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adrian522

Hi,

Please post below if you would be interested in playing in a Madden NFL franchise/connect career using a fantasy draft.

This would involve drafting your entire roster, rather than taking an existing team.

The league would advance once every 7 days, no early advances, we would play 2 seasons. Salary Cap would be turned off.

I'll start a franchise up if there is sufficient interest.

matthew8

As you know I'll play and want a fantasy draft.

The_Gatsby

adrian522 wrote: »

Hi,

Please post below if you would be interested in playing in a Madden NFL franchise/connect career using a fantasy draft.

This would involve drafting your entire roster, rather than taking an existing team.

The league would advance once every 7 days, no early advances, we would play 2 seasons. Salary Cap would be turned off.

I'll start a franchise up if there is sufficient interest.

Yeah i'd be up for that. I think 7days and no early advances is a good idea as obviously the "official" boards league would take priority

helimachoptor

Count me in

madalig12

Me too.

etloveslsd

Me 3

Pudsy33

Me 4

NekoChan

I thought whole reason we werent doing a fantasy league this year was because we couldnt do it though CC?

In saying that I am interested but I dont know of I have the time available for two leagues right now

notyalc666

I'm in

etloveslsd

I did a fantasy draft the other night and there are some things that could become a problem.

You only have 45 seconds to make your pick, which might not sound too bad, but when you factor in the loading time of the player selection screen and then more loading time when you move between positional screens, you wend up with 5 seconds if you are lucky.

The commish can pause the draft but this all adds time, So I would suggest that a 2or 3 minute limit be put on the picks,especially in the first 20 rounds, as these guys would be your starters, but the commish (Adrian, I'm assuming) would have to monitior this. I didn't notice a way to edit the time on the draft screen

I had to exit out of the CC screen as my player selection screen froze, not a major thing just a pain in the ass. I was also commish and the draft kept going. The whole thing bangs of EA slapping it together with gaffer tape and hoping for the best

Can't think of other problems at the moment but will put them up if I think of them

Raoul

Not sure if I am going to have enough time to do a fantasy draft.

ibmax

etloveslsd wrote: »

I did a fantasy draft the other night and there are some things that could become a problem.

You only have 45 seconds to make your pick, which might not sound too bad, but when you factor in the loading time of the player selection screen and then more loading time when you move between positional screens, you wend up with 5 seconds if you are lucky.

The commish can pause the draft but this all adds time, So I would suggest that a 2or 3 minute limit be put on the picks,especially in the first 20 rounds, as these guys would be your starters, but the commish (Adrian, I'm assuming) would have to monitior this. I didn't notice a way to edit the time on the draft screen

I had to exit out of the CC screen as my player selection screen froze, not a major thing just a pain in the ass. I was also commish and the draft kept going. The whole thing bangs of EA slapping it together with gaffer tape and hoping for the best

Can't think of other problems at the moment but will put them up if I think of them

I partook in one too and some of the problems (along with the above) included:

- lists of players not refreshing when you go to your "scouted" list
- players not being made available to draft depending on your scheme
- actual overall of players varying depending on your scheme (some will argue this is "realistic" but i was the Colts and planned on running a 4-3. The Colts scheme is 3-4 so players like JJ Watt appeared as 93 overall while Gerald McCoy was 68 overall. this makes it very difficult to judge when a player will be drafted).
- regular freezing
- the fantasy element being removed by teams constantly drafting their own players!!!
- ending up with Ryan Tannehill as QB
- the constant pausing of the draft due to all the above

There were only a handful of us involved but it still took more than 3 hours!!! the first 10 rounds took 65 minutes!

If you are to attempt one with 10 people... let alone 32... might i suggest you do it over a number of days or bring a month's supply of Berrocca to keep you going

if ye have free teams il play but i wont have time to play my game every week

adrian522

Lads, I've realised I won't have time to play in this so not much point in me running it.

If anyone wan't to volunteer to set this up then work away. There shouldn't be much work in it apart from advancing the week every 7 days and posting up fixtures, though Raoul/Santry may say different.

Best of luck to all competing.

Also I'd wait till you have at least 10/12 before starting.

Raoul

Can you turn CPU trades?

As if one of the players is on autopilot, the CPU will pick up FAs and make trades. So they need to be taken off autopilot before advancing the week and put back on after.

The CPU teams will also make trades and pick up FAs themselves. So what I did last week was I got two guys I know to fill in the last 2 spots in our franchise so the CPU wouldnt make stupid trades.

Maybe there is a simpler way to get around these things. Just make sure you know what you are getting yourself into before signing up to commish.

madalig12

I'm will to run this if people still want to join, I'll go set it up so just pm me if you want to join and I'll send on the password. Draft will be this weekend.

The_Gatsby

Yeah I'll join, any chance you can pm me the details, no idea how to send a pm on my BB

madalig12

Lukebray wrote: »

Yeah I'll join, any chance you can pm me the details, no idea how to send a pm on my BB

I cant find a way to start a fantasy one..anyone see what i cant??

adrian522

In the settings put Fantasy Draft = Yes

SantryRed

Just start a normal one. Sign everyone up. Then you go to start season, and you start with fantasy draft.

madalig12

Ok so the league is BRDFD, password is FD. I sent some invites thru the game but not everyone will get one as not everyone is on my friend list, if enough have joined by the weekend ill work on a time for the draft.
Just join up and pick a team.

Raoul

madalig12 wrote: »

Ok so the league is BRDFD, password is FD. I sent some invites thru the game but not everyone will get one as not everyone is on my friend list, if enough have joined by the weekend ill work on a time for the draft.
Just join up and pick a team.

This weekend probably isn't the best time to do a draft with the London game on and the bank holiday.

I would love to be part of this but wouldn't want to sign up and then not be able to get my games played.

etloveslsd

I know I said I would play, but I don't think I would have the time, so I'll pass for now.

madalig12

Four teams in so far, anyone else??

madalig12

Six teams so far, can you pm me when suits you to draft and ill pick a time that suits most, this week obviously.

helimachoptor

Im good all this week(evenings),only want to pick a few players then happy to let the CPU take over

NekoChan

I would love to join... but I dont have enough hours in day right now sadly..

madalig12

Lets say Tuesday at 7.30. Any problems let me know

helimachoptor

madalig12 wrote: »

Lets say Tuesday at 7.30. Any problems let me know

I cant do that, have an astro match,i dont mind the CPU picking for me.
My only request is that I get Locker as QB..

madalig12

Wednesday at 7.30 is the draft time then.

Is the cap off for this ya

madalig12

Prince Fat Giant wrote: »

Is the cap off for this ya

Yes, no cap

madalig12

Going to make the draft Thursday at 7pm, have been invited to a party and only had one reply to avoid Tuesday. sorry if this inconveniences anyone.

The_Gatsby

Draft still at 7 yeah?

helimachoptor

Lukebray wrote: »

Draft still at 7 yeah?

I may be a little late for this.. any chance it could be 7:30!?

Raoul

Tempted to draft a team in this just incase I do decide to play.

madalig12

I may hold it back to 7:05 at the latest! Surego for it Raoul, if you can't make games then so what.

Danger_dave1

tempted to draft a team for the fun of it and make a cpu team more competitive ... Or for someone to take over when the league grows.

Raoul

Danger_dave1 wrote: »

tempted to draft a team for the fun of it and make a cpu team more competitive ... Or for someone to take over when the league grows.

Yeah...thats what I was thinking. I will be about at 7 anyway. So may aswell.

Are you skipping preseason? I suggest you do? That way I could play a game tonight.:)

madalig12

Raoul wrote: »

Yeah...thats what I was thinking. I will be about at 7 anyway. So may aswell.

Are you skipping preseason? I suggest you do? That way I could play a game tonight.:)

Yes skipping preseason

The_Gatsby

Anyone got a strategy for this or, like me, is it just see who"s best available and take them?

Raoul

Lukebray wrote: »

Anyone got a strategy for this or, like me, is it just see who"s best available and take them?

Yep.

The draft console is not as good as it was.

helimachoptor

This is ****! No idea what I'm doing, the CPU drafted romo for me!!

The_Gatsby

Ah here, I spend 35 seconds picking my player and I pick and it goes "this player has already been drafted". Why does it show the player then?

Raoul

Yeah I drafted Greg jennings!! Then it kept asking me to confirm so I did. Then I realised that I drafted a DT and Brandon marshall.

helimachoptor

Will be doing some CPU trades I think

God damn timer Devon feckin Hester my ass

Raoul

Hmm are they not outlawed?

Think when I get most of my starters picked I am going to let the CPU have a go.

The_Gatsby

I don't think i'd have the patience to do this if there were more than 10 or 11 players

Raoul

Might be easier if there were more people and we might have time to actually make good decisions.

I have had enough and I am off! ha

The_Gatsby

Why we stopped?