Madden Connected Franchise team member RedZoneD25 answers your CFM questions!

[RedZoneD25]

Foryou personally, what is the one thing you are most proud about that is new/improved for CFM on Madden15?

I’m very excited about randomly generated draft classes, because the team was able to design it in a way that keeps the branching storylines involved. For me, as a hardcore fan of Franchise Mode since Madden 03, finding a way to increase the longevity of CFM for online (and offline) leagues by removing draft guides from the equation as well as retaining Draft stories (a key part of CFM’s personality) is a huge deal.

When we cut a player in preseason do we still have to pay cap penalties?

Yes, if the player is still owed money from their signing bonus.

how many players can u have on ur roster through the off season and into training camps n preseason?

Once the offseason begins, your team can have up to 75 players. As you go through preseason with a full roster, there are specific cut days each week:

Week 1 (if necessary) – Cut to 70 players
Week 2 (if necessary) – Cut to 65 players
Week 3 (if necessary) – Cut to 59 players
Week 4 (if necessary) – Cut to 53 players

Is a fantasy draft an option?

Yes, you can do a Fantasy Draft with any character (Player, Coach, Owner), in both Offline and Online CFM.

Are any players Never available via trade? or is there always a way to make it happen?

Like last year, some players will be extremely difficult to trade for. Teams may also feel that some players are not available for trade.

 

[DieselGamer79]

In connected career, when you choose to be an owner, can you watch the game CPU vs CPU or do I have to play every game. Sometimes I like to watch and see what I've done. Thanks

 

[chris327]

hi,
Does the ps3 version feature the new additions of timing the snap, pass rush moves ect?

Is there anything the ps4 version has that the ps3 wont have, besides better graphics?

With gameplay can i have a top tier cb shadow a wr all game? I know they had it a few years ago but took it out. I would like to be able to have revis or peterson line up against 1 player the whole game no matter where they line up.

thanks in advance.

 

[thejoehawkins]

What color uniforms do the Toronto Thunderbirds, Huskies and the LA Crusaders, Red Dragons have? What does the logos look like?

 

[LexMarston]

Just to set my questions up, I like to control all 32 teams, play every game, and make every personnel move for every team.

1) What is the process of selecting all 32 teams in offline CFM as owners this year? Is it less tedious than last year? In Madden 25, we had to essentially had to go through 3 or 4 screens for every owner, and it took me 30 minutes to an hour just to do what used to take me a few seconds to do.

2) Can we change the actual owners of teams in offline CFM? In Madden 25, if I wanted to remove an owner due to my own personal reasons, I couldn't replace him with a created owner because the team wouldn't allow me to control them anymore. For example, if I wanted to run a storyline where Shad Khan lost all his money and was forced to sell the team, I couldn't continue controlling the Jaguars with a new owner after I retired Shad.

3) Can we select the opponents uniforms in the pre-game menu this year? Often times, I wanted both teams to wear throwbacks, but wasn't able to change both teams' uniforms.

Thanks in advance.

 

[MrBill]

For some of the newer guys, don't forget to enter our drawing for a free copy of Madden 15. The drawing will be this Friday evening!

http://www.virtualsportsnetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137237

 

[thejoehawkins]

Is this Q&A over?

 

[WillDuBeast]

Well Dang I cant get anyone to give me a answer lol not ea no one. :-(

 

[MajorSupreme]

I think I asked this already, but didn't get a definite answer. In the preseason, in the past, cpu teams only subbed in the second-string players in the second quarter and they played the entire game. Leaving the third and fourth strings to ride the pine, not get any playing time and eventually getting cut without a chance to produce. Has this been changed? If not, it's by no means game-breaking, it just adds depth to the game, especially if you've seen this year's preseason.

Other than that, CFM looks amazing, a great jump from last year. Confidence adds a whole other level and brings in so many possibilities. Can't wait for the 26th and next year.

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[buckeye]

He IS at work now guys. He will hop on and answer when he gets a second.

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[papi83dm]

Can a commisioner sign and release players from other teams? this was possible in Madden 11 and Madden 12.

 

[ovfd55]

Any change to the Website for CFM?

 

[poohty_t]

@ovfd55 from all ive heard, not any change to the CFM website, almost like it dont exist. Kinda odd IMO. its far from where it needs to be , about like this game, so you would think they would put some work into it. I know they had this "short dev cycle " but dang. What about using all those peps they laid off from ncaa to do some work on madden and help relieve some work from some others so they could work on more? i just dont quite get that really.sadly , seems like we will only see a small few FA from ea CFM website like before, have horrible way to spend xp , and not really have much functionality other than the ability to advance from website , which is an awesome feature, but we need more like that added!

 

[ovfd55]

yeah bout only thing I used website for last year was checking scores and advancing.Know its not there but man I miss being able to draft from website,hard to get 32 members on xbox/ps4 for a draft.Site used to let them draft while at work or on vacation or if they couldn't make give a trusted league member info to help draft for them.

 

[Poundtherock]

If questions are still being answered; has the problem of random scheduling in CCM been addressed? Playing a divisional opponent one week, or even two weeks later than you just did is not logical.

 

[Hawkeye]

Appreciate you taking the time to do this. Hopefully you can answer some of this.

Has auto subs/formation subs been addressed?
Has schemes been addressed/fixed?
Has CPU AI been improved? Especially when it comes to roster/draft management.
Has the "sim clock" been fixed? Seems if you sim ahead in a game, very little time comes off the clock.
Any improvements to scouting?

And do you know, or can you find out why more HC09 features haven't been brought over? Such as assistant coaches, the scouting system, pro days, RFA's, etc.

Thanks in advance for any answers you can provide.

 

[jpdavis1982]

Can we adjust sim quarter length, or do the stats adjust properly based on quarter length so we can compete with the stat leaders?

 

[poohty_t]

yeah bout only thing I used website for last year was checking scores and advancing.Know its not there but man I miss being able to draft from website,hard to get 32 members on xbox/ps4 for a draft.Site used to let them draft while at work or on vacation or if they couldn't make give a trusted league member info to help draft for them.

Man no kidding , they seem to have no clue how hard it is to do that when you have 32 people across different timezones, to get together at the same time on their ps4s is pretty much impossible, Sad thing is now, is the time to have it available on website because now the internet is more prevelant everywhere you go then it was back when you could draft from website. Between smarts phones, and tablets , laptops everywhere , now its more useful than ever , and yet they continue to ignore it and not even really acknowledge it. just sad.

 

[kmanharris]

If questions are still being answered; has the problem of random scheduling in CCM been addressed? Playing a divisional opponent one week, or even two weeks later than you just did is not logical.

That happens in the real NFL.

Dallas does it this year (Philly week 13 and 15). They did it in 2012 too. Philly in week 10 and 13.

 

[RedZoneD25]

I think I asked this already, but didn't get a definite answer. In the preseason, in the past, cpu teams only subbed in the second-string players in the second quarter and they played the entire game. Leaving the third and fourth strings to ride the pine, not get any playing time and eventually getting cut without a chance to produce. Has this been changed? If not, it's by no means game-breaking, it just adds depth to the game, especially if you've seen this year's preseason.

Other than that, CFM looks amazing, a great jump from last year. Confidence adds a whole other level and brings in so many possibilities. Can't wait for the 26th and next year.

Preseason substitution works the same as it did last year. I understand where you’re coming from, though. While it’s not exactly what you’re referring to, the addition of Game Prep does allow CPU teams to assign drills and Confidence to any player(s) on their team to work on, which could be the rookies and bottom end of the roster depending on where they decide to focus.

Can a commisioner sign and release players from other teams?

It is not possible to edit teams other than your own as a Commissioner.

Appreciate you taking the time to do this. Hopefully you can answer some of this.

Has auto subs/formation subs been addressed?

I’m not sure what you’re referring to here.

Has schemes been addressed/fixed?

Also not sure what this means. Could you elaborate?

Has CPU AI been improved? Especially when it comes to roster/draft management.

We did make an effort to avoid having teams “double up” on positions where it wouldn’t make sense to (signing a top free agent QB, then drafting a QB in the first round), and trade logic has been tuned to be much more realistic (and difficult) as well.

Can we adjust sim quarter length, or do the stats adjust properly based on quarter length so we can compete with the stat leaders?

Default settings within CFM are set in order to accrue stats on par with the rest of the league.