Equipment Update Needed

[jlevy429]

As great as the game looks and plays this year it has become suprememly apparent just how out of date the equipment options are. Not only do the cleats and their colors look outdated but also simpler options like arm sleeves stick out as major missing features in the game. I am not a tech expert so I have no idea how easy/hard it is to add these into the game but when your game plays like 2015 its players should not look like 2010.
Part of me worries this will become a feature for next year which in my opinion should not have to happen, is it possible to patch this stuff in or will I be an unhappy complainer until madden 17?

[reverend_heat]

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A few threads have been started in hopes of giving the devs ideas about what we want in game for equipment but are closed immediately because its "too soon" to have Madden 17 wishlists. Though I imagine EA has already had plenty of meetings about what the focus/ideas will be for 17. Hopefully we will be allowed to start a thread soon to post pics of what we would like to see added equipment wise. As far as a patch or add on equipment update for 16, no way thats happening.

[althor]

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I know there are some that disagree with me but I am 100% in favor of Madden spending the next 3-4 months fixing 16. Then when next August rolls around, pay 30 bucks for DLC that includes the newest roster/coaching changes and maybe some small upgrades so they can spend as much time as possible working on Madden 17. Then they can just rinse/wash/repeat every year with an roster upgrade, every other year with full game. We would get a much better overall product.

[redsox4evur]

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I know there are some that disagree with me but I am 100% in favor of Madden spending the next 3-4 months fixing 16. Then when next August rolls around, pay 30 bucks for DLC that includes the newest roster/coaching changes and maybe some small upgrades so they can spend as much time as possible working on Madden 17. Then they can just rinse/wash/repeat every year with an roster upgrade, every other year with full game. We would get a much better overall product.

That's never going to happen for multiple reasons. One being we can the updates done for free, through roster share so most people wouldn't pay $30 for an upgrade. And 2, EA and more importantly it's shareholders will never go for it. They won't take a huge loss by releasing an update that will get them only half what they get every year when they sell a brand new game.

[azdawgpound]

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I agree they need to add new helmets that came out last yr and the team logo gloves which have been out for few yrs now heck even Sherman was wearing them on cover of 15 but no where to be found in the equipment.

I also agree about the one arm sleeve there's alot of players wearing those again not found in equipment...

I see they fixed the code for RG3 because he was only one wearing one but now he's not either.

What I did was put the arm wrap using it for one arm thing now but that should even be different colors since most players wear different colors depending their uniforms.

[Jershy88]

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I would LOVE to see lip guard mouthpieces and a chin pad option with more choices (the Rodgers, the Tebow, the Deion, the flacco, etc).

[primo_80]

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I guarantee it will be a big selling point next year. I'd be really surprised if they didn't also add untucked jerseys, unclipped chin straps, slipped down socks, and sleeves tucked under shoulder pads (during play). Maybe they'll even have players with bare stomachs during pre game.

[RemyDaGr8]

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I guarantee it will be a big selling point next year. I'd be really surprised if they didn't also add untucked jerseys, unclipped chin straps, slipped down socks, and sleeves tucked under shoulder pads (during play). Maybe they'll even have players with bare stomachs during pre game.

This is the same exact thing ppl were saying for M16 (paraphrasing) "They'll put it in M16 as a selling point.." IMO they aren't ever going to update the equipment. The Nike gloves have been out since what, '12 and they still haven't put them in the game.

[chakfu]

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I'm shocked that anyone can even notice equipment when there's gameplay that needs to be fixed.

[redsox4evur]

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The good thing is one of the Devs said they are going to improve equipment for M17.

[reverend_heat]

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I'm shocked that anyone can even notice equipment when there's gameplay that needs to be fixed.

So when you play you exist in some type of alternate ethereal reality where you just experience pure gameplay without seeing the on screen action? I dont know man, I see the little digital guys on screen when I play, and I sees that they done need some updatin.

Equipment wise number 1 I want mouthguards added, black, white, pink, purple, and every team color in between, guys simply dont look like themselves without them. In a perfect world it would be nice to be able to have mouthpieces attached to facemasks and the pacifier variety not attached to the mask. Arm sleeves, quarter sleeves that come down between bottom of pads but stop above elbow (Tebow this preseason with Eagles), single arm sleeves including the kind that don't reach all the way up under the shoulder pads (Leveon Bell), mid forearm bands (Rodgers, Romo) elbow turf tape, sock issues need to be fixed, Watt's arm brace, multiple helmets and facemasks, adjustable towel placement, adjustable handwarmers (behind player) gloves like the Nike Vapor Jet 3.0 (team logo on palms) cleats of all kinds and colors, ankle tape needs to be re done, still looks ridiculous now. Im missing a bunch of stuff, but maybe most importantly, if they do add updated equipment next year please, please, make sure to let us edit anything and everything so we can avoid one player using one piece of equipment and nobody else in the entire league (RG3's sleeve anybody?) anything else Im missing?

[JKSportsGamer1984]

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We need every accessory known to man in the game. I never understood how NCAA football had way more accessory options than Madden. What about the 3/4 sleeve undershirts like Andrew Luck & many other players are wearing in the NFL? What happened to rolled neck braces? Also, a lot of QB's are starting to wear short sleeved jerseys similar to how Phillip Rivers has his sleeves (with that cut off look). As of right now they only have one long sleeve option in the game. Old school players should wear the longer sleeves like they wore back in the day & current players should have shorter sleeves. I want to see the attention to detail when it comes to equipment.

[JKSportsGamer1984]

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I'm shocked that anyone can even notice equipment when there's gameplay that needs to be fixed.

I've never understood that argument. People act as if you can only focus on one aspect of the game at a time smh. We all understand that gameplay is obviously most important but that doesn't mean other aspects of the game don't need to improve (presentation, equipment, sidelines, etc..) Last time I checked they do have different departments that work on different parts of the game....

[althor]

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That's never going to happen for multiple reasons. One being we can the updates done for free, through roster share so most people wouldn't pay $30 for an upgrade. And 2, EA and more importantly it's shareholders will never go for it. They won't take a huge loss by releasing an update that will get them only half what they get every year when they sell a brand new game.

I understand that point of view, but there are a lot of RPG games that do exactly what I have said and make money hand over fist. RPG games take years in between releases. They continue making money with DLCs on a regular basis until the next full game release. It would cost them very little to set up a DLC that gave full roster/coaching updates, also maintaining weekly player rating adjustments. There may be many on this site who download or create their own rosters but I am pretty sure most madden players don't even begin to scratch the surface of things like that. Heck, what percentage don't even come to a site like this? Guessing tens of millions of Madden owners do not visit a site much less make custom rosters.

[SolidSquid]

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So when you play you exist in some type of alternate ethereal reality where you just experience pure gameplay without seeing the on screen action? I dont know man, I see the little digital guys on screen when I play, and I sees that they done need some updatin.

Equipment wise number 1 I want mouthguards added, black, white, pink, purple, and every team color in between, guys simply dont look like themselves without them. In a perfect world it would be nice to be able to have mouthpieces attached to facemasks and the pacifier variety not attached to the mask. Arm sleeves, quarter sleeves that come down between bottom of pads but stop above elbow (Tebow this preseason with Eagles), single arm sleeves including the kind that don't reach all the way up under the shoulder pads (Leveon Bell), mid forearm bands (Rodgers, Romo) elbow turf tape, sock issues need to be fixed, Watt's arm brace, multiple helmets and facemasks, adjustable towel placement, adjustable handwarmers (behind player) gloves like the Nike Vapor Jet 3.0 (team logo on palms) cleats of all kinds and colors, ankle tape needs to be re done, still looks ridiculous now. Im missing a bunch of stuff, but maybe most importantly, if they do add updated equipment next year please, please, make sure to let us edit anything and everything so we can avoid one player using one piece of equipment and nobody else in the entire league (RG3's sleeve anybody?) anything else Im missing?

Knee braces. They were in the last 2 ncaa games and basically every offensive lineman wears atleast one.