Madden NFL 11 Introduces Online Scouting

[tlc12576]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Introduces Online Scouting

Wait a minute!! Wait a minute!! WAIT - A - MINUTE!!! Did I read this correctly?

Yeah Spliff,you read it right.LOL

I dont see how more people aren't disgusted with this whole thing.The feature is great,we even were discussing this exact same thing in the Gameplan/Gameflow thread a few weeks ago.Now EA actually implements it but puts all this "fine print" and "hoop jumping" with it,unbelievable!

Based on the things they say and do about online in general,do you believe these devs actually play online ranked games and franchises?

[Bgamer90]

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LOL!
Just up late looking for a debate,huh? You should be on the internet looking for some good baking tips for E3.LOL

lol no, I'm not trying to debate anything. All I did was reply to what you said.

[Mr_Riddick]

Question will there be a full blog on this or will we get new info tomorrow?

[Mr_Riddick]

Question will there be a full blog on this or will there be a blog focusing on a different feature?

[Mr_Riddick]

Mods delete this post I'm on blackberry. Sorry.

[tlc12576]

Re: Madden NFL 11 Introduces Online Scouting

lol no, I'm not trying to debate anything. All I did was reply to what you said.

In that case,you should stick to replying to what I actually stated then,right?.LOL

[Purple28Pedestrian]

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Question will there be a full blog on this or will there be a blog focusing on a different feature?

with backbreaker dropping they need to unload a bombshell, online tendencies that you pay for [in some form] is not exactly the backbreaker eliminator. then again what do i know.

[Bgamer90]

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In that case,you should stick to replying to what I actually stated then,right?.LOL

...I did reply to what you said. And you ended it with, "Also I hope the devs find a chance to actually play some online ranked games because it's hard to fix something when you havent even seen what's broken." So yeah... don't really see what you're getting at.

[kmart2180]

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Sounds cool but I dont play online enough to care enough to scout random dudes. When is the offline/online Franchise info coming?

[sarlndr]

2K5 had this didn't they?

Yep, they sure did. I'm surprised Madden hadn't taken the idea before this. Cool to have if you like to play online.

[Exonerated]

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Now lets reduce the lag online and I'm good to GO!

[Jono078]

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For me this is a pretty meh feature.

I played about 5 games of M10 online. Each game it was all about winning and each guy had their play (notice I didn't say plays) and would use it all the time.

So I don't know how this is gonna help me, sure it'll tell me what they like to do, but if it always works you cant stop it or even limit it that much.

So yeah, personally couldn't care less about this online addition.

[cgalligan]

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u didn't read the article did u?... if u did and if u read what the dude above u jus wrote u would see that u can buy the coins if u choose or u could jus play online an earn them like the coins for Madden Ultimate Team last year. .. .. but this seems like a great feature imo ... cause i hate playing people that run 4 plays on both sides of the ball all game it gets old ... but this could make playing ranked games fun

pretty sure 2k offered this feature 6 years ago for free...

it was called the VIP profile... It tracked your tendencies and then let other users download them so they could, in essence "practice" vs you...

also, when you get stuck in that game vs that guy that runs 4 plays all game, do you really need a scouting report to tell you that? Wouldn't you pick up on that the 1st time he had the ball???

Either way...

[Valdarez]

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It's the same "coins" that MUT uses, I guess. And while you CAN buy those with real money, you can earn them pretty easily by playing.

The future of gaming is so ugly, and EA's doing their best to get us there as fast as possible.

Remember when we just played games, and companies didn't try to nickel and dime us to death? When features were just 'available'? Or when you 'unlocked a feature/capability' and it stayed 'unlocked'? *sigh*

Scouting reports are nice. 2K games had VIPs which were basically the same. You could even download them and the AI would use the VIP to emulate your play style. It was available from the get go, didn't have to do anything to unlock it, and you didn't have to pay 'coins' for each VIP. You could download any VIP for free. Why is EA showing up 6 years later, with a more limited feature, and then trying to make $$$ off it as opposed to just giving it to gamers? Good idea for a feature EA, bad idea on the limited use.

[FootballDetails]

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Good idea for a feature EA, bad idea on the limited use.

That sums it up. I'd put online scouting in the category of features that should be free. The usage of coins aspect drained the excitement from the announcement.