Madden NFL 13 Online Fantasy Drafts Are on the Way

[kjjnesb]

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every time i read something in these threads i get such a good laugh...they listen to you guys and then youre STILL not satisfied. here let me help ease your mind

First XBOX Live is not that expensive. And im sure some of you with this "problem" still havent used the free months that come with your xbox

The reason its coming out for online -first- is because in order to release a game patch it has to clear through Microsoft first. they cant just throw a patch out onto the game. Doing it online they dont have to wait for Microsoft because its on the EAs backend and not published through the Microsoft servers.

Now i pose this question. Would you rather have them give you a little bit now, or make you suffer and complain until they can get the full patch out for both offline and online?

I think everyone gets the server side updates part but even you have to admit it has to sting for the Online to not only essentially be patched and get a whole new feature but for offline to still have some of issues it has.

[wheelman990]

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every time i read something in these threads i get such a good laugh...they listen to you guys and then youre STILL not satisfied. here let me help ease your mind

First XBOX Live is not that expensive. And im sure some of you with this "problem" still havent used the free months that come with your xbox

The reason its coming out for online -first- is because in order to release a game patch it has to clear through Microsoft first. they cant just throw a patch out onto the game. Doing it online they dont have to wait for Microsoft because its on the EAs backend and not published through the Microsoft servers.

Now i pose this question. Would you rather have them give you a little bit now, or make you suffer and complain until they can get the full patch out for both offline and online?

Thanks for that EA official confirmation that fantasy will 100% for sure be in the next patch. We appreciate you sharing all the inside info.

[nwfdwill]

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Have any of you thought they it may just be online FOR NOW, as they can roll out online updates WITHOUT having to release a patch?

My bet is that Offline CCM Fantasy Draft will be in the next title update

I think you nailed that one. I could give a crap about this, but why would they release this on and offline and have issues then have more ppl complaining about how it doesn't work and have to wait for a future patch to fix the problems. Push this out online and correct any issues before dropping it to offline is a smart move on their part.

And yes, I am an offline player, so I'm not on either side of the fence on this one. As I said, I don't really care about the mode, just making a point heh.

[BA2929]

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EA fanboy is that you? But seriously then of course that would make people happy. But they haven't done that so far have they? Until further notice people will complain. You have seen all the issues with this game right? Doesn't seem like it.

Fanboy? No.
A guy that doesn't think a company is out to screw him or someone else over because they're pushing out updates that they don't have to get certified to 75% of the Madden fanbase? Yes.

Just calm down about them punishing you or screwing you over, or whatever you want me to call it, until you get all the facts. There is a time to complain. But that time shouldn't happen until they declare what's in the next patch. If they don't include the fantasy draft and some other fixes for the offline player, then you can complain all you want and I'll even join in with you.

There are issues with this game both offline and on. Heck, some of the online people can't even finish games without EA kicking them off the servers. Since nothing saves, they're out their entire game. So, maybe the online guys are getting screwed over too.

[orion523]

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Fantasy draft, really? I should have known being that there's a big section in the Madden 13 strategy guide devoted to it. Pathetic.

[Gman 18]

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Sadly you will need Xbox Live.

Well, who doesn't have xbox live? When EA was making this feature they weren't thinking about who has xbox live and who doesn't. 95% of the people have it.

[Gosens6]

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Well, who doesn't have xbox live? When EA was making this feature they weren't thinking about who has xbox live and who doesn't. 95% of the people have it.

95% ?? I think your math is a bit off. I know plenty of people who don't have Xbox live because they can't afford internet access.

It's a sad fact, but a reality. What about those people who CAN'T play online, and those of us who choose not to? We just get the short end of the stick?

Obviously.

[kjjnesb]

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Well, who doesn't have xbox live? When EA was making this feature they weren't thinking about who has xbox live and who doesn't. 95% of the people have it.

Not unreasonable to not have live I currently don't have it because between school starting and the fact that I don't play online I had no reason to renew at least till 2k comes out so I can DL draft classes

[buddy321813]

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Well, who doesn't have xbox live? When EA was making this feature they weren't thinking about who has xbox live and who doesn't. 95% of the people have it.

Clearly I forgot the word Gold... Stop being a prick...

[TreFacTor]

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Well, who doesn't have xbox live? When EA was making this feature they weren't thinking about who has xbox live and who doesn't. 95% of the people have it.

50 million consoles sold...just about half use live gold. Those numbers are even more inflated than EA's claims because every 360 comes with a month of gold (some come with 3)

Still glad to see the fantasy guys get what they wanted...I hope they don't forget about full editing for offline....I can't buy the game till I can fix the minor things myself.

[reMicXz]

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I think everyone gets the server side updates part but even you have to admit it has to sting for the Online to not only essentially be patched and get a whole new feature but for offline to still have some of issues it has.

are you sure about that? cause i'm really not thinking so by what im reading. Now while this fantasy draft stuff has never been even the smallest bit important to me as i havent used it in probably over a decade. the thing with online updates is they can control any and everything involving any online feature, if they wanted to and had the coding they could make every player into chickens and turn all the fields into pools. the logical plan of attack here is

release patch online -> find bugs -> tighten up the mode -> release the full in title update.

So you can technically consider whats happening tomorrow a beta for the full patch. Theyll fix what they think needs fixing and work it into the title update accordingly. i have my gripes with the game too its far from perfect, but people have to see at least theyre trying to please which is something thats out of the norm for EA.

and i have zero affiliation with dev teams or anything like that. i have met devs and helped on updates for Gears of War 3 which is why i know how these update situations work. The more you know

[Gman 18]

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Clearly I forgot the word Gold... Stop being a prick...

I don't mean anything bad. I'm just saying so many people have live and EA is giving more to the online community these days. peace.

[slick589]

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Unfortunatly my copy will be going back tomorrow and be getting traded in towards NHL. CCM showed so much promise before its release but i just cant get past the lack of features.

Good luck and have fun all you fantasy draft players. I only hope the rest of the community also gets what they ask for.

[Gman 18]

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95% ?? I think your math is a bit off. I know plenty of people who don't have Xbox live because they can't afford internet access.

It's a sad fact, but a reality. What about those people who CAN'T play online, and those of us who choose not to? We just get the short end of the stick?

Obviously.

It's just that so many games for the 360 these days are geared towards online. It used to be how you could go over your friend's house to play. Now, you can do it over xbox live.

[kjjnesb]

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are you sure about that? cause i'm really not thinking so by what im reading. Now while this fantasy draft stuff has never been even the smallest bit important to me as i havent used it in probably over a decade. the thing with online updates is they can control any and everything involving any online feature, if they wanted to and had the coding they could make every player into chickens and turn all the fields into pools. the logical plan of attack here is

release patch online -> find bugs -> tighten up the mode -> release the full in title update.

So you can technically consider whats happening tomorrow a beta for the full patch. Theyll fix what they think needs fixing and work it into the title update accordingly. i have my gripes with the game too its far from perfect, but people have to see at least theyre trying to please which is something thats out of the norm for EA.

and i have zero affiliation with dev teams or anything like that. i have met devs and helped on updates for Gears of War 3 which is why i know how these update situations work. The more you know

From what I understand EA has there own internal testing process so I'm guessing the only step the online patches skip is the Microsoft QA test and what happens with that is a patch for Madden would basically sit in a queue for patches over at Microsoft till they look it over.

I severely doubt EA wouldn't go ahead QA a patch themselves seeing as they could possible ruin many peoples Online CC if they botched so I don't think they'd run the risk of using the mode they consider the future as a test subject