Why does this have to be so confusing?

[crques]

I admit, I'm 36 and probably more old school than some or most of you guys when it comes to these games and all of their features. Most of the new frills and features in sports games, especially those online, don't do much for me. Basically, all I ever want out of a sports game is good or decent game play, franchise mode, reasonable AI decision making, and a little customization with rosters.

With that being said, the new CCM mode sounds unique and promising, but still has a long way to go based on my own experiences and what I've read from others. What I don't get though is why things have to be so confusing or complex in regard to this year's game. I'm reading information all over this board about online CCM, offline CCM, play now rosters, week 2 rosters, original 53 man rosters, 75 man rosters, etc. I'm thoroughly confused. I have 2 little boys, a wife, and 40+ hour a week job. My gaming time is limited. When I actually get a chance to play, I don't have much time to explore all of these things and figure out exactly what each one is or does. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I have been confused from day 1 with Madden 13 and the options/features. It seems that the more I read, the more confused I become. Having roster updates that are the same for all modes, or allowing roster customization for CCM would be great....and far easier to follow and understand.

[jwin122]

Agree with you man...keep it simple. I like the whole CCM approach, now they just need to fine tune it and it'll be great.

As far as confusion, what are you confused about exactly? Would be glad to answer any questions you have...

[Maitreya]

I don't think the menus are doing the games any favors. I'm also around your age, I love CCM, love the XP stuff, but everything is so clunky. Navigation is slow, you can only see five attributes at a time, you have to press about six clicks to see simple stuff like standings in your division and whatnot, no transaction log... etc.

The mode is good, but whoever designed the user interface needs to go back to the drawing board.

[crques]

Quote: Originally Posted by jwin122

Agree with you man...keep it simple. I like the whole CCM approach, now they just need to fine tune it and it'll be great. As far as confusion, what are you confused about exactly? Would be glad to answer any questions you have...

Well, I'll start with this. If I want to start an offline CCM this weekend with current or at least somewhat current rosters, what roster options do I have?

[jwin122]

Agreed...I like the old-style layout better...everything was much easier to find without confusion.

As far as rosters are concerned, the weekly updates (week 2 now) are only for Play Now. And as of today, you have a choice in your CCM:

1. The originial 75 man preseason roster that came with the game

2. The final 53-man post-preseason roster that has the updated rosters each team began the real season with (supposedly)

If you want the new roster in CCM though, you'll have to restart it

[Franchise408]

Quote: Originally Posted by jwin122

Agreed...I like the old-style layout better...everything was much easier to find without confusion. As far as rosters are concerned, the weekly updates (week 2 now) are only for Play Now. And as of today, you have a choice in your CCM: 1. The originial 75 man preseason roster that came with the game 2. The final 53-man post-preseason roster that has the updated rosters each team began the real season with (supposedly) If you want the new roster in CCM though, you'll have to restart it

I don't think the final roster counts... don't CCM rosters have more than 53 players so you can go through cut days?

[jwin122]

Quote: Originally Posted by crques

Well, I'll start with this. If I want to start an offline CCM this weekend with current or at least somewhat current rosters, what roster options do I have?

You posted this while I was typing above lol

The original roster is the 75-man roster that each team started the pre-season with. This allows you to cut players and things like that yourself

The new roster is the final 53-man roster post-preseason. Although there may be slightly more than 53...I think I had to cut 2 or 3 players when I restarted my CCM.

[thom1020]

I feel your pain. I'm 39 and have a two year old, a wife, and full time job. Gaming time is limited, to say the least. I just want to get a game in without it being so complicated...

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