Madden NFL 10 Blog: Franchise Mode Improvements

[buddyhobbs321813]

EA has just posted another Madden NFL 10 blog. This one covers franchise mode improvements.

"This week I wanted to give you an update on what we’re addressing in franchise mode this year. We’re probably going to have a few blogs about franchise mode from now until August, so I’m just going to touch on a couple of things we’ve been working on since I joined the team.

One thing we learned on NFL Head Coach ’09 was that in order to have a great franchise mode, you need a solid base. You wouldn’t put a 2nd or 3rd addition on your house if the foundation is crumbling, right?

Since our ‘foundation’ is the logic behind every decision made in franchise mode, we knew we really wanted to address that foundation before anything else major was applied. I know some folks may be expecting the entire NFL Head Coach ’09 game to be dropped into Madden this year, but that’s not going to happen. We have a lot of work to do and it’s going to take us some time to start with the core of franchise mode and take it where we all want it to be.

I’ll break down some of the problems we’ve encountered so far and talk about how we’re addressing them below."

[lightning_78]

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Link please?

[PackersFan127]

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you're so funny

[Hotlanta]

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This should help

http://insideblog.easports.com/archive/2009/04/06/madden-nfl-10-franchise-mode-improvements.aspx

[PackersFan127]

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i stand corrected

[dasg]

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[adembroski]

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Very basic issue, but addressing critical ones. It's all about tuning... something EA was very bad at in earlier years.

Prior to that, I was the ‘Franchise Designer’ on Madden 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 for PS2 and Xbox.

I'm shocked he admits that. Hopefully he was just the designer and not the tuner.

[sportzbro]

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alright yes!!

[PackersFan127]

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very good, informative blog and I loved how Moore said that they are focusing on creating a great base.

[CW McGraw]

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*Pre-orders Madden 2010*

Thanks guys.

[RGiles36]

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(Waits for the shock and disappointment of the "inpatients" who were eagerly ancticipating something major)

[Echopax]

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Very underwhelming. They posted things that absolutely had to be fixed in the first place, and didn't mention anything about elements we were all looking forward to.

Repeat of 09 this year in franchise. Polish what's already in there and skip over new additions.

[lightning_78]

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Excellent info, but I do have a slight worry over one aspect of the progression.

I don't want guys to regress quickly just because they reach a certain age. Look at guys like Driver and Tiki Barber who had their best seasons near the end of their careers (Driver is 34 and still going strong) so I hope there are guys that never progress much early in their career but suddenly reach a point in their career where they seem to actually "understand" the aspects of the game and have their best years.

[KANE699]

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"The “potential” rating is another sort of ‘hidden’ addition that we are changing up this year to impact progression (and Franchise mode overall). Every player in the game has a potential rating that he cannot exceed (a la NFL Head Coach 09). This year, we’re actually exposing that rating so you’ll have an idea why your player is not progressing - typically a situation where his potential is maxed out. Exposing this rating also help quite a bit in making personnel decisions when contracts are up. One key detail here is that you’ll only see potential for players on your own team. CPU player potentials will be hidden."

I know a lot of people wanted to see this make it into madden.

[br329]

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Sounds great! The Progression stuff is really going to make an impact this year. And I find it interesting they added busts into the game. I'm really getting excited for Madden 10.