Online Franchise = 2 or more human users
"Welcome to the EA Sports 2011 NFL Draft. This year all of the buzz is surrounding the star QB Joe Simmons and RB Jim Fuller"
*pause* *Check OS forums* *Check spoilers*
"Wait, we have a trade" "The Dallas Cowboys have traded for the #1 pick in the draft"
*The Dallas Cowboys select RB Jim Fuller (The best player in that draft set's history)*
"Next up, the Detroit Lions"
*The Detroit Lions pass on QB Joe Simmons (A known bust on the forums) and take WR Harry Taylor*
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Do you not see the problem here? The online community and strategy guides would have every sleeper, bust, etc. down to a science within a couple of weeks/months after release.
You CANNOT have pre-created prospects with Online Franchise. I'm sure the intelligent people at Tiburon/EA have figured that out by now, so I'm 99% sure that we won't be seeing Online Franchise.
As someone who plays NCAA's Online Dynasty, there is enough of a mess with that mode for me to imagine how horrendous that kind of cheating would be.