Does reality hurt your Franchise mode fun?

[hawksruleva]

I'm just wondering if I'm alone in this feeling. I'll start a franchise, and then around week 4 or 5 of the actual, live NFL season, I start getting annoyed at how the real results aren't mirrored in my franchise. Eventually I re-start my franchise, and try to mirror the wins and losses of my team.

Does anyone else do this? Trades and long-term injuries add to that frustration. For example, I'm going to trade Aaron Curry to the Raiders, but since I don't contrll the Broncos, I can't move Brandon Lloyd to my division-rival Rams.

I'd like it if Madden had the option to start your franchise in any week of the current season. That way I could take over the team in Week 6, and feel like I'm building on what actually happened with my team.

[EntroMak24]

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yes I completely agree. I do this all the time. I've learned to live with the game changing and roster turnover and all that. Its always funny when something happens in madden then it actually happens in real life. I remember I had a franchise going a few years ago and the Bears somehow ended up with Cutler way before he actually went there.

Thats why the completion % being f*cked up is so devestating to me. I could even live with franchise QB's changing teams sometimes (except for the big guys - brady, manning, rodgers) but no when their completing 52% of their passes.

[at23steelers]

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I'm just wondering if I'm alone in this feeling. I'll start a franchise, and then around week 4 or 5 of the actual, live NFL season, I start getting annoyed at how the real results aren't mirrored in my franchise. Eventually I re-start my franchise, and try to mirror the wins and losses of my team.

Does anyone else do this? Trades and long-term injuries add to that frustration. For example, I'm going to trade Aaron Curry to the Raiders, but since I don't contrll the Broncos, I can't move Brandon Lloyd to my division-rival Rams.

I'd like it if Madden had the option to start your franchise in any week of the current season. That way I could take over the team in Week 6, and feel like I'm building on what actually happened with my team.

Yeah I can see this. That's why doing fantasy drafts help. Then it's impossible for it to mirror reality!!

[Shizz420]

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I do believe in getting "franchise fatigue"; but it usually when the CPU goes into god-mode, like when the Chargers had 2 CBs hurt, so they put in Vincent Jackson at CB....and he returned an INT for a TD (it was tipped, too).

Also wish you could just start a franchise w/o the whole preseason/cut down stuff.

[jfsolo]

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Nope, not one bit. Once I start a Franchise it is, in my mind, 100% disconnected from what is going on in real life. As long as there is a certain internal logic to the changes that occur, I really enjoy seeing how things completely deviate from reality.

[Champion8877]

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Nope, not one bit. Once I start a Franchise it is, in my mind, 100% disconnected from what is going on in real life. As long as there is a certain internal logic to the changes that occur, I really enjoy seeing how things completely deviate from reality.

i agree, this is how i am. im a HUGE nfl fan IRL, but when i play madden i create my own story lines for what happens and what i do and play it out. but i dont mind if its totally different from real life.

[Rhone]

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I've been playing football video games for over 20 years now, and I can't recall ever wanting the video game to mirror what is happening in the real life season. The in-game season/franchise is an alternate reality, and until I saw threads like this on this forum, it never occurred to me that people might view it otherwise.

[Tweeg]

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I'm a Browns fan, so real life always ruins my Madden franchises. I've finally realized that I just can't play a Browns franchise anymore. I always play well with the scrubby players they have, and when I see how bad they are on Sunday, it is difficult to get into Madden.

My solution? I've started a Seahawks franchise. They have a lot of players that I'm a fan of, but I rarely get to see the Seahawks play. Now I can just live in my own little Madden universe as Seattle. I don't put myself in situations of "Colt McCoy sucks. I don't want to be good with him."

[spliff616]

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I'd like it if Madden had the option to start your franchise in any week of the current season. That way I could take over the team in Week 6, and feel like I'm building on what actually happened with my team.

I think this is a great idea. I've been dragging my feet in really starting a franchise this year and think it would be nice to jump in where the season is currently rather than replaying what I've watched on TV the last six weeks.

[robert429]

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I'm a Browns fan, so real life always ruins my Madden franchises. I've finally realized that I just can't play a Browns franchise anymore. I always play well with the scrubby players they have, and when I see how bad they are on Sunday, it is difficult to get into Madden.

My solution? I've started a Seahawks franchise. They have a lot of players that I'm a fan of, but I rarely get to see the Seahawks play. Now I can just live in my own little Madden universe as Seattle. I don't put myself in situations of "Colt McCoy sucks. I don't want to be good with him."

I can see this happening. I felt this way before when the Bills had Trent Edwards, i didn't even want to win with him. Now I just can't stand that most of the Bills players don't look like they do in real life. When I play with a different team, I'm not as picky.

I usually get bothered by real life as well. I can handle different results, but not when things are totally out of whack from real life. For example, if the vikings are like 5-1 in madden, I can't stand that. or the patriots miss the playoffs, cardinals win the superbowl etc.

Also traded players bother me as well.

[mavfan21]

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I'm just wondering if I'm alone in this feeling. I'll start a franchise, and then around week 4 or 5 of the actual, live NFL season, I start getting annoyed at how the real results aren't mirrored in my franchise. Eventually I re-start my franchise, and try to mirror the wins and losses of my team.

Does anyone else do this? Trades and long-term injuries add to that frustration. For example, I'm going to trade Aaron Curry to the Raiders, but since I don't contrll the Broncos, I can't move Brandon Lloyd to my division-rival Rams.

I'd like it if Madden had the option to start your franchise in any week of the current season. That way I could take over the team in Week 6, and feel like I'm building on what actually happened with my team.

You will never, ever be happy.

Franchise Mode is an alternate universe. After one week your franchise will have significant differences from reality. Why worry about it? It's your sandbox. It is IMPOSSIBLE to ever sim a few weeks and mimic reality. The injuries and signings will be way off.

Why play the game if you want it to simulate the season exactly? Just watch the real NFL. The game allows for myriad possibilities with every new Franchise being different....that's the beauty of it.

[D-MAC©®]

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I mingle with the chise mode, to get used to the new features & stuff before Week 6 IRL.
Then try to start a serious chise after Week 6 Trade deadline, this way you get to have the real trades, & stay somewhat realistic.

I also like to start with one of the crappiest teams & relocate, it's makes things even harder to keep things in check financially.

[JaZart]

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Yes, but over the years I've learned to cope with it. Right now the Lions and Niners are currently 2-5 in my current franchise(exact opposite of real life). Sometimes I restart the franchise but like someone said in an earlier post, once my franchise starts I no longer consider whats going on in real life to be relevant.

[crob8822]

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I don't mind if my franchise does not mirror real life, I like to play 5 seasons and then on to another sport, i.e Hockey or basketball, I still play ch2k8, but to get back on point, franchise mode gives me taste of what it is like to be GM and HC. I read some of the post how some gamers can't start their franchise until all the trades, patches and other things but to each his own, Madden Franchise is fun and I hope they will continue to build on this.

[cdipoce]

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Just further proof that I should be a GM in the NFL, I made a trade for Aaron Curry five weeks ago as the Raiders.

As for the topic question: I'm a stickler for players' ratings. Any of those sorts of deviations from reality I find intolerable (e.g., DeSean Jackson having 99 speed, while DHB is at 97), but thanks to some members in the Madden Rosters sub-forum, those issues have been ironed out.