EA Pushes Back Connected Franchise Playbook to May 20th

[Drtro]

I like how on this forum everybody gets their hopes up high during Spring and Summer then around Christmas just about everybody is "Lol at everybody getting their hopes up, this game sucks, 2K for life" remarks then are back to "EA finally has gotten on the right track, I can't wait to pick up my Madden preorder" around this time of the year its just a rinse and repeat cycle.

But no matter what they advertise and put in commercials with their cinematic gameplay, I'll give the game a few months of reviews and a patch or two before I buy.

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[coolcat3]

Hey everyone, I've been reading threads and posts for this site for a while and I finally decided to join the conversation. With all of the talk being on free run and new blocking mechanics it seems that one part of blocking is being ignored. The pass rush in this years madden is being overlooked and for me is the major aspect of the game that will determine whether I buy this years madden. To madden has always been lacking in the pass rush department and ESPN has had a better rush. But 2k nearly mastered the pass rush in APF 2k8. If you have played the game then you realize how crucial it is to have a good rush as it truly affects your approach to the game. What do you guys think? Should this be a major focus or is it an issue that can wait?

[JerzeyReign]

I actually forgot about this announcement today until a few minutes ago haha. My only question is, why push it back two weeks? Will something drastically change? Won't the same information get put out? Isn't it better to drag along people to continue to push the hype train?

Hopefully it got pushed back due to them adding something and not messing something up.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by JerzeyReign

I actually forgot about this announcement today until a few minutes ago haha. My only question is, why push it back two weeks? Will something drastically change? Won't the same information get put out? Isn't it better to drag along people to continue to push the hype train? Hopefully it got pushed back due to them adding something and not messing something up.

Has nothing to do with "hype train".

There was going to be the second part of this blog coming out on that day anyway so that doesn't even make sense. People would have read today's and then become more hyped to read the second half of it on the 20th.


Don't know what they delayed it but I"m sure there was a reason, there is no benefit to doing so.

[cowboy_kmoney]

Quote: Originally Posted by JerzeyReign

I actually forgot about this announcement today until a few minutes ago haha. My only question is, why push it back two weeks? Will something drastically change? Won't the same information get put out? Isn't it better to drag along people to continue to push the hype train? Hopefully it got pushed back due to them adding something and not messing something up.

My thoughts as well because they know they have to put something good we have been missing from madden. So i really think they r going to out smiles by on our much needed faces. So with that said its now the waiting game the song from jeoperdy now plays out...

[iamgramps]

Quote: Originally Posted by californ14

No, the disappointment is equal to being promised continuously a Birthday present at a given time and of a certain quality and continuously waking up on your big day to find the gift missing...

I don't recall EA promising anything. I do recall, however, plans for there to be info distributed today, but things change. Being upset isn't going to change things. Plus, there would have been a two week wait to get the rest of the info anyway. Trust me, there would have been more questions then answers with only half the info being provided, and we still would have had to wait.

[goravens2052]

Quote: Originally Posted by cowboy_kmoney

My thoughts as well because they know they have to put something good we have been missing from madden. So i really think they r going to out smiles by on our much needed faces. So with that said its now the waiting game the song from jeoperdy now plays out...

Well it seems that they are putting something good back in, which is Owner Mode. So maybe we get to play as an Owner, Player and Coach now.

Going back to what some people said earlier, maybe revealing playbook one revealed being able to play as an owner and they didn't want to ruin the surprise of it for playbook 2.

[Aggies7]

I would be a lot more understanding if EA stated they were trying to add more of our ideas in before reveal. But honestly I am not a game coder but I would have to believe they have everything in the game that is going to be in the game. I wouldn't think anything would be added at this point.

But for example if they were to say something along the lines of " We have delayed the release of today reveal to include a new halftime show or (.....). (Put something your hoping to see in parenthesis) I really believe folks would have been more understanding.