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Quote: Originally Posted by jdros13

I agree that it could have been done (and I said a long, long time ago that I wanted the game to be generic only, without legends, because legends would screw up franchises). I actually really like how they implemented the legends now, so I'm good with that part of it, but I would have prefered to have the option to play a franchise with all generic players. That being said, how many of the people on this forum (the majority of whom would probably classify themselves as avid sports gamers) actually play more than 1 or 2 seasons of franchise mode (play, not sim). My guess is that 25% would be a high number. Of all sports gamers, I'd be surprised if more than 5% actually finished more than one season within the same franchise / dynasty. If you actually play the offline games in a franchise / season, and play some exibitions first and spend a little time in practice mode, you will probably have 40-50 hours in the game by the time you finish the first year, not counting any games against your buddies, or online, or whatever....and that is just completing one season. I know most people don't put any more than that into it - there are just too many titles fighting for your attention. For the folks that get 2 football games, 2 basketball games, etc., and can actually play that much, kudos to you! As I said, I would have liked to have the option to play a generic franchise, because 2k5 is the last game I really went through several years of the franchise on. That said, most of my time was spent playing in online leagues then, and it will be now...for those that aren't online yet, I get your pain, but there are fortunately other titles that cater more to an offline crowd, or I guess you can just play multiple seasons and switch up your legends each time. Do I think it would have broken the backs of the devs to put in some type of franchise mode...without knowing any specifics, no I don't think it should have been a big deal. Do I think it is possible they are saving franchise to be a 'new for 2k9 feature'...yeah, it wouldn't surprise me.

Great post.

I completely see your point and I know franchsie is of no use to alot of people. My point is that alot of people love franchise mode. And these same people also may hate Madden. Maybe they want 2K's version of football, but with a franchise mode as well. I feel bad for those people. Maybe next year?