Madden NFL 12 Blog - Franchise Mode in Madden 12

[sniperhare]

Quote: Originally Posted by BenjiA

thanks.

Josh said the skin tones will match pretty close.

[JalenTigh]

Quote: Originally Posted by H_Zilla

Fantastic, best franchise mode in a Madden ever. Why did it take so long to get all of this into the game?

This is nothing short of a complete overhaul... that takes time.. they have probably been working on alot of this stuff for atleast a couple years.

[JaySmooov]

New video that just came up on Facebook, from EA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUdLS5yNky4

Some things I noticed:
Confidence Rating/Level (1-5 stars)
From the 2:20 mark, where he's talking about cut day, all five of those players, from Bolton to Glover, had the SAME generated picture. Hopefully that isnt an issue in the final build.

The Saints traded their 2013 1st and 3rd round picks for Devin Hester. I took a couple things from that: The Saints are CRA-ZAY, That's a cool feature, and I wonder how high Hester's potential is? Realistically it should be either a B or C, but closer to a C. Chicago knows this guy is best as a slot player, and I really wish Chicago would utilize him like the Pats use Welker.

Short video, but it is somewhat insightful.

And Sam Bradford really needs a sense of style. He has the Grandpa look going

[goravens2052]

Quote: Originally Posted by sniperhare

I am in the Facebook discussion group, if anyone has any questions I can see if it was something we talked about.

Now I know this hasn't been addressed here, surprisingly.

Can You ask them if the Playoff Seeding was fixed and corrected, and if there is some type of Playoff Bracket to add to the presentation of the Playoffs?

[JaySmooov]

Quote: Originally Posted by H_Zilla

Fantastic, best franchise mode in a Madden ever. Why did it take so long to get all of this into the game?

They essentially overhauled Franchise, and created the base. Nowhere to go but up, now.

[mjussawalla]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrSkagTrendy

I'm not sure if I missed it or not, but with all this new trade logic being put in, will the computer initiate trades with each other and more importantly the user? (during the first 6 weeks of the season as well as the draft)

This IMO is the single biggest question left for me. I think this is essential for it to be a viable Franchise mode - otherwise Trading players is like cheating since only Human controlled teams can execute trades.

CPU to CPU trades and CPU initiated to Human trades are a MUST for me.

Anyone have an answer?

From Pastaparde's post, he hints at CPU GM's doing trades. (I italicized the key part)

"Smarter General Managers: Better re-sign and cut logic. GMs make trades and sign free agents who fit their needs, with player roles factored in."
http://www.pastapadre.com/2011/05/15...-mode-features

Can anyone confirm?

[jmurphy31]

Quote: Originally Posted by JaySmooov

New video that just came up on Facebook, from EA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUdLS5yNky4 Some things I noticed: Confidence Rating/Level (1-5 stars) From the 2:20 mark, where he's talking about cut day, all five of those players, from Bolton to Glover, had the SAME generated picture. Hopefully that isnt an issue in the final build. The Saints traded their 2013 1st and 3rd round picks for Devin Hester. I took a couple things from that: The Saints are CRA-ZAY, That's a cool feature, and I wonder how high Hester's potential is? Realistically it should be either a B or C, but closer to a C. Chicago knows this guy is best as a slot player, and I really wish Chicago would utilize him like the Pats use Welker. Short video, but it is somewhat insightful. And Sam Bradford really needs a sense of style. He has the Grandpa look going

According to adem the video is from an earlier build and now they have four draft classes worth of pics.

[JaySmooov]

I love the fact that I can have my guys battle it out in the preseason and actually have it mean something. After they scrapped the position battles from last-gen, I found myself making my own position battles. Now, with rating being hidden, I'll really have to compare stats to see how players performed and decide if they're worth the roster spot. IT also brings strategy, especially in online leagues. Do I cut that CB who could become a good DB for me JUST to have depth at RB? Do I keep that OLman around for depth and his versatility?