Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

[Hooe]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

Hasn't really seen HFA cause in any pre-snap penalties which is concerning since these are college kids.

A few creators have commented that the likelihood of pre-snap penalties increases when you attempt to make pre-snap adjustments later into the play clock.

In the spirit of this thread seeking workarounds for potential issues, an aggressive accelerated clock setting might be the ticket here.

[dylanrocks83]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

The more of this stuff I see the more frustrating it gets knowing we basically have very little control over our own rosters even if play offline.

I fully anticipated making this my only football game this year.


But there's absolutely no way I can enjoy this game long term without being able to control my own rosters in a dynasty that doesn't effect anyone else but me.

Just wait until we see player progression in Dynasty. It was totally broken in NCAA 14. I believe I saw as many as 45 99-overall players at one point. And when a player is 99 overall, you don't really know how good he is. I had to shave like 5 points off awareness and another 5 off throw power before I even got some QBs down to a 98.

Having to edit ratings at the start of each season was a little annoying, but at least I had that option. This year we're stuck.

[Wildcats302]

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Yeah honestly, all the other stuff I’m not worried about. I’ve actually seen some guys sim stats look totally acceptable. And I’m also confident that can be tuned. But I’ve been looking at people’s CFP brackets and T25 rankings.. The SEC is the biggest problem. It seems to have DRAMATICALLY more weight than any other conference. I’m seeing 7-5 Auburn make the CFP, 6-6 Bama, 7-6 Georgia, etc. Other conferences seem to only make the CFP if they have 4 or less losses (4 losses is still concerning) but the SEC in particular seems to be destroying the algorithm. 8-4 FSU? Not in the top 15, out of the CFP. 9-4 Georgia? #6 in the country, 8th seed. That’s the type of stuff I’ve been seeing in these. Consistently throughout all of these, the SEC is the biggest problem child. It’s as if every single win in the SEC is worth 2 non SEC wins. Which is absolutely ridiculous. Is it the best conference? Sure. Arguably. Big 10 isn’t far behind, if at all, so it’s insane that I’m seeing SO many SEC teams making it and so few Big 10 teams. Also K State and Texas Tech seem to be powerhouses who make the CFP A LOT in the first 3 seasons. But all the other B12 teams are not having consistent appearances.


Okay I gotta revise this. I think the CFP bracket leans toward whatever conference you’re in. I’m now seeing in some Big 10 dynasties, there are way more B10 teams making the playoff, and less SEC teams. It seems like the simulation favors whatever conference you’re playing in. Also, the first 1-2 years of dynasty seem to consistently only have teams with 3 or less losses making the CFP. It seems like after you continue further in, and teams become more homogenized (cause I’m seeing rising overalls with basically every team, creating a much higher level of parity) that we start to see a ton of 4 loss teams, and even some 5 and 6 loss teams making it. I still think the only 5-6 loss teams making it have been SEC teams though.

This is why we should have complete editing ability over playoff rules.

There will never be a 4 loss team, much less 5 or 6 loss team in a 12 team playoff. Idc if Alabama beat 6 ranked teams, they had to lose to some non ranked ones.

I'm a SEC guy abd believe SEC and Big 10 should get majority of bids each season but not 4 to 6 loss teams.

[Momoney168]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

Just wait until we see player progression in Dynasty. It was totally broken in NCAA 14. I believe I saw as many as 45 99-overall players at one point. And when a player is 99 overall, you don't really know how good he is. I had to shave like 5 points off awareness and another 5 off throw power before I even got some QBs down to a 98.

Having to edit ratings at the start of each season was a little annoying, but at least I had that option. This year we're stuck.

Hopefully we have XP sliders that can help minimize this. This will make the other coaching builds besides recruiter more valuable too.

[letsgopens66]

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This is why we should have complete editing ability over playoff rules.

There will never be a 4 loss team, much less 5 or 6 loss team in a 12 team playoff. Idc if Alabama beat 6 ranked teams, they had to lose to some non ranked ones.

I'm a SEC guy abd believe SEC and Big 10 should get majority of bids each season but not 4 to 6 loss teams.

Are we sure those teams aren’t conference champs?

[Momoney168]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

This is why we should have complete editing ability over playoff rules.

There will never be a 4 loss team, much less 5 or 6 loss team in a 12 team playoff. Idc if Alabama beat 6 ranked teams, they had to lose to some non ranked ones.

I'm a SEC guy abd believe SEC and Big 10 should get majority of bids each season but not 4 to 6 loss teams.

That maybe true for the past but we’ve never seen a playoff as conference realignment stands now. Not sure how the game logic balances quality wins vs losses.

I plan undoing a lot of the changes from recent years so I’m curious how that would affect the logic. I’m also removing conference championship games because I want the reg season to matter more.

[Dawgfan1]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

This is why we should have complete editing ability over playoff rules.

There will never be a 4 loss team, much less 5 or 6 loss team in a 12 team playoff. Idc if Alabama beat 6 ranked teams, they had to lose to some non ranked ones.

I'm a SEC guy abd believe SEC and Big 10 should get majority of bids each season but not 4 to 6 loss teams.

We should have full playoff customization, but from what I've heard I think the lack of it is because the CFP itself won't allow it. So I have doubts about whether we'll ever have it, nothing EA can do about that. I would personally like to reduce it to 4/6 teams cause I think 12 is too much.

[Wildcats302]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

We should have full playoff customization, but from what I've heard I think the lack of it is because the CFP itself won't allow it. So I have doubts about whether we'll ever have it, nothing EA can do about that. I would personally like to reduce it to 4/6 teams cause I think 12 is too much.

Yeah, that is what I'm thinking. Silly but not surprising to me of they won't allow it.

[bwiggy33]

Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

This is why we should have complete editing ability over playoff rules.



There will never be a 4 loss team, much less 5 or 6 loss team in a 12 team playoff.

I’d very much hold my breath on a 4 loss BIG or SEC team never making it. I think this is a complete possibility if the circumstance aligns just right. Call me crazy and you can have whatever opinion you want but I can very easily see a 4 loss big brand making the playoff over a 2 loss B12 or ACC team if it came down to the final spot. This isn’t towards you, but people who have said this 12 team system will take away any controversy like last year’s FSU - Bama situation are going to be shocked at how untrue it is. In fact, I think it’s going to be worse in terms of back lash due to just looking at the loss category.

I can of course be wrong but I truly believe in year one we are going to have a 3 loss BIG or SEC school make the playoff over a 1 loss B12 or ACC team. It’s going to cause some mayhem.




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[jdb7623]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

I could see it happening if there was an upset in a conf championship game. A 4 loss at large making the playoff seems unlikely

[bwiggy33]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

I could see it happening if there was an upset in a conf championship game. A 4 loss at large making the playoff seems unlikely

It seems unlikely and i hope we don’t have a case like these but I wouldn’t put it past the committee to do it if the scenario presented itself.


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[Wildcats302]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

I’d very much hold my breath on a 4 loss BIG or SEC team never making it. I think this is a complete possibility if the circumstance aligns just right. Call me crazy and you can have whatever opinion you want but I can very easily see a 4 loss big brand making the playoff over a 2 loss B12 or ACC team if it came down to the final spot. This isn’t towards you, but people who have said this 12 team system will take away any controversy like last year’s FSU - Bama situation are going to be shocked at how untrue it is. In fact, I think it’s going to be worse in terms of back lash due to just looking at the loss category.

I can of course be wrong but I truly believe in year one we are going to have a 3 loss BIG or SEC school make the playoff over a 1 loss B12 or ACC team. It’s going to cause some mayhem.




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The ACC hasn't had two teams with less than 2 losses in the regular season the past 10 years. Your scenario would assume an acc or big 12 team is undefeated and loses the conference title game and gets left out most likely.

Sorry, not buying that scenario.

The big 12 is a weak conference at 16 compared to the 16 in the sec or 18 in big 10 anyways so if it's a 3 loss sec team vs 2 loss big 12 of course strength of schedule should and will come into play. Acc at least has Clemson and fsu brands...for now.

[Becanes]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

Maybe these have already been said but here we go gameplay wise:

Looks too easy to roll out of the pocket.
Not really seeing QB's get punished for throwing across the field.
Looks too easy to run outside stretch plays.
Jet sweeps look too easy.
CPU seems to get stuffed in the redzone inside the 10 yard line.
Looks too easy to outrun the defense.
RPO's look to easy.

Hopefully slider tweaks will take care of most of these.

[dylanrocks83]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

The ACC hasn't had two teams with less than 2 losses in the regular season the past 10 years. Your scenario would assume an acc or big 12 team is undefeated and loses the conference title game and gets left out most likely.

Sorry, not buying that scenario.

The big 12 is a weak conference at 16 compared to the 16 in the sec or 18 in big 10 anyways so if it's a 3 loss sec team vs 2 loss big 12 of course strength of schedule should and will come into play. Acc at least has Clemson and fsu brands...for now.

We know the committee also looks at which teams are playing strong right now (end of the season) when making choices. When FSU's QB went down, didn't they say that was a factor in their choice?

So let's imagine a team starts 0-2 with tough and close games against some major non-conference opponents. They then win a game. Then lose one more to a solid team (three loses thus far). Then they go on a win streak. Perhaps a true freshman and some transfers are now playing a lot more and prove to be stars. So really, they aren't the team that lost 3 games.

By circumstance, they make their conference championship with some quality wins down the stretch against top 15 teams. They play a top 3 team in the conference championship and give them everything they can and barely lose. They now have four quality loses, some quality wins, and prove they can play tough against anybody. Couldn't the committee give them a shot? Maybe.

I mean this a wild set of circumstances, but this is college football.

But I digress: the point is we need control over the playoff.

[WeArePSU40]

Re: Issues we've spotted, what they impact, and how can they be solved.

I could see it happening if there was an upset in a conf championship game. A 4 loss at large making the playoff seems unlikely

Under the old alignment. But when you add 1 really good team and 2 good teams to the Big Ten and 2 really good teams to the SEC, those conferences are going to be gauntlets. There will be some 3-loss teams that played one of those schedules who are way better than some one-loss Big 12 team that had to beat UCF and Houston.