01:18 PM - July 8, 2011 by CRMosier_LM
Justin Dewiel, Community Manager of Madden NFL, has made a post on the EA Forums detailing the current status and future of Online Franchise in Madden NFL 12.
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Madden 12 News Post
01:18 PM - July 8, 2011 by CRMosier_LMJustin Dewiel, Community Manager of Madden NFL, has made a post on the EA Forums detailing the current status and future of Online Franchise in Madden NFL 12.
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# 181
Still2REal @ 07/09/11 09:11 PM
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And the band played on....
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No need to pit us vs them, yada, yada, yada, etc........ or even go down that road. The offline franchise folks were promised a bone this year and EA came through. Online franchise folks are promised next year and they will get their bone too.
It's already been said in the future improvements will appear on both sides.
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Still2REal @ 07/09/11 10:23 PM
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Just to add to that Taz, I'm pretty sure they are implementing what you and I are asking for. I don't like using the phrase, better late than never, but they are doubling the size of the game play team, physics engine will be addressed in the future(better than not hearing anything on it) and in the future online and offline franchise improvements added simultaneously.
Time will tell, but these suggestions and improvements can't hurt.
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I think you need to separate the "I don't care" attitudes and the forget you guys, attitudes, because I don't recall anyone saying forget you guys in here. Maybe I could care less, etc......
If I'm wrong, I'll admit it.
Edit- I just ran a search in the thread and only two people said, forget you guys, and that was you and I. Sounds like it's a vibe your getting off this thread.
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Still2REal @ 07/09/11 10:48 PM
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My main issue is:
1: They add in Online franchise mode at last second and say "we knew you wanted it so we threw in a bare bone one for right now" (Or something like that)
2: They don't touch it the next year and use the excuse that "It was the least used mode"..Well no kidding. It sucked.
Basically the lame excuse in #2 just put a sour taste in everyones mouth.
3: Now it remains untouched again but that's ok because...
for what they did for offline. As long as they keep makiing offline better and work on the online mode for next year for those that want it...
It's a game... Not going to let stuff like this stress me out...
1: They add in Online franchise mode at last second and say "we knew you wanted it so we threw in a bare bone one for right now" (Or something like that)
2: They don't touch it the next year and use the excuse that "It was the least used mode"..Well no kidding. It sucked.
Basically the lame excuse in #2 just put a sour taste in everyones mouth.
3: Now it remains untouched again but that's ok because...
for what they did for offline. As long as they keep makiing offline better and work on the online mode for next year for those that want it...
It's a game... Not going to let stuff like this stress me out...
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There are several people in this thread that have said they feel bad it wasn't included and hope it's in next year, including myself. Those comments can't be ignored and do help out both parties.
We are on the same page, just don't allow one or two opinions stand in the way the majority of people have responded.
Support is needed in both areas.
Just adding to what Roadman said, I can't speak for those saying they could care less about OF not getting touched, but the point I was trying to make is that I can understand the reason why it wasn't. I hear people making arguments about how they should have a bigger team, and more resources etc....I agree with you guys, but that's water under the bridge at this point.
Ultimately, offline franchise wasn't updated for the entirety of this gen of football gaming. At least OF was added in 2010, and you guys got some enjoyment out of it. We're not saying that you guys don't have a legitimate reason to be upset, but I think if you put things into perspective it's really not that bad. In the end, we are all winners. Regardless of which mode you play or enjoy, it all comes down to the gameplay. With the addition of DPP, and the elimination of suction blocking, the gameplay should hold us off till next year when OF gets all the love it deserves.
Ultimately, offline franchise wasn't updated for the entirety of this gen of football gaming. At least OF was added in 2010, and you guys got some enjoyment out of it. We're not saying that you guys don't have a legitimate reason to be upset, but I think if you put things into perspective it's really not that bad. In the end, we are all winners. Regardless of which mode you play or enjoy, it all comes down to the gameplay. With the addition of DPP, and the elimination of suction blocking, the gameplay should hold us off till next year when OF gets all the love it deserves.
# 190
JMHSteelers08 @ 07/09/11 11:30 PM
Well this will be the 2nd year in a row I wont buy Madden!!!! But will buy NCAA 2012!!!!! You can make a good franchise mode in college but not Madden!!!! come on now!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 192
ChrisToker @ 07/10/11 12:46 AM
"From there, you'll struggle to find a football game that has come close to the presentation that Madden NFL 12 offers".
I know it's disrespectful to talk about the dead.......BUT as much as you brag about these "ground breaking improvments of presentation" Madden STILL can't shake a stick at NFL2K5. It's almost a decade old.
WOW! EA the evil empire strikes again with making me shell out 60 bucks for sub par game. Before you say "just dont buy it" to me remeber its all WE get for NFL games. Remember a couple years back there improvments included towels on players? And they made a big deal about it! They just recycle the same crap.
Lets just say they have 80% worth of presentation 2K5 had its been a decade now and I should have forgotten that game by now. They should be light years ahead by now. If you guys need ideas to do a decent job making a football game let me know cuz im tired of garbage you guy cam down throats.
I know it's disrespectful to talk about the dead.......BUT as much as you brag about these "ground breaking improvments of presentation" Madden STILL can't shake a stick at NFL2K5. It's almost a decade old.
WOW! EA the evil empire strikes again with making me shell out 60 bucks for sub par game. Before you say "just dont buy it" to me remeber its all WE get for NFL games. Remember a couple years back there improvments included towels on players? And they made a big deal about it! They just recycle the same crap.
Lets just say they have 80% worth of presentation 2K5 had its been a decade now and I should have forgotten that game by now. They should be light years ahead by now. If you guys need ideas to do a decent job making a football game let me know cuz im tired of garbage you guy cam down throats.
Isn't their last year with the exclusive license next year? It would only make since that they don't touch it this year and juice it up next year and try and get an extension...just thinking out the box 
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# 195
ChrisToker @ 07/10/11 02:21 AM
And after next year EA will throw another couple billion for exclusive rights. No other developer will be able to compete with that cash. So be prepared for a "Groundhog Day" of endless sub par games, yet you most likely buy do to love of football.
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# 197
ChrisToker @ 07/10/11 03:19 AM
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Next is the regular lobbies we get each and every year that its more of an "enter at your own risk" as it is now.
I dont think any news besides "Hey, we were joking guys", will do anything to change the way this news have made us feel this week! But if I spoiled something, then I am sorry but this is just "Rumored" and to be taken with a grain of salt.
The reason I find this news saddening is not just because it lets down a lot of people who salivated at all those offline franchise improvements and then got told they were getting none of them, but also because it goes back to that modular thinking of certain features being abandoned for a year. The kind of thinking that sees features come out with loads of issues and never get expanded upon. The kind of thinking that could see the developer get away with saying "we improved offline franchise last year, so we're now going to leave that alone".
I'm not asking for a 32-player, dream fulfilling experience that makes me breathlessly run home from work to get back on (though I have no problem in getting that). I play Madden with one other guy, and we were just hoping we could share a franchise this year for the first time ever from the comfort of our own homes.
If I remember rightly, the locker feature let you share files in the past? That's all we would need, with the odd meet up once every couple of weeks to run our drafts.
It's annoying because the moment that mode opened up in Madden 10, it was left to rot. It feels as if in a bid to produce iApps and social media portals they produced a model that was gimped from the start. Proper designers would know more than I in this case because I know nothing, but would it have been easier to create a console-based online experience that simply uploaded the latest updates to each machine as and when that person logged on?
I'm not asking for a 32-player, dream fulfilling experience that makes me breathlessly run home from work to get back on (though I have no problem in getting that). I play Madden with one other guy, and we were just hoping we could share a franchise this year for the first time ever from the comfort of our own homes.
If I remember rightly, the locker feature let you share files in the past? That's all we would need, with the odd meet up once every couple of weeks to run our drafts.
It's annoying because the moment that mode opened up in Madden 10, it was left to rot. It feels as if in a bid to produce iApps and social media portals they produced a model that was gimped from the start. Proper designers would know more than I in this case because I know nothing, but would it have been easier to create a console-based online experience that simply uploaded the latest updates to each machine as and when that person logged on?
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Trade logic issues, salary cap issues, playoff tie breaker issues, etc, etc,,,
I wasnt looking for robustness, but a few touches here and there with an android app to boot would have went a long way IMO. The fact that we have been talking about all the "TEAMS" EA has at tiburon that breaks the development into sections, doesnt seem to be that much truth to it at all.
On top of that, they seem to be the only developer who cant push out features thru a patch of some sort. Now its getting clearer that its all about the money as there source for percentages about who play online or not is very inaccurate. I remember at one point you had over 1,000 commishes on your site when it launched (if I recall correctly) may not be that big of a number but hey!
Its amazing how games that need that online component, get it anyway and gets it good. Madden has always been a multiplayer type of experience and will always be, and now they're neglecting that online experience, they should drop the price!
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