***NCAA Basketball 09 Community Event Recap***(Ask questions)

[Tomba]

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YES!! These things are all huge additions, IMO. Most of these were pretty much 'must have' additions for this year. Very, very pleased to read those few paragraphs.



How bout black socks? They make it in? I'm serious!

Also, I noticed in the blog at EASW they mentioned that you pointed out the problems with the shorts/uniforms and that EA would look into it. They still have a little more than 2.5 months before the release date, lets keep our fingers crossed that they can fix it.

Few other questions...

1) It's a new engine but have the post controls remained the same from 08? I actually liked the control in the post, very easy to use and fun. I also liked the offensive fouls and travels when you were trying to abuse the post with an average to below-average player.

2) Are the crazy animations still in there from when you try to hold down sprint and a lockdown defender "locks you down" and you lose control of your player to a long animation where you end up running out of bounds?

3) Any opinion on the accuracy of the default roster? It is great that we can finally edit everything but the less work for us is obviously better.

4) Any info about alternate uniforms? More than 08? I never got the bracket pack thing so I don't know what the deal was.

5) Was the "variation" from Live 09's play calling scheme (outlined in Czar's vid) in NCAA09? This is one of the features I'm most excited about in EA's bball games this year.

6) Any type of closed legacy option?

Thanks for the info!

How bout black socks? They make it in? I'm serious!

Hmmm I'm not quite sure. when i actually "looked" inthe editor i found that they had all white socks with something along the lines of team color specifics...

Also, I noticed in the blog at EASW they mentioned that you pointed out the problems with the shorts/uniforms and that EA would look into it. They still have a little more than 2.5 months before the release date, lets keep our fingers crossed that they can fix it.

Yeah well hat's the thing, you can only mention something more than once. I along with the guys in the group were really trying to nail home the fact that the uniforms,player models were in fact kinda off. We even went as far as seeing actual photos so that we could make our poits better as well...

1) It's a new engine but have the post controls remained the same from 08? I actually liked the control in the post, very easy to use and fun. I also liked the offensive fouls and travels when you were trying to abuse the post with an average to below-average player.

There are there in tact and made better due to the implementation of the NBA Live engine.


2) Are the crazy animations still in there from when you try to hold down sprint and a lockdown defender "locks you down" and you lose control of your player to a long animation where you end up running out of bounds?

Are they gone in NBA Live 09? They should be. From what I was being told and saw during gameplay is that specific animation has been tweaked AND the boundary force feild slider IS in so having that at max literally solves any issues last year might have had.

3) Any opinion on the accuracy of the default roster? It is great that we can finally edit everything but the less work for us is obviously better.

They're really doing a good job with the ratings and rosters this year and the team is pretty passionate about their College Basketball specifics. The editor is now fast and intuitive as well. I was very happy to find this out when i went into it. I was like *wipes forehead* "whew..."

4) Any info about alternate uniforms? More than 08? I never got the bracket pack thing so I don't know what the deal was.

I definitely saw more while in pre game set ups...

5) Was the "variation" from Live 09's play calling scheme (outlined in Czar's vid) in NCAA09? This is one of the features I'm most excited about in EA's bball games this year.

Yup, and it's pretty chill along with the icon passing where the icons now stay above the players head...

On a side note, NBA Live 09 is VERY good...

[whittleboy615]

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This thread makes me happy. All that wishlist gathering actually paid off. Don't tell me EA doesn't listen to their customers!


1. Will edited player names, faces, and accessories show up online? Does EA Locker 3.0 allow public roster sharing? Are more file types than rosters allowed? Can you rename game saves?

2. Is lockdown defense still in the game? Has it been improved? Do the animations with it look natural--no vacuum nastiness going on? Can you still maul someone with the "circle" button and not be called for a foul?

3. Can you give more details about how presentation has been improved? Is the ESPN licensing used more often? How's the pre/post-game analysis? Is band music played at timeouts and stoppages? Does the crowd go crazy in close games? Are there more team specific chants? Will the crowd ever go "ooohhhhh" when the away team has the ball?

4. Are there more player names in the announcer's database? Can you actually hear the PA announcer? Are there virtual replicas of Dickie V, Nessler, and Andrews?

5. How were human vs. human games, compared to human vs. CPU? Which one was more fun? Are the EA devs good at their games?

6. Can you export dynasty teams or draft classes?

7. Will EASW uploaded clips include sound?

8. Are player last names below their feet, instead of the little box off to the side?



Thanks Tomba!

[Tomba]

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This thread makes me happy. All that wishlist gathering actually paid off. Don't tell me EA doesn't listen to their customers!


1. Will edited player names, faces, and accessories show up online? Does EA Locker 3.0 allow public roster sharing? Are more file types than rosters allowed? Can you rename game saves?

2. Is lockdown defense still in the game? Has it been improved? Do the animations with it look natural--no vacuum nastiness going on? Can you still maul someone with the "circle" button and not be called for a foul?

3. Can you give more details about how presentation has been improved? Is the ESPN licensing used more often? How's the pre/post-game analysis? Is band music played at timeouts and stoppages? Does the crowd go crazy in close games? Are there more team specific chants? Will the crowd ever go "ooohhhhh" when the away team has the ball?

4. Are there more player names in the announcer's database? Can you actually hear the PA announcer? Are there virtual replicas of Dickie V, Nessler, and Andrews?

5. How were human vs. human games, compared to human vs. CPU? Which one was more fun? Are the EA devs good at their games?

6. Can you export dynasty teams or draft classes?






Thanks Tomba!

2. Is lockdown defense still in the game? Has it been improved? Do the animations with it look natural--no vacuum nastiness going on? Can you still maul someone with the "circle" button and not be called for a foul?

Yes, yes and yes... Didn't necessarily try out the mauling...

3. Can you give more details about how presentation has been improved? Is the ESPN licensing used more often? How's the pre/post-game analysis? Is band music played at timeouts and stoppages? Does the crowd go crazy in close games? Are there more team specific chants? Will the crowd ever go "ooohhhhh" when the away team has the ball?

Again, the presentation 'represents" what you see on a live broadcast. The pre/post game analysis is much more informative.
Bands play,crowd REALLY is well raised and lowered..."ooh anf ahhs" Don't REALLY remember as the gameplay was what was grabbing my attention the most.

NCAA 09's a BIG jump from NCAA 08 Seriously.

4. Are there more player names in the announcer's database? Can you actually hear the PA announcer? Are there virtual replicas of Dickie V, Nessler, and Andrews?

Yeah like I said there's about 3000 more comments to the game, which probably means there's been name calling done.
No virtual replicas..that I know of yet! 'magine Erin Andrews poppin' up on your screen LOL.

5. How were human vs. human games, compared to human vs. CPU? Which one was more fun? Are the EA devs good at their games?

Never played or simmed one unfortunately.

6. Can you export dynasty teams or draft classes?

No and this is due to a lot of things,but they are working diligently on making this into a reality where fans and newcomers can start interacting between both basketball games...




And finally. Yes players names are below their feet!

[whittleboy615]

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By public roster sharing, I meant not having to add someone to your friends list for them to access your locker.

I edited the majority of the PS3 roster file last year, so I had to add a bunch of strangers to my friends list in order to share my work. It was a minor annoyance.

[Tomba]

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By public roster sharing, I meant not having to add someone to your friends list for them to access your locker.

I edited the majority of the PS3 roster file last year, so I had to add a bunch of strangers to my friends list in order to share my work. It was a minor annoyance.

Not quite sure then my friend...

[ehh]

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Did EA mention anything about when media/previews would start popping up on the web? I wouldn't be surprised if we're another month away from the first screens.

[baseball88]

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On the hairstyles, are they separate from the faces or are they all in one?

Also are long hair, dreadlocks, ponytails in the game? Can we set the color of the hair of the player this year?

Another question how many teams can we control for a season this year? Last year it was only one.

Thanks

[stephensonmc]

Re: ***NCAA Basketball 09 Community Event Recap***(Ask questions)

By public roster sharing, I meant not having to add someone to your friends list for them to access your locker.

I edited the majority of the PS3 roster file last year, so I had to add a bunch of strangers to my friends list in order to share my work. It was a minor annoyance.

you will NOT have to add someone to your friends list to share files this year.

[Behindshadows]

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Good read Paul!!!

Can't wait to see some screenshots! Game sounds promising and using the Live 09 engine is a plus, also knowing they upped the commentary is great news.

[aholbert32]

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Question: Does the game have multiplayer franchise or can you play other teams games?

[whittleboy615]

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you will NOT have to add someone to your friends list to share files this year.

Woo, more good news. Thanks Marcus.

[Tomba]

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Good read Paul!!!

Can't wait to see some screenshots! Game sounds promising and using the Live 09 engine is a plus, also knowing they upped the commentary is great news.

The real thing that impressed me was that the game in motion looked right. Players and the ball had the right feel to them as far as weight etc.

[Tomba]

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Did EA mention anything about when media/previews would start popping up on the web? I wouldn't be surprised if we're another month away from the first screens.

Like with anything, previews come out before release naturally.

Visually it's been improved but much of it is due to the use of the nba live 09 engine for it's core gameplay.

[Tomba]

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On the hairstyles, are they separate from the faces or are they all in one?

Also are long hair, dreadlocks, ponytails in the game? Can we set the color of the hair of the player this year?

Another question how many teams can we control for a season this year? Last year it was only one.

Thanks

The hairstyles I believe are separate. Long hair etc I saw.

[racerx]

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Tomba,
Did any of the smaller schools that you used have the correct courts or did they seem generic?

Thanks
Racerx