Madden '13 Connected Careers Highlight Video

[MrBill]

EA released a new video with Josh Looman providing an overview of the new Connected Careers mode. There's not a lot of new information in it but it does give you a good idea of how it will look in action.

 

[EmpireWF]

Don't care at all about the create a player/coach deal but it seems like they've done a solid job of making the new online franchise much more interesting. Always nice to know what other teams are up to.

 

[JBregz]

Looks good, I'll be excited to try this with everyone on VSN.

 

[BigBucs]

After a decade or so they do something innovative :golfclap:

 

[Argath]

So is it possible to retire as a player and take that same player and become a coach with him?


If not what's the point of the name "Connected Careers"?

 

[Argath]

Just read you can only play as one team on each console even in offline.


Not buying Madden this year, can't wait to read about how shitty this mode turns out to be.

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Um something seemed off so did some searching.

No imported NCAA classes.
No Fantasy Draft
No player editing of any kind
NO OFFLINE CO-OP?!????!!?

Sounds atrocious. Much of my past madden gaming was kicking back doing a fantasy draft and/or playing franchise mode games with buddies. Zero point of even looking at Madden.

 

[Golden Taters]

Um something seemed off so did some searching.

No imported NCAA classes.
No Fantasy Draft
No player editing of any kind
NO OFFLINE CO-OP?!????!!?

Sounds atrocious. Much of my past madden gaming was kicking back doing a fantasy draft and/or playing franchise mode games with buddies. Zero point of even looking at Madden.

Offline co-op? :niggaplease:

 

[killgod]

I'm always amused at how people complain about this mode saying "WELL X ISNT HERE" then ignore what is actually there.

Online Franchise is upgraded?
Online Super star?
Being able to blend Superstar and regular Coach mode online together?
Variable draft class storylines?
New Scouting?
New Progression?
Practice vs scout defences to progress your depth?
New Free Agency?
Coach goals and getting fired?
Social media storylines that can be integrated into forums and websites?
etc?


But whoa, whoa! I can't assemble a fantasy team and edit socks with my buddy at home, so fuck it.

 

[Loco]

Sounds like this mode only last ten seasons. Which sucks.

 

[killgod]

Sounds like this mode only last ten seasons. Which sucks.

30

 

[Loco]

30

Sweet!

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Offline co-op? :niggaplease:

Do you have roaches crawling all over your furniture?
Some people actually have siblings friends roommates etc they want to play games with.
Assuming or forcing everyone into online play is stupid.

I'm always amused at how people complain about this mode saying "WELL X ISNT HERE" then ignore what is actually there.

Online Franchise is upgraded?
Online Super star?
Being able to blend Superstar and regular Coach mode online together?
Variable draft class storylines?
New Scouting?
New Progression?
Practice vs scout defences to progress your depth?
New Free Agency?
Coach goals and getting fired?
Social media storylines that can be integrated into forums and websites?
etc?


But whoa, whoa! I can't assemble a fantasy team and edit socks with my buddy at home, so fuck it.

Than they suck as coders and developer. Plain and simple.
EA manages to consistently be the ones who can't seem to add a feature without breaking or taking something else away.
You praise something as utterly useless in gameplay as being able to posts my franchises tweets on here yet can't fathom that someone wouldn't want to run a league from top to bottom and start with a fantasy draft?
As usual "wait till next year "as they add it back as some killer new feature people drool over.

 

[killgod]

Than they suck as coders and developer. Plain and simple.
EA manages to consistently be the ones who can't seem to add a feature without breaking or taking something else away.
You praise something as utterly useless in gameplay as being able to posts my franchises tweets on here yet can't fathom that someone wouldn't want to run a league from top to bottom and start with a fantasy draft?
As usual "wait till next year "as they add it back as some killer new feature people drool over.

They are all new staff mostly with this connected careers era from what I see. The guys like dembroski and such, this is their first real mark on the game and what they've been doing since they got there.

Previously, I would say your 2nd point was right, adding a feature and taking it away and breaking it, etc etc. Yes that was always the case. Which is exactly why they did what many of us have requested they do, "rip it all out and build it proper" which is basically what they have done with CC, so they say. Going forward this should end this point because they've reiterated many times this was part of the point of CC, to overcome this problem.

I don't see the "tweet" stuff as useless. It adds immersion to the "management" aspects of Madden that have not been there before. When I'm at work and someone decides to go out and resign a guy, or make a trade, then on all our league players phones and on the website you'll see a faux NFL reporter talking about, I think that'll provide a cool factor rather than just reading it from some deep hidden menu of transaction history.

Yeah I get the people who want to do a fantasy draft are not happy it's gone. Having said that, it's obviously not a popular thing (EA likely has stats on it) and because of what was added it couldn't be included. I'll take what was added over the loss of a fantasy draft option any day. Then, as previously mentioned, they can put it back in properly with the new groundwork for career modes....should CC be as strong in foundation as claimed.

We know NCAA couldn't make it in, apparently almost did, which tells you it'll make M14. It's no sweat off my back, this was never an option for online play anyways.

We've needed the career modes overhauled for a decade with proper foundation and they've claimed to deliver it. EA Madden is mostly new staff (they've stated 75% +), they got rid of the dickbag Ian Cummings who was pretty fuckin clueless (Mr. "nobody wants real penalties and to play full games") as far as I was concerned and the long time idiot Phil Frazier (who under his watch gave us Championship rings/Player Weapon icons/half assed Online Franchise/no revamp of anything). I'd be willing to bet that the problems we've always had with Madden were tied into guys like this, especially Phil as he was in charge for quite some time, and now it all seems to have been addressed with them finally gone.

I'll give the new blood a chance because the offering sounds pretty good despite what else could be there.

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

They are all new staff mostly with this connected careers era from what I see. The guys like dembroski and such, this is their first real mark on the game and what they've been doing since they got there.

Previously, I would say your 2nd point was right, adding a feature and taking it away and breaking it, etc etc. Yes that was always the case. Which is exactly why they did what many of us have requested they do, "rip it all out and build it proper" which is basically what they have done with CC, so they say. Going forward this should end this point because they've reiterated many times this was part of the point of CC, to overcome this problem.

I don't see the "tweet" stuff as useless. It adds immersion to the "management" aspects of Madden that have not been there before. When I'm at work and someone decides to go out and resign a guy, or make a trade, then on all our league players phones and on the website you'll see a faux NFL reporter talking about, I think that'll provide a cool factor rather than just reading it from some deep hidden menu of transaction history.

Yeah I get the people who want to do a fantasy draft are not happy it's gone. Having said that, it's obviously not a popular thing (EA likely has stats on it) and because of what was added it couldn't be included. I'll take what was added over the loss of a fantasy draft option any day. Then, as previously mentioned, they can put it back in properly with the new groundwork for career modes....should CC be as strong in foundation as claimed.

We know NCAA couldn't make it in, apparently almost did, which tells you it'll make M14. It's no sweat off my back, this was never an option for online play anyways.

We've needed the career modes overhauled for a decade with proper foundation and they've claimed to deliver it. EA Madden is mostly new staff (they've stated 75% +), they got rid of the dickbag Ian Cummings who was pretty fuckin clueless (Mr. "nobody wants real penalties and to play full games") as far as I was concerned and the long time idiot Phil Frazier (who under his watch gave us Championship rings/Player Weapon icons/half assed Online Franchise/no revamp of anything). I'd be willing to bet that the problems we've always had with Madden were tied into guys like this, especially Phil as he was in charge for quite some time, and now it all seems to have been addressed with them finally gone.

I'll give the new blood a chance because the offering sounds pretty good despite what else could be there.

I'm calling it useless in comparison to actual game modes. I'd prefer tangible things like imported classes and fantasy draft vs something that doesn't directly impact a game.

For the rest.. well said.
Ill give the new group a chance as I wasn't aware the old scum had been taken out. If a respected former MMer is in the group ill give a tenth of an ounce of benefit of the doubt.
I'm still peeved at the removals and I won't be buying madden 13 as it doesn't appeal to what I want to play. Although its not lost on me that EA still has me 'waiting for next year'.

 

[Argath]

I have honestly never played madden online nor even intend to. I actually like controlling 3-4 teams offline in franchise mode and building them up, plus me and my brother play offline franchise together a lot. He has an xbox, I have a ps3 so it would be impossible for us to play online together.


Not to mention you can't even take a Superstar, play his career, and then make him the coach. What is honestly the point in calling it connected careers? They should call it connected modes or some shit.

It seems to me like this year was 95% focused on online features.

 

[EmpireWF]

I have honestly never played madden online nor even intend to. I actually like controlling 3-4 teams offline in franchise mode and building them up, plus me and my brother play offline franchise together a lot. He has an xbox, I have a ps3 so it would be impossible for us to play online together.

Is that even possible in the upcoming game?

 

[killgod]

Is that even possible in the upcoming game?

Nope.

 

[krulmichael]

Is that even possible in the upcoming game?

No, you cannot play as more than one Franchise in Madden 13.

EDIT: Damn you KG.

 

[Argath]

Is that even possible in the upcoming game?

No you can't which is fucking stupid. You've been able to play coop offline franchise since the very beginning which is pretty gay to take it out. It seems like such a minor thing too. If you can have multiple players online, whats the big deal with multiple players on the same system?