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TurkeySloth6555
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9 days ago

CFB 27 (More Likely 28) Playbook Builder Request

I know I've brought up my want for, and willingness to help with, a build-your-own playbook addition, similar to team builder, before. But, that was long before I knew Civil's team already made one. Thus, I feel it's imperative that EA adds it to either of the next two games, more likely CFB 28 because 27 releases in a few months. As annoyed as players are that some form of team builder isn't in the game, I feel either adding a playbook builder feature to the extant site or creating a new playbook builder site and leaving the beta version exclusively online is the best way to do this. This would also throw somewhat of a bone to coach mode users by increasing their immersion. Mind you, I'm perfectly fine with the current playbook editor for those of us who don't have the time and/or energy to design several new formations/sets and plays for them. I'd even be all for Hail Mary and special teams being baked into the playbook builder by default.

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    TurkeySloth6555
    Seasoned Traveler
    7 days ago

    EA_Shepard​ 

    Firstly, I'm posting this here because I don't think it'll fit as a single message in the NextStep chat.

    Technically, this applies to the Madden series as well. Piggybacking off my post above, I just contacted the Tackle Football Playmaker X (TFPX) team about, potentially, partnering with the relevant developers to enable upload of playbook for TFPX to your applicable servers as a Coach Mode bundle for an upcharge over the deluxe edition. The catch would be needing to purchase the game every year to renew upload access. Additionally, you could grandfather in current TFPX users, like me. I upside would be you only needing to supply code that allows upload to TFPX to them. I'm already feeling the limitation of the current playbook editor because my smashmouth playbook requires the following alterations for in-game use: Power I Loki weak (Tackle over tight weak, 32 personnel) to Power I Tight, Shotgun Duet delta steel (20 personnel) to Shotgun Duo slot open, Shotgun Duet raider rust (20 personnel) to Shotgun Duo, Shotgun Herd ranger forge (20 personnel) to Gun Split slot offset, Shotgun Herd seal (20 personnel) to Gun Split slot open, Split T Lars (Tight unbalanced, 32 personnel) to Split T Tight. Please either reach out to or expect contact from TFPX about this.

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    EA_Shepard
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    16 hours ago

    TurkeySloth6555​ I gotta do this one first. With these, this is all out of my scope. However, I can pass this to the studio team so that they have eyes on this one. Things like this are never really handled here, so that is not something we would have a hand in, but I can pass it up.

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    EA_Shepard
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    16 hours ago

    TurkeySloth6555​ A playbook builder like this has been brought up in the community before. Personally, with Team Builder, I would like to see it tested out and see what players think, or if they would use it. We tend to either really like an idea or reject an idea for a game we play, so taking time to build that out in a game in general takes time, and then when pushed, it does not always have the effect you think it will in the end. That is why these are harder. However, the feedback itself, the idea(s) are still valid, and I think they should be looked at by someone. 

    I have this one logged, too, and will pass it along as well.

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