When talking and listening to players, we kept hearing that being a star of their own football story would be fantastic. With that in mind, we crafted Face of the Franchise: QB1, where the story is not only about you, but one where the choices you make matter.
It kicks off with creating yourself as a quarterback – even using “face editing” to get an improved likeness. Once you have your player, you begin in college, choosing from top schools to attend, then competing for a national championship in the college football playoffs. Be the BMOC and take home the title, but bring your A-game, because your performance in college – just like on the real collegiate gridiron – has an impact on your capabilities and your draft stock.
The NFL draft doesn’t just happen, though – the combine comes first. Ever-increasing in importance and scrutinization, the combine is a key part of the process. And here, if you want your stock to soar, you’ll need to focus on every rep and decision you make to keep your name rising on draft boards. Where will you get picked, and where will your NFL career start? You’ll find out on draft day!
IN THE LEAGUE
No matter where you get drafted – from first round to last – once a team picks you, you’re going to have to show you belong playing with the pros. Whether you’re a first-rounder who needs to prove you were the perfect high pick, or a seventh-rounder busting your ass to make the roster, if you want success you have to work hard and make each opportunity count.
In the NFL, start building your legacy and taking your franchise to winning seasons, expanding your legend with each snap. It’s not about the cash your contracts rack up, but about how many Super Bowls you win as your legend grows. Give your all – and have fun – as you play your way into memorable moments. When you celebrate your career at the end, will you be remembered among the greats, placed alongside them in the Hall of Fame?
As you live your superstar story, Madden’s new Scenario Engine generates personalized playable scenarios, events, and dynamic challenges that tell the tale of a unique NFL career. Adding to it, in Face of the Franchise: QB1, like in Franchise mode, you choose your Archetype: Strong Arm, Scrambler, Improviser, Field General. Superstar abilities are tied to the Archetype you pick. Levelling up your archetypes unlocks different abilities.
It’s time for you to take your place as the face of the franchise.
OTHER MADDEN FRANCHISE IMPROVEMENTS
While we heard fan feedback for a superstar experience, we also dove deep into the forums and reddit and worked with Gamechangers to round out Franchise mode in other ways, too. With that, here are a few more things to get you ready to break the huddle.
Pro Bowl Returns to Madden NFL 20
The first thing you’ll see while Madden NFL 20 sets up is the Pro Bowl. You can play the pro bowl while the game installs, and you will also have the opportunity to qualify for the Pro Bowl during your Franchise seasons. It’s another opportunity to gain valuable experience and add to your Legacy.
Ratings Spread
We’ve adjusted the range of ratings that you’ll see on players. What does this mean? As examples:
The ratings difference between a 90 OVR player and an 89 OVR player is now larger
Each skill point you spend will be more impactful, and you can earn more skill points over the course of a career
In some cases, you will now see a starter with an OVR in the mid-50s.
New Scenarios
We’ve added an all-new in-game system that generates personalized playable scenarios featuring interactions with characters via a variety of ways including branching dialogue, dynamic events that reflect your performance and choices, challenges that build the story of your unique NFL career (from the moment you sign your rookie contract to you Hall of Fame induction), and more.
Development Traits
We’ve made large updates to our Development Trait system to support Superstar and Zone abilities. The Development Traits in Madden 20 are: Normal, Star, Superstar, and Superstar X-Factor. Both Superstar and X-Factors players can earn Superstar Abilities, but only X-Factors can earn Zone Abilities. We’ve also addressed one of the communities’ biggest complaints: players dropping down in Development Trait. In Madden 20, players can no longer go down in Development Trait at the end of a season.
Coach Mode
Coach mode is also getting scenarios. And the changes to Development Traits have a big impact on Coach mode. Coaches will want to build up their teams with Superstars and X-Factor Superstars via Trades, free agency, and the draft. We’ve also added an overhauled lineup UI to make Franchise mode even smoother.
Contract Updates
We’ve taken a meticulous pass on existing player contracts to ensure they match the NFL. This will not only be more authentic, but it will also make managing your roster’s cap space more realistic.
Progression Updates
We’ve overhauled our progression tuning, including making changes to XP gains from weekly training, actions on the field, and goal completion. These changes should ultimately lead to users being able to increase the OVR of more players on their team meaning they have more option in how to develop their roster.
Draft Updates
We’ve taken a full pass on our Rookie Generators. People familiar with draft classes from the past few years are in for some new surprises, from names, to bodies, to ratings, and more.
One more draft surprise is that rookies with a Superstar Development or higher trait will have their development trait hidden until they’ve played through at least half of a season. These players have their abilities hidden until you reveal their Development Trait. This means that if you draft either a Superstar or an X-Factor Superstar you won’t know exactly what you’ve drafted until later in a season – use your preseason wisely.
Gameplay Effects Updated
We’ve implemented a ton of changes, like Throw Power overhauls to change QB trajectories. But that’s just one example! Tune in to our gameplay stream on 5/23 for more of the inside scoop on additions and changes you’ll find in Madden NFL 20.
Originally Posted by lcarus:
Dustin Colquitt has been rated like an 82 for his whole career in Madden lol. It's kinda ridiculous. He's a punter that you'd expect to have a 95+.
Our defense is dog shit in this game. My first franchise game Foles fucked me up. He completed like every pass. I'm gonna try to focus on leveling Thornhill and going to draft a corner and some LBs in the draft. Also our o-line aside from Schwartz got pretty well shafted in their ratings. Fisher is a 74 overall LT and he should probably be like an 82 or something.
Ratings in general are dogshit.
The Chiefs and Patriots are both 78 OVR lol
The Chiefs offense is an 83 OVR. We had literally one of the best offenses of all time last season and only lost Hunt. The fucking Eagles have a higher rated offense than we do. [Reply]
Although I’ve only been messing around with QB1. Still some dumb ass AI running the ball, or I watching the running play as it were. But a little better. Got drafted by the bengals. Already surpassed the red headed wonder. Oline is ****ing god awful. It’s very difficult to throw , which is fine because it make you feel more rewarded when you hit a bomb. Oline is shit. Even when the d is rushing 4, you might have 2 seconds to throw. Not sure if that’s just because of the Bengals or if others have similar issue.
going to dive into franchise a bit tomorrow. Qb1 feels very similar to CFM after you get through the story mode, and has a lot of the same frustrations as 19 had with Cfm playing as a player. Still a lot of questionable shit when a defender will zoom in at light speed seemingly without moving his feet to break up or intercept a pass.
So far, pretty pleased. But still a lot of very familiar BS in QB1 as CFM in 19. Not all the same BS....just little stuff still lingering around.
Hopefully franchise mode is better. I suspect it will be [Reply]
Really not feeling the game this year. They changed the damn controls so the first game I played online in MUT I was run committing the first half because that button used to be for adjusting the d-line. And when you run commit and they pass, the entire defense just stands still for the first 2 seconds of the play or so. Why the **** would they change this when everyone had muscle memory of the previous layout?
Some aspects of the gameplay improved, running backs aren't tripping constantly like last year and I'm not getting sucked into tackles while there is a blocker blocking the guy quite as much, although it still happens. Flat zones, don't work, they simply do not work. Corner routes are hard as hell to guard against because of the way these zones don't work properly.
They made MUT way more greedy this year than it was last year too.
I think I would have more enjoyment in franchise. [Reply]
I like that fumbles are more prominent this year. Seemed like they rarely ever happened in 19. I'm 5-1 so far. Absolutely destroyed the Colts and Texans. Only game I lost was to the Jaguars because it was my first time getting used to everything. Lost in OT because I was stupid and sold out on a 3rd and inches. I swear if you sell out for the run on 3rd and short the AI knows and hits you with a play action for a wide open TD every time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
Ratings in general are dogshit.
The Chiefs and Patriots are both 78 OVR lol
The Chiefs offense is an 83 OVR. We had literally one of the best offenses of all time last season and only lost Hunt. The ****ing Eagles have a higher rated offense than we do.
their oline ratings bring the overall down a lot. Allegretti counts as their starter and is like a 50-something overall i think. All their line except schwartz is low. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Aspengc8:
their oline ratings bring the overall down a lot. Allegretti counts as their starter and is like a 50-something overall i think. All their line except schwartz is low.
I know our OL is garbage and the Patriots lack stars, but it exposes a flaw in their rating system. Certain unit's production belies their individual talent. The Chiefs and Pat's are both top 10 offenses. Clearly the sum is greater than all the parts, but Madden fails to capture that.
And, I mean, what argument can be made for having both AFCCG representatives and two of the top four teams in the league sporting 78 OVRs? [Reply]
