M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

[SWynn]

Hey guys,

So I'm trying to do a 32-team offline coach mode CFM on Madden 25 PS3 for the first time. I've spent the better part of the last two hours changing the schemes of teams and re-arranging the depth charts (saving it every time). I go to play a game and I notice that the #2 QB (who would be #1 unless I changed it) takes the field...

Example: I traded Ryan Mallet to the Texans and set him as the starter yet Ryan Fitzpatrick (using an updated roster...) takes the field as the starter...

I quit the game and check the depth chart and it has changed itself to look as it would before I rearranged it. I check a bunch of the other teams whose depth charts I've changed and they've all changed as well (except for one...).

Is this a known issue? Any clever workarounds? It's pretty frustrating. I set the charts originally to be the way I wanted my league to be. If I wanted the computer to pick who starts (for my own team and the CPU), I would've just done a 1 team league...

[Robrain]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

I think depth charts have an annoying habit of resetting during preseason. They might reset one more time during the changeover between preseason week 4 and regular season week 1. After that, they should stay put the rest of the regular season.

Otherwise, if it's still doing it throughout the regular season, it's likely a bug with 32-team control. I haven't played much 32-team control CFMs because they take a ton of planning time usually if you really want to fine tune everything.

[SWynn]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

I think depth charts have an annoying habit of resetting during preseason. They might reset one more time during the changeover between preseason week 4 and regular season week 1. After that, they should stay put the rest of the regular season.

Otherwise, if it's still doing it throughout the regular season, it's likely a bug with 32-team control. I haven't played much 32-team control CFMs because they take a ton of planning time usually if you really want to fine tune everything.

Thank you. I appreciate the response.

This is my first time trying a 32-team CFM. I really want the opportunity to run everything as I think I should be, not necessarily the randomness that tends to occur in Madden. I hope that one day EA gives us the opportunity to literally control everything - fully editing players, creating schedules, etc.

[StevenSD]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

are you saving each depth chart change before you switch to the next team?

[SWynn]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

are you saving each depth chart change before you switch to the next team?

I save the Career file before switching.

[galianowu]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

they take a ton of planning time usually if you really want to fine tune everything.

[SWynn]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

So I decided to start over with a new 32 coach CFM. Sim'd all through the preseason, made the cuts, etc. I've planned it out, spent all night on it (with the usual occasional freezes).

I'm now in Week 1. I've been going throw every team to re-order the depth chart... and now I go back to recheck some of them and they've all reset to what the computer originally had them... what gives?

Has anyone else experienced this or is it just me? I was really hoping that this was just a pre-season thing, as in my initial post. Is there any fix here?

I have "Instant Starter" turned off for all teams because I figured that was only applicable if you were playing as a player. Is it possible that this is the cause? Does the game reset depth charts to automatically put the higher rated guys there? There isn't a "CPU Set Depth Chart" option that I see in the menu, otherwise I would have obviously turned it off.

The level of frustration experienced from these uncorrected/unnoticed bugs and glitches really is palpable. It's like the don't even test the product...

... but anyway, any help would be appreciated. I'm (or was) really hoping to finally do a 32 team franchise that I could do right.

[dorcewangy]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

I hope that one day EA gives us the opportunity to literally control everything

[Yukon46]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

Check your Settings, there is an option for CPU control that by default is set to ON for the CPU (it is Fill Roster)..everything else is set to off by default.

That option may need to be checked OFF, or the CPU does some things ?

I have not tried 32 team control ... so I am just guessing, I do know that when you start a new character that is the only option that is set to CPU ON every time.

[SWynn]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

Check your Settings, there is an option for CPU control that by default is set to ON for the CPU (it is Fill Roster)..everything else is set to off by default.

That option may need to be checked OFF, or the CPU does some things ?

I have not tried 32 team control ... so I am just guessing, I do know that when you start a new character that is the only option that is set to CPU ON every time.

Thanks but I changed that setting to OFF for every team when I first started the CFM. It is still that way and it still occurs.

I imagine this would be especially troublesome if you have 32 people playing your CFM. I can't imagine that they wouldn't be able to control their depth charts.

[SWynn]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

I hope that one day EA gives us the opportunity to literally control everything

Yea that would be great... as long as it worked properly.

[azdawgpound]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

yea I ran into the same problem spent hrs upon hrs fixing and setting all 32 teams depth charts just to get to my new cfm and find out that the game wanted the depth charts there way no matter 32 team control or not and re auto set them.


I also noticed during the pre season that even though I click don't let cmp control cuts etc that some how during the week of my 3rd pre season game the cmp cut players from my team even after I made cuts.


Ea needs to just put in the option of either new cfm format or old franchise format options are good so why cant we play our franchise our way instead of the way ea wants us to?

[SWynn]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

yea I ran into the same problem spent hrs upon hrs fixing and setting all 32 teams depth charts just to get to my new cfm and find out that the game wanted the depth charts there way no matter 32 team control or not and re auto set them.


I also noticed during the pre season that even though I click don't let cmp control cuts etc that some how during the week of my 3rd pre season game the cmp cut players from my team even after I made cuts.

That's a real bummer, man. I was really looking forward to running a 32 team CFM the way I wanted it. I don't understand the way this company works. They do an excellent job of not only not fixing old problems but completely inventing new ones. I don't know how they test their games but their lack of detail is very, very frustrating. What gives?

I've never tried to be a Madden/EA basher but it's getting really difficult not to be.

[azdawgpound]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

That's a real bummer, man. I was really looking forward to running a 32 team CFM the way I wanted it. I don't understand the way this company works. They do an excellent job of not only not fixing old problems but completely inventing new ones. I don't know how they test their games but their lack of detail is very, very frustrating. What gives?

I've never tried to be a Madden/EA basher but it's getting really difficult not to be.

its because ea wants us to play the game there way even though were ones who spend $65 every yr on the game.


as far as testing I don't think they do because every yr it don't take long for us consumers to find something yr after yr wrong with game and its useally the same glitch each yr.


and when they try the patches it just breaks the game more like last yr they sent out a patch and it broke the sliders that ppl made for the game.


now far as cfm goes I don't remember one person asking for a RPG mode where again u take OPTIONS away from the paying consumers and u have to buy upgrades?


they should of atleast left in the OPTION for us to play franchise our way or the new way.

[thedudescrew]

Re: M25 CFM - Depth Chart Question

I tried it once too and had the same issue. I eventually gave up and shelved the game. Too many bugs and glitches, having to save after every change and having the game hard freeze at least once every 2 hours just got to me.

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