Madden 16: Connected Franchise Thoughts and Concerns

[RaychelSnr]

With summer heating up and the basketball and hockey seasons winding to a close, that can mean only one thing: Madden is right around the corner (it used to mean NCAA Football was close as well *sniffles*). A bunch of franchise information has trickled out recently, which gives fans of the series some news to feast on as the release date draws closer.

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[snc237]

Scouting was spot on during the ps2/Xbox/GC days. It was sooo much better then anything that's came out the last 10 years. I'm not a fan of confidence nore the silly goal system. Why can't they look back at the golden age of madden and take ideas from that. Oh well at least franchise mode is slowly improving.

[NYJin2011tm]

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So it looks like you can start from Regular Season and Preseason? It would sure be nice if you could start in the Offseason before draft/free agency like you can in NHL(PS3).

[djp73]

i hope we can at least see player ratings/stats during free agency

[4thQtrStre5S]

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I like the news of having a combine, and actually wish that it became the sole means to scout players...Outside of experiencing the gameplay adjustments/improvements, this is actually my most anticipated feature...I love the coaching aspect of football and anything added to Madden that will bring that area of the game to the forefront is good for me.

I also believe the Dynamic Goals could work out to be a very fun addition to the game and, obviously, implemented logically, will not be unrealistic..

[Danish ram]

I like the news of having a combine, and actually wish that it became the sole means to scout players...Outside of experiencing the gameplay adjustments/improvements, this is actually my most anticipated feature...I love the coaching aspect of football and anything added to Madden that will bring that area of the game to the forefront is good for me.

I also believe the Dynamic Goals could work out to be a very fun addition to the game and, obviously, implemented logically, will not be unrealistic..

So you actually believe that in Real life, progression is tied to making plays, like getting a 200 yards rushing and 3 td, can actually make you run faster going forward

[jpdavis82]

Re: Madden 16: Connected Franchise Thoughts and Concerns

I like the news of having a combine, and actually wish that it became the sole means to scout players...Outside of experiencing the gameplay adjustments/improvements, this is actually my most anticipated feature...I love the coaching aspect of football and anything added to Madden that will bring that area of the game to the forefront is good for me.

I also believe the Dynamic Goals could work out to be a very fun addition to the game and, obviously, implemented logically, will not be unrealistic..

Besides how clean the ui is and how much better everything flows, the scouting and draft is my favorite element of CFM this year. Look forward to talking more about scouting and the draft once Shop's part 2 of CFM impressions drops.

[bklyn85]

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So you actually believe that in Real life, progression is tied to making plays, like getting a 200 yards rushing and 3 td, can actually make you run faster going forward

I understand where your coming from, but unless you take a little polygonal figure to the digital weight room there has to be some sort of progression system in place. Combining XP (simulating practice, training and film room) and in game accomplishments seems like a fair representation to progress your players no?

[SolidSquid]

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I understand where your coming from, but unless you take a little polygonal figure to the digital weight room there has to be some sort of progression system in place. Combining XP (simulating practice, training and film room) and in game accomplishments seems like a fair representation to progress your players no?

Guys don't get faster when they get to NFL, stronger yes but not faster or no 40 times would be less important then they are now.

[mjavon]

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Guys don't get faster when they get to NFL, stronger yes but not faster or no 40 times would be less important then they are now.

Though to be fair, it costs ao many xp to upgrade speed, you can really only increase speed by 1 point per season if you dump ALL of your points into it. I'm not a huge proponent of the xp system, but as long as I can let it run "under the hood" by using auto-progress, it keeps it out of sight and out of mind for me.

[The JareBear]

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I appreciate that it looks like things have been streamlined and more efficient. Navigating the scouting/XP menus last year was kind of clunky sometimes.

I have posted other thoughts in other threads, but as far as being positive here, it seems great that they cleaned up the UI and made it just an easier/faster experience.

[Paul Heyman Guy]

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Besides how clean the ui is and how much better everything flows, the scouting and draft is my favorite element of CFM this year. Look forward to talking more about scouting and the draft once Shop's part 2 of CFM impressions drops.

JP let me ask you something regarding the UI. I remember on here a while back someone said this about Madden. "It's just new code layered on old code". What I'm wanting to know is with this streamlining, did that involve getting rid of old broken codes and putting in new codes that are by themselves(meaning its not layered over old code)?

It just seems to me streamlining was done in an effort to clean up coding(and that's why things were broke because new code always got added on top of old code and the old code wasn't removed) and make things work better, but easier to add things that were removed or new things(RFA/UFA, fifth year options on rookies, etc).

[Danish ram]

I understand where your coming from, but unless you take a little polygonal figure to the digital weight room there has to be some sort of progression system in place. Combining XP (simulating practice, training and film room) and in game accomplishments seems like a fair representation to progress your players no?

I would like a system that puts progression in the hands of the cpu. Progression would work like in fifa, where it is based on playing time, in game grades and talent.
They should bring back the old system with a head coach and off /def coordinators with individual modifiers .

[SolidSquid]

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I would like a system that puts progression in the hands of the cpu. Progression would work like in fifa, where it is based on playing time, in game grades and talent.
They should bring back the old system with a head coach and off /def coordinators with individual modifiers .

Wow, never thought of adding grades to madden. I think that would make progression/regression a hell of a lot better

[4thQtrStre5S]

Re: Madden 16: Connected Franchise Thoughts and Concerns

I would like a system that puts progression in the hands of the cpu. Progression would work like in fifa, where it is based on playing time, in game grades and talent.
They should bring back the old system with a head coach and off /def coordinators with individual modifiers .

I would love a player progression system that incorporates Head Coach and Coordinators abilities as teachers..