Maximum Football - Responding to Beta Feedback

You spoke and we are listening! Here are 6 areas of improvement we will be working on for Maximum Football in the lead up to Early Access.
Maximum Football is a free-to-play football simulation, offering a premium experience to fans far and wide at no cost. Rebuilt from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5, Maximum Football allows players to fully customize their team, recruit their dream roster, and take it to the gridiron locally or online. Live service content ensures fresh chances to up your game as you rise through the ranks to take your place beside the legends.
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[@coolmug3346]

Please improve the PA announcer. He was very annoying in the beta and I had to mute him which I hate to do because I want the full immersion

[@Qwerty-yc9gg]

Even if there’s no play by play (which would suck) at least shut that mf up Edit: typo

[@brg803]

Wow a gaming company that listens to the community 🤯👏🏽👏🏽 you guys are doing great work and trust me it’s appreciated.

[@babymuscle87]

Just have 1 small request, and that is give us the option to turn off the college band music for pro style games, and allow us to add our own custom music (mp3 files) for stadium and menu music

[@colebuckhart]

I hope this game goes far, but from the beta, it has a lot farther to go than they make it sound like. I am 100% rooting for them because I'm so tired of Madden, but I couldn't make it through a one game as is

[@PlaystationThree60]

Can you imagine if "bigger companies" cared half as much as studios like this, to provide the best possible product to their paying customers? I know, crazy thought right? Anyway back to buying MUT packs! YEA!H!! 😅🤦‍♂

[@davidwilliams6392]

You must feel stupid after the dynasty deep dive video

[@PlaystationThree60]

@@davidwilliams6392 why would I feel stupid?

[@TheSith1111]

​@@PlaystationThree60I'm trying to figure that out too

[@RJValens]

Please add Hit Stick or at least Strip buttons!

[@Christopher-dd1ph]

You literally have to have hit stick in the game. It’s a must. It’s been in madden for so long and it’s an incredible feature. Hopefully they add it.

[@damanichildrey84]

@@Christopher-dd1ph It's not Madden.

[@matthix7403]

Hit stick isnt really realistic. Not every player is ray lewis. Should depend more on the angle of your tackle and if someone is wide open for a big hit

[@DanCantStandYA]

Please make Defense actually worth playing. Not being able to see how many WR's the offense is using is a HUGE fail!

[@Christopher-dd1ph]

This is something that must be fixed. Huge disappointment.

[@canadianfootballleaguefant2712]

Thanks for making a football game that isnt madden. Hopefully the customization will allow players to create a fully customizable season. Choose the number of teams, games, playoff format with the number of teams that qualify, and build the schedule yourself. It would be really cool if u could custom create ur own league championship trophy. Maximum Football could probly do all of this considering they do not have to work with the NFL.

[@NiceDiggz]

Can't wait to get my hands on this when it releases on PlayStation

[@bonesjackson81]

Gotta dial down the Steve Atwater spear tackle. It's pretty ridiculous. Not a common occurrence in reality but happens constantly and when a defender is in no position to do so. Sucks the ball carrier into the tackle too.

[@Outsider0_0]

Keep up the great work guys! Y'all have a great foundation and then some for sure, hyped to see how it continues to grow and evolve!!

[@thewarrior313]

Awesome! I'm looking forward to all the new improvements.

[@davidlee2719]

Hopefully the improvements make the game drastically better. I can get behind this even though there’s no commentary but it’s still a not very good..

[@tyler6929]

I need an early access release date 😫 and also a QB slide feature!

[@TheHermitGremlin]

shoutout to your team for being so responsive to feedback and awesome during those live streams!!! hopefully we can help you actually beat the cpu next time 😂

[@brodeybartlett1641]

Had lots of fun, Very promising.

[@Jebbreh]

I would say have a classic control scheme as an option too. Something like offense R2 lateral A is burst B is spin X is dive Y is hurdle. Defense B switch defenders A burst X dive, Y jump/deflect try for interception. Right lb strafe, etc.

[@keithsmith2369]

If y'all can also change the tackles just a little bit with the defenders looking like they are shooting out of a cannon that would be cool.. sometimes if a good hit is there I get it,but too much of that is annoying. Also fix the running game too..but I like where this is going...Good job!!!

[@bigeatah_official]

I can’t believe it, it’s like these people work for a game company that actually cares. Love the fixes y’all are working on, I’ll definitely be playing this when it drops

[@yaknow5252]

Just remember these moments when yall make it big! Remember the fans will always support yall as long as yall support the fans!

[@rheylew]

Please fix the tackling! Every tackle looks like the defender is being shot out of a cannon lol Tackles need to be physics based with the ability to break tackles, or even have gang tackles,- please reference NFL 2K5 tackling.

[@UFLmaddenMNVikes]

Will this game have a true coach mode where you call the plays and snap the ball to let the AI players execute the plays without gamepad input?

[@merrakul894]

I wish I could like this a million times!!! I am trying to like it more, but cant! : ) So stoked devs are listening and making changes. Keep it up all!!!!

[@bballjj18]

Please make it possible to simulate either offense or defense as well during seasons! It makes it very fun when playing year in and year out to not have to play both sides of the ball. Especially when it comes to seeing ai do the same weird things from time to time

[@joshuakurtenbach1972]

One thing I haven't seen mentioned: Will Maximum Football have the option to use Canadian rules again?

[@dstrt8753]

The problems i have with madden are watching my wr levitate towards the db because a swat animation was triggered. Or my running back falling backwards, before contact, because the tackle animation kicked in. Pluss all the other stuff that occurs because it depends on animations. This game claims to utilize physics, but it seems to be headed to the same animation based game play as madden. As long as the stay away from the silly things, like xfactors and the home field advantage or momentum, it should still be be better.

[@WNBA2K]

Best customization game alive 🔥

[@Kale-n2v]

It would be great if we could customize everything in dynasty and play every single teams games

[@caiishgaudh82]

add presentations, mascots, cheerleaders, rowdy fans, the game will feel more exciting with those.

[@macanthony1982]

Will there be CPUvsCPU in broadcast mode in the final product??

[@rocshaboc]

Custom playbooks and play creations!?? Yes sir!!

[@claudio2123]

Stadium editor?

[@Knockout5111]

Love the open feedback, Hope you guys become the killers of EAs madden

[@harveycamperhalo2]

The game was a ton of fun looking forward to early access, keep up the great work!! 👍

[@Nando2universal]

Keep it up 🔥

[@CensorTube84]

Damn, this football game actually looks legit. 💯

[@oldguysrock2170]

Is there AI vs AI? Also, in customization, are there features in designing a teams offense and defense; heavy run or heavy pass, or aggressive D or conservative D tendencies? I had the Bets but only had very little time on to explore options.

[@merrakul894]

Good stuff here! I cant wait to play this thing again!

[@TheOmengod]

Let me preface this by saying that I totally support the game. - The gameplay needs A LOT of work!!! Put most of your effort here! Don't let people bait you into worrying about things like announcers, ECT! - A football game is just like Forza Horizon: you can have a bunch of pretty cars and open roads, but without having a lot of stuff to do, it's not going to work. You need to come correct with a Franchise/Dynasty mode! Immersion, immersion, immersion! You should always lay down a nice foundation on the first release. We need stuff to do! - Graphics are fine. It's the UI that looks tacky. Even the plays in the playbooks look bad. 2k5 had picture in a picture back 20 years ago. The playbooks should not cover up the on field view. I think EA finally adopted this for College Football. - Don't worry about presentation! Gameplay! Add the bells and whistles after you build the foundation! Remember: the story mode of a football game is franchise/dynasty mode. SUCCESS: GAMEPLAY + FRANCHISE MODE. FAILURE: WORRYING ABOUT ANYTHING BUT GAMEPLAY AND FRANCHISE MODE. 🏈💪😎

[@16THESAINT]

WHEN. JUST GIVE ME A DATE PLEASE

[@jdgreen214]

After buying the earlier games I was surprised by the demo.

[@dmo8761]

I would do commentary free for this game

[@unapologetic9396]

Don’t drop this game until you fix the running animation why are they running upright

[@ryangloria2068]

Steam Deck compatible plz.

[@moorebounce]

In my feedback I told them they need to work on AI, player controls and smoothing out animations. The look and sound were fine outside of not having an announcing booth. They said they fixed a lot of stuff on that update but to me it only felt like they sped the game and it played exactly like before but just faster. A lot of the stuff I ran into Maximum football was in Legend Bowl and College Bowl where AI controlled defensive players could shed blockers like nobody's business. Where I couldn't shed a block to save my life. In 2K games it didn't feel that way. Hell I don't remember Madden being that bad either. Anyway I was finding way too many exploits in Maximum Football for this to be released this season. Unless they can pull a rabbit out their rear end and fix all that stuff in time it's not looking good IMO.

[@2SK3TCHY]

Not looking good in what sense? It coming out this season? I certainly hope not. With Madden and CFB25 set to release I'm sure they are wise enough to release this much much later

[@WadeStevenson]

The more we request the longer it will take to be release

[@octm1]

well it will be worth it

[@damanichildrey84]

That's the point. You want the game to release and then need more work lol

[@RDH0255]

Please add an open beta for PlayStation…Objectively its the largest audience gaming 😅

[@richardhall8914]

I do not see the his game coming to consoles till 2025 if at all 😡🏈

[@jeffweisinger5114]

There's some real promise to this game. However, I'll be shocked if we get early access anytime real soon... there's really still A LOT that needs to be done for this to be a legit viable option.

[@bossmill_]

Please add a hit stick

[@jaybyrd1374]

With proper physics it doesn’t need to be there but it won’t hurt either 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Staylive_STG]

Please makesure uniform combos are interchangeable!! If we have to make 4 different sets to have 4 combos that will be irritating!

[@collegebro85]

With College Football 25 coming out in 2 weeks, this is gonna be majorly overlooked and harshly criticized compared to that…good thing it is free, cuz NO ONE would pay to play an inferior product! 🤘🏼🤨🤘🏼

[@andycarrillo48]

I don’t understand how the running is still shitty though man. Focus on the running too yo!

[@ThaLiveKing]

Gameplay sliders would be nice, but I understand you have to get the core game right!!

[@KennyInSubic]

Do you have a coach only mode?

[@johnson7454]

All this work just to get steam rolled in a few weeks

[@SimFootballFanatic]

Looks good gentleman

[@WKFootballShorts]

my main problem with the game was that the controls felt unnatural... Would be nice if you could change the button layouts to whatever you want also I had no idea what I was doing on defense... It felt weird switching to another player and weird even doing anything with that player

[@xpresso1999]

1. Adjust the DBs gameplay. They seemed to be out of place a lot and missed easy interceptions/swats 2. Love the big hits but at times they were just to snappy and in spots that were out of place 3. More huddle animations

[@logieagogie]

So what kind of awful micro transactions are going to be in the game to make up for free to play?

[@jjazz321]

Serious question, who is funding this project and why?

[@stevengreen3400]

play maker

[@VoltX_1]

5 years late. The door of opportunity closed.

[@VerxProd]

true but ill still play it \

[@GridironMasters]

What door?

[@VerxProd]

@@GridironMasters figure of speech

[@GridironMasters]

@@VerxProd I understand. I'm just asking what opportunity came and went that every other non EA football game past and present had to endure?

[@gamertrom6492]

Let’s be honest nobody’s gonna play this game. This game should’ve came a couple years ago. Maybe it would’ve had a audience but it’s just PlayStation one gameplay with better graphics

[@Christopher-dd1ph]

Nah you don’t know that. I mean obviously it’s nowhere near madden. Obviously. But if they make it fun, make it super customizable and support it, they could turn this into something worthwhile. They have a long way to go but I really want them to succeed.

[@gunnysack]

Gang tackling need to be in the game and not all of this one guy take downs.