I'm not going to argue with you on whether more people play offline or online. There are ways to get in online franchises that are legitimate and long term. The reason why it's a bit of a chore in some cases is because the feature is 50% complete. LIke i said, some folks have vision and can see things. Others can't because they just want what suits them. This is the mantra around here, "I don't care about online franchise because I only play offline", "I don't care about the physics engine because I just like the trading cards", etc. Whether or not you think online franchise is a big deal is irrelevant. There are a lot of online leagues. A lot. There will be even more if they can consolidate the two game modes into a single game mode. Lots of benefits to that.