Summer Storms: The NCAA Release Story

[ChaseB]

Re: Summer Storms: The NCAA Release Story

When people speak of "slanted motives, or bias" it isn't that we necessarily assume EA is cutting checks and padding the pocketbooks of the decision makers here, at least, directly.

Having EA here increases links, traffic, and the sites credibility in the eyes of a less-niche audience. Given the amount of Ads on this site, one would assume anytime there's a spike in traffic, there's going to be a boost in revenue.

I can see why there would be incentive to keep EA and their Devs/Reps happy.

Good to know. All I can say is we don't have any sneaky motives. Do we like to see traffic rise? Yes. Would we do it if it meant selling out the site's credibility? No, because then there was no point in doing this stuff in the first place.

[DIESEL]

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But if you realize that certain stories are opinion pieces, then in a way I don't see the issue.

I've got no problems with opinion pieces as long as I see a balance. To this point the OS NCAA 09 coverage has been pretty positive, while the forum is telling a completely different story.

[867-5309]

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1-800-inu-rface

Really?

You actually took the time to add that in? After I took your reasons for still enjoying TW08 and flipped it around to show you being even more hypocritical, in regards to other people liking NCAA09?

Really?

[Rules]

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Really?

You actually took the time to add that in? After I took your reasons for still enjoying TW08 and flipped it around to show you being even more hypocritical, in regards to other people liking NCAA09?

Really?

[ASB37]

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I've got no problems with opinion pieces as long as I see a balance. To this point the OS NCAA 09 coverage has been pretty positive, while the forum is telling a completely different story.

I gotta agree whole heartedly here. If i was a new visitor coming to OS in a google search or something and i never entered the forum and only read the front page information available on OS i would think NCAA was "the show" of football games.

[ChaseB]

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I've got no problems with opinion pieces as long as I see a balance. To this point the OS NCAA 09 coverage has been pretty positive, while the forum is telling a completely different story.

OK, but like I said, I can't force people to write negative pieces. However, in the future we'll definitely be more aware and try not to just push out piece after piece (which in this case seemed to be more positive than negative) just for the sake of content.

[Rules]

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OK, but like I said, I can't force people to write negative pieces. However, in the future we'll definitely be more aware and try not to just push out piece after piece (which in this case seemed to be more positive than negative) just for the sake of content.

I think it is more important to have respectable forum members who know their games especially if it is not an area of expertise for you or your staff of writers. Each forum pretty much has a go to guy who many of us trust and tell it like they see it. If you need names, please let us know!

[muggins]

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OK, but like I said, I can't force people to write negative pieces. However, in the future we'll definitely be more aware and try not to just push out piece after piece (which in this case seemed to be more positive than negative) just for the sake of content.

You might add in "try not to mock the readership" in there as well.

[maddcatt]

Hey think about this way guys !!

I really think EA has a hard job to do by trying to make the perfect game everybody wants !! and also a game that appeals to both players who like realistic sim play and arcade play.

This is what I think EA did a good job of doing this year because when you play someone who plays a game of football the way it's suppose to played it really makes all the difference in the world as far as getting it to play like a nice realistic game of NCAA football.

However with all you do can do with quick hikes and hurry-up offenses, you can easily turn this game into an arcade fest also.

So it's just a matter of how you and your opponent play the game really.

[ChaseB]

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I think it is more important to have respectable forum members who know their games especially if it is not an area of expertise for you or your staff of writers. Each forum pretty much has a go to guy who many of us trust and tell it like they see it. If you need names, please let us know!

We already did that a while ago, and asked people to step forward if they wanted to write for the site.

I think as we add more to the site we'll have opportunities for guest writers and that type of thing though, which I think would be great.

This didn't happen because we lacked an "expert" or anything though, just an oversight in the editorial department.

[Rules]

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Hey think about this way guys !!

I really think EA has a hard job to do by trying to make the perfect game everybody wants !! and also a game that appeals to both players who like realistic sim play and arcade play.

This is what I think EA did a good job of doing this year because when you play someone who plays a game of football the way it's suppose to played it really makes all the difference in the world as far as getting it to play like a nice realistic game of NCAA football.

However with all you do can do with quick hikes and hurry-up offenses, you can easily turn this game into an arcade fest also.

So it's just a matter of how you and your opponent play the game really.

I've been watching the demo and videos of Madden 09 this year. Though it is still too early to call as I have not played the actual game, I am hoping that they are on to something with the Madden IQ Test. I am wondering how the different difficulty settings for each user will balance the game when playing head to head. If it works out, then NCAA just needs to incorporate it for next year.

[Rules]

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We already did that a while ago, and asked people to step forward if they wanted to write for the site.

I think as we add more to the site we'll have opportunities for guest writers and that type of thing though, which I think would be great.

This didn't happen because we lacked an "expert" or anything though, just an oversight in the editorial department.

I'm not saying have them write as that is your area of expertise. I am just suggesting to run it by them before posting it as they will know the overall forum pulse as well as the game in itself.

[auburntigersfan]

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I must be in an extreme minority because I absolutely love this game and only small online issues are taking away from my experience.

[ehh]

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Thanks for hanging in there through this whole thread, Chase. It's not easy to deal with hundreds of people taking shots at you and the staff. I appreciate your honesty and straight-forwardness, it's refreshing to see non-BS answers.

[GoVols1985]

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I must be in an extreme minority because I absolutely love this game and only small online issues are taking away from my experience.

I'm right there with you man.