MADDEN 26-27 IMPROVEMENT IDEAS
This is a thread I wanted to start so everyone on here can have their ideas seen and heard by EA_Shepard and other EA Staff while also having a single, organized place to share them. This in turn ma...
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kballs13 I actually suggested this to EA Shepard when we were discussing the game's future in a previous thread. If they can't at least get the basics working by launch then that's definitely what many staff even feel needs to be the focus. Unfortunately the devs are kind of at the mercy of what's requested of them though, and they are seriously crunched for time and hard pressed to make the checklist. The whole thing from the top down has been failing for some time, but since EA just sold out, we'll see if new management will right the ship or steer it further off course. If they don't resctructure from the top down though, the whole thing will likely implode.
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Community ManagerGVRH i got this one too!
kballs13 Can you break down more of what you mean by excess? I get too many modes. When i watch my young ones play games i see how many modes and it's insane. To a point, I agree with you on that front, but with the advancement of games, that is the future. This is why i stopped playing mobile games in general. There are too many things to pay attention to;, I don't have the time.
EA_Shepard Idk if I asked you this before, but would it be viable to split MUT into a free online game with sub service since they make so much on microtransactions anyway and keep other modes the paid source of Madden? It just seems to me like it would be better if MUT and the other modes like Franchise could have two separate spaces and teams working on them so they each are capable of getting the attention they deserve. This just comes back to the discussion of there being waaaaay too much to address in the current yearly cycle to viably keep up with the demand and scope of changes that are requested.
The excess is the modes. Each mode is so large they could be their own game and I’m sure they must require their own dev team no? That must be expensive. Maybe separate games is the answer. For most of us it’s the MUT mode that ruined the rest of the game. I’ve accepted that MUT is here to stay but to me it’s really just a fancy play now mode. Franchise and Superstar are also similar. Maybe combining those two modes is a start. So when you start a new franchise you can start as an owner/GM or player. For MUT maybe just make it special rosters selectable in play now.
As a father I’ve stressed the distinction of wants vs needs to my kids. Most things are wants. For Madden, we all want the little details like perfect uniforms, end zone celebrations, and realistic stadiums. However those are just wants that don’t affect the actual gameplay. We need the gameplay to work. We need the modes to not have 50 million glitches that are still being patched 1 month before the new game releases. We need to be able to access online leagues and maintain them. So the players need to get their priorities straight with EA. First fix the bones, then add the accessories.
I've actually discussed with EA Shepard about taking what works best within Superstar and making it the revamped Franchise player mode. I think it would be a perfect route to take in finding a balance of what works vs what doesn't, giving what works within Superstar the foundation of what Franchise already has to build upon as well as a perfect space to incorporate the RPG type elements/scenarios they've been trying to work in these past few years. That way other modes like coach/owner mode could focus less on those scenarios and more around actual franchise details like improving training camp/practice, refining the coach abilities/carousel, and focusing on team building and gameplay.
I was wondering if you like my ideas so far to improve for madden 27.
would their be an opportunity to have a halftime show in madden 27 where we can pick what bands and artists will perform?
I want to have a cinematic experience across all modes, including ultimate team
