What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

[icicle22]

I keep seeing posts on how bad offline connected career is, but there is not a clear specific list of what is not working. I am considering trying this mode since the online version will not allow switching coaches and also because I have experienced 2-3 disconnects from ea servers causing me to have to repeat several games.

I am looking to create a brief list of what is not working in connected career offline that makes everyone use online cc instead.

Thanks

[yanek27]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

I keep seeing posts on how bad offline connected career is, but there is not a clear specific list of what is not working. I am considering trying this mode since the online version will not allow switching coaches and also because I have experienced 2-3 disconnects from ea servers causing me to have to repeat several games.

I am looking to create a brief list of what is not working in connected career offline that makes everyone use online cc instead.

Thanks

I thought I saw doing an online closed CCM is better than just offline, so thats what I would like answered

[packmanuk]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

I'd love to know this as well just to see if its worth starting before the patch. The trouble is everyone just says check the forum and locks the thread. The trouble is although i've checked its very hard to find all the problems without reading about 100 pages.

So pleae leave this thread open and add the problems as a lot of people want to know and find this info easily.

[eF 5ive]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

Online closed ccm i guess gets the tweaks of the game but offline you gotta wait for the patch. Online you can still d/c from cpu tho so if you wanna go through 16+ wks, + practices of dealing with the 50/50 then i guess it is better. :/

[Badguy1985]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

In online CC you are able to get the tuning updates which fix some of the smaller issues. Here's the things I've noticed that I can remember.

1. Stats - The stats are way better in an online ccm. In offline all the teams score 30-40 a game, even bad qbs put up MVP numbers, and the sacks are messed up.

2. Resetting - In offline a lot of the options you choose seem to reset all the time. The player types in your scheme as a coach is one of the big ones. If you change it offline it just goes back to whatever the team's default is.

3. Progression and Scouting - More points are given for each of these online. Progression still doesn't work quite as well as it should, but it is slightly more powerful online.

4. Freezing - My offline CCM froze fiarly often, my online one does not.

5. Load times - My online CCM's have basically no load times in between weeks, while offline would have some short ones.

Due to these things I only play online now. I love the game and the ideas, I feel like EA made this game for people like me, but it can be frustrating when things just don't work. The major drawback for online is that it is common to lose connection to the EA servers in a game and lose whatever progress I made during the game. This sucks pretty hard when you are playing a really close game in the 4th and the message pops up to tell you nothing will be recorded.

[ghettogeeksta]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

If you are a casual gamer and don't care about what the cpu does and the cpu stats, scores, and progression, then I think some of the problems are less obvious.

[booker21]

sliders and difficulty doesn't work correctly. compared to play now.
not sure If it does work correctly on online though. only played play now to compare.

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[yanek27]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

In online CC you are able to get the tuning updates which fix some of the smaller issues. Here's the things I've noticed that I can remember.

1. Stats - The stats are way better in an online ccm. In offline all the teams score 30-40 a game, even bad qbs put up MVP numbers, and the sacks are messed up.

2. Resetting - In offline a lot of the options you choose seem to reset all the time. The player types in your scheme as a coach is one of the big ones. If you change it offline it just goes back to whatever the team's default is.

3. Progression and Scouting - More points are given for each of these online. Progression still doesn't work quite as well as it should, but it is slightly more powerful online.

4. Freezing - My offline CCM froze fiarly often, my online one does not.

5. Load times - My online CCM's have basically no load times in between weeks, while offline would have some short ones.

Due to these things I only play online now. I love the game and the ideas, I feel like EA made this game for people like me, but it can be frustrating when things just don't work. The major drawback for online is that it is common to lose connection to the EA servers in a game and lose whatever progress I made during the game. This sucks pretty hard when you are playing a really close game in the 4th and the message pops up to tell you nothing will be recorded.

So if I have terrible internet (less than 1mb) if I start an online CCM for myself then close it, do I need to be online all the time to play the game or just start it? Sorry if this has been answered somewhere else.

[packerbacker12]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

Idk...I'm three weeks into my cc with the colts and I have no major issues. I'm --2 and getting nice results. If you set up your sliders in cc mode before you begin it, they work fine. Brady is leading the league in passing 329 yrds/game 7 TDs. Big average but it's Brady, not unbelievable. Jamal Charles is leading in rushing with 133 a game and 5 TDs.

Yes, there are still very few assisted tackles and half sacks are not recording. Not killing it for me though. All in all I look forward to the patch but I find it totally playable as is.

[Franchise408]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

In my (limited) experience with Connected Careers so far, here is what I've found to be not working:

1.) Schemes (broken) - Schemes do not save. When you go and adjust your scheme, if you do anything else (practice, game, etc...) your scheme resets. Also related, no matter how you adjust your scheme, you are listed as your team's default scheme. Practice mode also shows the wrong scheme.

2.) Twitter (not broken, but needs attention) - Twitter feeds are often times inaccurate. I can report first hand that when I create a coach and put him on the 49ers, it says Harbaugh is fired for a losing record. Obviously, Harbaugh has to be fired for me to take over, but Harbaugh obviously didn't have a losing record last year, having a top 5 team and being a muffed punt away from a Super Bowl appearance.

3.) Trading Block (broken) - The game is putting -my- players on the trading block automatically without input from me. When I try to remove that player from the trading block, he is automatically put back on the following week. I feel this is being done so CCM can play out its scripted twitter storylines. I don't want Delanie Walker anywhere near the trading block, and he shouldn't be constantly put there because the CPU wants me to trade him for a storyline.

These things are all I can report on so far in Connected Careers. I may have more to report as I get deeper into the mode

[Badguy1985]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

So if I have terrible internet (less than 1mb) if I start an online CCM for myself then close it, do I need to be online all the time to play the game or just start it? Sorry if this has been answered somewhere else.

Yeah, you'll have to be connected the whole time. I think the slow speed might be ok, though. As long as it stays connected. Probably not for multiplayer, but single player maybe.

[Franchise408]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

Oh, add another one to my list. I don't know if its broken or working as intended, but even best case scenario it is misleading.

4.) Player Progression Frequency - I set player progression to be every 4 weeks, yet it still pops up on my Actions list every week to progress my players. If I set it for 4 weeks, then I shouldn't be able to progress for 4 weeks.

[guaps]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

Currently online CCM is the best way to play, but I hope the fix offline CCM and incorporate player editing (not ratings, just positions) with the upcoming patch. For example, Jah Reid (Baltimore Ravens) is a tackle in real life, but EA/Donny Moore has made him a guard and Madden 13's depth chart does not allow guards at the tackle position, only tackles and centers

[DELUS1ONAL]

Re: What exactly is not working in offline CC mode?

The most notable issue i'm having is that the Cpu's play calling is not balanced or true to life at all. The cpu runs the ball way to much, and it makes the game very boring when you know you are going to win. I am hoping EA fixes this in a patch. As of right now in my opinion CCM is unplayable.

[icicle22]

I appreciate the responses but can we all clarify the specific mode that this Is happening in? I see the over abundance of rushing plays from the CPU during my online connected career so I think this an overall glitch, not specific to offline ccm.