Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

[StrawHat Patriot]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

GAINING

• CPU Proposed Trades
• Extended Injuries that last multiple Seasons
• Scouting reports
• Goals Like NCAA 12 had
• Salary Cap Finally
• Real Draft picks
• Team Specific Ratings = Better Draft selections
• Read and React Defense
• Improved Passing system
• 400+ Catch animations
• Cancel out playactions
• Infinity Physic Engine
• Improved Presentation
• In booth Announcers
• 32 play Online Franchise like we have always wanted

LOSING

• No more editing Rosters
• No playing games outside your own in franchise
• No custom Playbooks
• No Fantasy Draft
• No in game saves

What I am gaining makes up for what I am losing by a LARGE margin!!!

Your also losing:

No Co-op franchise (This hurts me greatly)
No Import Draft Classes
No Fantasy Draft

This issue is that these are simple things they didn't really have to take out, or as some of you say, "leave out". Like I said, other games don't often take out features as much just to add stuff in as frequently as EA does with Madden.

[WillisFaithful]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

Nope .. will still buy day 1, will still enjoy until next year ..

[Matt10]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

GAINING

• CPU Proposed Trades
• Extended Injuries that last multiple Seasons
• Scouting reports
• Goals Like NCAA 12 had
• Salary Cap Finally
• Real Draft picks
• Team Specific Ratings = Better Draft selections
• Read and React Defense
• Improved Passing system
• 400+ Catch animations
• Cancel out playactions
• Infinity Physic Engine
• Improved Presentation
• In booth Announcers
• 32 player Online Franchise like we have always wanted

LOSING

• No more editing Rosters
• No playing games outside your own in franchise
• No custom Playbooks
• No Fantasy Draft
• No in game saves

What I am gaining makes up for what I am losing by a LARGE margin!!!

Good breakdown - it's hard to disagree with the comparison. Who knows, maybe they will be able to patch highlights so we can at least view the play of the game or something. I know it's a stretch - but if the game isn't alpha yet, there might be a chance.

[StrawHat Patriot]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

In fact, sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but can I or someone else work and create a thread describing the current issues with Madden? some of the posts on these threads are making me feel like it.

[aholbert32]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

GAINING

• CPU Proposed Trades
• Extended Injuries that last multiple Seasons
• Scouting reports
• Goals Like NCAA 12 had
• Salary Cap Finally
• Real Draft picks
• Team Specific Ratings = Better Draft selections
• Read and React Defense
• Improved Passing system
• 400+ Catch animations
• Cancel out playactions
• Infinity Physic Engine
• Improved Presentation
• In booth Announcers
• 32 player Online Franchise like we have always wanted

LOSING

• No more editing Rosters
• No playing games outside your own in franchise
• No custom Playbooks
• No Fantasy Draft
• No in game saves

What I am gaining makes up for what I am losing by a LARGE margin!!!

You need to add a few to your losing list: No NCAA import. No multi-team franchise. etc.

[Phobia]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

Your also losing:

No Co-op franchise (This hurts me greatly)
No Import Draft Classes
No Fantasy Draft

This issue is that these are simple things they didn't really have to take out, or as some of you say, "leave out". Like I said, other games don't often take out features as much just to add stuff in as frequently as EA does with Madden.

Nope none of that affects me. Going to be one of the best years for Madden for me. Plenty of things I am really excited about, most of which is Franchise CC related.....and.....of course the gameplay improvements!!

I barely have time in my schedule to get through couple seasons playing as ONE team. I would never make it through 1 season if I played the other teams games also. I am like Dale, I see the complaints but don't understand how those would equal a NO BUY with all the other great inclusions.

[Retropyro]

It started off sounding great, but it's starting to turn me off with the lack of user options and control.

I do look at the fact that EA is constantly criticise for not making any real changes to their games, only minor tweaks each year. So I'll give it a chance since they really have made some big changes and have taken some risk.

Hopefully it pays off and the things that were left out will only be a minor annoyance for this year.

[Phobia]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

You need to add a few to your losing list: No NCAA import. No multi-team franchise. etc.

Nope don't do those either. Granted I never owned NCAA and Madden in the same year so NCAA import does not affect me and Multi-team franchise is what "two" users in same house running a Franchise??? If so then no that does not affect me either, unless my Fiancee got frisky and wanted to play

[ZoneKIller]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

Well heres the deal with me.

I still have Madden 12 on my bookcase.SO I can just Draft all the players and put em on their respected teams.

Unless I hear about Madden adding in where we can edit numbers and equipment while in CC Its A NO BUY FOR ME.

I could care less about editing Attributes because we just got that addition last year.PLUS I understand it messing up the XP system.

But we've been able to edit equipment and numbers forever except in the first Madden for this GEN.So editing attributes is no deal for me.

So PLEASE EA add back in the addition of editing equipment and numbers so Everyone can enjoy Madden 13

[statum71]

Absolutely,

I don't enjoy playing a season from the perspective of my team. I like having my own version of the full NFL experience. The entire league.

As I stated yesterday, this is the worse headline I've ever seen on OS. Extremely disappointed. I guess I'm stuck with Madden '12.

[WillisFaithful]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

You need to add a few to your losing list: No NCAA import. No multi-team franchise. etc.

Maybe he's just talking for himself, and not all of you ..

He used 'I', not 'we' ..

[Blitzburgh]

Not at all! I never edit players or play any other games other than my own. I guess if I was younger and had a ton more time to play through leagues and stuff it would be a disappointment but not to me. I just like to jump in and play each weeks Steelers game and mess around a bit.

[mastermark]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

No way I pay $60 for a football game I can't even edit a player in. If they patch it in or they drop the price then we'll talk

[eason24]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

The fact i can have an online league with me and my friends with a salary cap and FA is what i have been waiting for. I have not purchased Madden in a few years but because of these features, i am buying it over NCAA. For me, it made it a must buy.

[kjcheezhead]

Re: Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

It was one of many reasons I'll be passing on Madden.

I usually am an online player for the most part but I've grown tired of the win all at costs ridiculousness that goes on online. The vids I've seen show the some player movement and oline play that is just as exploitable as past years.

So I thought, maybe I could just be an offline guy and this game will be decent. Now I start hearing about all the missing features from that mode and I've been completely turned off to this game.

They've added a few nice additions, but I don't think Madden will be the football game I'm looking for until Madden 14 at the soonest. I barely touched 10-12 once I did pick them up, so I doubt I'll miss 13 either. In the meantime, the ps2 games will be fine for what I need in a football game.