New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on August 31, 2022) follows:
The newest edition in the series, Madden 23, has made a significant effort to upgrade game mechanics such as tackling, passing, and defense.
Alongside this, there are some big additions — particularly to the Franchise game mode and the new FieldSENSE feature — that make it the best-feel game of the Madden series.
Madden 23 players report unrealistic number of interceptions
However, recently, many Madden 23 players are reporting an issue where they are getting very high or unrealistic number of interceptions during games (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9).
Madden 23 has made some much-needed improvements to defense mechanics this year. But players have taken to various platforms to complain about the high number of interceptions in the game.
This issue seems to be affecting defensive players in the game as they tend to intercept the ball an incredibly high number of times even in a 50-50 duel.
Some say even after turning the interceptions and pass reaction slider for CPU to 0 they are still getting picked 5 to 9 times a game.
This doesn’t bode well for a game developer like EA Sports which prides itself in giving players the best immersive and realistic experience for any sport out there.
Potential workaround
Unfortunately, EA is yet to officially acknowledge this issue. In the meantime, there is a potential workaround that involves turning off Ballhawk, Heat Seeker, and Auto Strafe for all teams in your franchise:
If the aforementioned workaround helped fix the interception issues, do let us know in the comments down below. Also, we will be updating this space once the problem is resolved so stay tuned for more information.
Update 1 (September 01, 2022)
06:33 pm (IST): A Redditor pointed out that once you find a few plays that beat it, you can keep using the same steps over and over again. However, the game slowly loses its charm if you keep repeating the same thing.
Update 2 (September 06, 2022)
05:46 pm (IST): A Redditor has suggested that players should try turning off Ball Hawk in game settings as a potential workaround for this issue. Hence, you can give it a try and see if it helps.
Update 3 (September 07, 2022)
11:04 am (IST): One of our readers has suggested a workaround that might help you resolve this issue. You can check it out below.
Thanks for the tip: Dominique Lefty LeDuc!
– Make the slider HIGHER!
– 0/100 = INTERCEPTION PARTY.
– 50/100 = offense BETTER at avoiding INT
– Same thing for fumbles… 0/100 was a fumble fest when I tried it… That’s what “told me” it might be the same thing for INTs!
03:33 pm (IST): According to a Redditor, Madden 23 gamers who play Face of the Franchise mode are even more affected by this bug as there are no sliders to tweak the difficulty.
Hence, they are desperately waiting for a fix. However, EA hasn’t yet acknowledged the problem.
Update 4 (September 09, 2022)
06:03 pm (IST): A new title update for Madden NFL 23 has been released. However, it does not mention any fix for the unrealistic interceptions.
Note: We have more such stories in our dedicated Gaming section so be sure to follow them as well.
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