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Post by CM Dazz on Jan 5, 2013 10:55:43 GMT -5
Years ago I played till every real player retired. Took 15-16 seasons playing on & off for two years, if I remember correctly. I played the majority of games, but would sometimes simulate to get to the off-season.
I can't imagine doing that again. I suppose I could simulate every season but that's not as fun. I usually go through 1-2 now.
Anyway, how many seasons have you played & how many do you normally play?
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Jan 5, 2013 11:04:07 GMT -5
None <___< On a similar note, I once went 20 years undefeated on Fight Night until my Career was tragically cut short via Butterbean bursting my spleen during a title fight. Beat the bastard, but the game was like "Lol, no." when I tried to book another fight and made me retire.
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Post by BRV on Jan 5, 2013 11:08:12 GMT -5
The furthest I've ever gone is five seasons. Once the majority of the league are computer-automated names, that's about when I reboot back to the original season.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jan 5, 2013 11:44:35 GMT -5
To me the real fun of the franchise mode is the role of the GM, so I love the draft, the trades, the free agents, the contract negotiations, etc. As a result, simulating seasons and only playing critical games myself is perfectly fine for me. I played Madden 07 into the 2042 season once, winning about 30 SB titles (they adjusted the salary cap calculation in the later editions that required me to occasionally purge expensive players and draft replacements and rebuild rather than reload).
Playing superstar mode is a little different. I play every game until I opt to retire unless I have a defensive player (then I simulate about 75% of the games).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2013 11:59:36 GMT -5
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Post by bob on Jan 5, 2013 12:05:32 GMT -5
In Madden 2003 in franchise mode with the salary cap on I once went for 20 seasons and won the Super Bowl every year by grabbing not dipping into the free agent pool for backups too often, rather by drafting them. I also traded away key pieces for high draft picks when a vital player retired.
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Post by Sektor on Jan 5, 2013 12:15:51 GMT -5
I've went five seasons so far in 2012. The A.I. is just too stupid to keep up.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 5, 2013 12:22:52 GMT -5
As many as it takes for me to take a bottom feeding team into a legitimate SB contender; doing it as realistically as possible. Thus anywhere from 2-5 years.
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Post by The Gambler Fan on Jan 5, 2013 13:06:09 GMT -5
I played 5 seasons. The Minnesota Vikings won five Superbowls in a row and were undefeated for four years. I was also the greatest quarterback of all time.
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Post by Hawk Hart on Jan 5, 2013 13:08:24 GMT -5
I've went five seasons so far in 2012. The A.I. is just too stupid to keep up. I'm on season nine of my Connected Careers playing as Philly's starting QB, we're about to win our eight Super Bowl in a row and no team has come within twenty points of beating us in like five years. The AI in this game is awful.
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Post by The Portable Stove on Jan 5, 2013 13:16:18 GMT -5
I played 5 seasons. The Minnesota Vikings won five Superbowls in a row and were undefeated for four years. I was also the greatest quarterback of all time. A moment of silence for this statement, which will never come true in real life. One in Madden, a few in Tecmo Super Bowl, and I've started one with a modern roster in ESPN NFL 2K5.
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Post by MWC on Jan 5, 2013 19:10:46 GMT -5
I think the longest one I played was 8 seasons every game all the way through with the Vikings, and I think it was Madden 2012 I did that. I like 13, but it just feels like so much was stripped away from franchise to where I don't enjoy it as much.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jan 5, 2013 19:41:32 GMT -5
Madden, I would play maybe one or two years, then get bored with it.
NCAA Football, on the other hand, I play the crap out of. I usually play with Nebraska, but I thought I'd import a team I made (the Sioux Falls Storm), and that's fun as hell.
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Post by Cela on Jan 5, 2013 20:23:30 GMT -5
Don't know, 12?
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Post by MGH on Jan 5, 2013 20:25:06 GMT -5
NCAA Football, on the other hand, I play the crap out of. I usually play with Nebraska, but I thought I'd import a team I made (the Sioux Falls Storm), and that's fun as hell. Ditto here. I started a Dynasty as UK when I picked up '13 and I still play on it.
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Post by CM Dazz on Jan 5, 2013 21:47:30 GMT -5
Just checked. I played Madden 05 to 2020, so 15 years.
I'm thinking about simulating the games on '12 with the Bears & just running the off-seasons, even though I said I didn't want to earlier.
On the other hand, I kind of want to gut a team & do a complete rebuild to see how quick I can turn a team competitive, eventually winning a SB.
I've always enjoyed playing GM, especially once you get to the point of consistently dominating the computer. I do wish it was even more in depth than they already is. However, NFL GM or whatever it was called SUCKED!
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Post by CM Dazz on Jan 5, 2013 21:56:07 GMT -5
Uhh, actually, my wife just reminded me I did it in about 6 weeks... I was recovering from a major knee surgery, & thus had A LOT of free time.
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Post by stealthamo on Jan 5, 2013 22:40:44 GMT -5
NCAA Football, on the other hand, I play the crap out of. I usually play with Nebraska, but I thought I'd import a team I made (the Sioux Falls Storm), and that's fun as hell. Ditto here. I started a Dynasty as UK when I picked up '13 and I still play on it. Yep, I remember back when I would do 30 year dynasties on NCAA '03. For some reason, North Texas and Middle Tennessee always became powerhouses. Never really did anything too long for Madden, but on the old College Hoops games, I would max out how long you could coach (I think it was 40 years).
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Post by DragonMasterP on Jan 5, 2013 22:44:05 GMT -5
For me, mostly two, sometimes three.
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Post by MGH on Jan 5, 2013 22:45:46 GMT -5
Ditto here. I started a Dynasty as UK when I picked up '13 and I still play on it. Yep, I remember back when I would do 30 year dynasties on NCAA '03. For some reason, North Texas and Middle Tennessee always became powerhouses. Never really did anything too long for Madden, but on the old College Hoops games, I would max out how long you could coach (I think it was 40 years). I played NCAA '04 until my Gamecube broke and Fresno State would not stop getting to the BCS Championship game. I played them 3 out of 4 years once.
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