EA is Definitely More Serious About Franchise in Madden (Analysis)

[RaychelSnr]

I won't lie, I was so close to writing a eulogy for franchise modes in sports...

Written By: Raychel Sanner

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[solmon]

I think having to wait to find out rookie superstar traits is wonderful, much more realistic.

[PerfectD4rk]

Some good stuff in the stream. Better hope in franchise then the last 10 years thats for sure. The stuff I don't see talked about though worries me. Like contracts, salary, trades.

Normally you say they didn't talk about it but common sense said they touched on it. With EA if they don't talk about something and give it some marketing name it didn't change or get touched on.

So what I got from the stream is. There is no changes for contracts, salary, trades. You won't know who won the SB in 2020 in your 2021 season. If a player gets traded you won't know what team he previously played for. You can't offer contract extensions. No good players will hit FA, nobody will ever be available for trade.

[PhillyPhanatic14]

Contract Updates
We’ve taken a meticulous pass on existing player contracts to ensure they match the NFL. This will not only be more authentic, but it will also make managing your roster’s cap space more realistic.


The greatest thing that I have read in a very, very long time. Literally the only thing I wanted from this game.

[TheDominator273]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyPhanatic14

Contract Updates We’ve taken a meticulous pass on existing player contracts to ensure they match the NFL. This will not only be more authentic, but it will also make managing your roster’s cap space more realistic. The greatest thing that I have read in a very, very long time. Literally the only thing I wanted from this game.

All to be ruined in 2 seasons if the auto backloaded contracts continue to be all you can offer in game. If we cannot offer extensions, restructure deals etc their accurate contracts on base rosters don't really change much in terms of franchise.

[PhillyPhanatic14]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheDominator273

All to be ruined in 2 seasons if the auto backloaded contracts continue to be all you can offer in game. If we cannot offer extensions, restructure deals etc their accurate contracts on base rosters don't really change much in terms of franchise.

So that's exactly what i was afraid of. All of their efforts are completely useless if they didn't redo the entire structure of the game.

[TheDominator273]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyPhanatic14

So that's exactly what i was afraid of. All of their efforts are completely useless if they didn't redo the entire structure of the game.

At least hopefully whoever did the contract fixing realized that in game "bonus" means guaranteed money not the actual signing bonus. They've been rather hit or miss on that in the past

[Darth Aegis]

Interesting that the defense scheme is blocked out????