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30 team control can fix about anything and everything in franchise mode. You can scout, draft, manually trade and sign free agents for every team based on what would be realistic. Set lineups, pitching rotations. Literally everything that isn't perfect and never will be can be solved if you're willing to put in a bit more effort and work. All Madden needs to do is give us 32 team control and their franchise would be the best of any sports game.
I assume Y2Y saves will return once they figure out how to for Xbox and Playstation. But honestly probably less than 5% of players actually used it so I doubt it's something that's on their top priority list.
Only thing to add to "fix" the franchise mode is even better AI bullpen usage logic, which is by far the best it's ever been this year. They could make the draft presentation better. And for baseball we need a ton more stats to see and follow. Also want to see team records, game records, and baseball records more evident to see like NBA 2K does.
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1. You do have 32 team control on Madden. It is there. You can control every single aspect of every team if you want to do that.
2. I employ 30 team control for MLB The Show 20 and I do it mainly to control lineup integrity/pitching rotation and bullpen integrity. I also use it to do midseason contract extensions using a nice house rule system I employ. You are correct....you can control literally every aspect of every team. But most (including myself) do not have the time to do just do that. I have always let the CPU control their scouting, draft, player training etc. I just step in to keep lineups properly maintained which the CPU is horrid at.
3. Warmwind absolutely summed it up best of where some of us long time veterans of the series are at. The mode does not need an overhaul. Not in the least bit in fact. I love playing franchise mode on 20 and have a blast with it. Unfortunately though there are still some big legacy issues like “bullpen” management, trade logic (sorry it is worse on 21 not better), contract logic. Things that IMO would vastly be improved with expanding the rosters. Something we all thought was coming on the next gen and it simply did not. Yes they went from 90-93 man rosters....not enough to have the impact we all want. Scouting I never had a big issue with....but a 6 round draft is just not baseball. Not in the least. Expanded rosters is the #1 thing needed to really take franchise mode to the next level.
4. Y2Y was the single greatest feature they ever had. It is gone and I do not share your optimism it is coming back anytime soon if at all. That is a shame.
But yes....improve is a better word than fix. Because the mode works. I still love it and play it almost everyday.
To the other poster who thinks Madden has done nothing......you could not be farther from the truth. I played the heck out of the Beta for Madden 22. They have made significant changes to franchise mode and are dropping a huge scouting overhaul in a planned September update. They added more to franchise mode in one cycle than the Show has in 5 years combined.
They definitely committed to the off-line franchise player. And also made online franchise commissioner tools a lot better.
Speaking of online franchise. Although I am not much of an online franchise guy...SDS never made good for former online franchise guys. In fact they ignored them. Custom Leagues is nothing....nothing like what you can do on Madden in terms of a fully fledged online franchise experience. I feel bad for all those that enjoyed online franchise on The Show. It had it’s fair share of issues....but instead of fixing it...they scrapped it. Custom Leagues is good for small DD like leagues.....but not suitable for a real online franchise. And don’t get me started on how poorly online gameplay is with The Show....just a totally different game than offline. IMO horrid.
Anyway.....There is no real core difference between MLB 20 and MLB 21 in terms of franchise mode.
In fact.....I prefer the UI and logic on MLB 20 to MLB 21. And the presentation took a huge hit for those of us who utilize Sounds of the Show. And like Warm Wind pointed out...the loss of Y2Y (and roster importing as well) was a huge blow to a small but passionate segment of the Shows game playing population.
Something I would have never thought coming from PS4 to PS5. I think a lot of us were underwhelmed and for the first time for myself really let down by the game. And typically gameplay overcomes that.....not this year. Not in the least. (Fielding animations aside).
But that is another discussion and of course opinion.
Let’s hope we see a return to form in the coming years on the new consoles.