Madden NFL 13 Connected Careers Mode Preview

[Outkizast]

Quote: Originally Posted by KBLover

Based on this preview - its seems you're no longer the GM/owner - that mode is gone. Now it's like HC 09 - you're a coach and you can get axed. I can live with that since I love HC 09 and deal with this in OOTP12. I hope the team AI is improved, and I'll hold out hope that it is under the "if it's not working, it's not in" concept (hopefully, that applies to this new mode concept itself - including the details of what the other teams do). Thanks for the preview.

There is a setting to turn "Coach Firing" to off. So if you want to play all 30 seasons with the same team without fear of being fired as you used to in past Maddens, you can.

[Outkizast]

Quote: Originally Posted by steve bartman

So if you are no longer taking the role of GM/owner can you still make trades/sign free agents? It sounds to me like in CCM you act as the head coach but still get to play as your entire team. At least I hope I'm interpreting this correctly.

you still make trades and sign free agents. It's all the same as offline franchise mode, only without player editing/ 32 team control/ imported draft classes... And I feel like I'm missing one more thing.....

[Big FN Deal]

Quote: Originally Posted by SkinsBoYee

For me, the lack of not being able to control all 32 games creates a no buy for. I make all the moves that happen in real life, and pretty much play every game of each season. I know, not even close to a percentage point of the minority plays this way...but this is how I roll. So with an online CC or an offline...is there any way to play any game of the week is the question? Could you still make all the moves for each individual team? If for instance you did an online franchise, could you just be the user for each team...and then simulate when you wanted? I haven't seen definite "No's" to this...so just curious. Not being able to play any game of the schedule, of any team, any year is a huge muck up by the developers or game creators of any modern sports game...

In theory, since CCM allows the User to "retire"/quit controlling any player or coach and control another, as many times as they want, without restarting the mode, you can.

All you have do is "retire"/quit controlling one coach and move to another.

[bichettehappens]

Quote: Originally Posted by Outkizast

There is a setting to turn "Coach Firing" to off. So if you want to play all 30 seasons with the same team without fear of being fired as you used to in past Maddens, you can.

They've also said if say you're playing as Jason Garrett and you get fired, you can take over control of whoever the new coach is, so no need to turn firing off unless you are a create-a-coach and want to be there all 30 years

[mwjr]

Quote: Originally Posted by J.R.

Really...

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ine-gamer.html

Sixty-seven percent of nearly 3500 gamers here at OS suggest that, indeed, most players play offline.


As for the topic at hand, color me intrigued. It sounds interesting, but I'm also quite leery of whether or not EA can make this work. And I have some questions...

1. Why would you remove the ability to edit players, accessories, uniforms, etc.? Is it because of the fact that the online integration with CC mode might allow some people to take advantage of those editing capabilities?

2. I'm not much on practicing. The thought of having to practice in order to build XP is a turn off. Someone suggested that you can sim the practices, but does that mean I will lose out on XP?

3. Is there more information other than what's been posted on the CC Mode blogs?

IIRC, Josh Looman was the main cog in NFL Head Coach '09, which, in my opinion, was nearly perfect. I'm interested to see how this shakes out, but I won't be buying it on day 1. Haven't bought a Madden since Madden '09.

[thekodinator]

We can't edit players' accesories in CC mode????

SUCK!

This is not a game-breaker of course, but changing around my players' accesories has always been a favorite part of the game for me... Especially when the Madden team had ARodge wearing a flak jacket that he doesn't wear in real life.

Not devastated, but pretty disappointed with this news.

(for the record, I'm fine with not being able to edit ratings, I'm just referring to changing players' face masks, arm bands, gloves, etc.)

[speedy9386]

In the article it said that he scouted a top prospect coming out of college that turned out to be a scrub. I wonder if once you've scouted him does the rest of the league still think he's a superstar and drafts him early. That would be awsome.

[bigbob]

I noticed someone mention that they can "revive" Chad Ochocinco's career since he's been cut.

Has it been mentioned that we can take a free agent and get him on a team as our "superstar"?