[Old School SD Fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by falconfansince81

i used to strictly play offline as well until the mode became stale to me and ai far less adaptive, but rather static. "Those playing Madden NFL 11 have averaged more than 2 million online connected game sessions each day, with nearly a fifth of all online play on a new feature that allows fans to play 3-on-3 with or against friends. " -The Wall Street Journal 2 million people is a small minority? really?? offline franchise hasn't been the focus for years now, and its clear where EA is heading...towards a demographic that will generate revenue and increase stock value. i'm simply adjusting with the times and trying to get the most out of what we have to work with. i don't waste my time in the lobby's, or playing ultimate team. i enjoy a sim experience vs. a human opponent because i love competition, something for ME the cpu can't provide. EA recognizes this as well, and is doing what is in the best interest for the company to be profitable while they still can...sorry to say but offline franchises aren't going to bring in the money. you offline guys trying to patronize me are sorely missing the big picture...

2 million "game sessions" is NOT 2 million people. One player playing 5 games that day is playing 5 sessions.

All I can say is I get the attraction to online. A game like Call of Duty, I play online amost exclusively, but it's a straight honest challenge in my book.

Football sims, unless you solely restrict yourself to leagues of disciplined sim players, aren't about the sport of football at all, but about the exploits. Truthfully a significant portion of the young players either never played the sport IRL or very little, too little to understand realistic strategy.

So, if you want to squeeze some online games in during your free time and you're taking whichever guy you get connected to as your opponent, we all know it instantly becomes about exploits and winning at all costs for most. That's why I avoid online.

But be that as it may, Madden isn't COD, and accordingly an awful large part of the community plays franchise mode for the fun of building uup a team. We just ask not to be discounted as though we don't count.