Five Things to Improve NCAA Football 13

[akacesfan]

Re: Five Things to Improve NCAA Football 13

This is something small, but it would be nice if we could create, merge, and rename conferences. I'm scared to change the Pac-12 due to the name, and it would be nice if I could actually do that MWC-CUSA merger.

The only reason I'd want to create conferences is so I could do an FCS dynasty.

[gogators]

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I really don't want to hear about the one year cycle either. MLB The Show, NBA 2K are and have been great. Fifa and NHL turned their series around with one year cylces. EA had no problem letting NBA Live go when it was going to get released with tons of bugs.

It can be done and EA and the NCAA team just refuse bc people still buy because there is nothing else.

[bmike08]

Great article!! Also It would be great if they updated dynasty mode, if they add a couple of the PS2 features like player infractions/ NCAA violations. Also it would be great if they made conference prestige static, allowing teams to make the conference.

[WipeOut464]

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Great article!! Also It would be great if they updated dynasty mode, if they add a couple of the PS2 features like player infractions/ NCAA violations. Also it would be great if they made conference prestige static, allowing teams to make the conference.

I'm all for adding PS2 features like spring practice, soundtracks, and camera shake, but EA's already said that player violations aren't coming back - apparently the NCAA put the kibosh on it because it reflects poorly on the actual athletes or some such nonsense.

And I think you mean dynamic instead of static for conference prestige.

[Potatoes002]

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I'm all for adding PS2 features like spring practice, soundtracks, and camera shake, but EA's already said that player violations aren't coming back - apparently the NCAA put the kibosh on it because it reflects poorly on the actual athletes or some such nonsense.

And I think you mean dynamic instead of static for conference prestige.

Link to where they said this?

I doubt this is really the case. PS2 versions of the game still had the feature in the game up until they stopped making it. If the NCAA was actually mad about such a feature, it would have been removed from that game, too.

[TreyDobbs]

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One HUGE thing I can tell the developers that needs an improvement is the animation for the receiviers. It's like the receivers expect the ball to just fall into their hands. They ALWAYS lower their hands to around their waist while the DBs covering them always have their hands up in the air ready to either A) Bat the ball down or B) Intercept the ball. Why can DBs have their hands up in the air ready to pick a pass off, but the WRs can't?

[blkrptnt819]

Link to where they said this?

I doubt this is really the case. PS2 versions of the game still had the feature in the game up until they stopped making it. If the NCAA was actually mad about such a feature, it would have been removed from that game, too.

That was said a looooooong time ago. Search for it on the web and it should come up.

[blkrptnt819]

One HUGE thing I can tell the developers that needs an improvement is the animation for the receiviers. It's like the receivers expect the ball to just fall into their hands. They ALWAYS lower their hands to around their waist while the DBs covering them always have their hands up in the air ready to either A) Bat the ball down or B) Intercept the ball. Why can DBs have their hands up in the air ready to pick a pass off, but the WRs can't?

The passing game needs some work. Have you ever noticed that any vertical pass is ALWAYS behind the receiver? They ALWAYS have to turn around to catch it.

[blkrptnt819]

well that's because the timing on those throws is all wrong. The man coverage in this game is all whacked. Either a player is completely BLANKETED with no chance to throw to him or he's wide open. When the DBs go into press coverage, you only have 2 results, either the receiver is completely removed from the play (defensive win) or the receiver gets this magical BOOST to shoot him upfield (offensive win) but by the time the QB can see the receiver upfield, the safety has already reacted, you throw the pass and it's not like the reciever EVER gets behind a safety, so the pass is behind the play. At least that's what I've seen in my games :shrugs:

Only one time I've had my receiver get past the defense and when I threw the pass, I held up on the left stick and that doesn't actually put the pass AHEAD of the receiver, it just puts it HIGHER in the air. And it made the receiver jump forward, catch the ball but fall on the ground. He was wide open, the pass was perfect, he should have caught it in stride and walked into the end zone.

And on 0 blitzes your WR NEVER get off press coverage. It's insane the way this game is programmed.

[khaliib]

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A Global Ratings Editor.
97% of Offline gamers utilize adjusted player ratings.

Thanks to guys like GotMadskillzson, Playmaker and countless others, we've learned that by adjusting some ratings to certain levels, we can get the game to perform much better and in-line with what the community has been asking for since being on Next-Gen.

It's simply a CONTROL thing why we don't have the ability still today.
They need the game to be less customizable as it allows them to add tidbits every year to resale a product that has had NO Major advancement as the only college game.

Think we will be given customizable camera's or playable Broadcast camera (esp since their pushing Broadcast TV Presentation), don't hold your breath!

Remember, less custimization allows injections to be sold in the next years release as "New addition, we're listening to the community" sales pitch.

Second thing it needs after Gameplay Fixes is More Gamer Customization beyond visuals (uniforms, logo's etc...).

Get your popcorn ready and enjoy the show when they hit the pinnicle of their marketing push, it's going to be entertaining!!!

[mestevo]

97% of Offline gamers utilize adjusted player ratings.

Um... what?

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[khaliib]

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Um... what?

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Most Offline gamers use rosters that have had some type of ratings tweeking if they've downloaded.

Outside of Fairdale and one or two others that only do named rosters, most others have had some type of tweeking done, whether the downloader knows it or not.

Ther's always the infamous SPEED debate every year about players on the default roster that opens the editing gate.

Neather here nor there, the crux of my post was that after 5 releases, this game is built giving the gamer the LEAST customization of all sports games in the genre, this includes Madden.

And that it's done that way on purpose.
Still waiting on a Playable Broadcast Cam or different cam's at that (doubt in will be in '13)

That's all I'm saying.
Greater gamer customization beyond visuals!!!

[khaliib]

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97%? where did that number come from?

Well because there is no actual database keeping tabs of any of how many gamers download rosters on OS and other sites, it's just an assumption based on what I've seen from offline roster download request over the years on various sites, not just OS.

Not meant to be exact (which doesn't really matter as we all post assumptions on these forums), but close enough to the fact that every year the "this player should be rated this and/or this player should be this fast" etc... causes most gamers to do themselves or download some type of an edited roster.

But most important is that it doesn"t take away from my main premise.

That this game has the Least Customization (exclude visuals) of all sports games in the genre today.

I might not have worded it correctly for some folk to tie it into my statement, but believe it's on point as something that's needed.

[mestevo]

The number of people you describe would likely number in the thousands at best, for a title that sells millions.

When you just blatantly make stuff up, sorry but yeah, it completely detracts from your point.

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[maddenbeast17]

keep the senior year intact, but then allow us to up our points further with skill drills pertaining to our position

get rid of the one game boosts on the 360, and get more career boosts, unlock master of everything, the rarity level 5 one in our junior year