EA Rolls Out Update for Madden CFM, Tweaked Upgrades and Draft Classes

[Datninja619]

Re: EA Rolls Out Update for Madden CFM, Tweaked Upgrades and Draft Classes

This is my first post patch draft. Here are the results from the top 4 teams. I'm the 49ers. Overalls were definitely lower. This is year 1.






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[MalibuTaylor]

Re: EA Rolls Out Update for Madden CFM, Tweaked Upgrades and Draft Classes

In my current draft class, there is 1 6'6 WR with 7th round talent. I'm targeting him. There is 0 6'4 CBS.

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I'll take Donald winey for 1st rd. He could be shut down

Take a chance on Quinton bartee but I'll Change his name

[rich8682]

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hhmm...I'll reserve my judgment until we have more results after to update they pushed out, but I was one who said we shouldn't complain about the drafts too much or it'll get nerfed to results we won't be happy with.

My big issue is they rolled draft classes back to what they are in the game, but I think they generally vastly underrate some of the NFL rookies this year.

Yeah I guarantee some rookies will be 80+ by the end of the season. It's like Sherman in Madden 12. He was rated like a 55 at the start of the year, cause EA had no idea, nor did anyone else, that he'd become elite. The drafts were fine imo.

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[BleedGreen710]

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loving what im hearing so far

6'6+ WRs and 6'4 CBs should be rare. I HATED seeing several each draft.

and lower ratings means the 80 OVR+ freak players will be more rare and actually will stand out, like in real life

im so excited about these changes to the draft class

[BleedGreen710]

Re: EA Rolls Out Update for Madden CFM, Tweaked Upgrades and Draft Classes

Just did a bunch of Sims to test the new draft classes. Some notes: you won't reliably see freaks every draft. Some drafts had no one over 80. The best draft had 5. Player height has been tweaked a lot. Very few 6'5+ WR and only saw a single 6'4 corner back. 96 looks like its still the speed cap. Highest-rated was an 83 corner back. There are a ton of busts. Some teams had drafts with no one over 70. Saw a 2ND rounder in the 50s. There are also some gems. Saw a team get an 81 DT in the 5th. Drafts with multiple 75+ guys were rare, usually only a few teams pulled it off each year. CPU draft logic remains terrible as I saw many times they draft the same position with their first and second pick including QBs.

In conclusion: scouting is more important now. you can't reliably get multiple starters each draft. The top talent is worth trading up for now as they really stand out. Ridiculously tall and athletic players are now extremely rare and not to be expected each draft. I think all of these changes are great for the long term health of people's franchises and I am so excited to begin a new one with this in effect. Bravo EA. you made the best draft classes in years even better.

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[MalibuTaylor]

Re: EA Rolls Out Update for Madden CFM, Tweaked Upgrades and Draft Classes

Just did a bunch of Sims to test the new draft classes. Some notes: you won't reliably see freaks every draft. Some drafts had no one over 80. The best draft had 5. Player height has been tweaked a lot. Very few 6'5+ WR and only saw a single 6'4 corner back. 96 looks like its still the speed cap. Highest-rated was an 83 corner back. There are a ton of busts. Some teams had drafts with no one over 70. Saw a 2ND rounder in the 50s. There are also some gems. Saw a team get an 81 DT in the 5th. Drafts with multiple 75+ guys were rare, usually only a few teams pulled it off each year. CPU draft logic remains terrible as I saw many times they draft the same position with their first and second pick including QBs.

In conclusion: scouting is more important now. you can't reliably get multiple starters each draft. The top talent is worth trading up for now as they really stand out. Ridiculously tall and athletic players are now extremely rare and not to be expected each draft. I think all of these changes are great for the long term health of people's franchises and I am so excited to begin a new one with this in effect. Bravo EA. you made the best draft classes in years even better.

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That's so good to hear.
I also hope EA fixed a size of centers plus made them fatter body shape
In16,almost all of em came out of draft were 6-1 ,6-2
And they all looked like a back up QB

[raidertiger]

Re: EA Rolls Out Update for Madden CFM, Tweaked Upgrades and Draft Classes

I think a lot of people are going to the "Freaks and Beasts" thread, seeing people post pictures of their draft picks, who may be 6'6", and thinking it's such a common occurrence.

I never posted in that thread but I can attest that at least 30% of WRs I have seen in my classes were over 6'3. Same number for TEs and over 6'2 CBs.

[MalibuTaylor]

Re: EA Rolls Out Update for Madden CFM, Tweaked Upgrades and Draft Classes

What exactly is so many? I honestly did not see this as a big problem.

3+ 6'6WR & 6'4CB in a draft is ridiculous as it can get or less there was a new evolution occurred in mankind

[BleedGreen710]

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3+ 6'6WR & 6'4CB in a draft is ridiculous as it can get or less there was a new evolution occurred in mankind

and it wasn't just their height. most of the 6'4 CBs I used to find had like 95 speed it was so ridiculous. it wasn't like "oh this guys taller but not as athletic". it was like deion sanders on randy moss body

[NDAlum]

Re: EA Rolls Out Update for Madden CFM, Tweaked Upgrades and Draft Classes

Just did a bunch of Sims to test the new draft classes. Some notes: you won't reliably see freaks every draft. Some drafts had no one over 80. The best draft had 5. Player height has been tweaked a lot. Very few 6'5+ WR and only saw a single 6'4 corner back. 96 looks like its still the speed cap. Highest-rated was an 83 corner back. There are a ton of busts. Some teams had drafts with no one over 70. Saw a 2ND rounder in the 50s. There are also some gems. Saw a team get an 81 DT in the 5th. Drafts with multiple 75+ guys were rare, usually only a few teams pulled it off each year. CPU draft logic remains terrible as I saw many times they draft the same position with their first and second pick including QBs.

In conclusion: scouting is more important now. you can't reliably get multiple starters each draft. The top talent is worth trading up for now as they really stand out. Ridiculously tall and athletic players are now extremely rare and not to be expected each draft. I think all of these changes are great for the long term health of people's franchises and I am so excited to begin a new one with this in effect. Bravo EA. you made the best draft classes in years even better.

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You make me want to do a solo online CFM now, you suck lol

[MalibuTaylor]

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and it wasn't just their height. most of the 6'4 CBs I used to find had like 95 speed it was so ridiculous. it wasn't like "oh this guys taller but not as athletic". it was like deion sanders on randy moss body

It's like mini Usain Bolt's entering NFL
Raiders would draft at least an one of them

[Allball76]

Re: EA Rolls Out Update for Madden CFM, Tweaked Upgrades and Draft Classes

loving what im hearing so far

6'6+ WRs and 6'4 CBs should be rare. I HATED seeing several each draft.

and lower ratings means the 80 OVR+ freak players will be more rare and actually will stand out, like in real life

im so excited about these changes to the draft class

Rare is a understatement look at the NFL history the 2 best and most dominate with speed big men WR were moss and megatron . And there 6"4 and 6"5 the 6"6 96 speed was too much and same with 6"4 97 speed coner a rare talent is Deion ,champ bailey , revis and there all 6"1 with 97 plus speed guys in there prime there has never been a 6"6 WR or 6"4 CB that's dominate with speed

[NimitsTexan]

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Was going to start mine this weekend, but I guess I'll wait for one more patch since I'm an offline franchise guy.

Actually, does the draft class get generated when you start the franchise, or when you progress from the pre-season to the regular season? Because, if the latter, could you not theoretically at least play through the pre-season before the patch hit?

[NimitsTexan]

Re: EA Rolls Out Update for Madden CFM, Tweaked Upgrades and Draft Classes

hhmm...I'll reserve my judgment until we have more results after to update they pushed out, but I was one who said we shouldn't complain about the drafts too much or it'll get nerfed to results we won't be happy with.

My big issue is they rolled draft classes back to what they are in the game, but I think they generally vastly underrate some of the NFL rookies this year.

And vastly overrated many others. IRL, drafts are a crap shoot. Look at QBs (as just one example). Tony Romo was an undrafted free agent, Tom Brady a 6th rounder, Vince Young and Johnny Manziel were first rounders . . .

So while it is certainly possible some of the rookies are underrated, it is probably not the rookies you or I would most readily think are underrated. And from what I have seen, some of the first rounders (Elliot, for example) are in low 80s/upper 70s, right where they should be, which should qualify them for every day starter duties (or make it easy for them to get there with a little training, which is about right). A rookie coming into the league and being Pro Bowl quality starter their first season, while it happens, is not a common occurrence, and not one human controlled teams should experience regularly.

[rich8682]

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I never posted in that thread but I can attest that at least 30% of WRs I have seen in my classes were over 6'3. Same number for TEs and over 6'2 CBs.

That's an extreme exaggeration. Either that or your game is an anomaly. Most classes I see have 2-3 corners over 6'2, 1-2 wideouts 6'5+. And most of those guys are trash and will never be starters.

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