[labguy]

I think developers (with the exception of EA's NCAA team) have failed to give us a chance to re-live those moments of competing with friends in a dorm room or on a couch in the basement. Yes there is plenty of online gaming, but not enough of online franchise modes. Not everyone, but a lot of people like to not only battle on the field but battle to sign a recruit, pull a trade, and basically shape a team over multiple seasons. Building a team when only competing against the CPU has limited rewards, but doing so among friends and peers is GREATLY rewarding. And leagues just don't cut it. Using a hockey league as an example...if you end up playing with a Blue Jacket team and not the Pens or Red Wings then really you are at a disadvantage and you can't change that for a league. But if the developers give us an online franchise then you can sign free agents and draft and hopefully make moves to get your team more competitive with the big boys. Also when playing in these leagues or single games online you can't use a created player. Wasn't half the fun back in the day seeing how your created RB progressed and performed againt your friend's linebacker each year? So in summary we can't say that online franchise is a feature that has been taken from us, but we can say that developers have failed to give us the functionality to re-live those multi-user franchise moments we once enjoyed.