02:33 PM - June 11, 2010 by jethrobag
Phil Frazier has just posted another Madden NFL 11 blog. Here is a quote that should generate a TON of comments.
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Madden NFL 11 News Post
02:33 PM - June 11, 2010 by jethrobagPhil Frazier has just posted another Madden NFL 11 blog. Here is a quote that should generate a TON of comments.
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I would love for the pre-season to mean something again. I want position battles ,OTA's ,mini camps and cut days. And can we please get practice squads.
Like I said before this is great news.
The only thing that worries me is if something changes in their priorities to overhaul franchise mode next year.
The only thing that worries me is if something changes in their priorities to overhaul franchise mode next year.
I can't wait until a year from today when we get to hear about the core gameplay improvements for Madden 12. Then there will be a special dedication to revamping franchise mode in Madden 13. You guys wait this will be awesome!
Online Franchise is the only reason I'm still playing this game, without it I would have traded this game back in 09!
I wasn't really expecting anything major to happen to it but I at least thought some kind of off-season would be added. When it was announced last year, Ian Cummings said the good thing about Online Franchise was that its server based so there would be no need for a patch, they could update it on the fly.
He also said that a salary cap would be added later in the year but that never came. Now we find out that nothing is gonna happen to it in M11?!?!
Bit disappointed in this news but at least the gameplay is gonna be the best Madden has ever seen.... Right?
I wasn't really expecting anything major to happen to it but I at least thought some kind of off-season would be added. When it was announced last year, Ian Cummings said the good thing about Online Franchise was that its server based so there would be no need for a patch, they could update it on the fly.
He also said that a salary cap would be added later in the year but that never came. Now we find out that nothing is gonna happen to it in M11?!?!
Bit disappointed in this news but at least the gameplay is gonna be the best Madden has ever seen.... Right?
Okay....not the best news in the world....
Just please say to get Franchise to at least an intriguing level, they've hidden progression and fixed IR, right? Hidden progression is the most basic on/off option ever, and working IR is beyond vital to roster management and the mode in general. That'll at least (if the injury/stat improvements are true) give me a decent season mode that will have to be HEAVILY dependent on the new presentation to keep interest up.
If you're going to claim yet again that franchise / superstar mode will get fixed next year, give us those two goodwill gestures. And then actually revamp it. If it's going to take more than a year, and they haven't started putting things in yet (suggested by the 'give us your ideas' comment that must have stung like hell for anyone heavily involved in last year's community feedback process) then we're facing the very very real prospect of it having to be a next-next gen feature.
Because however honest and open they've been (and props for that, although it's obvious from the Developer videos you could have told us all this back in at least April, probably beginning of the year), it's starting to feel like they are stalling for time. Josh Looman's pretty much been brought on for MUT full-time the moment they realised how poor the current franchise structure is.
And the sad thing? However much we like to say everyone really cares about franchise, not online, their marketing figures say otherwise. You can see it with every other game franchise ever. They are looking for Fifa's crown, and the whole success of Fifa has been endless play now online and bare-bones online leagues for friends. Yes, most people play franchise. But as Fifa's shoddy Manager Mode has proved, most people don't care about it being hyper-complex or involving.
People are claiming with this news, watch the sales plummet. But Fifa's would have gone south by now on that logic, because MM is really poor. Yet it's strangely selling as strong as ever, if not stronger, and it's not like the ping-pong, speed wins, cheesefest online brand of football they peddle is realistic, so don't say "B....B.....B.....BUT GAMEPLAY"
Madden will sell more this year if people like the idea of 3 on 3 and perks. If not, it'll sell the same. Until that changes, franchise guys will ALWAYS have to just sit and hope EA throws them a bone one year.
Just please say to get Franchise to at least an intriguing level, they've hidden progression and fixed IR, right? Hidden progression is the most basic on/off option ever, and working IR is beyond vital to roster management and the mode in general. That'll at least (if the injury/stat improvements are true) give me a decent season mode that will have to be HEAVILY dependent on the new presentation to keep interest up.
If you're going to claim yet again that franchise / superstar mode will get fixed next year, give us those two goodwill gestures. And then actually revamp it. If it's going to take more than a year, and they haven't started putting things in yet (suggested by the 'give us your ideas' comment that must have stung like hell for anyone heavily involved in last year's community feedback process) then we're facing the very very real prospect of it having to be a next-next gen feature.
Because however honest and open they've been (and props for that, although it's obvious from the Developer videos you could have told us all this back in at least April, probably beginning of the year), it's starting to feel like they are stalling for time. Josh Looman's pretty much been brought on for MUT full-time the moment they realised how poor the current franchise structure is.
And the sad thing? However much we like to say everyone really cares about franchise, not online, their marketing figures say otherwise. You can see it with every other game franchise ever. They are looking for Fifa's crown, and the whole success of Fifa has been endless play now online and bare-bones online leagues for friends. Yes, most people play franchise. But as Fifa's shoddy Manager Mode has proved, most people don't care about it being hyper-complex or involving.
People are claiming with this news, watch the sales plummet. But Fifa's would have gone south by now on that logic, because MM is really poor. Yet it's strangely selling as strong as ever, if not stronger, and it's not like the ping-pong, speed wins, cheesefest online brand of football they peddle is realistic, so don't say "B....B.....B.....BUT GAMEPLAY"
Madden will sell more this year if people like the idea of 3 on 3 and perks. If not, it'll sell the same. Until that changes, franchise guys will ALWAYS have to just sit and hope EA throws them a bone one year.
I won't be buying '11. But if they're telling the truth about next year, then it sounds like '12 will be a first day purchase. THAT IS, if they're telling the truth, which at this point, is a huge "if." Wasn't Madden 11 supposed to be the year of Franchise mode?
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wangtangkiki @ 06/12/10 06:48 AM
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wangtangkiki @ 06/12/10 07:02 AM
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I know that there wouldn't be 350,000 people that get online once then never get on again if they patched disconnection glitches. I know of several disconnect glitches that aren't fixed. I know exactly what causes people to disconnect when they have their field goal blocked, but it's not fixed yet. They need to fix the experience we have online while also fixing the basic gameplay that is very much lacking in Madden.
I really wish I could get an enjoyable football game with real physics. I want to have my WR/DB interactions to be REAL. If I'm on All-Madden skill level, I want my WRs to actually be able to get off the press. If I'm using the All-Madden skill level, I want ratings to work. They don't in certain situations.. like the press rating has no effect on All-Madden. No matter the ratings, they have 99 press.. WR Release ratings are 12.. They will not get off the press until the 3 second animation ends..
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How can you play against a CPU? Especially with Madden's poor AI.. I would hate it.
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Exonerated @ 06/12/10 07:39 AM
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Does anybody know what happened to that footage Ian recorded and wanted to release friday?
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prime21time37 @ 06/12/10 08:13 AM
already knowing nothing in the world is perfect, all i can say is i hope the gameplay is MUCH improved. we have been saying they need to fix the core problems instead of adding on to the game, and it seems thats what they are shooting at. if the franchise stats are fixed and they made some draft adjustments then the mode should hopefully get us by if the gameplay is what i hope it to be. broken stats was one of the most griped about problems in '10. so any improvement should make the game better. im not an online player but face it guys, its 2010, not 1985. thats where the improvements are gonna be seen in practically every game. i just hope '12 will blow us away and that they fix the gameplay issues this year. i dont think it will be as bad as we think. plus if they wouldve announced an all new franchise mode this year, there would be 30 pages of posts that gameplay shouldve been fixed first. we all know that. so take it for what it is and enjoy it as best as you can. because we are all buying it no matter what.
Was not happy when I heard the news last night. After 12 hrs. I have chilled........
I'm keeping my pre-order!
The Cowboys drafting Dez Bryant played a role! A $39.99 game update (rosters & announcers with game tweaks and franchise tweaks)!
I'm keeping my pre-order!
The Cowboys drafting Dez Bryant played a role! A $39.99 game update (rosters & announcers with game tweaks and franchise tweaks)!
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ZoneKIller @ 06/12/10 08:29 AM
^^39.99 dollar game? thought it was 59.99?
Uahhh ,I was really hoping this was a nightmare,,,but I wake up and its still here.
So what has Looman done since 10 came out.Work on those cards?
I really cant believe they add in Gameflow and Gameplan and nothing to Franchise.
What ever happened to those easy updates for Online Franchise.I thought they could update it anytime becaue it was diff than NCAA's Dynasty?
I could tell Phil why no one played Online Franchise( I played till I got to the offseson and found out its practically a Online Leadue)
But I think alot of other people have already done that.
I really cant believe this is happenning .REALITY CHECK! really sinking in.Im just lost about Madden,If Im purchasing it or not.Geez I dont even know how to explain myself.
I mean wasnt this the year for FRANCHISE?! Didnt they tell us that 10 would be the building the foundation game for Franchise ? Hate is a strong word.But man whoever said theres a thin line between love and hate wasnt kidding
Uahhh ,I was really hoping this was a nightmare,,,but I wake up and its still here.
So what has Looman done since 10 came out.Work on those cards?
I really cant believe they add in Gameflow and Gameplan and nothing to Franchise.
What ever happened to those easy updates for Online Franchise.I thought they could update it anytime becaue it was diff than NCAA's Dynasty?
I could tell Phil why no one played Online Franchise( I played till I got to the offseson and found out its practically a Online Leadue)
But I think alot of other people have already done that.
I really cant believe this is happenning .REALITY CHECK! really sinking in.Im just lost about Madden,If Im purchasing it or not.Geez I dont even know how to explain myself.
I mean wasnt this the year for FRANCHISE?! Didnt they tell us that 10 would be the building the foundation game for Franchise ? Hate is a strong word.But man whoever said theres a thin line between love and hate wasnt kidding
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countryboy @ 06/12/10 08:31 AM
wished they were adding new things to franchise (practice squads, preseason roster cutdowns, etc...), but am fine with the direction they are seemingly taking. No matter how deep or robust franchise mode is, if the gameplay on the field is severely lacking, then it makes the robust franchise all for not.
Not that to start a comparison trend, but I can't help but remain optimistic since this is the same approach SCEA took with The Show and its franchise mode, at least thats how I view it. They tweaked the franchise they had in place until the game on the field was, well, where they wanted it as a whole. After that, they added features to the franchise mode to make it as robust as it is now.
Not that to start a comparison trend, but I can't help but remain optimistic since this is the same approach SCEA took with The Show and its franchise mode, at least thats how I view it. They tweaked the franchise they had in place until the game on the field was, well, where they wanted it as a whole. After that, they added features to the franchise mode to make it as robust as it is now.
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A couple of months ago the EA store had a code available to where you could get $20 off the purchase of Madden 11 and NCAA 11 (using the code for each seperatley)! They also chipped in Free Shipping!
I don't care that it might take a week or two.......For $20 off, I'll wait! Plus, both games will probably need to be patched.
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huskerwr38 @ 06/12/10 08:53 AM
I'm really shocked at the timing of this news. Why would they announce that they aren't adding new features to franchise before E3 and say they are building it from the ground up for Madden 12? It makes zero sense and just about kills the excitement for Madden 11 and for E3. I was looking forward to E3 to hear about franchise, as I'm sure most people were. There is nothing to look forward to for E3 at all.
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