In recent years, there has been a belief in sports gaming that franchise modes have been overlooked in favor of lucrative team-building modes. With the possible exception of the upcoming Madden 20 (we shall see), the mode once acknowledged by developers as the most “popular” has languished across several titles.
This group of franchise players are generally thought of as the “offline” gamers, but there is a subset of this group. This group relies on working servers and stable matchups. This group smashes together rigorous real-life schedules in order to play the next week, or possibly make a trade. These players enjoy competing in online franchises.
What was once an exciting, on the rise feature, online leagues have become something of an afterthought recently. Only Madden and NBA 2K still maintain the experience, with MLB The Show and EA’s NHL removing the feature. Other notables, such as FIFA, never offered it to begin with.
Published: May 9, 2019 8:00 PM UTC