Madden NFL 16 Video - Madden Mondays: Draft Champions

[Steve_OS]

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GameStop Madden Mondays have returned. Today's video showcases the new Draft Champions mode.

[BleedGreen710]

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dang thought this was gonna show the rookie ratings

didn't learn much from the video that I didn't already know from the other draft champions videos. how many do we need? lol. they are really trying to hype up this new mode...

[iLLWiLL]

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dang thought this was gonna show the rookie ratings

didn't learn much from the video that I didn't already know from the other draft champions videos. how many do we need? lol. they are really trying to hype up this new mode...

I won't even really touch it (Draft Champions mode). Wish EA would stick to their claims that they want to get core gameplay right before they add stuff like equipment & things people have been asking for, but instead they go off adding modes like this. So now we'll have Madden Ultimate Team and Draft Champions -- 2 modes that I will never play... Oh well, others will play & enjoy it.

[pats3912]

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I could care less about a mode that puts cam newton as the QB for the patriots..... If I wanted to play fantasy football I would absolutely never in a million years do it on Madden. EA seriously needs to get someone in that office that will start slappin these guys as soon as these ideas get spit out. "I thought of this really cool mode that we can add that will be a complete waste of time called Draft Cham..." SLAP!!!

[BreakingBad2013]

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I won't even really touch it (Draft Champions mode). Wish EA would stick to their claims that they want to get core gameplay right before they add stuff like equipment & things people have been asking for, but instead they go off adding modes like this. So now we'll have Madden Ultimate Team and Draft Champions -- 2 modes that I will never play... Oh well, others will play & enjoy it.

I'll play draft champions, it's what MUT should be.

- Short Term Outlook
- Not a Money Grab
- No Contracts/Jersey/Stadium cards
- No Collections
- About winning and losing
- No way to purchase cards w/ actual money
- Doesn't allow you to do an entire roster
- No duplicate players

Hopefully, no kids.

I'll play online cfm near exclusively, but I'll give draft Champions a shot. Looks like a great idea.

[iLLWiLL]

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I could care less about a mode that puts cam newton as the QB for the patriots..... If I wanted to play fantasy football I would absolutely never in a million years do it on Madden. EA seriously needs to get someone in that office that will start slappin these guys as soon as these ideas get spit out. "I thought of this really cool mode that we can add that will be a complete waste of time called Draft Cham..." SLAP!!!

Agreed.

I got my preorder for M16 down already. But I am seeing more and more that this development team just does not get it...

[BreakingBad2013]

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I won't even really touch it (Draft Champions mode). Wish EA would stick to their claims that they want to get core gameplay right before they add stuff like equipment & things people have been asking for, but instead they go off adding modes like this. So now we'll have Madden Ultimate Team and Draft Champions -- 2 modes that I will never play... Oh well, others will play & enjoy it.

I'll play draft champions, it's what MUT should be.

- Short Term Outlook
- Not a Money Grab
- No Contracts/Jersey/Stadium cards
- No Collections
- About winning and losing
- No way to purchase cards w/ actual money
- Doesn't allow you to do an entire roster
- No duplicate players

Hopefully, no kids.

I'll play online cfm near exclusively, but I'll give draft Champions a shot. Looks like a great idea.

Agreed.

I got my preorder for M16 down already. But I am seeing more and more that this development team just does not get it...

This doesn't mean I want draft champions, I too would love them to put all time and effort on CFM and gameplay before all else, but since its in the game, I'll try it out. Will keep it fresh for me.

[khaliib]

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I could care less about a mode that puts cam newton as the QB for the patriots..... If I wanted to play fantasy football I would absolutely never in a million years do it on Madden. EA seriously needs to get someone in that office that will start slappin these guys as soon as these ideas get spit out. "I thought of this really cool mode that we can add that will be a complete waste of time called Draft Cham..." SLAP!!!

This just made me laugh!!!

I'm picturing a Ren-n-Stimpy episode.

Back on topic!!!

[iLLWiLL]

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This doesn't mean I want draft champions, I too would love them to put all time and effort on CFM and gameplay before all else, but since its in the game, I'll try it out. Will keep it fresh for me.

Nah I know you didn't say you wanted it. Then again I didn't hear anyone saying "You know what would be cool? A mode where you do a fantasy draft every few games that you play!" last year either.

These are just my frustrations. On one hand, I want to believe EA when they say they wanted to get the core gameplay right this year which was why they could not get alot of the minute details ("the little things" that make games like The Show and NBA2K great) into this year's game.

But then they go and waste time & resources on modes that no one even asked for. It's puzzling.

And the question still remains -- will the core gameplay even be tight after all this?

[jfsolo]

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The gameplay team talks about what they are trying to accomplish with resources available to them. They have no control over the decision by other departments or by superiors when it comes to the decision to implement new modes.

It's not for me, but I predict that Draft Champions will become the first or second most popular mode in the game, and keep casual players playing longer and make them more likely to buy the game in the future. That would make it a genius move that DC was introduce into the game, regardless of the believe that this wasn't a requested mode.

Many of us here may be upset at having less resources available for the things that we care about, but that is always going to be the reality of any AAA, annual release, sports title.

[apollon42]

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I know they say that they aggressive catch won't be OP but I've seen that Odell Beckham diving catch more than I care to see and the game isn't even out.

[iamgramps]

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I was a huge supporter of MUT, but financially I just couldn't keep up to compete. So, I abandoned the entire mode. Draft Champions, however, is perfect for me; I think I'll enjoy it. No stacked teams, play with elite players for free, etc. This will be cool, in my opinion.

[TheBleedingRed21]

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While we might not want this guys, these modes are a huge part for casual fans that are by far outweighing us sim gamers. They would lose a lot of sales without these modes.

[Iamloch]

Hope they fixed the cap situation from last yr cfm it always seemed like ur cap started over each yr should b like real life where u have to make tough choices about who u resign or not

[Iamloch]

Would also b neat if draft champions could b used in cfm great mode but not used correctly