Madden 2010 News Post

Madden NFL 10 Online Franchise Discussion

06:38 PM - June 1, 2009 by mmorg

This was just confirmed in the E3 press conference.

Check out the official website for more details.

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	"Madden NFL fans...you asked for it, and now you got it - Online Franchise comes to Madden NFL 10. Compete in leagues of 32 teams, featuring real NFL scheduling, to find out who owns the virtual gridiron. Announced on stage at the EA E3 2009 press conference, Madden NFL 10 Online Franchise features a robust feature set, including live drafts, player transactions, league message boards, and more - all manageable from your console, remotely through a web browser, or via a custom iPod Touch Application. Your Madden NFL 10 Online Franchise is always just a click away. Don't worry about being tied to your console for your upcoming Online Franchise live draft. You and your friends can all participate simultaneously from your game console or online, via an Internet connection and web browser. Set your depth chart while waiting in line at the grocery store, and it will automatically be updated for your next game. Have access to your Madden NFL 10 Online Franchise 24/7, 365. Online Franchise is exclusive to the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 versions of Madden NFL 10, which will be available in stores on August 14th."

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# 341 mmorg @ 06/03/09 01:20 AM

One thing I just thought of.

Will you be able to advance your Online Franchise from the Web App? This would be amazing.

# 342 stegz @ 06/03/09 01:39 AM

Yep. If someone quits and has to restart, on the main page it tells you how many times the player has restarted.

In our league if you restart you have to explain to the commish why and if it happens twice you forfeit.

The good thing is, if a person does quit and restart a bunch of times you can throw out their results.

# 343 pfunk880 @ 06/03/09 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Pantherbeast


	If I can't find guys then I mind aswell play offline to tell you the truth with offline franchise mode.

Assuming the online franchise has the same features as offline, though, why wouldn't you just play an online franchise so you can have access to the web-based features? Seems logical to me.

# 344 Candyman5 @ 06/03/09 02:50 AM

SPECTATOR MODE! Lol, They need to have this in Madden OF. I remember in OD on NCAA there was plenty of times that we were all in the lobby and were waiting for someone to finish a game. It would be nice to watch other people play important games and etc.

# 345 mmorg @ 06/03/09 02:52 AM

Do you think this will be tied into Facebook like the guys at EA have been hinting at?

Also, do you think the web app will allow the commissioner to advance the Franchise?

# 346 PantherBeast_OS @ 06/03/09 02:56 AM

I am not sure yet of that. hopefully it will.

# 347 pfunk880 @ 06/03/09 03:36 AM

Even if there's not an app, you very possibly could just access the website in your mobile web browser.

# 348 pfunk880 @ 06/03/09 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MRxAmazing


	Not necessarily. It depends on how they set it up. If it's Java or Flash, I wouldn't really be able to access it with full, if any functionality. I personally feel they shouldn't favor one company over another, in that sense. There's A LOT of people with a Blackberry, G1, etc. I wouldn't be mad if they didn't make an app for the other carriers, but I would be disappointed.

I have a BlackBerry myself, but I understand the high popularity of the iPhone and iPod Touch, as well as the ease of the App Store. So, while I would love to see the Online Franchise app come to the BlackBerry, I'm not going to hold my breath. It would take some effort to port the app to every single smart phone, effort I'd rather see spent on developing the actual console game. And therefore, I understand that if they are going to pick only one mobile platform to develop an app for, they would go with Apple for the reasons mentioned before.

# 349 Exonerated @ 06/03/09 06:22 AM

iPhone FTiW

# 350 stopper654 @ 06/03/09 06:48 AM

I just bought a iphone 3g last month which is the best phone ever but i don't think that they would do the apps with other smart phones b/c they probably have a exclusive deal with Apple but i hope they make apps for other phones so everyone will get the full effect of online franchise

# 351 Skyboxer @ 06/03/09 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by kjcheezhead


	Can someone who has played dynasty on NCAA tell me something. When an owner plays his game against the cpu for the week, what's to stop him from just hitting the reset button if he is gonna lose?

Nothing stops them BUT all members of the online franchise can see that the game was restarted as the system logs it and shows it at main screen of online franchise. So the player that did it must let the league know why he re-started.

# 352 MrSkagTrendy @ 06/03/09 08:24 AM

I think they should have the rich iPhone/iPod Touch Application, a flash based website (for PCs), and a mobile 'web app' that runs off HTML, that can be used on ALL mobile devices (much like Facebook).

I myself have an iPod Touch, but obviously I can only use this in the vicinity of my home (where I could use my PC or my console), but I also have a Nokia 5800 as my phone (Nokia's iPhone). If Madden 10 was to have an HTML web app, I could edit my franchise anywhere.

This would ensure that everyone can use their devices to update their franchise, wherever they are.

# 353 lionsfan715 @ 06/03/09 02:59 PM

This kills the OF. Everyone will be able to sign any player they want and stack thier teams and never get penalties for cutting. It will be a joke, and contracts will be useless. This is unacceptable and has to be fixed before release. What were they thinking with this

# 354 boxboy99 @ 06/03/09 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by lionsfan715


	This kills the OF. Everyone will be able to sign any player they want and stack thier teams and never get penalties for cutting. It will be a joke, and contracts will be useless. This is unacceptable and has to be fixed before release. What were they thinking with this

I am sure the league commish can set some ground rules.

# 355 bigrice25 @ 06/03/09 03:04 PM

I agree..

No salary cap would present alot of problems as far as keeping teams balanced.

It also kills alot of strategy in trading, releasing, signing and free agent negotiations......

# 356 CapnKill @ 06/03/09 03:09 PM

I wonder why it was left out... seems very strange. Salary cap and franchise go hand in hand.

# 357 CapnKill @ 06/03/09 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by boxboy99


	I am sure the league commish can set some ground rules.

Cause there's nothing that a league commish wants to do more than manually track peoples salary caps.

# 358 CapnKill @ 06/03/09 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tazdevil20


	I have to admit, I'm baffled with this too. Isn't that the whole point? That's what prevents people from just building a pro bowl roster. Although, the fact that the other teams all have to draft as well eases this a lot too. You won't be able to just stack your team because 31 other teams are drafting players. However, it does take away from cuts and other such moves.

It really takes away a huge layer of franchise, I mean HUGE. I can't imagine this was an oversight, they must've had some logic issues or something, or not enough QA time with it... I'd love to hear a response though as to why this was left out.

# 359 Netherscourge @ 06/03/09 03:16 PM

Well, without a CBA, there's no salary Cap in the real NFL either in 2010.

# 360 splff3000 @ 06/03/09 03:24 PM

Where are ya'll getting this info from? If this is true, then the only thing I can think is that they want the commish to be able to set it to what he wants. I agree, it's a big deal. It's not a game killer for me though. Most likely you're gonna have to watch over all the teams anyway, if it's like NCAA OD was. There were so many glitches and cheats that people could do for recruiting it wasn't funny. I'm pretty sure this will have it's fair share of glitches. EA never get's it right on the 1st time lol. While I'm checking members teams and rosters, I'll check there salaries too. Problem solved.

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