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Considering you start the game being hired as a coach to a bad team, your assessment isnt accurate. You literally are playing the game as the head coach.
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dear Developer:
OK, I need to revise my earlier comment where I said you ruined a great game. I think I see what you are doing now, and it DOES work. So thanks, still a great game.
Of course I would still prefer to be able to call my own plays, but this is really a game where you are the quarterback, not the coach.
Anyway, thanks.
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Tactics (2/2):
If you've snapped and you've looked and there just isn't anything good? Throw the ball about five yards downfield and so far out of bounds it'll go into the second row of seats past the sidelines. You've lost a down but you've got a new set of routes and a new defense and you only really need one or two of these to work.
Don't punt. Punting is for quitters and cowards.
The only time for field goals is if the half or game is about to end, you look at the play at scrimmage and you don't see yourself getting a touchdown. I mean, I guess if you end up with 4th and "not going to happen" yardage you can try it too.
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Tactics (1/2):
I look at what every receiver is doing and where the defense is.
If the DBs are lined up over 5 yards back? The quick out to the WR will get you yardage.
If the RB has a nice route that puts them outside the box? A throw to them once they've cleared the box starts your running play a couple yards ahead of scrimmage and in open space.
If the LBs are showing blitz and you have a TE doing a little route that will get them clear? Wait until the blitz is in the backfield and make the throw.
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Football has always been "take what the opposing defense is giving you when you line up at scrimmage." Quarterbacks are -praised- for looking at multiple different receivers on a given snap, and for putting a pass where the only one who can get it is their receiver.
In that respect, this is actually a stronger simulation of what football looks like than a lot of games.
Granted, loading up all your skill positions on offense with particularly good players (QB for accuracy, strength, stamina; RB for speed and stamina with enough catching to not drop short passes in the open field; TEs and WRs for catching, speed, and stamina)...you can get there. Throw in a defensive star at each position to challenge each play type the opponents run and a kicker (accuracy and range primary, stamina secondary) and you can rattle off win after win pretty easy.
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Then you obviously didnt read any of the complaints or understand them properly. and your "tip" is just gaming the current system by performing the same throw and play over and over. If you could pick a play properly, you wouldnt have to to do "back shoulder throws" 99% of the time. Its not a "challenge" so have defenders be able to wrestle your receivers to the ground or snatch a ball out of the air OVER your play for an interception. Go back and get some actual insight to the issues people have brought up before you try and Gamesplain how to get around them, like we dont already know.
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i don't get all the complaints about this game. it's really great for what it does. if you find it too challenging, just keep practicing. it gets MUCH easier. Tip: Back shoulder throws to your star receiver work about 99% of the time (virtually guaranteed an 8-10 yard gain on any play). for DEV - would love an "Acheivement" of 1000 yard rusher. Just played a season trying for that and barely got it in the last game.
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@moderndayknight i noticed that too. its just so many little things that are bringing the game down. Its playable and winnable, if you reload the page 15-20 times because the mechanics are mostly nonsense. Game is hanging on the cusp of being really good but right now its still more of a chore to win than a fun challenging time.
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So apparently the other team can get across the entire field inside of about 30 seconds whereas we lose 15 seconds just returning the football? Yeah, time-management is ridiculous now.
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That moment when there is less than a minute left to play and you are behind. you need long plays in order to win, but the computer only selects short passes because not being able to select your own plays is dumb.
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My second team was Miami and I built a five-star defense and offense. Then I left for Kansas City and Miami only went down a half star and still doesn't win the division.
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Aw man. Went from being a super-fun game I could play season after season to something so restrictive it's just boring. It was frustrating but acceptable to scroll through a dozen or so plays before you found the one you want. But dictating the play at the start and only giving you a few changes per half is just stifling.
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Game isnt worth the aggravation of playing anymore. Having to be stuck with one random play that you have no control over is, frankly, stupid. Youve basically removed one of the key aspects of actual football and stuck us with sh!t RNG on top of it. The mechanical defects wouldnt be as bad if i could select a play id like to run instead of having no control now over anything besides what players I draft.
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Awesome game! Some suggestions:
1. The option of having a playbook and even a play clock
2. Pass interference calls and possibly other penalties/flags
3. Keep track of playoff stats too on player profiles
4. Show on player profiles if they have won Retro Bowls and how many
5. Be able to control defense
6. Some kind of optional threshold that makes players HOF eligible (certain amount of TDs, yards, Retro Bowl wins, etc.)
7. See 5 star ratings for all teams on one page
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A improved way to aim the field goals would help me a lot. I find myself going for the 2 points almost every time as although I have a 5 star kicker I find it very hard to aim them. It should be easier than the 2.
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Not being able to pick your plays is basically rendering this not fun to play. Football doesnt stick you with 1 play and you just have to deal. also pass interference is back since defenders are wrestling my players to the ground right as the ball gets there.
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At the moment you cant change play without wasting an audible. Whatever play you get, is the play you get. Hopefully dev will give us a playbook or similar.
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Game still freezes from time to time. Diving catch you can still run if not touched. 3 timeouts per half. I like what you did with audibles because it was too easy to keep clicking for the same play you always want...was too repetitive that way. 5/5 from me.
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Nitpick: timeouts are 3 per game. In pretty much every level of football they're 3 per half. With clock management becoming a bigger concern due to runoff, getting an appropriate number of timeouts should happen.
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In the hall of fame, it lists "win 3 retro bowls in 3 seasons" and win 5 in 5. I've done both, but didn't get either achievement.
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Tip: If your runningback/wide receiver has low stamina but high speed, they will build distance, but they can't keep it.
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Still tired of the defensive supermen running down my fastest players every single time (regardless of the defense's rating). The audibles are quite annoying as they rarely give me a play that I'd like to run and I have to burn all of them to find that out.
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The game is great but i miss when you could change plays as much as you wanted now you cant change a play more than once but other than that the game is great
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@talizorah yeah it bugs me too. only have the ability to manage a few people on each side of the ball and have a bunch of no name on stat players i cant do anything with. Full control of the roster would be sweet eventually.....
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Oh you took away the possibility to change play. That's really a bummer. I mean, half the game is the setting plays, how am I supposed to enjoy the game now?
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As ist seems, there are always 3 possible options to pass to, but only two are "skilled" players? Why are only my WR on the field and while the third receiver is a "no name player" but not my TE - which I have on the roster?
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it would be cool to see the league leaders in stats, play in some sort of pro-bowl equivalent and perhaps maybe even have league awards like irl. As someone who doesn't watch a ton of football and doesn't really know anything exept touchdowns, this is actually a really cool game and a learning experience, excited for other versions. (also maybe improve on opposing defense, it turns into the xfl real quick)
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@alfie yeah but the point is thats not how football is played. Firstly the defense chooses its coverage and formation based on the offensive play. Secondly, Not having any choice in play calling directly goes against being able to manage your team effectively, and basically directly against the premise of being a couch coach as the game says. the game can still be made challenging without being intentionally limiting.
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When the description of the game literally says "while on the field you get to call the shots." and we dont, seems like a bit of an oversight. Right now the addition of a playbook or other option to choose is more needed than aggravating interceptions or blitzing. I could work around those with a better selection of plays instead of having to deal with a bad route. You should at the very least get to pick your play and your audible.
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The new mechanics aren't game breaking. It's still easy to pass and average over ten yards a play. It's harder to score over fifty points and I ocassionally don't make my two point conversion now ;-). It feels like injuries last longer which could be annoying; I'll have to see how that goes in future seasons.
The one problem I have with the new play-changing is it exacerbates how hard it is to level up a tight end. Perhaps if you have a single star tight end, he could be set to run the route on any play where the tight end can receive the ball.Or maybe award more points for doing a good job blocking? Or maybe a slightly different way to do the audibles: if I could spend my five audibles to get five plays that were exactly what I wanted instead of spending them to get random plays which could be worse than the one I had initially, I could choose whether to use the audibles at a crunch time to get a play more suited to the situation or to select plays to level specific players.
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If they're blitzing? Then your receivers are in man coverage. Throw the ball between your man and the defense and they'll catch it. Or dump it off to the RB or TE.
Football ultimately is about taking what the defense is giving you when you line up your play. Not about forcing the same ball to the same wideout eight times a game.
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also, for the dev, unlike everyone else apparently, i really like the new changes. The inability to change plays makes me have to adjust to the coverage/blitz. also makes kicking extra point relevant (plus kicking accuracy seems harder now). I also like the new achievements - gives me some challenging goals. I liked the game before the changes; like it even more now.
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In the span of a week we went from unlimited play calls to only 5 audibles a game, to now only 2 audibles a game. That is complete garbage! Are you trying to force people into using run plays more if the pass routes don't look good, or are audibles now hidden behind a paywall? Change it back to the old way, or at least let us choose plays like Tecmo Bowl did.
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I really dislike this update. having 3 choices before each play would be better, if you really wanted to take away the ability just to change the setup until I liked the defense setup. Meanwhile bullshit interceptions are still there. Please revert to 1.0 version, I liked the constant pass interference better...
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+ And the blitz. Def blitz about every other play or more. No play changing ability or choice coupled with blitzing every play isnt fun or challenging+
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+Defense having 10 foot arms needs fixed+NEEEEEEED a playbook or play selection ability+More control over the roster would be amazing, only having control over 10 players and the rest be nameless stat-less turds is aggravating+Defense running full speed with no stamina drain across whole field could use changing+++Really do appreciate increased game speed and zoom. Youre heading in the right direction now.
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Not liking the audible change at all. Drops this game off my radar. I want to pick my play and not have to run whatever the game defaults to. I really enjoyed the game before that. Change it back and I will give it a 5* rating again
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Love this game, not really an American Football fan but have learnt a lot about the rules of the game etc. I for one, like the new game update, it is more challenging, which i like!
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I just want to say "thank you" to the Dev. First for creating a great and enjoyable game and then, more importantly, making it - and all the time and effort of both making AND updating it - free to play.
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I will literally pay you for the to change the play like before this game went from 5 star to 1 for me. How much do you need? I am happy to donate, i understand this is a free game but what football game has anyone ever played without the choice of what play to run, even Nintendo in the 90's gave you an option. Please change
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just started playing yesterday on mobile. i thought it was odd you couldn't select plays, didn't realize it was a recent change. i'd def like that option back. not sure why people are complaining about the difficulty, in my 4 seasons in dynamic so far i've won 3 retro bowls and lost in the AFC champs once, wouldn't touch that (git gud). what i really want is the ability to switch which WR is on the top side of the formation for most of my plays.
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The AI is too difficult because of this new update. If you make 1 mistake, they can intercept your pass and get a TD off of it. This makes the game almost unbeatable and basically makes you play more and more until you have the best and perfect team, and you can STILL get intercepted extremely easily! I just really want you to make the AI a bit easier so it can be possible to win more in the early game than the late.