Give Every League the Freedom to Make Its Own Choice
Keep All Three Player-Editing Options—But Make “No One” Permanent Once Chosen
Before anyone who fought for player editing gets defensive: I agree that editing should remain in College Football 27.
Customization is part of the fun. Some people want to correct generated players, create storylines, adjust ratings, or run casual leagues with their own rules. EA should not take any of that away.
My request removes nothing.
The current Player Edit Permission options are:
- Any Player
- Commissioner Only
- No One
Keep all three.
The problem is that “No One” is not permanent. A commissioner can select “No One” when the league begins, later change it to “Commissioner Only,” edit players while everyone else is offline, and then switch it back to “No One.”
The settings screen will once again show “No One,” as though editing was never available.
That makes the option practically worthless for establishing an honest league.
Give Every League the Freedom to Make Its Own Choice
People who wanted editing argued that players should have more freedom and control over their Dynasty.
I agree.
But that same freedom should include the ability to create an Online Dynasty where ratings editing is permanently prohibited.
We are not asking EA to take editing away from leagues that want it.
We are asking EA to make each league’s choice meaningful.
If a league selects Any Player, let it edit.
If a league selects Commissioner Only, let its commissioner edit
If a league selects No One, make that decision permanent.
The Fix Is Simple
When the commissioner changes Player Edit Permission to “No One,” display a clear confirmation:
«Selecting “No One” will permanently disable player-ratings editing for everyone, including the commissioner, for the remainder of this Dynasty. This decision cannot be reversed. Do you wish to continue?»
If the commissioner confirms:
- Player Edit Permission becomes permanently ghosted.
- It remains set to “No One.”
- Nobody can change it to “Any Player.”
- Nobody can change it to “Commissioner Only.”
- A future commissioner cannot unlock it.
- The only way to use ratings editing again is to create another Dynasty.
That is all I am asking EA to add.
This Should Be Available Mid-Dynasty
Do not limit this protection to newly created Dynasties.
Existing leagues have already invested months or years into recruiting classes, records, rivalries, and championships. They should not be forced to erase everything and restart when EA finally adds the protection that should have existed from the beginning.
Allow every existing league to select “No One” and permanently ghost the setting at any time.
It cannot answer questions about what may have happened previously, but it can guarantee that ratings editing will be impossible from that moment forward.
This Helps Casual Leagues Too
This is not only for hardcore competitive leagues.
Most Online Dynasties are friends trying to have fun. But “casual” does not mean people are comfortable losing to edited players. Nobody wants to wonder whether a friend is being dishonest, and nobody wants to accuse a friend without undeniable proof.
When unusually powerful players appear on a commissioner-controlled team, there are countless possible explanations:
- Natural recruit generation
- Development traits
- Weekly practice
- Offseason progression
- Facilities
- Support staff
- Talent Developer and other coaching bonuses
- Manual ratings editing
Any explanation could be legitimate. That is what creates the problem.
The commissioner can say the players developed naturally, and that may be completely true. League members may still have doubts because the game provides no certainty either way.
A fun Dynasty should not create real questions about a friend’s honesty.
If “No One” were permanently ghosted, the commissioner could simply say:“The setting is permanently locked. The game will not let me edit anyone.”»
The argument ends immediately.
That protects league members from cheating and protects honest commissioners from suspicion.
Editing Supporters Should Want This Option
If you fought for player editing because you believe people should control their own experience, this proposal follows the same principle.
Your league can select “Any Player” or “Commissioner Only.” You keep every editing feature you wanted.
Another league can select “No One” and permanently protect its competition.
We are not turning editing off for you
We are asking EA to let us permanently turn it off for ourselves.
There is no conflict between those positions. Supporting player choice means supporting all three choices—not making two meaningful while leaving “No One” reversible and unreliable.
If EA Will Not Build an Audit Log, Here Is the Easier Answer
A detailed edit log would solve the transparency problem, but EA apparently does not want to build one.
Fine. The community is handing EA a cheaper and simpler solution.
No edit-history database.
No investigation process.
No additional roster monitoring.
No complicated new interface.
Use the setting that already exists. Add one warning screen. Once “No One” is confirmed, ghost the field permanently.
That single change prevents future ratings editing, protects honest commissioners, eliminates suspicion, and allows existing leagues to continue without restarting.
EA already gave us three options.
Now make all three legitimate choices.
Keep Any Player.
Keep Commissioner Only.
Make No One actually mean no one.
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