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RaychelSnr · 05-17-2011, 01:56 PM

With all the news already being released about what to expect in this year's Franchise mode in Madden NFL 12, I thought it would be best to go back through my interview with EA's Josh Looman, one of the main developers behind Madden's single-player behemoth, and just transcribe the entirety of the interview. If there is not news to break, at least you can find a bit more depth here about the reasoning behind some of the changes being made and why they should improve Franchise mode this year.

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Droopy03 · 05-17-2011, 02:03 PM

Sweet nice chat!

SmashMan · 05-17-2011, 02:14 PM

Like you said, nothing really to break; but some nice depth to the answers.

I'm disappointed in the constant Cutler example for rating swings. I mean, I totally get it...but

NoTiCe_O · 05-17-2011, 02:16 PM

The Confidence and Consistency sound real good, Makes it seem like the real NFL.

Cause its true, You never kno what to expect from Cutler on a week to week Basis in real life, He might give you 3 td's one week playing like a 88 rated QB, then give you 4 picks the next week, playing like a 74 rated QB, that's pretty cool.

As long as it doesn't mess with any physical attributes because that wouldn't make any sense. Just because you had a bad game doesn't mean you should lose some speed for the next game, or vertical jumping ability etc.

jjsmitty34 · 05-17-2011, 02:24 PM

It's great to know Looman is in charge of Franchise mode.. Dude is a stat junkie like all of us...

N51_rob · 05-17-2011, 02:25 PM

How hard would it be to program the preseason so that for example in game 1 starters play 1 quarter, in game two 2 quarters, game three, 3 quarter and game 4 they play 1 quarter again. I was thinking about that this morning.

Great interview BTW.

tical2399 · 05-17-2011, 02:27 PM

In the blog he said something like "if you think a guy is going to go around 20..." So looks like they didn't bother dealing with improved draft selections.

I don't want to look at a guy's stats and guess he should last til around 20 (how do I know what the cpu thinks he and others are worth) At least give improved projections (top 5, top 10, mid first, late first, top 2nd etc.)

This is why they should have put mel and his big board/mock draft in.

Lexicon · 05-17-2011, 02:34 PM

And still nothing about how the free agent bidding system works with multi-users?

05-17-2011, 01:56 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Chatting With Josh Looman About Madden's Franchise Mode With all the news already being released about what to expect in this year's Franchise mode in Madden NFL 12, I thought it would be best to go back through my interview with EA's Josh Looman, one of the main developers behind Madden's single-player behemoth, and just transcribe the entirety of the interview. If there is not news to break, at least you can find a bit more depth here about the reasoning behind some of the changes being made and why they should improve Franchise mode this year. Read More - Chatting with EA's Josh Looman about Madden's Franchise Mode Platform: PS3 / Wii / Xbox 360 CHooe likes this.

05-17-2011, 02:03 PM	#2
Droopy03 Rookie OVR: 16 Join Date: Apr 2009 Blog Entries: 11	Re: Chatting with Josh Looman about Madden's Franchise Mode Sweet nice chat!

05-17-2011, 02:14 PM	#3
SmashMan All Star OVR: 14 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	Re: Chatting with Josh Looman about Madden's Franchise Mode Like you said, nothing really to break; but some nice depth to the answers. I'm disappointed in the constant Cutler example for rating swings. I mean, I totally get it...but

05-17-2011, 02:16 PM	#4
NoTiCe_O Pro OVR: 11 Join Date: May 2009	The Confidence and Consistency sound real good, Makes it seem like the real NFL. Cause its true, You never kno what to expect from Cutler on a week to week Basis in real life, He might give you 3 td's one week playing like a 88 rated QB, then give you 4 picks the next week, playing like a 74 rated QB, that's pretty cool. As long as it doesn't mess with any physical attributes because that wouldn't make any sense. Just because you had a bad game doesn't mean you should lose some speed for the next game, or vertical jumping ability etc. Last edited by NoTiCe_O; 05-17-2011 at 02:20 PM.

05-17-2011, 02:24 PM	#5
jjsmitty34 Rookie OVR: 6 Join Date: Jul 2006	It's great to know Looman is in charge of Franchise mode.. Dude is a stat junkie like all of us... Last edited by jjsmitty34; 05-17-2011 at 02:28 PM.

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05-17-2011, 02:25 PM	#6
N51_rob Faceuary! OVR: 54 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Howard County, MD (the HoCo) Posts: 14,831 Blog Entries: 51	Re: Chatting with Josh Looman about Madden's Franchise Mode How hard would it be to program the preseason so that for example in game 1 starters play 1 quarter, in game two 2 quarters, game three, 3 quarter and game 4 they play 1 quarter again. I was thinking about that this morning. Great interview BTW. __________________ Moderator PSN:gr8juan Twitch Finally Access to Coaches Tape! Coaches Film Analysis 2 Minute Warning PS4 Madden 18 Franchise Washington Redskins (0-0) Last Game: N/A Year 1:

05-17-2011, 02:27 PM	#7
tical2399 Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: M-I-A-M-I	In the blog he said something like "if you think a guy is going to go around 20..." So looks like they didn't bother dealing with improved draft selections. I don't want to look at a guy's stats and guess he should last til around 20 (how do I know what the cpu thinks he and others are worth) At least give improved projections (top 5, top 10, mid first, late first, top 2nd etc.) This is why they should have put mel and his big board/mock draft in.

05-17-2011, 02:34 PM	#8
Lexicon Pro OVR: 16 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Red Bluff, CA Blog Entries: 5	And still nothing about how the free agent bidding system works with multi-users?

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