[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheFuture15

I also wanted to quote a post I put over at MaddenMania. This was in response to guys saying that we are still behind 2k in the animation department. "You won't hear me refute that yet. I posted this elsewhere - games have their strengths and weaknesses. Historically, EA has nearly always won in the depth, logic, and AI departments, and 2k won in the animation and presentation departments. A big reason I've jumped into these lions dens is to get the real feedback from you guys on what exactly made 2k so special to you, and see how we can address those concerns by implementing similar features or hopefully one-upping them. I literally have seen dozens of posts along the lines of "wow how sad is it that EA is just catching up to a game that's 4 years old"...a) that doesn't really help anything but b.) that just rolls off my back because again I'll admit we are behind in some areas, but they were too. It's just part of game development...now that we've been the only NFL game in town for a while Phil and I were just sick of being so disconnected from you guys - we want you to help us guide the direction of this game moving forward. Hope that helps you guys understand my perspective - I'm not here to convince you to buy the Madden that I want to make. I'm here to get you guys to help me build the Madden that you want." I am very appreciative of you guys policing the trolls so far...but again just know, I welcome all feedback - negative or positive (though preferably constructive). Peace Ian (lead gameplay designer)

I hope that everyone takes the time to read and pays close attention to this part of the post.