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  • SolidSquid
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    • Aug 2014
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    #76
    Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

    Originally posted by howboutdat
    I thought that was more than obvious by now?

    The issue to me is, what is really going to make either of those two change the direction this game has been taking ( and its lack of resources and improvements thereof towards CFM) ?

    We have had good dev team in place for years now..........So what can be done to get thru to these two groups listed above?
    Bottom line is the bottom dollar. It's the only NFL game in town, there's no need to go all out and update a mode that brings in zero dollars after the initial purchase of the game. The NFL gets a video game of the most popular sport in America and that sweet exclusive license money, EA gets to sit back and basically print money bc it's the only NFL game while not having to invest much or innovate.

    I'm sure this and previous dev teams had a vision of where they want the game to go, the issue is their bosses don't have the same vision. If it ain't broke don't fix it and unfortunately for us EA doesn't see CFM as broke.

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    • XtremeDunkz
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      • Aug 2007
      • 3414

      #77
      Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

      Originally posted by howboutdat
      I thought that was more than obvious by now?

      The issue to me is, what is really going to make either of those two change the direction this game has been taking ( and its lack of resources and improvements thereof towards CFM) ?

      We have had good dev team in place for years now..........So what can be done to get thru to these two groups listed above?
      Honestly? Don't even start Longshot. The less people that play that story mode the less likely they are to keep focusing resources on it in the future.
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      • extremeskins04
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        • Aug 2010
        • 3868

        #78
        Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

        Originally posted by XtremeDunkz
        Honestly? Don't even start Longshot. The less people that play that story mode the less likely they are to keep focusing resources on it in the future.
        Well they can't do more Longshot stories every year. It took them 4 years to just 1. And with Rex noticing and responding to Deuce's thread, maybe we'll get some more CFM additions next year.

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        • seasprite
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          • Jul 2008
          • 8984

          #79
          Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

          Originally posted by XtremeDunkz
          Honestly? Don't even start Longshot. The less people that play that story mode the less likely they are to keep focusing resources on it in the future.
          I cant wait to play longshot






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          • goillini03
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            • Nov 2005
            • 1247

            #80
            Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

            Are you actually playing?

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            • seasprite
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              • Jul 2008
              • 8984

              #81
              Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

              Originally posted by goillini03
              Are you actually playing?
              I will at least check it out. I'm a sim franchise guy and know that they wont be adding anything really new this year as far as that, but Longshot could be a pretty cool addition to the game IMO......or it could suck, but wont know until I actually play the thing.






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              • roadman
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                • Aug 2003
                • 26339

                #82
                Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

                Originally posted by seasprite
                I will at least check it out. I'm a sim franchise guy and know that they wont be adding anything really new this year as far as that, but Longshot could be a pretty cool addition to the game IMO......or it could suck, but wont know until I actually play the thing.
                Same boat here, I will try it, if I don't like it, I won't bother with it again.

                There is a slight possibility it will keep me occupied until the season starts or then again, not.

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                • fballturkey
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                  • Jul 2011
                  • 2370

                  #83
                  Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

                  Originally posted by extremeskins04
                  Well they can't do more Longshot stories every year. It took them 4 years to just 1. And with Rex noticing and responding to Deuce's thread, maybe we'll get some more CFM additions next year.
                  4 years to make the mode, but it could be much easier to add stories to it than to build from scratch. Presumably they built it so that they could make a new story each year within the time they have to work on it.

                  From what we've seen the story looks kind of cringeworthy but I guess we'll see.
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                  • OhMrHanky
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                    • Aug 2012
                    • 1898

                    #84
                    Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

                    Originally posted by fballturkey
                    4 years to make the mode, but it could be much easier to add stories to it than to build from scratch. Presumably they built it so that they could make a new story each year within the time they have to work on it.



                    From what we've seen the story looks kind of cringeworthy but I guess we'll see.


                    Lol. U know, I have a lot of issues with this story idea. And, at the same time, I get what they're doing and am ok with it.

                    But, u nailed it on the head for me. No matter how 'interesting' or playable a story mode in football might be, I'm just not a sappy guy, u know? Lol. So, for me, as well, I think no matter what the story is, it's going to be 'cringeworthy'. Lol

                    'My dad died on the night of the big game, and he told me, 'win, son, just win.' Or, 'my best friend died in a car accident the week of the state championship game.' Lol. I just don't go for the sappy stuff, so I think I'm going to be laughing a lot at the dialogue, regardless of the overall storyline. [emoji23][emoji41]


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                    • Rebel10
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                      • Jan 2003
                      • 1162

                      #85
                      Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

                      It's good to see this issue get slightly more attention from more mainstream gaming press. the lack of cohesive gaming press today means that less of these issues can get attention, as companies rely more on 'Influencers' than traditional press.

                      The only way that EA prioritizes franchise additions is feedback and bad publicity.

                      Originally posted by fballturkey
                      4 years to make the mode, but it could be much easier to add stories to it than to build from scratch. Presumably they built it so that they could make a new story each year within the time they have to work on it.

                      From what we've seen the story looks kind of cringeworthy but I guess we'll see.
                      yeah, I suspect they're following this model because it'll be relatively easy to expand on this idea for a few seasons. This year's Longshot certainly seems to be around setting the story-bedrock for a football storyline, as it doesn't have much (or any?) involvement with the NFL (correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I've read, you never actually play on an NFL team in this year's mode). Following from that, it would make sense that they'd add additional stories next year and going forward to different points of the character's career.

                      It's just not something that I care about as a football fan. I'm sure that some people do, but being a football fan has always been about managing a team, and less so about managing the career of a single player. I make my own "storylines" in my head that are less about the relationship between my fictitious players and their fathers, and more about the history of a franchise or league.

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                      • thqtank
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                        • Jul 2017
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                        #86
                        Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

                        i hope they really work on this, theres a lot of potential

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                        • SyncereBlackout
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                          • Aug 2014
                          • 828

                          #87
                          Re: Another good article on lack of CFM improvements by game informer

                          Originally posted by OhMrHanky
                          Lol. U know, I have a lot of issues with this story idea. And, at the same time, I get what they're doing and am ok with it.

                          But, u nailed it on the head for me. No matter how 'interesting' or playable a story mode in football might be, I'm just not a sappy guy, u know? Lol. So, for me, as well, I think no matter what the story is, it's going to be 'cringeworthy'. Lol

                          'My dad died on the night of the big game, and he told me, 'win, son, just win.' Or, 'my best friend died in a car accident the week of the state championship game.' Lol. I just don't go for the sappy stuff, so I think I'm going to be laughing a lot at the dialogue, regardless of the overall storyline. [emoji23][emoji41]


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                          If we can get past the writing it will be ok. 4 years raises my expectations to unrealistic levels for everything but the writing. Considering who is doing the writing I suspect it will be Sharknado 4 caliber. Not for lack of effort, but writing screenplays, dialogue, shorts is a skill their linkedins don't suggest they have.

                          (Unless there's a ghostwriter)


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