Donny Moore, the 'Madden Ratings Czar', Leaving EA

[jeremym480]

Quote: Originally Posted by crenk

Or even simpler, let us edit mid CFM, EA has to do nothing in terms of ratings and they dont even need to pay Dan, which if I read his words right, is not really his motivation on this anyway, so I mean no offense. He wants what is best for the sim gamer. So EA has an easy solution to keep the tourney/cheesers happy with the out of the box jacked ratings and gives sim players the ability to have the community make the sim ratings with little outlay of resources on their part. Seems like such a no brainer EA, COME ON

I'm a huge proponent of editing... I want the ability edit everything mid-CFM Attributes, Names, Equipment, Playbooks, even coaches... everything! With that said, we need ratings to be in-line across the board throughout the life of CFM. I know you could download Dan's roster, but I certainly don't want to spend hours upon hours editing rookies each season.

A couple of potential solutions to this:
a) draft class share
b) something similar to this idea

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Quote: Originally Posted by 4thQtrStre5S

IT would be perfect if the program could just take the ratings of the current roster used in CFM, for example and then auto generate new players within the averages of the players currently being used in game...Then anyone could create any set of player rating values and any auto generated players would match up...

c) give us a web-based roster editor similar to NCAA's Team Builder so you can edit faster
d) All of the above

[crenk]

Quote: Originally Posted by jeremym480

I'm a huge proponent of editing... I want the ability edit everything mid-CFM Attributes, Names, Equipment, Playbooks, even coaches... everything! With that said, we need ratings to be in-line across the board throughout the life of CFM. I know you could download Dan's roster, but I certainly don't want to spend hours upon hours editing rookies each season. A couple of potential solutions to this: a) draft class share b) something similar to this idea c) give us a web-based roster editor similar to NCAA's Team Builder so you can edit faster d) All of the above

I would love any of those options, doing the draft editing myself is not ideal but I would do it if I had to...

[forme95]

Good, now lower the ratings so that it's harder to get a player to 99 ovr.

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[SECElit3]

Excellent, now they need to hire Dan!


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[sir psycho]

Quote: Originally Posted by RexDEAFootball

Hold on guys. When I said 'competitive balance' I am referring to overall game balance. User vs. User and User vs. CPU. When we have tried these types of ratings changes in the past, it would negatively impact that balance to the degree that I was not comfortable moving forward with it for the good of the game. Competitive balance (overall game balance and playability) is inseparable from generating authentic outcomes. The two go hand in hand. When I referred to 'community sourced' ratings, that could mean anything. It started out with us reaching out to the most respected and well known ratings sites out there. Don't automatically assume this will turn into a PR driven 'cover vote' style thing, that is not our intent. We want to figure out the best way to involve and utilize the community moving forward in generating a ratings system that represents the best thing for the game. Finally I want to mention that Donny Moore shared this vision of fewer elites and greater ratings spread. It is a shared goal we are actively working towards.

I really appreciate that you take the time to read and occasionally respond on here. I guess I did rush to judge too quickly, and probably overreacted at what I heard(although, I'm definitely not alone in that on here ). I've been let down by the game for so long that it's easy to get carried away by any perceived negatives. It's nice to read your explanations, they definitely helped ease my concerns. Anyway, thanks for responding!

Oh, and if you read this...hire Dan!

[charter04]

I'm playing a game on my twitch channel using the FBG rosters right now. All default All pro settings. www.twitch.tv/charter04

[ggsimmonds]

Quote: Originally Posted by RexDEAFootball

Hold on guys. When I said 'competitive balance' I am referring to overall game balance. User vs. User and User vs. CPU. When we have tried these types of ratings changes in the past, it would negatively impact that balance to the degree that I was not comfortable moving forward with it for the good of the game. Competitive balance (overall game balance and playability) is inseparable from generating authentic outcomes. The two go hand in hand. When I referred to 'community sourced' ratings, that could mean anything. It started out with us reaching out to the most respected and well known ratings sites out there. Don't automatically assume this will turn into a PR driven 'cover vote' style thing, that is not our intent. We want to figure out the best way to involve and utilize the community moving forward in generating a ratings system that represents the best thing for the game. Finally I want to mention that Donny Moore shared this vision of fewer elites and greater ratings spread. It is a shared goal we are actively working towards.

Thanks for paying attention to us and taking the time to respond. You are ok in my book. I like the direction you guys are seeming to take with the gameplay.

That said, I do have an issue with the above bolded portion. Is it really something that is a goal you are working towards? This is not authentic blocking AI or something of that nature. Altering the ratings range should be easily done in a single cycle.

Now for my speculation: Does the team want to change the ratings distribution but certain parties aren't keen on the idea? Not going to provide names or anything, but starts with an M and rhymes with sharketing maybe? I don't expect you to respond to that lol

[DCEBB2001]

Quote: Originally Posted by charter04

I'm playing a game on my twitch channel using the FBG rosters right now. All default All pro settings. www.twitch.tv/charter04

Charter - I'm watching you scroll through your player list right now and it is so cool to see my ratings in this game!