Madden NFL 12 Video - Cover Event with a Few Minor Details on Franchise Mode

[LiquorLogic]

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Yup, EA felt that 18% drop in sales. 75 man expanded rosters !

[PantherBeast_OS]

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Man this is just getting better and better. Franchise blog is coming out in about 2 weeks from now. These minor details are just getting me more and more excited for the franchise blog on May 16th. Can't hardly wait!!!

[Lodeus]

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Glad franchise mode got a lot of attention. Cant wait!

[jeremym480]

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This all sounds fantastic. The only thing I'm concerned about is if expanded rosters means fake players.

[Broncos86]

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So true. If I lost in the playoffs I did not even really care just because doing all the offseason stuff used to be so fun.

Yeah, I agree. I'm an offseason nut. This all sounds great. I'm really looking forward to all of this. I'm trying not to hype this up too much in my head.

[SeahawkNMD]

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This all sounds fantastic. The only thing I'm concerned about is if expanded rosters means fake players.

I don't see why they would, they just have to expand the player pool there's plenty of those players out there. I hope imported draft classes get expanded so positions don't completely run out before the end of the draft and there is an opportunity to find some undrafted gems to fight their way onto the 53 man roster from the 75.

[illwill10]

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Hopefully off season is improved. That is 80% of my franchise. Sometimes I hope I lose later in seasons so I could get a mid pick and trade alot. I like signing free agents. JUst like in NCAA Dynasty, Recruiting is 80% of my time. I like planning for the future.

[NoTiCe_O]

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Hopefully off season is improved. That is 80% of my franchise. Sometimes I hope I lose later in seasons so I could get a mid pick and trade alot. I like signing free agents. JUst like in NCAA Dynasty, Recruiting is 80% of my time. I like planning for the future.

Same here, i always start off with a young team tht needs rebulding or and old team tht has to start fresh, and let the rest unfold. Well when i actually enjoyed franchise tht was.

[wheelman990]

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I really like P. Hellis. I'm proud to have him on our team. I admire any man who tried to bring good to this world.

[Lexicon]

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Now this is the kind of news that gets me excited for Madden! Can't wait for May 16th. There definitely won't be a need for fake players. I control every team, and every draft, I feel like skipping the last 4 rounds because I never end up signing them due to roster restrictions. Good start to the Franchise news.

[ch46647]

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Anybody think they will add "player roles" back into franchise mode this year?

[canes21]

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I'm really hoping franchise turns out more like HC09. I want to draft a guy in the 6th round, not know much about his ratings, see him compete very well throughout preseason and training camps, then have him end up making the final cut and get solid playing time in the franchise because his rating progresses to a solid rating.

With the current system, which I think is downright terrible, that 6th round pick will come in with 25 awareness, never progress past a 55 overall, and will be cut by me and never be signed again.

[H_Zilla]

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Maybe this means we will have a reason to play pre-season games.

I do miss the pre-season games from HC09 and finding out that late round pick I drafted just for depth was actually a quality player and trying to find a way to keep him on the roster.

With all these improvements it makes me wonder why they even made Madden 11, maybe it was so average becuase they were working so hard on Madden 12 and just got something on the shelf

[rootofalleli]

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Yeah, I agree. I'm an offseason nut. This all sounds great. I'm really looking forward to all of this. I'm trying not to hype this up too much in my head.

Same here. This has been a good week in Madden, but a part of me is afraid to love again.

[Dalsanto0026]

Damn, EA waste money. How much would this event in the middle of Times Square cost?

Regardless, Madden 12 sounds promising.