EA Pushes Back Connected Franchise Playbook to May 20th

[EMbow513]

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Allow me to edit body sizes in normal roster editing and ill be fine

[Drtro]

I like how on this forum everybody gets their hopes up high during Spring and Summer then around Christmas just about everybody is "Lol at everybody getting their hopes up, this game sucks, 2K for life" remarks then are back to "EA finally has gotten on the right track, I can't wait to pick up my Madden preorder" around this time of the year its just a rinse and repeat cycle.

But no matter what they advertise and put in commercials with their cinematic gameplay, I'll give the game a few months of reviews and a patch or two before I buy.

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[coolcat3]

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Hey everyone, I've been reading threads and posts for this site for a while and I finally decided to join the conversation. With all of the talk being on free run and new blocking mechanics it seems that one part of blocking is being ignored. The pass rush in this years madden is being overlooked and for me is the major aspect of the game that will determine whether I buy this years madden. To madden has always been lacking in the pass rush department and ESPN has had a better rush. But 2k nearly mastered the pass rush in APF 2k8. If you have played the game then you realize how crucial it is to have a good rush as it truly affects your approach to the game. What do you guys think? Should this be a major focus or is it an issue that can wait?

[JerzeyReign]

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I actually forgot about this announcement today until a few minutes ago haha. My only question is, why push it back two weeks? Will something drastically change? Won't the same information get put out? Isn't it better to drag along people to continue to push the hype train?

Hopefully it got pushed back due to them adding something and not messing something up.

[kehlis]

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I actually forgot about this announcement today until a few minutes ago haha. My only question is, why push it back two weeks? Will something drastically change? Won't the same information get put out? Isn't it better to drag along people to continue to push the hype train?

Hopefully it got pushed back due to them adding something and not messing something up.

Has nothing to do with "hype train".

There was going to be the second part of this blog coming out on that day anyway so that doesn't even make sense. People would have read today's and then become more hyped to read the second half of it on the 20th.


Don't know what they delayed it but I"m sure there was a reason, there is no benefit to doing so.

[cowboy_kmoney]

I actually forgot about this announcement today until a few minutes ago haha. My only question is, why push it back two weeks? Will something drastically change? Won't the same information get put out? Isn't it better to drag along people to continue to push the hype train?

Hopefully it got pushed back due to them adding something and not messing something up.

My thoughts as well because they know they have to put something good we have been missing from madden. So i really think they r going to out smiles by on our much needed faces. So with that said its now the waiting game the song from jeoperdy now plays out...

[iamgramps]

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No, the disappointment is equal to being promised continuously a Birthday present at a given time and of a certain quality and continuously waking up on your big day to find the gift missing...

I don't recall EA promising anything. I do recall, however, plans for there to be info distributed today, but things change. Being upset isn't going to change things. Plus, there would have been a two week wait to get the rest of the info anyway. Trust me, there would have been more questions then answers with only half the info being provided, and we still would have had to wait.

[goravens2052]

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My thoughts as well because they know they have to put something good we have been missing from madden. So i really think they r going to out smiles by on our much needed faces. So with that said its now the waiting game the song from jeoperdy now plays out...

Well it seems that they are putting something good back in, which is Owner Mode. So maybe we get to play as an Owner, Player and Coach now.

Going back to what some people said earlier, maybe revealing playbook one revealed being able to play as an owner and they didn't want to ruin the surprise of it for playbook 2.

[Aggies7]

I would be a lot more understanding if EA stated they were trying to add more of our ideas in before reveal. But honestly I am not a game coder but I would have to believe they have everything in the game that is going to be in the game. I wouldn't think anything would be added at this point.

But for example if they were to say something along the lines of " We have delayed the release of today reveal to include a new halftime show or (.....). (Put something your hoping to see in parenthesis) I really believe folks would have been more understanding.

[cuttingteeth]

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I think I can end this thread, although I'll be fueling another topic altogether. Don't read the spoiler, if you wish to continue on with the last minute PR change, anger issue, obviously.

Spoiler

The money changing hands for the exclusive(s) to Star Wars games very, very likely replaces any worries EA could have about not getting the NFL exclusive license again. I'm not saying it prevents them from wanting both, of course...but they sure don't have to worry with the NFL exclusive anymore if they don't care to. Those that want contender football titles may have just gotten the best help in the matter because exclusive NFL money is the least issue for EA as a whole, now.

[Hova57]

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I truly believe (no sheep) once they looked over the release of info they didn't like the break up . maybe for once they listened and it didn't look right. they wanted to come correct. the 20th will be here before we know it. I don't think the sky is falling or they up to something. Plans change

[californ14]

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I don't recall EA promising anything. I do recall, however, plans for there to be info distributed today, but things change. Being upset isn't going to change things. Plus, there would have been a two week wait to get the rest of the info anyway. Trust me, there would have been more questions then answers with only half the info being provided, and we still would have had to wait.

They were not plans - it was a statement of transaction, of delivery....Regardless, you are taking the use of the word, "promise" too literally....I believe we all understand that promises get broken...

As history will show, even after May 26th there will still be questions; just as there have been questions after teh first playbooks were released...

Anywho, I and many others are or were not "upset," just disappointed....EA's track record though should curb expectations, and reduce disappointment, we know subconsciously, or consciously, not to get overly hyped on anything....

[JerzeyReign]

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Has nothing to do with "hype train".

There was going to be the second part of this blog coming out on that day anyway so that doesn't even make sense. People would have read today's and then become more hyped to read the second half of it on the 20th.


Don't know what they delayed it but I"m sure there was a reason, there is no benefit to doing so.

I didn't really mean that to sound negative. From a "business point" I just didn't understand pushing it back to one day when they could of left it split and built anticipation. My only real question in my post was if they were able to put something in or did they have take something out. Thats the only odd thing to me. I don't know how to make video games so I don't know if something - even small - could be added at this point in time. If not, I don't see the benefit of the info being pushed back. I really don't mind either way but I'm old and I will probably forget that the info will be released on the 20th haha. Thank goodness I spend a large chunk of my internet time on OS or Twitter with Steve and the OS page tweeting this stuff out.

[DeuceDouglas]

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I feel like they recognized that the majority of people care more about what this owner mode addition will bring than whatever they were set to lay out today. So they figured it would be more positive to unveil it with the other stuff to prevent another low-key, somewhat underwhelming reveal.

[SageInfinite]

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I think I can end this thread, although I'll be fueling another topic altogether. Don't read the spoiler, if you wish to continue on with the last minute PR change, anger issue, obviously.

Spoiler

The money changing hands for the exclusive(s) to Star Wars games very, very likely replaces any worries EA could have about not getting the NFL exclusive license again. I'm not saying it prevents them from wanting both, of course...but they sure don't have to worry with the NFL exclusive anymore if they don't care to. Those that want contender football titles may have just gotten the best help in the matter because exclusive NFL money is the least issue for EA as a whole, now.

Really good point in that spoiler. Really interesting.

I'm more so disappointed in the fact that their aren't anymore gameplay blogs/features scheduled. I mean know we've known this, but it just hit me now that this is all we get if we're only interested in the gameplay initially. Really hope we get some next gen Madden on the 21st or at E3, because this last real edition of Madden on current gen, as well as it being the 25th edition, doesn't seem too special. It's still early though. I wonder if there is going to be a special edition like they did with 05 where they had the old school gameplay on there. That'd be pretty cool. 09 had a special 20th edition too, but I want to try to forget Madden 09, lol.