Madden: Editing Player Ratings in Franchise - Need Your Thoughts

[Ian_Cummings]

Thanks everyone for all the great feedback.

I am currently leaning towards some sort of setting (or maybe even hidden button combo) that would 'unlock' the screen and allow you to edit everything about a player.

Of course there is no guarantee that this may or may not happen...you all are well aware of how unpredictable development can be. I'll be sure to let everyone know as the year moves on.

[mm boost]

This is great Ian, thank you. Thank you for taking the time and listening to us EA supporters!

The only thing else I want to be able to edit is the player models. Peyton Hillis on Madden 11 looks like an aids patient. Look at him in real life he looks like a body builder. Just a small example. Another example is Igor Olshansky for the Cowboys. He looks like a defensive back, not a 300 lb wall. These types of things could be changed easily by us if you just give us the option, and would make SO many people much more happier. We have gotten to the points today where we just want you guys to make gameplay as good as possible, give us enough features to keep us wrapped up, give us premier presentation, and then give us the OPTION to make the game how we want. We don't need you guys spending hours per individual player making them perfect. If we have the option to edit everything about every player (size, muscle build, skin tones, facial hair, equipment options, etc.) then we can make the game how we want it on an individual basis, and we, the consumers, would be perfectly happy and would keep spending the $59.99 each year. Keep it up Ian!!

[Vizen]

So, is this a feature for Madden 12 or will this be a patch for 11?

[michapop9]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

Thanks everyone for all the great feedback. I am currently leaning towards some sort of setting (or maybe even hidden button combo) that would 'unlock' the screen and allow you to edit everything about a player. Of course there is no guarantee that this may or may not happen...you all are well aware of how unpredictable development can be. I'll be sure to let everyone know as the year moves on.

Thanks Ian, I know you get a hard time from alot of folks (Ive been one of them) but this is greatly appreciated and the type of thing thats been missing from madden that will greatly improve the experience for many, thanks. Ive got my fingers crossed that it does work.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vizen

So, is this a feature for Madden 12 or will this be a patch for 11?

I'm sure they are moving forward on 12. They've had 4 patches for 11, two more than usual.

[Beeks]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings_EA

Thanks everyone for all the great feedback. I am currently leaning towards some sort of setting (or maybe even hidden button combo) that would 'unlock' the screen and allow you to edit everything about a player. Of course there is no guarantee that this may or may not happen...you all are well aware of how unpredictable development can be. I'll be sure to let everyone know as the year moves on.

Thanks for the update, Ian.

I can't say it enough, and it's been said countless times in this thread, but cheaters are ALWAYS going to find ways to cheat, but please don't use that as a reason to limit those of us who want more control, especially when it comes to offline gaming.

[chunt04]

I think we need a feature to edit the draft classes coming into our franchise (much like what NBA2k has in place). I am tired of people with great speed in NCAA 11 coming into the NFL Draft in Madden 11 and running a 4.6 40. The ratings either need to directly reflect the ratings of the players in NCAA or we need an option to edit this ourselves before the draft in the off-season. This needs to be addressed because it ruins the realism of having draft classes imported from NCAA.

[Tengo Juego]

Quote: Originally Posted by PGaither84

Short Answer: I want to be able to change a player's position, equipment, jersey number, and physical build while in franchise mode. I want to change a player's ratings outside of franchise mode if i disagree with Donny's ratings, along with that player's potential outside of franchise mode for the same reason. A perfect example is how EA has every first round draft pick an A potential player except Tim Tebow. I want to change that. Being able to change a player's position and equipment is a big deal to me and something that puts Madden apart from 2k5. When I go back and play 2k5 I miss not being able to make these changes.

Bold and underlined text is where I stand. I want franchise to properly do the potential, contract extensions, signings, and year-to-year increase/decrease in ratings on it's own, well. I'll never be a fair enough judge to decide this for players. Although, I totally agree with giving the user this option. I'm not sure it's even possible to create a system or scale for these things that someone wont object to.