VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

[GiantBlue76]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

Forgive me for being a pessimist based on history here, but those questions are all excellent in that forum and it made me a little sad knowing that most of those great ideas will be absent from the game yet another year Hopefully I'm wrong. There are some nice suggestions in that thread that would really make CFM much better. Many of them are really things that you would think would just be common sense to have in a career mode.

[totalpoop]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

just asked the question about season stats being in weekly order, if anyone has any questions they'd like posted just let me know.

[MrBill]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

We have recorded the interview but I am going to be exchanging emails with Josh on questions that we were not able to get to during the time we had available for the discussion.

Thanks to everyone that submitted questions!

[homeycool]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

Will ties be accounted for correctly in seeding? Also, well tie breakers be used according to NFL rules?

[BonesKnows85]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

All I'm interested in is editing rookies and draft classes so that we aren't forced to play with EAs classes. Which are horrendous. If we can't edit draft classes, or if we can't edit those rookies post draft at least...I have no interest in this game, period.

I've already been told no custom classes, so what they need to do is take a page from the NCAA series and patch in the ability to let us edit everything about players at any time while in franchise mode.

When I say everything, I mean
Name
Height
Weight
Skin color
Equipment
Atrributes
College
Age

I want realism in my franchise. No comical names and no players with crazy attributes that make no sense. I want real rookies and draft classes that resemble real life.

[Kaiser Wilhelm]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

Hopefully someone over there asks about custom draft classes and/or draft class editing, I can't be bothered to sign up an account for another forum.

EDIT: went ahead and asked my question. What's one more internet account going to hurt me lol.

TRAITOR! THIS IS TREASON! Quick, Millennium, off with his head. For the King!

Any how, I really hope that the tie breakers are correct and that the AI will utilize its own practice points. Even the former wasn't that big of an issue, but the latter really killed any long-term offline league. The user either had a stacked team and abused that to get even stronger via trades, or, the user also didn't practice and all backups were absolute garbage.

[BonesKnows85]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

Ask about the fake Twitter feed. I hope that they have done away with it. It's incredibly repetitive. And a few years ago I was told that it was the reason we couldn't edit players. Come on EA. A fake Twitter? That's not a groundbreaking idea.

[Grey_Osprey]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

I hope he was asked about

Auto subs working properly
formation subs
CPU AI improvements (roster mgmnt, draft logic, player re-signing)
SCHEMES working properly
SCOUTING improvements! - IRL teams aren't absolutely clueless on players!
Assistant coaches (see HC09)
PLAYBOOK knowledge and team chemistry
Player roles (ie starter, back up, special teams, reserve)
Better contracts/ability to resign players
Improvements to Owners Mode - ridiculously cumbersome and time consuming to do 32 team control
Why more features from HC09 haven't been brought over
Improvements to menu's/screens - better load times, less back and forth

[canes21]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

I hope he was asked about

Auto subs working properly
formation subs
CPU AI improvements (roster mgmnt, draft logic, player re-signing)
SCHEMES working properly
SCOUTING improvements! - IRL teams aren't absolutely clueless on players!
Assistant coaches (see HC09)
PLAYBOOK knowledge and team chemistry
Player roles (ie starter, back up, special teams, reserve)
Better contracts/ability to resign players
Improvements to Owners Mode - ridiculously cumbersome and time consuming to do 32 team control
Why more features from HC09 haven't been brought over
Improvements to menu's/screens - better load times, less back and forth

Anything you can imagine, he was probably asked, but as much as the gameplay guys like to be open, I am highly doubting Looman will answer much of what we want to hear. And if he does, "maybe next year" will be the most likely of responses.

Rex and crew all seem on the right page. Donny Moore and Josh Looman tough.... no.

[raidertiger]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

All I'm interested in is editing rookies and draft classes so that we aren't forced to play with EAs classes. Which are horrendous. If we can't edit draft classes, or if we can't edit those rookies post draft at least...I have no interest in this game, period.

I've already been told no custom classes, so what they need to do is take a page from the NCAA series and patch in the ability to let us edit everything about players at any time while in franchise mode.

When I say everything, I mean
Name
Height
Weight
Skin color
Equipment
Atrributes
College
Age

I want realism in my franchise. No comical names and no players with crazy attributes that make no sense. I want real rookies and draft classes that resemble real life.

I get it but crazy names?? There's literally a guy called haha, and Clowney.

Realism is stupid names believe it or not.

[ggsimmonds]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

So the CFM reveal must be near.

Why do I have that feeling like I am about to go on a blind date? And I cannot shake the fear that she will be a wild snorlax.

[jpdavis82]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

Billy tweeted me this when I asked him how the interview went.

@BillyBrewer: @jpdavis1982 Thought it went well. Lots of good information. It will be published as soon as EA posts the CFM reveal.

So, now we wait

[Cowboy008]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

Billy tweeted me this when I asked him how the interview went.

@BillyBrewer: @jpdavis1982 Thought it went well. Lots of good information. It will be published as soon as EA posts the CFM reveal.

So, now we wait

I don't want to get to excited just to be let down so I will try to prepare for the worst. Did he say that it could be coming out soon or is he not sure?

[Sheba2011]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

I get it but crazy names?? There's literally a guy called haha, and Clowney.

Realism is stupid names believe it or not.

Yea the crazy names thing is kind of comical when you look at some of the actual names in the NFL. The thing I hate most about the draft classes (don't know why it bothers me so much but it does) is the amount of players from non FBS schools. It seems like once you get out of the 2nd round every player is from a school like mighty Augustana. And then of course there is the mismatched ratings/positions like the 70 spd WR's.

[Sheba2011]

Re: VSN speaking with Josh Looman on CFM, taking questions now

I hope he was asked about

Auto subs working properly
formation subs
CPU AI improvements (roster mgmnt, draft logic, player re-signing)
SCHEMES working properly
SCOUTING improvements! - IRL teams aren't absolutely clueless on players!
Assistant coaches (see HC09)
PLAYBOOK knowledge and team chemistry
Player roles (ie starter, back up, special teams, reserve)
Better contracts/ability to resign players
Improvements to Owners Mode - ridiculously cumbersome and time consuming to do 32 team control
Why more features from HC09 haven't been brought over
Improvements to menu's/screens - better load times, less back and forth

Here is the one point where I disagree with you. Don't forget someone once drafted JaMarcus Russell with the first overall pick. Scouting does need to be greatly improved but at the same time teams IRL make mistakes in the draft all the time.