Madden NFL 12 - Switch Teams in Offseason, Scouting Reworked, Free Agent Bidding Wars

[TMJOHNS18]

Quote: Originally Posted by ceeejay

The list of thing they are finally bringing back in madden 12 is quite impressive, especially considering they are doing it all in one year. Madden 12 appears to have more of the missing features returning than all of the other madden titles combined over this generation of consoles. So, if they can put all this stuff back in, in one year, then what is their excuse for all the other years and the 3 year plans etc

Maybe they know that a new xbox is coming out soon so they figure they can give us 1 game with completely new features (Madden 13), then release 14 with stripped down modes (because it's a new build) and slowly add stuff back in over the following years

[marshallfever]

I really hope we're able to assign positions like they did back in Madden 05. My brother plays with the Saints and loves to move Bush to slot receiver and keeps Thomas in the backfield.

In a franchise mode, i would love to move lets say a TE to fullback or a good receiving running back to a slot position or so. But so far all the info coming in is WIN, i knew that skipping Madden 11 would only make Madden 12 that much better and WOW, game sounds like a dream come true.

[acreyman]

Man, good things come to those who wait! Not skipping it this year thats for sure. NCAA however has me wondering. For the first time I wanted to play a season in NCAA and play a season in Madden and import draft classes every year. But the way this is looking it might awesome because that means if your heisman winning QB comes in with a rating you dont agree with then you can just change it! So I think regardless, NCAA is also a must buy just due to the fact that I can tweek ratings on imported Draft classes.

[acreyman]

Quote: Originally Posted by xITSxDAWKINSx

this is a step in the right direction, but i just have a feeling that when its all said and down that us hard core guys will still see the flaws in the franchise mode and superstar mode. im not one to really wine about the gameplay but in my eyes when you brag about being around for 20 plus years and u still dont have what happens in football off the field and in the front office. you will still have hard core football fans like me ask myself why is this that way and how come we still have this issue and why do i at 60ovrl still start over ed reed and not beside him at the other safety spot

Man I remember seeing a blog saying this was just the beginning for the changes, and it would take 3 years to get all the changes they wanted in. This first year had a TON of changes so I can only imagine how awesome franchise is going to look in Madden 14.
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[Mbalmer]

I love/hate to say it, but I am VERY excited at this point. Being able to change ratings in a franchise is huge to me. I love the ebay style bidding on free agents.

This is going to be awesome. I hope this game makes me want to put away 2k5, because no other Madden has yet. Really, really want to play with HD Graphics. I know that might sound dumb to some, but after 2 years with 2k5, I am ready to move back to better graphics.

[Texans80AJ]

It seems to me that the cycle has restarted. EA announces big changes and everyone falls in love again and starts saying how they cannot wait and are preordering tomorrow. Me, I'll wait until I see that the changes actually work and flow well.
I mean they announce better scouting, and free agent bidding and everything is better? Let's take a step back everyone. EA has announced things being fixed in the past to no avail. Until I see that the CPU actually drafts better and signs free agents more realistically, I am keeping my money in my wallet.

Don't tell me, SHOW ME.

[TLF]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mbalmer

I love/hate to say it, but I am VERY excited at this point. Being able to change ratings in a franchise is huge to me. I love the ebay style bidding on free agents. This is going to be awesome. I hope this game makes me want to put away 2k5, because no other Madden has yet. Really, really want to play with HD Graphics. I know that might sound dumb to some, but after 2 years with 2k5, I am ready to move back to better graphics.

the rating slider being able to be changed is "cool"


but i dont like it cuz now im tempted to do it and CAN , before i wanted to but couldnt so i stayed honest

plus i hope they do not allow that for Online Franchise

[BlueNGold]

Quote: Originally Posted by Texans80AJ

It seems to me that the cycle has restarted. EA announces big changes and everyone falls in love again and starts saying how they cannot wait and are preordering tomorrow. Me, I'll wait until I see that the changes actually work and flow well. I mean they announce better scouting, and free agent bidding and everything is better? Let's take a step back everyone. EA has announced things being fixed in the past to no avail. Until I see that the CPU actually drafts better and signs free agents more realistically, I am keeping my money in my wallet. Don't tell me, SHOW ME.

Yes, things are better. These are features/additions we've been waiting on/asking for for years now and they've finally arrived. Madden's franchise mode on the 360/PS3 has been a joke up until now. At least now EA is putting in the work to change that and for that they deserve their props.

Although I will say I don't disagree with you that I want to see with my own eyes that these things work properly and there isn't any big issues.