Madden NFL 23 Patch Arrives - Franchise Mode Issues Still Being Investigated - Next Patch Mid-October

[TonyStark1964]

Re: Madden 23 - September 27 Title Update

is the INT fest fixed?

I understand what you are referring to...I do feel as though its a complicated issue...Part user and part developer problem.

IMO the fix on the developer side is they need to adjust the "Jumped Route" outcomes to include more bat downs, deflected passes or dislodging the ball via contact as opposed to every jumped route being an incredible pick 6. More bat downs and deflected passes will created more appropriate balance as opposed to watching folks throw 4-5 picks a game...The picks are def OP.

On the same token most of us Madden players have become used to tossing passes anywhere and everywhere with little regard or consequence...As consumers we have to take some of the blame for our bad decisions. Just my .02

[anelk002]

Re: Madden 23 - September 27 Title Update

I understand what you are referring to...I do feel as though its a complicated issue...Part user and part developer problem.

IMO the fix on the developer side is they need to adjust the "Jumped Route" outcomes to include more bat downs, deflected passes or dislodging the ball via contact as opposed to every jumped route being an incredible pick 6.

On the same token most of us Madden players have become used to tossing passes anywhere and everywhere with little regard or consequence...As consumers we have to take some of the blame for our bad decisions. Just my .02

The problem for me is the cpu throws way too many picks and even when I have it on swat ball my players pick it off too easily. I can avoid throwing picks but the cpu just throws way too many.

[BoomFranchise]

Re: Madden 23 Franchise Patch Notes

Someone get BoomFranchise in here to test this out and report back!

Im honestly not concerned about the mid october patch, but if there is a legit draft loop hopefully this fixes it, and we are off and running strong.

"Stability issues"??? What does that mean!?

I have no patience now, but I may try this weekend to do a full 2 season scouting draft sim and see if problems arise. The wording gives me 0 confidence they did did anything and if we are waiting until Mid October the level of respect I have is falling like a tomato



Them saying, "we are aware of franchise issues" then saying they improved "stability issues" with no reference to the specific issues sounds like a cop out. I wish they would do a live interview or stream and we could get specifics instead of vague statement.

[BoomFranchise]

Re: Madden 23 - September 27 Title Update

If anyone tests out a draft or two please let me know. The issues seem to happen when you try to trade manually during the live draft up or down...



And truly if we get the fix that doesn't restart us back to the draft, I am a happy camper and can go back to my scouting simulation. THAT IS ALL WE ASK!

[BadAssHskr]

Re: Madden 23 Franchise Patch Notes

"Stability issues"??? What does that mean!?

I have no patience now, but I may try this weekend to do a full 2 season scouting draft sim and see if problems arise. The wording gives me 0 confidence they did did anything and if we are waiting until Mid October the level of respect I have is falling like a tomato



Them saying, "we are aware of franchise issues" then saying they improved "stability issues" with no reference to the specific issues sounds like a cop out. I wish they would do a live interview or stream and we could get specifics instead of vague statement.

I would have thought you would be anxious to see if their stability issue fix, fixed your stability issue.

Can’t please anyone.

[patsfan1993]

Re: Madden 23 - September 27 Title Update

Thats not a stability issue.

I don't know man, it sure has made a lot of people pretty unstable.

[dh13king]

Re: Madden 23 Franchise Patch Notes

"Stability issues"??? What does that mean!?

I wish they would do a live interview or stream and we could get specifics instead of vague statement.

With how hostile you and many other are towards people just trying to do their jobs, I doubt they'll ever do a live interview/stream.

[PhillyPhanatic14]

Re: Madden 23 Franchise Patch Notes

With how hostile you and many other are towards people just trying to do their jobs, I doubt they'll ever do a live interview/stream.

To be fair it took them over a month to say they're even aware of bugs that make it impossible to play Franchise... They still haven't addressed the gamebreaking bugs in FotF. So there's not a ton of evidence of anyone actually trying to do their job over there since launch. I agree we need to be civil, but Tiburon releasing a product that is this insanely flawed is going to generate a lot of frustration and negativity from people that paid money for a completely broken game that was billed as "the most polished Madden in a long time."

[TonyStark1964]

Re: Madden 23 - September 27 Title Update

The problem for me is the cpu throws way too many picks and even when I have it on swat ball my players pick it off too easily. I can avoid throwing picks but the cpu just throws way too many.

I should clarify that my earlier comment is specifically related to H2H gameplay and not games played against the CPU.

[prey2god]

Re: Madden 23 Franchise Patch Notes

Mid-October is a joke by that time cod will be out and I’ll never touch the game again.


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Basically kick rocks at this point. There’s no urgency to issues with this game anymore. I would argue this should be made priority and pushed out asap.

[malky]

Re: Madden 23 - September 27 Title Update

Note to self, quit buying at release, wait until Mid-October

More like a year. That’s what I did with 22 and I’m liking it no major complaints

[KingsoftheValley2]

Re: Madden 23 - September 27 Title Update

The wording can be confusing depending on how “technical/literal” it is. “A few things, including:”, personally I take that as there’s way more than what they have listed included. On the other hand, “few” can mean “not one, but can be as low as two”, so it could just be those two things.

On another note, I’m knocking on wood, because some of you seem to be in a bizzaro world with all of these “issues” lol. I feel like I’m on a different planet, I’m having a grand time. Best Madden in YEARS.

[BoomFranchise]

Re: Madden 23 Franchise Patch Notes

I would have thought you would be anxious to see if their stability issue fix, fixed your stability issue.

Can’t please anyone.

Are you attacking my mental health because I am calling out a team's lack of communication? Posts like that are allowed?

[BoomFranchise]

Re: Madden 23 Franchise Patch Notes

To be fair it took them over a month to say they're even aware of bugs that make it impossible to play Franchise... They still haven't addressed the gamebreaking bugs in FotF. So there's not a ton of evidence of anyone actually trying to do their job over there since launch. I agree we need to be civil, but Tiburon releasing a product that is this insanely flawed is going to generate a lot of frustration and negativity from people that paid money for a completely broken game that was billed as "the most polished Madden in a long time."

Exactly, their lack of communication and evasiveness is where the frustration comes from. And yet again we have a press release that does not answer any questions and forces some of us to (again) devote 7-8 hours to finding out if their press release riddle fixes the franchise issues.

[BadAssHskr]

Re: Madden 23 Franchise Patch Notes

Are you attacking my mental health because I am calling out a team's lack of communication? Posts like that are allowed?

And none of us are exaggerating.

Ever since the newest patch, franchise mode is impossible to play. Offline. Online. I can't count the number of people who are dealing with the same issue. At some point the game automatically takes you back to the draft and you are STUCK. 10+ hours if not more of work all gone in a matter of seconds. No matter what you do, you cannot go any further without being brought back to the draft.


So unless you want to play Face of the Franchise, it is impossible to trust or put any investment into franchise mode.


This is absolutely inexcusable and as someone who has put countless hours into my Franchise Scouting thread and is a Madden fan, this is the first time I say EA has failed us. No exaggeration.

I cannot play the game. Bottom line. What are they doing? I've read this has been an issue for over a MONTH with no fix and now the patch has made this an even more prevalent issue.

Since they apparently "Read every word" of this board. I hope they read this. You need to do better. It's one thing for the 2K forum to have issues with downloading user created rosters, but for EA to make it impossible to play their game under any circumstances is worse than anything I have ever encounter with Madden.


Fix this. Now. This is unprofessional and could not be any worse.

Was it you who posed this in the thread that got closed?

Sounds like a stability issue.

Has it been resolved with the update today? It was said to contain stability improvements …

https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion-Updates-News/Madden-NFL-23-Update-September-27th/m-p/11855482/thread-id/3421