User-Generated Content and Football Games in 2016

[Mike Lowe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rifle_Man81

Nice article. I would really like to see a fully fleshed out games built around customization and gameplay for football and baseball. I would have thought by now the concept of team sports being enjoyed as an actual team would be at the forefront of sports gaming. Sadly, the rise of the ultimate team concept has, in my opinion, overtaken any advancement in favor of multiplayer modes. I have enjoyed playing EASHL and what I have seen of Pro-Am, but think about the potential for stand alone games built around these concepts withought the restrictions of the leagues they adhere to.

Absolutely agree.

[Big Bankhead]

Great article!!! I agree completely. Playing a different NFL game would be nice, but honestly I just want another simulation style football game for consoles. Everything that you've covered in your article is exactly what people I know have been asking for, for the longest. Customization is key and that was the downfall of APF 2k8. If a company can deliver this will full customization and freedom, then I can see the community backing this 100%

[HenryClay1844]

I really hope it isn't greedy lawyers that the killed customization in sports games. We can't create teams or leagues in FIFA anymore and it makes me very angry. So much more could be done to add to the fun and get passed licensing failures and greed.

[newtonfb]

Agreed. We have the Golf Club which is all user and computer generated. Why cant we get a football game like that?

[boxboy99]

Yeah, I have been wanting something like this forever. Old school Front Page Sports customization plus user generated content would be a dream. I would love to run a small league with custom divisions. Unfortunately most sports game lack any league size customization.

[Tunechid]

I would love to have a ProAm/Park type mode for a football game, that would be just amazing, just imagining a nba2k16 my career mode for football, just amazing.


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[pjburrage]

'Text' based games like FM/OOTP lead themselves to custom content - I kind of hope Beyond The Sideline Football from OOTP can do what OOTP Baseball has done. Don Bradman Cricket and The Golf Club are the leaders in the more action games when it comes to customisation. I loved the Teambuilder feature on NCAA and wish I could do that in other games. Even custom creation in games like WWE took a couple of steps back before the improvements in 2K16

@HenryClay1844 - don't think it's greedy lawyers that are at sole fault here - "EA revealed this week (via GI.biz) that it makes $1.3 billion (£925m) on “extra content” a year, which is all extra digital stuff, like DLC, season passes, etc. Around half of that figure, though — $650 million (£462m) — comes just from EA Sports’ Ultimate Team."

Take a game such as Rory McIlroy Golf, extra course at £5 a piece, whereas you can get some pretty good replications of those courses for free on The Golf Club.

[Sphinx]

This is a fantastic article. I really wish 2k would create a fully customizable football game, I could foresee some legal issues with allowing the content to be hosted on their servers. Something similar to what happened to ncaa football I would imagine could apply. I don't know the legal details of course and could be completely wrong and hope I am.

It would be amazing to have a game that the community can build up and support on their own. Madden needs competition to bring the game where it should be and 2k sports are the ones to do it. Their basketball is the sports game that all others should strive for.