Madden NFL 11 Blog: E3 Feature Announcement and Career Modes Update

[MWillard2]

Considering I haven't played Madden on PS3 yet with franchise mode, if they make Imported rookies from NCAA good than I'll be fine.

Last year importing was terrible.

[HealyMonster]

Disappointed IF:

We see things like the stupid "Did he cross the goal line referee animation" every other TD.

Same 2 referee checking the distance animations

same wrong cut scenes of quarterback on the phone while he is supposed to be on the field.

If these things are all the same as well, the I am going to be disappointed, if they are fixed though and the presentation cut scenes and everything is looking put together I will be extremely happy.

Lets not forget guys that we still haven't yet had a complete game, I mean, their "overlays last year were like "The Titans moved to Nashville in 1998", half their cutscenes were wrong or irrelevant, the commentary was horrific. I mean, I get that Franchise is a big deal, and it deserves to be on point but there was a lot of work they could have done on madden 10 to earn our dollar with Madden 11 outside of Franchise.

If they fixed the bugs and improved other areas namely presentation, Im 100% cool with them taking some time to refine franchise.

[i c u cant stop me]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJk9wzl6rf0

from :14-1:20 what ever happend to these days??

[GreenReign86]

Note to Phil Frazer,

You want to know why Online franchise was one of the least played modes in Madden 10? Well genius, for starters, it was gutted down and basically a glorified online league / tournament. It had no off season, except for the draft, no salary cap, no CPU roster management AI ect, ect, ect. Maybe if you would add those things that are so vital to a core gamers franchise experience then maybe, just maybe more people would play the damn thing. Just a thought in case it was too complex of an idea for your pea sized brain to handle.

[TheCreep]

This whole thread is hilarious. The haters been lurking waiting for something to bite on, lol. Running around talking about "the whole world plays offline franchise", this that and the third, and there's all of about 7 of yall in here, lol.

Everybody you know plays franchise? What about, everybody I know doesn't touch it at all. Open up your minds, the world doesn't revolve around what YOU like. This community is very small compared to the general madden population I'm sure.

Not buying 11 because of no additions to franchise correct? I bet ya'll lump lumps bought 10 didnt you? So I know for a fact you're lying with the "no buy for me" bullcrap, for the simple fact that if franchise is so important to you, and you played madden 10, there's absolutely no reason NOT to buy 11 because it does have SOME improvements to franchise. Read the article again if you missed it.

Every year is going to be an improvement over the last year in pretty much all categories somehow someway. So if you dealt with 10s franchise mode, you'll most definitely deal with 11s because its GOING to be better.

Oh and by the way I'm a heavy sim style franchise player myself, just a little more real than most of ya'll, lol. See you in the madden impressions thread after release.

[GreenReign86]

Oh and I also forgot that the ite breakers in Online Franchise were decided on alphabetical order. So if you used a team like the Vikings, Titans, Ravens or even Saints, you were pretty much screwed if you finished the season in a tie with anybody. I can remember one instance in the online franchise I'm in where I finished the season at 10-6 as did the Panthers user, furthermore, I beat him 2 times durring the regular season, yet he makes the playoffs and wins the divison over me because he has a team that starts with the lett "P." What kind of BS is that EA? Inexcusable. I have never been an EA basher the farthest thing from it. However, they are starting to push me closer and closer to that virtual cliff ledge. There is only so much someone can take. As well as shallow promises before the gullibility weares off. I have purchased Madden 1st day, and in the case of lastyear even a week early every year for the past decade. Madden 11 will end that streak as it will most likely be a rent 1st for me via GameFly.

[tlc12576]

Quote: Originally Posted by GreenReign86

Note to Phil Frazer, You want to know why Online franchise was one of the least played modes in Madden 10? Well genius, for starters, it was gutted down and basically a glorified online league / tournament. It had no off season, except for the draft, no salary cap, no CPU roster management AI ect, ect, ect. Maybe if you would add those things that are so vital to a core gamers franchise experience then maybe, just maybe more people would play the damn thing. Just a thought in case it was too complex of an idea for your pea sized brain to handle.

I agree with you.At least I knew before I played online franchise about no salary cap,CPU trade logic etc.What was so crazy to me in my first online franchise was there was no trading block for USER controlled teams.WTF?LOL

That just doesnt make any sense to me to have USER to USER trades but no USER trading block.Maybe it's just me.

[BrianFifaFan]

Quote: Originally Posted by g2thecore

I love how a lot of you guys have so much faith in every word Tiburon tells us. Just because they're telling us that Madden 12 will be the year of Franchise doesn't mean it will be what we expect of it. It also doesn't mean that we shouldn't be disappointed about having to wait another year to see some REAL upgrades to our favorite game mode. Like I mentioned earlier, I'm highly disappointed in the news because Franchise Mode pretty much is the ONLY reason why I play Madden. I'm not an online competitive player when it comes to sports games. I like to kick back and enjoy my offline experience. Sure they're "fixing" stats etc..but the game mode as a whole is extremely boring. Nothing motivates me to want to come back after more than 2 full seasons. I wish I could say that I'm optimistic that Madden 12 will be a great year for Franchise, but I've officially lost all faith in EA Tiburon. And for the first time ever, I honestly will not purchase the game. Will I play it? Sure, but I will not purchase it. At this point, I'm just going to observe from the sideline how the series develops. I will no longer put my hopes up. And I DEFINITELY no longer buy into the hype. I'm looking forward to NCAA and Fifa 11 this year for my sports game fixes. Cheers.

Me too. But I'm gonna say NCAA and PES. Man Mode is just about as stale and dry as Madden's Franchise is. I've been Fifa's biggest cheerlader for a few years now and I just can't play it anymore. Why? MM is weak. Master League in PES is so far ahead. It's not really worth crying about, like K Gun said. I'm just gonna start to go after the games that make Franchising/Single Player experience a priority. NBA 2k,NCAA, NHL, PES, and hopefully Fifa (not holding my breath) can get me through this year just fine, and give me a great single player game. Not buying Madden will just save me time and money. Fifa is a wait and see, but it can be a non-purchase, too. I'm still holding out some hope for NBA Elite, might use the Madden or Fifa money on that.

My only real complaint is this. Why has NCAA team been able to get so many upgrades with the Online Dynasty improvements, locomotion and the blocking AI and Madden team seems so overwhelmed? They do exist in the same building and have the same toolkits. They even share members on certain teams. It just seems that the NCAA team got a lot more done with their time. Don't get it. So, therefore, I won't be getting Madden.....