Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Madden 13 Patch Notes

Patch Notes for Madden NFL 13 (as of September 18th, 2012):
  • Coaches no longer engage in a fistfight at the start of the 3rd quarter.
  • Fixed the bug that replaced the entire Minnesota Vikings roster with dogs wearing football pads.
  • Clip size on the AK-47 has been reduced to 30.
  • Fixed the bug that allowed Clay Matthews to perform a Fatality on the quarterback after recording his third sack.
  • Physics bug: The coin will no longer land on both heads and tails simultaneously, causing a tear in the fabric of the universe and awarding the game to the visiting team by way of forfeit.
  • The "Hail Mary" play no longer summons Jesus, unless performed by Tim Tebow.
  • Referees no longer engage in a fistfight at the start of the 3rd quarter.
  • Flags are no longer thrown for "Illegal Use of Jazz Hands"
  • Physics bug: Players can no long match catches with their feet.
  • Fixed the bug that caused the San Diego Chargers' linebackers to break dance when lining up for a blitz.
  • Coaching staff can no longer be subbed in if too many injuries are sustained at a position.
  • Torsos are now connected to legs.
  • Reduced the cooldown on healing potions by 8 seconds.
  • Removed "Armageddon" as a weather option.
  • Tackling a player, ripping their arm off, and beating them to death (LB button on Xbox 360, L1 on PS3) will now correctly result in a "Unnecessary Roughness" penalty for 15 yards.
  • Fixed the bug that replaced the Coach's Challenge flag with a hand grenade.
  • When trying to sign players to a contract, removed the "Hookers & Blow" option from the list of incentives, except for the Oakland Raiders.
  • Physics bug: Character models will no longer become permanently fused together after the start of game handshake.
  • Spider Man is no longer the New York Jets' quarterback.
  • Fixed the bug that would cause Cthulhu R'lyeh to randomly appear on the field and start eating players. This now only occurs if the Cleveland Browns play in a a Superbowl, as intended.
  • Friendly fire is now turned "Off" by default.
  • Fixed the bug that replaced the medical cart with a humorously tiny clown car that the character model was stuffed into.
  • Fixed the bug that causes the coach to kick the quarterback in the nuts after every play.
  • Changed the default camera angle to "Standard" instead of "Spinning-Wildly-While-Trapped-In-Field-Goal-Post-Geometry"
  • In addition to a quarterback's "Vision" stat, a new "Distraction" stat has been added. Quarterbacks with a lower number are more likely to be distracted by birds, funny-shaped clouds, really long grass blades, and people slurping their drinks really loudly.
  • Selecting the Miami Dolphins no longer takes you straight to the post game, showing that you lost 70-3.
  • Found the cause of the bug that replaced the Chicago Bears' offensive line with a large saloon door. However, after extensive play-testing, it was determined the saloon door did a better job of stopping sacks than the actual offensive line. Bug still exists.
  • Physics bug: Players chest-bumping after scoring a touchdown no longer causes them to each fly away from each other at supersonic speeds.
  • Cheerleaders no longer engage in fistfights at the start of the 3rd quarter.