EA Sports Clarifies New CBA Rules For Madden NFL 12, Updated Rosters at Launch

[Steve_OS]

EA Sports has clarified the new CBA rules for Madden NFL 12 will not make it in this year. They also noted that updated rosters with all free agent moves will be available at launch.

Due to the new CBA being implemented so late in our development cycle, we were unable to include the new CBA rules in Madden NFL 12.

Others have been asking if we would be able to patch the new CBA rules in after launch...

Due to the complex nature of the new rules and the current structure of in-game data and AI, we're not able to patch in the new CBA rules.

For those of you asking, there will be a full downloadable roster update at launch that will reflect all the various free agency changes.

[Hooe]

It'd be kinda silly to expect EA to be able to implement the CBA rule changes this late in the process. The confirmation of a opening-day roster update, though expected at this point, is reassuring, however.

[happymadison]

Re: EA Sports Clarifies New CBA Rules For Madden NFL 12, Updated Rosters at Launch

I'm pretty sure everyone expected a roster update on launch and it is very much appreciated.

[CheesHd09]

Re: EA Sports Clarifies New CBA Rules For Madden NFL 12, Updated Rosters at Launch

What does this mean for a reasonable salary cap?

[BengalsFan99]

They should have pushed the release date back further so they could implement the new CBA rules.

[Giants4Natic]

Re: EA Sports Clarifies New CBA Rules For Madden NFL 12, Updated Rosters at Launch

They should have pushed the release date back further so they could implement the new CBA rules.

Nope....Most who buy Madden can care less about the new CBA rules.

You have to remember that us sim heads are a small pot in the Madden gorilla.

The date was pushed back already and it will not be done and should not be done at this point.

Season starts a week after the game comes out. When have you heard a game come out after the year starts.

[tmoneymill]

what about online franchise rosters??? these are always a few weeks behind and only updated like 2 times a year. Or is online franchise getting the shaft again due to "other circumstances" FIND OUT for us.

[Spanky]

Re: EA Sports Clarifies New CBA Rules For Madden NFL 12, Updated Rosters at Launch

They should have pushed the release date back further so they could implement the new CBA rules.

Shirley, you're not serious?

That might be the silliest suggestion I've ever heard.

[Carolus Rex]

Re: EA Sports Clarifies New CBA Rules For Madden NFL 12, Updated Rosters at Launch

What are the major new rules that we will miss?

[Roncatto]

Re: EA Sports Clarifies New CBA Rules For Madden NFL 12, Updated Rosters at Launch

What are the major new rules that we will miss?

To be honest we will mainly miss the following.

• Madden rookies will continue to ask for salary and contract length based on old rules (so QB taken number 1 will be silly money), where as IRL they have to have 4 yr contract at x amount on the new scale set. (I think Cam is getting about £22m).
• I think in madden you had no minimum salary spend so you could "sacrifice a year" to go big the following year. IRL its 90% you have to spend before season starts.

[DocOx]

Re: EA Sports Clarifies New CBA Rules For Madden NFL 12, Updated Rosters at Launch

What does this mean for a reasonable salary cap?

Didn't the devs mention in one of their diary-post things that salary caps will be more realistic this year? I seem to remember that.

As long as the AI knows how to wheel and deal (to some extent) with the old CBA, I'll be happy.

[Vaporub83]

what about online franchise rosters??? these are always a few weeks behind and only updated like 2 times a year. Or is online franchise getting the shaft again due to "other circumstances" FIND OUT for us.

The commish could make all those changes before you guys start the franchise. Not an ideal solution but it will work in a worst case senario

[N51_rob]

Re: EA Sports Clarifies New CBA Rules For Madden NFL 12, Updated Rosters at Launch

Not unexpected. I don't blame them for this at all. I would rather see them leave it alone, rather than try to put the new CBA into the game and have a lot of bugs within the newly promoted franchise mode.

[tmoneymill]

The commish could make all those changes before you guys start the franchise. Not an ideal solution but it will work in a worst case senario

that is true, just would be a lot of transactions and such for 32 teams...but if they change player ratings as well could throw some things off. i dont get why they cant be the same?

[LambertandHam]

Nope....Most who buy Madden can care less about the new CBA rules.

You have to remember that us sim heads are a small pot in the Madden gorilla.

The date was pushed back already and it will not be done and should not be done at this point.

Season starts a week after the game comes out. When have you heard a game come out after the year starts.

I'm not so much a "sim head" as someone who enjoys the hell out of my offline franchises. I'll have a 10 year franchise with the Steelers, up to the point where the guys I spend time scouting and drafting totally make up my team.

Still I don't mind that the new CBA rules couldn't be put in due to the late date. Salary cap is wonky in Madden anyway, as they never fixed the glitch where you could change a 99 overall QB to a P, and sign him for really cheap.