Madden 18 wishlist thread

[rich8682]

Dunno if this is too early or not, but I'm gonna start it. I just wanna say that while Madden 17 is a great game, arguably the best sports game of all time imo, there are some things that I'd like to see added.

1. Pass rush/line play. Needs to be more realistic, has gotten better tho.
2. QB AI. Guys need to scramble, take a few more shots deep. This has also improved, the cpu does go deep a decent amount.
3. Custom gameplans/playbooks for the cpu. We should be able to assign them.
4. More varied regression in franchise. Some (rare) guys should stay in their prime until their early 30s.
5. Better relocation options in franchise.
6. Better scouting, combine numbers are nice but I don't like the top 3 attribute system.
7. Ability to see box scores, league leaders, award winners, and HOF career stats from your franchise. Was in 12.



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[Dr Death]

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Dunno if this is too early or not, but I'm gonna start it. I just wanna say that while Madden 17 is a great game, arguably the best sports game of all time imo, there are some things that I'd like to see added.

To pick this up and add to it... please understand that I am going to be brutally honest... Mods, I am NOT trying to pick any fights, I just want to see the most complete and best game... That said, let's get started...

1: As it currently is, EA makes this game for 5 minute quarters. I get it... on-line play is 5 minute quarters, however there are tons of us who only play off-line dynasty and play 15 minute quarters, or 13 minutes, or 12 or 10, and with the CPU always hiking the ball between 25-30 seconds on the play clock, it makes the game totally unrealistic as I always win the Time Of Possession Battle 44 minutes to 16, or 43 to 17. And that's with Accelerated Clock ON!!!

Simply recode the CPU to understand quarter lengths and work according to that. This past weekend I watched some games on You Tube... one team went on a 19 play, 80 yard drive that took 10:39 off the clock. That would NEVER happen in Madden, unless I did it. This needs to change!

And without this, it totally kills the Immersion factor...

2: You guys claim to have the Run & Shoot offense in the game, but you only have - at best - a handful of plays. Suggestion... get with June Jones, former University Of Hawaii and SMU coach - who also coached in the NFL with the Falcons, and learn the offense from him.

It's not a lot of plays, but learn the entire playbook from Jones, then install it in the game. With the QB under center doing his half rolls to the right and left and in the Shot-Gun... this would be crucial with the changing to a new gaming system this next year.

Shovel Pass... it is a staple in the Run & Shoot and is in darn near every offense in real life, yet it isn't in Madden unless you want to fake a FG. Why? Put a QB in Shot-Gun and let the Shovel Pass live... it's about time...

[Mattanite]

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Harped on about it before but GM mode needs to be deeper, we need player morale and team chemistry.

[SolidSquid]

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1. Line play: need a true pocket, and bring back the ability to steer when engaged.

2. Contextual awareness for defenders. Stop having defenders get stuck on other players while they are blocking, stop having defenders trip over downed bodies and take themselves completely out of the play.

3. CFM coaching carousel. Let me start as coordinator and EARN my first head coach gig.

[Cowboy008]

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1. Coaching Carousel. This includes having offense, defense, and special teams coordinators.

2. QB AI needs to be improved. I see the cpu just throw the ball away on 4th down late in the 4th quarter. The ones who are fast need to scramble and gain yards if no one is around them and every one is covered. Also the ones who aren't that fast should at least move around in the pocket to avoid the sack.

3. Player morale system as well as team chemistry in CFM.

4. Improved cpu play calling.

5. The option to have open/closed roofs on the stadiums that allow it. Playing a play now game with the roof in the Houston Texans stadium open looks great but then when you go into a game in CFM it's always closed. We should just have the option to set the roof to open or closed. We don't need to change the time of day or what kind of weather it is.

6. Ability to pick your team captains. This is a small feature but I used to like having the option in the old games to pick who my captains were.

Will post more later if I think of anything else.

[underdog13]

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Just allow me to switch sides in franchise mode and I'll pay $90 for the game.

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[Gilley]

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Historical stat tracking in franchise mode. Please.

[chargerrich]

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Would like to echo better QB AI... Had a game in broadcast where Cam Newton threw 13 passes away and never once scrambled, very disheartening.

[underdog13]

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Historical stat tracking in franchise mode. Please.

If they brought back the stat tracking system they had for old madden pc games franchise would be greatly improved.

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[rich8682]

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Historical stat tracking in franchise mode. Please.

I'm gonna have to do all that stuff myself this year. I remember M12 had that. M12 was the best.

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[DaMadden22Fan]

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My stuff that I would like to see happen in next years madden 1. Draft classes with divisions 1fbs&fcs 2&3 2. Have player development in gameplanning for small school players 3. Return of practice squad,season ticker undrafted rookies going to teams, being able to have different scheduled preseason games every year, and full player editing4. The draft borad should be able to show the number of players from divisions 1 fbs and fcs and divisions 2 and 3 5. Have a playable college all star games for all the rookies 6. Have 90 man rosters 7. Have all players including 2nd 3rd and 4th stringers play in all preseason games

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[Toupal]

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Taken Directly from 2k17's list-

MyLeague: new menus, playoff mode (full customizatin), start today, Expansion 30-36 Teams all own jerseys, logos etc, League Expansion Draft if an expansion is chosen

New Features: Jersey Retirement, Uniform Update (X-Mas etc get later in the game), Offseason trades possible, roster and draft classes are easier to edit

[numberFour4ever]

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I'm mostly satisfied with gameplay and the experience this year. Best version of the game since Madden 2005, IMO.

1. Full roster editing is THE absolute must if I'm going to buy '18.

All I'm interested in is recreating and playing classic seasons.

If EA is worried about getting sued for having unlicensed players represented in their game (ala Jim Brown) then don't make the rosters shareable. But this MUST be an option.

2. Give users the option to wipe stats and records when starting a new franchise.

The whole point of franchise mode is to play multiple seasons. I don't want Christian Ponders stat line representing Brett Favre. I don't want Mike McCarthys coaching record representing Mike Holmgren. Please give me a the option to begin with a blank slate.

3. I'd like to see fully customizable teams, schedules, coaches and stadiums at some point. Not a must but I want this sooner than later.

My only gameplay complaint is with the trenches. Horrendous. In need of an overhaul for over a decade.

I think they're on the right track though. Quality effort this year.

[Dirty Turtles]

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The only one I can think of right now is an overhaul of the fantasy draft system.

I want to AT LEAST be able to queue players up so that I have a list of players I am interested in drafting. The current design is extremely clunky and the 1:30-0:45 you have to draft is mostly used up by trying to find the players you want.

[Unsung Hero]

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1. The ability to set a player as "inactive" for a specific length of time in the player edit screen. It would allow us to keep up with injuries and suspensions when working on our own rosters and avoids the problem of the league and EA not wanting to have actual suspensions implemented in the game. More realistic injuries and perhaps an option for injuries to be possible in practice during franchise mode as well.

2. Implement sliders in the coaching scheme screen for play type and running back distribution. If a team has two RB's that are basically equal, they should both receive an adequate number of carries like they would in real life. I would also like the ability to set certain players for certain roles. Lance Dunbar is a running back who never gets carries but can be a big weapon in the passing game. The Bengals like to use Gio Bernard in the passing game as well.

3. I feel like something can be done to make the pre-season and roster battles more exciting. Obviously not for established players but you basically know who you're keeping in the pre-season just by looking at the player ratings. Maybe there could be different pre-season goals for players who are rated between 60-70 overall and if they achieve them they get a large XP boost that would result in increasing their overall by a few points. The goals would have to be pretty ambitious because you wouldn't want every player to achieve them and have a glut of players rated between 70-75 overall in free agency.

4. Offensive and defensive coordinators would be nice, especially with the added emphasis on game planning and practicing.

5. More faces for the incoming rookies. It doesn't take long before you have a lot of identical looking players in franchise mode. They should really look at the creation engine in MLB: The Show.

6. I like being able to set my own season goal as a coach and I think we should be able to set season goals for our players too.

7. Implementing the PUP/NFI lists is a must I think. It would create more flexibility with rosters.