give the cpu a logic while trading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to make this as simple as possible.

EA, you need to either fix your servers or stop giving people losses for disconnects!
Don't give me the crap about it's this or that.
I've tried them all (costing me additional money)
Until you all can fix it or tell me how to fix it, stop giving people losses for "you've lost connection to peer."

I am going to repost this every day until something gives.
I'm sick of this *hit!

i love online franchise! but let us trade draft picks, there isnt 1 trade in the nfl i can think of that doesnt involve draft picks! other than that i love it i been waiting forever for it

What up duqside - This guy is a terror in my Online Franchise
Great Owner - 9 - 0 and on his way to the SuperBowl

No wonder why he likes it!

Seriously - You guys know what you need to do to step it up -

Bring in the Salary Cap
Give Commissioners more control
Allow importing the Draft Class

So on and such forth...

I'm sorry, I've been a Madden fan since day one....and quite frankly.....this is straight BULLSH8T!!!

Nothing works correctly and it seems like all CPU games are set to "all-pro"

I've never supported a 2K game, but I honestly think EA is LUCKY they have the stronghold on the liscense. WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GO PURCHASE NBA 2K10 AND SEE HOW IT'S DONE!!!!!!!!!!

I'm fed up. DO SOMETHING RIGHT BY YOUR LOYAL SUPPORTERS, ROLL OUT SOME SH8T THAT WORKS FROM THE JUMP!

OPEN YOURSELVES UP AND SPEAK TO US INSTEAD OF FISHING AROUND ON THE FORUMS.

It's just such a waste of time for us to continue to complain on this site, EA ain't doin sh8t about it.....they day they open themselves up to really listen to us is what I am waiting for.

Nonsense. Complete nonsense.

I've already posted what I like about the game. I'm really enjoying the online franchises.
Maybe I missed it somewhere but can we get an email with all the game stats when we play a league game? I like seeing tendencies of random online people I play but I think it would really come into effect playing the same people.

We need the option to use the updated rosters when we start a new franchise. When we start a new franchise we have to use the original rosters.

cem_ea_id.ClutchPapi34 wrote:We need the option to use the updated rosters when we start a new franchise. When we start a new franchise we have to use the original rosters.

i completely agree it is bullcrap we can't use the updated roster i was able to do it one time because me and my friend restarted now with the last update i couldn't and it has already been one update later its gettin to be rediculous LET US USE THE ROSTER UPDATE ON THE ONLINE FRANCHISE

ps3.SCOTT_3739 wrote:

cem_ea_id.ClutchPapi34 wrote:We need the option to use the updated rosters when we start a new franchise. When we start a new franchise we have to use the original rosters.

i completely agree it is bullcrap we can't use the updated roster i was able to do it one time because me and my friend restarted now with the last update i couldn't and it has already been one update later its gettin to be rediculous LET US USE THE ROSTER UPDATE ON THE ONLINE FRANCHISE

I started a 32 man franchise thinking the latest rosters will be available but that wasn't the case. I'm a little disappointed, how long will we have to wait?

Things I like about the Online Franchise Console Experience:

Like that you do not have enter stats.

Things I think can be improved:

More freedom with playing the games. Takes too long to wait for the league to finish the weekly games so you can move on. Not big into the swapping players and trades. LeagueDaddy is much better but stats entry is a drag.

Online Franchise would be a lot better if they would just fix the difficulty levels and CPU trade logic. All-Madden is a lot harder offline than online and you can pull off any trade you want online, the computer never declines. It's not a big deal if you have humans controlling all 32 teams but it is a problem when you have only a few people and have to play the computer most of the time. Does anyone know if they will be fixing this problem?

Things I like about the Online Franchise Console Experience:

- Lack of a salary cap...seriously, everyone whining about it not being there is just going to whine about it not working properly next year or just being too constrictive. It's been far more fun to work out trades with other owners solely based on what is perceived to be fair between the trading parties and the commissioner. I've worked out my own salary cap system for my OF that's based on the team ratings rather than what teams are actually spending in real life. Should the Redskins or Raiders immediately be hindered by constrictive cap space just because their real owners are insane?
- The stat updating, while glitchy at times, is awesome. I know this isn't the right thread for this, but the website interface updates immediately after the game is played. That's just terrific and makes it great for monitoring big games.
- Being in control. While the number of options available for the commissioner are somewhat limited, I've never felt more in control of an online league before. Just being able to boot troublemakers is great. I would like to have this ability from the website in situations where a last minute suspension is necessary (e.g. awarding a game vs. the CPU if one of the owners is unreachable).


Things I think can be improved:

- Simulated injuries. Why is it that whenever a game has to be simulated, there's a major injury involved? The frequency of sim'd injuries needs to be turned way down.
- Commissioner options. Again, I know this is the wrong place for this, but it would be nice to be able to advance the week and boot players from the website interface. I have to assign an interim commissioner if I'm away and can't advance the week.
-Third party commissioners. It'd be nice to have a commissioner that's not necessarily also an owner. This could end up being a cottage industry, but there's lots of league management that can be handled by a guy who's just 100% dedicated to that function.
- More documentation!! We're getting ready for our first offseason and I've got very little idea of what to expect.
- Option to sync rosters to the online updates. This would probably create a lot of headaches as well as precluding trades or free agent signings, but I'd love to be able to sync up the ratings for players. My Broncos have been boosted more than nearly any team and I'm stuck with a mediocre O-line from Roster Update #1 as well as a nearly worthless DOOOOOM at 65 OVR (now at like 83).
- Flex scheduling. I don't think that it should be like 09, but some way to postpone games that can't be played would be nice.
- Practice mode. This is an absolute must for me. As my league advances, I'd really like to be able to work on new schemes to fit my changing personnel rather than just jump into the next game. If not addition of a practice mode, then add the ability to save your OF roster offline.

I completely agree with the post that I have quoted below. Online franchise is a spectacular idea and could revolutionize the sports gaming industry. I like that it is released because we can use what is there but I feel that this is very premature and hopefully other developers aren't able to take advantage of this being released without the full set of features. I love the new Madden and I have always loved the franchise (owner) mode since it's inception. The team has done a great job with the game this year. Being honest, the franchise mode is so successful because of all it's features and the online franchise mode has very little of those features. It is like playing a tournament mode but based off the 16 game NFL season. I know that the team is working hard to improve the mode and the things that we would all love to see is a mirror image of the regular consol franchise mode. I have played it with friends for years and now it is much easier to do so online but very disapointing since the key features are not there. The only addition that I'd like to have outside of the core features is the ticket and concession stand pricing back in the game. What is the point of looking at a budget if you don't have the control of earning that budget. Winning games to attract fans is not enough. I love the game and cannot wait until this online franchise mode comes into it's own.

ps3.thumstyx wrote:Things I like about the Online Franchise Console Experience:

- It exists
- The fact it was released before it was "finished"
- The integration with the WEB
- The ability to customize most gameplay settings



Things I think can be improved:

- Commissioners need more control in Online Franchise
( The ability to throw-out game results - approve transactions when trading - signing free agents
- Add Salary Cap - Team Finances
( The Online Franchise needs to reflect your regular franchise experience
- The abilty to Import NCAA draft classes - scout players in the regular season
( This really brings the Madden / NCAA experience near full circle
- Incorporate scouting into the regular season
( This gives Team Owners something to do while they are waiting to advance )
- The abilty to backup Online Franchise and restore to a prior saved date


All in all -
If you can begin by integrating most ( not all ) of the same core features that are in your regular / non-online Franchise mode to Online Franchise - you will have a very soild Online Franchise Experience.


Thank You

I'll give it a 5 so far with the difference being the lack of roster support. they saw this coming