Madden NFL 12 Franchise Mode Details, More Coming Monday (IGN)

[43M]

Re: Madden NFL 12 - Any Given Sunday in Franchise Mode (IGN)

Not to be an alarmist, but a few things:

1) Why would someone sign a FB to a 3 year contract at 39 years old?
2) Why is Cle. bidding on Rogers when they just cut him?
3) Why is Cle. bidding on a starting caliber LT that is 10 years older than Joe Thomas? To play RT, maybe but I doubt the AI is keen enough to do that.

Not a big deal, just a few things I noticed.

I like the 75 player limit though.

I agree...they need to get rid of all that 3 year BS for every player.

It wont stop me from buying it, but come on...give the players contracts based on real life scearios and factor in age and all that other stuff. Hopefully they can do that next year.

[mvb34]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Franchise Mode Details, More Coming Monday (IGN)

I'm not sure where they got that number. I don't think it's that big of a swing. Really it's not overall based, it's individual ratings, so we never recalculate the overall.

Even if it is... if Mike Vick is a 91, for instance, that means he can play like a 71 some games, or like a 99 some games. Doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility to me (though I think Vick has reached a level where he's not QUITE that inconsistant... but Cutler is).





Sure... how many times did he fumble in the one game before last year?

20 times out having 1197 rushes and 119 catches...

[Hooe]

Re: Madden NFL 12 - Any Given Sunday in Franchise Mode (IGN)

Not to be an alarmist, but a few things:

1) Why would someone sign a FB to a 3 year contract at 39 years old?
2) Why is Cle. bidding on Rogers when they just cut him?
3) Why is Cle. bidding on a starting caliber LT that is 10 years older than Joe Thomas? To play RT, maybe but I doubt the AI is keen enough to do that.

Not a big deal, just a few things I noticed.

I like the 75 player limit though.

Foremost, the 75 player rosters are indeed wonderful.

1 - If I recall correctly from Head Coach 09, contract terms could be negotiated once a bid had been won (at least for user-controlled teams; i.e. there are preset bids in the "auction period"). Someone double-check me on that though, it's been a while since I've played. Or perhaps bids are put in with years on them and some team wants Tony Richardson for three years, who knows.

2 - I don't think releases are taken into account, i.e. Madden doesn't know that the Browns released Rogers before the game started and doesn't care.

3 - I actually do think that Madden AI teams will look for left tackles to play right tackle if they don't see a good-enough right tackle. Someone will have to check me on that.

[green94]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Franchise Mode Details, More Coming Monday (IGN)

(though I think Vick has reached a level where he's not QUITE that inconsistant... but Cutler is).

Did you really need to add the Cutler comment?

[xbreezex]

hey that was one of my ideas. the atribute thing determined by weekly performance.

[Other Guy]

Re: Madden NFL 12 - Any Given Sunday In Franchise Mode

This is a GREAT addition, IMO. Anything that make the game and franchise mode feel more organic mode is definitely a plus. This will help distinguish players from one another, and add a more lifelike curve to your players' performance and progression.

[fishfan77]

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The 3 Super Bowl Championships? Those don't count?

Arent we talking about 2012 here? No disrespect but the pats havent won a super bowl in 8 years. I am not knocking what he did, but if you are going to be accurate, and base the game on 2012 stats going forward, I am just saying that I am a little concerned that these "intagibles" are a little skewed

[ThisIsReality]

Re: Madden NFL 12 - Any Given Sunday In Franchise Mode

Something I noticed. During the 2010 season Mark Sanchez was in his sophomore year... and Madden has him as the Franchise Quarterback. Do they have "QB of the Future" for rookies only or something?

[fishfan77]

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Here are some of the 20<SUP>+</SUP> roles in Madden NFL 12:

• Team Mentor
• Team Leader
• Injury Prone
• Run Stopper
• Franchise Quarterback
• Defensive Playmaker
• Offensive Playmaker
• Playoff Performer
• Shutdown Corner
• Pass Rusher
• Trench Warrior
• Fumble Prone
• Underachiever
• Project Player
• 1st Round Pick
• Future Star
• Iron Man
• QB of the Future
• Feature Back

Im curious to find out how you receive an "underachiever" role. It says 20+ roles. I wonder what some other roles will be? Could be "1st round bust", "Diamond in the rough". I just hope there isnt a big icon underneath the players feet on the field. Leave the player roles on the menu's please.

Chad Henne could be a lot of different roles. Underachiever, Project Player, Fumble Prone.. lol

Anyhow, I am really not sure how I feel about some of these team roles. I mean, Team Mentor? Its not the old days when players actually mentored and coached other players. This just seems really arbitrary. Can I just make Randy Moss my team mentor? Will it make any difference if I make him or someone like Manning?

Could I assign "Fumble prone" or "Playoff Performer" to just anyone? Will that cause someone who doesnt fumble to cough it up? What if I make Tarvaris Jackson a Playoff performer?

I guess I am a stat nut and play mostly text sims for that very reason. to me, altering a player based on subjective ratings is worriesome. If you can just assign these team roles freely and they have the same affect on a great player as they do a scrub, I would be a bit put off.

[hurricanefootball4]

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Arent we talking about 2012 here? No disrespect but the pats havent won a super bowl in 8 years.

I hate the Pats as much as the next guy but the last time they won one was February 6, 2005.

That's not 8 years ago.

[Hooe]

Re: Madden NFL 12 - Any Given Sunday In Franchise Mode

Chad Henne could be a lot of different roles. Underachiever, Project Player, Fumble Prone.. lol

Anyhow, I am really not sure how I feel about some of these team roles. I mean, Team Mentor? Its not the old days when players actually mentored and coached other players. This just seems really arbitrary. Can I just make Randy Moss my team mentor? Will it make any difference if I make him or someone like Manning?

Could I assign "Fumble prone" or "Playoff Performer" to just anyone? Will that cause someone who doesnt fumble to cough it up? What if I make Tarvaris Jackson a Playoff performer?

I guess I am a stat nut and play mostly text sims for that very reason. to me, altering a player based on subjective ratings is worriesome. If you can just assign these team roles freely and they have the same affect on a great player as they do a scrub, I would be a bit put off.

I'm fairly certain that you can't assign the roles yourself directly, rather you have to meet some sort of previous related criteria in order to assign the role for the player for the following season. For example, in the last-gen Madden games a player had to fumble 10 times in a season to gain the Fumble-Prone role, at which point he wouldn't lose it until his carry rating progressed to a certain threshold and he minimized his fumble numbers.

I'd guess that Team Mentor might automatically be assigned if you bring on an older backup player at a position where you then subsequently draft a promising rookie, but again that's just a guess. It may be antiquated with regard to real-life application, but it brings a welcome element of strategy into franchise mode; do I sign the middle-of-the-road backup who is only a stop-gap player, or do I sign the veteran whose career is winding down, has clearly lost talent on-field, but has the Mentor role and thus the ability to help the progression of my younger players at the position?

[goalieump413]

Re: Madden NFL 12 - Any Given Sunday in Franchise Mode (IGN)

Foremost, the 75 player rosters are indeed wonderful.

1 - If I recall correctly from Head Coach 09, contract terms could be negotiated once a bid had been won (at least for user-controlled teams; i.e. there are preset bids in the "auction period"). Someone double-check me on that though, it's been a while since I've played. Or perhaps bids are put in with years on them and some team wants Tony Richardson for three years, who knows.

2 - I don't think releases are taken into account, i.e. Madden doesn't know that the Browns released Rogers before the game started and doesn't care.

3 - I actually do think that Madden AI teams will look for left tackles to play right tackle if they don't see a good-enough right tackle. Someone will have to check me on that.

On point 1, yes, once you win the free agent auction, you're locked into the price you won him for, and the free agent sets the contract length. It appears that Madden 12 uses this system, and what we're seeing in the time remaining area is the auction bid time, not the "player signed" countdown.

On point 3, it's certainly true that I'd bid on a great LT even though I may have a Pro Bowl LT already on the roster, as the new guy could move to the right side, and would still be a better athlete than a "standard" RT. I do it all the time playing HC09.

[cowboykmoney]

Man i hope they fixed the draft and let the 1st rounders walk up there and put the hat on and hold the jersey up.

[Bellsprout]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Franchise Mode Details, More Coming Monday (IGN)

Man i hope they fixed the draft and let the 1st rounders walk up there and put the hat on and hold the jersey up.

I would hope there'd be a way to skip that if it ever happened. I don't need the first round of the draft taking 2 hours.

[BenjiA]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Franchise Mode Details, More Coming Monday (IGN)

Man i hope they fixed the draft and let the 1st rounders walk up there and put the hat on and hold the jersey up.

this!!!!!!