Madden getting Connected Careers & Infinity Engine (physics)

[jaymo76]

Wow! Checking out the anger at OS, I'm pretty sure EA/Tiburon is feeling the heat on CCM. The roster editing outrage thread is now over 885 post and the anger over not playing any game on the schedule is almost at 600. THE LESSON HERE SEEMS TO BE THAT HARDCORE GAMERS ARE TIRED OF FEATURES BEING REMOVED!!! If I were a betting man I would say that EA is working on an edit patch as we speak (and they can do this becuase height and weight were patched into NCAA last year). The CCM mode doesn't need any more bad press.

[Rudy]

I agree Jaymo. Removing features is lousy even if those features don't affect me much at all.

[steelerfan]

I agree that removing features is bad, and I'm certainly not happy about it. However, 800+ in some thread is not going to force EA's hand. This game sells millions. 800 posts by a couple hundred guys is nothing.

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[skipwondah33]

Wow! Checking out the anger at OS, I'm pretty sure EA/Tiburon is feeling the heat on CCM. The roster editing outrage thread is now over 885 post and the anger over not playing any game on the schedule is almost at 600. THE LESSON HERE SEEMS TO BE THAT HARDCORE GAMERS ARE TIRED OF FEATURES BEING REMOVED!!! If I were a betting man I would say that EA is working on an edit patch as we speak (and they can do this becuase height and weight were patched into NCAA last year). The CCM mode doesn't need any more bad press.

The real Hardcore Madden gamers don't/shouldn't really care about editing rosters and things like that. They care about Offensive Line/Defensive interactions, catch animations, ball trajectories, passing pockets, offensive and defensive awareness, physics, etc...things that directly deal with gameplay.

Then again majority of the market now probably isn't those who grew up playing Madden since it's first days.

[skipwondah33]

Nah... if not for it being a no-no in years past, I might have, but this year is obviously the one year that I look forward to checking it out. Not sure how long I'll stick with it but if the Connected Careers is interesting then I'll probably at least participate in one.

Typical corporate response G hahah

Appreciate the consideration regardless how little it was haha.

[souljahbill]

Can someone tell me why they play other games outside of your own team's game in-season? (Serious question, no sarcasm)

[EDJ]

Can someone tell me why they play other games outside of your own team's game in-season? (Serious question, no sarcasm)

Boredom. The experience. Just because.

I haven't played an offline franchise since Online dropped in Madden 10. But when I did, I would occasionally play as other teams just to see how the CPU was building them. And it gets boring playing only as your team with the same playbook, same players, etc. The point of an Offline Franchise, is generally control of your experience. EA is robbing a ton of people of that experience.

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[ram29jackson]

The real Hardcore Madden gamers don't/shouldn't really care about editing rosters and things like that. They care about Offensive Line/Defensive interactions, catch animations, ball trajectories, passing pockets, offensive and defensive awareness, physics, etc...things that directly deal with gameplay.

Then again majority of the market now probably isn't those who grew up playing Madden since it's first days.

I want all aspects to be entertaining, the creative end is just as valid.

[jaymo76]

I want all aspects to be entertaining, the creative end is just as valid.

On this I totally agree with you Ram. For me, yes I love quality gameplay but it's not one or the other. I want the total experience. I'm dropping $60 so if I want to change numbers, uniforms, ratings, etc. I should be able to. I play offline only so I should be able to run with my custom playbook. I find it very upsetting that because this mode needs to have online/offline 100% equal that I have to lose features that are not online compatible. It feels like a slap in the face for a person who has been very loyal to a very subpar Madden series for this PS3 generation.

[jaymo76]

Can someone tell me why they play other games outside of your own team's game in-season? (Serious question, no sarcasm)

I find it adds to the experience. There are other teams that I like and when I see a certain game on the schedule I just decide to play it. For example, the Raiders are my team but I have always had a soft spot for the Seahawks and the Redskins. If those two teams were to meet in the season that is a game I would either play or possibly watch as cpu versus cpu. The problem I have with removing the feature is that there is no reason for it. Why would a simple feature like this be removed? I find just running with one team to be far too isolating. FIFA, NHL, NCAA Basketball all did/do this and it impacts my enjoyment level of the game.

[JeffHCross]

The real Hardcore Madden gamers don't/shouldn't really care about editing rosters and things like that.

Hardcore can mean different things to different people though. It speaks to passion/loyalty to the game, not any one feature.

[jaymo76]

Hardcore can mean different things to different people though. It speaks to passion/loyalty to the game, not any one feature.

[ram29jackson]

well it better be as simple as the fact that next year-like it been for a decade- that playing with any team i want at any time better be back in the game.

The more I think about it, the more disappointed I get.

[jaymo76]

Apparently it has also been confirmed that create a team for CCM is also out. I don't use the feature but I suspect some do. This is another item added to the list of removed features. I'm not sure if you can still move a team or not but I would guess the answer is "no" based on the fact that you cannot change/edit other features.

[SmoothPancakes]

Sounds like two years wasn't quite long enough to work on this feature. They should have worked on it for an extra third year.

[souljahbill]

Sounds like two years wasn't quite long enough to work on this feature. They should have worked on it for an extra third year.

Or made it the #1 feature of the 1st Madden on the next generation of consoles.

[SmoothPancakes]

Or made it the #1 feature of the 1st Madden on the next generation of consoles.

That too. The next generation of consoles are only a couple of years away, it won't be much longer. And that would have been a hell of a feature to roll out with the first game.

[ram29jackson]

I am displeased

[jaymo76]

For another update, Josh Looman tweeted that if you play as a PLAYER you will NEVER get injured for as long as you are a player. Injuries have been removed from a my player role to ensure that you won't miss any games...

[SmoothPancakes]

I'm sorry, I may be the only one here who says this, but I like having injuries possible. It makes it realistic.