You know what i hate about madden 10???

[jramsey4]

1. it wasn't 33%

2. it was first gen hardware, it's always going to be iffy.

3. if we're talking about shitty hardware, then let me remind you of a little thing called the ps2

I have fixed them all they all are crap (the newest ones aren't as bad). They were poorly designed. You know the infamous "red ring of doom" the number 1 reason it happens is because of how the designed the heatsink anchors. It put stress on the circut board and with the extreme heat those things got to with crappy fans it would warp and distort. And I'm talking about something that should have been obvious it was like they wanted them to fail in a year or 2.

[Fiz]

I have fixed them all they all are crap (the newest ones aren't as bad). They were poorly designed. You know the infamous "red ring of doom" the number 1 reason it happens is because of how the designed the heatsink anchors. It put stress on the circut board and with the extreme heat those things got to with crappy fans it would warp and distort. And I'm talking about something that should have been obvious it was like they wanted them to fail in a year or 2.

yeah and they fixed it and now it's fine.

it was just their second system. they have to learn how to make them, and now the 360 is pretty much trouble free.

and it's not like their response to the rrod problem was anything less than spectacular.

[Ricky Spanish]

yeah and they fixed it and now it's fine.

it was just their second system. they have to learn how to make them, and now the 360 is pretty much trouble free.

and it's not like their response to the rrod problem was anything less than spectacular.

i got red ringed, then my disk drive failed and would read games anymore, I was past my warranty and it was just about as much to buy a new 360, so i ended up doing that.

[jramsey4]

i got red ringed, then my disk drive failed and would read games anymore, I was past my warranty and it was just about as much to buy a new 360, so i ended up doing that.

Thats what my brother had to do. His had the e-74 which is video chip problem that can't be fixed without sophisticated equipment which costs a fortune. I know one trick for it but it didn't work. The things got so hot the chips solder would melt and come loose.

And Fiz my problem is why don't they test these things more thoroughly before mass production instead of releasing them to the masses and making us take the loss. The heat issue was easily remedied I modded my Fan and just solder it to a 12v constant power source and have had my 1st generation running almost 3 or 4 hours a week since I bought it (sometimes 6 or 7 hours at a time when a new release came out). Never have had a problem. Money its all about money.

[Fiz]

yeah it was all about money when they replaced every single one within like five days

"oh the horror I can't get called a fine young male on halo for 4 days abloo bloo bloo"

[brandon_87]

it would be nice if ps3 had the restricted FA period and at some point there were cpu initiated trades. It also wouldnt hurt to have a choice of broadcast teams cuz I hate collinsworth

[jramsey4]

yeah it was all about money when they replaced every single one within like five days

"oh the horror I can't get called a fine young male on halo for 4 days abloo bloo bloo"

Five days try weeks. If you had a good expierence with them good for you. But I have heard stories of people waiting weeks and having to send back it multiple times when the issue returned or being just outside of warranty when it screws up. I have fixed some as favors to friends because of this. Its not about boo hoo no halo its about paying money for a product and it being a peace of crap.

[Fiz]

Oh you've heard stories have you? Boy that sounds legit. You've already made up statistics, might as well make up some pointless anecdotes.

Sweet this place has turned into an ign messageboard.

[coxc63]

After my first season in franchise mode I picked up a receiver named Leon Marsh in the draft he is the white version of smitty (or wes welker equivalent). Id suggest everyone draft this kid, he's fast, can jump, and has great hands. About the DT position I usually pick up Takeo Spikes and convert him to DT I think in Madden 10 his overall shoots up to 89-91 range maybe higher, I know in the older versions '07, '08, and '09 his overall jumps to 98-99.

[jramsey4]

After my first season in franchise mode I picked up a receiver named Leon Marsh in the draft he is the white version of smitty (or wes welker equivalent). Id suggest everyone draft this kid, he's fast, can jump, and has great hands. About the DT position I usually pick up Takeo Spikes and convert him to DT I think in Madden 10 his overall shoots up to 89-91 range maybe higher, I know in the older versions '07, '08, and '09 his overall jumps to 98-99.

Madden where Dline can weigh in the low 200's. I always would draft a LB in the last 3 or 4 rounds with a good Block shedding and finesse moves and convert him to DE and he could be a 15 sack guy. One time I had Michael Johnson (Bengals) as a rookie get 20 sacks in one season with me playing most of the games and using him. He is only in the high 70's overall and I was even getting like double digit tackles a game playing on all-madden. Its a tad unrealistic.

[coxc63]

I wish 2K would get back into the business, customizing your loft was pretty kick ass and the first person view was the poo IMO...Madden has declined over the years, I remember going through rookie mode whenever you had to control your created character and try to impress scouts at the combine, wth happened to that? Another question, what good does the IQ test do in helping you be drafted? Oh and another thing I tend to do during the offseason is save the game before the first free agency period and if no good players were free agents Id just load the franchise again, one year I picked up TJ Houshmanzadeh, Lofa Tatupu, and Brian Urlacher. So it tends to work out well sometimes.

[Fiz]

2k can't get back into business because EA decided it was more cost effective to just buy exclusive rights than to make a good game.

[Ricky Spanish]

Oh you've heard stories have you? Boy that sounds legit. You've already made up statistics, might as well make up some pointless anecdotes.

Sweet this place has turned into an ign messageboard.

my roommate had the RROD and sent it in, it happened again, sent it in, happened again, he said fug it i'm buying a PS3 and has been happy ever since. that asshole.

XBOX is still on my shitlist for making me change my name from Cracka McNasty. had that gamertag for over 5 years, back on the original xbox and everything... assholes... they're lucky their controller feels so nice in my hands...

[RedMage138]

Personally I borrowed NCAA 10 and grabbed 4 draft classes off of that. It still isn't accurate but it's better than the pre-made rookies they have.