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Madden 24 Changes Franchise Mode and All New Updates

By Ashish Chamlagain / 9 August 2023 02:45 AM

Madden 24 cover release
Madden 24 cover release( Source : instagram )

Madden 24 Franchise changes include Training Camp, Weekly Strategy dynamics, upgrades in the Trade System, Focus Player options and more.

The camp in the franchise mode is one of the most requested features by users, which has been added to the game to provide each position player with a mini-game experience.

The feature mostly improves your player's capability and the roster overall. Mad 24 was in serious need of some robust changes to enhance the user's exposure to the play, and this time, the developers look promising.

They have added significant updates to the Franchise Mode that is available for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®5, and PC. The addition of commissioner tools is another exciting plus point to the mode.

The weekly strategy will allow each of your focus players to play through the one mini-game weekly after you complete selecting your game plans.

Let's dive into how much more EA has brought up for Madden Mongers in its series 24.

Madden 24 Franchise Updates

Updates in Madden 24 Franchise mode are expected to bring out a lot of enhancement to the player's participation in the game. Let's discuss them below:

Training Camp

The Most awaited feature is now finally available in Madd 24 series. This new change attributed to the game will allow the users to revamp their rosters by running the players through a number of mini-games.

This is actually a fun part of the play, where all mini-games are included and provide you with a chance to optimize the player's list. And most importantly, it doesn't tend to consume an ample amount of time and is more like a quickie before the start of your season.

Patric Mahomes in Madden 24 99' club
Patric Mahomes in Madden 24 99' club( Source : instagram )

So, what mini-games are there inside the training camp? Find it below:

  • Target Passing for Quarterbacks
  • Pass Skeleton - Outmanned for Quarterbacks
  • Rushing Attack for Halfbacks and Fullbacks
  • WR Battle for Wide Receivers and Tight Ends
  • WR Battle - Red Zone Attack for Wide Receivers and Tight Ends
  • Trench Battle - The Long Hall for Defensive Line and Linebackers
  • Chase and Tackle for Linebackers
  • DB Battle for Defensive Backs
  • DB Battle - Red Zone Defense for Defensive Backs
  • Field Goal Accuracy for Kickers
  • Coffin Corner for Punters

How To Play Mini Game Inside Training Camp?

  1. Choose one of the mini-game inside the training camp
  2. Mini-games are available for all the players except Offensive Lineman
  3. The mini-game you select will decide the eligible player to play
  4. Choose any player eligible for the play.

It is important to note that you have to choose your player wisely because one player can only play and complete one mini-game in training camp and each game can only be completed for a single time.

Your success in the games decides whether you are capable of gold, silver, or bronze medal and awards comes accordingly.

The rewards you gain vary in form and include Skill Points to upgrade your player. But it is not a compulsion to play mini-games.

Weekly Strategy

Mini-games have also been added to the weekly strategy loop. After you complete deciding your offensive and defensive game plan each week, all 26 mini-games will be available to play. But each focus player will get to play one mini-game.

The focus player's eligibility will highly matter on what game the player gets to participate in. The rewards in this loop are much lower than that in the camps as it is a weekly task. It is to be used as a modifier to the XP bonus.

List of top 10 Running Backs in Madden 24 in terms of Speed
List of top 10 Running Backs in Madden 24 in terms of Speed( Source : instagram )

Commissioner Tools

EA developers have added commissioner tools in the Franchise Mode so that the users get more power to customize their league whether they are playing league with a few friends, a full 32-user league, or solo. The tools and settings are:

  • Depth Chart Recording
  • Draft Class Strength
  • Offensive and Defensive Play Call Settings
  • Fantasy Draft Order
  • Free Agent Motivations Impact
  • Trade Difficulty
  • Home Field Advantage Toggle
  • Progression and Regression Sliders
  • Free Agency Negotiation Per Stage
  • Draft Timer

Salary Cap Management

Salary cap management is not a new feature in Madden but it has always been a critical component to build a roster leading to a championship.

EA has added two more upgrades in the fold; contract restructuring and 5th Year Option. The first one can be used to reduce salary and distribute the money as a bonus for the remaining years providing relief in the salary cap.

Players to be eligible for contract restructuring must have multiple years to play within the contract. The rookie contracts can not be restructured until they complete their third season.

The 5th Year option has been made available to all players picked in the first round of the NFL Draft providing a team to choose whether or not to include 5th year in a player's Rookie contract.

Players' Value and Logic Improvements, Talent Tree Expansion, Ability Slots, Moral Tuning, and Scouting UI improvements are other important upgrades in the Franchise mode.

Madden 24 Crossplay Franchise Mode

Players lining up inside Madden 24
Players lining up inside Madden 24( Source : ea )

Madden 24 Crossplay Franchise Mode is not available for the franchise players in this series. But the developers claim to have been working on it.

The cross-play feature might be available in Franchise mode after the release of Madd 24 or prior to the launch of Madden 25 or may be included in the 25 series itself.

For now, the crossplay is available only in Head-to-Head, Madden Ultimate Team, Superstar KO, and Superstar Showdown mode in Madden 24.

The players on PC, PS 5, and Xbox X/S platforms can enjoy the benefits of cross-platform play in the upcoming series of Madden. And the Franchise players, have patience for some more time.

According to Connor Dougan, the senior design director of EA Tiburon, "We're super pumped about cross-play coming to Madden. It was a huge undertaking for us. And so we want to make sure that when we release cross-play in Franchise mode, we do it right."

He further explained, " And so, no, it will not be in Madden at launch, but we have people working on it now. And we hope to release it at some point in the future, before next year's Madden, we hope. No guarantees, but that's what we hope."

For the aforementioned modes, enjoyment is guaranteed. So how do you enable the crossplay?

It would be enabled by default on your PS5, Xbox X/S and PC. For controlling the setting, you can go through system settings in the Xbox X/S series and the in-game setting menu on PC and PS5.

If you don't want to play the feature then you can disable it simply by going to the Console Settings if you are a Xbox series X/S user and if you are on PC or PS5 do it through the in-game setting menu.

Madden 24 crossplay feature allows users to go to matchmaking pool after they opt out
Madden 24 crossplay feature allows users to go to matchmaking pool after they opt out( Source : ea )

How to play with Friends Cross-Platform?

  • Open the EA Social Interface in Madden NFL 24
  • Reach the 'Player Search Tab'
  • Search for your friend using their EA Id number or platform id. (Note: A platform id is either the PSN ID or Xbox Series X|S gamertag)
  • You can now enjoy the game with your friend on other platforms

The gears purchased within the Superstar Mode and Avatar Progression are the only cross-platform progression supported in Madden 24.

Madden 24 Franchise Relocation

Madden 24 Franchise Relocation gives users an opportunity to rebrand the League with an introduction of new uniforms, logos, team names, and so on.

The EA has revamped the Relocation inside the Franchise in this series. In Madden 23, the relocation was limited to owners which now can be done while playing as a coach.

They have also made some changes in the process of relocation. This Feature comes as default in Madden 24. To use relocation you have to:

  • Choose to relocate first
  • Select your new city
  • Choose your team's branding
  • Select the Stadium
  • You will complete the relocation and you will be in the new city with a new team.

A coach observing his team play inside Madden 24
A coach observing his team play inside Madden 24( Source : ea )

You are free to relocate once again when the new season starts. Other several upgrades have been made. In Madden 23, each city consisted of 3 name choices limited to the city only which now have been made available to whichever city you move.

However, the Oilers are exclusively given to Houston only. More than 90 uniforms have been refreshed. In the previous series, you had access to only home and away uniforms selecting a uniform set.

But now you select a logo and you will be led to the wide options of home, away, and alternate uniform sets available. The options permit 9 uniform combinations per team.

What Are The Added Destination Cities in Relocation?

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Anchorage, Alaska
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Canton, Ohio
  • Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Louisville, Kentucky
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • Montreal, Canada
  • Omaha, Nebraska
  • Paris, France
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Vancouver, Canada
  • Virginia Beach, Virginia

Relocation Teams

The teams that you can relocate instantly are as follows:

Madden 24 Fantasy Draft

Fantasy Draft Order in the previous series could only be done going from 1-32 picks each round in standard order but now can be chosen as a Snake Draft.

The commissioner can either choose the standard order or a snake draft that will reverse the whole order upside down in each of the rounds.

The Draft timer comes with an on-and-off facility. It functions normally when On whereas the draft will not advance until made by the CPU or User when Off. It will have an added ability to the Co-commissioner who can now advance the draft in the absence of the Commissioner.

Madden 24 'Request a Trade' interface
Madden 24 'Request a Trade' interface ( Source : ea )

Madden 24 Trades

EA's developer team has given a robust overhaul to the Madden trade system. In the previous series, it couldn't replicate the actual NFL trades being made by the teams in the League.

But in Madden 24, a number of improvements and upgrades have been incorporated to make trades more fun and enjoyable and to add more flavors, flexibility, and realism while trading. The improvements are:

  • Additional Trade Slots: The trade slots in Madden 24 have been increased to six which was only three in the previous Madd. In real NFL trades, only one or two slots are available. But moving away from being ultra-realistic, Madden 24 has doubled the slots for fun.
  • Extra Draft Picks: An additional year of Draft Picks has been added in Madd 24. This will allow the users to trade or trade for draft picks from the current year, the next year, and the coming two years out. You can include up to six draft picks in the trade.
  • Trade Tuning: This will tune the problems and inconsistencies in the players being valued and improve in the value of players of all types.
  • Get Offers: With this, the user will be able to get generated offers for the players and will have a counteroffer button to provide them with bargaining rights.

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