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[Kodos]

NCAA Football 13 Features New Passing System, Enhanced Commentary and More - Operation Sports Forums

Originally Posted by makinpropel

EA Sports has updated their NCAA Football 13 website with a few tidbits of information. Details are shown below, along with release dates, when more information and details will be available.

Playbook #1: Sights & Sounds (More details released on April 2nd)
Revel in the pageantry of college football game days with NCAA Football 13. Featuring new team run-outs, mascots and pre-game traditions along with significantly enhanced audio and new trophy presentations, NCAA Football 13 will deliver the passion and excitement of college football to fans across the nation.

Playbook #2: Gameplay (More details released on April 17th)
With a new passing system that changes the way quarterbacks and receivers play and respond, combined with a new read and react defensive AI system, NCAA Football 13 delivers greater realism on the virtual gridiron.

Playbook #3: Dynasty (More details released on May 7th)
Game days come to life with mid-game updates featuring a new studio analyst, plus enhanced commentary from NCAA Football veterans Kirk Herbstreit and Brad Nessler. Recruiting now goes deeper than ever with the addition of dynamic grades and the ability to scout players. Plus, there are even more ways to interact with your Dynasty from the web.

Playbook #4: Heisman Challenge (More details released on May 28th)
There are familiar faces on the field in NCAA Football 13, which now features a selection of former Heisman Trophy winners. With the new Heisman Challenge mode, fans have the ability to utilize the skill set of a legendary Heisman Trophy winner in a quest to match his award-winning historical performances and win the Heisman trophy once again.

Playbook #5: Road to Glory (More details released on June 11th)
The experience of being a college football superstar is now even more exciting with a new feature in Road to Glory that allows players to see and feel the game differently during key moments, increasing on-field awareness and creating amazing opportunities.

[k0ruptr]

Noooooooooo!!!! I cannot get sucked in again!

Edit: nothing that really excites me...

and in fact "new passing system" scares me, please don't make something you think is cool EA but in fact is really horribly awful bad.

[B & B]

Umm, excuse me.


I was told I could modify the players appearances, and there would be dreadlocks.

Long, glorious dreadlocks. And they would be merry.

[Comey]

Originally Posted by B & B

Umm, excuse me.


I was told I could modify the players appearances, and there would be dreadlocks.

Long, glorious dreadlocks. And they would be merry.

Then you can have a football jellyfish.

[k0ruptr]

Glorious football jellyfish you mean!

[vex]

I'm interested to see how they change recruiting.

[Ksyrup]

I think this is going to solidify me sticking with 12. There is NO chance they change the entire passing and defense system and get it right by, say, November - more likely 2014. And I love recruiting as it is, so I'm not all that interested in seeing it change.

These changes look promising to get right within the next couple versions. As for 13? I'll pass until the (other) fanboys do the beta testing for me while I play a dynasty on 12.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by vex

I'm interested to see how they change recruiting.

Me too, I was hoping they would streamline it a bit and it sounds like it may become more time intensive.

Also wary of the new passing system. I think the current one is fine and the way the defense reacts needs to be toned down as normal physics make it near impossible for some of the things that still happen in pass coverage.

I have never skipped a version, so I will probably be sucked in....again. But i am still playing 12 and enjoying it.

[Simbo Klice]

Sounds like weak dynasty improvements. A new studio analyst doesn't interest me in the least. If they are taking information away from recruiting and forcing you to go find it that would actually be a good step for me though. Now if only they would throw a little more variety into the recruits themselves... I was basically recruiting the same players under different names over and over by the time I put '12 down.

[ColtCrazy]

Not buying into the hype. Happy with last year's NCAA-Madden combo. Would take something truly impressive for me to climb aboard this time. Dynasty would be the key. If it's not a true leap forward, I'll pass.

[DaddyTorgo]

They're going to fuck up RTS I'm sure of that. It's going to be some "game-breaker moment" type slowdown so you can bust a big play or something.

[Eaglesfan27]

I am intrigued and will rent it to try out these features.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by k0ruptr

and in fact "new passing system" scares me, please don't make something you think is cool EA but in fact is really horribly awful bad.

I hear it has something to do with a cone.

[k0ruptr]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

I hear it has something to do with a cone.

GAH! I've tried to forget about that idiotic thing.

[EagleFan]

I heard to enhance the college superstar experience it comes with a cheerleader...

[DaddyTorgo]

More "run outs" but still no beer tent?

Seriously though...who gets excited about the run outs?

[Ajaxab]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

More "run outs" but still no beer tent?

Seriously though...who gets excited about the run outs?

C'mon DT. Runouts equals more genuine college atmosphere!

[ColtCrazy]

Let's cover up the core gameplay and dynasty experience by adding more useless visual crap.

Have they learned nothing from declining sales?

[Grover]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

I heard to enhance the college superstar experience it comes with a cheerleader...

Unless you play for BYU.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by Grover

Unless you play for BYU.

Little do you know

[MizzouRah]

Day 1 purchase, 2012 was a great game, imho.

I will NOT buy NHL 13 day 1, I promise myself!

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

More "run outs" but still no beer tent?

Seriously though...who gets excited about the run outs?

I have played over 18 seasons worth of games, and the only time I watched it was the first time. A few times I've let it run while I get a drink or go to the bathroom, but watch it? Once.

As far as recruiting, if they make it more like an OOTP style scouting system, I will hate that. I don't want to spend more time really recruiting than playing. And I hate that kind of open-ended scouting style. I like recruiting the way it is right now.

[WVUFAN]

EA is kinda stuck here ... for the past few years, I see a bunch of comments like "immersion sucks, why can't it have better commentary and cooler things out of game, like NFL 2k5". Then, when EA announces just that (better commentary, more immersion", people are complaining about that too.

Seems like a no-win situation for EA.

[Balldog]

Plus, there are even more ways to interact with your Dynasty from the web.

Why don't they try to fix what is there now? I'm not sure how many of you guys have tried to use this but it is a defective POS. Half the time I can't even login because it says I'm not in the league or not in a league when I am. For the last 2 months I have not even been able to use the recruiting because it pulls up some other random teams Recruiting Board. Not that I would want to recruit on line anyway because it is so unstable that it is too risky because you will lose your minutes and not be able to call the player after the website dumps you.

NCAA 12 ended up being OK, I still play in my OD and would like to play more but don't have the time. I just wish they would take 1 cycle and focus on fixing + improving what they already have.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Balldog

Why don't they try to fix what is there now? I'm not sure how many of you guys have tried to use this but it is a defective POS. Half the time I can't even login because it says I'm not in the league or not in a league when I am. For the last 2 months I have not even been able to use the recruiting because it pulls up some other random teams Recruiting Board. Not that I would want to recruit on line anyway because it is so unstable that it is too risky because you will lose your minutes and not be able to call the player after the website dumps you.

NCAA 12 ended up being OK, I still play in my OD and would like to play more but don't have the time. I just wish they would take 1 cycle and focus on fixing + improving what they already have.

That's what EA does. Come out with a feature that doesn't work and let it sit there. All they care about is what they can put on the back cover to sell copies.

I'd love a fully functional OD that I can run with friends that isn't a buggy POS. That will never happen though. Sad considering the advances in online play.

[gstelmack]

Yup, the original site for NCAA 12 was at least usable, although doing recruiting there meant the weekly status e-mails had all recruits from the whole season, not just the latest week's signings. Then they put a new one in place, and now I see recruits from other teams. Can't do any recruiting at all anymore.

Plus when I tried to create stories to go with game results, it bleeped out like every fifth word, so I gave up with that.

All I use it for now is to check in on who still needs to do their week so we can progress.

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

I'd love a fully functional OD that I can run with friends that isn't a buggy POS.

Well, The Ladder dynasty we're running here is going pretty well, at least in the game. It's the website that has become non-functional with the last "upgrade".

[Kodos]

Yep. The new website is superior in terms of tracking who is done, but otherwise, not so great.

[CraigSca]

Originally Posted by ColtCrazy

Let's cover up the core gameplay and dynasty experience by adding more useless visual crap.

Have they learned nothing from declining sales?

First post on the "What you'd like to see in 2013 schreenshots thread" on OS:

1. Improved player models - Not everyone has the same muscle definition, a muscle definition slider in player edit would be much appreciated. Also fix the shoulder pads they just don't look right, and fix the sleeves to match what real players sleeves actually look like.

2. Multiple dread lengths - Hopefully a slider for this too so it is fully customizable.

3. Medium/High socks that come to just below the knee, and GET RID of low socks, or at LEAST make medium the default, for crying out loud.

4. Proof of new animations

5. Signs of better footplanting instead of the "floating" of the past few years. Make the players feel like part of the damn field!

6. Improved helmet models - Almost all of these look dumb and they need to switch to what madden has done with helmets the last few years. ESPECIALLY the revolutions. Most of the helmets just don't fit right in general.

7. Improved sidelines player models would be nice
And you wonder why they gloss over core gameplay?

[Ksyrup]

Dreadlock Sliders FTW!

From now on, please include these when you post your sliders.

[Kodos]

What? Where are the grass-length sliders?!? No peace until we get them!

[MizzouRah]

how is ai?

[BYU 14]

Hey, I still wear low socks!!

Maybe we can get a sock slider too.....

Guess we know why we get a pretty game that has AI issues every tear now...

[stevew]

Could you maybe throw an EA into the title? I thought this thread was about college football and decided to skip the traditional double fisted Missouri masturbation.

[Kodos]

I've been kicking around different ideas for conference alignments. Here's my regional promotion-relegation league idea. There are 4 regional pods headed by the Big Ten, Big 12, PAC, and SEC. Champions from the lower conferences move up, bottom feeders from the upper conferences move down. I've replaced a few teams with IHOF teams to help balance out the regions/add in a little flavor for myself. The initial rankings are based on Lindy's preseason rankings.