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Madden NFL 15 Livestream: Connected Franchise

05:04 PM - August 7, 2014 by RaychelSnr

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# 181 Darth Aegis @ 08/07/14 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Cowboy008


	I'm really hoping Cutler and Forte were just injured because if they really were traded then that just shows that the CPU still has no clue and that would have me worried about them using their XP and confidence in game prep.

Ya one of the dudes said trade logic was improved to have more trades.Which scares me since trades hardly happen ever in football. Could really ruin connected Franchise

# 182 mmorg @ 08/07/14 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by friscob


	Same. Don't have the time to watch and digest all the info so would appreciate some sort of list with bullet points.

He has superstar development and only earned 1,018 xp for the week. Looks like xp gain is siginificantly reduced as well. We'll have to get the game and sim a few seasons to see if xp this year is tolerable.

# 183 JHTJ @ 08/07/14 11:55 PM

So, there are improvements...we expected that. The question we must ask as consumers, is, is there 60 dollars with of improvements? I'm not so sure. Money is not the issue, its the principal of rewarding an effort or vision that doesn't satisfy me as a consumer that must be factored in.

I'm not going to pretend to know the first thing about developing a game but it should be tough for anyone to admit that the end result is what we should have expected from an independent team improving nothing but CFM for nearly a year. This is pretty disappointing. Does anyone here trust these guys with "randomly generated draft classes"? Do you trust "improved trade logic?"

I want to be excited for Madden this year, I really do. Unfortunately, as a Sim guy I'm just not.

# 184 ggsimmonds @ 08/08/14 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JHTJ


	So, there are improvements...we expected that. The question we must ask as consumers, is, is there 60 dollars with of improvements? I'm not so sure. Money is not the issue, its the principal of rewarding an effort or vision that doesn't satisfy me as a consumer that must be factored in. I'm not going to pretend to know the first thing about developing a game but it should be tough for anyone to admit that the end result is what we should have expected from an independent team improving nothing but CFM for nearly a year. This is pretty disappointing. Does anyone here trust these guys with "randomly generated draft classes"? Do you trust "improved trade logic?" I want to be excited for Madden this year, I really do. Unfortunately, as a Sim guy I'm just not.

Hey but the lead designer spent several months teaching himself how to make uniforms! Instead of you know, designing stuff.
I bet Looman is now wishing he never said that.

# 185 lgxjames @ 08/08/14 12:36 AM

This is all my fault and I don't blame anyone but myself...I thought Madden being on "Next-Gen" systems would deliver a next-gen football game. EA never said this...I told myself.

Gameplay guys...Yall have that covered.

I'm that presentation (Both in game and "franchise") guy. When...Will...It...Happen...?

# 186 Marcus @ 08/08/14 01:02 AM

Does anyone know if they will list the team on the player card for each season like they used to until they removed it last year?

# 187 usaaaaaa @ 08/08/14 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Gman 18


	Well maybe Forte got injured ( possibly season-ending injury ) in the preseason or early in the regular season and then Chicago signed Benjarvus green-ellis after the bengals cut him. I think that is pretty realistic because Benjarvus is likely gonna be traded or released this season because of the emergence of Gio Bernard and they drafted Jeremy Hill. Cutler gets hurt every year so I wouldnt be surprised if he got hurt Sent from my KFTHWI using Tapatalk

think you're being overly optimistic.

would have also liked to see a year of simmed stats, since those were completely game breaking last year

# 188 jpdavis82 @ 08/08/14 01:54 AM

Thanks to Simfballcritic

http://youtu.be/PQvDNRssst8

# 189 Sheba2011 @ 08/08/14 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by charter04


	Wasn't him for sure. Ea has been messing up body types of generated players for a while now. Looks like it's still a problem. Good thing we can edit that stuff in our CFM. Oh wait, we can't.

How do you know they messed it up and he's not just a really big full back? Ever see Will Tukuafu for the 49'ers? He is 293 pounds (granted he is also a defensive end but they use him at FB).

# 190 Sheba2011 @ 08/08/14 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Cutler23


	Also Devin Hester is on the fake team the marshals, This is weird. Since he signed a deal in Atlanta for like 4 yrs

They also had Jacquizz Rodgers so it might have been a trade.

# 191 Sheba2011 @ 08/08/14 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ggsimmonds


	Yes, they were in year 2. Which would mean that they were traded in this upcoming offseason. I still see that as quite a stretch. Not impossible, but not likely.

While it seems unrealistic a team would trade or cut its best players look at what happened this current offseason: Derrel Revis, Julius Peppers, Demarcus Ware, Cortland Finnegan, Steve Smith, Champ Bailey and Chris Johnson were all released by their teams. Then you had the Bills trading Steve Johnson and The Texans trading Matt Schuab. If any of this happened last year in the game people would have said "that would never happen in the real NFL in one offseason, the game is broken it needs to be patched asap".

# 192 Sheba2011 @ 08/08/14 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ggsimmonds


	I am fairly certain they were traded. They mentioned multiple times that they "improved the AI trade logic so they trade more" That is a recipe for disaster. Trades are not common in the NFL. The bad AI roster management is a large reason why NBA 2k's GM mode was not received well and I fear that the same may happen to Madden.

While they don't happen as often as some other sports they are not exactly rare. In 2013 there were 24 trades in the NFL including big names players such as Derrel Revis, Anquan Boldin, Alex Smith, Percy Harvin, Carson Palmer, Felix Jones and Trent Richardson. So far this offseason there has been 12 trades already.

# 193 CT Pitbull @ 08/08/14 04:52 AM

But not nice to see NO Cutler or Forte in year 2. The o-line was missing Kyle Long RG and Jordan Mills RT?? Both were stud rookies last year. Started every game as rookies. Where did they go? Are they hurt? If not and the CPU would trade away half the line who in reality is young and talented, that bothers me about CFM. The ageing side of the line in Bushrod and Slauson are still there?? CPU player movement AI seems to still be questionable. If all these players are injured at the same time id say that was off too. Also Tillman was on kickoff coverage.

Who knows though this is only one example

I am even more worried about the missing young O-lineman. And why like I said in my post from page 6, do they still have the ageing side of the O-line?(Bushrod & Slauson)

# 194 Sheba2011 @ 08/08/14 04:55 AM

When I first saw them in the relocation screen I hated the uniforms of the Marshalls, but seeing them in game they started to grow on me. One thing I didn't like was that every uniform combo was the same colors, also in this day they need at least one alternate jersey. At least they fixed the endzones this year so I can move actual NFL teams.

# 195 charter04 @ 08/08/14 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sheba2011


	How do you know they messed it up and he's not just a really big full back? Ever see Will Tukuafu for the 49'ers? He is 293 pounds (granted he is also a defensive end but they use him at FB).

Because this guy was a safety. I'm sure lots of safeties look 300 lb's.

The real point is they dropped the ball big time not letting us at least edit some if not all the generated players once they are on rosters in CFM. Even if changing ratings wouldn't be allowed, changing body type shouldn't mess anything up.

NCAA worked just fine with being able to fully edit players in offline dynasty and even online you could edit everything but, ratings and position. There is no good excuse. They made a CFM that limits gamers ability to fix they're mistakes.

# 196 Sheba2011 @ 08/08/14 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by charter04


	Because this guy was a safety. I'm sure lots of safeties look 300 lb's. The real point is they dropped the ball big time not letting us at least edit some if not all the generated players once they are on rosters in CFM. Even if changing ratings wouldn't be allowed, changing body type shouldn't mess anything up. NCAA worked just fine with being able to fully edit players in offline dynasty and even online you could edit everything but, ratings and position. There is no good excuse. They made a CFM that limits gamers ability to fix they're mistakes.

Ahh I thought someone said he was a FB, I was trying to be hopeful that EA didn't mess this up lol. Always try to be optimistic with them, always regret it in the end though.

# 197 Sheba2011 @ 08/08/14 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Big FN Deal


	I put these two together because the last one applies to first, imo, lol. I understand benefit of the doubt and have given it numerous times to an unreleased Madden too, only for it to be undeserved the majority of the time. Regardless of how it seems in this particular forum, I'm not negative by nature and generally hope for the best but Madden is what it is. Meaning considering how often x is done in-game without a realistic based rhyme or reason for context, chances are that's what happened here. Reading your post describing the "storylines" behind roster moves in the real NFL instantly made me wonder why they don't add those to player transaction in CFM. I was listening to Joe Gibbs yesterday on a radio show where he was saying how watching sports is so captivating because nothing is guaranteed and they are the best reality series ever created. If Madden would add some personality to personnel decisions they wouldn't be nearly as frustrating. Spoiler To give an idea of what I'm referring to, which is nothing deep initially, give the CPU AI/User various "reasons" to choose from about why they are trading, releasing or signing a player, similar to how they do the interview questions. Have those multiple choice reasons vary depending on certain factors like the players age/ratings/salary/popularity/player type/etc, other team personnel, draft board/prospects, coaching staff/team scheme and salary cap space, just to name a few. Then whenever the CPU or User makes a personnel move they have to select a "reason(s)" for why the move is being made, which organically creates storylines to attach to those decisions, giving them context. This also allows an inherent "checks and balances" system for CPU teams because each team can be programmed not to utilize certain "reasons" under certain circumstances. All that wishlisty stuff aside, they should just add an option for the User to have "Commish" control of any league, meaning even an offline/online solo/1 User control, no matter how many CPU controlled teams AND provide them the ability to approve whatever personnel moves they choose to around the league, with the control to go in to handle those situations manually.

I like this idea, it would keep offline CFM's fresh by allowing the user to either replicate the real NFL better or create his own storylines the way he sees fit. Imagine being in year 2 of your CFM and making the Patriots trade Tom Brady, will that be the end of the dynasty or does Jimmy G step up?

# 198 LorenzoDC @ 08/08/14 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by charter04


	Because this guy was a safety. I'm sure lots of safeties look 300 lb's. The real point is they dropped the ball big time not letting us at least edit some if not all the generated players once they are on rosters in CFM. Even if changing ratings wouldn't be allowed, changing body type shouldn't mess anything up. NCAA worked just fine with being able to fully edit players in offline dynasty and even online you could edit everything but, ratings and position. There is no good excuse. They made a CFM that limits gamers ability to fix they're mistakes.

And then you look at what that other basketball game just did with MyLeague, and the facepalm over Madden gets painful. Leaves a mark.

# 199 OhMrHanky @ 08/08/14 09:44 AM

yeah, looks like the Falcons and Bears had a busy offseason there. Falcons traded or lost in FA - Hester (currently 1st year of 4 year deal), Quizz (who has been our main 3rd down receiving back for years), and Biermann (verdict is still out on. I don't think he's anything special). The Bears lost Cutler and Forte, it seems. Maybe, the Falcons traded Biermann straight up for Cutler. lol. The Bears cleared up some cap space and got rid of a notorious whiner and got a quality backup DE/hybrid/LB type guy. lol, and the Falcons got a quality backup for Ryan, maybe? lol, idk. In my CFM for madden 25 on 360, RG3 was out of Was in a year or 2, and that seemed odd. In my CFM on xbox1, Russell Wilson was gone after a year or 2 and Cam Newton moved onto the Raiders. I think in one of the CFM's, Peyton already moved on from the Broncos to the Raiders. lol, so while I don't trust EA's FA logic, i take it for it is, and sometimes the NFL is pretty random, so this doesn't kill me, but makes me laugh sometimes, for sure.

# 200 Sheba2011 @ 08/08/14 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by OhMrHanky


	yeah, looks like the Falcons and Bears had a busy offseason there. Falcons traded or lost in FA - Hester (currently 1st year of 4 year deal), Quizz (who has been our main 3rd down receiving back for years), and Biermann (verdict is still out on. I don't think he's anything special). The Bears lost Cutler and Forte, it seems. Maybe, the Falcons traded Biermann straight up for Cutler. lol. The Bears cleared up some cap space and got rid of a notorious whiner and got a quality backup DE/hybrid/LB type guy. lol, and the Falcons got a quality backup for Ryan, maybe? lol, idk. In my CFM for madden 25 on 360, RG3 was out of Was in a year or 2, and that seemed odd. In my CFM on xbox1, Russell Wilson was gone after a year or 2 and Cam Newton moved onto the Raiders. I think in one of the CFM's, Peyton already moved on from the Broncos to the Raiders. lol, so while I don't trust EA's FA logic, i take it for it is, and sometimes the NFL is pretty random, so this doesn't kill me, but makes me laugh sometimes, for sure.

We would have to see Atlanta roster to see what trades were really made. Hester actually a signed a 3 year deal with Atalnta, and in the second and third years the Falcons can save money against the cap by cutting him. Quizz and Biermann are in the final year of their rookie deals so they might not have resigned him and the Marshalls just added them in free agency. We don't really know what happened to Cutler/Forte. Maybe Cutler was injured (has missed 12 games over the last 3 seasons) or maybe he regressed to the point and they game-planned Fales to the point where he was the better QB. We really can't make too much of the logic based on this scenario without looking at the Falcons roster and the Bears injury report/depth chart.

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