EA Pushes Back Connected Franchise Playbook to May 20th

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Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

I'm getting old. I've been a member of OS for damn near 2 decades now. Ive been here when EA didnt know what the hell OS was. I was here when 2k recognized what OS was and people said we were biased towards 2k. I was here when the exclusive deal started and the site damn near blew up because of it. I was here during the bad David Ortiz years. I was here when Ian and the rest of his cronies buttered up the members at OS and tried to sell us on how they wanted the game to be sim. Suffice it to say I've been here a long time.

Quote: Originally Posted by SageInfinite

I was there with you brotha!!! Ahh good times, lol.

LOL, I remember those days. It kinda reminds me of Terminator with the exclusive license being "judgement day" lol. Everything changed that day lol.

Anyway, I can see why the reveal got pushed back in light of the Star Wars news. I think Tiburon should have made some kind of good faith gesture tho and released some footage or some kind of small nugget of info. They didn't have to, of course, but I believe it would have squelched a lot of the angst that has come in light of the news of the delay. Say what you want about Ian, but he was good for giving little pieces of info that aren't in blogs and aren't on the back of the box. He would have given us something today to try to make up for the delay. Anyway, it's definitely not the end of the world, but I can understand why some would be frustrated.

I don't feel for EA tho. They make people like this. If they would just be honest with people, I doubt you would see so much backlash. They pushed the game back to May 20th and no one really knows why. All they need to say is "We're pushing the CF blog back to May 20th because ......." then fill in the blank. I haven't even really seen an official announcement of the delay, yet I saw "stay tuned for the first part of the connected franchise blog on May 6th" or "the first part of the connected franchise reveal will be at 9pm on May 6th" for the better part of a week. Hell, I just saw the latter yesterday. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with delaying the reveal, but I'm sure EA could have handled it much much better. Oh well, I guess we'll see if it was worth the wait on the 20th.

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

I feel I'm underwhelmed this year because there isn't the webcast they had the last few years. At least, we were able to meet the team behind the game and put a face to some of the players. Feels like I'm reading a magazine from the early 80's waiting for the next game to come out. I still have hope there will be an announcement at E3 something regarding game play.

Yeah they spoiled us last year with those webcasts. They've got to have something up their sleeves. I mean those were a pretty good idea and it was nice to see the raw stuff as well as see the guys from Tiburon speak, so I really don't understand why they didn't continue, unless they cost too much and they weren't influencing any extra sales.

Who knows though, I mean it's not like Tiburon owes us any explanation, but I think that's my biggest problem I have with them. When things disappear or regress, they never step up and tell us why or what happened. I mean some guys wouldn't believe their "excuses" anyway, but personally I would appreciate them explaining why they do some of the things they do, because at times the things they do, are mind boggling to me.

[fsufan4423]

Man! I just read every post for 16 pages. This is what makes OS my favorite site, dudes get crazy about their gaming.

If I cared, I could see why people would be upset. But I don't, so I can see why other members don't understand. So many good points both ways, I just would like to see the reaction if Madden's release date was pushed back two days.

I hope EA shows some Madden PS4 footage....wishful thinking, I know.

[Papa D]

Well if its anything like the Run Free gameplay info or Video trailers they released, It won't hurt anyone to wait for any new info on CCM.. It will most likely be some rehashed options that where available on previous versions of Madden..

[jWILL253]

The terrible analogies in this thread made reading every page worth it...

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I haven't read every page in this thread because I don't have time to read 16 pages. However, it appears rather apparent that EA could have avoided this uproar by simply announcing the delay a week ago. I'm sure Josh and the other EA employees didn't wake up on the 6th and think this change was needed.

I hope that EA approaches similar circumstances in the future differently. Simply announcing it on their official twitter would prevent any major issues arising.

As for the complainers (which I agree with), think of it this way. Would you like a pizza with just regular toppings? or would you like a pizza that is loaded with toppings and full of deliciousness? Deliver some delicious pizza on the 20th EA or the operation sports servers may experience some down time due to the sheer amount of venting that will be required.

[TreyIM2]

The whines and complaints over nothing. Overreaction by most, period.

[trigga58]

Why didn't EA post this pushback on Facebook? Scared to upset the 2.5 million followers?