Want to take your Madden game to the next level? Discover the secret to effective practice with this essential guide on how to "lab" for game situations from 'orbit639'. Learn why practice mode alone won't cut it and how to simulate real competition with tailored techniques.
Many players want to know how to "lab" for game situations. This tip sent in by legacy member 'orbit639' details a technique to simulate game situations to improve the effectiveness of your practice sessions.
Ever notice a play you mastered in practice mode falling short in a real head-to-head game? Practice mode and actual game play are slightly, but very fundamentally, different. In practice mode, you line up against an opponent, but there's no down and distance factor like in a real game, so the pressure of not reaching a goal is noticeably missing.
Also, managing fatigue plays a huge factor in a game, but there's no fatigue in practice mode. While you line up and see how many yards you can get over and over, your players return to the line full of energy as if the last play never happened. In a game, players get tired and slow with every play that they are on the field.
Practice mode has its merits, but it won't help you develop a plan against the human factor or in situations you will face during a game. Use practice mode to try out new plays and pinpoint your reads, but there's one more step before that play is ready for a game against live competition.
To get ready for live competition, don't use practice mode. Instead, use play now. To get started, import and load your teams to a custom roster, load your playbooks, and use a controller for each team. Be sure to use a longer quarter length and turn play clock and accelerated clock off in settings to ensure you have enough time to perform the adjustments on both sides.
Now, you're ready to accurately simulate every element necessary to lab a play, including the adjustments human opponents might make. The resulting plays will be comparable to a head-to-head game situation against live competition. Once you've perfected your tactics here, you will be ready to hit the sticks against live opponents.
