Madden NFL 25 Brings Back Importing of Draft Classes, Full 32-Team Control & More

[Big FN Deal]

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That IS music to my ears. Looks like I'm gonna have to check out this podcast. You got a link?

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...franchise.html

That "nugget" is towards the end, the last 5 minutes or so.

[infemous]

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While all that stuff is cool, I am going to be highly disappointed if they chose to ignore other elements of general Franchise. After listening to that Looman interview he stated some things that concerned me. He specifically talked about having fan morale for the most part and it effecting revenue but absolutely no mention of player morale. I really hope they didn't add all this stuff for Owner, aka Tycoon mode, while ignoring fleshing out core aspects of team management involving the players.

I've read that there is no team morale aspect.

Your megalomaniac control of a team has no impact on how the team plays... Your expectations affect basically nothing because there is no incentive to run a team correctly in all honesty.

I think I will have one save file of Owner Mode where I am the Bills or Jags but stick to coaching and hope that the presence of Owner Mode means that I can get a new contract offered or mounting fan pressure for my firing or the firing of other coaches.

I also hope that the interview elements that are present for the Owner Mode are also there for Players and Coaches.

[Big FN Deal]

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I've read that there is no team morale aspect.

Your megalomaniac control of a team has no impact on how the team plays... Your expectations affect basically nothing because there is no incentive to run a team correctly in all honesty.

I think I will have one save file of Owner Mode where I am the Bills or Jags but stick to coaching and hope that the presence of Owner Mode means that I can get a new contract offered or mounting fan pressure for my firing or the firing of other coaches.

I also hope that the interview elements that are present for the Owner Mode are also there for Players and Coaches.

I don't think they are and I believe a lot of people around OS are going to be disappointed after all this "hype" wears off. Not just about the lack of player morale but over what I think may turn out to be a complete oversight of other legacy franchise issues, in favor of creating this "Tycoon" like Owner Mode.

AJ's Twitter comment, "don't bother" concerning the future of Franchise Mode is echoing in my mind. He specifically said that game play should be fine and headed in the right direction but Franchise mode, not so much.

[Gosens6]

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I don't think they are and I believe a lot of people around OS are going to be disappointed after all this "hype" wears off. Not just about the lack of player morale but over what I think may turn out to be a complete oversight of other legacy franchise issues, in favor of creating this "Tycoon" like Owner Mode.

AJ's Twitter comment, "don't bother" concerning the future of Franchise Mode is echoing in my mind. He specifically said that game play should be fine and headed in the right direction but Franchise mode, not so much.

I'm glad i'm not the only one who feels this way. Congrats to all the people that are happy about all this, but, I just wish they would have focused on the meat and potatoes of franchise mode instead of JUST focusing on owner mode like it seems.

Ah well, let's hope for next gen.

[infemous]

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I don't think they are and I believe a lot of people around OS are going to be disappointed after all this "hype" wears off. Not just about the lack of player morale but over what I think may turn out to be a complete oversight of other legacy franchise issues, in favor of creating this "Tycoon" like Owner Mode.

AJ's Twitter comment, "don't bother" concerning the future of Franchise Mode is echoing in my mind. He specifically said that game play should be fine and headed in the right direction but Franchise mode, not so much.

I'm glad i'm not the only one who feels this way. Congrats to all the people that are happy about all this, but, I just wish they would have focused on the meat and potatoes of franchise mode instead of JUST focusing on owner mode like it seems.

Ah well, let's hope for next gen.

Have to say I agree with both you guys.

For me, this is all pointless. An owner doesn't get fired, having ultimate control is cool and I'm really happy for all the people that like this stuff, but I like being a coach and building a roster. I don't care about earning fake money, I care about winning championships.

All I hope to see from all this stuff is that there is a logical system that structures the coaching.. I want owners to fire and hire coaches reasonably or realistically. I don't want to see a Head Coach win the superbowl and then leave that team to become HC of a team that finished 6-10 for no reason.

If this owner mode creates a more realistic world within the game then I will welcome it. If it is just a bunch of gimmicks its not really anything for me, but again, I can see why people will enjoy it.

[gr18]

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While I'm very happy that 32 team control and imported draft classes are back,I wish HC09 was used as a model for the team management aspect.I would've thought at least off/def coordinators would be in and have some importance and it would be great to have player morale as pretty much all other sports games have.

I know some people like to set hotdog prices and relocate teams but putting substance in coaching and player aspects has more value when it comes right down to it.

[SamoanSteelerFromAus]

I won't be impressed until I actually rent this game and play it for a week or so. These additions mean nothing to me if the gameplay isn't good. 13 was played for about a month in my home before I HAD to give up on it.

[secondsolution]

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I've read that there is no team morale aspect.

Your megalomaniac control of a team has no impact on how the team plays... Your expectations affect basically nothing because there is no incentive to run a team correctly in all honesty.

I think I will have one save file of Owner Mode where I am the Bills or Jags but stick to coaching and hope that the presence of Owner Mode means that I can get a new contract offered or mounting fan pressure for my firing or the firing of other coaches.

I also hope that the interview elements that are present for the Owner Mode are also there for Players and Coaches.

The lack of morale is really disappointing. I was hoping it would be one of the feature being withheld by the NDA.

There are impacts to how you run your team though, they have said that you need to become profitable enough to be able to sign/re-sign high profile players due to their bonus. So, lets say you are playing as the Redskins. You have run your franchise into the ground and haven't turned a profit for the past three years. RG3 is a free agent and when you try to re-sign him you can't afford to offer him a huge bonus. Therefore, he becomes a free-agent and your team becomes worse.

The lack of morale does render a lot of owner pointless and make it more of a gimmick, but at least there are some consequences.

[speedy9386]

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lol i love it EA cant win they tried going a different route for years and all the "fans" said is we want back our old stuff we like, they do it and now some "fans" are saying that EA is getting lazy and that they are out of ideas, so if they listen to us or if they dont they cant please some people lol. I know its not perfect but its a game thats all there are w whole lot of other things you bug for 60 dollars or more that dont give nearly the same type of entertainment lol, Anyway im happy. still way better than madden 07 lol

I mean I can understand it though, okay they brought back all the stuff we wanted from past maddens that's great but they shouldn't expect a pat on the back for it I mean they're the ones who took it out in the first place. I guess it just feels like instead of getting improvement we're just back to what we had before, but with this new crew it seems they're laying down a long term plan to get madden back on track and better than it's ever been. We'll just have to wait and see.

[infemous]

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The lack of morale is really disappointing. I was hoping it would be one of the feature being withheld by the NDA.

There are impacts to how you run your team though, they have said that you need to become profitable enough to be able to sign/re-sign high profile players due to their bonus. So, lets say you are playing as the Redskins. You have run your franchise into the ground and haven't turned a profit for the past three years. RG3 is a free agent and when you try to re-sign him you can't afford to offer him a huge bonus. Therefore, he becomes a free-agent and your team becomes worse.

The lack of morale does render a lot of owner pointless and make it more of a gimmick, but at least there are some consequences.

Thats good news and is promising but ultimately means very little in the big picture.

I think that unless I hear something about double team pass blocks or something monumental for me, I will wait until the next gen comes through...

Depending of course how much PS4 launches for, when and whether Madden is a release title or not...

[secondsolution]

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I'm reading now that morale is in and was also in Madden 13? If it was then it did absolutely nothing from what I can tell.

I read that morale is in here: http://forums.traditionsportsonline....w.98592/page-2

[TurboTitan]

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Sorry if I missed it fellas, but has there been any concrete info on if we are able to FULLY edit players inside of this Franchise or "Tycoon" mode? I am happy to see 32 team control and the NCAA 14 draft classes back in, but being able to fully edit appearance, position, equipment and ratings is the most important to me.

For the life of me I have never understood why EA takes the time to include things like the stadium "renovations" (you can never tell that anything was PHYSICALLY done in game, like making the stadium noticeably different) or being able to build a "new" generic stadium that is severely lacking in options and execution. Like has been stated, I am happy to see staples like the 32 team control and draft classes back, but c'mon man, don't act like you are doing it "for" the community.......these features were in Madden back in the 90's. They never should have been removed to begin with, so don't insult the communities intelligence by packaging them as "new".

I have a lot of my hopes for this new Madden wrapped up solely in the gameplay of the revamped Infinity Engine. If they get this spot on this time it may make this version of Madden worth a purchase. I will still definitely take a wait and see approach though. I am a bit skeptical.......even this touted "new" Owner Mode they made a whole trailer for was done previously YEARS ago.

[cnote814]

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From what I saw in another article, player morale IS in the game....but take that with an extreme grain of salt.

Sorry if I missed it fellas, but has there been any concrete info on if we are able to FULLY edit players inside of this Franchise or "Tycoon" mode? I am happy to see 32 team control and the NCAA 14 draft classes back in, but being able to fully edit appearance, position, equipment and ratings is the most important to me.

For the life of me I have never understood why EA takes the time to include things like the stadium "renovations" (you can never tell that anything was PHYSICALLY done in game, like making the stadium noticeably different) or being able to build a "new" generic stadium that is severely lacking in options and execution. Like has been stated, I am happy to see staples like the 32 team control and draft classes back, but c'mon man, don't act like you are doing it "for" the community.......these features were in Madden back in the 90's. They never should have been removed to begin with, so don't insult the communities intelligence by packaging them as "new".

I have a lot of my hopes for this new Madden wrapped up solely in the gameplay of the revamped Infinity Engine. If they get this spot on this time it may make this version of Madden worth a purchase. I will still definitely take a wait and see approach though. I am a bit skeptical.......

Agreed with this 100%, and editing players is a big thing for me too.

[infemous]

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I'm reading now that morale is in and was also in Madden 13? If it was then it did absolutely nothing from what I can tell.

I read that morale is in here: http://forums.traditionsportsonline....w.98592/page-2

loll thats not morale tho is it?

Shameful.

[gr18]

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I'm not sure if I can buy this non-visable player morale.Obviously a number that affects this would be desirable such as when you bench a player or give a young player the starting job over a higher rated veteran.