Has Draft Champions Lost Its Luster?

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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4845

    #1

    Has Draft Champions Lost Its Luster?


    Draft Champions was a breath of fresh air in Madden 16.

    It was an entirely different way to play the game. Last year, I called it the best mode in the game, and it was the mode to play well after the season ended.

    But now almost two months into Madden 17, and almost halfway through the NFL season, Draft Champions seems to have lost an edge in popularity, at least for me.

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  • bwright25
    Rookie
    • Jul 2009
    • 69

    #2
    IMO the base players that you dont draft are just way too bad. It makes for a frustrating experience when your 3rd CB constantly gets burnt, 2nd wr drops everything or a olineman cant block anyone. I played a couple games yesterday until I threw a redzone pass to a wide open wr in the flat and the ball hits him square in the helmet. It deflects into the air and gets picked off for six. Rage quit and f that game mode.

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    • howboutdat
      MVP
      • Nov 2012
      • 1908

      #3
      Re: Has Draft Champions Lost Its Luster?

      As for Draft Champions, to me , it feels like there is not a great enough variance in the coaches, and players you are able to pick from. It seems like most of the time I try to play it, im playing against someone with half or more the same team I have.Between that and playing the lobby style , run a few plays from youtube and rotate them once I catch on to one, kinda really makes it not that enjoyable of a mode ( Yes i know i can play a friend, but not ranked, and most my friends dont play it because they feel the same way about it,not enough variance in what they offer)

      If they really want to make it what it can be, they need to add in a ton more coaches, styles, schemes and add in a ton more players to rotate and pick from.After you play it a couple times in a week, you end up just picking about the same team after a while, thats just boring.Then you end up facing half your team in each of your opponents. Why cant there be alot more variance? How many players have played in NFL or still playing they could put in there? There is no need in it being so stale.
      Last edited by howboutdat; 10-26-2016, 10:40 AM.
      Yup, i said it !



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      • Hjkflannel
        Rookie
        • Sep 2010
        • 40

        #4
        One things that really irks me about Draft Champions is if you want to play it offline you still need a Gold/Plus subscription to even access the mode.

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        • TheWolf1113
          Rookie
          • Jan 2013
          • 96

          #5
          Re: Has Draft Champions Lost Its Luster?

          I've always hated playing people online in the past for a few reasons....cheese plays, lag, ratings don't matter, and non SIM going for every 4th down etc....but draft champions has changed that for me

          1. I love the fact that the base players are mostly horrible, that's the point...it reminds me of all pro 2k8
          2. The lag has been cleaned up so much it feels like I'm playing offline about 90% of the time
          3. Someone mentioned not enough variety in teams? I go into each draft with a different mindset. Ex. I'm going to build a power run team, or a stock secondary with huge pass rushers to force mistakes, etc...I've had tons of different teams and variety across the board, it's very addictive...
          4. In the past opponents would convert all 4th DOWNS around 80% even fourth and 20s....this year it's more like 10% and I welcome it every time they try....I've made so many people just rage quit who don't play SIM like
          5. The majority of people I've played though really do play realistic football especially in ranked, its very nice to finally play that way against random people
          6. I'm mostly strictly offline cfm so to have an additional game mode I consistently get into is good value to me. I don't play ultimate team but I have a heck of a lineup from all My draft champions winnings
          7. I like the Tuesday night and Friday night drafts, additional rewards and double legend rounds adds some more strategy to shake things up

          For me it's been my favorite new addition since last year, I absolutely hope they keep building to this mode...I'm always down to play a friend if anyone wants to play on xbox....TheWolf1113

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          • Datninja619
            MVP
            • Jul 2012
            • 1918

            #6
            Re: Has Draft Champions Lost Its Luster?

            The whole #1 WR vs #2 CB and lack of defensive assignments made it a turn off for me.

            I understand it's my fault for not drafting 2 CBs for each side, but if I draft a legend CB I shouldn't have to be forced for him to cover one side of the field.

            Basically I love the game mode, but the game play gets annoying.

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            • snc237
              Rookie
              • Jul 2013
              • 439

              #7
              I think it's the best mode to play vs friends. But to the comment above, it gets annoying having your best CB not covering the #1 receiver.

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              • T4VERTS
                MVP
                • Jan 2011
                • 1153

                #8
                Re: Has Draft Champions Lost Its Luster?

                Originally posted by snc237
                I think it's the best mode to play vs friends. But to the comment above, it gets annoying having your best CB not covering the #1 receiver.
                This is one of my biggest frustrations this year. I mentioned this issue to Rex in the last interview. He said QA keeps telling him it's correct and same as last year, but the whole community is telling him otherwise. Not sure how that hasn't been fixed.
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                • TheWolf1113
                  Rookie
                  • Jan 2013
                  • 96

                  #9
                  Re: Has Draft Champions Lost Its Luster?

                  Yes that needs to be fixed but for now I always put my number one in the two slot....its a small fix for now

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                  • shadowkaga
                    Rookie
                    • Dec 2013
                    • 27

                    #10
                    I dont get all the people wanting to match 1s with 1s. In the NFL teams usually put their #1 CB on an island with the #2 receiver and then double the #1 WR with their second corner and a safety.

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                    • jfsolo
                      Live Action, please?
                      • May 2003
                      • 12965

                      #11
                      Re: Has Draft Champions Lost Its Luster?

                      Originally posted by shadowkaga
                      I dont get all the people wanting to match 1s with 1s. In the NFL teams usually put their #1 CB on an island with the #2 receiver and then double the #1 WR with their second corner and a safety.
                      All teams don't do it though, and the option to go 1's vs 1's flat out needs to be in.

                      I don't play online, but I would probably play DC if there was a Sim server/lobby or the like, where I knew the game would be about strategy and managing personnel and not classic Madden Wild Wild West tactics.
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                      • bleevable
                        Rookie
                        • Jun 2012
                        • 7

                        #12
                        I couldn't agree with you more. Draft Champions and MUT are two game modes I don't even try to play. If they would cut them out and focused more on Franchise Mode and other game improvements, I really think the game would be nearly flawless.

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                        • Juve
                          Pro
                          • Dec 2008
                          • 649

                          #13
                          Re: Has Draft Champions Lost Its Luster?

                          Originally posted by Hjkflannel
                          One things that really irks me about Draft Champions is if you want to play it offline you still need a Gold/Plus subscription to even access the mode.
                          This. 100%.

                          I don't understand why I can play mut without a subscription, but need one for draft champions. I don't play online enough to warrant the money to get playstation plus, but would love to play draft champions. It's disappointing

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                          • JayhawkerStL
                            Banned
                            • Apr 2004
                            • 3644

                            #14
                            Re: Has Draft Champions Lost Its Luster?

                            Draft Champions is easily my most played game mode. Sometimes I think
                            i will go on to play my franchise, but I just get sucked over to DC.

                            I want to echo The Wolf1113's comments. It's exactly what I love about it. I've had some epic great games. It is, by far, the best sports multiplayer experience for me. It's not sim, but it is definitely football based strategy. It's like an awesome board game.

                            I hardly play MUT at all anymore. I may start my MUT Salary Cap team soon, as I have built enough players to craft a team at the max of the cap. That mode saved MUT, because I tired of the wide variance in talent. It sucks to play when you have more talent everywhere and when you are the one outmatched. DC and Salary Cap MUT fixed this.

                            And while people complain about the quarter length, 4 minutes, with the accelerated clock turned off produces a great 35-40 minutes of football. And cheesers lose. Period. Onsides kicks and going for it on 4th down buries you. Of course, there is less time, so you do get into catch-up mode sooner.

                            The game feels like playing the second half of a tie game, with lots of time outs, and clock management is so important. And you always feel like ti s your team, as you created it with a strategy in mind.

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                            • depravedking
                              Just started!
                              • Dec 2015
                              • 2

                              #15
                              Draft Champions seems like a waste to me. They could use all that energy into upgrading other parts of the game. Madden could be so much more.

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