hahahaha no doubt... I have been playing these games (Madden and NCAA) since both first came out, and I always play on a medium setting, and then adjust other options accordingly. I guess that makes me TERRIBLE at the game.... for finding a way to have realistic stats...
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hahahaha no doubt... I have been playing these games (Madden and NCAA) since both first came out, and I always play on a medium setting, and then adjust other options accordingly. I guess that makes me TERRIBLE at the game.... for finding a way to have realistic stats... -
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anyways back on topic, how often are you seeing these cpu comebacks? Because i have had games where I have been leading by a large margin at half, and I win by a large margin. At the same time however, I have been up by multiple touchdowns in the fourth quarter and have lost in OT. For me, the cpu comeback happens in maybe 30%-40% of the games where I have a controlling lead.Comment
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I honestly don't know if there is "comeback code" but I would NOT be surprised if there is to try and keep more games competitive.
What I do believe is there is overriding individual game code that determines the nature of each game. For example, the CPU seems to predetermine if a game will be a defensive game, a run-fest, a pass-fest, or CPU goin' off on you.
If not, each game would play similarly to team/player ratings, you could play a CPU versus CPU matchup 10 times and see a similar contest. But that's never been what occurs.North Carolina Tar Heels
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I will share with you gentlemen a story. It's a story of tears of sorrow.
So I was playing as Tenn against UGA on HEISMAN (I also play on "Normal" aggro/consrv) and we had been going back and forth scoring on each other all game, and as we entered the fourth quarter I thought that I could pull away with some good plays and a pass-careful D.
They tie it up with a FG at 31-31 with like 3 minutes left in the game.
I get the ball back after the kickoff at my 30, and my first play I run a "setup" PA out of I, and low and behold I throw it while I'm getting sacked so the ball just floats up in the air and a UGA LB comes down with it. They score in 2 or 3 plays because my CBs would NOT cover the middle and they go up by 7. 38-31.
I get the ball back and run a long, arduous, drive to get the ball down to the goal line where my RB finally punches it in with only 30 seconds left in the game. I'm feeling good about my D right about now and ready to hold them. We're tied up 38-38 with 30 seconds left in the game.
They get the ball and return it to about their 40 on the kickoff so I'm a little paranoid. I change my style up and run a QB spy with the MLB out of Dime. I commit to the pass and cover the middle. Two plays in a row they throw it incomplete quickly. There's 12 seconds left in the game and they're still on their 40. I run the defense out of dime where EVERY player is in man coverage. I forgot what it's calle d but no one is in zone. The QB drops back, my LE is in his face, and he just launches it to the right side of the field. My SS and my LCB are double covering this WR he's launched the player to. I go to swat it and the WR SOMEHOW catches it through 2 guys. It was incredible.
They've got the ball with about 5 seconds left on my 20 after they run it once and I call a TO. Next play they come out with kick formation and I call a TO to freeze the kicker. THe next play the angle is all messed up because I froze the kicker and he still makes it, in slow motion, in my face.
So I'm pissed. It's 41-38 UGA off of some crazy effin miracle pass that they completed on some BS. I'm cursing at my TV.
They kick the ball off and my return man catches it at like the 5, I run up field and I'm wrapped up after a missed block, but I spin out of it. Then another player dove just behind my dude. He runs out of another wrap up and it's off to the races. He takes it all the way back on the last play of the game. Final - 41-45
The greatness score of the game ended up being 2435, which blows all my other games out of the water. It was the craziest 2 minutes of NCAA that I've ever played.NCAA - Tennessee Vols
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The same year I beat UGA like that, I was playing LSU and I was up 21-7 going into the 2nd half. And they had to kick it to me. So I'm like "BONUS, I'll just run clock and run the ball. I've been stopping them so I don't have to worry about their D." I get the ball back at like my 30. My first play of the 2nd half I hand the ball off and my HB fumbles and an LSU LB takes it all the way back for 6. THE ENSUING KICKOFF my return man (a WR) fumbles and they take it back for 6. So 20 seconds into the second half LSU ties the game up at 21.
Things like this happen often.NCAA - Tennessee Vols
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I honestly don't know if there is "comeback code" but I would NOT be surprised if there is to try and keep more games competitive.
What I do believe is there is overriding individual game code that determines the nature of each game. For example, the CPU seems to predetermine if a game will be a defensive game, a run-fest, a pass-fest, or CPU goin' off on you.
If not, each game would play similarly to team/player ratings, you could play a CPU versus CPU matchup 10 times and see a similar contest. But that's never been what occurs.
Good point in the last paragraphNCAA - Tennessee Vols
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Careful, you may have just insulted your top 3 date candidates for this weekend.Comment
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Guys, I can't respond to everyone so I'll make another general post.
To those making fun of me playing on Varsity: I played the game on AA and Heisman when I first got it. I used a few different set of sliders and still felt like I was seeing things that should not happen. I saw slower guys running down faster guys and a few other things that made me believe the modifiers given to the CPU on those levels was something that detracted from "pure football".
Yes, the game is more difficult on those levels. However, I don't want the game to be harder in a way that is artificial, I want it to be a sim of football, a game I love and miss desperately. Some of you are clearly young and immature and feel you have to blow your horn here in the forums. I say that based on the things you say and the way you bow your chest out. It's comical but I get it.
Just don't attack me because I am only trying to help.
The purpose of my post, and many of my posts related to this game is to help people get more out of it. A lot of people scream "comeback code" and "cpu cheating". If your not one of them, fine. But, for those who do feel that way I wanted to let them know that I do not see those things on Varsity. I don't see anything that makes me say: "that's not right".
I can't post every single video of something that happens in my games that proves there is no cheating or comeback on Varsity for 2 reasons:
1 there would be hundreds of videos
2. I just learned how to even post a video
So, you say: "One video of an interception proves nothing". I say you don't understand what I was trying to show. It wasn't the interception alone. I'm sure everyone is getting interceptions regardless of level they play on and regardless of score.
What I was trying to highlight is the fact that the circumstances around my video may help you see that on Varsity there is no such thing, not because it's easier but because ratings matter and the CPU is not given modifiers that boost its performance.
And, in the case of the Miami QB, his performance wasn't boosted. Many complain that they cannot run a zone defense without the CPU QB picking it apart. I was only trying to demonstrate that you can run a zone on Varsity and not always get burned.
I know there are plenty of guys who understand. The posers will continue to puff their "virtual" chests out. Fine for you. I was trying to help.Last edited by slthree; 08-02-2009, 09:04 PM.Comment
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I love the comments, the false bravado, of losers who never played football.
I play on Varsity and am having a great time with the game. The point is people complain of cheating and comeback code and how the cpu picks their zones apart.
I don't see that on Varsity which is why I play on Varsity.
LOL at the guys who feel playing a video game on a high level is an accomplishment.
Hey man you have the right to play the game on any level you chose. Thats what its there for. Problem with some of these people on this ite is they want everyone know how great they are. The people that just complained about you playing on VARSITY probably play on it too. Dont worry about it, play the game and have fun! Thanks for sharing the video!Comment
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The CPU definitely "juices" on the harder settings. Just too many WTF moments to really say that it does not. If playing on a certain level is to your liking, go for it. After all, you spent your money to buy the game, play it however you want I say.
I do have a kind of good one though, for those who realize that the game on the higher difficuties is a big fat cheater:
Was playing earlier on Heisman default sliders. I was playing the CPU in an exhibition match. CPU got out to a 3 score lead, but, undaunted by the computer's treachery, I managed to claw my way back into the game and finally took the lead with under a minute to play.
CPU gets the kickoff, breaks about 3 tackles to get the ball into my territory. Gets the ball down to my 34 yard line and stops the clock with about 8 secs left to play.
I am feeling pretty good, since the CPU's kicker is rated only an 80 overall and had 78 KPW and 86 or 88 KAC (I mistakenly thought this would favor me, since it has to make a 51 yard FG in order to win the game.).
Ball is on the left Hash. CPU lines up for the kick, I call a timout and get the Kicker iced over. Now, you would think that with the low KPW and being iced, there is no way the CPU can hit it from that distance. Well, you would think wrong, as the CPU booted it through the uprights with ease. Would have been good from 60 with a few yards to spare.
I just shook my head, smiled a bit and laughed as I thought to myself once again, "The more things change, the more they really do stay the same.".Comment
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It's silly to knock the difficulty someone is playing the game on.
Many complaints by people could be solved if they checked their video game egos at the door and settled in on a difficulty level/slider combo that gets them the enjoyment out of the game that they want.Comment
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It's silly to knock the difficulty someone is playing the game on.
Many complaints by people could be solved if they checked their video game egos at the door and settled in on a difficulty level/slider combo that gets them the enjoyment out of the game that they want.Comment
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