Madden 15 Connected Franchise Q&A

[buckeye]

This is bad, because in the gameplay videos, there's no longer a "packages" button. Meaning for instance, if you use a system of RB by committee, you would have to manually sub that back in, using the depth chart, instead of simply selecting backup RB as a package.


This is really really really bad and it's ridiculous that it's been overlooked.

Packages are still there.

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[buckeye]

Is there a way to do 11x11 practice or is it just the drills? how can we practice plays with our CFM team?

There was still an option for a full practice in when we were there. I will double check to make sure for you.

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[Firmbizbws]

Packages are still there.

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I guessed I missed that, at least that's a positive.

Formation subs are still a must tho. I have no clue why ncaa has them but madden doesn't

 

[buckeye]

and did they bring back DRAFT BOARDS?????

Unfortunately no. Although we pushed hard for it, there was not time for it to be put in with CPU draft logic (in case an owner is unavailable for the draft). Many of us pushed for commissioner tool upgrades rather than this simply as another tool to help keep leagues going longer.

It is near the top of our list for this year as far as we are concerned.

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[buckeye]

can owners themselves or commish put owners on Auto , from CFM website?

As of the last I checked in February, no. And I don't recall any mention of changes to the website this year.

If MrBill knows of anything different hopefully he will chime in.

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[buckeye]

I guessed I missed that, at least that's a positive.

Formation subs are still a must tho. I have no clue why ncaa has them but madden doesn't

They both had them until Madden was rebuilt from the ground up for PS3/360. Another item I truly miss as well.

I can't speak for EA but my take on those items are that it was a very poor decision by folks that are long gone from Tiburon.

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[Firmbizbws]

They both had them until Madden was rebuilt from the ground up for PS3/360. Another item I truly miss as well.

I can't speak for EA but my take on those items are that it was a very poor decision by folks that are long gone from Tiburon.

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Yea. I had the whole thing planned out this year and I was going to make sure that certain packages had certain player types.

For instance if I running the dime or the nickel 3-3-5,i know that it's a passing down so I want my pass rushing dline formation out there instead of a more run/pass balanced line, etc.

And on offense I would have my best receiving back in on shotgun and single back, while my power guy would do goaline and Iform.

Now my plan is ruined, lol. But atleast I can make minor adjustments through packages

 

[buckeye]

Yea. I had the whole thing planned out this year and I was going to make sure that certain packages had certain player types.

For instance if I running the dime or the nickel 3-3-5,i know that it's a passing down so I want my pass rushing dline formation out there instead of a more run/pass balanced line, etc.

And on offense I would have my best receiving back in on shotgun and single back, while my power guy would do goaline and Iform.

Now my plan is ruined, lol. But atleast I can make minor adjustments through packages

You can still also change players manually at the play can screen

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[Firmbizbws]

You can still also change players manually at the play can screen

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That takes a while to do on defense tho

 

[poohty_t]

As of the last I checked in February, no. And I don't recall any mention of changes to the website this year.

If MrBill knows of anything different hopefully he will chime in.

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so will there even be a CFM website? And your saying theres no change to it? seems kinda like a dropped ball .

no draft board really hurts , been asking for that since m11 , m10 was last time it was there.man.....

 

[buckeye]

so will there even be a CFM website? And your saying theres no change to it? seems kinda like a dropped ball .

no draft board really hurts , been asking for that since m11 , m10 was last time it was there.man.....

Yes the same one as last year I believe. And no I don't believe there are any changes to the CFM website.

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[poohty_t]

1.did they fix the CFM texting system , to notify owners when league advances n such, for ps4/xbox 1 for m15?


2. What happened to gameface?

3. Why didnt they fix the injury glitch for simmed games in the sim "engine" ? if Looman dont know, when you sim games in online cfm's alot of times one team will lose 2-5 players in one game for numerous weeks, even players with good injury and toughness ratings will be lost for 5-8 weeks...... This needed to be fixed much more so than making sure players with good dev rating get better stats in sims.

 

[poohty_t]

AND THANKS FOR ANSWERING ALL OUR QUESTIONS!! MUCH PROPS!

 

[MrBill]

can owners themselves or commish put owners on Auto , from CFM website?

No, this was something we pushed for but there was not enough time to get it in for this release.

and did they bring back DRAFT BOARDS?????

Another thing that we pushed for and they were not able to get in this release.

Is there a way to do 11x11 practice or is it just the drills? how can we practice plays with our CFM team?

I do not believe there is an 11 on 11 practice mode. The drills are how you earn XP for your players in practice.

 

[buckeye]

I do not believe there is an 11 on 11 practice mode. The drills are how you earn XP for your players in practice.

Are you sure I could have sworn it was still there when we were there?!? Maybe it was a placeholder for other drills they didn't have in?!?

Dammit Bill now I gotta go ask! Lol

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[poohty_t]

so there was no time to allow making it so owners and commish could put them on auto from website, but they spent time on setting how long you wanna be on auto if your going on vacay? wouldnt allowing the option to do it from cfm website solve both issues with only work on one project? i mean, sometimes i just wonder about their organization and thought process.

 

[buckeye]

so there was no time to allow making it so owners and commish could put them on auto from website, but they spent time on setting how long you wanna be on auto if your going on vacay? wouldnt allowing the option to do it from cfm website solve both issues with only work on one project? i mean, sometimes i just wonder about their organization and thought process.

No, 2 different things here. One changing a feature that was already there is much easier that adding a functionality (from the web no less) that wasn't there. Not to mention I don't believe the site was built internally.

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[poohty_t]

No, 2 different things here. One changing a feature that was already there is much easier that adding a functionality (from the web no less) that wasn't there. Not to mention I don't believe the site was built internally.

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ok, but really , owners could already set themselves to auto on game as could commish. I , as a commish, really see no real reason for this "new feature" to tell game how long to leave you on auto. I heard the reason for it, so if you coming back and commish forgets to take you off auto, your opponent doesnt play cpu. However, as a commish , that just says people in a league like that have extremely poor communication with each other. I honestly feel that happens alot less than the hassel for commishs having to stop their evenings to load up the game in order to put someone on auto. My point here is , If they just worked on making this an option for owners and commish to do from website, Chances are very high , the owner returning from vacay could take himself off auto the day before , from his smart phone or from the internet. Most everyone who plays online , has one of these options about anywhere they go anymore. So it could have delt with that issue , plus coulda fixed a HUGE pain on commishes at the same time. Looman even mentioned it for m25 , in an interview with MRBill, saying it wouldnt be in for m25 however he clearly knew then it was a big issue. Not fussing here, just trying to state why this is extremely disappointing from a commish point of view. It been a known issue , and gets kinda overlooked for something that happens alot less of the time and mainly due to poor communication to begin with, which anyone in a league knows isnt good for the league. just saying....

 

[buckeye]

ok, but really , owners could already set themselves to auto on game as could commish. I , as a commish, really see no real reason for this "new feature" to tell game how long to leave you on auto. I heard the reason for it, so if you coming back and commish forgets to take you off auto, your opponent doesnt play cpu. However, as a commish , that just says people in a league like that have extremely poor communication with each other. I honestly feel that happens alot less than the hassel for commishs having to stop their evenings to load up the game in order to put someone on auto. My point here is , If they just worked on making this an option for owners and commish to do from website, Chances are very high , the owner returning from vacay could take himself off auto the day before , from his smart phone or from the internet. Most everyone who plays online , has one of these options about anywhere they go anymore. So it could have delt with that issue , plus coulda fixed a HUGE pain on commishes at the same time. Looman even mentioned it for m25 , in an interview with MRBill, saying it wouldnt be in for m25 however he clearly knew then it was a big issue. Not fussing here, just trying to state why this is extremely disappointing from a commish point of view. It been a known issue , and gets kinda overlooked for something that happens alot less of the time and mainly due to poor communication to begin with, which anyone in a league knows isnt good for the league. just saying....

I want to be able to put people on auto from the web as well. However with the ability to have MULTIPLE commissioners that we have now, any one of them can place someone on auto in those situations.

Honestly how we will do it in my league is by availability. If I work nights, there will be a commish who doesn't who can handle that while I'm at work.

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[poohty_t]

I want to be able to put people on auto from the web as well. However with the ability to have MULTIPLE commissioners that we have now, any one of them can place someone on auto in those situations.

Honestly how we will do it in my league is by availability. If I work nights, there will be a commish who doesn't who can handle that while I'm at work.

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yeah i get that, but still someone else is having to stop what they are doing for the evening, to turn on their system , then load the game, just to do this, it coulda been done from a website in the time it took to walk to your console and cut it on. Just saying, coulda made things easier for us . Honestly i dont even like putting peps on auto, cause really the option needs to be able to hit simulate for the owner. so after the game , and league advances cpu doesnt offer their players bad contracts . which causes a whole seperate issue.