@LaytonPuzzle27 Speak for yourself, snowflake. The NFL has continued to break its revenue record every year until the pandemic, including after 2016 when you all said you were "boycotting." You are a TINY MINORITY, and that is why the NFL is pandering more to the centrist crowd than your ridiculous far right snowflake cry baby club: you don't matter enough to affect their money, but the ones who would prefer the NFL to be diplomatic to as many of their customers as possible do.
Your sense of entitlement does nothing but make you look like a two year old throwing a tantrum.
@Mgene15 @ClockWorkFox Well, the article isn't lying.
(Sidenote: No, I am not paid by EA. I am frequently critical of them. You can find me on Operation Sports as ForUntoOblivionSoar∞ if you want some proof that I'm not an EA shill, and that I do frequently criticize them.)
That said...
I'm playing the beta right now, and these advertised changes are in (except the scouting update, which is scheduled for September release). Do I like them? Well, I'll put it like this: I like these changes more than the previous Franchise modes. The mode IS improved.
My problem is that I've never been a fan of earning perks in a football game. I'd prefer you hire coordinators with position specialties, and development happens automatically, or through direct training camp exercises.
HOWEVER, many people will love this, and presentation in Franchise mode (not speaking of in game) IS better. And the long term fatigue (which you control by determining how hard your players practice, and which ones get most reps) is an AWESOME addition (assuming it's tuned well).
All that said, I am really looking forward to the scouting update, which actually resembles Deuce Douglass' scouting overhaul suggestion (google it — it's a bunch of great ideas, and it seems some of them are going to be implemented).
So, overall, what I can tell you as a beta user is: (1) Franchise mode definitely has some changes, and it's changed the way that EA is claiming it is. (2) It's better, yeah, but not all of it is my cup of tea. (3) I like that you have some control over how your players practice, and that it affects their long term fatigue/health (similar to how 2K did it in their Franchise mode). (4) The scouting overhaul is kind of what I've been screaming for for a long time. Unfortunately that's a post-release thing (targeted for September).
So, is it worth buying? After September I'd say yes. I won't be buying it until the scouting update anyway.
@WeirdAlUHF334 @mrtennis1990 It's definitely different in some areas (beta user here). There are little press conference cut-scenes instead of the simple text reply thing from the previous iterations of "situations." (they need work though; you can't skip the pauses, and they are unreasonably long. Sadly they are only text, but it's still better than the previous version)
The coach talent tree is definitely something new, but I am not a fan. I don't like anything about the xp system, whether for players or now for coaches. Still, there is some strategy to it.
HOWEVER, one thing I do like is you have more control over how hard your players practice, and that has long term effects. This needs tuning, but it is nice that if you play your players too hard, by the end of the season, their overall fatigue health will be lower. I think it also affects injury chances. So yeah, you're no longer doing skill challenges. Free practice is still available, but it's much more like ESPN 2K5 did practice in Franchise. Basically you set each position to full pads or lighter practices, and you emphasize starters or backups.
There are couple of other minor additions to Franchise as well, but what I'm looking forward to most is the scouting update. It resembles some of Deuce Douglass' ideas on how scouting should be done, which is a MASSIVE step up (including regional scouts). If it comes even close to his suggestions, this will be a major win for EA.
But needless to say, if I buy it, it's not happening prior to that September scouting update. What's changed right now is enough to say Franchise mode is better than it's been in a decade. But of course that isn't saying much. However, with the scouting changes, it's a decent sized leap (assuming it works as advertised).
Consumers just have to hold their feet to the fire so they don't stop improving the mode.
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Re: Madden NFL 22 Completely Transforms Franchise Mode on PS5, PS4
@LaytonPuzzle27 Speak for yourself, snowflake. The NFL has continued to break its revenue record every year until the pandemic, including after 2016 when you all said you were "boycotting." You are a TINY MINORITY, and that is why the NFL is pandering more to the centrist crowd than your ridiculous far right snowflake cry baby club: you don't matter enough to affect their money, but the ones who would prefer the NFL to be diplomatic to as many of their customers as possible do.
Your sense of entitlement does nothing but make you look like a two year old throwing a tantrum.
Re: Madden NFL 22 Completely Transforms Franchise Mode on PS5, PS4
@Mgene15 @ClockWorkFox Well, the article isn't lying.
(Sidenote: No, I am not paid by EA. I am frequently critical of them. You can find me on Operation Sports as ForUntoOblivionSoar∞ if you want some proof that I'm not an EA shill, and that I do frequently criticize them.)
That said...
I'm playing the beta right now, and these advertised changes are in (except the scouting update, which is scheduled for September release). Do I like them? Well, I'll put it like this: I like these changes more than the previous Franchise modes. The mode IS improved.
My problem is that I've never been a fan of earning perks in a football game. I'd prefer you hire coordinators with position specialties, and development happens automatically, or through direct training camp exercises.
HOWEVER, many people will love this, and presentation in Franchise mode (not speaking of in game) IS better. And the long term fatigue (which you control by determining how hard your players practice, and which ones get most reps) is an AWESOME addition (assuming it's tuned well).
All that said, I am really looking forward to the scouting update, which actually resembles Deuce Douglass' scouting overhaul suggestion (google it — it's a bunch of great ideas, and it seems some of them are going to be implemented).
So, overall, what I can tell you as a beta user is: (1) Franchise mode definitely has some changes, and it's changed the way that EA is claiming it is. (2) It's better, yeah, but not all of it is my cup of tea. (3) I like that you have some control over how your players practice, and that it affects their long term fatigue/health (similar to how 2K did it in their Franchise mode). (4) The scouting overhaul is kind of what I've been screaming for for a long time. Unfortunately that's a post-release thing (targeted for September).
So, is it worth buying? After September I'd say yes. I won't be buying it until the scouting update anyway.
Re: Madden NFL 22 Completely Transforms Franchise Mode on PS5, PS4
@WeirdAlUHF334 @mrtennis1990 It's definitely different in some areas (beta user here). There are little press conference cut-scenes instead of the simple text reply thing from the previous iterations of "situations." (they need work though; you can't skip the pauses, and they are unreasonably long. Sadly they are only text, but it's still better than the previous version)
The coach talent tree is definitely something new, but I am not a fan. I don't like anything about the xp system, whether for players or now for coaches. Still, there is some strategy to it.
HOWEVER, one thing I do like is you have more control over how hard your players practice, and that has long term effects. This needs tuning, but it is nice that if you play your players too hard, by the end of the season, their overall fatigue health will be lower. I think it also affects injury chances. So yeah, you're no longer doing skill challenges. Free practice is still available, but it's much more like ESPN 2K5 did practice in Franchise. Basically you set each position to full pads or lighter practices, and you emphasize starters or backups.
There are couple of other minor additions to Franchise as well, but what I'm looking forward to most is the scouting update. It resembles some of Deuce Douglass' ideas on how scouting should be done, which is a MASSIVE step up (including regional scouts). If it comes even close to his suggestions, this will be a major win for EA.
But needless to say, if I buy it, it's not happening prior to that September scouting update. What's changed right now is enough to say Franchise mode is better than it's been in a decade. But of course that isn't saying much. However, with the scouting changes, it's a decent sized leap (assuming it works as advertised).
Consumers just have to hold their feet to the fire so they don't stop improving the mode.