Madden NFL 13 Video: Playbooks 5 & 6: Connected Careers

[StrawHat Patriot]

As a coach, can you prepare a gameplan, to use on defense against your opponent?

[VinnyVegas28]

Quote: Originally Posted by bpac55

As an offline Madden player this video was just rubbing it in our face how offline gamers are getting the shaft. Looman says that we were limited in how we could create a player. How? We could create ENTIRE classic teams and use them for a 30 year franchise. Now we can use ONE legend...hooray! Saying that we can play with Tim Tebow..what is so great about that? I could control the Jets last year and control anyone I wanted. Now we can play online with our buddies who live in LA...thats great what if my buddies live in the same house and we have one system???? Do we have to make new friends across the country? I am sorry but this mode just ruins Madden for me.... oh and the no editing thing. Look at number 9 on the Cardinals. He has a normal facemask with a revo speed helmet. I know to some guys that isnt important but to many of us it is. I can just see the rookies now..kickers with visors, quarterbacks with lineman facemasks and everyone with dreads.

I agree, it is very frustrating but hopefully they will bring back these features in the near future. If the gameplay is better, then it might be worth a shot to sacrafice one year of missed features. There may just be a workaround to some of the issues but wont know yet until the game is in our hands.

[SA1NT401]

Quote: Originally Posted by bpac55

As an offline Madden player this video was just rubbing it in our face how offline gamers are getting the shaft. Looman says that we were limited in how we could create a player. How? We could create ENTIRE classic teams and use them for a 30 year franchise. Now we can use ONE legend...hooray! Saying that we can play with Tim Tebow..what is so great about that? I could control the Jets last year and control anyone I wanted. Now we can play online with our buddies who live in LA...thats great what if my buddies live in the same house and we have one system???? Do we have to make new friends across the country? I am sorry but this mode just ruins Madden for me.... oh and the no editing thing. Look at number 9 on the Cardinals. He has a normal facemask with a revo speed helmet. I know to some guys that isnt important but to many of us it is. I can just see the rookies now..kickers with visors, quarterbacks with lineman facemasks and everyone with dreads.

Bingo! That video just annoyed the crap out of me.

Can't wait til the #1 OL with K face masks start showing up or WR wearing #8 and decked out in elbow pads....

[DeuceDouglas]

Quote: Originally Posted by SA1NT401

Bingo! That video just annoyed the crap out of me. Can't wait til the #1 OL with K face masks start showing up or WR wearing #8 and decked out in elbow pads....

Going to ride this one out to the death, eh? I don't remember drafting any receivers with single digit numbers last year or any O-Lineman with kicker facemasks either. But I guess that was something new they implemented this year.

[jfsolo]

Quote: Originally Posted by DeuceDouglas

Going to ride this one out to the death, eh? I don't remember drafting any receivers with single digit numbers last year or any O-Lineman with kicker facemasks either. But I guess that was something new they implemented this year.

Well, you know how it is, nothing like a little worse case scenario hypothesizing to get get a few more licks in on that deceased equine.

[SteboSSK]

There shouldnt be too much to complain about that isnt known at this point. They gave valid reasons why certain things werent in and as gaming community we should hold them to that. Im going to support the game this year but if they dont put the things back in like editing rosters in next year, im sure Ill go on a Madden hiatus like I did before.

[joloy29]

Ok, so the one thing I've probably noticed is that the one complaint that people seem to have is that you can't edit players. If that's seriously the biggest concern, why not just play Madden 13 all year then? You can edit every single player you want and not have to deal with any of these 'dud' features that connected careers will bring.

[SteboSSK]

Quote: Originally Posted by joloy29

Ok, so the one thing I've probably noticed is that the one complaint that people seem to have is that you can't edit players. If that's seriously the biggest concern, why not just play Madden 13 all year then? You can edit every single player you want and not have to deal with any of these 'dud' features that connected careers will bring.

Its a pretty big deal to have control dude. Alot of people like to structure their own Franchise to their liking. Editing numbers, equipment, boosting or subtracting player ratings, adjusting contracts to real life, creating new players in the league. Dont marginalize the feature just because you dont find it useful. Its a very useful tool when you want to adjust things, and no most people that use it dont want to set their team up as all 99 OVR either. NBA2k does this balance very well. You can edit players IF you want but also use practice sessions to boost ratings. In the end its about user control sir.