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Sound Off: Has the 'Closed' Nature of Connected Careers Turned You Away?

01:53 PM - June 13, 2012 by RaychelSnr

It all seemed too good to be true.

Now after this week's bombshells that you cannot edit players in connected careers or play any other games in the mode other than your own, it seems like the Madden team is once again forcing you to play your game their way. To me, this is a huge problem. Others of you? Maybe not so much. But let's hear it: Has the 'closed' nature of Connected Careers turned you away and/or cooled your enthusiasm about Madden NFL 13?

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# 201 TheUndogmatic @ 06/13/12 09:50 PM

I get that EA would wanna try something new after franchise and superstar have kinda sucked the past few years, but still, I think it would've been better if they'd just strengthened the two modes rather than putting this in.

# 202 ZoneKIller @ 06/13/12 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by KingV2k3


	I WAS willing to give it a try until I was made aware of the fact that the editing issue doesn't just affect attributes, but will make it impossible (for example) to move an aging CB to FS as a result of multiple year franchise regression / etc... I'm mos def going to wait to read everything on OS re: this title up to and including the first patch cycle before making a definitive decision... However, based on how much was removed / sacrificed with regard to us 32 team / offline franchise / sim players, I'm pretty sure I'll be passing this year... They done gone "too far" IMHO, this time 'round... Oh, and for perspectives sake, this would / will be the first time I passed on Madden since I bought my first console in 2002...

Very well PUT!!! I also moved aging DB's to FS.I would also Draft SS's to put them at OLB or DT's to move them to DE in my 3-4 defense.Also liked moving aged HB's to FB to get more passing yards with a West Coast offense that passes short to my RB's.

Cant do any of that with Madden 13.

DOnt you people realize If Madden 13 rules applied to the NFL that Brian Urlacher would not be the BEAST at MLB that he is today??? He'd be a safety

# 203 johnnyg713 @ 06/13/12 10:12 PM

Hmm maybe I'm the only one, but I'm glad that the mentioned features are the ones left out.

I don't edit rosters bc I could care less about that stuff and don't have the time. I don't notice things like player equipment or get upset when a player is rated 87 rather than 89.

I don't play other games except my own because I only care about my team, plus I plan on being in an online franchise. Offline modes are a thing of the past IMO. I have't played against the "CPU" in any sports game in years.

Draft classes is a disappointment but again I don't use this feature.

What I am extremely excited about is spending XP and the fact that practice actually means something in franchise mode for the first time in a long time. yes, I'm talkin bout practice. I haven't bought madden since madden 08. For me, this is finally the year.

# 204 David Brown @ 06/13/12 10:15 PM

The game sounds like it will be fun to me. I am not into editing normally. Madden 13 sounds better then Madden 12.

# 205 Jakeness23 @ 06/13/12 10:21 PM

Sucks BIG TIME. I mean, I spend a lot of time editing and stuff so that the game plays the way I'd like... I don't want to play the way THEY like.

# 206 MoeIsBetter @ 06/13/12 10:22 PM

Let me start by saying I'm an offline franchise player that gets every glove, facemask, shoe, sock, etc. on every player in my 53 man roster. I fix attributes (like bumping Larry Fitz's speed up to 90 because, lets face it, the dude ran straight downfield speeding past the likes of Polamalu and Ike Taylor

) and I change a couple players to different positions every now and then. But even with me not being able to do that stuff, this is FAR from a deal breaker for me. I spend time doing all of the previous things mentioned but I don't buy it to do that stuff. They just reworked the entire game. Sure some stuff will be hit and miss, but for the most part this is the biggest upgrade Madden has ever seen. You're crazy if you think I'll miss out on a game just because I can't edit rosters in a new mode that could end up being the start of a brand new way of playing franchise for generations.

# 207 LionsFanNJ @ 06/13/12 10:27 PM

It absolutely turned me off completely for the simple fact my career modes that I play in other sports games, including EA's other football title are about immersion AND customization. The fact that my entire customization options, and I do mean ENTIRE CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS have been ommited from career modes the game holds absolutely no interest for me.

# 208 DeuceDouglas @ 06/13/12 10:41 PM

Hasn't turned me away one bit. I'm an offline franchiser and this is looking to be my most played Madden yet. Losing the ability to make my own rosters is probably my biggest disappointment but as soon as I start my franchise reality goes out the window anyway so it's not that devastating.

# 209 tizorch @ 06/13/12 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by LionsFanNJ


	It absolutely turned me off completely for the simple fact my career modes that I play in other sports games, including EA's other football title are about immersion AND customization. The fact that my entire customization options, and I do mean ENTIRE CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS have been ommited from career modes the game holds absolutely no interest for me.

My thoughts exactly

# 210 Brian7d @ 06/13/12 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LionsFanNJ


	It absolutely turned me off completely for the simple fact my career modes that I play in other sports games, including EA's other football title are about immersion AND customization. The fact that my entire customization options, and I do mean ENTIRE CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS have been ommited from career modes the game holds absolutely no interest for me.

Can't change a generated rookie's facemask/visor to look cooler and more intimidating? Can't upgrade your favorite player's ratings or other teams surprise players on your own? That's all OK...THEY FOUND THE TIME TO ADD TEBOWING INTO THE GAME, but couldn't find time to KEEP (not add) features that have been a staple of the game for a decade.

# 211 kjjnesb @ 06/13/12 11:02 PM

It's very disappointing to me so much that I've decided to skip all the EA football games this year and I've never done that.

I know some posters just don't get the disappointment but the fact that EA hits the reset button on Franchise and effectively killing it at the end of this gen after not having a franchise mode worth crap or even comparable to PS2/XBOX days is very frustrating.

Then to take out and leave out basic features in the mode is a further insult. CC might end up being fully realized and more customization friendly in a couple of yrs but I CAN NOT after 6 yrs on this current Gen reward EA this YR for once again starting something over again.

# 212 DeuceDouglas @ 06/13/12 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GamingLegendOS


	And that is why EA and Josh have geared the game towards customers like you. That dont care about anything but playing as a team and enjoying fantasy unrealistic rosters. Hard Core fans want to be able to play SIM and have the ability to run the league based on the money they spend. So be happy that EA is aiming for the casual fan.

What makes a guy that keeps rosters accurate week by week and changes everything any more "hardcore" than someone who plays 30 consecutive seasons?

# 213 moneal2001 @ 06/13/12 11:11 PM

nothing deuce he thinks it makes him cooler by saying he's hardcore

# 214 DeuceDouglas @ 06/13/12 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GamingLegendOS


	Well I cannot speak on behalf of roster makers since I dont use edited rosters in terms of ratings. I use what the game comes with but equipment is terrible in these rosters and I am willing to overlook roster editing for equipment if they allowed me to control my season. Not being able to play other games on the schedule is a horrible decision and game breaking to ME having friends come over and run a league of a few heads is not possible when it has always been. We play to what the NFL is offering and EA wants us to play fantasy football with fake rookies and current players on other teams in future years. That to me is a huge slap in the face for their dedicated customers

I feel you on the stuff you won't be able to do this year. They definitely hit some people really hard this year.

# 215 rmoney127 @ 06/13/12 11:18 PM

wow madden smh that 100 percent turned me off i love editing and i hate always being 1 team its boring to me.....i felt like they were going the right direction if they just kept it and added everything else there adding it would be fine but of course madden is being annoying and taking out things fans wanted which makes no sense and they are down grading themselves by doing it which makes no sense. Smh at madden i am dishearten about this decision because i love football but i guess im just gonna play ncaa 13 for the whole yr.

# 216 gausec @ 06/13/12 11:20 PM

To me its not a breaker. The rest of connected careers sounds great. So if its done well I don't think it will be that big of a deal.

# 217 rmoney127 @ 06/13/12 11:21 PM

Ea always does something so stupid to ruin there games like for example nba elite 11, i dnt know why they took off turbo like come on like its just so stupid to me like thats not fun to me man they just love doing those things.
" If it aint broke dont fix it"

# 218 Jarodd21 @ 06/13/12 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GamingLegendOS


	Well I cannot speak on behalf of roster makers since I dont use edited rosters in terms of ratings. I use what the game comes with but equipment is terrible in these rosters and I am willing to overlook roster editing for equipment if they allowed me to control my season. Not being able to play other games on the schedule is a horrible decision and game breaking to ME having friends come over and run a league of a few heads is not possible when it has always been. We play to what the NFL is offering and EA wants us to play fantasy football with fake rookies and current players on other teams in future years. That to me is a huge slap in the face for their dedicated customers

This seems to get overlooked for some reason by some of the guys(New Gamers) talking about they only play with one team in there franchise and it doesn't bother them that this feature got removed.. They assume that everyone is only talking about controlling all 32 teams. They don't realize that alot of gamers play there offline franchise with family or friends and taking away Multi-Team control was a huge blow to some of us because we can't do that anymore..

# 219 Marino @ 06/13/12 11:35 PM

Nope. Still on the CCM train.

# 220 BreaksoftheGame @ 06/13/12 11:40 PM

Very disappointed. I will likely not buy the game because of this. I like to play with a fictional roster, somewhat created by myself. I will not be able to do this.

Good luck to EA. I have continually been disappointed by their decisions to make "closed"....."limited" games....if they make them at all (NBA Live, NCAA Basketball). EA has pretty much ruined the fun seasonal sports video games I thought would always be present in my life growing up.

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