Madden NFL 10: Franchise Mode Preview

[Golden81]

I take it its once again *NE Coach?* and not mr spygate

[Moegames]

Quote: Originally Posted by adembroski

No, that was never confirmed. Player equipment and the like was, not ratings. Yes, they are. unfortunately, there's a problem with the sim engine in that it tends to short change runningbacks near the goalline. Josh spent extensive time trying to get this fixed, but it's an inherent limitation in the stat gen that he hopes to rebuild next year based on SuperSim. I'm going to play around with the SuperSim when I get the game and see if I can squeeze more realistic rushing TD numbers out of it.

Well thats good to hear that the rush TD stats are only off on "paper" not on the field...i dont indulge too much on stats as much as actual gameplay..i mean i do care about viewing the stats,league/my team stats, end of year awards,etc but as with most videogames..i use my imagination when i need too lol..by the way, i never sim entire seasons neither...

Also.. MMChriss..nice write up bro, appreciate it. I got a giggle out of the "No, the #1 pick dont get up on stage with cap and jersey" comment lol..this is something i asked for this last off season lol hahahaha..although i still feel it would be rock'n to have this in madden in the future.

Franchise dont look to different then previous years as others have stated BUT it does look like its been fine tuned alot...thx for the article

[Jump]

It's a shame about the rushing td's. Everything else looks alright.

Can we get some examples of progression?

[BenjiA]

please don't say computer teams only take 10 to 15 seconds for each draft pick in the game. Thsi is a killer to me. I want a realistic draft with teams taking their time, at least a minute or so. What's the problem witgh extending the picking time? The user can advance each pick.

Come on EA, please say it ain't so! 10 or 15 seconds for each pick? That makes about 6 minutes for the WHOLE first round!! Where's the fun and realism in that??

[MattieShoes]

I think that's a case where fun and realism collide. :-) Other than my own picks, I'm mostly interested in seeing who drafted what at the END of the draft. Simulated delays for an algorithm that decides on a pick in a fraction of a second isn't fun to me.

[swiftychampleone]

I've noticed that you can turn the salary cap off in Franchise. That hasn't been an option for a while, right?

[TeamLogo]

Quote: Originally Posted by reyes the roof

There are some pretty high sack numbers. FYI, Matt Cassell was sacked the most last year with 47 QB Sacks B. Quinn (CLE) - 62 J. Cutler (CHI) - 57 D. Garrard (JAX) - 53 J. Kitna (DAL) - 52 M. Sanchez (NYJ) - 51

The top two there made the playoffs. Quinn being 5th in picks makes this incredible. The Browns are also a 3rd place wild card. Which would be the first time ever a that 2nd wild card came out of a division with a 14-2 team. Check that on wikipedia if you think I missed one.

[Stacks]

Quote: Originally Posted by adembroski

In a lot of cases, people hear things the way they want to hear it and repeat what they want to interpret. This was a prime case... I've seen what you saw many times, but it never came from EA. There are people out there still insisting you can build your own draft classes from scratch too, because they heard "hand made" or "custom" draft classes (meaning developer designed rather than randomly generated), and I've actually had arguments about it in which the person INSISTS Josh Looman said to them PERSONALLY at E3 or something that they can build their own draft class.

Chase, an editor from this very site, wrote in his E3 blog that you CAN edit player ratings Within franchise mode. Go to the E3 forum and look it up. He wrote it in his review of Madden 10 when he was there. I mean, he's an editor on this site so shouldn't I believe what he tells me?

The only miscommunication I can see is if when he says 'Within' Franchise Mode, he just means 'In' Franchise Mode. But when he says 'Within' Franchise Mode, it can lead people to believe that he is talking about after you already started your franchise.