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Madden NFL 25 Brings Back Importing of Draft Classes, Full 32-Team Control & More

03:08 PM - May 20, 2013 by Steve_OS

EA Sports has just released Madden NFL 25 playbook #3. Some of the things added back into the game are full 32-team control, new commissioner tools, and a league transaction log. You can also import draft classes from NCAA Football 14 into Madden NFL 25.

Read on to find out what else Connected Franchise in Madden NFL 25 has in store for you.

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# 121 cl34v4g3 @ 05/21/13 03:25 AM

One question that the article didn't say anything about-

Owner mode will basically be a normal franchise, wherein you still do all of the playing, practicing, signing, scouting, drafting, etc, but with all of the old retread features added in, correct?

# 122 wicko72 @ 05/21/13 03:48 AM

Does anyone know if Imported draft classes will be on PAL copies of the game ?

I ask because NCAA Football isn't made for PAL consoles and importing draft classes wasn't in previous PAL versions when it was on NTSC copies, although if "Madden Share" is what everyone thinks it will be I don't see why they couldn't have the ability to import draft classes on PAL versions of Madden.

# 123 jmacz @ 05/21/13 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Aggies67


	Cool, we can move teams to a new city. And from the looks of this screenshot, we'll be able to keep the same team name and logo (look at Jags logo on left).

New logos for CAT's am I dreaming.....

# 124 raiderphantom @ 05/21/13 04:53 AM

I hope they bring back in season player attribute editing from madden 12 for offline career so I can edit unrealistic progression.

# 125 Ellcool43 @ 05/21/13 06:14 AM

Good to hear import a draft class is back. But how will the logic work? Because i dont want to see a punter being drafted 2nd overall.

# 126 cowboy_kmoney @ 05/21/13 07:06 AM

I hope they let everybody thats leaving their respective school to all go into Madden. Because This way we kan Draft thoses players that made the AA team with stats of 1800 yards but dont make it to Madden because they have a 76 rating or lower. And in real life this player would get drafted.

# 127 Grey_Osprey @ 05/21/13 07:12 AM

Was browsing through Looman's twitter feed and ran across some information that may or may not have been mentioned thus far.

offline multiplayer/fantasy draft are both in the game.

Sounds like they are working on tuning F/A contracts/signings to make it harder to sign or more "cap restrictive" to sign F/A's.

And fantasy draft is back for offline mode (not sure if that was patched last year as it's not my cup of tea)

# 128 dpmx21 @ 05/21/13 07:18 AM

Glad to have both of these features back. I'll definitely be picking this up.

# 129 Jblack900 @ 05/21/13 08:59 AM

FINALLY they listen to the fans, it's funny, cause when you listen to him talk on the podcast, he talks about how the changes they've made didn't seem like a big deal to the company.....hello, it's not about the COMPANY! It's about the people paying for your product. Now I know why Madden 13 was horrible, it was an experiment, not a game. So glad import draft class is back, I hope full control of all 32 teams means I can watch cpu vs cpu games again......

Does anyone know if that's what that means?

# 130 CCEib1 @ 05/21/13 09:09 AM

What exactly does controlling all 32 teams make more realistic? I'm asking cause maybe I can use this also to make my dynasty's a better experience. That being said, if you controlled all 32 teams, wouldn't that eliminate all trades unless you conducted them yourself?

# 131 Still2REal @ 05/21/13 10:00 AM

Crazy, everyone is praising Madden for simply bringing back features that were in the game since 08. Everyone seems to be drooling at the mouth over recycled features. Its a real shame! This is not an effort whatsoever from EA, I don't care what anyone says.

# 132 Armor and Sword @ 05/21/13 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Still2REal


	Crazy, everyone is praising Madden for simply bringing back features that were in the game since 08. Everyone seems to be drooling at the mouth over recycled features. Its a real shame! This is not an effort whatsoever from EA, I don't care what anyone says.

All I ever wanted was M12 with the upgraded passing trajectories, a RTP engine that works really well, even better CPU AI, Penalties that actually work, and a full on immersive presentation and franchise package more like HC09 but with real gameplay on the field.

I hope and pray M25 is that. Otherwise I will continue to play M12 with updated rosters.

My hype meter is tempered.....it is a huge wait and see and not a day one buy for me at all. M13 burned me badly.

Come on EA Tiburon......blow me away!!!

# 133 ChicagoChris @ 05/21/13 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Armor & Sword


	I hope and pray M25 is that. Otherwise I will continue to play M12 with updated rosters.

Thats a bit harsh dont you think? Madden 13, while not perfect, was leaps and bounds better than 12.

(Agree with you about the penalties though. Why is this so hard?)

# 134 jpdavis82 @ 05/21/13 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Still2REal


	Crazy, everyone is praising Madden for simply bringing back features that were in the game since 08. Everyone seems to be drooling at the mouth over recycled features. Its a real shame! This is not an effort whatsoever from EA, I don't care what anyone says.

It is a effort and a great one at that. What you don't get is that now that they are putting all these career modes and features that never should have been taken out, back in the game, they will now build on all of these each year, same with gameplay and that's how you make a elite sports game, like FIFA and MLB The Show did.

People need to realize that games like TGTSNBN took 5 years of development not one. 1999-2004

If you listen to the podcast with Rex Dickson he talks about how the new team realizes this is like turning a aircraft carrier around and it's going to probably take another year or two to get this game fully turned around but once they do then the sky is the limit.

These guys are working as many hours as they can to get this game right for us(17+hour days). Lets start to let the past go as we see improvement(only if, if not criticize constructively) and let's start embracing the new.

Now before you start to say but yeah we have seen and heard this all before, think about this for a second....

Was there anything in Madden 13 that is not in Madden 25 or has been improved on? You can't say that for ANY title on current gen except this one. There was no Run To Daylight or Pro-Tak 2.0, this year you have IE 2.0 and basically Connected Careers 2.0

# 135 aholbert32 @ 05/21/13 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MaddenSaints


	To be fair, these features should have never been taken out of the game. There bringing then back with a few small additions like, "oh you can now change the ticket prices".

I'm going to designate any posts like this in the future as trolling. These comments have no other purpose but to incite a negative reaction. We all agree that these features shouldnt have been taken out in the first place but thats the besides the point at this time.

# 136 swiftychampleone @ 05/21/13 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by aholbert32


	I'm going to designate any posts like this in the future as trolling. These comments have no other purpose but to incite a negative reaction. We all agree that these features shouldnt have been taken out in the first place but thats the besides the point at this time.

But is it really trolling? I get what you and JPDavis are saying in regards to letting go of the past and embrace the new, but we're just calling a spade a spade here. Yes, I'm VERY excited (and damn near geeked, lol!) about this considering that I haven't bought a Madden this ENTIRE gen because of no owner mode (replayability killer) like last-gen Madden on PS2? Are we supposed to sing their praises to them for something that should've never been taken out in the first place? Let's be honest here. I'm not going to poison this thread with it though. Hopefully this topic can be moved to another thread where we can discuss this?

# 137 aholbert32 @ 05/21/13 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by swiftychampleone


	But is it really trolling? I get what you and JPDavis are saying in regards to letting go of the past and embrace the new, but we're just calling a spade a spade here. Yes, I'm VERY excited (and damn near geeked, lol!) about this considering that I haven't bought a Madden this ENTIRE gen because of no owner mode (replayability killer) like last-gen Madden on PS2? Are we supposed to sing their praises to them for something that should've never been taken out in the first place? Let's be honest here. I'm not going to poison this thread with it though. Hopefully this topic can be moved to another thread where we can discuss this?

Yes it is trolling because it serves no purpose. You dont have to sing their praises. You dont have to say anything at all and thats the point. There are people here that are legitimately happy about the features they added back in. I'm one of them because I was pissed they took out 32 team control last year. While I'm happy about that feature coming back, I'm not "singing anyones praises." I recognize that its a feature that should not have been taken out but whats the point in saying that now other than to rain on others' happiness about the features being back.

# 138 Still2REal @ 05/21/13 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jpdavis82


	It is a effort and a great one at that. What you don't get is that now that they are putting all these career modes and features that never should have been taken out, back in the game, they will now build on all of these each year, same with gameplay and that's how you make a elite sports game, like FIFA and MLB The Show did. .... Now before you start to say but yeah we have seen and heard this all before, think about this for a second.... Was there anything in Madden 13 that is not in Madden 25 or has been improved on? You can't say that for ANY title on current gen except this one. There was no Run To Daylight or Pro-Tak 2.0, this year you have IE 2.0 and basically Connected Careers 2.0

I hear what you are saying, but I'm not in the "Let's give these guys a chance" mode. I did that for 10 years and it didn't really work out well. Also, I'm not really concerned with how many hours they work. Many people work hard at their jobs, but I'm not giving any slack to the dude at a restaurant when they jack up my order. I'm not bashing EA but we have to call a spade a spade. When they improve on features, then I"ll give due praise. Were I to say "EA sucks or is laxy" I would understand, but my statement is simply that companies should not get credit for bringing back old features that never should have been removed.

Let's not forget that the move to this current gen basically started the game over again. Should we expect this on the PS4 and XBox too. Is all this just a last grab for sales on a dying platform for the cycle to repeat itself?

Seriously though, "what is classified as constructive criticism"? I've never understood why it's acceptable to post "This is awesome" but then get threatened with being banned for saying "I'm not impressed."

I actually thought Connected Careers was great/fantastic/etc. To me that represented progress. Bringing back features not so much.

# 139 cuttingteeth @ 05/21/13 11:23 AM

Perhaps the more appropriate praise isn't just that they listened to what the masses opined for...but that they were steadfast to make them work with CCM and the IEngine. It could have been that we simply saw yet another restart of the game, but we did not. That's what is very much impressing me.

If anything at all, the negative talk should likely be relegated to proof that they shouldn't rush a game every year and seriously take it at 2-years-at-a-time, instead. Alas, we know the NFL won't allow it...but history does indeed warrant it.

# 140 Still2REal @ 05/21/13 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by cuttingteeth


	Perhaps the more appropriate praise isn't just that they listened to what the masses opined for...but that they were steadfast to make them work with CCM and the IEngine. ...

I can respect this opinion. The fact they listened to the masses is definitely worth a pat on the back. I never expected to see imported draft classes or owner mode again.

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