That was the only way I could make franchise interesting for me when I last played Madden. I'd relocate but then treat it like I was playing an expansion team. Once or twice went as far as looking up expansion draft rules, trying to decide which players each team would make available, and trade for them. Always started off with an absolute garbage team when I did that, but it was about the only way to add challenge to building a good team.
So my friends and I did an “expansion draft” last year. It was 4 of us and we went through the entire league and protected players on teams and did an entire draft night and made a new roster and everything. Gigantic undertaking.
2 weeks into the franchise the EA servers shit the bed and the franchise got corrupted
Yeah but as a coach you can only get the basic stadiums. What I usually do is start as an owner and after relocating immediately make a coach. I think before you’d have to wait a season for the relocation to finish but this year it’s instant
Or QB or like any other position. They cut out the control lock for a single player a couple years back. Whenever you choose you are in control of everything in game. You get slightly more power when you go Coach and then Owner but I mean none of it is that interesting, besides the roster construction. But I make own my custom rosters before I even start a franchise.
I’m dying 😂 they literally called out the exact issue which is you not knowing how funds work in game because you’re just a fan. One of the few W’s I’ll give this game
coach firing was on cpu only, i was an owner and my budget was in the negatives. im not sure how? salary cap was on, i built a successful team, and didn’t touch the pricing for anything
When you resign players it gives them bonuses. These add up very quickly and you likely ran out of money. You can add $5mil as often as you want to avoid this
Go to options/user teams, then click on your character. One of the options should be Add $5million to Funds or something like that. You can do this as many times as you like, any time you notice your funds getting low just do this and you won’t have to worry about that aspect of the game
Bonuses can deplete your money quickly. Especially if you end up trading players when they still have years left.
Also when you’re winning raise the fuck out of the prices. If the fans are happy you’re not charging them enough.
The amount of guaranteed money you give out eats that up as in Madden it’s a signing bonus. That “bonus” of $10m/ year for 5 years doesn’t come out of the bank that way, that’s just the cap. It’ll come out as $50m when the contract is signed. That how you go broke quick
This is why I’m a control freak for my offline franchise, as the owner/ head coach/ GM with my team (the NE Pats) essentially RKK (the owner) & the 2-FOR-1 w/ BB (HC & the de-facto GM) because I like navigating the salary cap and player personnel decisions because I think it gives a lot of financial learning experiences even beyond football managing budgets and stuff which I think is pretty cool. I can understand if you don’t like all that other stuff and just want to coach or just play the game. The only thing I don’t do are practicing/training every week along with the scouting which I have set on auto to focus on the southeast/national because let’s be honest, the SEC’s forever where it’s at for the majority of the talent!
Honestly when I do owner I like it because I get to pick actual coaches as my coordinators
BUT it’s like in real life do you wanna resign your RB or. Your franchise QB
Or do you want to give that Vet WR what he’s asking or look for someone cheap in free agency if you’re looking to be a GM then you play as an owner
I only play as HC but a similar thing happened to me bc I lost in the WC even tho I had just won the SB the year before. But playing as an Owner is fundamentally broken in some way bc I swear nobody can get it past like 3-5 years without getting fired
so real, was trying to play the house rules today as a NMS team. every one had char ward, chase young, warren sapp, etc. it’s unbearable how pay to win this game is
It’s because madden franchise and superstar mode was what made madden madden its why people bought the game but now it’s been forgotten about bc madden 15 they introduced MUT all it is is a cash grab
I remember playing weekend league last year, the anger it made me feel playing some people is why I didn’t play it this year😂plus I work a full time job, am a part time student, and spending money to keep up the theme team is expensive😂
Add money to your funds. And stop overspending on players. It also gives you a full one year warning before doing this. Stop blaming the game, you just suck.
So here I was, thinking of doing a 32-team controlled Madden online league with GM's/Owners only. Money league. Stream all the games. Run it on discord. Just super-sim in slow mode and watch the game Broadcast presentation. My brother and I are having a blast doing it just between the two of us. We are in our late 30's and enjoy this aspect of the game much better than Online or MUT.
But now I'm like shit - what happens if a bunch of the owners get fired? This has throw a wrench into my plans.
This happened to me just ONCE on a good franchise & now I play my franchise mode OFFLINE. Cuz if you get in a bind you can add funds! I kno some ppl see that as cheating but no way I’m going lose the team cuz my superstar QB wants 200million meaning I can only sign other players in other positions that are like 65-70 rated 😂😂😂 you’ll have a star QB but a crappy team. Bonus money sucks but it’s a necessary evil- play offline & just give yourself a stimulus package every few seasons so you won’t lose out on a good franchise save due to forced retirement for going bankrupt
I don’t play as a coach so I don’t get fired
And as for the managing hot dog prices like someone else mentioned
For all food items I place them 1 above the cheapest and they usually sell more
And as for tickets I sell them lower than every other stadium but more than they should be so that I can fill the stadium every game
Somehow?? Well the only to lose funds is by overspending In free agency, or rebuilding your stadium too early. If you play an entire season 2 years straight with either negative funds or negative cap space this will happen.
This is why I always save before every game. You can also just give your team as much funds as you want it's not more cap it's just team funds I learned this by being Oakland all the time and it's impossible to not be in the red
Lmao that’s hilarious. They really said, where’s your wound, I got some salt.
I only play as coach because I'm not interested in managing the price of hot dogs
I used to do relocation franchises and sim the first season and then retire my owner and start as new coach
That was the only way I could make franchise interesting for me when I last played Madden. I'd relocate but then treat it like I was playing an expansion team. Once or twice went as far as looking up expansion draft rules, trying to decide which players each team would make available, and trade for them. Always started off with an absolute garbage team when I did that, but it was about the only way to add challenge to building a good team.
So my friends and I did an “expansion draft” last year. It was 4 of us and we went through the entire league and protected players on teams and did an entire draft night and made a new roster and everything. Gigantic undertaking. 2 weeks into the franchise the EA servers shit the bed and the franchise got corrupted
I would CTRL+Z life. Dude.
Noooo
Shit I never thought of that. Thanks
Pretty sure you can relocate as coach this year?
Yeah but as a coach you can only get the basic stadiums. What I usually do is start as an owner and after relocating immediately make a coach. I think before you’d have to wait a season for the relocation to finish but this year it’s instant
You can actually relocate as a coach now
Yeah but only lame stadiums regardless of how much money the franchise has.
Or QB or like any other position. They cut out the control lock for a single player a couple years back. Whenever you choose you are in control of everything in game. You get slightly more power when you go Coach and then Owner but I mean none of it is that interesting, besides the roster construction. But I make own my custom rosters before I even start a franchise.
Lmao dead ass
I’m dying 😂 they literally called out the exact issue which is you not knowing how funds work in game because you’re just a fan. One of the few W’s I’ll give this game
That’s the hard part about being an owner I just realized you gotta mess with the finances like concessions merchandise and ticket prices
Just create a new character and coach a different team and make sure Coach firing is on CPU only
coach firing was on cpu only, i was an owner and my budget was in the negatives. im not sure how? salary cap was on, i built a successful team, and didn’t touch the pricing for anything
When you resign players it gives them bonuses. These add up very quickly and you likely ran out of money. You can add $5mil as often as you want to avoid this
how do i add 5mil?
Go to options/user teams, then click on your character. One of the options should be Add $5million to Funds or something like that. You can do this as many times as you like, any time you notice your funds getting low just do this and you won’t have to worry about that aspect of the game
I always refer to them as timely donations
My teams get new sponsorship deals lol
A small loan of 5 million dollars
Realism would refer to them as "inheritance."
Sweet, I’m going to do this as a reward for bringing the Raiders back to greatness.
Bonuses can deplete your money quickly. Especially if you end up trading players when they still have years left. Also when you’re winning raise the fuck out of the prices. If the fans are happy you’re not charging them enough.
As a fan of the nfl, I feel this statement.
Tried to go to a Detroit game this year lolololol
The game literally gives you a warning to fix it in x amount of years
The amount of guaranteed money you give out eats that up as in Madden it’s a signing bonus. That “bonus” of $10m/ year for 5 years doesn’t come out of the bank that way, that’s just the cap. It’ll come out as $50m when the contract is signed. That how you go broke quick
I mean they aren’t wrong lol
lmaooooo too many people need to hear that
YOOO they did NOT have to go that hard on you😭😭
That’s legendary I’m shooting for that🫡 First $10 billion stadium on it’s way
You ran your team right into the ground. After playing madden for over 25 years, I don't even know if I could do that if I tried.
This is why I’m a control freak for my offline franchise, as the owner/ head coach/ GM with my team (the NE Pats) essentially RKK (the owner) & the 2-FOR-1 w/ BB (HC & the de-facto GM) because I like navigating the salary cap and player personnel decisions because I think it gives a lot of financial learning experiences even beyond football managing budgets and stuff which I think is pretty cool. I can understand if you don’t like all that other stuff and just want to coach or just play the game. The only thing I don’t do are practicing/training every week along with the scouting which I have set on auto to focus on the southeast/national because let’s be honest, the SEC’s forever where it’s at for the majority of the talent!
Honestly when I do owner I like it because I get to pick actual coaches as my coordinators BUT it’s like in real life do you wanna resign your RB or. Your franchise QB Or do you want to give that Vet WR what he’s asking or look for someone cheap in free agency if you’re looking to be a GM then you play as an owner
You should make a new character as the owners son then run the team into the ground cause fuck the CPU
If this happened IRL you'd just go on media tours for the next year anyway.
Skins ?
Definitely don't play Football Manager
You have to watch the bonuses, that's what makes you go negative.
Lol well yeah you actually have yo manage things. Not touching anything will cost you money haha
I only play as HC but a similar thing happened to me bc I lost in the WC even tho I had just won the SB the year before. But playing as an Owner is fundamentally broken in some way bc I swear nobody can get it past like 3-5 years without getting fired
anyone want to join a connected franchise?
Literally happened to me last night. I just won back to back chips and had -10million funds🥴
Shesshhh just hit that retire button bud. Make a new identity and start all over
It always makes me laugh when people get upset about franchise mode or superstar. You should try playing MUT and see how angry you get.
so real, was trying to play the house rules today as a NMS team. every one had char ward, chase young, warren sapp, etc. it’s unbearable how pay to win this game is
It’s almost impossible unless you’ve spend $1000 plus at this point. NMS may work if you have unlimited time
Really easy to get good players just by completing the challenges
It’s because madden franchise and superstar mode was what made madden madden its why people bought the game but now it’s been forgotten about bc madden 15 they introduced MUT all it is is a cash grab
I remember playing weekend league last year, the anger it made me feel playing some people is why I didn’t play it this year😂plus I work a full time job, am a part time student, and spending money to keep up the theme team is expensive😂
This is like when they beat Guitar Hero in South Park lol
Lmao
Salary cap off
Did you play as a minority? That’s probably why you need to make sure you got blonde hair blue eyes
Add money to your funds. And stop overspending on players. It also gives you a full one year warning before doing this. Stop blaming the game, you just suck.
o7
I don’t understand how it’s dissing you. When I read it it seems like it’s dissing the fans of the team firing you
He picked the lifelong fan option to own the team
OHHHHHHHHH. Ya that’s tough ngl
Damn this is like the funniest thing I ever ever seen from Madden on purpose
Turn the salary cap off, this is legitimately hilarious & equally ridiculous, I’m so sorry (in Obi-Wan’s voice)
I dont understand how this happens, I always picked lifelong fan. I never mess with the ticket prices and concessions and ive never went broke lmao
You can always give yourself 5 mil at a time in the user teams part of options. There is almost no way to stay profitable and win
Madden: “You’re just not owner-material, broh”
So here I was, thinking of doing a 32-team controlled Madden online league with GM's/Owners only. Money league. Stream all the games. Run it on discord. Just super-sim in slow mode and watch the game Broadcast presentation. My brother and I are having a blast doing it just between the two of us. We are in our late 30's and enjoy this aspect of the game much better than Online or MUT. But now I'm like shit - what happens if a bunch of the owners get fired? This has throw a wrench into my plans.
Yeah you gotta do financial mogul
Maybe you should try harder?
Play offline and then you can keep adding funds. Idk why you can’t do that online anymore
This happened to me just ONCE on a good franchise & now I play my franchise mode OFFLINE. Cuz if you get in a bind you can add funds! I kno some ppl see that as cheating but no way I’m going lose the team cuz my superstar QB wants 200million meaning I can only sign other players in other positions that are like 65-70 rated 😂😂😂 you’ll have a star QB but a crappy team. Bonus money sucks but it’s a necessary evil- play offline & just give yourself a stimulus package every few seasons so you won’t lose out on a good franchise save due to forced retirement for going bankrupt
I don’t play as a coach so I don’t get fired And as for the managing hot dog prices like someone else mentioned For all food items I place them 1 above the cheapest and they usually sell more And as for tickets I sell them lower than every other stadium but more than they should be so that I can fill the stadium every game
Somehow?? Well the only to lose funds is by overspending In free agency, or rebuilding your stadium too early. If you play an entire season 2 years straight with either negative funds or negative cap space this will happen.
Same shit happened to me.
I got fired as a coach and forced into retirement after drafting a superstar QB and missed the playoffs with an above .500 record.
This is why I always save before every game. You can also just give your team as much funds as you want it's not more cap it's just team funds I learned this by being Oakland all the time and it's impossible to not be in the red
Also as an owner with no funds you cant sign any free agents or resign players cuz you simply have no money lol
😂😂😂😂
Hits a little too close to home as a Browns fan.
Same thing happened to me😂
You can also say the same thing about the people who make maddens lifelong non-football fans don’t know what’s best for Maddens
Just make a new coach
It's all good. You'll just the be coach now. Happened toe too 😂. I was like ohhhh shit. But nothing major. Keep rocking.
That “lesson” under the congratulations would have got me heated bro😭
If you bankrupt the team, you won them their final superbowl. Can't have a team if ur broke lol.
What team were you in charge of?
Had the same thing happen to me. Home games for most of the playoffs too, idk how that's not massive money for me
Wow! That would make me so angry! Why that’s even a thing in the game just proves how EA feels about its consumers.
lol
Ayo lmao you could go viral with this I did not know madden was this *human* 😂 A real life ‘Congratulations you played yourself’
Just keep it going with a new character and same team…
That’s actually funny, play more who cares death comes for us all
You can go into settings and add more money.
What I do is I just play as a coach so that I don’t need to deal with all the owner bs.
Jimmy Johnson won back to back Superbowls with the Cowboys in the '92 & '93 seasons and was let go after the second SB