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[cryuff]

Reading about the troubles in 25 with the game not running the ball at all it seems like a deal breaker. What version do you guys think is best for franchise? 23? 24?

[Richie71]

25.
The bias to pass plays was introduced later in 24 with playbook updates that added more pass plays. It's largely resolved now. You'll get a few teams and games with disproportionate play calling, but it's mainly ok.

[WiiMaster]

The best option is and always has been getting 25 on a PC so you don't have to worry about any of those little problems.

[WiiMaster]

Quote: Originally Posted by Richie71

25. The bias to pass plays was introduced later in 24 with playbook updates that added more pass plays. It's largely resolved now. You'll get a few teams and games with disproportionate play calling, but it's mainly ok.

As someone who played 24 from launch I can tell you for a fact it's been an issue since at least the launch of 24. Not later. I don't know if it was ever resolved on vanilla 24 as I didn't play the vanilla game for very long, but I know very well that it was an issue at launch.

I do hear it's much better now on vanilla 25, but I haven't played vanilla and have no plans to for the rest of the cycle so I couldn't say.

[adembroski]

Quote: Originally Posted by cryuff

Reading about the troubles in 25 with the game not running the ball at all it seems like a deal breaker. What version do you guys think is best for franchise? 23? 24?

I'm just trying to get this out there as much as I can and your post seems like a good point at which to do so. I advise you get Madden 25 on PC if you can, and plan to stick with it for at least the next 2 years. Perhaps more. Just 2 mods (Sabo's Gameplay and Sabo's Franchise) and 2 tools (Franchise Editor, MyFranchise) will resolve a massive number of issues you may have with the game, including CPU playcalling. (DOWNSIDE: You have to take a day or three off from the game whenever EA drops an update. Apparently there's a workaround but I can't personally get it to work. Probably because I have the subscription version since I play enough FIFA and NHL to make it worth it.)

I'm making an educated projection, I have nothing factual, just experience inside the building. But the one actionable thing I can say is you're not going to regret getting '25 on PC (I mean, unless you have to actually buy a new PC to do so, but otherwise...) if you plan to play an extended franchise, and you may well future proof yourself. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, I hope I'm wrong. We'll see.