Madden NFL 12 Franchise Mode Details, More Coming Monday (IGN)

[lofeazy]

Quote: Originally Posted by droopizzle34

CHooe, people are frustrated bro. Some folks been waiting 7 years for player roles to return. Some folks been waiting 7 years for EA to finally deliver. They're tired of hype, broken promises, that 'wait till next year' feeling. You are an optimist bro, and hopefully you can rub off on the masses of frustrated people. But you gotta see why our fellow Madden gamers are a little frustrated....

Thank you........


The thing is we should be beyond where the game should be. Not adding everything back in (And yes I actully going to get madden this year because they add 2 of my fav back in the game thats wapens and roles.)

[Dbrentonbuck]

I don't understand the hate for bringing back a feature that was on last gen. What I really don't understand is the thought of "It was on ps2 so it should have been in the PS3 version". My understanding is that the PS3/360 version is not a port of the PS2/Xbox version... so... you cannot just say that they new version should have included all the features of the old version. What you have to look at is the development cycle of the old game. How long did it take them to get to the point where they could add player roles on the old gen? It took them many years of development and building on previous years to get things where they were. Starting on a new generation of console is in many ways like starting over. They can't just magically port something over that took years to build on last gen consoles with last gen technology.

Having a yearly contract and a yearly development cycle is tough. For the fans, it would be better for the game to come out every 2 to 3 years, but that just doesn't make financial sense for those involved. That would be like me coming to your job and say "you work 2 years and I will pay you one year's worth of wages". The NFL and EA just aren't going to lose revenue for an entire year to make a better game because they won't sell twice as many copies.

What it means is that developers have X amount of man hours to spend on developing a game and they have to choose what to spend those hours on. It took this long for player roles to make it onto that list. It sucks for us... I agree, but that is the reality of how the world works.

It is easy to sit back and say they should have put this in back in 2009, but if they would have, then you would still be complaining about the feature they left out to put in player roles. That is just the reality of a yearly development cycle.

This is a good link to look at how the series developed on last gen

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featur...00_-downs.aspx

[hurricanefootball4]

I think some of the frustration comes from lack of competition. Without competition EA will push themselves as far as they want to go. With competition they would be forced to push themselves at least as hard as the competition and continue to innovate and improve.

I just think that if there were 2 NFL games on the market there is no way they would walk into E3 and basically say "well, we didn't touch Franchise mode, but we'll get it next year."

They wouldn't and couldn't do that b/c they would have to be looking over their shoulder at what the competition did to improve franchise mode.

With that being said, I just skipped Madden last year - and I didn't miss it. This year with new Franchise Mode features I'm going to have to get it. I really like what the team did for this year's game - I just want to see that type of franchise advancement from year to year.

[illwill10]

Quote: Originally Posted by hurricanefootball4

I think some of the frustration comes from lack of competition. Without competition EA will push themselves as far as they want to go. With competition they would be forced to push themselves at least as hard as the competition and continue to innovate and improve. I just think that if there were 2 NFL games on the market there is no way they would walk into E3 and basically say "well, we didn't touch Franchise mode, but we'll get it next year." They wouldn't and couldn't do that b/c they would have to be looking over their shoulder at what the competition did to improve franchise mode. With that being said, I just skipped Madden last year - and I didn't miss it. This year with new Franchise Mode features I'm going to have to get it. I really like what the team did for this year's game - I just want to see that type of franchise advancement from year to year.

When I saw that blog any excitement for Madden 11 went down the toilet. I tried to play Madden 11 but never got into it at all.
Like you said, Franchise and Superstar looks very playable this year. Definitely rent it. Monday will decide if I am gonna think about buying it.

[lgxjames]

good article, it upped my excitement for monday

[Bellsprout]

I don't get it.

I don't know how many times on this forum I've read "BRING *Insert old feature here* BACK, EA!", so they're finally starting to do that and they're met with "Well it took too long, so I can't be happy about it."

This place makes my head hurt sometimes. They're listening to you guys, they're doing what you guys have asked, and it still isn't good enough. And you know what? It'll probably never be good enough for some of you.

[illwill10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dayman

I don't get it. I don't know how many times on this forum I've read "BRING *Insert old feature here* BACK, EA!", so they're finally starting to do that and they're met with "Well it took too long, so I can't be happy about it." This place makes my head hurt sometimes. They're listening to you guys, they're doing what you guys have asked, and it still isn't good enough. And you know what? It'll probably never be good enough for some of you.

Fully agree.
If Player Roles havent been added this year, I bet alot of the "has been 5-7 years it shouldve been in" guys would be asking for it next year.
I for 1 am glad it is back. It is a "little thing" that adds depth and realism to the game.

[WyxHarmon]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dayman

I don't get it. I don't know how many times on this forum I've read "BRING *Insert old feature here* BACK, EA!", so they're finally starting to do that and they're met with "Well it took too long, so I can't be happy about it." This place makes my head hurt sometimes. They're listening to you guys, they're doing what you guys have asked, and it still isn't good enough. And you know what? It'll probably never be good enough for some of you.

PREACH.