Madden 11 Title Update #3 Patches Defense, Blocking

Published September 24th, 2010 by Manning

Madden 11 was released nearly two months ago, and while the majority of gamers have enjoyed the experience, the video game has infuriated others with some of its glaring holes. Thankfully EA Sports has finally released the major Madden 11 title update that aims to correct many of those game flaws.

Madden 11 Title Update #3

Madden 11 Title Update #3 contains fixes to the dreaded QB Spy/Blitz exploit and multiple quality of life tweaks, but more importantly the patch contains the long-awaiting fixes to pass coverage, play action blocking, and kick return blocking. The exact nature of the pass coverage tuning is not yet known, nor can we gauge its effectiveness yet, but hopefully it can help end the era of 55-49 passing shootouts online. However, the difference in play action blocking is already a night-and-day difference. No longer will play action be considered a suicidal auto-sack, and that will bring back a much needed dimension to strategy in the game.

Content Updates:

• Tuned play action blocking to be more effective.
• Tuned kick return blocking to be more effective.
• Tuned injuries to occur in more realistic percentages.
• Tuned GameFlow play calling logic, including lesser chances of same / similar plays being called concurrently.
• Tuned general defensive effectiveness, including locomotion improvements for defenders and miscellaneous pass coverage improvements
• Fixed QB spy ‘nano-blitz’ exploit.
• Fixed an issue in online team play that allowed defensive captains to force offensive captains in to a no-huddle situation
• Fixed crash bug that was introduced that could occur for some PS3 gamers that were using “My Skill” setting.
• Fixed bug that didn’t allow gamers to invite friends to ranked games. Now this is 100% allowed.
• Added new alternate uniforms for Colts and Patriots.
• Corrected a feedback issue related to stat tracking when a player quit during the first half of an online game
• Fixed an issue in Madden Moments LIVE related to stat tracking for those who used the “Play Again” option after completing the game.
• Added multiple stability fixes across a variety of game modes.

Now that the third Madden 11 title update is out, as well as the week 3 roster update, we expect to see many more players online than there has been recently. As always, we want to hear your opinion on the patch changes in the comments.



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