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

[Big FN Deal]

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

I'm not upset that franchise mode changed...I never said that "I'm pissed off that offline franchise mode has changed". I am upset because control was taken away from the user to create a personalized roster and take that roster into offline connected careers. I can not explain it any clearer than that. I have stated many benefits of the other changes including gameplay with the exception that I am still seeing repetition in animations in the videos that have been released.

Whatever emotional attachment I have with the game should only benefit as I only want to see the game be the best representation of NFL football and with editing capabilities the user can better get his own level of enjoyment out of the game they purchased.

Peace madden brethren. :

I posted part of this in another thread but it applies here to, imo. Now I agree with "it's your game you should be able to do whatever you want" but that should be secondary to making sure it's done right, ie realistic first.

I am really feeling Looman more and more on this stuff because too many times in the past User customization has been used as an excuse for things not being implemented to perform realistic. It seems he is taking the stance, at least with CC, that before worrying about everyone "doing it their way" he wants to make sure whatever is added operates "the right way", meaning reasonably NFL realistic and I agree.

[WhiteMan22]

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I know they said they you can't control all 32 teams in the offline version of CC, but what about the online version of CC. Can you control all 32 teams or is 32-team control just gone entirely from the game?

[CRMosier_LM]

How did your offline franchise cost you an extra $150? This sounds like an interesting story.

My best friend and I started playing co-op franchise (browns/steelers) in like '99 on ps2 (I think that was the year). We used to pass a memory card back and forth every day and play 2 games then pass it back. He eventually moved an hour away when ps3 came out so we would put the file on a flash drive and mail it back and forth every other day essentially. Do that 2-3 times a week for about 45 weeks a year and it adds up quick lol.

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[CRMosier_LM]

Could you not setup two profiles with online passes and join the same franchise?

Of course there's a $10 online pass cost for the 2nd profile and you can't play each other, but it's sort of a work around no?

Yes you could do that.

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[Lexicon]

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I know they said they you can't control all 32 teams in the offline version of CC, but what about the online version of CC. Can you control all 32 teams or is 32-team control just gone entirely from the game?

You can have a 32 user controlled franchise, but it's per XBL gold account. So you by yourself can't control more than one team.

[87Birdman]

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You can have a 32 user controlled franchise, but it's per XBL gold account. So you by yourself can't control more than one team.

This got me thinking, but could you quit the online franchise and join in as another team and control that team and so forth till you are ready to play a game then you play the ones you want. This may take more time then people want, but could it be done. Granted you may need 2 accounts to do it, but I wonder if this would work, and you wouldn't be able to have created coaches though either.

[Lexicon]

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

This got me thinking, but could you quit the online franchise and join in as another team and control that team and so forth till you are ready to play a game then you play the ones you want. This may take more time then people want, but could it be done. Granted you may need 2 accounts to do it, but I wonder if this would work, and you wouldn't be able to have created coaches though either.

Not sure, but I'm assuming that the CPU would mess with the rosters or whatever once you sim from week to week.

[87Birdman]

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Not sure, but I'm assuming that the CPU would mess with the rosters or whatever once you sim from week to week.

True wasn't thinking about that. But this could help solve the play any game you want. Start an online franchise and just back out of your team and go play another game and when you are ready go back to your original team and advance. But still don't know if you could do this with one account, as you will probably need one in there to be the commish while you switch teams.

[CRMosier_LM]

This got me thinking, but could you quit the online franchise and join in as another team and control that team and so forth till you are ready to play a game then you play the ones you want. This may take more time then people want, but could it be done. Granted you may need 2 accounts to do it, but I wonder if this would work, and you wouldn't be able to have created coaches though either.

Yes but each time you quit out you lose all accumulated xp.


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[87Birdman]

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

Yes but each time you quit out you lose all accumulated xp.


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O well thanks for the answer just trying to find ways to help the people who want to play as every team

[CRMosier_LM]

O well thanks for the answer just trying to find ways to help the people who want to play as every team

Same here, but I think only way to do that is to not care about coach xp

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[ODogg]

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

It doesn't affect me in any way really, I'm still really looking forward to cOnnected Careers..

[speedy9386]

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

Yes but each time you quit out you lose all accumulated xp.


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Me and my friends all have different xbox live accounts, could we just join an online franchise and keep exiting out the mode switching the profiles and going back in to manage each of our teams on the same console?

[jeb4056]

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

Just read over the connected careers blog again (the one posted on EAsports website) by Josh Looman and noticed this statement -

"At the heart of it, Connected Careers is about connecting you and your friends, in the ultimate career mode, online or offline."

How is connected career mode connecting us with our friends offline when offline is a single player experience?

[themassacre771.1]

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

Hey CR, is the clutch package that costs 50k xp for a player worth it?