha love it! I'm in the same boat as you, but converted my MUT team to MHC a couple weeks ago. To combat the Mike Blitz, I ended up using Vick (and I despise scrambling QB's) and running a spread offense out of the Saints playbook. It definitely works, and the Taysom Hill packages were kinda fun to run out of. I had like 8 AP invested in Vick, though. When Cunningham was released it almost sucked me back in, but I'm in the clear now. I'll see ya next season!

Yeah I have 'Momentum' stuck in my head because in one of the NCAA games from mid 2000's they introduced a 'Momentum Meter' (or something like that). I was in college at the time playing Madden and NCAA dorm tourneys and what not, and everyone complained about the 'momentum meter'. I noticed barely any difference between the old NCAA and Madden games and the NCAA game with the momentum meter. I argued and even went back to play the older versions to show buddies that the weird momentum swings happened before the meter was there, and of course now that people saw the meter they complained about it. My theory was that the game was now just showing us who took the momentum, whereas before it was just in the code. Maybe, just maybe... this 'Momentum Meter' was always in the game and is still in the game.

Yeah I'm not confusing user mistakes or even a weird AI geek out. Maybe console is different (I doubt it, but have never played PC), but there are many times where my player all of a sudden seems to have every superstar ability on a game changing play. I'll make an incredible INT when I honestly thought I was beat, and the speed/momentum/push my db gets after the INT seems like they absolutely were going to return that ball for a TD, no matter what I wanted them to do. When I'm looking for a few yards on a simple run play, and all of a sudden my whole o line has nasty streak and my RB bounces off tacklers like a pinball. I was battling for every yard before that and only wanted a first down, but somehow I just scored a gimme TD from 70+ yards away. I can compare the way my players normally feel to the way they feel during these plays. Their COD/ACC/SPD/BTK, everything is enhanced. Of course, when you gave up a free 6 points and had zero chance to stop the other team, you're more likely to complain about it. But, you can actually feel the difference in your players when it's benefitting you. They're unstoppable. If I sense that the forced momentum is happening against me, I'll literally move all of my players out of the way and let the other team dance into the endzone. I just get the inevitable out of the way and hope the game goes back to normal, or there's always a good chance the superpowers flip my way in the 4th Q.

Yeah it's just a simple thing to me. It's in the game and has always been in the game. Anyone who denies it is missing something. Most people know there's nothing we can do about it, and this is our only football game, and we're all going to continue playing it. I personally don't care enough to record my games, but maybe someone will. I encourage everyone to play out more games when it seems like they are 'outmatched' or down by 2+ scores. When it's benefitting you, it's easy to see and feel the difference. I don't even think the forced momentum is necessarily a bad thing. It makes the end of games really fun sometimes. It just seems more scripted, and out of the users control. Those playing for money have a right to be upset about it, but I don't think anyone will ever prove it in the court of law. Also, trying to prove that it directs the player to spend money on packs is impossible. EA is buttoned up on this one, and is multiple steps ahead.