***TMSBL Madden 15 League*** Season 3 (248,830 views)

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Let's try and get an advance tonight if possible. After Thursday night, I am unavailable for the next 5 weeks. I'd love to finish out this season if possible.

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Beat the Saints, 52-3

the real MVP with 177 yds and 4 TDs

Julio with 177 yds as well

[Citizen Cane]

Jun 15, 2015 18:15:08 GMT -6 @dumptime said:

Derek Carr over Danny Bailey for MVP?

SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

:smug:

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Madden 16...

EA Sports' Ultimate Team, the fantasy team mode with virtual trading cards that's available in most of the publisher's games, is phenomenally popular — as is fantasy football. This year, Madden NFL 16 developer EA Tiburon is bringing fantasy football into Madden, in a way, with a new mode called Draft Champions.

"Fantasy sports and football go hand in hand," said Seann Graddy, senior producer on Madden 16, in an interview with Polygon. "People just love to draft. They like to get together in a room and pick their team. They think they have more insight about a certain player. We thought about how we could bring the draft experience into Madden."

Draft Champions offers you a makeshift squad based on your favorite NFL team. You then take part in a series of draft rounds, picking one athlete from three options each time. You're seeking to fill empty positions on the roster, but also looking out for upgrade options in existing spots. Your draft team can then take the field against either human or AI opponents in tournaments, and you can go back and try more drafts.

"We decided to come up with this simple 15-rounder, where you have to make an interesting decision every time," said Graddy. "That's what a draft is about. 'I know more than you. I'm going to make an interesting pick.'

"We limit the number of picks that you have so that those decisions are hard," Graddy continued. "You're not going to fill every position on your team. How do we create this draft experience, but take it one step further? With fantasy football you pick a team and you passively watch it. In our game you pick a team and you can play with it on the field. It makes it a bit more special."

The drafts aren't undertaken in leagues with other people, as in the Connected Franchise mode. You draft players by yourself, and then play others with that team. We asked about the quality of NFL players throughout the rounds of the draft, and Graddy said it's randomized, so the players available in round 15 could be just as good as the ones in round 1.

In the game itself, EA Tiburon has tweaked passing options for quarterbacks as well as receiver options. The QB can decide to loft a pass to let his receiver get under it, or fire off a bullet. And Madden 16 players will be able to choose from three different catch types, with each one suited to particular types of situations. Receivers can elect to attempt a stylish aggressive catch or a safer but less flashy possession catch, for example.

New animations have been added for the moment receivers catch the ball and best their opponents. AI receivers and defensive backs are more likely to react to one another's movements and decisions, part of EA Sports' attempts to smarten up its virtual players using the vaunted Ignite engine.

"We give you deeper controls to be more creative," said Graddy. "At the point of the catch, we built a system to allow our animators to animate that battle between the defender and a wide receiver. They're very authentic, very exciting. They're the big 'wow' moments you get on Sunday."

As with other sports games like FIFA 16 and NHL 16, Madden 16 is also getting on-screen prompts for players and increased tutorial feedback mechanisms.

Madden NFL 16 will be released Aug. 25 on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.

[Bruns]

Geebs and I are playing tonight

[gbgalla24]

Bruns and I will play at 5:30 eastern. We had issues last night.

[gbgalla24]

Bruns wins 27-7

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BOOOOOOOOOOOo

[Deleted]

Pretty sad that we still haven't gotten an advance. New commish for Madden 16?

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Jun 18, 2015 7:30:41 GMT -6 @rv said:

Pretty sad that we still haven't gotten an advance. New commish for Madden 16?

IMO people have gotten over this league/Madden in general and are just waiting for 16

[Bruns]

I forgot to advance after our game (painkillers). I'm sure Bankz can advance it sometime today. I just wanna play RV again and then I'm pretty much over this league.

[Heebs]

I will be out of town the next few days. Returning late Saturday night. Hopefully, whenever we advance, folks can wait for me to play my game.

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Jun 18, 2015 7:35:42 GMT -6 Bruns said:

I forgot to advance after our game (painkillers). I'm sure Bankz can advance it sometime today. I just wanna play RV again and then I'm pretty much over this league.

I can play tonight and tonight only. Then I'm gone for 5 weeks.

[Bruns]

Do I play you after the advance? So even if you win you cant finish the post season? that sucks

[Bankz]

League Advanced

KC @ Citizen Cane
Bruns @ @rv
Denver @ Bankz
@dumptime @ Heebs

if you guys get the games in today/tonight I will advance if not

Sunday 11:59pm Est will be the advance time

[Citizen Cane]

I'll play my comp game before I leave for the Keys this afternoon. Won't be home until sunday night

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Fuckin heebs

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Jun 18, 2015 8:09:24 GMT -6 Bruns said:

Do I play you after the advance? So even if you win you cant finish the post season? that sucks

Yep. That's why I was pushing to get everyone played before the sim deadline. Or for commish to actually follow the deadline he set. 

[Bruns]

Well sucks for you I guess. I can play right after work at like 4 30 central then I have softball and then going out to eat. I can play after all that but not sure what time it would be.

[Bankz]

Jun 18, 2015 9:50:34 GMT -6 @rv said:

Jun 18, 2015 8:09:24 GMT -6 Bruns said:

Do I play you after the advance? So even if you win you cant finish the post season? that sucks

Yep. That's why I was pushing to get everyone played before the sim deadline. Or for commish to actually follow the deadline he set. 

Its the playoffs i'm not going to be a dick and auto games. 

You were never going to be able to play the entire thing anyways 

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Jun 18, 2015 9:56:17 GMT -6 Bankz said:

Jun 18, 2015 9:50:34 GMT -6 @rv said:

Yep. That's why I was pushing to get everyone played before the sim deadline. Or for commish to actually follow the deadline he set. 

Its the playoffs i'm not going to be a dick and auto games. 

You were never going to be able to play the entire thing anyways 

If we had followed the schedule and gotten lucky with 2 people being able to play twice in a night for the super bowl, would've worked.

[Bankz]

Well again I'm not going to screw over to users

[Bruns]

Week advanced.

@dumptime vs Bruns
Bankz vs Citizen Cane

[Bankz]

Citizen Cane

when do you want to play? tomorrow night work? sometime after 8pm?

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Jun 22, 2015 16:38:43 GMT -6 Bruns said:

Week advanced.

@dumptime vs Bruns
Bankz vs Citizen Cane

Welp fuck

[Citizen Cane]

Jun 22, 2015 16:40:01 GMT -6 Bankz said:

Citizen Cane

when do you want to play? tomorrow night work? sometime after 8pm?

Tomorrow is good

[Bankz]

Jun 22, 2015 18:40:17 GMT -6 Citizen Cane said:

Jun 22, 2015 16:40:01 GMT -6 Bankz said:

Citizen Cane

when do you want to play? tomorrow night work? sometime after 8pm?

Tomorrow is good

sounds good.. I will text you when I get home

[Bruns]

@dumptime When does Johnny Football want his ass kicked again by the Iowa boy? cornfed ANF

[Bruns]

@dumptime When does Johnny Football want his ass kicked again by the Iowa boy? cornfed ANF

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I'm good anytime

Just invite me