Team Selection in Franchise

[erkizzlemynizzle]

What is the reasoning behind Madden being the only sports franchise on the market (minus NHL because I don’t play that so I don’t know) where I am only allowed to select 1 team in the beginning of a franchise and ONLY play their games? I can’t select all 32 teams or even select a game that is not my team in the mode to play just to change things up every now and then. You can’t call it full control if you don’t actually have full control.

I’m fully aware of the workaround, but who really wants or has time to do that every time they want to start a franchise? It’s been years and this is still accepted? I assume 25 is exactly the same.

[canes21]

They structured Connected Franchise in a way that gives off the impression they had zero foresight in multiple areas. This is one of them. It seems like they are stuck in a spot where the mode being built in a certain way makes this something they cannot change without a large effort which they seem unwilling to do for such a "small" change.

They've done work to make Connected Franchise a better experience, but it truly feels like it was built with a completely incorrect vision and we're still paying for it years later.

[jerwoods]

Quote: Originally Posted by canes21

They structured Connected Franchise in a way that gives off the impression they had zero foresight in multiple areas. This is one of them. It seems like they are stuck in a spot where the mode being built in a certain way makes this something they cannot change without a large effort which they seem unwilling to do for such a "small" change. They've done work to make Connected Franchise a better experience, but it truly feels like it was built with a completely incorrect vision and we're still paying for it years later.

and now they have the guy who made it only 1 user per cfm in madden 13 running frah wouild not shock me if we cant edit in a madden fran

[erkizzlemynizzle]

I posted this on Twitter too and am getting killed like this is some crazy request or want. Kids are built different these days. I guess we don’t matter anymore.

[Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by erkizzlemynizzle

What is the reasoning behind Madden being the only sports franchise on the market (minus NHL because I don’t play that so I don’t know) where I am only allowed to select 1 team in the beginning of a franchise and ONLY play their games?

Connected Franchise mode was and is set up as an online game mode first and foremost, and it just so happens work offline as well. When playing online Franchise in a multiplayer setting, it makes plenty of sense to limit one user to one in-game character / team. Otherwise you'd have chaos.

The complaint that offline users can't use Franchise mode like a sandbox and just do whatever they want with all the teams and only one user is likely a (relatively) easily resolved problem by setting up the lone user character of an offline franchise file with "super-user" privileges (a common thing for database-driven applications). Given that there's the 32-character offline workaround which already exists, however, I cannot imagine that creating that hypothetical superuser character and implementing all the corresponding UI changes to support a character with elevated privileges is that high of a development priority.

[Iteachpercussion]

I know that it is a pain to control all 32 teams, but that is what I do all of the time. If you are using the current roster and want to use current coaches, it really does not take long to set up. Then, simply save that as a template. Then make another save, from that franchise file for the season you want to play. If later you decide to start another franchise, just go back to the template you created, and then make a new save from it.

Again, I know it is not ideal, but the functionality is there and again really does not take that long to set up. I wish the process was easier, but I do not see them changing it, CM Hooe is correct. It is just not a high priority for them to add. Especially when it is possible to control all 32 teams.

[ShadyFan25]

Since it seems like Dynasty Mode was built off of Franchise mode, this will likely be the same in CFB25.

[erkizzlemynizzle]

Quote: Originally Posted by ShadyFan25

Since it seems like Dynasty Mode was built off of Franchise mode, this will likely be the same in CFB25.

I’m getting that feeling too. Very obnoxious.