Madden NFL 16 Implements a Draft Board, More Like a Watch List

[brandon27]

Re: Madden NFL 16 Implements a Draft Board, More Like a Watch List

Well, that's a nice late addition. Will be very very handy. Wish we could rank them. At least. Similar to how NCAA let you rank your recruits, even that would have helped. This is a great step though, and a nice move by EA so late in the process.

[N51_rob]

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I'd be vary careful if I were EA letting people call this a draft board. It's not in the sense of the CFM community is looking for. Which I would say the majority fall into some sort of "hard-core" category.

Its a ranking board or a wishlist board.

[NDAlum]

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Doesn't really do anything for me...because it's just not what you need for online CFM.

If it's the put it down walk away type that it one day could be...then I'll post a bunch of happy .gif's

[jpdavis82]

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Doesn't really do anything for me...because it's just not what you need for online CFM.

If it's the put it down walk away type that it one day could be...then I'll post a bunch of happy .gif's

Trust me it's important this year because with the new scouting you would have to cycle through tons of prospects, any time you've unlocked one attribute for a prospect, this way only the guys you put on your watch list will be listed come draft time.

[DeuceDouglas]

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Just getting around to watching this now.

Shop referred to the idea that a lot of people were unhappy with scouting because it was too easy but I don't know if that's really what I was so unhappy with when it came to that. Obviously the true value is a big thing but I think my biggest issue was the lack of being able to get a decent portrait of a player. Three attributes isn't a lot and it seemed like there is too much that you will basically have to try and deduct from the first three attributes that I think you'd normally have a pretty good idea of when it comes to scouting.

The goal stuff is just never going to do much for me. I got lost in there for a minute.

The draft board/watch list is nice. Doing a 32-team CFM it could be helpful as well so I'm interested in that. He mentioned that it was everything except having the AI to draft strictly based on it. The one thing I hope for is that they'll allow you to add players to the board/list in a particular order so that, in theory, you could rank your prospects by choosing what order you put them on the board. I must say I'm surprised there is such interest in having the ability to scout and having the CPU draft for you based on that.

[NDAlum]

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Trust me it's important this year because with the new scouting you would have to cycle through tons of prospects, any time you've unlocked one attribute for a prospect, this way only the guys you put on your watch list will be listed come draft time.

No it's not important. We can pause a draft to give a person a few more moments to pick somebody. What's important is allowing people who have life matters to tend to and have to miss the draft an opportunity to have a preset draft board so they can target guys they really want.

[jpdavis82]

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No it's not important. We can pause a draft to give a person a few more moments to pick somebody. What's important is allowing people who have life matters to tend to and have to miss the draft an opportunity to have a preset draft board so they can target guys they really want.

Just because it's not important to you doesn't mean it's not important. Common mistake people make in their line of thinking about games.

[NDAlum]

Re: Madden NFL 16 Implements a Draft Board, More Like a Watch List

Doesn't really do anything for me...because it's just not what you need for online CFM.

If it's the put it down walk away type that it one day could be...then I'll post a bunch of happy .gif's

Trust me it's important this year because with the new scouting you would have to cycle through tons of prospects, any time you've unlocked one attribute for a prospect, this way only the guys you put on your watch list will be listed come draft time.

No it's not important. We can pause a draft to give a person a few more moments to pick somebody. What's important is allowing people who have life matters to tend to and have to miss the draft an opportunity to have a preset draft board so they can target guys they really want.

Just because it's not important to you doesn't mean it's not important. Common mistake people make in their line of thinking about games.

I'm the one that made a mistake? Seriously?

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[dtg2k15]

Re: Madden NFL 16 Implements a Draft Board, More Like a Watch List

God, imagine how much more awesome this would be with NCAA 16 integration!

Nonetheless....

[howboutdat]

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It's also something that wasn't in the game and they put it in because of you guys and our feedback. It may not be what you want, but it's something they specifically worked on trying to get in to show they are making a real effort for the hardcore CFM fans. Like a previous poster said it's more symbolic than anything and a trend to keep your eye on for the future of CFM.

No where did i say , they arent listening. Lets be clear here. I said ,its good to see them going in right direction, however, They really need to stop calling it a draft board, because its not .That is the type of thing that gets them in trouble really, just kinda surprised they dont get that yet.Call it what it is , be honest ( seems right now that should be apparent how important being up front,clear with info is to this community) and it will be accepted alot better.

I'd be vary careful if I were EA letting people call this a draft board. It's not in the sense of the CFM community is looking for. Which I would say the majority fall into some sort of "hard-core" category.

Its a ranking board or a wishlist board.

Glad to see i wasnt the only one thinking this. Its just as bad as click bait really. Cause basically thats what it actually is. From what i understand, you cant even rank them, you just seperate them to "Watch" from the others you have scouted.

Just because it's not important to you doesn't mean it's not important. Common mistake people make in their line of thinking about games.

I believe what he was saying is, its not really that important to online CFM users ( as that is what the person before he was talking about) because really its not at all what we want . As was stated we have lives, not everyone can make drafts,about the only reason you find online CFM guys wanting a real draft board is so they can make a list, that the cpu would start at top and go down in order until it finds an available player when your pick comes up and makes it for you. Thats it. Most of the online CFM guys already have their own ways to list who they want to keep an eye on more than others.Pen and paper, excel ( i had a great one for madden 15 ) etc. So to most online CFM users, what he said was correct, its not important as is.

Yes its a step (baby one) in the right direction, no doubt, no one is questioning that. This goes back that what i was originally saying, dont call this a draft board in madden 16, its not. Hopefully down the road it will become one(should be in 17) .

[HenryClay1844]

I haven't played Madden in years. I'm curious if they let you edit your players names and appearance since there is no NCAA draft class to download anymore.

[vc3616]

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Draft board is nice but what u want are rookies that are rated so high should not be getting players 86 ovr or even 80 ovr in the last rounds I could even deal with that if I had the ability to just make my own draft classes

[Trick13]

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Somewhere in the near future (M17 and no later than that)
this needs to be fully fleshed out.

Complete user control of the entire draft board - total flexibility to completely re-rank every single prospect. User control over team "needs" - very frustrating to have a 2nd year MLB who is quick development, 82 OVR, a huge contributor to your team success that you have no intention of replacing and the stupid CPU lists MLB as your #1 need.

User draft plan, where you can rank positional needs, numbers of players at positions you want to draft, attribute minimums you are looking to reach - say Safety with 80+ hit power, or WR sub 4.44 speed, or LG with 80+ impact blk.

Complete control...for CPU management if you have to miss the draft, or even just if you want to sim a draft in solo 'chise or have a complex multi-user 'chise where you wish to sim the draft to "emulate" being only coaches who get their input but the CPU "GM" actually handles the draft...

[N51_rob]

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Trust me it's important this year because with the new scouting you would have to cycle through tons of prospects, any time you've unlocked one attribute for a prospect, this way only the guys you put on your watch list will be listed come draft time.

Just because it's not important to you doesn't mean it's not important. Common mistake people make in their line of thinking about games.

Please don't fall back into old habits. His initial response was that it did nothing for him (speaking for himself). You jumped in stating its overall importance. Its fine that you have time with the feature and like it, but again. You've never been an online CFM guy and this is what he is speaking from the position of hardcore online CFM comish and participant.

Like I said, its great that you are optimistic and it seems like there are going to be more prospects in these draft classes than there were in Madden 15. But if there aren't JP please remember that guys that have been doing Online CFMs for years have managed to keep track of prospects w/o this "Draft Board" for years....

[DeuceDouglas]

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One thing that kind of confused me is how he implied that making you scout every week versus allowing you to save up your points made scouting adds another element of difficulty. I'm just not seeing that. I'd be scouting virtually all the same players either way whether it was over the course of 17 weeks or all in week 17 and it's not like the information is different either way.