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CatMan72 · 02-19-2010, 03:38 PM

A-men, I'm a Madden gamer in my late 30's as well with a 60 hour per week career, kids, etc...

Maybe it's a generational thing, but I can't get into online play either... I don't have allot of peers that play Madden and it seems like every other online game I've played has been against a 13 year old with a potty mouth who either runs FB goal line hurry-up plays on every down and/or quits as soon as it's clear I'm going to win. On top of that, I like the "little things" an offline franchise lets you do like draft, sign FA's, etc... it's my own private NFL universe where I can call the shots.

Would LOVE the in-game save option.. would also love a more in-depth franchise mode in general with attention to lots of little details. Online franchise is an interesting idea, but it's plagued with many of the same issues I have with general online play.

I'm sure this idea will be immediatley dismissed by the age-old argument that AI should be fixed first, but I think the visuals in this game - especially the player models - need a major overhaul. I realized the other day while watching a Panthers game on Hulu.com from 1996, that the Player models in Madden 10 are still largely based on how players and uniforms looked in 1996. There have been additions like the ability to make a player "sleeveless" but it's sleeveless circa 1996, not how guys wear pads, uniforms, etc now.

02-19-2010, 03:38 PM	#6
CatMan72 Pro OVR: 12 Join Date: Apr 2009	Re: what an old guy wants to see in Madden 11 A-men, I'm a Madden gamer in my late 30's as well with a 60 hour per week career, kids, etc... Maybe it's a generational thing, but I can't get into online play either... I don't have allot of peers that play Madden and it seems like every other online game I've played has been against a 13 year old with a potty mouth who either runs FB goal line hurry-up plays on every down and/or quits as soon as it's clear I'm going to win. On top of that, I like the "little things" an offline franchise lets you do like draft, sign FA's, etc... it's my own private NFL universe where I can call the shots. Would LOVE the in-game save option.. would also love a more in-depth franchise mode in general with attention to lots of little details. Online franchise is an interesting idea, but it's plagued with many of the same issues I have with general online play. I'm sure this idea will be immediatley dismissed by the age-old argument that AI should be fixed first, but I think the visuals in this game - especially the player models - need a major overhaul. I realized the other day while watching a Panthers game on Hulu.com from 1996, that the Player models in Madden 10 are still largely based on how players and uniforms looked in 1996. There have been additions like the ability to make a player "sleeveless" but it's sleeveless circa 1996, not how guys wear pads, uniforms, etc now.