Why the hell is passing impossible??????

[Arward Enword]

I can't ever complete more than 35% of my passes in any game. Doesn't matter what team I am or what my QBs rating is. I've tried switching difficulty, different slider settings, tried using classic passing, accuracy and placement, and revamped passing. NOTHING MAKES IT EASIER!!!! I had this issue with Madden 24 which made me give up on that game. I thought I'd try out Madden 25 after hearing about this "revamped passing" that somehow feels worse than ever before. My receivers drop 99.9% of any passes even if they're wide open. Oh and don't get me started on CPU DB's magically flying 100ft into the air to swat any pass.

I've been playing madden since Madden 2002 and I've never had this much difficulty completing basic passes. I may not posses an elite Football mind to fully grasp everything about the sport, but I understand enough to where I should be able to complete more than 35 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ percent of my passes for Christ's sake! I hate this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ slop of a game!!!!

[Moebius]

The issue is you might be playing as the Raiders.

If not, then I dont have any other ideas sorry

EDIT: Thank you for the jester hehe :)

[MoonEyes4OMS#1]

The defensive back DO INDEED JUMP WAY TO HIGH...but honestly your probably doing something wrong. Do some studies on reading a defense, and then you will know WHO to throw the ball.

[MoonEyes4OMS#1]

Originally posted by MoonEyes4OMS#1:

The defensive back DO INDEED JUMP WAY TO HIGH...but honestly your probably doing something wrong. Do some studies on reading a defense, and then you will know WHO to throw the ball.

Not trying to be a d***

[Arward Enword]

Originally posted by MoonEyes4OMS#1:

The defensive back DO INDEED JUMP WAY TO HIGH...but honestly your probably doing something wrong. Do some studies on reading a defense, and then you will know WHO to throw the ball.

This is what I hate about modern sports games. You have to be a total expert on the sport and know everything there is to know in order to just play the game at all. Its why I stay away from 2k these days. I shouldn't have to study film to play pretend football. I used to do just fine on pre-frostbite engine Madden. Ever since the move to Frostbite, Madden has become way too difficult if you play on anything above pro. I used to play Madden 12 on all-madden and be able to have winning seasons. Now I'm lucky if I win 3 games in franchise mode on simulation.

And it's all good. I know you're just trying to help. I'm definitely not an expert on all things Football but I feel that I know enough to be able to complete more than 35% of my passes. If Brett Favre didn't know what a nickel defense was and won a superbowl and became a hall of famer, I should be able to play ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ madden just fine.

[harvesthawk130]

I feel your pain man, I used to find this game way too easy back in the PS2 games, but nowadays I have to sweat my *** off when passing the ball. It's hard, even on All-Pro for a guy who's played Madden since 2002 with old Dante Culpepper on the cover.

I've had to look up a lot of videos on how to properly read a defense, what to check to, how to use motion to your advantage. The days of just brute forcing the passing game is over. I'm currently 1-3 in my Rams franchise on All-Pro and I just had the best passing game I've had in new gen Madden. Hit for 360 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, but still lost the game 37-27 to the Bears.

I was using everything I've studied to my advantage, trying my best to identify the coverage pre-snap and make the necessary changes. It's hard, but it's possible. I am determined to figure this game out, but it is very very very easy to get sloppy and throw 5 picks in a half, I know, I've done it and raged quit.

[Arward Enword]

Originally posted by harvesthawk130:

I feel your pain man, I used to find this game way too easy back in the PS2 games, but nowadays I have to sweat my *** off when passing the ball. It's hard, even on All-Pro for a guy who's played Madden since 2002 with old Dante Culpepper on the cover.

I've had to look up a lot of videos on how to properly read a defense, what to check to, how to use motion to your advantage. The days of just brute forcing the passing game is over. I'm currently 1-3 in my Rams franchise on All-Pro and I just had the best passing game I've had in new gen Madden. Hit for 360 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, but still lost the game 37-27 to the Bears.

I was using everything I've studied to my advantage, trying my best to identify the coverage pre-snap and make the necessary changes. It's hard, but it's possible. I am determined to figure this game out, but it is very very very easy to get sloppy and throw 5 picks in a half, I know, I've done it and raged quit.

That's why I pretty much just play College Football 25 on my Xbox instead. Its a lot easier and more playable than this garbage.

[ufohh]

sounds like your just a$$ bro

[Arward Enword]

Originally posted by ufohh ඞ:

sounds like your just a$$ bro

*you're

[wellser06]

Are you using a good controller???

[Mahjik]

Throwing takes a while to get use to in '25. In previous Maddens, for example, linebackers couldn't jump so you could always throw over their heads. Those that played competitively always put safeties into linebacker positions to user. Madden '25 makes it harder to just throw over LBs without any consequence.

Also, players play much wider zones in '25. It used to be pretty easy to throw in between zones but the DBs in '25 play in between zones much better. You have to make sure your route concept matches the defense. i.e. if the defense is playing a lot of zone, you need flood zone concepts. If the defense is playing a lot of man, crossing routes.

If you are having troubles, you can always set the passing mode to "Classic".

[Alpha ∞ Omega]

I only played the '24 Demo and just purchased '25, but in '24 I was rolling the defense with mostly RPOs and a few slants, and out routes. But RPO's really worked for me, my wide receivers were decent at blocking and helped to spring a few good runs after the catch.

[MP21stEnforcer]

Originally posted by Arward Enword:

Originally posted by MoonEyes4OMS#1:

The defensive back DO INDEED JUMP WAY TO HIGH...but honestly your probably doing something wrong. Do some studies on reading a defense, and then you will know WHO to throw the ball.

This is what I hate about modern sports games. You have to be a total expert on the sport and know everything there is to know in order to just play the game at all. Its why I stay away from 2k these days. I shouldn't have to study film to play pretend football. I used to do just fine on pre-frostbite engine Madden. Ever since the move to Frostbite, Madden has become way too difficult if you play on anything above pro. I used to play Madden 12 on all-madden and be able to have winning seasons. Now I'm lucky if I win 3 games in franchise mode on simulation.

And it's all good. I know you're just trying to help. I'm definitely not an expert on all things Football but I feel that I know enough to be able to complete more than 35% of my passes. If Brett Favre didn't know what a nickel defense was and won a superbowl and became a hall of famer, I should be able to play ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ madden just fine.

If you're simming, you're pretty much out of luck. My brother and I have been testing everything we can think of to get sim to be realistic, but it always seems like madden is working against us. As far as playing, I don't dive too deep into stuff and went damn near undefeated with the broncos. If your sliders are default, the game is way too easy. If you've changed them to decrease QB accuracy, then that's your problem. Without seeing you play, I don't think there's really anything anyone can tell you except we aren't having the same problems (at least not to that extent). On default pro, you can bump the controller while sneezing and still complete a pass, assuming your linemen block long enough for you to do anything.

[smokingSnakeRIT]

passing is easy, WRs who have lettuce hands and don't hold the ball

[JohnnySockets]

because the game is trash