Madden NFL 12 Blog - No Additions This Year For Online Franchise Mode

[SteelerSpartan]

If the online announcement is going to be Custom Online Sliders/Settings...that would be a nice addition.....I was really freaking ticked off when Fight Night lied about there being Custom Gym
Sliders.....All sports games should have this, it lets people enjoy the games their way


I can count the number of online games Ive played of Madden Online since 06 on my hands......Being able to log into an "Official Operation Sports Lobby" or something where all games are played on pre-approved OS Slider/Settings...might get me back into the mix

Yeah the Online Franchise is a bummer, but if DPP and the other Franchise improvements actually work and function well, then I can forgive a little

[dkp23]

Should of sacrificed Superstar mode to work on Online Franchise....

Not sure what the reveal is going to be for online later this month, but it will probably be underwhelming. In the initial madden teaser, there was some type of gamecast picture so its likely going to be that which is not a big deal to me considering it will not be implemented across the board. Im guessing it will be for 3 v 3 team play...

Sad, new generation of consoles coming in a couple years and the cycle will continue itself when they strip down the game again...

[johnnywobbles]

I may still buy Madden if offline is fun once again. I doubt I will play online if HB's can still just bounce outside every play.

[DaggerSwagger]

Quote: Originally Posted by xxxOpie24xxx

Love how they say they do not have the time to make all the changes they would like to but yet NBA 2K and Fifa continue to improve year after year...

give this man a cigar

[bigbuddah180]

Quote: Originally Posted by CRMosier_LM

We knew to an extent. As in online wouldn't match offline. We also were told that they didn't want to discuss it much with us because there was still some hope that they would be able to implement some of the features. Obviously that is why they didn't announce it with the offline franchise updates. While the news is very disappointing, I seriously doubt it will over shadow the reveal on the 25th.

the reveal on the 25th means nothing now..period

[dretayla]

***steps out of lurkdom***

I was going to refrain from commenting... mainly, b/c at this point it feels somewhat helpless to do so...

However, if the most my post will do is add to this thread... the number of Madden players who feel letdown with this news... then it's done it's job.

After reading several peoples opinions...

Here's my stance...

1. If you don't play online franchise or franchise in general... please refrain from adding your two cents about "not giving a damn..." ...when Superstar mode, online co-op mode, etc... were what you banged the drum for... we supported that cause. Support ours.

2. I've always shook my head at Madden's "attract more users with easier gameplay" marketing the past few years... This is the same game that began with Madden stating if it didn't have 11 v 11... he wasn't signing up for it. Watering down the game isn't what made it famous... Being sim did. Thus, to that point... having the same lackluster... PlaySkool-toy like FA, Draft & Trading deal off-season for the past 3 years is pathetic.

3. "tight schedule of an annual development cycle" - This is complete BS... My occupation is a Process Improvement (PI) consultant... I've worked with several companies auditing their coding life-cycles. When you're the ONLY video game for the BIGGEST sport in the WEALTHIEST nation... You make time. Even if this "tight schedule" is a reality... EASPORTS has the means to throw more resources at this and get the job done. If small code teams in DC can implement major infrastructure changes that impact the SEC (aka how Wall Street operates...) Surely, EASPORTS can get some coders to solely focus on replicating offline franchise to online franchise. Especially, when there's a damn case study in the same umbrella... see: NCAA Dynasty.

4. Can we please stop touting the new gameplay updates at as "features"... these things are called "bug fixes" people. Whenever a product is doing something it shouldn't do or unexpected, it is called a "bug". When you address those bugs ("suction blocking")... they are fixes... Not gameplay "enhancements".

5. Lastly... a message from 30+ crew... Look... Most of us grew up playing Madden... in elementary & middle school... our friends came over and we played hours on end in Madden 93/94/95... etc. Then we went to HS... we still played... just not as long and more independently. Went to college and it was back to the middle lifestyle (lol)... hours on end... with friends over sharing an "offline" franchise. Now... we're older... some have kids... some have wives... some just plain ole have jobs to worry about. The few moments we have to enjoy our friends is via Xbox Live... and it would be nice if we talk smack during the work day... or haggle each other over trades and draft position much like we do with fantasy football. And that's why myself and others are disappointed... True... it may not matter b/c it doesn't impact the game directly... However, Madden appears to be overlooking the indirect impact... The hours people can be talking about the game... while away from the game. Trades... FA... Division winners... Salary Cap... all good stuff away from the game is what is being left out.

...it seems the only folks "Ok" with this news is folks who could care less about the mode... and the "leaguemanager" folks... and quite frankly... I don't have time to learn and maintain that leaguemanager mess... along with my NCAA Dynasty...

I can only choose one... NCAA 12 Dynasty... it is... again.

Thanks.

***Back to Lurkdom***

EDIT: League Manager was unfairly tarnished in my rant... I, however, left it in... mainly, to portray my general disgust with the news of no updates to online franchise. ;-)

[CRMosier_LM]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigbuddah180

the reveal on the 25th means nothing now..period

Why do you say that?

[bigbuddah180]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

I feel for the OF folks about not recieving any upgrades. Same thing happened last year with Offline FM. At the very least, they are being honest and upfront about both. They came through with Offline Franchise this year like they said they would. I wouldn't see any different with OF for next year. I think what may have happened is when Roy Harvey came over from NCAA, he might have said, "we can do better than that." Would you like it if OF offered a few options that were half-baked or do you want a fully optimized OF under the direction of Roy Harvey? I'm glad they waited the extra year for offline franchise, hopefully the same holds true for online franchise next year.

running out of time shouldnt be allowed to be considered an excuses. roy harvey shouldnt be looked at as the savior either. if its not a complete game dont put it out straight up. just another sign that EA is lazy and takes advantage of being the only game in town. this is the most ive ever heard of ppl being ok with offline franchise mode. who plays a game to play the cpu only? shooters are different as far as story mode goes. this is a sports game. player vs player the same thing 3 years in a row shouldnt be ok with anyone who knows where apf 2k8 was 4 years ago to this madden right now. they are behind and stay behind cause they "run out of time"