Don't Start Your Madden NFL 16 CFM Until New Patch Arrives, According to Developers

[ajk49er]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

probably good advice. I have played CFM to try and find all the "game breaking" bugs.


when you go put XP into your HC, it shows you spent it, then you go back in and realize it doesn't save....you wonder if ANY testing could have gone into CFM.


I am willing to be very forgiving if they patch ALL of these major issues that should be working out of the box

[aholbert32]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

That doesn't justify having a broken franchise mode in a sports game. Especially considering that a portion of that increase of online traffic is because of an on line franchise mode.

Who is justifying it? I never justified that. I was just responding to his reasoning and his claim that CFM is the "backbone" of Madden.

There is not a single sports game thats released that doesnt have significant bugs now a days. The key is are they significant to you?

Take NBA 2k15: There were virtually no fouls called in that game at release. It made me furious because Fouls are a significant part of the game. Most of the "sim" community here didnt care. There were maybe 1 or 2 posts about that before it was fixed. It took 2k 3 months to fix.

Thats why you see people here claiming that NBA2k never had any major bugs.....because those bugs werent "major" to them.

Take Madden 16: I dont play CFM past one season so the fact that rookies are being generated with increased speed ratings doesnt effect me at all. I recognize though that it is a big thing to alot of people.

Every game has bugs. Each year you have to hope that their isnt a bug that affects the way YOU play. Now knowing that there are always bugs on release....wouldnt it be smart to just a few weeks before buying the game?

[Sphinx]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

probably good advice. I have played CFM to try and find all the "game breaking" bugs.


when you go put XP into your HC, it shows you spent it, then you go back in and realize it doesn't save....you wonder if ANY testing could have gone into CFM.


I am willing to be very forgiving if they patch ALL of these major issues that should be working out of the box

I do agree that the game should be working right out of the box. All games should in my opinion. But without knowing what restraints were given to the madden developers, I personally won't condemn them for the bugs in this release.

[DanBootleg]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

That makes me feel better about waiting to buy it.

[redsox4evur]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

Someone please point me to a game that came out in the past year that hasn't needed a patch?

[EricFreakingBerry]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

That's a lot of hyperbole for one post.

We're just going to have to disagree as to what's minor/major - a few FAs not signing or a few fouls not being called aren't major.

Last year with 2K I noticed the foul issue but when I turned up fouls I was still getting *some* per game, so again that is arguably the same thing as the aggressive catch being overtuned/powered in Madden. Is it somewhat off? Yep. But can I play a rough approximation of basketball/football without having to wait to start my franchise? Definitely. With Madden, we are being asked to wait because they can't patch the fixes (which again, this is understandable) and the issues will legitimately affect the mode for the entirety of the CFM if we don't wait. The rookie ratings scales will be off for the entire course of the mode if we don't wait, and we can't edit/change those things like we can in other games.

[aholbert32]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

How much of that game do you play?

I've played around 350+ 12 minutes quarter games in NBA2k15 MyLeague, and I'm on XB1. Before that patch, I maxed my slider for fouls and got about10 free throws per game - not enough, but not a BROKEN MODE. Then post patch I eased up on the sliders and got good free throw and foul stats.

You're not making apples to apples comparisons. The issue you mention pales in comparison to a whole set of issues that led the game's chief developer to advise people not to play the whole mode. No one is saying the other games are percect, so don't use that straw man.

I mean, c'mon, man. You're reaching, and I'm not even sure you play NBA2k, as I never see you on those threads.

Nobody is reaching. I played NBA2k every day. EVERY DAY during the season. 12 min quarters.

10 FT equals about 5 fouls a game per team. 5 fouls in a 12 minute game. Thats a gamekiller for people who want realistic stats and gameplay. You played 300 games and you honestly were ok with an average of 5-10 fouls a game?

[LorenzoDC]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

Lmao. Are you serious?

The comment was to aholbert. I don't recall seeing him there much. Though I was asking a question.

[Sphinx]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

That makes me feel better about waiting to buy it.

I really wish they would just do an open beta program for a weekend and let everyone play the beta version. Then all of the major issues that we, the community come across would be known a few weeks in advance. Then maybe a release day patch would be more feasible.

[bkrich83]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

The comment was to aholbert. I don't recall seeing him there much. Though I was asking a question.

He plays just about as much as anyone here.

[LorenzoDC]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

Nobody is reaching. I played NBA2k every day. EVERY DAY during the season. 12 min quarters.

10 FT equals about 5 fouls a game per team. 5 fouls in a 12 minute game. Thats a gamekiller for people who want realistic stats and gameplay. You played 300 games and you honestly were ok with an average of 5-10 fouls a game?

First off, I accept correction on your NBA 2k use.

Second, no, I was obviously not ok that that foul rate at launch. Can you show me where I said that, or are we at war with straw men again?

It was not a mode breaker the way we are talking about CFM being ridden with multiple issues to the point that the ever opaque EA Tiburon is admitting it's not worth starting the mode now. Let's think in scales from 1-10, not binary 0-1.

[aholbert32]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

The comment was to aholbert. I don't recall seeing him there much. Though I was asking a question.

LOL. I typically dont post in game threads after release week. Its mostly just a bunch of people nitpicking the game or complaining about things that I dont care about.

****, if I wasnt an admin I probably wouldnt spend much time in any of the game threads other than to get sliders and roster info.

My life as a gamer has been significantly better since I started doing that.

[oldman]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

What is the issue with CFM? I know that there is a supersim and confidence issue in games but is there another reason why they are saying you should wait?

[kehlis]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

Glad they are being upfront and it's no surprise as Kolbe always has been but this is a non issue to me as long as the fix doesn't drag out too long.

It usually takes me a good three weeks to even get a base slider set.

[forme95]

Re: Kolbe says to WAIT to start your CFM

So glad I havent bought the game yet. Guess I will wait a little longer. YEY me!! CFM is the only mode I care about.