Ok, I am a very experienced NCAA player. I buy the game every year and play the heck out of it. I'll try to give everyone an idea of how I play without going into too much detail.
I go for realistic sim play to result in realistic stats. Over the years I have really struggled to create a gameplay that is truly a good balance between challenge and a realistic feel. NCAA 13 turned into making the game very unrealistic to create a possibility of a loss, but it turned out it still wasn't doing the trick. I feel like my NCAA 14 sliders has gotten me much closer than I have ever been. Oh, and I am an offline dynasty player.
How I play:
Offense - I like to run what feels realistic in a game. Use the whole playbook and do not get accustomed to running certain "money plays". I try to run a balance of run/pass, except I usually end up run heavy if I need to play ball control or because I am simply well ahead and looking to run the clock and finish the game.
Defense - Mainly, I try to limit blitzing. One thing that has always ticked me off about NCAA is too many sacks. I use a lot of my base defense, but like to switch up my defense to different straight up zones, zone blitzes, etc. to keep it interesting. I play as a safety and do my best to play my position instead of running out of position because it is an easy run read or something similar. I also do not switch players to get user picks, and rarely switch my player at all on defense. I would consider my defense a "bend don't break" defense, as I would prefer to allow teams to move the ball against me but limit the big play.
I am using AA sliders as the game feels more realistic on All-American than on Heisman and I prefer the run threshold when set at 0 over heisman.
I think that is way plenty to describe how I play the game. I'm actually going to hold off on posting my sliders and give people the chance to focus on my game results first. If everyone thinks that the sliders need to be posted right away then I'll put them up. Just let me know. I thought it'd be interesting to get feedback on my game results first.
*****UPDATE*****9/26/2013
Here are my sliders.
Offensive Skill: All-American
Defensive Skill: All-American
Qtr Length: 10 min
Game Speed: Slow
Speed Threshold: 0
HFA Effects: Off
Penalties:
Offsides: 100
False Start: 100
Holding: 35
Facemask: 54
Off Pass Int: 0
Def Pass Int: 0
KR/PR Int: 0
Clipping: 35
Int. Grounding: 59
Roughing the Passer: 54
Roughing the Kicker: 99
User AI:
QBA: 10
Pass Block: 40
WR Catch: 25
RB Ability: 55
Run Block: 45
Pass Coverage: 50
Interceptions: 30
Rush Def: 5
Tackling: 45
FG Power: 40
FG Acc: 0
Punt Power: 45
Punt Acc: 50
Kickoff Power: 40
CPU AI:
QBA: 25
Pass Block: 80
WR Catch: 55
RB Ability: 70
Run Block: 55
Pass Coverage: 85
Interceptions: 30
Rush Def: 30
Tackling: 55
FG Power: 40
FG Acc: 35
Punt Power: 45
Punt Acc: 65
Kickoff Power: 50
Hope you enjoy these. I'd be happy to hear how these work for everyone.
I go for realistic sim play to result in realistic stats. Over the years I have really struggled to create a gameplay that is truly a good balance between challenge and a realistic feel. NCAA 13 turned into making the game very unrealistic to create a possibility of a loss, but it turned out it still wasn't doing the trick. I feel like my NCAA 14 sliders has gotten me much closer than I have ever been. Oh, and I am an offline dynasty player.
How I play:
Offense - I like to run what feels realistic in a game. Use the whole playbook and do not get accustomed to running certain "money plays". I try to run a balance of run/pass, except I usually end up run heavy if I need to play ball control or because I am simply well ahead and looking to run the clock and finish the game.
Defense - Mainly, I try to limit blitzing. One thing that has always ticked me off about NCAA is too many sacks. I use a lot of my base defense, but like to switch up my defense to different straight up zones, zone blitzes, etc. to keep it interesting. I play as a safety and do my best to play my position instead of running out of position because it is an easy run read or something similar. I also do not switch players to get user picks, and rarely switch my player at all on defense. I would consider my defense a "bend don't break" defense, as I would prefer to allow teams to move the ball against me but limit the big play.
I am using AA sliders as the game feels more realistic on All-American than on Heisman and I prefer the run threshold when set at 0 over heisman.
I think that is way plenty to describe how I play the game. I'm actually going to hold off on posting my sliders and give people the chance to focus on my game results first. If everyone thinks that the sliders need to be posted right away then I'll put them up. Just let me know. I thought it'd be interesting to get feedback on my game results first.
*****UPDATE*****9/26/2013
Here are my sliders.
Offensive Skill: All-American
Defensive Skill: All-American
Qtr Length: 10 min
Game Speed: Slow
Speed Threshold: 0
HFA Effects: Off
Penalties:
Offsides: 100
False Start: 100
Holding: 35
Facemask: 54
Off Pass Int: 0
Def Pass Int: 0
KR/PR Int: 0
Clipping: 35
Int. Grounding: 59
Roughing the Passer: 54
Roughing the Kicker: 99
User AI:
QBA: 10
Pass Block: 40
WR Catch: 25
RB Ability: 55
Run Block: 45
Pass Coverage: 50
Interceptions: 30
Rush Def: 5
Tackling: 45
FG Power: 40
FG Acc: 0
Punt Power: 45
Punt Acc: 50
Kickoff Power: 40
CPU AI:
QBA: 25
Pass Block: 80
WR Catch: 55
RB Ability: 70
Run Block: 55
Pass Coverage: 85
Interceptions: 30
Rush Def: 30
Tackling: 55
FG Power: 40
FG Acc: 35
Punt Power: 45
Punt Acc: 65
Kickoff Power: 50
Hope you enjoy these. I'd be happy to hear how these work for everyone.
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