Players often have to wait for months (sometimes even a full year or more) after launch before the game resembles what was promised in pre-release trailers and hype presentations. While this can sound like a good thing, in practice, it has often meant that full-price games get released as a "shell product" that is feature-incomplete and often also bug-riddled. It basically means that new content and features will be added to the game via period updates. "Live service" is a buzz word going around the industry the past year or so. What this tells me is that Franchise mode is going to be treated as a " live service" moving forward. Franchise mode as a service?īut for me, the real news regarding the future of Madden's franchise mode wasn't the reveal of the return of coordinators it was Graddy's statement that "Franchise mode will continue to be a priority in Madden NFL 22 and beyond, including in our live service plan". So even with coordinators back in the mix, we'll likely still be seeing people saying that the indie Axis Football 2021 has a better franchise mode than Madden 22's. I don't expect we'll be seeing any of that in Madden anytime soon.Īxis Football 2020 includes special teams coordinators, regional scouts, and position group coaches. It also includes facility upgrades, including stadium upgrades, injury and prevention and rehabilitation facilities, training facilities, and logistical infrastructure such as transportation and hotels. This year's Axis Football 2020 not only includes offensive and defensive coordinators, but also special teams coordinators, regional scouts, and position coaches for every position group. So we will apparently not be getting anything close to the full coaching staffs that have been available in Axis Football since 2019. It also looks like Madden 22 will only have offensive and defensive coordinators, unless other coaches are hidden behind the "player personnel" tab on the right. These are either place-holder names for a feature that is still a work-in-progress, or it is evidence that Madden 22 will not have real-life coordinator names. I looked both names up on Google, and didn't find any results for Chicago Bears coaches. Sam Norris and Bill Lando were not the names of previous coordinators either. The Bears' current offensive and defensive coordinators are Bill Lazor and Sean Desai (respectively). I don't recognize the names Sam Norris or Bill Lando.
Madden nfl 21 franchise mode updates update#
I'll likely have to play a few more games to capture footage for the next installment(s) of my "How Madden Fails To Simulate Football" video series.ĮA's preview of the 3rd Franchise update for Madden 21 gives clues about what will be in Madden 22. Not that it matters, I probably won't be putting much more time into Madden 21. Good thing I had already completed my trades for Quentin Nelson and Deshaun Watson to the Bears before this update went live otherwise, I might not have been able to get either player - let alone both. CPU teams will supposedly be better at evaluating trade proposals, will value elite offensive linemen more highly, and can no longer be tricked into thinking that a reserve player is a starting-caliber talent simply by moving the player up on your depth chart. On the more substantive end of the spectrum, it also makes some long-overdue revisions to CPU teams' trade logic. On the superficial end of the spectrum, it adds a league history that tracks SuperBowl champions, seasonal awards, and other information from year-to-year. This update will supplement some of the superficial changes made in the earlier updates with some slightly more substantive upgrades. Obviously, this is too little, and too late for me to bother changing my review of Madden 21 or to change my mind about my long-standing frustration with the lack of attention that EA is paying to Madden's franchise mode. a full month after the SuperBowl and the end of the NFL season. Madden franchise players finally have the full Madden 21 franchise mode to play with - in March. The third (and presumably final) update for Madden 21's long-neglected franchise mode is finally live.
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