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Old 09-28-2008, 08:18 PM   #1
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I have turned the Home Field Advatantage off.....permanently

I'm tired of games on the road feeling like they are scripted and my players who have played a stellar game all of a sudden fumble the ball and give the CPU a perfect TD opportunity. You know the feeling you get in a close road game where you are thinking, "uh-oh, something (bad) is probably about to happen."

-Aside from that, in real life it doesnt seem to make much of a difference anymore. We're seeing all sorts of upsets by lesser teams in stadiums that are supposed to be tough places to pay. Teams keeping games close, teams making large comebacks in games, etc.

-Moreso, your players often dont play up to their true ratings when your on the road. That combined with the boost the CPU gets is bad business. I'd rather both teams play somewhat equally and see whos the better team.

-Even with HFA turned off, your players still go hot & cold based on their performance. So other than that, there really is no purpose to have it on.
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Old 09-29-2008, 09:51 AM   #2
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I'm tired of games on the road feeling like they are scripted and my players who have played a stellar game all of a sudden fumble the ball and give the CPU a perfect TD opportunity. You know the feeling you get in a close road game where you are thinking, "uh-oh, something (bad) is probably about to happen."

-Aside from that, in real life it doesnt seem to make much of a difference anymore. We're seeing all sorts of upsets by lesser teams in stadiums that are supposed to be tough places to pay. Teams keeping games close, teams making large comebacks in games, etc.

-Moreso, your players often dont play up to their true ratings when your on the road. That combined with the boost the CPU gets is bad business. I'd rather both teams play somewhat equally and see whos the better team.

-Even with HFA turned off, your players still go hot & cold based on their performance. So other than that, there really is no purpose to have it on.
I think I am going to turn it off in the dynasty I run as well. HFA is and has been a stupid feature since EA implemented it.

I was playing in my online Dynasty last night and had the game won with 1:03 seconds left. Toss Sweep and my player fumbles it. Other team picks it up and goes 60 yards for the score and takes the lead. What is bad is that I know for a fact the ground caused the fumble. It was obvious. I paused to get a review and couldn't get it. I was pissed off that EA still hasn't given User vs. User the option for reviews. I was even more pissed off when the CPU didn't review it.

I could have tackled the guy but I LET HIM SCORE off the fumble because I was sure it would be reviewed. Thank goodness letting him score helped me out by giving me 43 seconds left on the clock and 3 timeouts. I won the game.
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Old 09-29-2008, 11:30 AM   #3
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I never thought it was that bad. I've only noticed it in player to player games. Haven't noticed that bad of a difference versus the CPU
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Old 09-29-2008, 11:36 AM   #4
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i turned it off to and i hope it helps reduce the user picks. im getting a few to many and it seems that once the cpu throws one you could get alot more easy. other than that i actually have really liked it but i have never felt robbed like you have except for one game but teams get robbed all the time in real life so i didnt have a problem with it.
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I think I am going to turn it off in the dynasty I run as well. HFA is and has been a stupid feature since EA implemented it.

I was playing in my online Dynasty last night and had the game won with 1:03 seconds left. Toss Sweep and my player fumbles it. Other team picks it up and goes 60 yards for the score and takes the lead. What is bad is that I know for a fact the ground caused the fumble. It was obvious. I paused to get a review and couldn't get it. I was pissed off that EA still hasn't given User vs. User the option for reviews. I was even more pissed off when the CPU didn't review it.

I could have tackled the guy but I LET HIM SCORE off the fumble because I was sure it would be reviewed. Thank goodness letting him score helped me out by giving me 43 seconds left on the clock and 3 timeouts. I won the game.

Why were you running a toss sweep when you had the game won. Never run it on the edge when the game has been decidied because if you do fumble its a sure score.
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Old 09-29-2008, 11:37 AM   #6
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Re: I have turned the Home Field Advatantage off.....permanently

I think it's done well and I barely notice it. Heck, in my second year with Colorado I went 10-3 and all three losses were at home. Go figure. Furthermore, I think home field is still big in college football. Either way, EA has provided an option to turn it off so to each his own.
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Why were you running a toss sweep when you had the game won. Never run it on the edge when the game has been decidied because if you do fumble its a sure score.
Because he was showing blitz all game. Whenever someone shows blitz on this game it leaves the outside open. You can't run up the middle with a crappy OL.
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So far in the college season, Jeff Sagarin has estimated that home field advantage has been worth 2.87 points to the home team (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt08.htm). That's a 6 point swing depending on where you play so it's important irl.
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