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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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# 581 87Birdman @ 06/20/12 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lexicon


	Not sure, but I'm assuming that the CPU would mess with the rosters or whatever once you sim from week to week.

True wasn't thinking about that. But this could help solve the play any game you want. Start an online franchise and just back out of your team and go play another game and when you are ready go back to your original team and advance. But still don't know if you could do this with one account, as you will probably need one in there to be the commish while you switch teams.

# 582 87Birdman @ 06/20/12 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CRMosier_LM


	Yes but each time you quit out you lose all accumulated xp. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2

O well thanks for the answer just trying to find ways to help the people who want to play as every team

# 583 ODogg @ 06/20/12 08:34 PM

It doesn't affect me in any way really, I'm still really looking forward to cOnnected Careers..

# 584 speedy9386 @ 06/21/12 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by CRMosier_LM


	Yes but each time you quit out you lose all accumulated xp. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2

Me and my friends all have different xbox live accounts, could we just join an online franchise and keep exiting out the mode switching the profiles and going back in to manage each of our teams on the same console?

# 585 jeb4056 @ 06/21/12 11:53 AM

Just read over the connected careers blog again (the one posted on EAsports website) by Josh Looman and noticed this statement -

"At the heart of it, Connected Careers is about connecting you and your friends, in the ultimate career mode, online or offline."

How is connected career mode connecting us with our friends offline when offline is a single player experience?

# 586 themassacre771.1 @ 06/21/12 12:52 PM

Hey CR, is the clutch package that costs 50k xp for a player worth it?

# 587 Cardot @ 06/21/12 01:45 PM

Sorry if this has already be mentioned....but is this the ONLY season/dynasty mode? When I am playing video games, I DON'T want to be social. I want to isolate myself from the world, and just play a football game. I don't really want to play an NFL RPG either.

# 588 rufusone @ 06/21/12 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardot


	Sorry if this has already be mentioned....but is this the ONLY season/dynasty mode? When I am playing video games, I DON'T want to be social. I want to isolate myself from the world, and just play a football game. I don't really want to play an NFL RPG either.

Yes the only mode is CC, everything was combined in CC mode, I think there is a play now or quick game mode that is seperate.

# 589 yount19 @ 06/21/12 05:11 PM

I too am out! I really enjoyed the freedom of the offline franchise to control all or as many parts of the franchise that I desired. Now, I would be "forced to play it their way" as some posters in this thread have declared.

I am happy for the "indicated" improvements to the overall game-play but the offline franchise was a great way for my son and I to spend time together playing ANY, and sometimes, ALL of the games from the weekly schedule. Now that that option has been taken out, we will save our $60 plus tax and continue playing Madden 12.

Maybe next year!?

# 590 briz1744 @ 06/21/12 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by CRMosier_LM


	Yes but each time you quit out you lose all accumulated xp. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2

Damn I was going to try this but I reckon you would be right

# 591 Aftershock9958 @ 06/21/12 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardot


	Sorry if this has already be mentioned....but is this the ONLY season/dynasty mode? When I am playing video games, I DON'T want to be social. I want to isolate myself from the world, and just play a football game. I don't really want to play an NFL RPG either.

You can still play it by yourself, and it's not an NFL RPG.

# 592 Cardot @ 06/21/12 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Aftershock9958


	You can still play it by yourself, and it's not an NFL RPG.

I am not an expert on the mode. But I though I heard it combines superstar mode, and you collect experience points etc.....not exactly my cup of tea, so I may have misunderstood it. But I thought that was kind of how an RPG played??

# 593 Aftershock9958 @ 06/21/12 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardot


	I am not an expert on the mode. But I though I heard it combines superstar mode, and you collect experience points etc.....not exactly my cup of tea, so I may have misunderstood it. But I thought that was kind of how an RPG played??

It is a combination of modes, but you choose which part of it you're playing. If you choose to play as a player, you're essentially playing Superstar. However if you choose to play as a coach, you're basically playing Franchise. So the short story is that yes, they did combine them, but you're not going to be forced to play the superstar portion unless you want to and vice versa.

As for the RPG thing, there is XP and you do use it to increase player attributes, but people have gone a little overboard with that. Think Call of Duty - it's a shooter, and there's no question about that. But you earn XP for meeting goals, and use that XP to buy gear that can help increase your performance. The basic idea, and to me the thing that people should be considering, is that it's similar to how other games of the non-RPG genre can contain an RPG mechanic while at no point ever being considered an RPG.

# 594 Cardot @ 06/21/12 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Aftershock9958


	It is a combination of modes, but you choose which part of it you're playing. If you choose to play as a player, you're essentially playing Superstar. However if you choose to play as a coach, you're basically playing Franchise.

Ah, cool. That isn't so bad then. Thanks for the explanation.

# 595 jfsolo @ 06/21/12 11:27 PM

In retrospect, they probably should have called them something like Training Points, to prevent misunderstanding from some people and overreacting from others. As an RPG and sports game junkie, it works for me as is.

# 596 Cnada @ 06/22/12 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jeb4056


	Just read over the connected careers blog again (the one posted on EAsports website) by Josh Looman and noticed this statement - "At the heart of it, Connected Careers is about connecting you and your friends, in the ultimate career mode, online or offline." How is connected career mode connecting us with our friends offline when offline is a single player experience?

4 Screen MP, 2Player offline Co-Op is being faced out slowly but surely. The growth of internet is changing what 'connecting with friends' means.

# 597 mpeterso @ 06/22/12 03:52 PM

Yes - the 'closed' nature has completely turned me off of connected careers. I will have to wait until the dust settles after release and the user reviews start coming in before considering buying the game.

This situation reminds me a lot when next gen Madden was rolled out in 2006. The new game for the new system was hyped and people were jacked up for it only to be bitterly disappointed. I stuck with the PS2 version of the game through Madden 08 and didn't bother buying any next gen Maddens until Madden 11. If Madden history has taught me anything it's to temper expectations and be patient and save my money until the game reaches the point I'd likely enjoy it rather than be disappointed and bitter.

# 598 DNMHIII @ 06/22/12 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Cnada


	4 Screen MP, 2Player offline Co-Op is being faced out slowly but surely. The growth of internet is changing what 'connecting with friends' means.

lol........if you're completely ignorant maybe.

Friends and family members will always gather together to play games and the intent will never change that. Eliminating Offline modes that are used by people to connect in person is extremely ignorant IMO and taking the game purely towards online will eventually lead to year after year revenue losses IMO.

I wouldn't be surprised to see the comeback of features that are missing from 13 once sales numbers come in. I think even with the great new things that have been added, Madden 13 will be a less than stellar selling title.

# 599 briz1744 @ 06/22/12 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mpeterso


	Yes - the 'closed' nature has completely turned me off of connected careers. I will have to wait until the dust settles after release and the user reviews start coming in before considering buying the game. This situation reminds me a lot when next gen Madden was rolled out in 2006. The new game for the new system was hyped and people were jacked up for it only to be bitterly disappointed. I stuck with the PS2 version of the game through Madden 08 and didn't bother buying any next gen Maddens until Madden 11. If Madden history has taught me anything it's to temper expectations and be patient and save my money until the game reaches the point I'd likely enjoy it rather than be disappointed and bitter.

Same here the PS3 version didn't catch up let alone overtake the PS2 version til M10 and now the career mode (whilst improving in some ways and promising a better tomorrow yet again) has gone back to being bare bones with options not aivailable that are taken for granted in other games in this day and age
I wish just for once they would surprise me and give me more than I expected instead of less

# 600 edjames01 @ 06/23/12 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by briz1744


	Same here the PS3 version didn't catch up let alone overtake the PS2 version til M10 and now the career mode (whilst improving in some ways and promising a better tomorrow yet again) has gone back to being bare bones with options not aivailable that are taken for granted in other games in this day and age I wish just for once they would surprise me and give me more than I expected instead of less

Bare bones? Madden 12 franchise has NOTHING to do except playing games. There is hardly any coaching or GM functionality at all. How could it be any worse?

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