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[Madden's Jowels]

If you get drafted and choose to go back to school, does that actually advance the game 1 year, to the 2015 draft? Or however many years you decided to go to school for? I'm guessing that's a no, but I figured I might as well ask. I think this would be awesome. Changes up the draft order, adds another element to the process and more realism.

Personally I'd love to go #1 overall (and keep trying the showcase over and over until I do) but I can't say I have a strong desire to play for the Astros haha.

[zomgerd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Madden's Jowels

If you get drafted and choose to go back to school, does that actually advance the game 1 year, to the 2015 draft? Or however many years you decided to go to school for? I'm guessing that's a no, but I figured I might as well ask. I think this would be awesome. Changes up the draft order, adds another element to the process and more realism. Personally I'd love to go #1 overall (and keep trying the showcase over and over until I do) but I can't say I have a strong desire to play for the Astros haha.

No, the year you get drafted is always 2014.

[Madden's Jowels]

Quote: Originally Posted by zomgerd

No, the year you get drafted is always 2014.

So you enter the 2014 draft showcase, get drafted, decide you want to go to a 4 year college, come back and do the showcase and get drafted again... in 2014. Haha.


I get why they do it that way, but it would be cool if it actually advanced time, or gave you the option to.

[zomgerd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Madden's Jowels

So you enter the 2014 draft showcase, get drafted, decide you want to go to a 4 year college, come back and do the showcase and get drafted again... in 2014. Haha.

I think it's weird too, to be honest. xD

[zomgerd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Madden's Jowels

I get why they do it that way, but it would be cool if it actually advanced time, or gave you the option to.

Agreed, perhaps next year.

[Madden's Jowels]

OK here's another question:

Regardless of if you're using custom rosters or not, I assume the game generates a made up draft class right? Can you create a draft class and then enter yourself amongst it?

[SilverBullet1929]

Quote: Originally Posted by Madden's Jowels

So you enter the 2014 draft showcase, get drafted, decide you want to go to a 4 year college, come back and do the showcase and get drafted again... in 2014. Haha. I get why they do it that way, but it would be cool if it actually advanced time, or gave you the option to.

While it seems strange the way they get around it is they never once tell u what year the showcase was , if u get drafted u still don't know the year it is, if u choose to go back to school the years again are not known... The year only comes into play once u sign with ur drafting team and begin that minor league season which now finally takes place in 2014.

So depending on the path u choose the showcase and ur initial draft could be anywhere from 2009 to 2014 depending on how much schooling u choose if any and probably even depending on more details like what ur fictional schools calendar might be.

Regardless u wouldn't ever know the year of ur showcase and/or draft(s) until u actually begin ur minor league season and then can calculate back from there.

Bottom line, the initial showcase and draft take place in ambiguous, unspecified years so that you always begin ur first minor league season in 2014, which is fine by me. Tricky but well done cuz I can just imagine the fits people would have if they get start in 2014 go back to school then get drafted again in 2014. So this way is better .

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[Madden's Jowels]

Quote: Originally Posted by SilverBullet1929

While it seems strange the way they get around it is they never once tell u what year the showcase was , if u get drafted u still don't know the year it is, if u choose to go back to school the years again are not known... The year only comes into play once u sign with ur drafting team and begin that minor league season which now finally takes place in 2014. So depending on the path u choose the showcase and ur initial draft could be anywhere from 2009 to 2014 depending on how much schooling u choose if any and probably even depending on more details like what ur fictional schools calendar might be. Regardless u wouldn't ever know the year of ur showcase and/or draft(s) until u actually begin ur minor league season and then can calculate back from there. Bottom line, the initial showcase and draft take place in ambiguous, unspecified years so that you always begin ur first minor league season in 2014, which is fine by me. Tricky but well done cuz I can just imagine the fits people would have if they get start in 2014 go back to school then get drafted again in 2014. So this way is better . Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

I figured that's probably how they did it. Still though, a player gets drafted twice and in both years it's the exact same draft order, even the comp picks lol.