Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise Details, Trailer and Screenshots

[apollon42]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise Details, Trailer and Screenshots

Do random draft classes mean that we'll have guys named LaDarias Williams being a white guy from BYU?

[Grey_Osprey]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise Details, Trailer and Screenshots

We probably wouldn't want the guys designing uniforms touching the AI.

Good point. Yea, I inferred that "I" was Josh Looman by default.

[Darkwolf90]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise Details, Trailer and Screenshots

Most of the new things look pretty good, but my biggest question right now is, if we can play on the same team as a friend in online CFM. Mostly for a Player CFM, if I wanted to get with a friend and we both decide to be players can we play for the same team this year? For example, my friend play as a LB or SS for any team, I'll use the 49ers for example, could I play a FS or CB for the 49ers too? Or could one of us play as an offensive player and the other a defensive player for the same team?

[jpdavis82]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise Details, Trailer and Screenshots

The way he talked about it in the video made it seem like it definitely wasn't playable. Which kind of defeats the entire purpose of changing the structure of it.

Deuce, where's the CFM presentation improvements??? I'm seeing next to nothing in this area. EA needs to hire you

[apollon42]

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I wonder if we can play the ProBowl and will the have the proper helmets?

[DeuceDouglas]

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Deuce, where's the CFM presentation improvements??? I'm seeing next to nothing in this area. EA needs to hire you

Doesn't appear to be any outside of what we've seen from the original presentation. It's probably all just modified with CFM stats with maybe some minor differences. Also appears nothing was done to draft presentation either.

[LorenzoDC]

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Doesn't appear to be any outside of what we've seen from the original presentation. It's probably all just modified with CFM stats with maybe some minor differences. Also appears nothing was done to draft presentation either.

I don't think off season was touched at all, from what I can tell.

[huskerfan4life]

Re: Madden NFL 15: Connected Franchise Deep Dive

You'll notice from this screen, that FA's take more into account than just money. They also take into consideration:

• Coach Ability
• Scheme Fit
• Team Need
• Contract Length
• Salary Amount
• Signing Bonus
• Location

I love it where you just don't sign a player anymore I really like how the player looks at everything involved in your team


P.S. what is the difference between connectted franchise & connected career

[therealsmallville]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise Details, Trailer and Screenshots

I think your missing my point about "mirroring" the real NFL. Kaepernick starts over Smith fine that's great. that would be a switch I would make in game myself. That's the point. I can still do this in CFM but going from team to team to cut players for 32 teams or make roster moves so the rosters resemble real life is a CHORE.


The only reason why I said that about how long ive been playing madden is because in another thread some one was saying because a bunch of us wanted a barebones season/franchise option that we were casual gamers which made/makes NO sense. I understand there are older "casual" gamers. wanting an easy mode to be able to reflect the real NFL absolutely doesn't make anyone a casual gamer.


lol..play one season sell the game...you just don't get it so im gonna stop


On the CFM changes I just don't understand why we still cant edit ratings in season. Online ok, I understand, but offline CFM's lack of the ability to edit ratings is ridiculous. They also have to make it easier to control all 32 teams offline. How hard can it be to give the offline guys some options.

I'll admit that I perhaps misinterpreted what you were saying, but to the bolded part above...what am I not getting? You want season mode? When season mode existed on Madden games (again, prior to 06), once the season was over you were done. So I don't understand what you mean by this. Do you mean to say that you would, if given the option, replay season mode over & over?

If so, why? And if not, then...what else is there to do but sell it? Or gamefly it, play a season, send it back. Or are you here just to complain? It's ok if you are, about half of OS is here for the same reason so you're in good company.

[Birdman85]

I really wanted custom draft classes, but since they got rid of the stupid stuff they had before, this might be good. The other changes look good, I might just buy it.

[Birdman85]

Now that I read the full details , I see that they still have the storylines and what not.All I ask is that they don't ruin franchise mode. And I hope there is no more 48 year old players coming out of retirement. Sometimes less is better, in these terms, that is true. the last good franchise modes were on 07 and 08 on the PS2. Compared to CFM, those were basic, but 10x better.

[jmurphy31]

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Don't get me wrong, it all sounds great, and I hope it works properly, but when the very first thing they tout is Game Prep and Confidence and it is followed by the statement "...The biggest change to Madden NFL 15’s Connected Franchise are the additions of Game Prep and Confidence...", then I can't help but worry that a lot of other things went untouched.

Things, such as, improved CPU AI - roster management/drafting, auto-subs, formation subs, schemes working properly, improved/revamped scouting, explanation of sliders, less cumbersome 32 team control, etc. If none of these things were touched, especially CPU AI, then these new improvements become nothing but eye candy when the same 'ol poor logic hapens.

And if "I" (whoever that is) had 8 months to spend learning/redesigning relocation uniforms, then they should have had time to address these other issues.

Rex had me sold; Looman, not so much. I'll be wait for OS reviews.

3 things

1. EA always finds way to bash previous versions of Madden one year after praising the upgrades. ( ie. Relocation)

2. With all the elements broken or missing in cfm why is the guy in charge of this creating uniforms

3. JP, any idea if there will be any presentation upgrades for cfm or will it be just the same story thumbnails and twitter feeds

[LorenzoDC]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise Details, Trailer and Screenshots

I agree with this.

There were bigger things that needed improving. Sure, the features they have told us about are nice. But all that changes is how certain players progress. Not exactly a major deal. What about presentation? What about the AI play calling and gameplay? Ect.

I really did expect to see CPU AI improved for roster logic, trades, depth charts. . . just franchise management this year, and it seems not to have been touched. This was one of my major areas to make the game playable this year.

Gameplay AI was addressed, maybe not completely or perfectly, but addresses. But CFM CPU AI was not. They worked on AI for training/practicing/player development, so there is that. But overall, this is a real problem for me.

I'll wait and see how the OS reviews come in once the game drops, but this is making me think more rental than purchase.

[Exile04]

Re: Madden NFL 15 Connected Franchise Details, Trailer and Screenshots

This migh thave been posted but i like to look at the little things.

"This time fluctuates based on season schedule, so bye weeks or Monday night games will impact preparation for the following week, just like the real-world NFL."

Kinda cool

[MossMan84]

Not being able to fully edit players and their attributes in an OFFLINE franchise will be a deal breaker to me. It's been proven over and over that the only way to get even close to realistic ratings out of these madden generated draft classes is if we can EDIT the ratings. I just can't think of one good reason for EA to NOT allow us to do this. Just a few years ago one of the trumpeted "additions" to the game was FINALLY being able to adjust any rating, inside of an offline franchise,for any player. This was great. Until it was gone the very next year with no explanation.

This is definitely right up there with there being no formation substitutions made outside of a game that are SAVED from game to game. There cannot be a single valid reason for EA to NOT offer this (it was in NCAA for 10+ years) other than they just do not care, or it causes some game killing glitch.

Lack of FULL player customization in this game is inexcusable. It is seriously the only way to get the game playing realistically, IMO. If RB prospects continue to have,say, a 96 accel rating coupled with a 81 speed rating, there is just no slider setting to make that realistic .

Its too bad there isnt a global editor to make adjustments to rosters without going thru each player one at a time! They seem to have a hard time handing over customization tools to the consumers.