New Game Mode in Madden 21? The Yard?

[Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by SolidSquid

dont play fifa of volta but i assume it was monetized. its too easy to offer "dont wanna grind? just pay X amount for x amount of skill points" its literally the same thing in 2k, people will buy the game for my park then drop another 100 bucks to get their stats up instantly

I'm well-aware of how NBA 2K works, I've been keeping my eye on it all year specifically because Take 2 has morphed into a entity that is every bit as greedy as everyone accuses EA of being (not that EA is innocent, they are not above criticism as long as they remain in the loot box game literally at all and all the Ultimate Team modes are loot box games, but EA Sports' games at the very least don't very literally have slot machines and plinko games baked into them).

Based on Canes21's response, that's not currently the case in FIFA 20:

Quote: Originally Posted by canes21

I know that Volta launched with no microtransactions. If it remained that way I don't know, but I remember the news of it not being a monetized mode when launched.

Which is... actually surprising to me. I would have assumed there would be cosmetic purchasable items such as designer clothes or limited edition shoes, at least.

Again, NBA 2K does exactly that. I assume that was a priority in NBA 2K in part because fashion and basketball pair more strongly than other sports, what with the shoe culture and flashy pre-game outfits players wear nowadays.

[Elite Team Killer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pray_iv_m3rcy

When you are paying more for an exclusive license to create a SIM football experience why would you sacrifice resources that could go towards the sim aspect of the game? This just seems like an attempt to compete with 2k.

Why wouldn’t you? Why wouldn’t you snuff out a potential competitor for your license in five years before they even returned to the market with an arcady NFL game?

[JayhawkerStL]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

I'm well-aware of how NBA 2K works, I've been keeping my eye on it all year specifically because Take 2 has morphed into a entity that is every bit as greedy as everyone accuses EA of being (not that EA is innocent, they are not above criticism as long as they remain in the loot box game literally at all and all the Ultimate Team modes are loot box games, but EA Sports' games at the very least don't very literally have slot machines and plinko games baked into them). Based on Canes21's response, that's not currently the case in FIFA 20: Which is... actually surprising to me. I would have assumed there would be cosmetic purchasable items such as designer clothes or limited edition shoes, at least. Again, NBA 2K does exactly that. I assume that was a priority in NBA 2K in part because fashion and basketball pair more strongly than other sports, what with the shoe culture and flashy pre-game outfits players wear nowadays.

The One in NBA Live 19 also did not have any micro transactions. Neither does World of Chel in NHL 20.

[Cory Levy]

Cool, glad that Franchise is getting the shaft this year so we can have a watered down Superstar Mode (Face of the Franchise), continued support for Superstar KO and a new mode called The Yard, which I would bet would be a more arcade-y, fast paced style that it'll be easy to pick up and play and possibly customize-able.

I just can't understand why they fought so hard to be the exclusive SIMULATION video game of the NFL and then they're pushing out these arcade, nothing modes that nobody seems to be asking for.

This is also such a blatant preemptive strike for whatever 2K is planning on creating for their own arcade NFL game in a pathetic move.

I just can't understand this company, man. It's like they want absolutely nothing to do with making an accurate, detailed football simulation (it'll still always be a video game, I get that, it doesn't have to be exactly one to one to real life) but they also want absolutely no other company on earth to even be able to think about making an NFL game. EA is so depraved and greedy they just don't want to have their cake and eat it too, they don't even want anyone else to have the basic ingredients to make cake at all.

[SolidSquid]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Levy

Cool, glad that Franchise is getting the shaft this year so we can have a watered down Superstar Mode (Face of the Franchise), continued support for Superstar KO and a new mode called The Yard, which I would bet would be a more arcade-y, fast paced style that it'll be easy to pick up and play and possibly customize-able. I just can't understand why they fought so hard to be the exclusive SIMULATION video game of the NFL and then they're pushing out these arcade, nothing modes that nobody seems to be asking for. This is also such a blatant preemptive strike for whatever 2K is planning on creating for their own arcade NFL game in a pathetic move. I just can't understand this company, man. It's like they want absolutely nothing to do with making an accurate, detailed football simulation (it'll still always be a video game, I get that, it doesn't have to be exactly one to one to real life) but they also want absolutely no other company on earth to even be able to think about making an NFL game. EA is so depraved and greedy they just don't want to have their cake and eat it too, they don't even want anyone else to have the basic ingredients to make cake at all.

real football simply wont sell. players online wont have fun when they arent putting up 40 + points. the tourney crowd would be irate if they had to learn use and learn actual football principles. and mostly they dont want to scare away the casuals who want something to pick up and play.


we have to learn that the sim guys here are really EAs minority, thats why they dont care about actual football and franchise mode.

[Hshaw810]

This basically tells me EA wont try and make franchise great again until a competitor threatens to make one themselves

[Hshaw810]

Quote: Originally Posted by SolidSquid

real football simply wont sell. players online wont have fun when they arent putting up 40 + points. the tourney crowd would be irate if they had to learn use and learn actual football principles. and mostly they dont want to scare away the casuals who want something to pick up and play. we have to learn that the sim guys here are really EAs minority, thats why they dont care about actual football and franchise mode.

Hasnt this been debunked already? I thought i seen someone from EA say franchise mode is the most played mode 🤔

[canes21]

Why do we assume more realistic play won't be liked by the casuals? They are casuals, they are there for the NFL license and are going to buy Madden whether it plays like it does now or if the X's and O's meant more.