Madden NFL 25 Presentation Details, New Sideline Reporter Added (Name Not Revealed)

[MrBill]

This confuses me. In M13, I've had no issue putting someone on IR to free up a roster spot. So what exactly isn't there then? PUP?

How many spots are you running in your CCM? I think the confusion might be over leagues that keep rosters at the 53 man NFL limit and Madden 13 let you have more than that (57 maybe?). So you might be able to free up a roster spot on the Madden 13 limit but show 54 players on your team for leagues that make owners adhere to the NFL limit.

[tfctillidie]

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How many spots are you running in your CCM? I think the confusion might be over leagues that keep rosters at the 53 man NFL limit and Madden 13 let you have more than that (57 maybe?). So you might be able to free up a roster spot on the Madden 13 limit but show 54 players on your team for leagues that make owners adhere to the NFL limit.

M13 doesn't let you have more than 53 players, M12 (old franchise mode) did. If you put someone on IR, they don't count towards your limit anymore, and then you can add a 54th and so on.

I still don't understand the "issue". This is how it works in real life?

[ghettogeeksta]

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Hopefully we actually get to see the sideline reporter (unlike in NCAA Football where we can only hear them) reporting news like on TV and hopefully it's not Tony Siragusa.

[SageInfinite]

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Love that they added a sideline reporter. Love even more that the replays will make sense(hopefully) and have authentic camera angles. I hope the pre/post play gets the same love with proper zooms, panning, and locations. I was disappointed to seem them remove the broadcast view from the pre/post play cams, hope it makes a return as well.

[LambertandHam]

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The main pic used makes it looks like they're being attacked by the confetti

The storyline bits are my big interest.

[roadman]

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I do have some follow up questions for Mike that I am submitting via email and I will add that specific one to the list. I'll be sending it over to him on Monday afternoon.

Thank you, I appreciate that!!

[Segagendude]

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With all this talk about presentation, will they even call players by names? Or will it still be: "He drops back to pass.... He finds his man..... Caught! He made a great catch!"

I wonder.......

[jpdavis82]

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With all this talk about presentation, will they even call players by names? Or will it still be: "He drops back to pass.... He finds his man..... Caught! He made a great catch!"

I wonder.......

Bill, can you ask about this Monday please? Will there be more player specific play by play?

If also like to know if we can choose what to challenge now and if we can challenge all scoring plays? I've lost games in my CCM because I couldn't challenge a play, frustrating.

[DJ]

+1 on the CPU play calling. These devs have managed to dodge this one so far. Sideline reporter? Overrated. As much I love Erin Andrews what did that addition do to enhance the NCAA series? Repetitive commentary. Same with Doris Burke in NBA2K. Stale and overrated feature.

NFL Sunday is an event. Most of us lock down and watch our team for 3-4 hours every week, but throughout the entire day we are immersed into the entire league as a whole. A lot of us like to watch games at local sports bars. Why? So we can see what's going on everywhere at the same time. We know what the scores are in every game all day long as well who is having a great day individually and who isn't. We know who is a game time decision and who is out. We get injury updates all day. Unfortunately, in Madden when I'm playing a franchise game I feel like I'm on an island. In NCAA I feel like it's "College Football Saturday". Sure the update commentary can be repetitive, but at least I know what's going on around the country. I hate finishing up my game and having to go into the "more" tab to get info on other games. Another small thing that I find irritating is that if I have a 4pm game on Sunday and I play the game and then back out and go to the schedule, neither the Thursday or any of the early games have been played. Silly. There is just a complete DISCONNECT from the rest of the league. Sideline reporters and instant replay cameras DO NOT add an immersion factor and I wish the devs would cease with the lip service and give some real answers about the direction this game is headed because the track record of ripping features and adding them later clearly shows a lack of direction and planning.

Also, what's the big secret? Mike Young mentioned several times in the podcast that he couldn't reveal certain things. OK, I get it from a marketing standpoint, but seriously you have no competition! I also love that he mentioned that he was getting some "tough questions" and then later he was somewhat surprised that he didn't get many questions about Run Free. Well Mike, that's what a lot of these sites have been doing for years. Not asking tough questions and putting the devs on the spot but rather lobbing softballs in to allow you guys to swing for the fences and feature dump.

Hopefully Bill's email questions get answered, but it's much easier to dance around questions in an email....if they respond before 8/27.

I'd also like to get answers on the following:

What has been done to improve the CPU Play calling and clock management within the last two minutes of the game? Site examples like the 1:01 timeouts, the CPU calling a time out with :35 seconds left on their own 25 and then running two straight dive plays and running out the clock(happens A LOT).

How come Mass substitutions aren't in the game? They were before.

Explain how EVERY slider effects game play. (My guess is they have absolutely NO clue)

What was wrong with RB fatigue last year? Going with the "if it's in the NFL...." nonsense, the devs should know that it's a passing league and most teams are using two backs. This absolutely needs to be fixed. I would rather have this fixed than face scans.

I'm off the soap box...

Damn good post, man. I would like to hear answers to yours and Roadman's questions. My guess is we will have to discover all of that on our own.

[BleedGreen710]

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Im not excited about the sideline reporter.. I feel like its just going to be some person alternating the same lines every game and after a few dozen games ill be spamming the X button everytime to skip it.

[LovejoyOTF]

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i wouldn't suggest it'd be in a place to be skippable.

[BleedGreen710]

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i wouldn't suggest it'd be in a place to be skippable.

that would mean its just a voice over

[azdawgpound]

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im glad they got more face scans in for the rookies from last yr ....curious about the new sideline reporter. also glad they worked on the cmp play calling as well now maybe they wont make dumb play calls this yr like they did in 13.

[playajay98]

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CPU play calling and clock management info is a must...

What he said but also INSIDE SuperSim. It was impossible to take over a player career on defense in CCM because every time your offense was on the field, a 3 and out would take 30 seconds off the clock. The play calling and clock management was even worse late in games. Please ask if SuperSim was touched.

[jpdavis82]

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Im not excited about the sideline reporter.. I feel like its just going to be some person alternating the same lines every game and after a few dozen games ill be spamming the X button everytime to skip it.

In the podcast Mike Young said they're trying to get away from talking about things that happened in the nfl last year and more on what is happening in your league right now.