NCAA Football 12 Developer Chat on EA Sports Live, Coach Mode Announced

[Gravit]

I want the camera to be in sideline view in Coach mode, not broadcast view. Sidelines adds more realism to mode.

[goalieump413]

Because of the spacing of the OL and DL players, it would be next to impossible to "play" from the broadcast camera angle. For a running play, you couldn't see the hole to run through.

And I think the cable driven robotic cameras the networks use were probably inspired by video games like NCAA and Madden. It give a perspective you see when playing the video game, which is how much of the football fan base becomes aware of the game.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Yeah that photo wasn't anything jaw dropping. It just showed off the HDR lighting some more with light bursts.

[Eski33]

I give the NCAA developers a ton of credit. They raised the bar once again. Although the game will have things that look and feel familiar, they did a great job of amping up the visuals and including many sweet customizable options such as custom tracks that can be added.

Can't wait for the demo. The Pro Combats in this year's game will be awesome. I am looking forward to Va Tech's black and The U's greens...

[justblaze09]

The only way I could see a broadcast cam playable is if they went the NBA 2K11 way and let you choose if you want the L/R sticks to be camera relative or not, and I'm not sure that would happen.

I remember trying to play some games in broadcast view last gen and it was horrible. I just didn't see the appeal outside of "It looks like how it does on TV".

[mcgriffi]

Having a coach mode and broadcast cam are awesome additions. The more camera angles the better for coach mode players. Combine these developments with a coaching carousel and we have something to build on here.

[JohnDoh]

What do you guys think of the possibility that spectator mode will be available for OD play this year? When I say "spectator mode" I mean having the ability to watch other members in your OD play their game online. It kinda seems like the stage is being setup for it. Thoughts?

[moylan1234]

Quote: Originally Posted by JohnDoh

What do you guys think of the possibility that spectator mode will be available for OD play this year? When I say "spectator mode" I mean having the ability to watch other members in your OD play their game online. It kinda seems like the stage is being setup for it. Thoughts?

I thought they specifically talked about that and said it was in during the chat?