Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

[Big FN Deal]

Quote: Originally Posted by SA1NT401

I tweeted this to mr looman. " will the CPU manage their rosters more efficiently this year in offline CCM?" Simple, direct and in no way rude right? I was blocked about 15-20mins later. --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?hhi0ap

I just happened to remember your post in another thread because I was going to reply to it but decided not too.

Quote: Originally Posted by SA1NT401

WOW.... A simple question to josh got me blocked.... And it was polite and direct. Me: "without 32 team control, will the CPU manage their teams intelligently?" He could have just not responded. But instead blocked me. That says alot honestly. --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?xlpyiw

Now one seems much more snide than the other, imo but either way, I have no idea what you actually tweeted Looman that got you blocked because you seem to have posted two different versions.

Maybe you have two twitter accounts or something, who knows but what Looman blocking people from tweeting him is supposed to signify, I really don't understand anyway.

[Aftershock9958]

Quote: Originally Posted by DNMHIII

I agree and I'm sure I've somehow let my emotions cross that line. Its just that the "who cares about all the stuff missing" crowd really gets under my skin you know. I'd like the game to be designed for everyone and it just seems like that crowd doesn't care about others and that bothers me a lot......lol

It's posts like these that sometimes make me wonder if you're able to discern people who don't care about others losing features from those who genuinely don't care. Over the past two days the following snips have come from some of my posts:

Quote: Originally Posted by Aftershock9958

This is not to say I don't see your point and feel for you... This is almost as ridiculous as not caring about the lost features. I still sympathize with the people who are upset because I know what it's like for a video game to not do what I want it to, when it seems like it should. ...while in no way am I trying to minimize those losses...

And then you respond to one of my posts with the following:

Quote: Originally Posted by DNMHIII

I wouldn't expect you to understand at all because you're clearly incapable of taking whats important to you and combining that with whats important to others into consideration. ...you're clearly missing the big picture which is something you have in common with EA.

That's my biggest problem in all of this. Such dismissive attitudes and near mud-slinging buries the real issues at hand.

[cuttingteeth]

Online crowd, Offline crowd, Midline crowd, Don't care crowd, Edit/custom crowd.

That's enough factions to play RISK. I want the blue army.

[jlmattick54]

I am excited about the changes in Madden. I am sad to see certain things go by the wayside but I felt the game was a little stale anyhow. The new in game features (engine, passing, CCM) are fresh and new and once these get polished I believe they will bring back the things we lost (editing, import) I am glad they they are solely concentrated on innovations rather than re hatching the same game this year with just a new engine.

[cuttingteeth]

Have you guys focused on the gameplay videos, though, for both NCAA and Madden? Both look about the same. They both have the pass trajectory stuff the same, new catch animations, the fields and player models look the same, etc. I've even seen player physics in both games. I'm starting to get even more suspicious...not that I mean to...but it's right there for us to see, you know.

[briz1744]

I'm very disappointed at the removal of all the customisation and control I spent so much time utilising however I like the new CC features particularly the XP system for progression ( hopefully its tuned well).
I'm also pretty positive as to how gameplay on the field is progressing
Just PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me full player editing back or at least allow the use of custom rosters asap

[pdandi1]

im excited about CCM. Im not big into playing other games or editing my players.

[edjames01]

I wish people would stop complaining about losing the control from last years game. You weren't controlling anything. You were just fixing the screwed up data caused by the games bad logic.

There wasn't any depth or excitement to Franchise mode. What was there even to do besides playing games?

Free Agency? LOL
Scouting? LOL
The Draft? LOL
Progression? LOL
Trades? LOL, Most NFL trades are about moving up and down in the draft and it just did not work.

All of it was just plain bad.

IF connected careers actually works, it will be the first time in a while that a Madden player actually has control of an NFL franchise. Where your decisions actually have an affect on the state of your team. I guess if you like to simulate the events of the real NFL season, it definitely wont do that, but the game isn't even meant to do that.