All right, let's not get things too heated in here already...especially about last year's game. I think we all can acknowledge that there were issues in the game itself that created many of these issues in the league. That's the reason we're looking into bringing back old policies or adopting new ones. We should all be looking forward to making a more enjoyable experience this year rather than looking back.
Um...wrong league?
Probably not for a few weeks. I mean, I could do it now, but then if a fan of that team comes along, you'd just get booted off that team anyway. If you guys would actually prefer that, I guess we can do it that way. Just seems kind of silly. I can at least tell you that in all likelihood (unless a miracle happens and we fill up with 32 fans), you guys will have a spot...and at this point, it also seems like having teams randomly assigned was the agreed upon method. So, obviously, that would probably reduce your chances of landing the Chiefs.
Probably, yes. Also, I'd be careful being so cavalier about your standing in the league. After the events that transpired last year and your attitude toward getting a new commissioner, creating your own league, etc. it was no guarantee that you'd be allowed back. I'm hoping we don't run into any of those problem this year.
Well, the reason for using the core player measurement is that it gives a clearer idea of the value of a superstar. A 90+ player is going to command a high return of either 2 1st round draft picks or 2 80-89 players (in most cases...obviously, if you're trading a 90 player for an 89 player, it wouldn't require another 89 player). But in general, it just gives a guideline for value and different trading scenarios. And we used it in Madden 12 without much issue. The only reason we went away from it last year was in the hope that EA implementing a salary cap would create enough limitations. But I guess we didn't foresee the back-loaded contracts and people offering max year deals to give them more financial flexibility...combined with no bonus contracts which allowed these players to be moved fairly easily.
It seems the issues you want to avoid are people dropping out mid-season and people gutting the team via trades/cuts. I don't think you have to worry about that with me, given that I stuck around with mediocre ability and mediocre Steelers teams for the last two full seasons and I have a tendency not to trade willy-nilly. Let me know how you want to handle my choice of a team I like (Texans) vs. the team I love (Packers). Thanks.
I agree. I know I don't have to worry about those things with you. However, I've still gotta keep the same policy for all of our "duplicate fans". The policy that seemed to be the most popular was just randomly distributing teams as sort of a compromise in allowing "non-fan teams" to participate. The idea behind fan teams in the first place was to ensure that people wouldn't be coming in trying to take the best team just because the only thing they care about is winning. If we stray from that too much, it's not going to make any difference.
Ha...yeah, that's a hard no. Honestly, I think most of the new "features" EA has added to online franchise are terrible. Custom playbooks and moving teams just scream "
the league over bad!!!" I'm pretty much just pretending they don't exist.
Yeah, I mean, I think it might be neat to bring back some of the old teams or something. Like move Rams back to Los Angeles or whatever. But if we even thought about doing something like that, we'd have to have so many policies and proposals on it. It would just create one more thing for us to analyze. In a lot of ways, I miss the simplicity that the Madden 12 league had. Doing the practices and manually progressing your players just adds tedium and slows things down.
Yup. I can see the 3 TE streak/wildcat/full house/flea flicker/end around/read option offense right now. Has EA said if custom playbooks can be used in ranked games? That would probably be the final nail in the coffin for never playing that mode for me.
That video shows Chance Warmack as an 84. As a rookie, that sounds pretty nice. Warmack + Levitre, in addition to Roos and Stewart (who were in the 90s...but we'll see what EA gives them this year) makes for a pretty stout oline. The real life Titans already saw the benefits of it. CJ broke off a 58 yd TD run last night against the Redskins.
He wasn't sure if he was getting the game. If he is...as a returning player, he'd get them.
I'll put you in as the Patriots for now. We do have a member from last year who is a Patriots fan, but he wasn't sure if he was going to get the game right away. However, if he does, he would have seniority over you.
Cool. I was wondering if you were going to get the game or not. Seattle is all yours.
I'd just be careful about blackout rules if you're considering the Anniversary Edition. Though not nearly as bad as MLB, I think the NFL's rule is if you live within 75 miles of the stadium, you're subject to being blacked out. It's definitely a good deal if you're out of your favorite team's market though.
Thanks for the warning! I am definetly within 75 miles of Bank of America Stadium. I honestly had no idea this was a thing. I usually watch the Panthers on my local Fox station, so blackouts aren't too much of a problem. Probably, I will have a computer playing with this and be watching the local game on the local stations at the same time. I am also hoping that this comes with the Redzone Channel online.
Yeah...blackouts are definitely a thing, haha. They're pretty much the bane of sports. The NFL's are at least reasonable though. And it used to only apply if the game wasn't sold out...though I'm not sure if these online subscription services have caused that rule to change. Honestly, I've never been affected by NFL blackouts, so maybe that speaks to their fan friendliness.
I had pre-ordered the collector's edition, but Sunday Ticket doesn't work on Kindle Fire.
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Actually, I had like a minute left in the game when I typed that. The game ended up going to overtime, where Rodgers came back...only to get injured again. So, yeah... 5 injuries in the game...3 to Green Bay QBs (and that's with 5 min qtrs and accelerated clock). I'm reasonably confident this will be a problem with the game. It just reeks of an EA screw up. I hope they're aware of it and have plans to fix it quickly, as that's the kind of that could delay the start of a franchise. I doubt anybody wants their starting QB injured twice a game, lol.
