Madden NFL 11 Hints From EA (IGN)

[kwpit79]

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76% of Madden gamers play online. There's your answer offline franchise guys. It's not a big priority to them.

Wait, is that 76% who play exclusively online? I mean, I have an online account, but have played maybe 3 games combined online. I'm sure a lot of people play both is what I'm getting at, so it should still be a high priority.

[Boregard]

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Where the hell are we getting 76% of Madden gamers play online???

I know a ton of Madden players and while all of them have played online a time or two at least, 95% of them are Offline 'chise ballers, because of the rampant BS you encounter during online play. I know 15 guys who don't even have their system plugged in to online. They switch out the computer just long enough to get roster updates and patch downloads.

I play in two multi-user franchises and none of those guys play online with any consistency. We tried in the beginning to do the online franchise, but got annoyed with some of the issues with it, so we started over completely offline.

Game play improvements benefit both sets, but sales will be most affected in a positive manner when franchise mode is EA's focus - you can bet on it!!!

[Valdarez]

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Where the hell are we getting 76% of Madden gamers play online???

I know a ton of Madden players and while all of them have played online a time or two at least, 95% of them are Offline 'chise ballers, because of the rampant BS you encounter during online play. I know 15 guys who don't even have their system plugged in to online. They switch out the computer just long enough to get roster updates and patch downloads.

I play in two multi-user franchises and none of those guys play online with any consistency. We tried in the beginning to do the online franchise, but got annoyed with some of the issues with it, so we started over completely offline.

Game play improvements benefit both sets, but sales will be most affected in a positive manner when franchise mode is EA's focus - you can bet on it!!!

It's 76% of Madden gamers have an online connection, not that they play Madden online. I read it the way you did as well the first time.

[Jump]

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Valdarez has it. The 76% number refers to the anyone who has ever been online while playing Madden.

[edwolf]

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Then what are you doing in the Madden forums?? I guess you don't know anything about the real game of football if you're here eh?

I am 39yrs old and been a sports fan since i was 3. been a NY Giants fan since 1976. So what the hell u talkin about?

[PGaither84]

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This is all some BS. Firstly they are taking online users into account only from what I read, and I'm willing to bet they are only ranked games [is online franchise ranked?] I play offline for the most part and enjoy the interface of the game [madden 10 brought back the classic last gen interface I loved for years.] My problem with madden is the game play itself. It doesn't represent real football. The menu and options and all that are nice. They are not great, but they are nice. I would like presentation to rival 2k5. I want a deep franchise mode with a lot of stats and options and features [like in-season progression, weekly preperation, player roles, etc.] We need better game play and I will not be getting excited for this game until I feel it for myself.

Articles like this only bother me.

[BlueNGold]

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This is all some BS. Firstly they are taking online users into account only from what I read, and I'm willing to bet they are only ranked games [is online franchise ranked?] I play offline for the most part and enjoy the interface of the game [madden 10 brought back the classic last gen interface I loved for years.] My problem with madden is the game play itself. It doesn't represent real football. The menu and options and all that are nice. They are not great, but they are nice. I would like presentation to rival 2k5. I want a deep franchise mode with a lot of stats and options and features [like in-season progression, weekly preperation, player roles, etc.] We need better game play and I will not be getting excited for this game until I feel it for myself.

Articles like this only bother me.

No, online franchise games aren't ranked.

[splff3000]

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Articles like this only bother me.

Yep, my sentiments exactly. They need to release real info and stuff before we start hearing stuff like this. One little nugget of actual info wouldn't hurt. EA is actually hurting themselves because I know 2 people that say they aren't even interested in Madden 11 now because they feel the game is going the arcade route. The Mark Turmell hire, then the "new and innovative take on Madden" comment, then the "take further advantage of consumers" comment, and now we need to simplify the game comments have cause 2 guys I know to say that they aren't even concerned with getting Madden 11 now. Now I'll admit 2 things: 1. This is nothing but 2 guys, but that's just 2 guys that I know. Who knows how many other people that I don't know feel the same way. 2. If Madden 11 is good those 2 guys will probably still buy it, but if you're EA, why even put yourself in the situation for someone to say they're not concerned with your game anymore. If they weren't going to say anything about the game, then they shouldn't have said too much of nothing at all. A lot of people, including myself, have already assumed that madden is trying to be more consumer friendly ie more arcade, simply because we have heard no news to the contrary. I know Ian said they are still focused on being sim, but Ian said a lot of things about 10 as well. I'm not trying to take a shot at him or nothing so please don't take it that way, I'm just saying we are hearing a whole lot of one thing and not a lot of the other. Now Madden 11 may be the simmest(???) football game ever, but right now it's in the hole( as far as how sim most people think it will be). If you're EA and you're trying to sell that your game is sim, then why even put yourself in that situation?

[Tick32]

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Im guessing they are gonna add a game saving system like they had on 1 of the last gen games. Also i say they keep the 330 plays. I will be highly upset if they take off a couple of my favorite plays. I prob wont buy this years Madden anyway. gonna rent or try demo 1st to see if they gameplay is fixed 1st

[ZoneKIller]

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This may be off topic.How is MLB 10 The Show's game? Is it more for offline gamers or online gamers? The reason I ask is because everyone says its the best sports game ever out of all the sports games.I've played 08 and I know the Franchise is deep as all getout.But what makes this game the best? Is it the online features or the offline features?

Edit.I played 08 for a couple moths but traded it.Im not a baseball fan but I missed a good franchise mode so bad in 08 I forced myself to buy it.Just couldnt do the baseball thing though.

[KBLover]

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I haven't gotten MLB 10 yet, but 09 was a solid offline franchise game as well as RTTS mode.

I would imagine it played just as well on-line as far as gameplay, but I'm not an online sports player so hopefully someone else can help you there.

[NavigatorD83]

Its just more "stuff" that EA thinks is important which it clearly is not. The numbers are really saying that the rest of the game isnt worth playing