Madden NFL 11 Introduces Online Scouting

[Critical Kills]

Valdarez - I'm thinking EA won't make it so you're shorthanded as you describe, they are not that stupid. It'll no doubt be like this "25 coins from finishing a game = 25 coins to scout the next game" or something similar..

splff3000 - I wasn't aware you had to start a game before you could see the scouting profile. Are you sure of that? If so, that's dumb.

I liked the way the PS2 had it, where you could see their stats online on a PC by looking up their nickname. Then you could look up like "% of times they go for it on 4th down" and "% of plays they scramble with the QB" before you even click on their name in the lobby..

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

Valdarez - I'm thinking EA won't make it so you're shorthanded as you describe, they are not that stupid. It'll no doubt be like this "25 coins from finishing a game = 25 coins to scout the next game" or something similar.

If it's that way, then it's awesome. The whole coin / online currency thing threw me off. I think Moore must be wanting to implement something along the M$ Points thing in the EA world via the Money for Points, Points for Coins, Coins for 'consumables'. If this keeps up, we're gonna have to work up exchange rates or something to keep track of everything.

[Trademarq]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

splff3000 - I wasn't aware you had to start a game before you could see the scouting profile. Are you sure of that? If so, that's dumb.

"Or you can just buy the full game purchase option before the game for just 25 coins so you can just have all the scouting before the game without having to buy every piece of information separately.

[Critical Kills]

So you can buy the full game scouting report or you can buy scouting reports for different areas of the game at a discounted rate? And you can or you cannot purchase a scouting report on someone before going into a game against them? Man, this is getting confusing.

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

So you can buy the full game scouting report or you can buy scouting reports for different areas of the game at a discounted rate? And you can or you cannot purchase a scouting report on someone before going into a game against them? Man, this is getting confusing.

Per the ESPN article, it looks like you buy it while you are in the game. You can even buy mini reports based on the situation.

EDIT: And now that I read the post 2 spots above, it looks like before. I have a feeling that just means before the game officially starts though and you won't have access to it 'outside' of the game session.

[Critical Kills]

Why can't EA understand that we all want to know WHO WE ARE PLAYING *BEFORE* we play them????

[FootballDetails]

Can it even be considered scouting if it's only occurring during the game?

Pregame scouting has to be included if the feature makes it into online franchise. You scout, then you have the option of adjusting your gameplan.

If you can't adjust your gameplan based on scouting, then it kinda defeats the purpose.

[Critical Kills]

Amen to that, it's not scouting, it's gameplan adjusting.