Tecmo Bowl Throwback Q&A (ESPN)

[TheWatcher]

^^^ I think it was okay to get rid of it for online, but to not have it available for offline wasn't a good idea. Say I wanted to recreate the current NFL? Well that will be tough if I choose a team like Indianapolis because they sucked in 1993 and there is nothing I'd be able to do to change it in the game.

[CreatineKasey]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheWatcher

^^^ I think it was okay to get rid of it for online, but to not have it available for offline wasn't a good idea. Say I wanted to recreate the current NFL? Well that will be tough if I choose a team like Indianapolis because they sucked in 1993 and there is nothing I'd be able to do to change it in the game.

This is a good point. Standard rosters online editable offline.

Regardless, if it was a choice between completely editable and standardized, I'll choose standardized.

[KBLover]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheWatcher

^^^ I think it was okay to get rid of it for online, but to not have it available for offline wasn't a good idea. Say I wanted to recreate the current NFL? Well that will be tough if I choose a team like Indianapolis because they sucked in 1993 and there is nothing I'd be able to do to change it in the game.

This

Another case were online play takes precedence over offline...

Oh well. Still interested - and fortunately TB and OAK will be in the game, my other two favorite teams.

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by WeAreAllWitnesses

I smell anger coming from people mad about ratings being locked.

Ick... so basically we're stuck with the teams they give us? Holy watered down configuration batman! We definitely need the ability to create teams with different levels of players in a way that lets us create well balanced teams for online play ala APF2K8.

[CreatineKasey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

Ick... so basically we're stuck with the teams they give us? Holy watered down configuration batman! We definitely need the ability to create teams with different levels of players in a way that lets us create well balanced teams for online play ala APF2K8.

We were given the original rosters and basically have to manually edit it.

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by CreatineKasey

We were given the original rosters and basically have to manually edit it.

Just the names though. In other words, there will be no real way to replicate the current NFL teams. We can recreate the NFL teams from 91, but that will be it. We'd need to be able to control the ratings to replicate teams from the current year.

[wheelman990]

It sucks that bb and tsb wont have the license. Its not like the NFL doesnt make a ton of money already. Do the right thing and stop signing exclusives!!

I hope one day a game is released and sells so well that the NFL is left with no profits to show for there Madden alliance. All it takes is a fully customized football game.After that, nbody will want to pay for the NFL rights. I cant wait!

[kwpit79]

Just wondering: wasn't there only 28 teams until 1995? There are 32 teams in this version, correct?