Which Mode Do You Play Most in Madden11?

[rooney8]

I voted offline franchise mode but the devs have repeatedly said we are a vocal minority and they must cater to the 90% that are not big football fans so even though franchise mode is finally getting rebuilt I still ain't expecting much.

Quote: Originally Posted by Phil Fraizier

A big part of the job aswell is that we are bringing in new folks to the audience because we want to continue to grow the business. That's a very big challenge and you know when you look at the job of a designer that's one of the hardest things we have to manage. You know it's very easy for us to go in there and try and replicate the NFL with features like restricted free agency in franchise mode or just alot of little things that most people don't fully understand, we can put all that stuff in the game but the question we ultimately have to ask ourselves, is it fun?

[prime21time37]

practice. only time i feel like im not being cheated. offline franchise is next. i really cant wait til they address the issues in offline franchise. it has LOADS of potential, but they just cant get it right

[TheCreep]

Quote: Originally Posted by baseballsim

A lot of offline franchise players. What makes this mode so popular? I find the game play against the CPU sort of boring compared to playing against a human opponent.

Dont know about everyone else but for me its the continuity. Play now one and done games against others just doesn't excite me. I'm into mirroring reality in my sports games as close as possible.

That includes players aging and retiring, stat compilation over the years, college players coming into the game watching them progress, etc.

I can also play my sim style game without worrying about someone else ruining my immersion with (in my opinion) off the wall decisions to win at all costs. I play to win, but to win at all costs including exploiting glitches in the game I dont do.

In short, I dont like the ****ery that other human players bring to the table.

[Exonerated]

online is more fun. offline franchise addes an emotional connection to the game.

[guaps]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheCreep

Dont know about everyone else but for me its the continuity. Play now one and done games against others just doesn't excite me. I'm into mirroring reality in my sports games as close as possible. That includes players aging and retiring, stat compilation over the years, college players coming into the game watching them progress, etc. I can also play my sim style game without worrying about someone else ruining my immersion with (in my opinion) off the wall decisions to win at all costs. I play to win, but to win at all costs including exploiting glitches in the game I dont do. In short, I dont like the ****ery that other human players bring to the table.

I agree. One of the things that matter in franchise mode is also injuries. In online games it doesn't matter if your starting QB gets injured. He'll be back in the next game anyway. When you play in franchise mode, losing your starting QB could be the difference between a winning season and a losing season.

Quote: Originally Posted by Only1LT

The mode I play most isn't listed. That would be the Practice Mode. I always played Practice Mode a lot on every Madden to hone my plays, but on the last two Maddens (10 and 11) I have been playing Practice to try and get myself motivated to actually play a game. It hasn't been working out too well. I'll usually play Practice for 15- 20mins and then remember why it's been a struggle to sit through a whole game.

As I stated earlier practice mode takes up a lot of time for me as well. I just wished they had the option to practice a 2 minute drill. If you had that option, practice mode would be a fantastic way of getting a 10-15 minute quick fix of Madden without the hassle of playing a game. Yes, I wrote hassle, because I lack an option to remove/reduce the number of cutscenes and play my games in half the time.

Let us select our own field position (50, 80 or whatever yards) and have a 2 minute drill with normal rules (4 attempts, penalties ect.). Then I would probably play practice mode 95% of the time.

[kpkpkp]

Man, I didn't expect such landslide results when I made this poll.

Also I agree with 'the creep'... I like the continuity of franchise mode. Thats is definitely what attracts me to it the most, and gives lots of re-playability.

I really do hope to see more work done in off-line franchise. In the other poll about which modes you would like to see improved most, I voted for franchise play.

Still though, I was expecting the on-line/off-line votes to be about 50/50. Not 80%+ in favor of Off-line 'Chises.

Interesting results none the less.

[cable guy]

Off-Line franchise

[OutcastNeedhelp37]

Only game mode I can do in the game is offline franchise.