Accurate Franchise Draft Picks

[kevj349]

So as I was watching the draft I realized that one of the biggest aspects of runnings a franchise is always completely off in Madden. That would be draft picks. For example, this year the Browns traded down and picked up picks for next year, but this isn't reflected in the game. I wonder if we got enough franchise lovers to jump on this could it possibly make the game? I would love to have real life draft rights along with rosters. Opinions?

[Lexicon]

I'd love to be able to trade future draft picks, but I think it would be difficult for them to program it into the game. I don't remember playing a football game that ever let you trade future draft picks.

[Three Seed]

Didn't every NFL 2k game allow you to trade future draft picks?

[kevj349]

Well all basketball games do it. I don't even care that much about the ability for us to trade future picks, but at least start the season with the correct picks. Teams that trade away things this year for next year are at such a disadvantage when it comes to Madden because they essentially don't get anything in the game.

[Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Three Seed

Didn't every NFL 2k game allow you to trade future draft picks?

NFL 2K4 and NFL 2K5 did, yes.

It'd be an additional thing to keep track of (seven more draft picks per-team to place in memory and to save), and would take some time to implement the trade logic for future draft picks, but this seems something that wouldn't be out-of-the-question to see added this year. If not this year, hopefully sooner than later.

[Exonerated]

Head Coach 09 let you trade future draft picks. and this should be represented in madden 12.

[MrSkagTrendy]

I think with the improvements they have apparently made to franchise this year, it may be suitable to say that if it was in Head Coach 09, it could well be in franchise mode.

[Cre8]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrSkagTrendy

I think with the improvements they have apparently made to franchise this year, it may be suitable to say that if it was in Head Coach 09, it could well be in franchise mode.

Hopefully you are right...

I am hopeful that the tuning they are talking about with Looman now (via his request for input on 4/21) is about how to value players and draft picks in free agency and trading.

It is probably an insanely difficult task to calculate the variables that should determine how different teams will value different players, picks and positions.