Madden 25 Info

[jaymo76]

Here is a great summary from TSO.

Where do I start with Connected Franchise Mode? Starting at the macro level, ‘Owners Mode’ is back. If you are expecting a superficial rehash of Madden 2004 you are going to be pleasantly surprised. The biggest change point is the introduction of Team Value. Team Value is an aggregation of other more tangible indicators, these include Team Success, Popularity, Staff, Stadium, Concession Sales, Merchandise Sales, and Ticket Sales. Each of these indicators are influenced by decisions YOU make as an owner. To add to these decisions, the media will ask you questions periodically and they impact your franchise down the line. A good example of these inquiries is the media asking about Tony Romo and your plans for him. Fans expectations will be shaped by these inquiries.

At any point in the season, you can see how you stack up against the other NFL franchises. Sure, you can neglect the details of your franchise as an owner, but you will likely put yourself at a serious disadvantage. Money is now a tangible entity in game. You need money to:
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Sign good staff members, which impacts player progression and regression.

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Keep your stadium at a level satisfactory to your fans. You can’t earn money unless you can get people into the stadium. The items you offer in the concessions are impacted by your teams facilities as well.

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You need it to pay bonus money to free agents. If you can’t keep your popular players, the popularity of your team will wane, which will affect ticket, merchandise and concession sales.


Making sound financial decisions is very important for a franchises long term success. Finding the correct balance between the various ticket price level, as well as the items in your concession areas is a rewarding mini game in itself.

When creating the team relocation feature, EA went to the NFL and procured a list of viable NFL cities. After doing that, they created a selection of team names and back stories for each city. Want to move to Brooklyn and recreate the Dodgers, go ahead! How about move another franchise to Houston and resurrect the Oilers? You can do that too. In one of the smarter design decision in my opinion, EA took each city/name combination and asked Nike to create various uniforms for each combination. That means each uniform will be professionally done, so I won’t ever have to play a team that uses “grass green” as a main color choice.