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

[inkcil]

Now that people are reporting depth chart mismanagment with the CPU controlled teams, the closed nature is a big turnoff. Makes it pretty much a "Play Now" game only. Imagine being in week 7 of your season and playing against an Eagles team with a healthy Jackson and Vick and McCoy on the bench. It destroys the immersion. No "twitter feed" can make up for that.

[LaW97]

Yes
Im turned away.
They betrayed us in the name of all those who will go and spend 60 dollars blindly every year.

Removing franchise that they had been improving since M10 makes me feel like the end of Planet of the Apes,

"you really did it. you blew it up. you maniacs. god damn you to hell EA."

[prey2god]

I'm one of those turned off. I played online about a few times and those said times, I have not enjoyed it. However, I like to feel immersed in my NFL franchise, often putting myself on teams, but I can't do that now. I'm forced to play as myself only as myself. After years and years, they took out the functionality of franchise mode to appease the online crowd.

I cancelled my pre order and this is the first time I have with Madden since 2001. I'm highly disappointed. I'm glad others enjoy the game, but I know there are massive amount of Madden fans who are very much turned off by the whole limited franchise mode they installed in this new Madden.

It's just not Madden anymore.

[inkcil]

Quote: Originally Posted by prey2god

I'm one of those turned off. I played online about a few times and those said times, I have not enjoyed it. However, I like to feel immersed in my NFL franchise, often putting myself on teams, but I can't do that now. I'm forced to play as myself only as myself. After years and years, they took out the functionality of franchise mode to appease the online crowd. I cancelled my pre order and this is the first time I have with Madden since 2001. I'm highly disappointed. I'm glad others enjoy the game, but I know there are massive amount of Madden fans who are very much turned off by the whole limited franchise mode they installed in this new Madden. It's just not Madden anymore.

Although I stated this in another thread, it is also applicable here (probably moreso) and worth repeating that "Madden NFL the Videogame" is not just a videogame to the NFL anymore...it is an entertainment computer program social media tool being used to connect people to the NFL and to each other for the purpose of promoting and sustaining greater interest in the NFL. Connecting people to the NFL and Promoting fantasy football and creating social (online) networks surrounding the NFL to increase NFL revenue is the "endgame." The numbers must be qualified and quantified, thus the "encouragement" for everyone to be online so that the numbers can be counted just like they are on Facebook or Twitter or other social online applications that are now being used to shape our perception of oursleves, others and how the world works or should work around us.

[KingV2k3]

Now that it appears as though the game doesn't even play properly offline, I am not only "turned off", but I'm starting to question EA's motive to MAKE us play online...

Which in 12 years of pretty much daily gaming, I have NEVER done...

Can they benefit in any way from tracking our time / online gaming habits?

Hate to be a "conspiracy theorist" re: this, but as they say:

"If you want to know the answer to a question, follow the money"

[prey2god]

Quote: Originally Posted by inkcil

Although I stated this in another thread, it is also applicable here (probably moreso) and worth repeating that "Madden NFL the Videogame" is not just a videogame to the NFL anymore...it is an entertainment computer program social media tool being used to connect people to the NFL and to each other for the purpose of promoting and sustaining greater interest in the NFL. Connecting people to the NFL and Promoting fantasy football and creating social (online) networks surrounding the NFL to increase NFL revenue is the "endgame." The numbers must be qualified and quantified, thus the "encouragement" for everyone to be online so that the numbers can be counted just like they are on Facebook or Twitter or other social online applications that are now being used to shape our perception of oursleves, others and how the world works or should work around us.

You are 100% correct. Social networking is destroying America but that's another topic. I'm so turned off by social networking, I quit facebook. I can't stand it. Even making a twitter account just to "tweet" Donny Moore and Josh Looman was a pain for me.

Maybe i'm getting old, but i'm just not into the whole online sharing thing. I also don't want to be a statistical pawn for their game of money making.

[Jukeman]

Got dammit the illuminati is taking over gaming too




-Juke

[goh]

After having played it yes.

As a singular player I'm out performing the starter with about 1 drive per game and still not in even though he's the worst QB in the league. Looking at other teams they only have 1 QB on the roster,teams are signing well past their prime guys and starting them over 1-3 year guys and a bunch of teams that just drafted a QB high drafted another one in the first draft including the Colts and the Dolphins actually drafted TWO. The Chiefs drafted the highest rated one and he's not even starting though he's rated higher than Cassel. I can only assume teams aren't filling needs either as the 49ers had the 8th pick,lost Moss and Ginn yet took a DT.