Madden DLC of today=Madden Cards of yesterday

[Tengo Juego]

You guys all remember Madden cards. You earned em through playing mini-camp drills. You would get card that would give you unlimited kick power, or a card that would make your RB impossible to tackle.

Now those days seem like they're long gone. Now it seems that we have to pay for these things if we want to experience them. Its sad, what was once free, is now an attempt to squeeze a few more dollars out of our pocket.

* Super Superstar - Downloading this will enable your Superstar to get maximum progression for the length of his career.
* Pick A Superstar - Downloading this will allow you to pick any NFL player to start Superstar mode with.
Why isn't this an option to begin with? NCAA does it with RtG.
* Dig Deep - For one play, your players respond to the challenges of the moment. All players receive a 10% boost to all stats.
* Game Day Instincts - For one game, your coaching staff is in the zone. All players receive a 5% boost to all stats; can be used once per year, per franchise.
* PK Scout - Download this to use a special scout who will reveal all true stats for Punter and Kicker prospects in the upcoming offseason. This is usable in Franchise only.
Something that can add to Franchise mode's experience, but we have to pay a little extra for this. :smh:
* Play Through the Pain - Using this allows for one player to recover from any injury no matter what the severity; usable once per season, per franchise.
* Not Done Yet - Downloading this allows you to keep one player out of retirement for one more year; usable once per season, per franchise. This is used in Franchise Mode only.
Another thing that can make Franchise THAT much more interesting. Persuading a player to stay a la recruiting in NCAA.

 

[FishStickZ]

:smh:

Still, they're not forcing you to buy anything. Nothing here is necessary for success or will make you that much better.

 

[Saluki]

Nothing here really says anything to me, i can't see even the hardcore missing any of these features.

 

[Bomberooski]

I'm with Tengo Juego. Lame to squeeze more pennies out of us for stuff like that that should be unlockable in the game.

 

[Tengo Juego]

:smh:

Still, they're not forcing you to buy anything. Nothing here is necessary for success or will make you that much better.

Nothing here really says anything to me, i can't see even the hardcore missing any of these features.

When you're charging for new songs to play in Guitar Hero or Rock Band, I understand. I understand its hard to license ALL of those songs in the game. And the only legal way to distribute them, is to make people buy the music like they would for an ipod or zune. Or if Call of Duty comes out with a map pack 6 months after the game is out to refresh the online play.

But charging for what was once offered free, its just wrong. You don't have to be "hardcore." Its not about missing these things as much as it just makes me :smh:

I'm not sure that theres any kind of content that I would be ok with EA charging us for in Madden.

 

[Lumpkin]

The retirement thing is cool other than that no loss