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Jun 10Gameplanning.
Madden ’11 is going to let you buy scouting reports on yourself and other Madden players:
“Online scouting tracks all of your play calling and what you like to do in different situations,” producer Donny Moore says. “We’re tracking every online game that you play: online ranked, unranked and ‘Madden Ultimate Team’ head-to-head.”
And according to Moore, there are 10 situations the game is tracking: first down, second down and long, second down and medium, second down and short, third down and long, third down and medium, third down and short, fourth down, goal line, and red zone.
“On defense, the first thing you’re going to unlock is the run/pass percentage of your opponent. The next thing you’re going to unlock is the field location,” Moore says.
…The final thing gamers unlock on defense is the player-specific target: Who does your opponent like to throw to or hand the ball off to in these certain situations.
“On offense, you’re going to be scouting the percentages on how often your opponent likes to play man or zone versus the blitz in certain situations,” Moore says. “The other thing you’re able to unlock on offense is to view your own tendencies.”
I support anything that combines data and football, and unlike a lot of EA’s other cash grabs, you don’t have to pay for these–you’ll earn “coins” as you play games online.
(Via Marginal Revolution)
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