One year after NCAA 08, I've found what hinders the game.

[Hassan Darkside]

Well it's two extremes to me...I played with VT last year and they had a very good front four and a great linebacking core. I remember I had Chris Ellis win the Outland Trophy (I don't think the Hendricks award is in the game) as DLineman of the year. He was like tops in sacks. But the CPU still picked me apart back in the pocket. It was more of a lack of consistent pressure. The CPU QB either got sacked or completed the pass, I rarely had him forcing throws or throwing off balance or while getting hit.

[Seahawk76]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

same for me, the pass rush has never been that great in this game for years...so not sure why such a huge deal is being made about the pass rush not being there...but my money is on the simple fact that each year the community seizes on one thing from the community leaders and obsessively convinces themselves that this will ruin the game.

Last year what people seized on were the excessive turnovers and CPU QB logic and those turned out to be legit problems.

Here's what Rhombic wrote about the pass rush after the community day:

Yes. One time cdj took WVU with Pat White and purposely tried to see how long he could go scrambling around before he would get sacked. After 2 plays, over a minute of game-time had elapsed. Even with a regular QB, a lot of times the DEs get pancaked or knocked off their feet, and you can easily roll to the side and buy extra time. From the shotgun, I would say that the average amount of time, even if you just stayed perfectly still in the pocket, was about 7 or 8 seconds against non-blitzing plays.

I'm sorry, but that sounds like a real problem to me.

I'm glad that some EA devs are beginning to communicate with us and one of the things we need to do is make sure they understand our concerns rather than sugarcoating things by saying "the pass rush has always sucked, so what's the big deal?"

If the rush from the D-line is so bad that you can sit in the pocket for 7-8 seconds or scramble around for a minute, then that IS a big deal. If this is really the case then we need to let the EA reps know this is unacceptable and needs to be patched ASAP after the release.

[baumy300]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

lol @ this thread. '09 is right around the corner and we're discussing whether or not '08 had a pass rush problem.

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

Well, that is better than a 30 page thread discussing why a game that hasn't come out is going to be terrible because someone who played it didn't see a pass rush.

Countryboy = John McCain
OMT = Dr. Ron Paul



Haha, just kidding CB. I needed to bask in the glory of getting defended by an EA rep.

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by peteykirch

It appears what hindered NCAA 08 was turning the system on.

[ODogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by baumy300

Countryboy = John McCain OMT = Dr. Ron Paul Haha, just kidding CB. I needed to bask in the glory of getting defended by an EA rep.

Does that mean countryboy wins 98% of the OS vote vs. OMT's 2%? LOL!! Sorry, couldn't resist.

[baumy300]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

Doe that mean countryboy wins 98% of the OS vote vs. OMT's 2%? LOL!! Sorry, couldn't resist.

Well played, sir. Well played.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

Doe that mean countryboy wins 98% of the OS vote vs. OMT's 2%? LOL!! Sorry, couldn't resist.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by baumy300

Countryboy = John McCain OMT = Dr. Ron Paul Haha, just kidding CB. I needed to bask in the glory of getting defended by an EA rep.

no offense taken man.